[KeyLargo]

Interesting.

Source says government ammo purchase story a disinformation campaign

Guns and Ammunition
August 25, 2012
By: Anthony Martin

New information has been received indicating that the widely circulated story concerning a massive ammunition purchase by various civilian agencies of the federal government is part of a disinformation campaign designed to “smoke out” citizens who fear that the government is gearing up for a confrontation with the public.

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But why would the U.S. government wish to create false purchase orders for ammo and then roll out a news story indicating that it had bought 1.2 billion rounds of hollow point bullets?

If the information provided by the source is correct, the answer could be that the exercise was implemented to see how such a story would play out among the general populace, particularly among those who are considered “government watchdogs.”

http://www.examiner.com/article/source-says-government-ammo-purchase-story-a-disinformation-campaign

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” Source says government ammo purchase story a disinformation campaign”

That has been my thought for a long time.
They desperately want another Waco or Ruby Ridge or worse.

[Charles Martel]

But why would the U.S. government wish to create false purchase orders for ammo and then roll out a news story indicating that it had bought 1.2 billion rounds of hollow point bullets?

False purchase orders? I think not. However, it may be that someone is deliberately utilizing the IDIQ contract template (a recent innovation discussed in government contracting publications) for ammunition, because they know that it will spark these very discussions.

On the other hand, we have Hanlon's Razor (Never attribute to malice that which can be adeqauately explained by stupidity).