National Guard & NORTHCOM taking center stage in protest suppression at G20

[annm4peace]

http://twincities.indymedia.org/2009/sep/september-rnc-verdicts-community-service-fine-vets-peace-forrey-gets-120-days (scroll down to the middle)

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National Guard & NORTHCOM taking center stage in protest suppression at G20 next week: One lesser-known dimension of the 2008 Republican National Convention is the extensive involvement of Pentagon security bureaucracies in the suppression of dissent -- violating the Posse Comitatus Act and setting the precedent for expanded domestic militarization. With the collapse of local governments' budgets brought about by widespread financial industry fraud, Pennsylvania police departments have refused to cough up many police officers for security. Instead, around 2,000 National Guard troops are expected to fill the gap. The new U.S. Northern Command, or NORTHCOM, is attempting to expand its 'homeland defense' role into the fully militarized suppression of political dissent and protest in our country -- including by providing law enforcement with access to classified networks (SIPRNET), with the support of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), via the new Police Intelligence Operations (PIO) and Information Operations (IO) doctrines.

After the coverup of RNC military activity via the Heffelfinger/Luger Report, NORTHCOM and the Pennsylvania National Guard can be expected to continue to shred the U.S. Constitution on the streets of Pittsburgh next week. Twin Cities Indymedia is developing information on the use of PSYOPS and other military intelligence and military police techniques exposed during the RNC and other situations such as the Tacoma SAIC military intelligence operations -- this will be released soon. If this NORTHCOM-coordinated political suppression system is allowed to take hold, the American system of civilian government will be eclipsed by a new paramilitary intelligence apparatus. (Details and documentation to follow)

[Zywiec]

1. Not sure how this violates Posse Comitatus.

Was the National Guard federalized and working on Title 10 orders?

:shrug:

[Truth2Tell]

2. Forget Posse Comitatus. It violates

common sense. Keep the military off the streets of the homeland. It's a surefire recipe for authoritarianism and disaster.

[G_j]

3. where's Cheney?

I'm sure he would approve.

[bbinacan]

6. What about in times

of disaster. Do you want the National Guard off the streets?:eyes:

[Truth2Tell]

7. If you can't understand the difference

between disaster recovery and law enforcement/crowd control then I fear you are beyond reasoning with.

[bbinacan]

9. By that rationale

the National Guard should not be allowed to enforce law during a disaster?

[annm4peace]

10. It isn't a natural disaster is it?

and when there was a natural disaster they and their equipment wasn't deployed in dime was it?

[Greyhound]

4. Thank gawd we don't live in some fascist police state.

:puke:
:kick: & R

[jonnyblitz]

8. thank gawd we got rid of Bush. nt

[G_j]

5. if only people were as interested in this, as they were in the Iranian government's

approach to protests..

[Greyhound]

11. Well... you know, "freedom of speech and assembly were never meant to be taken literally"...

As long as you can say some things and as long as you can assemble within certain restrictions in areas where access can be controlled, you certainly appear to be free.
:eyes:

[defendandprotect]

12. Militarization of police and government . . .agree --

[bertman]

13. Hey, as long as I can bitch and whine on my computer why do I need to be able to

protest in public? If I don't like what my government's doing I can yell at my teevee screen and kick the dog.

What a bunch of whiners. You'd think this was the United States of America. Or something.

Recommend.

[defendandprotect]

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