Louisiana sheriff trains volunteers for 'Project Exodus' to combat terrorism

I don't know about you, but back when I was a plugged-in, frothing at the mouth neocon, I often thought that, if I were a deranged Muslim jihadist, the first place I would target would be...northwest Louisiana.

USA Today -

A Louisiana sheriff has begun training 200 local volunteers in basic hand-to-hand combat techniques as part of Project Exodus aimed at protecting the northwestern corner of the state from the danger of terrorists, the Shreveport Times reports.
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Doyle Dempsey, chief deputy for support services, says in the training video that if the project is successful "we will be ahead of the curve when it comes to fighting Islamic extremists."

The volunteers will be equipped with shotguns, riot shields and batons, the newspaper says. A .50-caliber machine gun will be mounted on what the sheriff's office calls "the war wagon."

Five of the 200 volunteers are black, the Times says. Women will be used only in a "support role," Deen says, indicating non-combat activity.

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