MARTIAL LAW
Dee Finney's blog
start date July 20, 2011
today's date 8-1-2012
updated 9-1-2012
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TOPIC: MARTIAL LAW
7-3-12 - MARTIAL LAW DREAM
I don't know where I was lving but my sons were young men and we were in
process of packing the truck to move to a new house. The boys had just
taken the furniture out of the room I was sitting in, trying to finish some
knitting before I left. They took everything out of the house but my
purse.
iT was almost dinner time and on the way to the new house, we had to
stop at SEARS to pick up something we needed and we were trying to decide which
SEARS to stop at. We were right in front of it and nearby, I could see the
hospital where mmy youngest son was a patient.
I thought I would give a quick visit to my son while the men were buying
whatever it was from SEARS, and before I could even get to the hospital door, I
saw a nurse, pullinng some metal carts on wheels across the sidewalk to prevent
anyone from coming into the hospital.
I looked to my right and about a block away, I could see people slamming gates shut and fencing off EVERYTHING.
Two medics were walking right behind me, and one of them said, "We were told not to tell anyone, and you can\t even get on the internet with this, but THIS IS IT!"
P WOKE UP FEELING REALLY FREAKED OUT.
NOTE: I'M PLACING THE NEWEST PREDICTIONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
A REPORT BY JOHN MOORE AND DR. BILL DEAGLE ON FRIDAY AUGUST 31ST IS THAT A
BANK HOLIDAY WILL BE DECLARED
WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, MARTIAL LAW WILL BE DECLARED TO PREVENT AND CLEAR UP
RIOTING BECAUSE OF IT
AND THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA, HAVING BROUGHT IN RUSSIAN TROOPS (ALREADY HERE
IN MONTANA AND OTHER STATES
TO CONTROL AMERICANS. THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED SO WELL, YOU CAN'T TELL THEY
AREN'T AMERICANS.
AFTER THIS OCCURS, THERE WILL BE NO ELECTION.
YOU CAN HEAR THE RADIO SHOW IN THE ARCHIVES OF http://www.nutrimedical.com on August 31, 2012 - hour 3
this is happening in a town near you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IGZOGmsQc4
local news:
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Jan 12, 2012 –
Stockton has ALWAYS been hotbed for crime and now it's
even worse. ... it may start with
Stockton but, if it is successful I wonder how many
other places in California will follow suit.
... Kelly Ramirez: Martial law
is a big thing. |
Gerald Celente & Alex Jones: Economic Martial Law - YouTube |
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4RMq3nxg9kJun
8, 2011 - 15 min -
Uploaded by TheAlexJonesChannel
Questions surround feds' raid of Stockton home STOCKTON, CA - A federal education official ... Martial ... |
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WHAT EXACTLY IS MARTIAL LAW?
Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis—(usually) only temporary—when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively (e.g., maintain order and security, and provide essential services), when there are extensive riots and protests, or when the disobedience of the law becomes widespread. In most cases, military forces are deployed to subdue the crowds, to secure government buildings and key or sensitive locations, and to maintain order.[1] Generally, military personnel replace civil authorities and perform some or all of their functions. In full-scale martial law, the highest-ranking military officer would take over, or be installed, as the military governor or as head of the government, thus removing all power from the previous executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.[1]
Martial law can be used by governments to enforce their rule over the public. Such incidents may occur after a coup d'état (Thailand 2006); when threatened by popular protest (China, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989); to suppress political opposition (Poland in 1981); to stabilize insurrections or perceived insurrections (Canada, The October Crisis of 1970). Martial law may be declared in cases of major natural disasters, however most countries use a different legal construct, such as a "state of emergency".
Martial law has also been imposed during conflicts and in cases of occupations, where the absence of any other civil government provides for an unstable population. Examples of this form of military rule include post World War II reconstruction in Germany and Japan as well as the southern reconstruction following the U.S. Civil War.
Typically, the imposition of martial law accompanies curfews, the suspension of civil law, civil rights, habeas corpus, and the application or extension of military law or military justice to civilians. Civilians defying martial law may be subjected to military tribunal (court-martial).
The War Measures Act was a Canadian statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping emergency powers, stopping short of martial law, i.e. the military does not administer justice, which remains in the hands of the courts. The Act has been invoked three times: During World War I, World War II, and the October Crisis of 1970. In 1988, the War Measures Act was replaced by the Emergencies Act.
Prior to 1837, martial law was proclaimed and applied in the territory of the Province of Quebec during the invasion of Canada by the army of the American Continental Congress in 1775-1776. It was also applied twice in the territory of Lower Canada during the 1837-1838 insurrections.
