Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"

[lame54]

http://www.alternet.org/rights/101958/?page=entire

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Scary stuff..especially their use is up to the "discretion" of prez shit-for-brains.

:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:

[lame54]

2. The big question is - Will there be an election?

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Or after the election..will there be an inauguration??

[sarcasmo]

11. I do believe this is the scene that will bear fruit. The report from Homeland Security toady about

New Anthrax alert, I could see Obama wins and Anthrax released in a major city, and poof no inauguration. Tin foil me all you want, but until 43 is out of office, I will not be happy. The Decider, remember that saying folks.

[notadmblnd]

3. I haven't seen any yet.

[lame54]

4. A man who shops at my wife's work said that his son came home from Iraq...

to start training for domestic crowd control and emergency services

[notadmblnd]

9. so they're not actually on the streets yet? Because I was wondering where they've been dispatched.

[bain_sidhe]

5. An interesting consideration

in the light of Palin's near-incitement to riot in her recent speeches.

From the article:

Background: the First Brigade of the Third Infantry Division, three to four thousand soldiers, has been deployed in the United States as of October 1. Their stated mission is the form of crowd control they practiced in Iraq, subduing "unruly individuals," and the management of a national emergency. I am in Seattle and heard from the brother of one of the soldiers that they are engaged in exercises now. Amy Goodman reported that an Army spokesperson confirmed that they will have access to lethal and non lethal crowd control technologies and tanks.

<...>

I interviewed Vietnam veteran, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and patriot David Antoon for clarification:

"If the President directed the First Brigade to arrest Congress, what could stop him?"

"Nothing. Their only recourse is to cut off funding. The Congress would be at the mercy of military leaders to go to them and ask them not to obey illegal orders."

"But these orders are now legal?'"

"Correct."

"If the President directs the First Brigade to arrest a bunch of voters, what would stop him?"

"Nothing. It would end up in courts but the action would have been taken."

[global1]

7. Is McCain's Slip Up - Saying "My Fellow Prisoners" Foreshadowing Of .......

some near future event?

[ColbertWatcher]

8. Does anyone know if they're going to use those "sonic weapons"??? n/t

[Fire1]

10. They can't get 'um all!

[4 t 4]

13. Were These TROOPS ( which was * way of desensitizing us)

these SOLDIERS deployed this month? NEVER MIND # 5 ANSWERED MY QUESTION. This should be all over the news.

[TexasObserver]

12. I think this is about the election.

The Bushies are anticipating that whatever the result on November 4th, there will be trouble in one or more American cities. They figure whether Obama wins or loses, there will be outbreaks of rioting by blacks. They are not saying that, but that's what is driving them. They don't think Obama can win without rioting by blacks in America in major cities.

And the Bushies want to be ready to use excessive force if they have any reason to do so.

[4 t 4]

15. I just sent an email to Pam Zeckman

she's an investigative reporter for Channel 2 news Chicago and she is rather controversial she does tend to uncover bullshit. I emailed her about that 90 year old woman. I have no idea if she had anything to do with the outcome ( woman forgiven of all debits) but I just wish and hope she did. Anyway this should be all over the news without predigests just all over the news. Do you agree ?

[anigbrowl]

14. Article doesn't give any information about them being deployed on streets though

I've lived in and visited countries where the army does actually walk around on the streets with submachine guns, so when I hear 'on the streets' I think there should be some actual examples. Saying that a friend of a friend is taking part in exercises and reprinting an individual soldier's opinion makes for interesting reading, but isn't documentation of anything.

I think this is hyped to hell.