143...that's all. Wait until the Bush "surge" annihilates Sadr City. But you won't hear about it on the "news."

Our country crumbles, and yet we have T-shirt ads here.

Take heed C&L. Money corrupts.

For every life we take a family becomes our enemy. What we call 'insurgent' is a native to the area that does not accept our control. We are doing ourselves more damage every day.

VietVet8666 @ 3:

Our country crumbles, and yet we have T-shirt ads here.

Take heed C&L. Money corrupts.

So this means you will be sending C&L how much money so they don't have to advertise?

In Memoriam to the US Constitution. esp article 1 section 10 and Article 2: section 2 introducing the 'Civil Assistance Plan'
US troops and Canadian troops roaming freely across our borders and doing civil law enforcement work on the civilian populations.
Theres a word for this I believe.

Sure this should have been voted on in Congress and the people asked about it ?
This is a treaty subject area akin to NATO and needing Congress to approve of etc.

U.S. Northern Command, Canada Command establish new bilateral Civil Assistance Plan

February 14, 2008

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Canadian Air Force Lt.-Gen. Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command, have signed a Civil Assistance Plan that allows the military from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a civil emergency.

U.S. Northern Command was established on Oct. 1, 2002, to anticipate and conduct homeland defense and civil support operations within the assigned area of responsibility to defend, protect, and secure the United States and its interests.

Similarly, Canada Command was established on Feb. 1, 2006, to focus on domestic operations and to offer a single point of contact for all domestic and continental defense and security partners.

The two domestic commands established strong bilateral ties well before the signing of the Civil Assistance Plan. The two commanders and their staffs meet regularly, collaborate on contingency planning and participate in related annual exercises.

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Article 1: Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.

No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.

Article 2: section 2

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur;

I am curious how this ties in with NSPD 51 (HSPD-20) (whitehouse.gov) no mention there in the public parts about allowing foreign armies free reign over US citizens.

ferrofluid @ 11:

I am curious how this ties in with NSPD 51 (HSPD-20) (whitehouse.gov) no mention there in the public parts about allowing foreign armies free reign over US citizens.

One almost amusing thing is that the COG mission goals that would be implemented in some disaster of some sort,
Bushco has been incompetent in fulfilling so many of them under normal times, and they expect us to believe Washington et al could do this when the brown stuff hits the fan, I think Katrina proved otherwise.

FEMA has been around since the President Carter days which is thirty years, then the DHS took over in 2003, and then we had 2005 Katrina hurricane and the 'too bad so sad' response to the poor people left behind and drowning in New Orleans by the Feds.
A mark of a civilized society is nobody left behind, no matter how poor or brown skinned they are, the federal military style acceptance of percentage casualties should never interfere with civilian rescue attempts and 'get them out at all costs'.
Washington jokes about how the 'great unwashed' were getting a washing were in too bad a taste.

Not only does the list seem to be getting longer lately, but I also happened to notice this week that nearly half (11 of 24) came from just two states: Tx (6) & Ca (5).

ferrofluid @ 13:

One almost amusing thing is that the COG mission goals that would be implemented in some disaster of some sort,
Bushco has been incompetent in fulfilling so many of them under normal times, and they expect us to believe Washington et al could do this when the brown stuff hits the fan, I think Katrina proved otherwise.

Considering that "government" is supposed to be of, by and for we the people...

...just the fact that there is a "continuity of government program"#@&*% ...is the almost amusing thing! (to me)

In Memoriam? For who? They're all paid volunteers right? Are they defending their nation? Nope, they're mercenaries, just not well-paid like Blackwater, and therefore a whole lot stupider. Effem. You are never supposed to feel sorry for the country boys when the chickens come home to roost, right? I mean, that's what chickens do.

JBleau, Paris France.

To Mr. Bush Jr.
Are you a Communist, Sir?

Yes!
This would have been the given answer, if the question had been submitted during the Cold War era, before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
How have I came to this conclusion regarding U.S’s President?
Simply because Mr. Bush, through his policies in the Balkan region, follows Stalin’s and Tito’s aspirations for reducing Greece’s national entity.
The pseudonym state, the so-called nation and the newly invented language of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was one of Stalin’s dreams. Both Stalin and Tito manufactured this state, back in August 1944, in the frames of Yugoslav federation.
They simply altered the name of old Vardarska in Macedonia and they baptized the multi-ethnic population of Vardaska constituted by Bulgarian, Serb, Greek Albanians and others into a so-called “Macedonian nation”. Using as a pretext the fabricated name of the state, they claimed that the inhabitants of “Macedonia” are “pure” descendants of Alexander the Great.
Today, Alexander’s descendants they call their state as “free Macedonia” and they argue that Macedonia is under Greek occupation!
They strive to find an exit to the Aegean Sea, following Stalin’s plan to absorb Greek territories and establish a new state, under the protection of the Warsaw Pact, under the name “Macedonia”. This important detail is clearly mentioned in f.YROM’s constitution and is globally transmitted through state propaganda. Their main aim is to incorporate Thessaloniki – Greece’s second largest city – into their national frontiers and proclaim Thessaloniki as their future capital! It is important to note that this kind of propaganda is not presented in the web, but is also recorded in school books.
Back in 1944 U.S reacted rational. Edward Stettinious, the then American Minister of Foreign Affairs declared that “Every discussion about Macedonian nation, Macedonian homeland or Macedonian conscience constitutes unjustifiable demagogy and does not correspond any kind of national or political reality whatsoever”. And he concludes by saying that this kind of behavior is an act of aggression against Greece.
During the I and the II World War and during the Cold War era Greece helped US, and US assisted Greece through the reputable Marshall Plan. However, now Mr. Bush Jr maintains this communist monstrosity and strives to aid f.YROM stealing the unquestionably Greek name of Macedonia from their legitimate title – holder, Greece.
Mr. Bush’s wants to make real Stalin’s and Tito’s dream, put an end to a hundred years of Greko-American friendship and alliance. He supports American enemies, till some years ago. Mr. Bush must answer the following question. Who fought side by side with the American soldiers in Korea. The pseudo-macedonians or Greek soldiers, many of them originated from the ancient Greek soil of one and only Macedonia?
Traditionally, Greeks stood side by side with the United States of America. However, neither Mr. Bush Jr. nor Mrs. Hilary Clinton value this honest attitude. In order to rectify the aforementioned damage to the mentality of the Greek nation, the American President or his Foreign Secretary should admit that: nowadays citizens of f.YROM are not of Macedonian ethic roots, but they come from the Slavs. My proposal to them, if they question this historic fact, is to approach American academic historians or archaeologist. Maybe, after that they will be able to re-approach history form a valid point of view.
Maybe….

Anastasios Kazantzidis
A Greek Teacher