Former Bush General Touts Privatization of National Disaster Response

[siri2k]

Found at CLG

Former Bush General Touts Privatization of National Disaster Response --Blackwater Pal Says "Country Club Fees" Would Guarantee Protection By Eartha Jane Melzer 25 Oct 2007 (MI) A retired general now working for a controversial private security company (Sovereign Deed, started by a founder of Iraq contractor, http://www.triplecanopy.com/triplecanopy/en/home/">Triple Canopy) 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.

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The announcement came after State Senator Jason Allen (R-Traverse City) successfully sponsored a bill to allow private security firms to qualify for tax abatements as industrial facilities.
Mills, and Emmet County officials, were on hand last night to speak about Sovereign Deed and address what they called a wave of "rumors" about the company's plans.

Mills said that Sovereign Deed is focused on helping people in urban areas plan to survive a major disaster.

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[yella_dawg]

1. The next big thing in insurance?

What the hell are they thinking? A firestorm comes howling through your neighborhood, are they gonna bring in advanced firefighting equipment? What if they blow it?

This is some sick shit.

[siri2k]

3. Bush wants to eliminate all services for the public, to kill as many...

sick/poor people as possible.
The rightwing wants the rest of the world's resources for itself.

[siri2k]

2. I think the quest to privatize was partly behind the Katrina...

I think the quest to privatize was partly behind the Katrina (purposeful) botched response.
But, the Bush administration underestimated the public response.