Is the U.S. government stockpiling huge amounts of food and supplies in anticipation that something bad is about to happen? Is something about to cause a major economic crisis that will require large quantities of emergency food? For a while, I have been hearing things about the government storing food through the grapevine and I have not been sure what to think about those rumors. Well, today I received a phone call that blew me away. I debated for quite a while before I decided whether or not to share this information with you all. Normally I do not like to talk about anything unless I am able to prove it by pointing to an article in the mainstream media. But the source of the information that I am about to share with you is rock solid. I cannot reveal his name, so you will just have to trust me on that. Hopefully the following information will be one more "dot" as we all try to connect the dots about what is really going on out there.
This morning I received a call from a very prominent person in the storable food industry. He has asked me not to reveal his name. I have been dealing with him for an extended period of time and I consider him to be a rock-solid source. When I talked to him today, he had just received a huge order for storable food from a U.S. government source. He told me that the dollar amount of the order was in the "five figures".
When he asked about why so much food was being ordered, the government source told him essentially that "you know what is coming". When pushed further, the government official did not elaborate.
It was unclear whether this was part of a larger food stockpiling program by the government. Perhaps this order was just part of the normal preparations that government agencies make for potential emergencies.
Nobody could blame the government for storing up some emergency food. That is something that we all should be doing.
The truth is that the government is taking emergency preparedness very seriously these days. For example, you can see video of a high-level NASA official urging NASA employees to develop preparedness plans for their own families right here.
But what if this is a sign of something bigger?
Remember, this is not some rumor I just pulled off the Internet. This is not something that someone got from "an aunt" somewhere.
I got this information over the telephone from the person who took the order.
I promised that I would not reveal any more specific details, so I won't.
But this does seem to fit with a pattern that we are beginning to see emerge.
Earlier this year, FEMA issued an RFI (Request For Information) that inquired about the availability of 140 million meals of emergency food. Apparently the food was meant to be stored up in case there was a "catastrophic disaster event" along the New Madrid Fault.
You can view this FEMA RFI right here. The following is an excerpt....
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) procures and stores pre-packaged commercial meals to support readiness capability for immediate distribution to disaster survivors routinely. The purpose of this Request for Information is to identify sources of supply for meals in support of disaster relief efforts based on a catastrophic disaster event within the New Madrid Fault System for a survivor population of 7M to be utilized for the sustainment of life during a 10-day period of operations. FEMA is considering the following specifications (14M meals per day):
- Serving Size - 12 ounce (entree not to exceed 480 calorie count);
- Maximum calories - 1200 and/or 1165 per meal;
- Protein parameters - 29g-37g kit;
- Trans Fat - 0;
- Saturated Fat - 13 grams (9 calories per gram);
- Total Fat - 47 grams (less than 10% calories);
- Maximum sodium - 800-930 mg;Requested Menus to include snacks (i.e. fruit mix, candy, chocolate/peanut butter squeezers, drink mix, condiments, and utensils). All meals/kits must have 36 months of remaining shelf life upon delivery. Packaging should be environmentally friendly.
Mysteriously, seven days later this RFI was cancelled.
At that same time, FEMA also issued an RFI that sought to identify a supplier for 140 million blankets. You can view that RFI right here. The following is an excerpt....
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) procures and stores blankets to support readiness capability for immediate distribution to disaster survivors routinely. The purpose of this Request for Information is to identify sources of supply for blankets in support of disaster relief efforts based on a catastrophic disaster event within the New Madrid Fault System for a survivor population of 7M to be utilized for the sustainment of life during a 10-day period of operations. FEMA is considering the following specifications (14M blankets per day):
- 100% cotton;
- White;
- 66" x 90"
Also, there have been some much publicized shortages of storable feed recently. There has been much speculation about whether or not the government is part of the reason for these shortages.
There are some products that simply were not available for an extended period of time. For example, the following was posted on the Mountain House home page....
As you know we have removed #10 cans from our website temporarily. The reason for this is sales of #10 cans have continued to increase. OFD is allocating as much production capacity as possible to this market segment, but we must maintain capacity for our other market segments as well.
The shortages around the country got so bad at one point earlier this year that a special alert was posted on Raiders News....
Look around you. Read the headlines. See the largest factories of food, potassium iodide, and other emergency product manufacturers literally closing their online stores and putting up signs like those on Mountain House's Official Website and Thyrosafe's Factory Webpage that explain, due to overwhelming demand, they are shutting down sales for the time being and hope to reopen someday.
Unfortunately, shortages have not been limited to storable food. Most Americans don't realize this, but there is a significant shortage of certain pharmaceutical drugs in many areas of the country right now. Just check out the video news report posted below....
In addition, it is not just in the United States where food is being aggressively stored up. For example, a recent article in The Telegraph noted that governments all over the globe are now stockpiling food....
Authoritarian governments across the world are aggressively stockpiling food as a buffer against soaring food costs which they fear may stoke popular discontent.
Also, some governments are now gobbling up as much farmland as they can.
According to the New York Times, China has been buying up "vast tracts of Latin America’s agricultural heartland" and is seeking to acquire quality farmland all over the globe.
So what does all of this mean?
It could mean something.
It could mean nothing.
But as I have written about so much recently, we really do seem to be on the verge of a major economic crisis.
The signs that the financial world is melting down are all around us. I won't take the time to repeat what I have covered in the last few days here. If you missed any of it, just go back and read these articles over....
*Is Financial Instability The New Normal?
*Depressed As A Nation? 80 Percent Of Americans Believe That We Are In A Recession Right Now
*Nervous Breakdown? 21 Signs That Something Big Is About To Happen In The Financial World
One thing that I haven't covered yet is a very curious move by Lloyd's of London. It turns out the Lloyd's of London has started pulling money out of banks in Europe’s peripheral economies according to Bloomberg....
