U.S. Army Plans to Battle Anti-Government Dissidents in “Megacities”

[donnay]

U.S. Army Plans to Battle Anti-Government Dissidents in “Megacities”
Future operations will neutralize groups which 'undermine the authority of the state'

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by Paul Joseph Watson | September 2, 2014

The U.S. Army is preparing to fight political dissidents who challenge the power of the state as “megacities” become the battleground of the future, according to a new report in the Army Times.

The article (http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140830/NEWS/308300056/Army-sees-megacities-future-battlefield) details how the Army’s Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) worked with US Army Special Operations Command, the chief of staff’s Strategic Studies Group and the UK’s Ministry of Defence earlier this year to wargame the future of armed combat, which will revolve around the neutralization of groups “who can influence the lives of the population while undermining the authority of the state,” a chillingly vague description which could easily be applied to political dissidents.

The plan foresees an unprecedented realignment of U.S. military strategy focused around putting “boots on the ground” in megacities to deal with “politically dispossessed” populations while relying on “more lethal and more autonomous” methods.

“It is inevitable that at some point the United States Army will be asked to operate in a megacity and currently the Army is ill-prepared to do so,” asserted a report by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno’s Strategic Studies Group, while Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster warned that the Army will increasingly have to expand its presence to battle an enemy which operates in “other contested spaces like organized crime and politics.”

The report also notes how the Army will utilize directed energy weapons which “would allow U.S. to have direct-fire capabilities with significant logistics reduction, and to counter enemy long-range missile capability.”

The article also cites a recent report by the Australian Army which identifies the fact that “these cities represent the battlefields of the future.”

Confirmation that the U.S. Army is preparing to fight disaffected groups and individuals who attempt to ‘undermine the authority of the state’, which could apply to a whole host of perfectly legal political activities, is particularly concerning given the recent militarized police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.

A 2012 study by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland which was funded by the Department of Homeland Security lists Americans who are “reverent of individual liberty” (http://www.infowars.com/while-smearing-liberty-lovers-as-terrorists-dhs-lets-actual-terrorists-into-america/) and “suspicious of centralized federal authority” alongside violent terrorist groups.

Continued... (http://www.infowars.com/u-s-army-plans-to-battle-anti-government-dissidents-in-megacities/)

[limequat]

Yikes

[Origanalist]

So does that mean it is no longer patriotic to disagree with an administration?

[jbauer]

Probably why I don't live in a city.

[donnay]

So does that mean it is no longer patriotic to disagree with an the last two administrations?


FIFY

[Origanalist]

FIFY

Typical woman........:D

[DamianTV]

So does that mean it is no longer patriotic to disagree with an administration?


... 'undermine the authority of the state'

It shows once they have power, they are unwilling to give up that power. They will protect that power by any means necessary. This is Totalitarian. Total Control. And any who oppose their Total Control is a threat to "the authority of the state". It doesnt matter if the power is usurped or voted, whether it is lawful or unlawful, they will not give up that power.

It seems that even speaking out against specific actions is enough to get us labeled as "Enemy of the State". It is why Anonimity is so preciously important in maintaining balance. When things are this out of balance, Privacy becomes a threat to the Power of the State. Total Awareness gives them the ability to come after you before you go after them, even if your intentions are peaceful.

The longer we continue down this path, the harder it will be to ever have a chance at restoring Freedom to the people. Perhaps by showing people what threats do exist as a consequence of giving up their freedoms is the only possible way for people to understand how important freedom really is.

[donnay]

Typical woman........:D

http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/kiss/blow-a-kiss-smiley-emoticon.gif

[oyarde]

I somehow imagined that these mega cities would not be bastions of liberty.

[Origanalist]

I somehow imagined that these mega cities would not be bastions of liberty.

Now where would you get an idea like that?

[oyarde]

Now where would you get an idea like that?

I like to think of it as 'gifted" .

[Deborah K]

So much for Posse Comitatus.

I think I'll put this here:


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After all, they'll need a place to put the "dissidents in the 'megacities'".

[AuH20]

I somehow imagined that these mega cities would not be bastions of liberty.

Didn't you watch Judge Dredd?


In Dredd backstory, the megacities formed out of growing urbanisation and reached crisis point in 2027, forcing the United States to impose an "instant justice" form of law enforcement.[4] This was widely copied by the foreign megacities,[5] which included the Union of Soviet Mega-Cities, the European City-States, Brit-Cit, and the Sino Block by 2070.[6] During the run of Dredd, eight cities have been destroyed.

http://images.sequart.org/images/mega-city-one-from-dredd-2012.jpg

[69360]

So? The military has contingency plans for all sort of scenarios, this is just one.

[chudrockz]

So? The military has contingency plans for all sort of scenarios, this is just one.

We're talking about a "contingency plan" by the military to operate in American cities and kill Americans... and you don't have a problem with that? Been here for three years, and no problem with that. A little slow to catch on, are we?

[Deborah K]

So? The military has contingency plans for all sort of scenarios, this is just one.

What about Posse Comitatus?

[Dr.3D]

So did they mention how they planned to get those dissidents into the megacities?

[bunklocoempire]

So? The military has contingency plans for all sort of scenarios, this is just one.

Just one contingency plan below. No big deal.

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y442/bunklocoempirehi/japaneseinternmentgallery43_zpsff72f5c1.jpg

[ZENemy]

What about Posse Comitatus?

Posse Comitatus is just a word, they have guns and bombs.

[Deborah K]

Posse Comitatus is just a word, they have guns and bombs.

