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DoD Training Manual: Protests are "Low-Level Terrorism" (Tea Parties? Christian fascists?)
Salon ^ | 6/14/09 | Dennis Loo

Posted on 06/16/2009 9:25:43 PM PDT by Libloather

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To: metmom; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; ...
These are not items from some famously vilified, non-US dictatorial regime. These are items from the good ole USA, land of the free and home of the brave.



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61 posted on 06/17/2009 9:50:37 AM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: Prophet in the wilderness; Libloather; El Gato; Free ThinkerNY
I wonder how many in the military know and think that it's just plain WRONG to harm or kill average American's who are just exercising their US Constitutional rights....?
Just were do the DoD and military loyalties stand ? with the PEOPLE and the US Constitution ? or a dictator ? opps, I mean President ?

Oath Keepers...Guardians of the Republic (video)

D.C., you'll get problems if you get any funny ideas.

62 posted on 06/17/2009 10:02:01 AM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: xzins
Since the purpose of the course is “Force Protection”, then I agree that “protests” are a means of low-level terrorism.

I agree. If we can control protesters at political conventions - and they are kept blocks away - it's the least we can do for the men and women who protect us.

This isn't saying people can't "protest" but they can't "protest" without some restrictions if they're near a DOD facility or American soldiers protecting us. This is starting to come across as OK. What do you think xzines?

63 posted on 06/17/2009 10:14:25 AM PDT by GOPJ (ABC's a dem whore - cheap and easy.)
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To: GOPJ

The US military should not be used in internal to the US operations that are on the civil side.

They are a force that gets projected, therefore, any protests they are a part of are going to be in the nature of civil affairs operations in occupied countries or countries being traversed.

Soldiers overseas should always be wary of the potential for terrorism inherent in large crowds, especially in protests.


64 posted on 06/17/2009 10:27:52 AM PDT by xzins (Chaplain Says: Jesus befriends those who seek His help.)
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To: ex91B10
Google 'Kent State'.

Don't bother. Kent State was Ohio National Guard sent in by the Ohio governor. I was a 19 year-old Marine when that happened and among active duty there was the general feeling that the guard was too ill-trained at that time to be doing riot control. Regular troops at that time would not have fired on that crowd under those conditions nor would their officers have given any orders to that effect. The guard of that day was far different from the force-integrated guard of today.

65 posted on 06/17/2009 10:28:01 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: Libloather; All

I wonder if anybody here read the actual pdf?


66 posted on 06/17/2009 10:28:24 AM PDT by TomServo
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Hence the importance (to them) of linking the “terrorist watch list”, aka “no-fly list”, to NICS rejections. Call a standard political protest “low level terrorism”, drop the irrelevant “low level” modifier, put the participants on a terrorist watch list, add that to the no-fly list, and every “tea party” participant automatically loses their RKBA.


67 posted on 06/17/2009 10:32:30 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (John Galt was exiled.)
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To: xzins
The US military should not be used in internal to the US operations that are on the civil side.

Even ABC News probably still agrees with this... ( and I do too!) Thanks for the claifications, xzins.

68 posted on 06/17/2009 10:34:32 AM PDT by GOPJ (ABC's a dem whore - cheap and easy.)
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To: Libloather

Remember, Obama also probably sees the military as a potential threat to his power.


69 posted on 06/17/2009 2:28:14 PM PDT by Thunder90
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To: xzins

Thanks for the research into the document and help in clarifying the purpose. It is unconstitutional for Obama to try and use the military inside the United States for ‘protests’ but it makes perfect sense for operations in ME countries that our troops are stationed in. You just never know with the Obama crowd though and we are right to question how they intend to use this ‘training’. After all..they are marxist fascists.


70 posted on 06/17/2009 3:12:12 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: Thunder90

Because Obama KNOWS the military are for the most part CONSERVATIVE.


71 posted on 06/17/2009 3:38:26 PM PDT by Biggirl ("Live Long And Prosper!"-Mr. Spock:)=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~

I guess that means you’ll get an all-expense-paid trip to Bermuda... complete with mansion to live in!

:-P


72 posted on 06/17/2009 4:20:38 PM PDT by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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To: gogogodzilla

We could make it freeper headquarters!!!! :-D


73 posted on 06/17/2009 6:28:11 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: MrB

It’s the citizens against the gov.

Been that way since time began.

The Iranian protests are romper room compared to what I think is coming to the USA.


74 posted on 06/18/2009 9:06:46 AM PDT by devistate one four (Back by popular demand: America love or leave it (GTFOOMC) TET68)
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To: ex91B10

I was discharged fromn the Marines a month b4 Kent state.
The last days of my inlistment were spent on riot control,going thru tear gas once a week, and quick response deployments.
We were all Viet Nam vets and were trianing for the poor peoples march in Washington DC.
I’m glad we were never called because there would have been blood in the streets.

Kent state was terrible but would have been dwarfed by our actions. just sayin’.
Semper Fi


75 posted on 06/18/2009 9:12:56 AM PDT by devistate one four (Back by popular demand: America love or leave it (GTFOOMC) TET68)
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To: Clintonfatigued; Libloather

Just imagine the outcry if this headline has appeared: “Rumsfeld: Peace Protesters=Terrorists.” We’d never have heard the end of it.


76 posted on 06/18/2009 2:53:23 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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