Western Military Forces Turning Inward In Anticipation
Of Domestic Unrest
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Western Military Forces
Turning Inward In Anticipation Of Domestic Unrest By
Daniel Taylor Old-Thinker
News | March 10, 2009 As the growing world-wide economic crisis deepens, military
forces from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom are preparing
to meet angry citizens on the street. The economic crisis - and the public
outrage it is causing - is at the forefront of intelligence agencies and
military forces in the western world. Prominent trends forecaster Gerald Celente has been sounding the
alarm for years, warning that riots and tax revolts are
coming to America. The Pentagon, U. K. Ministry of Defense, and Canadian
military apparently agree. In November of 2008 the United States Army War
College released the report Known
Unknowns: Unconventional "Strategic Shocks" in Defense Strategy
Development. The report identifies economic collapse as a reason for
the defense establishment to conduct domestic operations. The report states, "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. Deliberate employment of weapons of
mass destruction or other catastrophic capabilities, unforeseen economic
collapse, loss of functioning political and legal order, purposeful domestic resistance
or insurgency..." The CIA and MI5 are both watching the economic situation for
signs of unrest and political instability. As the Washington
Post reports, the CIA has added an economic situation report to its
threat assessment for the White House. A further sign that the United States
government is anticipating widespread unrest comes with the domestic
stationing of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division. The
Army Times reports, "They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and
crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive
poisoning and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological,
nuclear or high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, attack." Canadian military forces have been given a nearly identical
domestic mission in a synchronized move with the United States. Canada's National Post
reports that, "The Canadian military has embarked on a wide-ranging plan
to turn its reserve soldiers into focused units trained and equipped to
respond to a nightmarish array of domestic threats, including terrorist
"dirty bomb" attacks, biological agent containment, Arctic
catastrophes and natural disasters." David Bercuson, director of the Centre for Military and
Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary admits that contingencies
exist that "...envisioned scenarios that might require a form of
constabulary or policing function for reserves in civilian containment and
security." Overseas, the United Kingdom's MI5 is also anticipating
widespread unrest in response to economic downturn. The Daily
Express reports that the U.K. Army is "on standby" in the event
of unrest during a "summer of discontent." The United Kingdom's own Ministry of Defense foresaw middle
class revolution two years ago in the 2007 The DCDC Global Strategic
Trends report. "The middle classes could become a revolutionary
class...," the report states. "The growing gap between themselves
and a small number of highly visible super-rich individuals might fuel
disillusion with meritocracy, while the growing urban under-classes are
likely to pose an increasing threat to social order and stability, as the
burden of acquired debt and the failure of pension provision begins to
bite." Ominously, legislation was recently introduced to Congress that
would authorize “national emergency centers” on military installations that
will provide “temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals
and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster." The
National Emergency Centers Act can be read here. As new taxes - like paying
by mileage and carbon
taxes meant to send "price signals" to consumers - are imposed
and more money is demanded from debt laden citizens to save failing banks
there is little doubt that resistance will grow. Just how far the bankers can
go remains to be seen, but the military is ready when we've had enough. |