Clear and present danger…

…in domestic security?
After the US 9/11, whenever their government wants to suspend the civil liberties on which their Republic was founded and of which they’re justly proud, they play their “national security” card. And this trumps every right under their Bill of Rights. And with Trump in power after January 20, 2017, that card’s gonna be whipped out at the drop of a hat. Or a turban!
Now we know most allies of the US take their cues from “the land of the free and the home of the brave” but it seems our government have them beat by a ridiculous margin. Trump isn’t even ensconced into the Oval Office and our Government’s announced that because of the clear and present danger of some unidentified “domestic security threat” here, the army will be joining the police in massive “exercises” over the next 48 hours.
The “joint forces” will be deployed in a number of (unnamed) communities. And why can’t they be named? Golly!! Because of the “security threat” you slow-witted person, you. And what’s the said “threat” that demands such a massive military response? Jeez! You ARE slow today, aren’t you, dear reader: “National Security threat”!
But as we discovered from the US experience, this “national security” card can lead to all kinds of abuses – especially against those who’re dubbed to be “enemies of the state”. Which of course, is actually the clear and present danger. Water boarding to elicit information? Well Trump is now openly for it – so the US doesn’t have to play ducks and drakes in friendly Third World countries. Will we? Remember the SOCU “hot pursuit”? Well, that could be standard operating procedure (SOP) under the “national security” card.
It’ll be interesting to view the results of the Joint Services exercises in the communities, this go around. What was that? You don’t remember “Operation Stiletto” back in the day to root out the gang in Buxton? That’s right. Remember bandits committing atrocities while soldiers played football? That’s when we learnt that the army couldn’t go after criminals unless they were accompanied by police. Appears they can’t be deputized. But they could drive all the way to Corentyne to unearth weapons in a fowl pen!!
So your Eyewitness is pretty sure of the new role the army’s gonna play when they march thought the communities. Under the new card of “national security” they’ll be allowed to shoot, no? And they’ll be allowed to go into “hot pursuit” mode at will.
But will the Army be used to intimidate “political opponents?” Naaah! That could happen during the earlier incarnation of the PNC.

…on state assets
What’s with the protocols of communication in this new administration? They can’t speak directly to each other but only via the press? Just in the last couple of days, there were at least two instances. First was the Dep Commissioner of Police who’d performed as Commissioner of Police for a few days.
He then promoted some ranks – something which can only be done constitutionally by the Commissioner of Police. Now being a policeman for donkey’s years, this fella should’ve known the law’ s very precise. The Commissioner is the Commissioner and not the fella who’s sitting at his desk while he’s on vacation. So when the real Commish…reversed his illegal act, why did the Deputy go to the press and not to the Commish? This Sheriff gotta watch his deputy!!
Then there’s this letter from Clive Thomas in the press, claiming his outfit SARU wasn’t told OFFICIALLY about going after the missing US$5million from the sale of GTT stocks that was supposed to be with NICIL.
Couldn’t he have spoken to his old friend Maurice Odle, Chairman of NICIL?

…of amnesia
Prezzie’s doubting the Opposition Leader’s citation of longtime Buxton resident Eusi Kwayana’s written charge that the PNC was involved with the Buxton gunmen.
Can’t he just haul Kwayana in front of a CoI?