TOP SECRET Drill Conducted By Homeland Security On 4th JULY. MARTIAL LAW Established Nationwide

TOP SECRET Drill Conducted By Homeland Security On 4th JULY. MARTIAL LAW Established Nationwide

The Department of Homeland Security is conducting a "top secret" drill codenamed 'Operation Independence' across the United States today, during which officers in riot gear as well as undercover agents will patrol transport hubs.

According to a report by KTTV, the exercise is a "full scale terrorism drill" taking place nationwide. In Los Angeles, the drill involves the LA County Sheriff's Department, Homeland Security and TSA agents, as well as plain clothed officers who will be, "working undercover, looking like any other passenger, they scour faces, briefcases and backpacks, looking for anything out of the ordinary."

Officials claim the drills are to make the public feel "safe" in light of claims that the alleged Boston Bombers had planned a July 4 terror attack in New York.

According to Nicole Nishida of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Americans will celebrate their "independence" from tyranny by submitting to random bag searches.

Although the drill is "high visibility" in one sense -- cops dressed in riot gear will be involved -- many details of the exercise remain "top secret and that's the way it should be. Only they need to know what the game plan is," reports KTTV.

Instead of asking hard questions about what precisely taxpayer dollars were being spent on, the news channel prostituted itself to become a mouthpiece for the authorities, justifying the drill by hyping the threat of terrorism - when in reality academic studies show that Americans are more likely to be killed by accident-causing deer, severe allergic reactions to peanuts, or bee stings than they are by terrorists.

"What we need to know, or rather be reminded of, is that the threats, homegrown and imported, are all too real. And in one way, we're all undercover agents who need to be aware of our surroundings," states the report, encouraging Americans to become spies for the state.

The report also failed to mention that virtually all of the major domestic terror plots in the United States over the last decade have been "hatched by the FBI," as the New York Times reported.

L.A. County's Homeland Security Division chief Ted Sexton admitted that the DHS drill was not based on "any credible threat information."

As we reported yesterday, many Americans frustrated with over the top security measures have given up on celebrating Independence Day altogether, noting that the stifling precautions have left them with little "freedom" to exercise. He was a fascinating mixture of contrasts. He combined a brilliant mind with an ungracious personality. He was an astrophysicist who taught social science. He preached the importance of respect for intellectual property, but freely lifted the ideas of others without giving them credit. He was dishonest, but he inspired others to be more honest. He disdained the word "libertarian" while turning thousands of people into libertarians. He was an insensitive teacher, and yet he apparently changed the lives of most of the people he taught.
So I've listed eleven ways to move yourself toward independence, which also happens to mean self-sustainability, self-reliance and self-worth. You may not be able to achieve full independence for each of these, but you can always increase your degree of independence so that you rely less and less on the system. This makes you a stronger, more resourceful and even a more dignified individual while honoring those same qualities in America's founding fathers.

#1) Independence from the lying mainstream media

Turn off the TV and stop watching CNN which is nothing more than pure political theater designed to distract you from what's really going on. Cancel your subscription to cable or satellite television. Stop watching sitcoms and stop reading mainstream newspapers.

If there's anything really important going on, it will be covered in the independent, alternative media such as Natural News, Infowars and StoryLeak. And if you really want to know what's happening in the world, read Wikileaks or try some non-U.S. newspapers like The Guardian (which broke the Ed Snowden NSA spy story)