A Louisiana sheriff has begun training 200 local volunteers in basic hand-to-hand combats techniques as part of Project Exodus aimed at protecting the northwestern corner of the state from the danger of terrorists, the Shreveport Times reports.Reporter Drew Pierson writes that Bossier Parish Sheriff Larry Deen’s policing plan involves “a mostly white group of ex-police volunteers and a .50-caliber machine gun” and was inspired in part from the Book of Exodus in the Bible.Watch above the official video of the first day of training, provided by TPMTV, or click here.”The buck stops with Larry Deen,” the sheriff says, according to the Times. “The liability stops with Larry Deen. I am the chief law enforcement officer in this parish, and it is incumbent upon me protect all of the people in it.”Deen rejects any notion that he is setting up a militia. “We run from that word,” he says. “We’re just the opposite that word.”Doyle Dempsey, chief deputy for support services, says in the training video that if the project is successful “we will be ahead of the curve when it comes to fighting Islamic extremists.”The volunteers will be armed provided weapons such as shotguns, riot shields and batons, the newspaper says, including a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on what the sheriff’s office calls “the war wagon.”Five of the 200 volunteers are black, the Times says. Women will only be used in a “support role,” Deen says, indicating non-combat activity.The teams of “highly trained volunteers” would also be used to protect local food, water, oil, gas and medical supplies in the event of a disaster, like Hurricane Katrina, in which state and federal resources are limited. “We want to make sure that never happens here,” he says.An excerpt:As evidenced by recent terror threats, it is apparent that homegrown terrorists are in our midst. With the easy accessibility of the Internet, it is quite possible that these local and international terrorists can form a national or multiple location attack on our nation at any given moment. And no matter whether we are a direct target or not, fear and panic will still permeate our community. Control will have to be regained to ensure the safety of our residents. That is where Operation Exodus comes into play. It utilizes preventive measures to safeguard Bossier Parish from the fear and outcry that will inevitably transpire.Update at 1:26 p.m. ET: TPM Muckraker’s Zachary Roth reports sheriff’s office spokesman Ed Baswell told him that there have been intelligence reports showing that there have been “cells” and people operating within the parish “that have been trained as terrorists or went overseas to be trained as terrorist.”"It tells us that these are the kinds of thing we can’t assume are happening far, far away,” Basell said. “Terrorists can tend to strike anywhere and everywhere.”"There’s not a state of paranoia, or anything like that,” he added.
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March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
jewishfan is a …
jewishfan is a dumbass. and so is jayeager. These fools on TV owning up to their string pullers are “scared”? Why? Because americans have the ability to take on Any threat? Pffft. Go back to your “Secure” zone retards. We will take care of ourselves. Just don’t come crawling when you need the help. I say we all build a war wagon. Molon Labe, and Libertas Vel Mortis!!!!!
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
good stuff
good stuff
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
This is scary.
This is scary.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
what the is …
what the is going on….
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Fucking alquaeda. …
alquaeda. if they where really following the ideas of said qutb they have attacked tennesee,m not new your. the bible belt is the america qutb hated.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Yes, everyone knows …
Yes, everyone knows….well, almost everyone. Anyone that cares…put it that way.
March 27th, 2010 at 7:37 am
There is no thing …
There is no thing like Islamic extremism it’s all fiction.
Islam is religion of peace and period.