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Civil unrest and martial law in the US
blog.beliefnet.com ^ | October 4, 2008 | Rod Dreher

Posted on 10/05/2008 7:04:29 PM PDT by Publius804

Civil unrest and martial law in the US

Several of you have privately pointed me to this story from last week in Army Times, which reports on the new, permanent mission of the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat team. It's not Iraq; it's within the United States. Excerpts:

Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.

It is not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help at home. In August 2005, for example, when Hurricane Katrina unleashed hell in Mississippi and Louisiana, several active-duty units were pulled from various posts and mobilized to those areas.

But this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.beliefnet.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: marshalllaw; usmilitary
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1 posted on 10/05/2008 7:04:30 PM PDT by Publius804
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To: Publius804

Something wicked this way comes.............


2 posted on 10/05/2008 7:06:45 PM PDT by redstateconfidential ("Go to the mattresses")
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To: Publius804

They might be expecting an attack in the USA by the mutts.

1993->2001->......2009?


3 posted on 10/05/2008 7:08:03 PM PDT by Finalapproach29er (Democrats still want to get Pres. Bush and/or VP Cheney; there might be show trials in Feb09)
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To: Publius804
Civil unrest and martial law in the US I just awoke from a nap and when I saw this headline I thought for a moment I had way overslept and Obama was already elected.
4 posted on 10/05/2008 7:08:22 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (No longer holding my nose to vote - McCain/Palin 2008!)
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To: Publius804

I see serious problems with the idea of thinking that American soldiers would have much will or success imposing Large scale martial law on American citizens. I would be far more concerned about mexican military since we seem to be becoming desensitized to them crossing the border.

It is interesting considering that at least one congressman claimed on the house floor that he was told that there would be martial law if the bailout failed.


5 posted on 10/05/2008 7:10:33 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Paying taxes for bank bailouts is apparently the patriotic thing to do. [/sarc])
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To: Publius804

I’ve seen references to ‘marshall law’ more than once in the last few days and I find the trend disturbing:

marshall law?? ...as reported by one of our Congressmen a few days ago:

http://www.vloggingtheapocalypse.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=772&title=REP__THREATENED___MARTIAL_LAW_US_IF_BAILOUT__FAILS


6 posted on 10/05/2008 7:11:21 PM PDT by AprilfromTexas
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To: Finalapproach29er

Or an Obama loss ?


7 posted on 10/05/2008 7:11:32 PM PDT by sushiman
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When Obama is defeated in November. This country will see riots that will make Rodney kings look like a party. Cause word on the street its a commin. NO OBAMA NO PEACE


8 posted on 10/05/2008 7:12:10 PM PDT by al baby (Hi mom I know McCain couldnÂ’t answer her in a flippant way, but IF HE COULD it would have nice to)
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To: Publius804

Back during the black helicopter Clinton days, people here were in a tizzy everytime news went out that US military units were conducting crowd control training or house clearing training.


9 posted on 10/05/2008 7:12:22 PM PDT by fso301
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To: AprilfromTexas

It is not a bailout...we have only borrowed more and extended our risk. Therefore...eom.


10 posted on 10/05/2008 7:13:21 PM PDT by givemELL
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To: Publius804

Glenn Beck was mentioning this last week.


11 posted on 10/05/2008 7:14:34 PM PDT by Dawn531
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To: fso301

Remember the UN vehicles on rail cars in the US


12 posted on 10/05/2008 7:14:52 PM PDT by al baby (Hi mom I know McCain couldnÂ’t answer her in a flippant way, but IF HE COULD it would have nice to)
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To: al baby

Yes, the Canadian vehicles being shipped out through a U.S. port.


13 posted on 10/05/2008 7:17:10 PM PDT by GAB-1955 (Kicking and Screaming into the Kingdom of Heaven!)
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To: cripplecreek
"It is interesting considering that at least one congressman claimed on the house floor that he was told that there would be martial law if the bailout failed."

So far, it appears Wall Street is bailing out of the bail out.

sw

14 posted on 10/05/2008 7:17:16 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: Inyo-Mono

No...if martial law is declared in the US, FR will be one of the FIRST sites they take down...we conservastives can’t have a rally point to co-ordinate resistance, now...can we?

Betcha DU, Kos, & HuffPo stay up.

Which begs the question: If TSHTF, what do we as FR members do? Bug out? Stand & fight?


15 posted on 10/05/2008 7:17:39 PM PDT by hoagy62 (Do you know the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.-Sarah Palin)
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To: al baby

Did I miss something? What UN vehicles on rail cars???


16 posted on 10/05/2008 7:17:41 PM PDT by berdie
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To: Publius804
That would explain all the "remodeling" work taking place at my local Walmart store....

I need to stay in good graces with management so I can get me a cushy guard job, with snappy uniform and a firearm....

17 posted on 10/05/2008 7:18:05 PM PDT by dirtbiker (My Walmart still has 7 copies of "An Inconvenient Truth" on the shelf)
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To: al baby

“When Obama is defeated in November. This country will see riots that will make Rodney kings look like a party. Cause word on the street its a commin. NO OBAMA NO PEACE”

You are indeed correct. I expect widespread violence.


18 posted on 10/05/2008 7:18:20 PM PDT by ForbesFan
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To: GAB-1955

They sure had the conspiracy Art Bell listeners on edge


19 posted on 10/05/2008 7:18:40 PM PDT by al baby (Hi mom I know McCain couldnÂ’t answer her in a flippant way, but IF HE COULD it would have nice to)
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To: Publius804
A brigade could not even control a large town let alone the country. It took 130,000 US military troops to calm Iraq down; 30% of the population of Kalifornia and less land mass then Texas. IF W was planning something ALL the troops would be home from Iraq and many other parts of the world. BTW he is now only one executive order away from being able to enact it.
20 posted on 10/05/2008 7:20:20 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit)
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