Military occupation of American soil iminent

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The Washington Post announced Nov. 21 that, “The nation's top military authorities favor appointing a four-star commander to coordinate federal troops used in homeland defense, part of a broad reorganization that Pentagon officials say could change some forces' primary mission from waging war overseas to patrolling at home.”

The move would be a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 that prevents the use of U.S. military forces for police actions on American soil in peacetime. However, for the first time since WWII, Congress actually declared a war on terrorism Sept. 13, 2001. Congress declared, “.that a state of war exists between the United States and any entity job function email list determined by the President to have planned, carried out, or otherwise supported the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, and authorizing the President to use United States Armed Forces and all other necessary resources of the United States Government against any such entity in order to bring the conflict to a successful termination.”

Since terrorists are on American soil and the U.S. declared war on terrorists, use of U.S. military forces here at home seems logical to the U.S. government.

“Although Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has yet to make a final decision, senior military officials working the issue say agreement has been reached on establishing a homeland CINC [commander-in-chief],” commented the Post.