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Pentagon studying protesters to prep for ‘mass civil breakdown’
Washington Times ^ | 6/13/14 | Cheryl K. Chumley

Posted on 06/14/2014 2:37:49 AM PDT by Kartographer

The Department of Defense has disbursed some funds to universities so that scientists might study the dynamics of civil unrest — and how the U.S. military might best respond.

It’s called the “Minerva Research Initiative,” and it’s a program that was kicked off in 2008 to “improve DoD’s basic understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral and political forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the U.S.,” The Guardian reported.

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1 posted on 06/14/2014 2:37:49 AM PDT by Kartographer
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To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...

Preppers’ PING!!


2 posted on 06/14/2014 2:38:42 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer

Here’s a thought. Maybe the best military response is to frogmarch the clown out of our White House in orange and chain!


3 posted on 06/14/2014 2:39:47 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Kartographer

The lawlessness continues by the federal government as this anticipates a clear violation of The Posse Comitatus Act, United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152).


4 posted on 06/14/2014 2:43:43 AM PDT by Amagi (Lenin: "Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.")
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To: Kartographer

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Naval Post Graduate School have NO business whatsoever funding politically-motivated concerns as evidenced in the overall thesis of the ‘research’ described.

This has nothing to do with the defense of this country from external sources. It is about containment and control and is just the first step in that long line of oppression that liberal radicals hope for.


5 posted on 06/14/2014 2:48:34 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Kartographer

The U.S. government is following the same trajectory as all governments throughout history; they grow and grow and eventually their primary function is preservation of power. Servant becomes master.


6 posted on 06/14/2014 3:29:35 AM PDT by Flick Lives ("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
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To: Kartographer

More useful would be to study how to deal with a marxist a-hole who rises to power and ignores the constitution. Does the military have an App for THAT?


7 posted on 06/14/2014 3:33:50 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (Things are only going to get worse.)
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To: Kartographer

From an earlier time, the tactic which a young French officer (born on the island of Corsica) used to quell riots (today called ‘civil unrest’) in the streets of Paris - grapeshot, lots and lots of grapeshot.


8 posted on 06/14/2014 3:35:33 AM PDT by jamaksin
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To: Kartographer

funds to universities, going right to the enemies within. Have we seen an uptick of university scientists/professors who are conservative patriotic Americans who love this country and it’s values?


9 posted on 06/14/2014 3:36:46 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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Grape shot was some nasty stuff and caused terrible wounds.

72 cal round lead balls shot from a cannon will cause a variety of damage to the human body.


10 posted on 06/14/2014 3:55:21 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
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To: Amagi

“The lawlessness continues by the federal government as this anticipates a clear violation of The Posse Comitatus Act, United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385, original at 20 Stat. 152).”

Depends on how it’s done.

If there is an “act of war” then no violation.

For example, get the illegals to protesting, marching, and rioting in the streets.

People, including a number here, will demand the governors of the states send in national guard to stop the rioting.

Then you have terrorist attacks from foreign terrorist.

Tie the two together.

What you end up with are act of war committed against the US.

With an act of war the Fed. govt. takes charge of the national guard troops which are already in the streets.

That’s pretty much right out of the Weather Underground playbook.

Notice how the same strategy was used at Benghazi.

“Spontaneous” protest followed by “spontaneous” terrorist attack.

Fact of the matter is every terrorist attack since 1993 has followed almost the exact same pattern.

Democrats orchestrate civil unrest, then there is a terrorist attack.


11 posted on 06/14/2014 4:01:31 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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Oh, yes - agreed and understood.

But ... on those riots - those were quelled PDQ. And that was the object of the exercise.

12 posted on 06/14/2014 4:02:25 AM PDT by jamaksin
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To: Kartographer

Does this not scare people? What is this government really planning?


13 posted on 06/14/2014 4:04:36 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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Didn’t the gubmint do this subject to death in the 60s and 70? They sure spent allot of resources and money on it back then.


14 posted on 06/14/2014 4:05:21 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Yes it is scary but more than anything it just makes me sad for my grand kids. I have a feeling they will never know what their grandparent’s knew: What living in a Republic and having freedom feels like.


15 posted on 06/14/2014 4:26:44 AM PDT by kelly4c (http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=2900389%2C41#help)
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Does this not scare people? What is this government really planning?

0 bummer, Jarrett, and holder want to get rid of the people who look like the founding fathers because this country stole all the goods and resources from other countries.

16 posted on 06/14/2014 5:04:00 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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Once Obama spends all the money on illegals, trips and golf, and other pet projects like abortion....then food stamps/welfare, Social Security, Obamacare and Medicaid; VA will all be cut off...what do you think will be the result?


17 posted on 06/14/2014 5:05:44 AM PDT by Kackikat
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To: Kackikat

When the “Gibs me dat” crowd doesn’t get their SNAP or other assistance, there will be rioting in the big cities. Glad we moved out of a massive population center 20+ years ago.


18 posted on 06/14/2014 5:21:18 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Urban areas will be dangerous at that time, but too isolated will have it’s problems too....take a look at the Argentina upheaval twenty years ago with deaths and looting, the one they had recently wasn’t as severe.


19 posted on 06/14/2014 5:33:05 AM PDT by Kackikat
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We are not that isolated here. I have a lot of neighbors who think like I do and each has their own specialty. We can barter if it comes to that.


20 posted on 06/14/2014 5:45:04 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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