$15B narcoterrorism war to be outsourced

[unhappycamper]

$15B narcoterrorism war to be outsourced
By Paul Richfield - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Sep 14, 2007 20:11:07 EDT

The U.S. Defense Department has invited five contractors to bid on elements of a new, multibillion dollar effort to combat the global flow of illegal drugs allegedly used to finance terrorism.

Awarded by the Pentagon’s Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office in Dahlgren, Va., the contract vehicle has a potential value of $15 billion over five years. One participant is ARINC, a Maryland-based provider of airline communications systems.

“This gives us the opportunity to bid on this work,” said Linda Hartwig, an ARINC spokesperson. “We don’t have a lot of details yet, but we do know that this is an expansion of what is already doing to fight drug trafficking, and that 80 percent of the work will be overseas.”

Hartwig said the other participating vendors are defense giants Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, and security contractor Blackwater USA. Blackwater confirmed its participation, but the other vendors did not respond to inquiries.

The vendors will compete for a series of task orders covering a wide range of products and services. These could include anti-drug technologies and equipment, special vehicles and aircraft, communications, security training, pilot training, geographic information systems, and in-field support.

According to ARINC, training elements could include instruction for border police, the construction of shooting ranges and the integration of aircraft-mounted drug detection systems.


Rest of article at: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/09/military_isr_narco_091407/

[tom_paine]

1. What a nightmare the Bushies are preparing for us.

One can only guess at what the Bushies' Final Solutions will look like, but the ominous shadow of their private henchmen armies makes it clear they will play a part in whatever Final Solutions the Buhsies come up with.

[zeemike]

5. Black watter will become the new SS I guess

Having allegiance only to the leader and none to the constitution or the American people

[tom_paine]

8. That's a good guess, but who knows what EXACTLY will happen?

Not me. Trends are easy...details are hard.

[madrchsod]

2. so now we have our own narco death squads

by the way ,the war on drugs is the second longest running war in our history. so far the indian wars lasted longer.

[Peggy Day]

3. By not impeaching them, the Democrats in congress are a part of this. nt

[madrchsod]

4. the congress can end it this

all they have to do is cut the funding of the private armies in america. will they do it? do`t hold your breath.

[eShirl]

6. this is very bad! "80 percent of the work will be overseas.”"

k&r

[spanone]

7. don't you know that bu$h* buddies are setting up narco companies as we speak

[Oldenuff]

9. No end in sight..

The government has spent about 1 Trillion dollars so far in the War on Drugs over the last 40 years or so.What has it accomplished?Zero-zip-nada.But it has made some people exceedingly rich...anybody here think it's going to be stopped by another trillion dollars?Isn't it cool to be able to just print up more money when you need it?

As long as drugs are illegal,there will be enterprising individuals who will see large profits to be made.

So,are they planning on expanding "Plan Colombia" to the rest of the planet?