-Caveat Lector- David Gould wrote: > > Topic: Police State? > > Operation Garden Plot and FM 100-19 US Military Domestic Support Plans > > Declassified FOIA Material > Donald L. Cline > > What follows is a discussion of Operation Garden Plot, the Federal > Government's plan for Civil > Disturbance Control using the military. This plan developed from plans > put together in the 1970's > under Nixon, revised in the 1980's and had been revised under Clinton. > The newer Field Manual for > the US Military (FM 100-19) for Domestic Support Operations refers > heavily to this Plan, > particularly in chapter 7. > > When becoming familiar with Operation Garden Plot and with FM 100-19, > the escalation in the use > of the military for civil matters and the escalated training utilizing > US forces in US cities, becomes > clear. These are not training exercises preparing solely for actual > implementation in foreign areas. > They are training exercises preparing for the prospect of implementation > here in our own country. > > Particularly disturbing are the provisions that tie this to the National > Guard State Partnership > Program which brings foreign troops into the picture, particularly under > provisions of Clinton's > Presidential Directive 25 (PDD-25) which is still classified in it's > entirety. > > Operation Garden Plot > The United States Civil Disturbance Plan 55-2. > Donald L. Cline > > The following information was obtained under the Freedom of Information > Act. The information > herein is DECLASSIFIED and does not come within the scope of directions > governing the > protection of information affecting the national security. > > It took a little more than three years to obtain a full copy of > Operation Garden Plot from the U.S. > Government, and was done so under the freedom of information act for > unclassified documents. The > implications within the full context of this document should make the > hair on the back of your head > stand on end!!!!! > > In this document signed by the Secretary of the Army, is hereby assigned > as DOD Executive Agent > for civil disturbance control operations. Under Plan 55-2 he is to use > airlift and logistical support, in > assisting appropriate military commanders in the 50 states, District of > Columbia, and the > Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and US possessions and territories, or any > political subdivision > thereof. > > The official name of this project is called "Operation Garden Plot." > > Under this plan for the deployment of Operation Garden Plot, the use of > CIDCON-1 will be > mandatory. This direct support of civil disturbance control operations > is to be used by the Army, > USAF, Navy, and Marine Corp. with an airlift force to be comprised of > MAC Organic Airlift > Resources, airlift capable aircraft of all other USAF major commands, > and all other aerial > reconnaissance and Airborne Psychological Operations. This is to include > control communications > systems, aeromedical evacuation, helicopter and Weather Support Systems. > > If any civil disturbance by a resistance group, religious organization, > or other persons considered to > be non-conformist takes place, under Appendix 3 to Annex B of Plan 55-2 > hereby gives all Federal > forces total power over the situation if local and state authorities > cannot put down said dissenters. > > Annex A, section B of Operation Garden Plot defines tax protesters, > militia groups, religious cults, > and general anti-government dissenters as Disruptive Elements. This > calls for the deadly force to be > used against any extremist or dissident perpetrating any and all forms > of civil disorder. > > Under section D, a Presidential Executive Order will authorize and > direct the Secretary of Defense > to use the Armed FForces of the United States to restore order. > > 2 TAB A APPENDIX 1 TO ANNEX S USAF CIVIL DISTURBANCE PLAN 55-2 EXHIBIT > POR:SGH, JCS Pub 6, Vol 5, AFR 160-5 hereby provides for America's > military and the National > Guard State Partnership Program to join with United Nations personal in > said operations. This links > selected U.S. National Guard units with the Defense Ministries of > "Partnership For Peace." This was > done in an effort to provide military support to civil authorities in > response to civil emergencies. > > Under Presidential Decision Directive No. 25, this program serves to > cement people to relationships > between the citizens of the United States, and the global military of > the UN establishments of the > emerging democracies of Central and Eastern European countries. This > puts all of our National > Guardsmen under the direct jurisdiction of the United Nations. > > Section 3: This plan could be implemented under any of the following > situation: > > (1) SITUATION. Spontaneous civil disturbances which involve large > numbers of persons and/or > which continue for a considerable period of time, may exceed the > capacity of local civil law > enforcement agencies to suppress. Although this type of activity can > arise without warning as a result > of sudden, unanticipated popular unrest (past riots), it may also result > from more prolonged > dissidence. > > This would most likely be an outgrowth of serious social, political or > economic issues which divide > segments of the American population. Such factionalism could manifest > itself through repeated > demonstrations, protest marches and other forms of legitimate opposition > but which would have the > potential for erupting into spontaneous violence with little or no > warning. > > (2) SITUATION. Planned acts of violence or civil disobedience which, > through arising from the > same causes as (1) above, are seized upon by a dedicated group of > dissidents who plan and incite > purposeful acts designed to disrupt social order. > > This may occur either because leaders of protest organizations > intentionally induce their followers to > perpetrate violent acts, or because a group of militants infiltrates an > otherwise peaceful protest and > seeks to divert it from its peaceful course. > > Subsection C: (2) Environmental satellite products will be continue to > be available. > > (d) Responsibilities. Meteorological support to civil disturbance > operations will be arranged or > provided by AWS wings. > > The 7th. Weather Wing (7WW) is responsible for providing / arranging > support for Military Airlift > Command (MAC) airlift operations. The 5th Weather Wing (5WW) is > responsible for supporting > the United States Army Forces Command. > > Civil disturbance may threaten or erupt at any time in the CONUS and > grow to such proportions as > to require the use the Federal military forces to bring the situation > under control. > > A flexible weather support system is required to support the many and > varied options of this Plan. > > ANNEX H: XXOW, AWSR 55-2, AWSR 23-6, AFR 23-31, AR 115-10, AFR 105-3. > > Subsection B: > > Concept of Environmental Support. Environmental support will be provided > by elements of Air > Weather Service (AWS) in accordance with refs a-f. The senior staff > meteorologist deployed int the > Task Force Headquarters (TFH) will be the staff weather officer (SWO) to > the TFH. > > Centralized environmental support products are requested in accordance > with AWSR 105-18. > Weather support is provided by weather units located at existing CONUS > bases or by deployed > SWOs and / or weather teams to the objective areas. > > Support MAC source will be provide in accordance with the procedures in > MARC 103-15. MAC > forces will be provided in accordance with the procedures in AFR 105-3. > > Air Force Global Weather Central: Provides centralized products as > requested. > > JCS Pub 18 - Doctrine for Operations Security AFR 55-30 > Operations Security > > 1. GENERAL > Opposition forces or groups may attempt to gain knowledge of this > plan and 'use that > knowledge to prevent or degrade the effectiveness of the actions > outlined in this plan. > In order to protect operations undertaken to accomplish the > mission, it is necessary to > control sources of information that can be exploited by those > opposition forces or > groups. > > OPSEC is the effort to protect operations by identifying and > controlling intelligence > indicators susceptible to exploitation. The objective of OPSEC, in > the execution of this > plan, is to assure the security of operations, mission > effectiveness, and increase the > probability of mission success. > > 2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC): > The denial Of information to an enemy is inherently a command > responsibility. > However, since the operations Officer at any level of command is > responsible to his > commander for the Overall planning and execution of operations, he > has the principal > staff interest in assuring maximum protection of the operation and > must assume primary > responsibility instibility for ensuring that the efforts of all > other staff elements are > coordinated toward this end. However., every other individual > associated with, or > aware of, the operation must assist in safeguarding the security of > the operation. > > 3. OBJECTIVES FOR OPERATIONS SECURITY (OPSEC): > > a. The basic objective of OPSEC is to preserve the security Of > friendly forces and > thereby to enhance the probability of Successful mission > accomplishment. "Security" in > this context relates to the protection of friendly forces. It also > includes the protection of > operational information to prevent degradation of mission > effectiveness through the > disclosure of prior knowledge of friendly operations to the > opposition. > > b. OPSEC pervades the entire planning process and must be a matter > ofcontinuing > concern from the conception of an operation, throughout the > preparatory and execution > phases, and during critiques, reports, press releases, and the like > conducted during the > post operation phase. > > 4. OPERATION ORDERS AND SOP: > Specific operations orders and standard operating procedures "MUST > be developed > with the awareness that the opposition may be able to identify and > exploit vulnerable > activities. > > Released under Freedom of Information Act on March 30th, 1990. All > material presented here has > been declassified and supersedes USAD Operations Plan355-10 of July 16, > 1973. Information > released by USAF under supervision of Alexander K. Davidson, BRIG. GEN, > USAF, Dep. > Director of Operations. > > APPENDEX 5 TO ANNEX E TO USAF CIVIL DISTURBANCE PLAN 55-2 Annex Z. Other > > References: 10 United States Codes 331,332,333,8500,1385, MARC 105-1, > MARC 105-18, AR > 115-10, AFR 105-3, PDD-25. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Click here for 4 FREE TRIAL ISSUES of Sports Illustrated! If you're > satisfied, your subscription will continue at the guaranteed lowest rate > of $.75 an issue for 52 issues! http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/678 > > eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/thepentagonguru > http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! 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