Lloyd’s of London, concerned European governments may be unable to support lenders in a worsening debt crisis, has pulled deposits in some peripheral economies as the European Central Bank provided dollars to one euro-area institution.
At this point, world financial markets have officially entered "bear" territory. In fact, global stocks are down approximately 20 percent since May.
Many believe that what we have seen is just the beginning of another major financial crisis.
For example, in a recent editorial for The Ticker, Karl Denninger (who saw the 2008 crash coming) warned that the house of cards is starting to fall once again....
Well, America (and the world), you’ve been scammed by the financial institutions and governments for the last 30 years. 2008 was the first spasm of recognition but was short-circuited by…. you guessed it…. even more scams. Rather than demand truth and an end to the games the American consumer lapped up the frauds and schemes of the politicians on both sides of the aisle who conspired with the financiers to rip you off once again.
Later on in the editorial, Denninger stated that he hopes that all of us have "taken the last couple of years to become prepared"....
Now recognition of that fact is dawning on people in a convulsive fashion, and markets of all sorts are reacting as one would expect when their entire worldview is exposed as having been a gigantic and intentional pyramid scheme constructed of debt layered upon debt thatcannot be paid down. The wrong thing was done in 2008 and there is zero evidence that our government has changed one iota in their singular focus on misdirection and lies in this regard.
Welcome to awareness; I hope you’ve taken the last couple of years to become prepared.
Well, if the anecdotal evidence presented above is an indication of a larger trend, it appears that the government is getting prepared.
And if the government is stockpiling food, who can blame them?
It should be obvious to anyone that the world has become an incredibly unstable place.
Hopefully we are not about to enter another major economic crisis, but it never hurts to be prepared.
If anyone out there has any additional information that is relevant to this report, please let me know.
If the government really has started to aggressively stockpile food, that would be an important thing to know.
If it is happening, the mainstream media surely will not tell us about it. So we will have to rely on one another for information.
So what do you think about all of this? Please feel free to post a comment with your opinion below....
5 figure order for storable foods? Don’t worry, they’re probably just stocking up the latest FEMA camp they just finished. All’s well.
$100,000 food / $2.00 per meal= 50,000 meals
50,000 meals / 3 meals per day per person= 16,666 days per person
16,666 days per person / 1190 persons = 14 days
So your enormous buy will just about cover one small catastrophe. The need for storable food is obvious- if it is going to a catastrophe power cannot be relied on and it is imperative that it not spoil before it is consumed.
I spend a little over $120K on food a year for the small correctional facility I work at; an average of $0.85 per meal. If I find out someone has a really good deal on food I can put in the warehouse or otherwise store without it spoiling; you better believe a five figure order is coming. I will buy it all.
Dan, you should check out http://www.shelfreliancesanantonio.com. They have freeze dried stuff that has a 25 year shelf life without refrigeration. We have bought a lot of their food and it really is very good.
There over 600 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and even surrounded by full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are to be operated by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) should Martial Law need to be implemented in the United States.
The Rex 84 Program was established on the reasoning that if a mass exodus of illegal aliens crossed the Mexican/US border, they would be quickly rounded up and detained in detention centers by FEMA. Rex 84 allowed many military bases to be closed down and to be turned into prisons.
Operation Cable Splicer and Garden Plot are the two sub programs which will be implemented once the Rex 84 program is initiated for its proper purpose. Garden Plot is the program to control the population. Cable Splicer is the program for an orderly takeover of the state and local governments by the federal government. FEMA is the executive arm of the coming police state and thus will head up all operations. The Presidential Executive Orders already listed on the Federal Register also are part of the legal framework for this operation.
The camps all have railroad facilities as well as roads leading to and from the detention facilities. Many also have an airport nearby. The majority of the camps can house a population of 20,000 prisoners. Currently, the largest of these facilities is just outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. The Alaskan facility is a massive mental health facility and can hold approximately 2 million people.
A person named Terry Kings wrote an article on his discoveries of camps
located in southern California. His findings are as follows:
Over the last couple months several of us have investigated three soon-to-be prison camps in the Southern California area. We had heard about these sites and wanted to see them for ourselves.
The first one we observed was in Palmdale, California. It is not operating as a prison at the moment but is masquerading as part of a water facility. Now why would there be a facility of this nature out in the middle of nowhere with absolutely no prisoners? The fences that run for miles around this large facility all point inward, and there are large mounds of dirt and dry moat surrounding the central area so the inside area is not visible from the road. There are 3 large loading docks facing the entrance that can be observed from the road. What are these massive docks going to be loading?
We observed white vans patrolling the area and one came out and greeted us with a friendly wave and followed us until we had driven safely beyond the area. What would have happened had we decided to enter the open gate or ask questions?
This facility is across the street from the Palmdale Water Department. The area around the Water Department has fences pointing outward, to keep people out of this dangerous area so as not to drown. Yet, across the street, the fences all point inward. Why? To keep people in? What people? Who are going to be it’s occupants?
There are also signs posted every 50 feet stating: State of California Trespassing Loitering Forbidden By Law Section 555 California Penal Code.
The sign at the entrance says: Pearblossom Operations and Maintenance Subcenter Receiving Department, 34534 116th Street East. There is also a guard shack located at the entrance.
We didn’t venture into this facility, but did circle around it to see if there was anything else visible from the road. We saw miles of fences with the top points all directed inward. There is a railroad track that runs next to the perimeter of this fenced area. The loading docks are large enough to hold railroad cars. [lrec]
I wonder what they are planning for this facility? They could easily fit 100,000 people in this area. And who would the occupants be?
Another site is located in Brand Park in Glendale. There are newly constructed fences (all outfitted with new wiring that point inward). The fences surround a dry reservoir. There are also new buildings situated in the area. We questioned the idea that there were four armed military personnel walking the park. Since when does a public park need armed guards?
