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Tank and Air Force Units Activated for deployment around the U.S. |
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by Jeff Moberg
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20 Jul 2002
Modified: 21 Jul 2002 |
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July 20, 2002 WASHINTON (Reuters) - A few days after President Bush's release of a homeland defense strategy calling for the domestic use of U.S. military forces, the U.S. activated 300-Army National Guard tank battalions as part of a homeland defense force. |
In a statement released Wednesday, president Bush said, the Battalions are equipped with modern battle tanks, the M1A1 Abrams" and "will serve in the homeland defense role within the United States."
Bush, commander-in-chief of the Armed forces, did not say what role the tank battalions would serve in homeland defense.
In addition to the tank battalions, the supreme commander activated 500 Air force fighter-bomber squadrons to patrol the U.S. packing full ordnance looking for terrorists, also 1000 Special Forces units were activated and will be deployed around the country to start door to door searches for suspicious people "in support of the war on terrorism," Bush said.
Bush's office forwarded questions about Saturday's activation to Dick.
Asked about the massive deployments of tanks and choppers, what role they would play in a domestic deployment, Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Robert Horton said: "That can't be discussed. It all will depend on the mission."
Though he said he could not provide specifics, Horton said the activation was linked to Bush's quest for use of U.S. military forces on the home front.
The deployment will only last a few years, Horton said. |
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and you thought the cops where bad |
by john
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20 Jul 2002
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wait till these assholes start droping bombson your Neighborhood and rolling there tanks down your street. here it comes!!! |
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Bogus Story |
by ML
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20 Jul 2002
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This story is bogus on its face. There aren't 300 tank battalions, nor are there 500 fighter squadrons, nor are there 1,000 Special Forces units in the entire Department of Defense. While I share everyone's concerns about the Bush pResidency's tendency to use military force as both a universal solution to the world's problems and as a distraction from his failure to deal with domestic and economic problems, the posting of false information like the above serves only one purpose: to discredit the IMC Newswire.
Please be assured that when such crap is posted here at IMC, it will be called out by astute readers and noted in comments like this one. The lies printed in the dominant media can only be fought by much delayed letters to the editor, if at all. So IndyMedia is still you best source for info that you can trust because the readership can always interact with IndyMedia, which is its greatest strength. |
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Not only that |
by Searcher
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20 Jul 2002
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There isn't any trace of this article, or the purported author, or "Robert Horton" on the Reuters Web site.
One plausible guess is that this comes from some paranoid "the black helicopters are coming" message board.
On the other hand, fabricating news stories and falsely attributing them to well-known wire services is an old and favorite trick of some Indymedia trolls. |
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Condition Orange Troll Alert |
by ML
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21 Jul 2002
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What seems to be the original story, rewritten into BS by the resident troll above, then respammed at his desire:
http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=193425&group=webcast |
