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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSpecial Ops Contractors & Former Navy SEALS Deploying to Ferguson
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/08/breaking-special-ops-contractors-former-navy-seals-deploying-to-ferguson/Asymmetric Solutions is a Division of Applied Defense Technologies. The St. Louis-based company is staffed by combat experienced SpecOps vets, including: Army Green Berets, Army Delta, Navy SEALs, SEAL 6, and Agency SOF. The company offers a real-world training environment with exceptional instructors on self defense from criminal violence.
We've been to Baghdad, Kabul, KL, Manilla, Peshwar, Bogata. Never guessed we would deploy a high threat team in our own city.
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Special Ops Contractors & Former Navy SEALS Deploying to Ferguson (Original Post)
hexola
Aug 2014
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DetlefK
(16,423 posts)1. There is a word for that: Mercenaries.
enough
(13,262 posts)2. Who's paying? (nt)
hexola
(4,835 posts)10. One tweet says "Escort detail augment for individual."
LiberalArkie
(15,728 posts)11. Probably for Holder
Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)3. Not sure how legal this is going to be.
I mean, really, a private group of trained killers hired by private individuals to protect property in an area that has racial fault lines that would attract plants that are intentionally trying to start something.
What could possibly go wrong?
ReRe
(10,597 posts)13. That just rolled off your tongue, didn't it?
Well said!
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)4. Who the hell keeps posting bullshit from this wing nut tabloid
pintobean
(18,101 posts)5. He's an embarrassment to St. Louis.
A racist wing nut - and a douche-bag to boot.
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)6. It appears to be legit.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)7. What's happening to this country?
This will light a fire I'm not sure can be put out.
This is wrong on so many levels.
Surely this is not true.
hexola
(4,835 posts)8. ST LOUIS BASED!
How many Ferguson cops work for them?
What other relations to the Ferguson PD?
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)9. Couldn't you find another source
Using this out of control right wing whacko for anything resembling journalism is simply ridiculous.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)12. Can we please stop treating Jim Hoft's site as real news?
ReRe
(10,597 posts)14. Agree 150% n/t
hexola
(4,835 posts)15. We aren't - thats why this isnt in LBN. The tweets seem legit enough.(nt)