A third site visited was in the San Fernando Valley, adjacent to the Water District. Again, the area around the actual Water District had fences logically pointing out (to keep people out of the dangerous area). And the rest of the adjacent area which went on for several miles was ringed with fences and barbed wire facing inward (to keep what or who in?) Also, interesting was the fact that the addition to the tops of the fences were fairly new as to not even contain any sign of rust on them. Within the grounds was a huge building that the guard said was a training range for policemen. There were newly constructed roads, new gray military looking buildings, and a landing strip. For what? Police cars were constantly patrolling the several mile perimeter of the area.
From the parking lot of the Odyssey Restaurant a better view could be taken of the area that was hidden from site from the highway. There was an area that contained about 100 black boxes that looked like railroad cars. We had heard that loads of railroad cars have been manufactured in Oregon outfitted with shackles. Would these be of that nature? From our position it was hard to determine.
In searching the Internet, I have discovered that there are about 600 of these prison sites around the country (and more literally popping up overnight do they work all night). They are manned, but yet do not contain prisoners. Why do they need all these non-operating prisons? What are they waiting for? We continuously hear that our current prisons are overcrowded and they are releasing prisoners because of this situation. But what about all these facilities? What are they really for? Why are there armed guards yet no one to protect themselves against? And what is going to be the kick-off point to put these facilities into operation?
What would bring about a situation that would call into effect the need for these new prison facilities? A man-made or natural catastrophe? An earthquake, panic due to Y2K, a massive poisoning, a panic of such dimensions to cause nationwide panic?
Once a major disaster occurs (whether it is a real event or manufactured event does not matter) Martial Law is hurriedly put in place and we are all in the hands of the government agencies (FEMA) who thus portray themselves as our protectors. Yet what happens when we question those in authority and how they are taking away all of our freedoms? Will we be the ones detained in these camp sites? And who are they going to round up? Those with guns? Those who ask questions? Those that want to know what’s really going on? Does that include any of us? The seekers of truth?
When first coming across this information I was in a state of total denial. How could this be? I believed our country was free, and always felt a sense of comfort in knowing that as long as we didn’t hurt others in observing our freedom we were left to ourselves. Ideally we treated everyone with respect and honored their uniqueness and hoped that others did likewise.
It took an intensive year of searching into the hidden politics to discover that we are as free as we believe we are. If we are in denial, we don’t see the signs that are staring at us, but keep our minds turned off and busy with all the mundane affairs of daily life.
We just don’t care enough to find out the real truth, and settle for the hand-fed stories that come our way over the major media sources television, radio, newspaper, and magazines. But it’s too late to turn back to the days of blindfolds and hiding our heads in the sand because the reality is becoming very clear. The time is fast approaching when we will be the ones asking “What happened to our freedom? To our free speech? To our right to protect ourselves and our family? To think as an individual? To express ourselves in whatever way we wish?”
Once we challenge that freedom we find out how free we really are. How many are willing to take up that challenge? Very few indeed, otherwise we wouldn’t find ourselves in the situation that we are in at the present time. We wouldn’t have let things progress and get out of the hands of the public and into the hands of those that seek to keep us under their control no matter what it takes, and that includes the use of force and detainment for those that ask the wrong questions.
Will asking questions be outlawed next? Several instances have recently been reported where those that were asking questions that came too near the untold truth (the cover up) were removed from the press conferences and from the public’s ear. Also, those that wanted to speak to the press were detained and either imprisoned, locked in a psychiatric hospital, slaughtered (through make-believe suicides) or discredited.
Why are we all in denial over these possibilities? Didn’t we hear about prison camps in Germany, and even in the United States during World War II? Japanese individuals were rounded up and placed in determent camps during the duration of the War. Where was their freedom?
You don’t think it could happen to you? Obviously those rounded up and killed didn’t think it could happen to them either. How could decent people have witnessed such atrocities and still said nothing? Are we going to do the same here as they cart off one by one those individuals who are taking a stand for the rights of the citizens as they expose the truth happening behind the scenes? Are we all going to sit there and wonder what happened to this country of ours? Where did we go wrong? How could we let it happen?
Wasn’t this Joseph’s job in Egypt 6000 years ago. But, I don’t see seven prosperous years to get ready for just seven lean years.
There is a private prison in Arizona. I heard that the very rich provided the funds for this prison and these prisons soon to be all over the USA are for the middle class who have become homeless and poor. The prisoners will be let out to work (for free) in the morning and then must return to the prison at night. They will be fed, clothed and housed. I heard that the GOP masterminded these prisons. Also, the prison will be for latinos who come over the border. They too will become prisoners, food and clothing will be provided for them, and they will be sent out to work for free every morning. The GOP’s Boehner and the other senate leader will love this. The T-Party carry guns, and they brag they are carrying guns. It is part of the big GOP political takeover of America. Middle Class americans have already been stripped of their rights, Unions busted. This is going to become a huge civil war. Because the GOP wants to overthrow our government and it is already happening. Boehner and McConnel could be shot down by the T-Party if they do not obey the T-Party.
I think your tin foil hat is too tight!
Excellent post. I couldn’t agree with you more!
I think the “5 figure” might just be a red herring
this guy wouldn’t be bothered by a five figure number
5 figures??
If the author doesn’t quickly change that claiming typo, if he lets it stand … then this article is only scare mongering.
5 figures is NOTHING when it comes to the government spending.
Unless they plan to nickel-and-dime their way to a much larger store of goods. Can’t let it look to suspicious, might scare the sheep!
But the oppressive city government of San Antonio, Texas will fine you $500 for having a chicken in your house…There is also a city code that you can’t have more than a few chickens in your yard, regardless of the fact that they have plenty of space and food. City governments are despotic and encourage dependence..
