Susanne Posel
Occupy Corporatism
July 28, 2012
Surveillance drones have a new mission. According to the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) they will be used for “public safety”. Janet
Napolitano, Secretary of the DHS, told a House Committee meeting on
Homeland Security that the more than 30,000 drones that will be deployed
into American skies are just arbitrarily watching out for US citizens.
Napolitano stated :
“With respect to Science and Technology, that directorate, we do have a
funded project, I think it’s in California, looking at drones that
could be utilized to give us situational awareness in a large public
safety [matter] or disaster, such as a forest fire, and how they could
give us better information.”
Secretly, DHS have been taking bid for contractors who can install
“aerial remote sensing” which uses light detection and ranging (LIDAR)
that would be part of the unmanned drone missions within domestic US
territory.
“DHS believes these airborne images are essential for homeland
defense missions, such as planning for National Special Security Events
(Super Bowls or a national political conventions come to mind);
enhancing border, port and airport security; as well as performing
critical infrastructure inventories and assessments” and has spent over $50 million to employ contractors, as well as processors for images and dissemination throughout the DHS.
Coincidentally, the Federal Protective Service (FPS) has been given
the responsibility to protecting federally owned property while
preparing for civilian led riots expected in the near future.
Part of the preparatory measures was an order of 150 sets of riot gear that was requested to be filled exponentially – within 15 days.-[Full Article]
