[Infowarrior] - US police given billions from Homeland Security for 'tactical' equipment

[Richard Forno]

US police given billions from Homeland Security for 'tactical' equipment

With little oversight, federal agency awarded billions to local police for spending on drones, drugs, vehicles and ‘animals and plants’, among eligible purchases

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/20/police-billions-homeland-security-military-equipment

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