Citizens For Legitimate Government
19 Dec 2008
http://www.legitgov.org/


'Widespread civil violence inside the United States would force the defense 
establishment to reorient priorities in extremis.' Ariz. police say they are 
prepared as War College warns military must prep for unrest --IMF warns of 
economic riots 17 Dec 2008 A new report by the U.S. Army War College talks 
about the possibility of Pentagon resources and troops being used should the 
economic crisis lead to civil unrest, such as protests against businesses and 
government or runs on beleaguered banks. "Widespread civil violence inside the 
United States would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in 
extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security," said the War 
College report. The study says economic collapse, terrorism and loss of legal 
order are among possible domestic shocks that might require military action 
within the U.S. U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman, 
D-Calif., both said U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson brought up a 
worst-case scenario as he pushed for the Wall Street bailout in September. 
Paulson, former Goldman Sachs CEO, said that might even require a declaration 
of martial law, the two noted.

Northcom Chief Vows to Address Worries About New Homeland Unit 17 Dec 2008 A 
senior military official pledged Wednesday to address congressional concerns 
about a new homeland emergency response task force that is designed to respond 
to a chemical, biological or nuclear attack. Air Force Gen. Victor E Renuart 
Jr., commander of U.S. Northern Command (Northcom), also told reporters that 
the new force, which will eventually total 20,000 personnel, will not require 
new funding right now and is not meant to authorize the federal government to 
enforce martial law. The new task force has come under fire from groups... 
Critics also say the move could violate the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which 
aims to prohibit the federal government from using the armed forces in a 
domestic law enforcement capacity without congressional approval.

25,000 More Troops for Afghanistan 19 Dec 2008 The latest Pentagon estimate for 
the number of additional troops needed to fight foment the Taliban insurgency 
in Afghanistan has risen to 25,000, ABC News has learned. 

'ISI killing US troops in Afghanistan' 19 Dec 2008 Pakistan's powerful spy 
agency is working with groups that support the Taliban and are killing American 
troops in Afghanistan, a US report says. "All of this suggests that the 
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is no longer certain the coalition forces 
will prevail in Afghanistan and that it is using militants groups in an attempt 
to expand its own influence," the report said. 

Iraq ministry says employees killed in US raid 18 Dec 2008 The Iraqi government 
has accused U.S. forces of killing at least three Trade Ministry employees in a 
pre-dawn raid on ministry property in Baghdad, officials said on Thursday. The 
cabinet's National Media Centre and the Trade Ministry issued statements 
alleging that U.S. forces raided a facility belonging to the Iraqi Grain Board, 
part of the Trade Ministry, early on Wednesday morning. They said the troops 
killed several security guards, burnt the guards' offices and searched files 
and computers. [How much more 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' can they endure?]

The Patrick Henry Democratic Club: 2008 Online News Service of the Year 
Citizens for Legitimate Government 17 Dec 2008 Much of the credit for bringing 
down Bush and the Republicans belongs to Lori Price and Michael Rectenwald of 
"Citizens for Legitimate Government," an online news service that has educated 
Americans from the time Gore won Florida through the present. [See: 2008 Annual 
Awards Press Release 16 Dec 2008.] 

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