WHY ON EARTH ARE SKEPTIC PEOPLE EVEN POSTING THEIR COMMENTS ON A SITE LIKE THIS IS BEYOND BELIEF! IF YOU DON’T THINK YOU HAVE TO PREPARE THEN GET THE HELL OUT OF THIS SITE AND GO WATCH AMERICAN IDOL AND KEEP THINKING THAT EVERYTHING IS JUST FINE AND GO SHOP AT WALMART!!!! HOWEVER, THE VERY REASON THAT YOU SKEPTIC PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT WEBSITES LIKE THIS IS BECAUSE YOU KNOW DEEP INSIDE THAT SOMETHING IS GOING ON! UNLESS YOU ARE A MOLE AND ARE JUST WRITING YOUR DUMB COMMENTS TO CONFUSE PEOPLE INTO THINKING THAT EVERYTHING IS HONKY DORY!!!!!!!WHICH IS NOT!
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Michael;
First: A quick update. Things here are still tight and employment is unfortunately not on the horizon.
Second: Let me play devil’s advocate for a moment. I have been reading your blog here for sometime, and the case that you are making hinges on one of two suppositions. Either our government has been subverted by a cabal of corporatist fascists, whose greed is so above and beyond, that they have willingly destabilized our global economy to the point where it will collapse. The second supposition is that our government is filled with such mediocre malcontents, idiots and morons that they have mismanaged the system through such neglect, malicious stupidity, undeserved arrogance, and malignant ignorance.
Either way what we have had up till now are a lot of data points, educated guesses, hypothetical conclusions, and now a deep throat comes out of the darkness, with a piece of intel that may only serve to increase our confirmation bias. Piecing the data together in a certain way may only allow us to see certain patterns, but when pieced another way may provide a level of clarity that hitherto, has remained unseen.
In actuality I think that we are falling victim to a system of such underlying macroeconomic complexity, that we have lost our ability to understand it’s cycles, it’s subtleties, and we have fallen victim to our own inability to control the monster that we have made. Our government may in fact realize that they will shortly be on the wrong side of history, and find themselves out of airspeed, altitude and ideas at the same time. In any case, the system itself is at a certain level outside of human control. We are riding the tiger, thinking it is a pony, trying to convince it to do our will, only to find that it has turned on us. It is quite possible that there are people in high places who have access to information that we don’t have; it is also possible that they have realized that they have gone from active control to passenger, and they may also realize that at some point even the quiescent populace will balk at too much imposition.
So, how do we wargame it from here? Either our government has descended into such criminality that the word treason is not enough to actually cover what they have done, or it is being run by people of such limited intellectual and moral capacity that they should be removed for psychological observation and medicated for the greater good of the nation. Either way, do we actively resist, or should we quietly bunker-in-place, wait out the coming chaos, and try to fix what is left?
I for one will do my best to take care of me and mine, I would hope that you all do the same for you and yours as well.
Your reply provides one of the most accurate assessments of our situation that I’ve ever seen. It’s probably not an either or when it comes to our (lack of) leadership but a combination of :
1)”our government has been subverted by a cabal of corporatist fascists, whose greed is so above and beyond, that they have willingly destabilized our global economy to the point where it will collapse.”
2)” our government is filled with such mediocre malcontents, idiots and morons that they have mismanaged the system through such neglect, malicious stupidity, undeserved arrogance, and malignant ignorance.”
and you really nailed it with number three,
3)”we are falling victim to a system of such underlying macroeconomic complexity, that we have lost our ability to understand it’s cycles, it’s subtleties, and we have fallen victim to our own inability to control the monster that we have made. Our government may in fact realize that they will shortly be on the wrong side of history, and find themselves out of airspeed, altitude and ideas at the same time. In any case, the system itself is at a certain level outside of human control.”
Not often do you see such coherent thinking so eloquently expressed.
Not too much in agreement with the idea that the macro world is too complex to understand. Like quantum mechanics, it’s not possible to predict small details very far in advance, but the aggregate does follow rules that are pretty well understood, unless you’re a doctrinaire Keynesian. What we face now is that powerful people with personal agendas have taken control of policy away from those who would manage for the benefit of the whole population, and twisted the rules so badly to make themselves rich that the thing is likely to explode. I’m talking of a 20+ year trend here. Clinton-era policies forcing bad loans, changes to bank capitalization requirements, the repeal of Glass-Steagall, failure to regulate deriviatives, insane government borrowing, foolish Fed policies, und so weiter. Our Congressmonkeys ARE to dim to understand the macro picture, so they’ve failed to prevent the rule-changes that have led to the pending collapse. What do we citizens do now? Prepare for the worst, and hope for the best. And for as long as we are still allowed to vote, vote for people who do understand macroeconomics, and are not wearing a choke-collar connected to big business and big banking.
David, both suppositions are correct. Politicians are both corrupt and inept. We have corporations writing our laws now, and the voices of the average American are being ignored.
The other problem (#3) is that Americans are pretty damn stupid. No one understands the connection between state and federal governments. No one bothers to find out the facts–and they just parrot whatever they’ve heard on conservative radio or Fox News.
As for economics, it’s not the complexity, it’s the corruption. The stock market is a gambling casino. The Fed operates for the benefit of the banks.
Here in northeastern PA, every single town and mid-sized city has been devastated by flooding. Late crops have been destroyed. The flooding in the mid-West, and the droughts and fires in the South and West, are limiting the amount of food that will be available. My local grocery, which holds a meat sale every October, told me five months ago that the coming meat prices would shock me!
All the people who blog here that food is plentiful and prices are affordable are either deluded or in denial. I went to buy a box of stuffing and the price was $1.88. Last year it was $1.25. That’s a price increase of 50%! So preppers–keep on prepping’.
Well it’s hard to say what’s all going on with the Govt ? …What’s clear is folks better be prepping.
