military to "provide defense support of civilian authorities including consequence management operations"

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Jim Warren <jwarren () well com>
Date: September 25, 2005 3:36:06 PM EDT
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: military to "provide defense support of civilian authorities  
including consequence management operations"


This just in from a friend.  Give special note of the second bulleted  
item.

Geee ... and here I thought the conservatives and those on the  
"Right" LIKED Posse Comitatus -- the 1878 Act prohibiting presidents  
from using the military to conduct "consequence management  
operations" normally limited to civil police agencies under LOCAL and  
STATE control.  (But then again, I thought the "Right" also opposed  
run-away government pork/spending, too.  Silly me!)  --jim






> Look what got created in 2002.
>
> <http://www.northcom.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=s.whoweare>http:// 
> www.northcom.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=s.whoweare
>
> It's mission statement reads like a blank check.
>
> The command's mission is homeland defense and civil support,  
> specifically:
>
> Conduct operations to deter, prevent, and defeat threats and  
> aggression aimed at the United States, its territories, and  
> interests within the assigned area of responsibility; and
> As directed by the President or Secretary of Defense, provide  
> defense support of civil authorities including consequence  
> management operations.
> U.S. Northern Command plans, organizes, and executes homeland  
> defense and civil support missions, but has few permanently  
> assigned forces. The command will be assigned forces whenever  
> necessary to execute missions as ordered by the President.
>
> Approximately 1,200 civil service employees and uniformed personnel  
> representing all service branches provide this essential unity of  
> command from U.S. Northern Command's headquarters at Peterson Air  
> Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo.
>
> I wondered why the President was riding out Rita there....







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