[Vision2020] Troops Considered in Domestic Raid

[Tom Hansen]

Keep in mind that, during the Bush administration, anti-war activists were
labeled as "domestic terrorists" and were monitored closely under
authority of the Patriot Act.

Courtesy of today's (July 26, 2009) Spokesman Review.

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Troops considered in domestic raid
>From Wire Reports

Washington – The Bush administration in 2002 considered sending U.S.
troops into a Buffalo, N.Y., suburb to arrest a group of terror suspects
in what would have been a nearly unprecedented use of military power, the
New York Times reported.

Vice President Dick Cheney and several other Bush advisers at the time
strongly urged that the military be used to apprehend men who were
suspected of plotting with al Qaida, who later became known as the
Lackawanna Six, the Times reported.

The proposal advanced to at least one high-level administration meeting,
before President George W. Bush decided against it.

Dispatching troops into the streets is virtually unheard of. The
Constitution and various laws restrict the military from being used to
conduct domestic raids and seize property.

According to the Times, Cheney and other Bush aides said an Oct. 23, 2001,
Justice Department memo gave broad presidential authority that allowed the
domestic use of the military against al-Qaida if it was justified on the
grounds of national security, rather than law enforcement.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown