{"id":1977,"date":"2010-08-03T14:56:41","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T19:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2024-09-12T08:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T12:18:40","slug":"new-us-government-motto-controlling-us-to-secure-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/03\/new-us-government-motto-controlling-us-to-secure-us\/","title":{"rendered":"New U.S. Government Motto: Controlling Us to Secure Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If you don&#8217;t have control of the population, you can&#8217;t secure the population<\/strong>,&#8221; according to Brig. Gen. 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