I have been elated over the past few weeks since the polls have shown huge progress for Obama, but I am nervous. Perhaps it is because I was strung too badly the last election when I was convinced there is no way Bush could win, but he did (well, almost). But, there is so much hate from the Palin side and I distrust Bush .. a lot. Beneath my optimism about Obama is an intense sense of dread; an almost guttural fear.
I just read an article by Naomi Wolf on alternet (http://www.alternet.org/rights/101958/thousands_of_troops_are_deployed_on_u.s.streetsready_to_carry_out_%22crowd_control%22/ )
Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"
Background: the First Brigade of the Third Infantry Division, three to four thousand soldiers, has been deployed in the United States as of October 1. Their stated mission is the form of crowd control they practiced in Iraq, subduing "unruly individuals," and the management of a national emergency. I am in Seattle and heard from the brother of one of the soldiers that they are engaged in exercises now. Amy Goodman reported that an Army spokesperson confirmed that they will have access to lethal and non lethal crowd control technologies and tanks.
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