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The Grand Convergence

by Josh Marshall
05.19.15 | 10:53 am

The website of former Rep. Allen West is tying the Obama administration’s decision to halt sales and giveaways of military-grade hardware to police departments with an alleged White House plan to mount a military takeover of Texas and other southwestern states under the guise of a military exercise.

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