Anybody seeing a trend in their towns....

[woodsprite]

You know Chrysler in Newark, DE will be shutting it's doors in '09 and the property is up for sale. Apparently the local Univ is interested in some of the land, as well as a few other automakers (Toyota was mentioned). A friend told me that the military was also interested, to the point of taking out a page ad looking for 10 acres in within the city. Sounds strange to me, especially when I know Chrysler also has it's own rail service for both high speed and freight lines. When our friend mentioned the ad, my husband said "containment camp", then MIL chirped in and said there there was a prison here during WWII (never heard of that), and that the Chrysler plant was started here as a tank manufacturer.

Tin foil is tight this morning, and thought I'd ask if anyone else has noticed anything in their local areas?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. Wayyyyyy Too Tight.

[DJ13]

2. No tin foil needed, you're not crazy

Halliburton's Immigrant Detention Centers
By Ruth Conniff

April 17, 2006

While thousands of people were celebrating the contribution America's undocumented immigrants make to our economy, and demanding justice and recognition for workers who are denied basic rights, the government was making plans for large-scale detention centers in case of an "emergency influx" of immigrants.

KBR, the Halliburton subsidiary recently reprimanded for gross overcharging in its military contracts in Iraq, won a $385 million contract to build the centers. According to the Halliburton website--www.Halliburton.com--"the contract, which is effective immediately, provides for establishing temporary detention and processing capabilities to augment existing ICE Detention and Removal Operations Program facilities in the event of an emergency influx of immigrants into the U.S., or to support the rapid development of new programs."

http://www.progressive.org/mag_rcb041706


And there are reports that these are NOT just for immigrants.

Take it for what its worth.

[LeftHander]

3. off topic self delete - oops