Army Unit to Deploy in October for Domestic Operations

Democracy Now ^ | 9/23/08 | Democracy Now

[Havok]

Army Unit to Deploy in October for Domestic Operations

Beginning in October, the Army plans to station an active unit inside the United States for the first time to serve as an on-call federal response in times of emergency. The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent thirty-five of the last sixty months in Iraq, but now the unit is training for domestic operations. The unit will soon be under the day-to-day control of US Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command. The Army Times reports this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to Northern Command. The paper says the Army unit may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control. The soldiers are learning to use so-called nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals and crowds.

[Havok]

This is not good. Here comes the Greater Depression. Stock up on your supplies ASAP.

[FES0844]

Getting ready for the election?

[hsalaw]

Posse comitatus. Or is this because of the expected riots when the Obambi loses in a landslide?

[mlocher]

This is not good. Here comes the Greater Depression. Stock up on your supplies ASAP

I think this is in fear of an election result that certain segments of society cannot deal with.

Of course, I question the authenticity of this. Is this really going to happen, or is it more reporting to make America seem racist?

[Havok]

I think this is more because the US economy is about to take a big dump and we are all going to be covered in it.
Bread lines, no jobs, riots, people killing each other for anything....

[papertyger]

WTF?

[lmc12]

Democracy Now is to the left of the Communist Party. Take with shovelfuls of Sodium Chloride.

[SwankyC]

Army plans to station an active unit inside the United States for the first time

I dont even know what the hell this means. You mean to tell me there are no "active units" stationed in the US. what are the entire armed forces called that aren't deployed overseas?

[Havok]

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

[section9]

Uh, would you consider the source: Democracy Now? If we have a Brigade Combat Team being resourced to Northern Command it's because there is the expectation of an Al Qaeda operation. Best, Chris

[section9]

Uh, would you consider the source: Democracy Now? If we have a Brigade Combat Team being resourced to Northern Command it's because there is the expectation of an Al Qaeda operation. Best, Chris

[fso301]

bump

[Havok]

I posted the link to the actual story.
but I will post it again.
Its from the Army Times.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/

[papertyger]

I do not see this story on the linked page.

[Kenton]

I think I’d need to hear this from a more reputable source than those neo-commies at DN.

[EEDUDE]

“You mean to tell me there are no “active units” stationed in the US. what are the entire armed forces called that aren’t deployed overseas? “

Read the article again. Slowly.

[section9]

Three nights ago there were arrests by the FBI in Western Broward County.

A non-descript but reasonably wealthy family was picked up who were engaged in money laundering for a noted Middle Eastern terrorist organization.

The Brigade Combat Team is being kept home for good reasons, most of which have nothing to do with bread riots.

Best,

Chris

[American_Centurion]

Don’t let the Infantry fool you folks, 3ID is an Heavy Armored Division.

In case you didn’t know.

[papertyger]

real source is The Army Times...to which I REALLY say WTF?

Looks like these sons-of-bitches are getting ready to tatter my Constitution so the markets can operate status quo until the last possible second!

[Daus]

The brigade will not change its name, but the force will be known for the next year as a CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force, or CCMRF (pronounced “sea-smurf”).

Worst name ever....