[Sherman Logan]

Kristallnacht

Doubt it. Kristallnacht only took place because control of the the German police had always been tightly centralized. So when the Nazis grabbed the central power, they had control of all the cops. They had also been in complete control for five years.

America doesn't (yet) work that way. The President does not the power to issue an order and have all the local cops stand down.

Also the fairly obvious fact that the Jews weren't armed.

[bt_dooftlook]

Sorry, it is later than you think. Local police were ordered by DHS not to arrest OWS criminals who were clearly breaking the law:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2916138/posts

[PowderMonkey]

"The President does not the power to issue an order and have all the local cops stand down."

You make the mistake of assuminng he understands, knows, or cares about that.

[MGNS]

It is later than you think. Agencies that have no business arming themselves are doing so. And that health-care bill that no one read before it passed, provides for a national police force that does what the military is prohibited from doing according to Posse Comotades. Candidate Obama called for a national police force equal to the capabilities of our military (that is a page out of the Communist playbook), you can find video of that one on youtube. The way it is written in the health-care law this force is totally under the purview of the President of the United States. BUT, don't take my word for it, IT'S IN THERE, I HAVE READ IT. There is also a longstanding, little-known idea that was actually in play during WWII; Martial Law is easier to invoke in our society than you would think even under current law.

I am a Former Intel Analyst who has reason to track what goes on in the region. And I also track all things political nationally and internationally. While I agree that we need to acknowledge our involvement, your take is a little simplistic.

Oh, and the guy talking to Beck, General Boykin, was Commander, Delta Force, and Commander, USSOCOM, and he spent time as Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. If means anything, he spent 2 years of his life being investigated for a myriad of things stemming from false accusations (levied because he made the statement quoted to a Somali Warlord) and he was exonerated on ALL charges. I have not only met him, but I have worked with people who know and have worked closely with him both as a military professional and as a civilian operator.