Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"

AlterNet by Naomi Wolf | Oct. 9, 2008 (News Report)

Background: the First Brigade of the Third Infantry Division, three to four thousand soldiers, has been deployed in the United States as of October 1. Their stated mission is the form of crowd control they practiced in Iraq, subduing "unruly individuals," and the management of a national emergency. I am in Seattle and heard from the brother of one of the soldiers that they are engaged in exercises now. Amy Goodman reported that an Army spokesperson ... Full Story »

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 by Paul Keene - Oct. 9, 2008

I had heard that the brigade had been stationed in the states but did notunderstand why, considering the need for troops in Afganistan. Miss Wolf managed to link it together quite nicely. I would have preferred more input from other officers and additional confirmation of the threats that Congress recieved. However, I like the way the author layed it out interms that will be easy to grasp by any reasonably inteligent person.

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