How will they cope with that ?

begins!

Just how much civil unrest are they expecting, and are they about to do something that will cause it?

Well, not all, but most of the people that I know have wondered how soon it will be before they try initiate Martial Law. You know the US citizens aren't to be trusted anymore, its only suppose to be our country, with our government and our army, yet we don't have any control over it.

Sounds like its almost time to go into hiding

anon and black helicopter for the obvious reasons

*WARNING: Resistance is essential for the future and the "freedom' of the people*

"testing a new modular package of nonlethal capabilities"

Roll on one week, 1000 dead....

Nope that one didn't work. NEXT!

Maybe Bush and Co are a bit more paranoid that first imagined. Meybe they have finally realized that the current economic environment mixed in with some bad weather, could lead to some serious civil issues.

Would not disbeleive that they have pushed through secretly a bill that will allow the Army to be used against the public.

I mean it was Bush that stated he is forever thinking of better ways to harm Americans.

This administration has done more in full violation of the constitution and the rights of the american citizens than all the past ones put together. Now if someone would just whisk away bush and cheney to a nice trial at the hague we could all live in peace.

All pretense at democracy has finally been dropped.

The Constitution has already had 8 Amendments nullified with the Military Commissions Act of 2006

Posse Comitatus was the final barrier to despotism and that has now been removed.

7 Years in Afghan and 5 in IraQ were simply preparation for a final deployment at home.

Google "Crossing the Rubicon" to see what happens when the Military polices its citizens.

Any one with dollars should think about dumping them. Now.

I thought the US had it already on board aircraft full of previously benign passengers enraged at airport security.

...I'd bet a dollar that this deployment will be directly in relation to the "emergency/attack/disaster/economic kablooie" that is scheduled to occur around the end of the year, due to the political crapout that Bushy Boy wants to implement so he can stay in power longer.

I couldn't find a Demon Bush icon...

I can imagine they'll be needed if, for example, it is found necessary to cancel the November election for some reason.

But how typical that I'd hear it first from a British source.

Bush has already claimed the authorisation to institute marshal law, in one of the Extralegal "signing statements" he was so fond of.

http://www.inteldaily.com/?c=117&a=1431

if anyone saw the coverage of the republican national convention, and the emergence of police brutality insurance as a concept. you'll understand what they're trying to do.

There was speculation that the Bushista Regime would attmpt to create a gulf of tonkin incident with iran, and force a new conflict in order to ensure Mccain's election. They may not be able to do that anymore, but the passage of the 700 Billion giveaway to wallstreet could cause a lot of ugly tension to emerge, and they will need some way to kill all the angry poor people.

... how it's going to end.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff have announced that for $5 you can get into their Preakness Stakes pool.....

did el reg just balls up an email link?

You know I suppose I should be outraged and all that, but in truth all I could do when I read this story was chuckle to myself. For the simple reason that this move doesn't at all surprise me and I'll be willing to bet money right now that what ever "tests" they conduct will be so "successful" that this will become the standard.

So grab your US Govt. issued pillows and prepare to bite 'em America cus It's "BOHICA" (Bend Over Here It Comes Again) time folks, get ready for it.

Icon choice is obvious as were riding the razors edge right now that may end in more lawlessness than anyone expects.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned that this might be necessary to stop people from voting in certain "elite" neighborhoods. (To my countrymen back in the UK, "elite" is the new euphemism for "black and upwardly mobile, because you can't get much lower than the poor sods have been pushed already", and is used by most republicans instead of saying "uppity".)

... we just 'get ready'.

Harry Potter, looking nervous, rapidly pulls out his wand but the evil Lord Georgymort is quicker shouting the forbidden curse " Posse Comitatus" and in a flash of green sparks American Democracy disappears! The world is doomed. Can the courageous Harry potter once more save the muggles from evil? Watch this spot.... but don't hold your breath.

Adolf Busch!

Posted as AC cuz I work for a local gummint.

Once people realise that the neo-con fear-mongering war machine is just a big lie of 'mass deception' they would just say "yeah, right, ooh frighten me more".

The problem for Americans is that their press media is completely controlled by the Rothschild -> Reuters -> Associated Press chain and so they have virtually no chance of discovering many true facts if they turn on the news on TV or read their own newspapers.

Start your research using the link below:

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

Then lookup Bush, skull and bones, Illuminati etc and you will start to understand things a little better. Profiteering from wars, and controlling the money supplies. Now that's power!

To these people, GOD stands for Gold, Oil and Drugs.

I suggest to watch this too:

EMPIRE OF THE CITY - Ring of Power

The city of London, Vatican city + Washington DC are 3 independant states within states wich composes the empire of the city. The first is financial control, the the second is religious control and third is military control. Together they make the very unholy trinity.

Many people realize that this mystifying situation, in which an alleged democratic and self-governing nation is actually controlled against the will of the people. Once identified, there appears to be a clear indication that there exists a very powerful and occult organization which plans and directs world affairs.

If you've ever wondered why we can find a guy in a hole in the middle of the dessert but we can't arrest drug lords who earn billions of dollars annually or why the national debt annually gets larger despite the economy doubling or tripling in size, the answer lies here.

Run Time: 5 hrs

Deactivated, IE sent home to go back to 1 weekend a month, 2 weeks a year. Lots of those troops are well beyond their committed date.

Common people, 3 months left, We can hold it together. (Denial as an American works best at this point)

The full article mentions the fort in the US state of Georgia, which is just north of Florida:

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/

And the Posse Comitatus Act has been pushed back for a number of years, not just by the current Bush:

http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/cc/baker1.html

And here's what homeland security thinks about this:

http://www.homelandsecurity.org/journal/articles/Trebilcock.htm

Humm only 28 comments on this story. Did the troops already get to the 'Merican's that might have read and or commented??

Hmmmm...

Considering that there was an NBC Emergency Response Unit in the US Marine Corps in 1996 that had basically the same task, you gents need to start taking your meds or stop smoking so much pot(shit makes you paranoid).

Regarding the use of the National Guard abroad. That has a well-defined precedent, Oklahoma Nat'l Guard troops were among the first American troops to see a concentration camp in Germany. Also a note from the Nat'l Guard web site: "The National Guard may be called into federal service in response to a call by the President or Congress. When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the President serves as Commander-in-Chief."

Given that the Army was able to be used against the people up to and including the American Civil War, it is perfectly Constitutional to do so. However, when Posse Comitatus was passed in 1878 it made it illegal (questionably so) but not unConstitutional. Posse Comitatus was really a ploy to buy off the Southern States anyway...

Also, Posse Comitatus was circumvented by the Insurrection Act. (Please reference 1992 LA riots) The AG may request the use of troops in case of the local Law Enforcement agency not being prepared for a particular sort of attack (i.e. NBC)

All this does is set aside a group that will probably hold a secondary mission goal of being prepared to fulfill this role. This could also be called preparedness training and logistical staging.

Please study history and law before commenting.

Thanks.

Financial catastrophe + closed banks + another American-Coup style election = Enraged Populous. Ergo, preventative urban warfare!

While I don't pander to fear, I am stocking up on food these days.

theories abound, only one making money this year will be Michael Moore!

Efros