The Pentagon plans to station 20,000 troops in the US, as part of planning for their future "failure" to prevent nuclear, biological or chemical attacks on US cities. The mission of the allegedly still state-controlled National Guard is to defend the US from internal strife;...
opinion by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 411 views | 4 recommendations | 7 comments
The ACLU is demanding info on the deployment of US troops on US soil, in violation of Posse Comitatus. If you missed the news, see Glenn Greenwald's commentary: Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the "Homeland"?"Following reports that US troops will be permanently...
opinion by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 156 views | 37 recommendations | 8 comments
Recently, the Army Times announced a combat brigade is being given a permanent dedicated assignment inside the United States. This would seem to be a violation of Posse Comitatus."Several bloggers today have pointed to this obviously disturbing article from Army Times, which...
opinion by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 116 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Senator John McCain has suggested adopting tactics used in Iraq to combat urban crime here at home. McCain made the comment while he spoke before the National Urban League. Sen. John McCain: “And some of those tactics, very frankly—you mention the war...
created by DCR | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 70 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment