I haven't seen this mentioned in any diaries, but let me know if its a repeat. I can never seem to get the search function to work properly.
There is an article in the Pacific News Service today that says the Dept of Homeland Security has contracted Halliburton to create temporary detention centers. I just read it, and my head is still smoking. Here's the brief run-down:
A Halliburton subsidiary has just received a $385 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security to provide "temporary detention and processing capabilities."
The contract -- announced Jan. 24 by the engineering and construction firm KBR -- calls for preparing for "an emergency influx of immigrants, or to support the rapid development of new programs" in the event of other emergencies, such as "a natural disaster." The release offered no details about where Halliburton was to build these facilities, or when.
The article goes on to discuss NORTHCOM and Rex-84 ... all of which ... well, I have read about them, and I certainly think they are all frightening, but ... well, I just don't know that we are there yet. Call me naive. However, I thought that this article was worth a mention on this site, just because this is the first I have heard about DHS actually contracting some kind of detention center.
/shudder...