Former Bush General Wants Privatization of National Disaster Response

[T.Ruth2power]

Former Bush General Touts Privatization of National Disaster Response
by: Eartha Jane Melzer
Thursday (10/25) at 15:07 PM

"Country Club Fees" Would Guarantee Protection
A retired general now working for a controversial private security company told an audience last night about the services the company plans to provide.

The government does not have the tax base to provide services to everyone in the event of a major catastrophe, retired Brigadier General Richard W. Mills told an audience in Pellston last night.

Mills served as Deputy Director of the Counterterrorism Center (CTC) of the Central Intelligence Agency before retirement this year. At a public meeting at the Pellston High School he presented himself as the executive vice president for strategic development for Sovereign Deed, an 18 month old company that offers private disaster response services.

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[VP505]

1. Let me guess,

Haliburton is the only company with everything needed to accomplish this.

[Vilis Veritas]

2. **Cough** Blackwater!!! **Cough**

[rox63]

3. Does this mean they leave you to die if you can't afford to pay them?

Edit to add: Yep, it does...

"Mills said that Sovereign Deed would offer planning and rescue services to subscribers who pay a "country club type membership fee." Basic service, he said, would involve a one time $50,000 fee and $15,000 per year."

[Tesla]

4. Highway Robbery!

[kestrel91316]

5. YEAH! Booyah! Privatize emergency response so corporations

can PROFIT from disaster management. While we're at it, let's privatize all the fire departments and police, too. You don't pay your subscription on time, they let your house burn.