“The Armed Forces Press Service has initiated a propaganda campaign designed to convince the American people that deploying the 3rd Infantry Division in the United States in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act is a good thing. The propaganda piece appeared on the Hinesville, Georgia, Coastal Courier’s website on December 26.
‘The first active-duty unit dedicated to supporting U.S. civilian authorities in the event of a nuclear, biological or chemical attack recently wrapped up three days of intensive training its members hope they never have to apply in real life,’ Donna Miles reports for the Armed Forces Press Service.” (Read more from prisonplanet.com)
Many bloggers have been watching closely since last fall, when the Army began keeping an infantry brigade on domestic duty. See my earlier post.
See also:
–Report: Military may have to quell domestic violence from economic collapse “Deepening economic strife in the US could lead to civil unrest and violence that would require military intervention, warns a new report from the US Army War College.”