It used to mean the federal gov't was limited in its scope with regard to attacking Americans. Which is why I believe the only thing between us and total tyranny is our personal weaponry. It's what's causing them to do this incrementally. But, someday there will be a flashpoint. And it behooves all of us to be ready for it.

[oyarde]

So did they mention how they planned to get those dissidents into the megacities?

Well Doc , my guess would be they have them lined up for food , water etc

[oyarde]

I somehow doubt the dissidents will be in large numbers in the cities.....

[Deborah K]

I somehow doubt the dissidents will be in large numbers in the cities.....

Your average sleeping citizen will become a "dissident" in a matter of days - once the shelves at the stores go empty. Every country that has had an economic collapse is followed by a social collapse. We're not immune.

[oyarde]

Your average sleeping citizen will become a "dissident" in a matter of days - once the shelves at the stores go empty. Every country that has had an economic collapse is followed by a social collapse. We're not immune.

That is certain , they would have to feed them or fight them .

[Deborah K]

That is certain , they would have to feed them or fight them .

True. And either way, they win. Which is why those of us who see the handwriting on the wall, have our work cut out for us.

[69360]

We're talking about a "contingency plan" by the military to operate in American cities and kill Americans... and you don't have a problem with that? Been here for three years, and no problem with that. A little slow to catch on, are we?

No, I don't have a problem with that.

It's a just contingency, it doesn't mean they will do it. You never know what the future could bring. What if half the population decided join a terrorist organization but retained american citizenship? There are all sort of far fetched situation where the military might have to operate in a city.

The government has contingency plans in place for all sort of off the wall situations including attacks on allies.

[DamianTV]

Im sure the next step is to diagnose all these people with Adult ADHD, which means they have trouble "concentrating", so they should all be sent to "concentration camps"!

When peaceful change becomes impossible, violent change becomes inevitable.

[Brian4Liberty]

That is certain , they would have to feed them or fight them .

They are already feeding them. EBT and food stamps. Bread and circuses.

[Brian4Liberty]

When will they rename DHS to the Ministry of Love?

[Deborah K]

When will they rename DHS to the Ministry of Love?

When they officially connect it to the welfare system.

[staerker]

No, I don't have a problem with that.

It's a just contingency, it doesn't mean they will do it. You never know what the future could bring. What if half the population decided join a terrorist organization but retained american citizenship? There are all sort of far fetched situation where the military might have to operate in a city.

The government has contingency plans in place for all sort of off the wall situations including attacks on allies.

With every word I read, my head is screaming sarcasm. :confused:

[DP714]

Good... about time they stop pussyfooting around and do it already. Hurry up and put camouflaged militarized men, in "camouflage" costumes, in the streets already, so the alarm clock sounds and wakes up Boobus, letting him see it for what it is. Oh yeah never mind, they did that already with the cops, and nothing happened... well until recently, that is. Now, Boobus is at least somewhat listening to those, who have been pointing out the elephant in the room (or in this case, the "invisible" army in the street) for years now.
If only the Royals can just go all out already, too quickly for him to not realize the water boiling. Let him see that his "Second Amendment army buddy" isn't really "just like the rest of us;" That he is not willing to just bend over and have an on-the-spot rectal exam on the street, performed by the "down-to-Earth and "Just doing my job" officer Mercenary, even if he has nothing to hide. Let him see that there is something profoundly disgusting about his neighbor's teen, no matter how annoying the little prick is, being sentenced to a mandatory minimum, his baby sister being sent to a foster home, and the State taking the house that his parents worked tirelessly to pay off, all because of $20 worth of leaves in his pocket. Let him see that $25k that he saved up over the years is now probably worth half of what it was when he started, the rest of the value being inflation-taxed to allocate funding for the helicopter and the MRAP in the streets during the aforementioned raid on his now ex-neighbor's home, both of which being deemed essential to "Officer Safety," because credit card reports and Facebook posts showed that he had recently purchased a semiautomatic rifle and was a "Constitutionalist."

So yeah...without the help of Boobus Americanus, his sheer numbers rendering his support necessary to win against tyranny, we're kind of screwed. But it seems his lazy a** won't wake up, without the help of his beloved government, who is, by the way, second to none at art of creating libertarians. It's quite the conundrum, really.

[pcosmar]

What if half the population decided join a terrorist organization but retained american citizenship?

What if half the American people discovered that the government is the Terrorists?, and that they run the "terrorist organizations",,(or at least aid them and encourage them) ??

What if even less than half get real tired of the terrorists?

[phill4paul]

The "battle of the future" that the government feels it might have to wage against an American populace may not turn out like anything war games have conditioned them for.

[Brian4Liberty]

Good... about time they stop pussyfooting around and do it already. Hurry up and put camouflaged militarized men, in "camouflage" costumes, in the streets already, so the alarm clock sounds and wakes up Boobus, letting him see it for what it is. Oh yeah never mind, they did that already with the cops, and nothing happened... well until recently, that is. Now, Boobus is at least somewhat listening to those, who have been pointing out the elephant in the room (or in this case, the "invisible" army in the street) for years now.
...

And here is their solution to the Ferguson incident. Fits right in with this thread.


Prominent celebrities and leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus have endorsed a major nationalization of local police forces with an August 25 letter to President Obama, calling for creation of a federal police “czar” and greater federal controls over law enforcement in the wake of the Ferguson, Missouri, shooting and protests.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?458865-Celebrities-Congressional-Black-Caucus-Let-s-Nationalize-Police

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Stop beating around the bush and bring it on all ready. Let's get this shit over with. Perhaps this time we won't be so like Lee and just 'surrender' without guerilla "insurrection". Pull out the 'either with us or against us' BS and get it started.