Military reviews placing special ops on U.S. soil

[babylonsister]

http://www.examiner.com/a-790871~Military_reviews_placing_special_ops_on_U_S__soil.html

Military reviews placing special ops on U.S. soil

by Rowan Scarborough, The Examiner


WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The U.S. military command in charge of protecting the homeland asked the Pentagon earlier this year for a contingent of special operations officers to help with domestic anti-terrorism missions.

Military sources told The Examiner that U.S. Northern Command, established at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado in 2002, requested its own special operations command similar to ones assigned to overseas war-fighting commands, such as U.S. Central Command.

A spokeswoman for NorthCom this week issued a statement to The Examiner saying, "This capability resides in every other geographical combatant command and would allow the commander of U.S. Northern Command to deploy these unique capabilities for homeland defense and civil support operations."

The request was approved six months ago by the then-commander of NorthCom, Adm. Timothy Keating, who has since moved to U.S. Pacific Command.

But now, the new NorthCom commander, Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, is reviewing Keating's decision.

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[Lars39]

1. I just froze reading that subject line.

:(

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. Don't sweat it. We've been so psy-oped, that just being oped sounds

refreshing.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Now they can do Kent State *right*! Evil bastards.

[bananas]

3. "The request was approved six months ago"

and nobody even knew about it.

[monktonman]

4. Are they gonna go after the crazy New Hampshire tax dodgers

The ones that are hold up in their compound
claiming that they dont have to pay taxes.

Oh wait.....they're probably republics.
Nevermind

[Nikki Stone1]

5. No. They'll go after environmentalists and peace activists

"Domestic Terrorists" according to the Homeland Security Act

[monktonman]

8. exactly

dont forget election fraud protestors

[Nikki Stone1]

9. Ok, is it facism yet?

Really.

[Jim Warren]

6. Another phrase that jumps out

civil support operations for special ops?

The lefties think they'll be singled out and the righties think they'll be the target and then the rules get changed and the suck up begins.

[Marrah_G]

10. Ummm US military cannot police on US soil, only the national guard.

Did that change at some point?

[babylonsister]

11. I guess it all depends on who's making, or changing, the rules. But

you're right; I seem to recall that little rule.

[Jim Warren]

13. Posse Comitatus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

[H2O Man]

15. Posse Comitatus Act (1878)

It "forbade the president from sending federal troops against citizens unless either he or the congress explicitly and publicly ordered the forces sent." (Unquiet Grave: The FBI and the Struggle for the Soul of Indian Country; Steve Hendricks;Thunder's Mouth Press; 2006; pages 130-131)

Recently there have been some discussions on DU regarding if examining "Indian history" was of real value in today's society. It is worth noting that during the Nixon years, when AIM was occupying the hamlet of Wounded Knee, the US military (under Al Haig) participated in operations that were not explicitly or publicly ordered by either the president or congress. This fact was at first denied by the federal government in US v Banks and Means, though it was later admitted.

[monktonman]

12. Dick Cheney is not part of the executive

When did THAT change
You cant trust these guys at all.
They're making their own rules now.

[spanone]

14. Blackwater......don't forget these folks....