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The Pentagon Wants Authority to Post Almost 400,000 Military Personnel in U.S.The Pentagon has approached Congress to grant the Secretary of Defense the authority to post almost 400,000 military personnel throughout the United States in times of emergency or a major disaster.
Georgia Congressman Broun: Obama Could Use Pandemic To Declare Martial Law Georgia Congressman Paul Broun warned attendees of a town hall event Tuesday that the Obama administration was planning to use a pandemic or a natural disaster to implement martial law in the United States.
Army Investigating How and Why Troops Were Sent Into Alabama Town After Murder SpreeThe U.S. Army has launched an inquiry into how and why active duty troops from Fort Rucker, Ala., came to be placed on the streets of Samson, Ala., during last week's murder spree in that tiny South Alabama community.
Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"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.
"Use of the Armed Forces in Major Public Emergencies" weakens Insurrection ActOn Oct. 17, the John W. Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2006 was signed into law by President Bush. Hardly noticed by anyone was that it contained a provision titled "Use of the Armed Forces in Major Public Emergencies" which modified the 1807 Insurrection Act.
Bush Moves Toward Martial LawIn a stealth maneuver, President Bush has signed into law a provision which, according to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), will actually encourage the President to declare federal martial law (1).
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