Free Republic

Houston-based KBR, formerly the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton Co., has a contingency contract in place with the Department of Homeland Security to construct detention facilities in the event of a national emergency. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, spokeswoman Jamie Zuieback confirmed yesterday in a telephone interview that the KBR contract for $385 million was awarded initially in January 2006 for a one-year base period with four one-year options. It has been extended into 2007. KBR held a previous emergency detention contract with ICE from 2000 to 2005. Zuieback told this writer the primary intent of the KBR...

Jerome Corsi, WorldNetDaily.com, Columnist rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/wj052507_corsi.rm Jerome Corsi, WorldNetDaily.com, Columnist Jerome Corsi, WorldNetDaily.com, Columnist talks about continuity of federal government operations in case of a national emergency. Earlier this month, the White House issued a national security and homeland security directive, which grants the President new powers in the event of a catastrophic emergency and establishes a National Continuity Coordinator to be prepared for these situations. 5/25/2007: WASHINGTON, DC: 1 hr.

Seems the president wants the option to takeover the entire federal government in case another disaster hits the US. I do not see why the entire federal government needs to be taken over in case one part of the country is hit by a crisis? Look at this one "(b) "Catastrophic Emergency" means any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions" This could mean anything. This one right here is really weird "(6) The President shall lead the activities of the...