Due to recent injustices, we the people are beginning to see that our local police departments (nationwide) are quietly morphing into military zones! So, lets pull back the curtain and see the wizard behind it all! Well, well,well, lookie here, if aint the lay low residue of 911 > HOMELAND SECURITY (remember them?) What have they been up to? Of all the organizations that were born out of 9/11 there is no other more sinister than the Department of Homeland Security. This group is spearheading the militarization of every police agency and department across the United States arming them with military grade equipment and vehicles just for the asking. According to The Washington Post, The Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) has given $31 billion in grants since 2003 to state and local governments for homeland security and to improve their ability to find and protect against terrorists, including $3.8 billion in 2010. Since its inception, the department of Homeland Security (DHS) has had its temporary headquarters in Washington, D.C.s Nebraska Avenue Complex, a former naval facility. The 38-acre site, across from American University, has 32 buildings comprising 566,000 square feet of administrative space. In early 2007, the Department submitted a $4.1 billion plan to Congress to consolidate its 60-plus Washington-area offices into a single headquarters complex at the St. Elizabeths Hospital campus in Anacostia, Southeast Washington, D.C. The earliest DHS began moving to St. Elizabeths is 2013. The move is being championed by District of Columbia officials because of the positive economic impact it will have on historically depressed Anacostia. The move has been criticized by historic preservationists, who claim the revitalization plans will destroy dozens of historic buildings on the campus. Community activists have criticized the plans because the facility will remain walled off and have little interaction with the surrounding area. On January 8, 2009, the National Capital Planning Commission approved the Department of Homeland Securitys plans to move into the campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital. The new DHS headquarters campus is now slated to open in 2021. The five-year delay is due primarily to spending cuts in construction funds imposed by Congress. In fiscal 2011, DHS and the General Services Administration (GSA; which oversees construction for DHS) requested $668 million for construction and consolidation but received only $77 million. In fiscal 2012, DHS and GSA requested $377 million but received only $106 million. In fiscal 2013, President Obamas budget suggested giving GSA $56 million in construction funds, and DHS $89 million (to be used primarily for local road improvements and for moving the Coast Guard into its new building). The two agencies had requested $460 million. Only the new Coast Guard headquarters building is due to open on time (in 2013). This is because GSA has relied on $200 million in funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and a large appropriation from the fiscal 2009 federal budget to complete the structure.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:27:37 +0000
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