Homeland Security

Praise For Obama's National Security Team
By News Staff — Obama tags Janet Napolitano of Arizona to be secretary of Homeland Security
Dec 02 2008, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (U.S. NEWS)

Pentagon to detail military to bolster security
By Hsu & Tyson — Plan would dedicate 20,000 uniformed troops inside U.S. by 2011
Nov 30 2008, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (WA POST / MSNBC)

Do Economic Crisis, Administration Change Create Perfect Storm for Terror?
By Scott Weber — U.S. finds itself in an unprecedented vulnerable state as it welcomes a new president and rescues a battered economy
Nov 19 2008, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, USA (RIGHT SIDE NEWS)

Security focused on protesters more than terror
By Eileen Sullivan — Law enforcement officials at weekend summit more concerned about angry protesters than about terrorists
Nov 14 2008, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (AP)

National Guard

Assessing Plans to Deploy U.S. Military on the Homeland Security Front
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. — National Guard may supplement military for Homeland Security defense and policing
Dec 05 2008, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (HERITAGE FOUNDATION)

Guard battalion to be inactivated
By News Staff — A historic Kansas National Guard battalion will be inactivated and another will be reorganized Saturday during a ceremony in Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 04 2008, TOPEKA, KANSAS, USA (CAPITAL-JOURNAL)

Martial Law

20,000 more troops in US by 2011?
By 'Cctvupload' — Uniformed troops set to be trained by 2011 for threats of a possible mass terror attack or civil unrest following economic collapse
Dec 05 2008, RUSSIA (YOUTUBE)

Bailout - Treasury Secretary Paulson Threatened Reps with Martial Law
By News Staff — Paulson personally threatened individual Congressmen with martial law if baleout plan wasn't passed
Nov 23 2008, USA (MINA)

FEMA sources confirm coming martial law
By Wayne Madsen — FEMA says Bush administration completing plan for martial law, with various scenarios anticipated as triggers
Oct 09 2008, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (GLOBAL RESEARCH)

Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry Out "Crowd Control"
By Naomi Wolf — Members of Congress were told they could face martial law if they didn't pass the bailout bill. This will not be the last time.
Oct 08 2008, USA (ALTERNET.ORG)

National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive (NSPD 51)
By President George W. Bush — A directive that allows the President to declare martial law, effectively transforming the U.S. into a dictatorship with no checks and balances from the Legislative or Judicial Branches. Parts of this directive are considered classified and members of Congress have been denied the right to review it.
May 9, 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (.GOV)

Civil Unrest

Ariz. police say they are prepared as War College warns military must prep for unrest; IMF warns of economic riots
By Mike Sunnucks — Possibility of Pentagon resources and troops being used should the economic crisis lead to civil unrest
Dec 17 2008, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA (BUSINESS JOURNAL)

Greek violence spreads across Europe
By David Byers — Suspected anarchist protests spread to Italy, Spain, Russia, Denmark and Turkey
Dec 11 2008, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (TIMES ONLINE)

Posse Comitatus

John Warner Defense Authorization Act
By President George W. Bush, 109th U.S. Congress — Allows the President to declare a public emergency and station troops anywhere in America without the consent of the governor or local authorities to "suppress public disorder."
Oct 17, 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (GOVTRACK.US)

The Insurrection Act of 1807
By U.S. Congress, POTUS — Laws that govern the President's ability to deploy troops within the U.S. to put down lawlessness, insurrection and rebellion. Coupled with the Posse Comitatus Act, Presidential powers for law enforcement are meant to be limited and delayed. (Amended 2006)
2006, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (WIKIPEDIA)

Privatization of Military

Military Privatization and Implications for Changes in Power Relations Among the State Military and Society
By Ryan D. Kelty — US military changing from a large standing professional force to a smaller, more specialized fighting force supported by increasing numbers of civilian contractors
Dec 05 2008, MARYLAND, USA (BLOOMBERG)

Obama and the privatized military industry
By News Staff — Obama says he'll increase funding for State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the agency employing Blackwater and other private security contractors
Nov 08 2008, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (BLOOMBERG)