The GOP Boehner and MC’Connell are committing treason and sadly everyone has their eyes closed and their ears closed. If I were President Obama I would gather all the info about the GOP record over the past 3 years which would easily prove the Republicans Treason against the people of the USA and against our President and his cabinet. I would have tossed them all in prison a long time ago, like the end of July and there was no ruling by the GOP about the Debt Ceiling. NOw the Republican party does not want to pay for FEMA Aid to repair the damages caused by Irene. Bush had no brains when he spent the money Bill Clinton put into our economy and left Bush a clean slate. Which Bush promptly spent on Iraq war to proove he was a “Real Man”.
Yay, someone figured it all out. The political party thats been in control more in the past 100 years is completely innocent. The ideogology thats been responsible for some 90-95% of the extremist violence in this country since (and including) the civil war is innocent. The ideology that created the FED in the first place is innocent. It’s all the fault of those EVIL republicans. *uugh*. Go back to Daily KOS moron.
We all agree that companies that outsource jobs should not get tax credits. Sen. Dorgan has tried numerous times to get a bill out of committee that would take away that tax credit–but he’s been blocked every time. Dorgan is a Democrat–everyone blocking it is a Republican.
The Bush tax cuts have been in place for 11 years now. Do you see any job creation yet? In fact the highest number of jobs lost actually happened while Bush was in charge.
We have two wars that cost us billions if not trillions of dollars, both started under Republicans. You know I could give you a giant list of things that Republicans did, including shredding the Constitution that they claim to love so much, but I bet you wouldn’t accept any of it. Somehow facts don’t mean a thing to conservatives–that’s why the country is so ******************** up.
bill clinton gave us the rex 84 prison camps along with boxer and fienstein.great guy huh dumb ass both parties are owned by the PRIVATE imf and non federal reserve bank
We need to make you King of CNN! You parrot so eloquently!!!
Little signs there every where, little signs for us aware. Most see nothing so so sad. The time will come when they will wish they had.
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Hasn’t the US had a number of recent disasters? Maybe FEMA are just restocking to replace what they have already been using…
The more I think about it, the more I tend to agree with what you said. Things that seem like reasonable reasons to stock up on “sheeting” and blankets (including cotton ones) would be using up all those supplies because the US responded with humanitarian aid to Haiti (hence cotton blankets depleted, rather than winter ones) or possibly something to do with pandemic flu planning.
The flu planning seems like a good reason to stock up on some non-perishable food items, because: 1) VA hospitals would need food and might not be able to get it 2) military hospitals would need food and might not be able to get it and 3) there are Federal employees required to report to work (not going home) indefinitely if there was a flu pandemic.
I am one of the people who would be required to report to work and would not be allowed to return home until end of the pandemic, if one happened… and I would HOPE they’d think about feeding those of us who’d be required to do that, since we’d be LOCKED up in the hospitals! See CDC’s website re: pandemic flu planning for more details on that.
ALSO, it is the end of the Federal “fiscal year” Sept 30; typically agencies who have not spent all of the previous years “budget” (I use the term loosely, since no budget’s been approved for almost 3 yrs)… have to send it back and it affects your next years budget. So federal agencies tend to go on a feeding frenzy/last-minute-spending-spree every year if they have any leftovers. The fact that they are now saying FEMA is going to possibly run out of money by tomorrow, to me means just somebody misjudged the # or extend of disasters this year… and I can imagine predicting that accurately is very difficult if not impossible. So no surprises to me.
I have been working for Walmart for a couple of years,my observation is that, our back storage areas used to be so packed with pallets of food there was no room to move,on the floor or in the overhead. One year later, all the floor area is clear and some of the overhead storage is empty, there may be a number of reasons for this, but I know that when things get bad our store will be empty of all the essentials in one day. Just my two cents worth. May God bless… don
This plan has been in action before we all were born….the world will look doomed, the are going to tax the churches, then you will see things change. But its not going to be like you think, like a movie, people will still be working, getting married, ect. BTW this isn’t mans plan, this is Gods. Man wanted to rule themselves, God let them for awhile. We proved we can not rule with out him. He is taking us back. People if you want answers, read the bible. Its all in Revelation. Take a deep breath. Its all going to be ok. Have faith. Noah did. They all called him crazy. But he and his family survived, not a global melt down, but a world flood.
“five figures”.
It really doesn’t seem like all that much to me either. What makes that dollar amount stand out to you Michael?
The US is in a real economic corner. There is no one that can deny this. However, is the government stocking food is an interesting question. I personally think no, but it is a good question to make people alert that the economy is not normal.
Regarding the shortage of prescription drugs:
1. Why not use natural methods to cure things like high blood pressure (which the video said there is shortage for such drugs)? Go to: http://www.naturalcures.com or other places and all read for yourself. All you have to do is change your diet! The food you eat is killing you! Gee wiz, people want a fast and easy cure all. Just pop a pill for everything whenever there is a problem. No wonder Americans are overweight, lazy, violent, depressed, addicted, etc.!
2. Assume natural methods will not work in the rare 1/10% of the cases: Who do you think is causing the shortage? That’s right–the government or maybe the evil FDA themselves! And on the subject of the FDA, why so many recalls and lawsuits recently? Because the FDA approves through bribery all sorts of drugs that were developed pharmaceuticals that only care about profits!
3. Never believe the government, doctors, or pharmaceuticals. They are the ones that are killing you. Live a life of simplicity in what you eat. I started telling people: If the food did not exist in the late 1700′s (say 1780-1790), then most likely it is not healthy for you. That pretty much means 99.99% of all packaged food. It is not brain science. If you want to be healthy and live a long life, throw out 99.99% of your food to the dogs. If you want to see doctors practically once a week, have to wait for inferior drugs, and have things like high blood pressure at 40, continue doing what you do. You have been warned.
The drug shortages are due to more restrictive regulations on foreign suppliers, put in place by FDA after the scare about the flu virus. Not directly a conspiracy to deny American access to pharmaceuticals, but it is a good example of unintended consequences. The bureaucrats who rule us are incapable of the grand conspiracies so many posters are enamored of, because their field of view extends no farther than their own personal welfare as they perceive it. Expanding mandates justifies bigger budgets.
Just thought of something: suppose you are one of those people that make only $500 per week? How in the world can you afford to buy enough food that has a 10+ year shelf life for you whole family to last 5-10 years? Unless you go simple (see below).
When the economy collapses, there will be no food most likely indefinitely. There will be no running water–so how can you store enough water too? There will be no sewage? So where will you–you know? There will be no electricity, so how can you cook the food? There will be no gas, heat, phones, etc. Essentially, you need to store enough basic food and water and propane powered hot plates.
I suggest things like brown rice. It is more expensive than cheap white rice, but it will be more nutritious and possibly prevent many illnesses associated with bleached food. Lentils will provide protein, as well as other beans (which are cheap). And some dried fruits and veggies will provide other vital vitamins and minerals. You can actually live a vegan lifestyle for 2-3 years and be healthy. It will be cheap, have 10+ shelf life, and keep you alive.
So, start looking for sales or double coupons on those items. But even the regular price is manageable…I think $1000 per 4-person family per year should be enough (around $2.75 per day–$1.00 per bag brown rice + $0.75 per bag lentils + $1.00 per bag dried fruits/veggies). Plus, you will need another $500 per year for bottled water for cooking and drinking. And another $500 worth of propane for cooking, heat, etc.
That’s a total of $2000 per year. It sounds like a lot, and maybe out of reach for even those making $500 per week (that is the whole monthly salary per month to live on for one year). But maybe, since the economy is going to crash anyways, try putting it all on credit cards (if you still have them that are not maxed out).
Lastly, G-d Bless you all. May He protect you and your family in these turbulent times that are coming!
If the government stored any food at all, it would be to feed the U.S. Military and Government workers at the Pentagon and other government instalitations.With 310 million people, they would need the whole state of Iowa to store any food to amount to anything.
You should all stock up on food NOW, before it´s too late. If you don´t, you will be sorry. But don´t collect stupid expensive coins of gold and silver! In hunger-mode we will be no different than animals and animals don´t care about metals!
Talk is cheap. Doing something is expensive but a citizen’s responsibility. And one person can do a lot to right the wrongs of the corrupt, lustful, greed driven, psychopaths that have infiltrated our government. And enough people wake up and the country will be ours again. If we don’t you will find you have no personal security of freedom.
Paranoia will destroy ya! Run, the sky is falling..Theatrics, drama, anything to make you read and keep coming back for more…
Michael: Please keep sharing this kind of information. These people seem stuck on the math instead of the message, which is that someone who knows what is going on is very afraid, and that message is good enough for me. I have spread your info to the people I love and care about…any info you send us can continue to help save lives, so please don’t get discouraged. You do good work.
KB:
Thank you for the encouragement. And I am very thankful that you have helped out by spreading the articles around. Those that share these articles via email or social media are a huge, huge help to this effort.
Michael
Michael-
No please keep us informed on whatever you feel is relevant. This site and your constant stream of information with the views from all corners of life is very refreshing.
I did miss the point, but it is because almost all your articles are mostly world wide based with countries tied together. I was in this viewpoint and mind set reading the article.
If the point is some local person in the government is so freaked out and is mass ordering supplies for his own 50-100 person team and this is common place for multiple agencies all over, then it makes sense to me why it would be a concern.
Jase:
And I am sorry about my comment. I wrote it when I was quite tired and exhausted. I think I have been overworking myself lately.
Michael
Michael,
Thanks for the explanation. I missed the point also about the guy freaking out over whats coming. I focused on the 5 figure purchase and then kept thinking “what am I missing here?” Your info is always solid and helpful.
dont worry im sure 5% of the people that visited your website understood what you were saying in this article and im sure 5% is better than nothing!
Doomster,
LOL. My Dad pointed out the very same thing about the Air Delights candy bars. The candy companies think that were so stupid if they put on a cute label and call it something catchy, we wont notice were getting ripped off. Im glad someone else noticed. Were not all dumb sheep!
Wow, Gary thanks for putting that link up. I forgot how graphic and scary those murals in the Denver Airport are. I hope people will get a clue that the government is planning and prepping hard for an economic collapse. I strongly urge people to check out that link and see for yourself the mural of the soldier stabbing the dove of peace and the women holding their dead babies. Why the hell would you put paintings like that in an airport? There are some sick people out there.
I call BS on this info. because of the five figures amount, which is non-factual, which means the rest of the article is not believable.
No need for a false flag becuase this is very real, ask anyone who shops it has been coming since 2008, but now is in a fast track.
Coca cola is an example, they give you a smaller bottle for the same price. The same in many products, they home you will not notice teh few chips out of the bag or the couple of ounces of sauce gone, but it is there and folks by next spring it will be really bad, stock up today on stapels you can rotate in veryday usage….
Pastor Dan!
It is great to see you post a comment on the site. I have never met you in person, but I absolutely love the work you do with the homeless. I very much hope to be able to meet you in person one of these days.
If any of you want to learn more about Pastor Dan and his great work with the homeless in Kansas, check out his website….
http://www.prophecyhour.com/
Michael
Anybody can write an article claiming someone from the inside, with inside information, called them and gave them some horrifying insights into something the government is doing.
Five figures is not much when it comes to government spending. They probably spent five figures on kleenex last year.
after reading most comments on this article i am getting pissed that so many people cant understand this article. SHEEEEEPLE!!!
I’m on the outside looking inside
What do I see
Much confusion
disillusion
All around me.
“…huge order for storable food from a U.S. government source. He told me that the dollar amount of the order was in the “five figures”.”
HAHAHA you lost me right there ! Five figures ? How many $16 muffins does that buy ? Not a lot.
Get a better “source” me thinks if a five figure order gets you all uppety and excited.
hows it going sheeple?
