Southsideirish
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Sat Apr-02-05 09:49 PM
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Who are the dudes in the black fitted uniforms I keep seeing? |
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I saw them at the anti-war demonstration on the 19th in downtown Chicago. They were perched on various corners in seemingly informal groupings. Tonight we saw a bunch of them in a local north side restaurant. I've seen many a law enforcement officer in my day but I've never seen one of these. They don't look like Chicago's "finest" as I know them in their various manifestations of uniforms, casual garb but this crowd is something totally different. Black shirts, vests, pants and, I think a black visored cap. Strange. Mainly men, but I have seen a few women in their ranks.
I can't imagine what brought them out tonight unless the "authorities" were afraid there might be trouble after the Illinois game.
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Sat Apr-02-05 09:55 PM
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1. Its a new federal group called the Supreme Security force. |
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These new "SS" officers are an elite team under the direct command of Donald Rumsfeld. :)
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Sat Apr-02-05 09:57 PM
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Sat Apr-02-05 09:58 PM
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Sat Apr-02-05 10:02 PM
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But it isn't hard to believe with Bush in office is it? :)
I have no idea what they are.
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Sat Apr-02-05 09:59 PM
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Do they wear little armbands with a crooked cross on 'em?
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Southsideirish
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Sat Apr-02-05 10:03 PM
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6. Uh.....no. They are very "different" looking and scary but no crosses or |
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whatever. Totally black with no identification that I could see.
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Sat Apr-02-05 10:25 PM
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Edited on Sat Apr-02-05 10:31 PM by ltfranklin
Absolutely nothing to worry about...just a standard protection detail. No reason to be concerned. . . . mailto:mib@nonexistant.gov Damn, boys, here's another one who's vision extends into the ultraviolet! Send in the cleanup crew as soon as we track his real location!
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Sat Apr-02-05 10:04 PM
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7. They are probably not official or anything |
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Wingnuts probably bought out all the black BDUs at the local Surplus shops
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Sat Apr-02-05 10:22 PM
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8. Oh no, they are official -very official and travel in little packs like |
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Sat Apr-02-05 10:38 PM
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10. Post this in GD - this is serious shit, not just for Lounge Lizards |
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Where do they come from? Where do they go? Who hires them? Who pays them? Why don't they have any visible forms if ID? What happens if you approach them, or god forbid, they approach you?
Whether they're the new domestic-only arm of Blackwater or DynCorp, or if they're private security, or mayebe even black-budget whatever, I find this new development to be quite startling. :scared:
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Sat Apr-02-05 10:42 PM
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11. Homeland Security Agents... |
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Much like the TSA, their investigations are classified due to Nat'l Security.
Cases are heard by the Foreign Intelligence Security Court.
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