On December 5, following the events of November 1837, martial law was proclaimed in the district of Montréal by Governor Gosford, without the support of the Legislative Assembly in the Parliament of Lower Canada. It was imposed until April 27, 1838.
Martial law was proclaimed a second time on November 4, 1838, this time by acting Governor John Colborne, and was applied in the district of Montreal until August 24, 1839.[2]
checkpoint just outside the midtown Tahrir area during the 2011 Egyptian revolution/a>.In Egypt, a State of Emergency has been in effect almost continuously since 1967. Following the assassination of President Anwar el-Sadat in 1981, state of emergency was declared. Egypt has been under state of emergency ever since; the Parliament has renewed the emergency laws every three years since they were imposed. The legislation was last extended in 2003 and was due to expire at the end of May 2006; plans were in place to replace it with new anti-terrorism laws, but after the Dahab bombings in April of that year, state of emergency was renewed for another two years.[3][4] In May 2008 there was a further extension to June 2010.[5] In May 2010, the state of emergency was further extended, albeit with a promise from the government to be applied only to 'Terrorism and Drugs' suspects. State of Emergency gives military courts the power to try civilians and allows the government to detain for renewable 45-day periods and without court orders anyone deemed to be threatening state security. Public demonstrations are banned under the legislation. On 10 Feb 2011, the ex-president of Egypt (Hosni Mubarak) promised the deletion of the relevant constitutional article that gives legitimacy to State of Emergency in an attempt to please the mass number of protesters that demanded him to resign. On 11 Feb 2011, the ex-president stepped down and the Vice President Omar Suleiman de facto introduced the country to Martial Law when transferring all civilian powers from the presidential institution to the military institution. It meant that the presidential executive powers, the parliamentary legislative powers and the judicial powers all transferred directly into the military system which may delegate powers back and forth to any civilian institution within its territory. Under Martial Law the source of power is not the people, not the parliament, not the constitution, not a Holy Text, but solely the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. The military issued in its third announcement the "end of the State of Emergency as soon as order is restored in Egypt". Before Martial law, the Egyptian parliament under the constitution had the civilian power to declare a State of Emergency. When in Martial law, the military gained all powers of the state, including to dissolve the parliament and suspend the constitution as it did in its fifth announcement. Under Martial law, the only legal framework within the Egyptian territory is the numbered announcements from the military. These announcements could for instance order any civilian laws to come back into force. The military announcements (communiques) are the de facto only current constitution and legal framework for the Egyptian territory. It means that all affairs of the entire state are bound by the Geneva Conventions.
IranA classic case of a full-blown martial law in recent history took place in Iran in 1978. On September 7, Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, appointed the chief of army staff, General Gholam Ali Oveisi as the military governor of the capital city, Tehran.[6] The army divisions took position in key locations in the city. (Martial law was also declared in some other cities.) On September 8, the army opened fire on protesters, killing somewhere from 300 to 4000 (estimates vary). The day is often referred to as Black Friday. Unable to control the unrest, Shah dissolved the civil government headed by Prime Minister Jafar Sharif-Emami on November 6, and appointed General Gholam Reza Azhari as the prime minister. Azhari’s military government also failed to bring order to the country. As a last-ditch effort, as he was preparing to leave the country, Shah dissolved the military government and appointed Shapour Bakhtiar, a reformist critic of his rule, as the new prime minister on January 4, 1979. Bakhtiar’s government fell on February 11, and with it, the history of over two thousand years of monarchy in Iran came to an end.[6]
IrelandDuring the Easter Rising in 1916, Lord Wimborne, a cousin of Winston Churchill and then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, declared martial law to maintain order in the streets of Dublin. This was later extended both in duration and geographical reach to the whole of the country with the consent of the British government. Much of Ireland was declared under martial law by the British authorities during the Irish War of Independence. A large portion of Ireland was also under de facto martial law during the Irish Civil War.