An economic collapse is more easily survivable than an earthquake. If you needed to cripple those who are prepping, what better way then to destroy their supplies under their collapsed homes and flooded basements. They couldn’t hold out as they would not have their supplies. Of course, that’s assuming one can initiate an earthquake- and there’s those who believe our government can. I wouldn’t know. God I hope not since I live near St. Louis on the American Bottoms.
As for the white cotton blankets- are those for the dead? The injured? The sick? We are heading into winter and wool would have been a better choice…for the living.
The more I think about it- the higher I seem to climb into the crazy tree.
5 figures does seem a bit small but at the wholesale level and buying in bulk, they could probably pick up cans of vegtables for 10-15 cents each.
I purchase food for two old folks homes, and spend 5 figures in a year. About $36,000 to feed 24 people, but that is at retail and includes fresh food and meat.
Just last month, I saw a story that the US government was going to buy $40 Million of chicken to prop up falling prices, and hand it out at food banks. The five figure number would barely buy a can of corn to go with each chicken.
hording foods, are they planning to make war
They have been doing this for some time,the sun has been throwing off huge solar flares, massive one Chile just had a black-out. I have been trying to tell folks over and over again, get ready for huge solar flares NO POWER NO WATER NO NOTHING, go to NASA web site type in solar storms GET READY, FOR TOTAL BLACK OUT!!!!
My husband & I were just talking about how main stream media reports are never about the info this web site gives us. I am so grateful for your honest & consistent info on all of these important matters. People need to be aware of what is really going on.
Thank you Kathy. When I started this site, I never even imagined that so many people would find it so helpful.
Michael
Can’t we just use Gary2′s solution and tax the rich and spread the wealth around? Won’t that solve everything? Like I always say: “Simple minds- simple solutions”!
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The U.S. has been messing with the farmers and the truckers who bring the food for YEARS. “they” love us under their thumbs. maybe they ARE planning something.
Its good that the government prepares for natural disasters.
And as we just see in Pakistan, it is really necessary. There are also lots of disasters happening in the US. And Winter is coming soon. Lots of unemployed people will need blankets and food.
And yes, preparation for disaster is almost as bad as disaster itself as it drives the prices up. Prepare for a economic cisis and buy gold and you can be sure that the price for gold goes up telling you: “There is an economic crisis.”
Well, how recent is recent to you?
The “recent Article in the Telegraph” was published in January 2011.
Check out the food price index:
http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/wfs-home/foodpricesindex/en/
The food price is actually going down since January.
The reason food prices are not significantly higher than they are now, is because people down south are taking cattle to the slaughter house, way before they should, because people cannot afford to raise cattle in this drought. As soon as all the cattle are gone, expect to see food prices (especially meat) sky rocket again…
Anyone who reads this site on a regular basis knows that Michael documents everything he posts. He’s not one to post wild stories that cannot be verified. If he says that he is revealing a small piece of what he was told in order that others may be informed and act accordingly, then I’m all ears. Doesn’t matter to me if the purchase was 5 figures or 7 figures. The point is that we all know that life as we know it cannot continue indefinitely. Something is going to give, and when it does, it could be very unpleasant.
I lived in the southern part of Miami-Dade County in 1992 when Hurricane Andrew blew through and changed our lives forever. I can tell you firsthand what it is like to live for weeks with no electricity, no water, and very little access to food. Not to mention dealing with the destruction of your personal property, the roadblocks and police telling you where you could and could not go. It was rough. It brought out the good in some people and the bad in many others. That experience marked me for a lifetime, as living through the Depression marked my grandparents. I cannot imagine not having extra food, water, supplies and medicine on hand at all times, regardless of political and economic conditions. Your life can change overnight and everyone needs to be prepared to go it alone for awhile, without the comforts of modern life.
Hitler tried to warn every-one. Marybeth – you are a *********************************.
I live in South Florida. I am a veteran. I am well versed in survival tactics and would be willing to help individuals or families prepare for the inevitable chaos that IS coming. Leave contact here.
Wish you lived in New Jersey.
Charles, you are ocean locked in with 8 million lunatics around you (16mil all of florida, 8mil s.fla.) … your best bet is in the swamps of the everglades, but you best know who your friends are.
Charles, I also live in South Florida.
Can you please email me at my website?
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Thanks, i could use some help with preparing.
Hi Charles,
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I am ex AF.
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Obviously Ben Bernanke thinks that spending the taxpayer’s money in this manner will do wonders for the US unemployment situation. Good luck, Ben!
And Ben has a high regard for privacy issues. Every time Ron Paul tries to get some info from the Fed, tears start running down Ben’s beard!
Better get some food for yourself, before it is too late !!!!
Reminds me of the 1950 movie classic “When Worlds Collide”
Google H.A.R.P.
Government weaponry up in Alaska
capable of generating quakes at pinpointed locations
namely New Madrid fault
Wouldn’t put it past them
take a look
It’s fairly common knowledge that many pharmaceutical drugs and drugs used for chemotherapy are in short supply. Hospitals are beginning to run out of these drugs, and some patients have even died as a result.
Why? The common excuse given seems to be “it’s not profitable for pharmaceutical companies to make these drugs any longer”. Hmmm. Corporate profits trumps lives of innocent people.
Is someone “behind the scenes” planning the same thing with our food supply?
That, OR could it be that they are trying to “kill” off granny, because it will cost too much for the government to pay for her health care?
Michael,
First I would like to Thank you for this site. I visit it everyday almost and find it very informative. As for our world I beleive that Our Holy Lord has been telling those of us that will listen to get ready for the last 2years. It is just amazing how many people are not listening. This includes my family. I have done what I can and the rest I will leave up to the Lord to multiply. God Bless all here, Irish
Irish:
Thank you for the kind words. I totally agree with what you are saying. Hopefully this site is helping people to get ready for what is coming.
