DHS “Enlists” Girl Scouts for National “Citizen Preparedness” Effort

AFP
September 9, 2009

[efoods]Editor’s note: We have come a long way since the days when the Girl Scouts went door-to-door and sold cookies. Now they will sell manufactured fear.

The United States wants to enlist its 3.4 million Girl Scouts in the effort to combat hurricanes, pandemics, terror attacks and other disasters.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched a campaign Tuesday to entice the blue, brown and green-clad multitudes to be even more prepared, with the promise of a new patch if they pitch in.

The young scouts will be able to emblazon their sashes or vests with the patch if they undergo the training which readies them for an emergency.

“This new preparedness patch will increase citizen preparedness and enhance our country’s readiness for disasters,” said DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano in a statement.

“As a former Girl Scout, I know the ‘Be Prepared’ motto well, and I look forward to working with the Girl Scouts to spread the preparedness message to all of our nation’s citizens.”

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This article was posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 1:07 pm

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