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Disquieting Events
The below is posted for FYI purposes. Best course of action is to contact your Congressmen if you disagree with what is happening.
In the last few weeks there have been disturbing reports about military units being trained to operate on U.S. Soil take a look at this http://www.carrollspaper.com/main.as...SectionID=&S=1 and this http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/0...eland_090708w/ The above, of course, is in addition to the Attorney General’s statement last week that he has plans to renew the AWB (with additional restrictions). In past years some people have been concerned about the militarization of our police, but that is nothing compared to using the military, (especially a combat not MP) brigade as the police. Under the Posse Comitatus Act they’re not supposed to be able to. Unfortunately there has been some precedent: Folks cheered when Bush I sent the military into LA for the riots, because they were not rioters. No one questioned the use of military on U.S. soil for drug interdiction because they were not drug runners. Not many balked at using military equipment at Waco because they were not Branch Davidians. For gunowers, and all free Americans, the possible parallels here to the words of Martin Niemöller are frightening. Add to this Obama's stated intent to organize a federal law enforcement agency that is as large and well-equipped as the military. What concerns me the most about all this is: What is the Obama Regime planning that we don’t know about, and why do they think they will need the military/a large federal police force for to quell “civil disorder?” Denny
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Denny I too share a very wary but watchful stance. Your posting brings a new meaning to something that was posted earlier in a different thread.
Follow this link: http://www.ignatius-piazza-front-sig...ot-or-traitor/ It is a person who claims to be a former member of the military, and he makes some very strong claims and statements, but after reading your materials I believe that it certainly gives one reason for pause, and a good look around.
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I can't read the articles.
One had a "page not found" error, and the other linked to the ArmyTimes website, but the article was not there. |
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raimius, links fixed.
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Some disturbing statements that bear scrutiny: (From the Army Times article)
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Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C. § 1385)
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LA riots in 1992: military intervention was under the terms of the Insurrection Act of 1807 (10 USC § 331, 10 USC § 332, 10 USC § 333, and 10 USC § 334). Drug interdiction: various authority granted to the Secretary of Defense (32 USC 112). Military equipment: can be provided to assist law enforcement (10 USC 371-382). Last edited by gc70; March 5, 2009 at 01:01 AM. |
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The quote in the Army Times about the non-lethal weaponry was taken out of context. A correction at the bottom of the article reads,
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That article when coupled with Dennys first link to the MOUT training in Arcadia, Iowa, may seem to be something other than it is, but only at first glance. Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) has been in the planning stages from the mid to late 1990's. Among the first MOUT training facilities (not at the time called this), were those built at places like Camp LeJeune, NC back during the Vietnam war. This in response to the Tet Offensive of 1968, and was a mock-up of Hue city. They were used to regain the house-to-house fighting skills used during WWII and subsequently lost. In 2002, under a directive that stemmed, in part, from the PATRIOT Act, but mostly from actions in Croatia, several urban mock-ups facilities were established as training centers to further the MOUT objectives. Starting in 2004, several US cities were contacted and with their approval, were used in live action exercises. This has been an ongoing live training exercise since then. For those of us that have had sons and daughters, wives and husbands, etc., in the military since the mid 90's to the mid 00's, this is no surprise or secret. Perhaps the general public is surprised, but again, it has been no secret. For those that paid attention, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security has always had, as part of its operational creation and goal; the setting, training and staging of regional US Troops to respond to terrorism. The abysmal Federal response, during and after hurricane Katrina, have only heightened the need to have a fast mobile response, to augment and help local authorities in time of extreme crisis. Can the current speculation of mission creep, occur? Absolutely. Will it occur? Always a possibility. If not watched, definitely. Am I truly worried about this? Not as worried as I am over the proposed (during the election campaign) increase in Federal Law Enforcement (increased by 20K to 30K). |
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