[CitizensTruth] ARTICLE-Army combat unit to deploy domestically

[Walterb306 at cs.com]

All,

FYI,

Beverley


Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government
 05 Oct 2008
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Army combat unit to deploy within U.S. --Use of active-duty military as a 
domestic police force has been severely limited since passage of the Posse 
Comitatus Act following the Civil War. 03 Oct 2008 The United States military's 
Northern Command 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 into Baghdad, Iraq, in 
2003, started its controversial assignment Wednesday. The First Raiders will spend 
2009 as the first active-duty military unit attached to the U.S. Northern 
Command since it was created. The unit has been training with equipment generally 
used in law enforcement, including beanbag bullets, Tasers, spike strips and 
roadblocks. That kind of training seems a bit out of line for the unit's 
designated role as Northern Command's CCMRF (Sea Smurf), or CBRNE Consequence 
Management Response Force. CBRNE stands for chemical, biological, radiological, 
nuclear and high-yield explosive incidents.


    
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