[119269] in Cypherpunks
The military assuming civilian police role
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jean-Francois Avon)
Wed Oct 20 17:56:30 1999
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From: "Jean-Francois Avon" <jf_avon@citenet.net>
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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 17:33:15 -0400
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>Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999
>Subject: Re: USA la meme chose.
On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, xxxxxxx wrote:
> I see the USA has the same fears as the Canadian government,
> getting ready with troops as the peasants rebel.
>
> Se post re:
> "The Defense Department has said only the military
> has enough equipment to operate in a poisoned environment, or to
> manage a massive decontamination effort. Secretary Cohen told
> reporters last week that federal law will not be violated because
> the military would only respond if requested.*
> "It is subordinate to civilian control," he said." ??????? (my
> ????'s)
>
> *Requested by whom? You? Me?
>
> My Gawd, my fellow Americans, see Quebec, October 1970, and wake
> up before it's too late. Army against civilians? Not the first
> time, and not the last.
Curiously, it is the regular forces which seem to be being primed
for the police role. The National Guard and Reserves, not so much.
I theorize that they fear mutiny in the Guard. Much harder to
convince a man to shoot his neighbor than a stranger of another
race or geographic region.
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