just another vet

not cool at all part II

why is it important to know about these weapons? because they may one day be used against you when you legally try to protest your government. imagine standing there chanting "no more war" and suddenly your skin starts to burn, or you get dizzy and fall to the ground helpless. non lethal means it can get around treaties and existing laws.

our government isn't the only one pushing this. most of europe is on board too.

Non-Lethal Capabilities Facing Emerging Threats

Several countries are currently developing and implementing new non-lethal capabilities. They do so in the belief that this will enable many emerging and non-traditional threats (which may appear in low intensity, asymmetric conflicts and non-combatant operations) to be countered with a progressive response. Non-lethal weapons are of interest to the military and to law enforcement agencies as, in many cases, the character of the scenarios is similar. Non-lethal weapons can be seen as having dual-use application and they provide armed forces and law enforcement agencies with additional options to respond in a tailored and graduated manner.

but it is far bigger than just crowd control. here is a freaky navy power point presentation that sums up what they want from the weapons. go read for yourself what is being developed.

Department of Defense Non-Lethal Core Capabilities:

Counter-Personnel
Crowd Control
Clear Facilities
Counter-Materiel
Area Denial (Land, Sea and/or Air Space)
Disable/Neutralize Equipment or Facilities

Department of Defense Non-Lethal Missions and Applications:

Counter-proliferation
Operations Other Than War (OOTW)
Force Protection
Electronic Warfare
Information Operations
Psychological Operations
Counter-Terrorism
Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT)
Counter-Drug
Law Enforcement Non-lethal Missions and Applications:

Barricade
Hostage
Domestic Violence
Potential Suicide
Fleeing Felon
Crowd Control

remember that originally our government said agent orange wouldn't harm our troops. lie. they have also said that depleted uranium wouldn't hurt anyone after its initial use either. lie. i do not trust them. god only knows what new evil they are preparing to share with the world.

after reading about how our government rationalized torture, i am fearful of how they will rationalize the use of their new box of toys on people who disagree with them. this is what our government does while we argue about abortions, gay rights and military records.

Posted by monkey at September 19, 2004 11:08 AM