The Pentagon Advances on America

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http://progressive.org/wx102110.html


We need to watch out for the increasing militarization of America.

Under George W. Bush, the Pentagon got a new command, called NorthCom, which has jurisdiction over the United States. It even has a small fighting force, which saw action in Baghdad, at its disposal.

And it has involved itself in domestic policing, for instance, at the Republican Convention in St. Paul in 2008.

Last year, under Barack Obama, the Pentagon tried to get the authority to deploy more than 300,000 U.S. troops here, in our own country, in times of emergency.

And earlier this year, the Pentagon got more power to operate in the United States when Barak Obama formed the U.S. Cyber Command. It is authorized to “conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations in order to enable actions in all domains,” according to its mission statement.

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Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the Pentagon is supposed to be essentially banned from operating inside U.S. territory.

But it’s here. And it’s advancing.

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to start with

all the neo cons that are still at the pentagon should be removed, post haste

and bases around the world closed

what with climate change keeping countries off balance, no country is going to attack us

I'm for turning the pentagon into an apartment house

[williesgirl]

1. Don't agree w/apartment house, but should not be allowed to operate in US. Period

[ixion]

2. I second that apartment house idea

:applause:

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. Sounds good at first blush

but can you imagine being the super in that place?

And would you charge more, or less, for the deep bunkers beneath it?

[ixion]

4. lol... logistical challenges...

And the bunkers would definitely go for more. :rofl:

[wuvuj]

5. The WORST PART is that the....

...JOINT CHIEFS are toking on some major weed...hard to say WHAT they will do....

Obama? New Prez...same military...same police state. But it's a police state we can believe in?