[Peace-discuss] US military thugs

[Morton K.Brussel]

Yes, I guess it is apparent that the military are trained to be beasts, 
as are the police, when it comes to challenges to the power structrure. 
All this is reminiscent of the "confession"---the corruption engendered 
by power---by that Israeli soldier that I passed around onpeace-discuss 
  a few days ago.

The particular feature of the current administration is that there is 
even less recourse to overcoming such fascistic behavior from a justice 
department run by Ashcroft and Co.


MKB


On Nov 27, 2003, at 9:57 AM, Dlind49 at aol.com wrote:

> Kathy's, and others,  treatment during SOA demonstration is not new 
> and not
> particular to this administration.  The procedures are standard 
> operation
> procedures for military personnel who are tasked to respond to any 
> demonstration or
> as they define it a riot. The procedures have been in place and taught 
> for
> over 35 years that I know of by first hand experience. My own military 
> training
> included anti-riot training to practice and master these procedures in 
> 1967
> and then again in 1980 and many times since then. Locally the training 
> was done
> right here in Urbana on University Avenue by Illinois National Guard 
> officers
> assigned to 2nd BN, 130th Inf, 66th Brigade. That training continues 
> today.
> All the procedures recently used at SOA were and are still taught. The 
> laws
> enhancing these actions as far as federal court jurisdiction are from 
> Presidential
>  Decison Directives #39 AND #62 written and placed into full 
> implementation
> by Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Janet Reno and in fact they authorize 
> use of
> "deadly force".  Patriot Act 1 and 2 just solidfied and made  these 
> directives
> public.
>
> doug
>
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