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Pentagon Planning To Deploy 20,000 US Troops Domestically For Security Purposes
Say Anything — I have a big, big problem with this: The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials. The long-planned shift in the Defense Department’s role in homeland security was recently backed with funding and troop commitments after years of prodding by Congress and outside experts, defense analysts said. I’m assuming that the ...

Welcome to the Police State: 20,000 uniformed troops inside U.S. by 2011
Jihad Watch — It's for our own good And it will be an Orwellian Police State, too: Thoughtcrime is already subject to ostracism and vilification, and what with the UN ready to codify it, and Obama signaling that he wants to increase the importance and influence of the UN, how long will it stay out of the U.S.? And why is this necessary? Primarily "to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack." Of course, to call the Muslim community in America to account and compel it to stop ...

HOMELAND SECURITY: “The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United Sta…
Instapundit — ... HOMELAND SECURITY: “The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials. . . . There are critics of the change, in the military and among civil liberties groups and libertarians who express concern that the new homeland emphasis threatens to strain the military and possibly undermine the Posse Comitatus Act, a 130-year-old federal law restricting the military’s role in domestic law ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... with everything, and there's no discussion and there are not dissenting views. So I'm going to be welcoming a vigorous debate inside the White House. But I understand, I will be setting policy as president. I will be responsible for the vision that this team carries out, and I expect them to implement that vision, once decisions are made. So as Harry Truman said, the buck will stop with me." +++++++ Team Obama is the epitome of GROUPTHINK or is it NEWSPEAK? Pentagon to detail plan to bolster security The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: rudy_giuliani Paul_Singer) Pentagon to detail plan to bolster security The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear ...