"The odds against an American being killed by a terrorist are astronomical, and yet "homeland security" spending has mushroomed to an extent that even the federal agency of the same name can't calculate with accuracy. The resulting militarization of US law enforcement has spread to every level of government, and to the data surveillance of ordinary citizens."
"So much money has gone into armoring and arming local law-enforcement since September 2001 that the federal government could have rebuilt post-Katrina New Orleans five times over and had enough money left in the kitty to provide job training and housing for every one of the record 41,000-plus homeless people in New York City. It could have added in the growing population of 15,000 homeless in Philadelphia, my home town, and still have had money to spare. Add disintegrating Detroit and, in New Jersey, Newark and Camden to the list. Throw in some crumbling bridges and roads, too."
from asia times...
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