Tag: police state
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police state usa: gearing up for civil unrest
sen. warner supports domestic use of militaryfrom global research: A citizen of Virginia named Moya Atkinson wrote to Senator John Warner to express concern over the recent violation of the Posse Comitatus Act created by the assigning of U.S. soldiers to duty within the United States, reported by the Army Times as intended for “crowd…
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homeland stupidity to take over airline watchlist in ’09
govt to take over airline passenger vettingfrom washington post: The Department of Homeland Security will take over responsibility for checking airline passenger names against government watch lists beginning in January, and will require travelers for the first time to provide their full name, birth date and gender as a condition for boarding commercial flights, U.S.…
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more details on the surveillance grid emerge
from kurt nimmo: Now that two whistleblowers have come forward with allegations that the Bush neocons used the NSA to spy on U.S. military officers, American journalists, American aid workers, and others who were calling home from abroad, Democrat Jay Rockefeller is calling for another Church Committee investigation of the NSA. Rockefeller, however, and Nancy…
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army sergeant asserts posse comitatus is not being violated
from wikinews: Wikinews recently published an article which explained that NorthComm, through an Executive Order of the President of the United States, directed the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team to return to the United States from active duty missions in Iraq to begin training in a new role. NorthComm says that these troops…
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police state usa: spies, lies, pain rays & credible threats
nsa revelations to have lasting implicationsfrom raw story: Following the (actually-not-all-that-surprising) bombshell that the National Security Agency has been eavesdropping on calls between innocent US citizens, activists are considering re-opening a lawsuit alleging the government’s infringement upon constitutional rights. An appeals court last year dismissed a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against…
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portland cops test license-plate cameras that store, trace data
from portland tribune: Portland police are testing a high-tech camera system that rivals anything in a science fiction movie. It can reach back in time and track your movements across the city — and even produce photos of your previous locations. But — while some are raising Big Brother civil liberties questions about the concept…
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police state usa: mass arrest, fema, saic, drills, mykey & more
video: incredible footage of mass arrests in st paulfrom alternet: Newly released footage, which was buried to avoid confiscation, shows riot cops arresting and abusing a giant group of people for nothing. fema sources confirm coming martial lawfrom wayne madsen: WMR has learned from knowledgeable Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sources that the Bush administration…
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a hyped-up atmosfear
army combat unit to deploy within USfrom cnn: The United States military’s Northern Command, formed in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, is dedicating a combat infantry team to deal with catastrophes in the U.S., including terrorist attacks and natural disasters. The 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry, which was first…
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uk police train for riot scenarios & germany deploys troops
from bbc: Police officers from forces across the South West are to receive training to prepare them for riots. Police horses, dogs and a helicopter will be used to add realism during the two-day courses at Moreton-in-Marsh Fire College, Gloucestershire. Some officers will take on the role of hostile crowds in real-life scenarios such as…
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northcom denies troops to be used for crowd control
from paul joseph watson: Following the alarming admission that active duty U.S. Army would be on call to deal with “civil unrest” inside the United States from October 1st, the US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) has publicly denied that troops will engage in law enforcement duties, but concedes that forces will be armed with both non-lethal…
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‘vibrant response’: US nuke scenario & northcom
from army news service: The exercise scenario was a sobering one: a 10-kiloton nuclear device detonated in America’s heartland, quickly overwhelming civilian responders. Military leaders who recently trained for this response say they are now thinking differently about how to move equipment, extract the injured and take care of people following this type of attack.…
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uk govt is introducing id cards by stealth
from guardian: ID cards for foreign nationals are the thin end of the wedge, whatever they look like – and the home secretary, who unveiled their design today, knows it. Here’s how it goes: Step 1: Target a weak group who have no political voice in the UK and who benefit from little public backing…
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helping ‘people at home’ may become permanent part of active army
in any other country, having the military on the streets would make you a 3rd world police state, but i guess it’s not fascism when we do it… from army times: The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team (check out: 9/11 Flight Paths & Stewart Air Base) has spent 35 of the last 60…
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police state usa: pitt police, purse ban, txt snitch & shooter drill
new pittsburgh police cruisers to include video camerasfrom post-gazette: Video cameras will be mounted in at least 27 new police cruisers expected to roam the streets in upcoming weeks, a technological first for Pittsburgh police. “It’s going to help everybody,” fleet operations Sgt. Gordon McDaniel said yesterday. “If you know you’re being recorded, you’re going…
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collateral 58: police state of mind
from collateral news: The FBI and local law enforcement ‘preemptively’ storm the homes of would-be protestors before the Republican National Convention, terrorizing the inhabitants and dragging people off to jail on the flimsiest of charges. Have we entered the realm of ‘thought crime’ in the US?