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Holy mother of God.

“You have to say, ‘Here are the rules,’ and you are firm and fair. That radiates stability,” said Lieutenant Colonel Dave Bellon ….

… Yes, and let’s see who wrote the rulebook:

Under the plans, troops would funnel Fallujans to so-called citizen processing centers on the outskirts of the city to compile a database of their identities through DNA testing and retina scans. Residents would receive badges displaying their home addresses that they must wear at all times.

… Starting off, apparently, with apartheid South Africa and its passbooks for the colored (now with high tech biometrics added to make it even creepier).

“… One idea that has stirred debate among Marine officers would require all men to work, for pay, in military-style battalions. Depending on their skills, they would be assigned jobs in construction, waterworks, or rubble-clearing platoons.”

… And this proposal comes straight from Leon Trotsky and his plan to implement industrial conscription under the regimentation of the Red Army. When he published the idea in 1919, he even managed to horrify his fellow Bolsheviks–no small feat, that.

Thank God our boys are over there to stop the enemies of freedom and democracy in Iraq.