Michael
Hello Irish…good idea, but not long enough. Not the “last 2 years”…make sure you have seeds, plant a garden every year and save seeds…not hybrids either. Because the time you may have could be upwards of 5 years. If you understand your bible, the Antichrist alone will rule 3.5 years and he is not even in the picture. Many bad times will be occurring even before he arrives on the scene. Collect water….i.e. off roof collection in perhaps a 500 gal or more container, rotating it as you can and know that boiling it and straining it is a must. There is so much to preparation. Hope you are doing it. But water and food are a must! God bless!
Something terrible is already underway on a global scale. We are in the midst of collapse. Did the Romans know they were living in the midst of collapse in the year 400? (Maybe)
Rome was finished in 410 A.D., but they still limped on for a few years after.
I believe this crisis was created by the priesthood of debt-based money (it’s thier M.O.), but can you really blame the bankers & HAARP for Fukishima, the Haiti quake, New Zealands quake, Pakistans quake, Katrina, Irene, terrible U.S. & China droughts? Are the bankers all knowing, all seeing, and able to control the cosmic heavens.
(THE FUCK THEY ARE)
It seems that maybe the ancient Mayan’s really did know something we lost long ago. There’s something going down on a cosmic level. The dark rift alignment? I dont know.
The financial collapse is engineered, but the massive body blows that the earth has been dishing out . . . (also engineered? ? ?) I’m no student of Mayan Prophecy, but they appear to be right about collapse. Colossal global events are happening almost once a week now. Lets hope the Mayans are right about the golden age of enlightenment that follows the destruction of the vile worshipers of material gain.
The eruption of Mt Fuji will indicate that an east/west fault line has fractured, allowing Northern Honshu to slide into a 6500 metre ocean trench. Earthquakes of the past 90 days in the eastern side of Japan has weakened it’s foundation, a porous sub-structure; a land of a volcanic substance. The resulting tsunamis’ will wipe-out millions of humans in the Pacific region as well as severely destabilizing the Earth’s crust, resulting in the dislodging of the Western & Eastern Antarctic ice sheets. This massive loss of weight from the continent of Antarctica will result in an asymmetric rotation of the Earth and so cause the isostasy (Balance of the Earth’s crust.) to become unbalanced. Crust displacement at Magnitude 12+ will then occur until the Earth’s crust reaches equilibrium, while at the same time hundreds of volcanoes will erupt, lands will disappear and have an extreme destabilizing effect on the climate patterns.
Mr. Berbatis,
I have read a few of your articles on the internet. What made you decide to post this information here?
It is probably wise for everyone to be prepared, just in case terrormism on a big scale happens. The government in general, each family, each community. It doesn’t mean they know something in particular that they are hiding, just that it is smart, given the facts of the US being the target of terrorist wannabes. I’d much rather we were all prepared and have nothing happen than the alternative.
In a former life I was a police supervisor at a fairly large agency here in Southern California. Our agency used to promote similar emergency preparedness planning by our agency members, same as that guy from NASA was doing. The idea is that the employees’ families will be safe and cared for so then the employees will be free to do their jobs in assisting the public in the event of a large disaster. Here in Southern California, we usually think of “The BIG One” (earthquake), but folks in other areas of the country are more likely to prepare for a Katrina, paralyzing winter weather, or perhaps another significant terrorist attack. It’s just common sense and good public policy. I don’t see it as being sinister at all.
I hate to inform you that the Government has been stockpiling food for over 50 years as part of the Commodity Credit Corporation. This food is distributed in times of disaster, military, prisons, public schools and as food for overseas, and as Commodity goods that have been distributed for low income & Senior citizens since the 60′s & 70′s. The USDA has thousands of square feet of underground storage facilities in several states and they have been used for decades, I have been in them. Old news with a bad twist on it. You are just trying to scare people. Shame on you, you are trying to create panic, at least the Mormons teach it as a religious dogma. It is just common sense that we should all be prepared for a disaster. The problem is too many expect the government to bale us out when we don’t prepare and you are feeding their distrust.
you must not read his articles much…
“You are just trying to scare people.”
what you meant is hes just trying to prepare people.. silly.
We can trust the Scriptures.
These days were written about thousands of years ago.
Remember what the Messiah said in Luke 24:25 we are fools if we don’t believe all that the prophets have spoken.
There is a place of safty from all that is coming on this evil beastly system it must fall and never rise again.
Here is the place written about in Ps.91 for those with eyes to see.
http://www.yahweh.com
Time is running out.
B.D. 613
5 figures? big deal 99,000 dollars?
While I agree that 99K is a minor sum, what if they make this order on a weekly or daily basis? Perhaps they are making this purchases under the 6 figure amount, so that the “nit pickers” of the budget wont catch on to them. Just playing devil’s advocate.
History repeats itself..who knows..Joseph was given the gift to interpret dreams in order to tell pharoah to store 7 years worth of food for a coming famine.Why worry about things you cannot control,if you believe in God..believe and trust He will provide for you one way or another.Rather than wait or anticipate some horrible disaster…why not turn and pray that it will be averted?Pray is the most powerful weapon in the world..and the least used.
just look at Canary Islands and what is going on there..if that blows, we are in deep trouble. there is a lot of talk and reports coming through. not by the msm though, typical. be prepared for whatever and everything.
5 Figures eh?
I ran a prison for a while with 600 inmates. My yearly budget was 400,000 to feed them. 99K would maybe cover one quarter (90 days).
The best I ever did was 3 meals a day for $1.85 total per person (at todays prices). And I can tell you right now that NOBODY ever beat my costs in that system.
Assuming $2 per person per day, 7 million people would cost 14MM/day or 84MM/week. Keep in mind that assumes no shipping costs….
MRE and disaster rations cost a lot more than that – $5 even in bulk.
Logistics tells the whole story folks; follow the supply chain and the paperwork if you want to know the reality.
Sounds like there not saving for everyone hope your real rich or important if not you better be a survivalist!