Bush's Shadow Army
By Jeremy Scahill — Bush Administration's growing dependence on private security forces such as Blackwater USA and efforts in Congress to rein them in
Mar 15 2007, NEW YORK, USA (THE NATION)

War, Profits, and the Vacuum of Law: Privatized Military Firms and International Law
By Peter W. Singer — Privatized Military Firms (“PMFs”) are private firms that sell military services, now a global industry (PDF)
Jan 22 2004, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (GLOBAL POLICY.ORG)

Privatization of Prisons

Private prisons trump Georgia's
By Jake Armstrong — Dept. of Corrections says incarceration is cheaper when done by private companies
Dec 04 2008, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA (JACKSONVILLE.COM)

Cheney, Gonzales indicted in South Texas county
By Christopher Sherman — Cheney indicted for alleged prison-profiteering scheme, including charges of “at least misdemeanor assaults” due to his investments in certain firms
Nov 18 2008, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (AP)

Private 'for Profit' Prisons: Slavery
By 'Dewdazzle' — National Public Service Council To Abolish Private Prisons - as long as gov't permits private prisons run for-profit, U.S. criminal justice system not morally credible
Nov 16 2008, USA (OPED NEWS.COM)

Corrections Corporation of America Announces $150 Million Stock Repurchase Program
By News Staff — Corrections Corporation of America (CXW), the nation's largest provider of corrections management services to government agencies, announced stock repurchase program
Nov 14 2008, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, USA (MARKET WATCH / WSJ)

Cross-border Militarization

Canada's Sovereignty in Jeopardy: the Militarization of North America
By Michel Chossudovsky — Territorial control over Canada part of the US geopolitical and military agenda.
Aug 17 2007, MONTREAL, CANADA (GLOBALRESEARCH.CA)

NORTHCOM, Canada Command release fraction of new Canada-U.S. military pact
By Stuart Trew — NORTHCOM postS portions of a Civil Assistance Plan, signed with Canada Command on February 14th
May 30 2008, WEST OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA (INTEGRATE THIS)

Canada-U.S. pact allows cross-border military activity
By David Pugliese — Canada and the U.S. quietly signed an agreement that paves the way for the militaries from either nation to send troops across each other's borders during an emergency
Feb 23 2008, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (SUN)

Canadian Perspectives Spring 2007 Way Too Close for Comfort: Canada-U.S. military and security integration endangers all Canadians
By Stuart Trew — If Canada and U.S. were “too close for comfort” under Liberal leadership, what about deep integration under a Conservative government?
Spring 2007, WEST OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA (INTEGRATE THIS)

Cross-Border Movement of Canadian and/or U.S. Military Members
By NORTHCOMM — Checklist for Cross-Border Movement of Canadian Military Medical Professionals into the United States to provide Medical Assistance
Nov 2005, USA (ARMY.MIL)

U.S. Military Occupation of Canada in the Works
By Author Unknown — Canada and U.S. to launch a joint review of continental defence agreements with the aim of increasing military co-operation between the two countries
Nov 23 2001, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (TML DAILY)

Riot Control

'Peel and Stick' Tasers Electrify Riot Control
By Noah Shachtman — Development of electrically-charged riot shields to allow cops to zap the unruly without unholstering their weapons
May 13 2008, NEW YORK, USA (DANGER ROOM / WIRED)

Facts About Riot Control Agents Interim document
By Centeres for Disease Control and Prevention — Emergency Preparedness and Response fact sheet on riot control agents, exposure to and protection from
Feb 2006, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (.GOV)

Focused Sound 'Laser' for Crowd Control
By News Staff — Non-lethal acoustic devices to be tested by U.S. police departments
Sep 21 2005, WASHINGTON, D.C., USA (NPR)

Law Enforcement, General

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
By TRAC, Syracuse University — Comprehensive reports on Federal law enforcement expenditures (DHS, FBI, DEA, IRS, ATF, Immigration)
2008, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, USA (TRAC)