IsraelMilitary administrative government was in effect from 1949 to 1966 over some geographical areas of Israel having large Arab populations, primarily the Negev, Galilee, and the Triangle. The residents of these areas were subject to a number of controlling measures that amounted to martial law.[7][8] Permits from the military governor had to be procurred to travel more than a given distance from a person's registered place of residence, and curfew, administrative detentions, and expulsions were common.[7] Although the military administration was officially for geographical areas, and not people, its restrictions were seldom enforced on the Jewish residents of these areas. In the 1950s, martial law ceased to be in effect for those Arab citizens living in predominantly Jewish cities, but remained in place in all Arab localities within Israel until 1966. The West Bank is under Israeli martial law since 1967 to present, and Gaza Strip was under martial law until 2005, the Syrian Golan Heights was also under Israeli martial law, but after the Golan Heights law was passed the territory has been under Israeli civil law.[7]
During the 2006 Lebanon war, martial law was declared by Defense Minister Amir Peretz over the north of the country. The Israel Defense Forces were granted the authority to issue instructions to civilians, and to close down offices, schools, camps and factories in cities considered under threat of attack, as well as to impose curfews on cities in the north.[9]
Instructions of the Home Front Command are obligatory under martial law, rather than merely recommended.[9] The order signed by Peretz was in effect for 48 hours[9] and was extended by the Cabinet and the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee over the war's duration.[citation needed]
PakistanMartial law has been declared in Pakistan four times. On 7 October 1958, President Iskander Mirza staged a coup d'état. He abrogated the constitution, imposed martial law and appointed General Muhammad Ayub Khan as the Chief Martial Law Administrator and Aziz Ahmad as Secretary General and Deputy Chief Martial Law Administrator. However, three weeks later General Ayub—who had been openly questioning the authority of the government prior to the imposition of martial law—deposed Iskandar Mirza on 27 October 1958 and assumed the presidency that practically formalized the militarization of the political system in Pakistan.[6] Four years later a new document, Constitution of 1962 was adopted. The second martial law was imposed on 25 March 1969, when President Ayub Khan abrogated the Constitution of 1962 and handed over power to the Army Commander-in-Chief, General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan. On assuming the presidency, General Yahya Khan acceded to popular demands by abolishing the one-unit system in West Pakistan and ordered general elections on the principle of one man one vote. the third was imposed by the [General Zia] in 5 July 1979 After several tumultuous years, which witnessed the secession of East Pakistan, politician Zulfikar Ali Bhutto took over in 1971 as the first civilian martial law administrator in recent history, imposing selective martial law in areas hostile to his rule, such as the country's largest province, Balochistan. Following widespread civil disorder, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq overthrew Bhutto and imposed martial law in its totality on July 5, 1977, in a bloodless coup d'état. Unstable areas were brought under control through indirect military action, such as Balochistan under Martial Law Governor, General Rahimuddin Khan. Civilian government resumed in 1988 following General Zia's death in an aircraft crash.
On October 12, 1999, the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was dissolved, and the Army took control once more. But no martial law was imposed. General Pervez Musharraf took the title of Chief Executive until the President of Pakistan Rafiq Tarar resigned and General Musharraf became President. Elections were held in October 2002 and Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali became Prime Minister of Pakistan. Jamali premiership was followed by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Shaukat Aziz. While the government was supposed to be run by the elected Prime Minister, there was a common understanding that important decisions were made by the President General Musharraf.
On November 3, 2007, President General Musharraf declared the state of emergency in the country which is claimed to be equivalent to the state of martial law as the constitution of Pakistan of 1973, was suspended, and the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court were fired.
On November 12, 2007, Musharraf issued some amendments in the Military Act, which gave the armed forces some additional powers.
PhilippinesPresident of the Philippines Jose P. Laurel of the wartime Second Philippine Republic (puppet-government under Japan) placed the Philippines under martial law in 1944 through Proclamation No. 29, dated September 21. Martial law came into effect on September 22, 1944, at 9:00 am. Proclamation No. 30 was issued the next day, declaring the existence of a state of war between the Philippines and the United States and the United Kingdom. This took effect on September 23, 1944 at 10:00 am.
The country was under martial law again from 1972 to 1981 under the authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos. Proclamation No. 1081 (Proclaiming a State of Martial Law in the Philippines) was signed on September 21, 1972 and came into force on September 22 - exactly 28 years after similar proclamations by President Laurel. Martial law was declared to suppress increasing civil strife and the threat of communist takeover following a series of bombings and a government-staged assassination attempt on the Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile in Manila. The declaration of martial law was initially well received by some sectors, but it eventually proved unpopular as excesses and human rights abuses by the military emerged, such as the use of torture as a method of extracting information. The well-known People Power Revolution of 1986 took place because of the many violated rights and abuse of authority of Marcos. The People Power Revolution eventually ousted Marcos, and he fled to Hawaii where he died in exile in 1989.
There were rumours that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was planning to impose martial law to put an end to military coup plots, general civilian dissatisfaction, and criticism of the legitimacy of her presidency due to dubious election results. Instead, a "State of National Emergency" was imposed to crush a coup plot and to tackle protesters which lasted from February 24, 2006 until March 3 of the same year.
On December 4, 2009, through Proclamation No. 1959, President Macapagal-Arroyo has officially placed Maguindanao province under a state of martial law.[10] The declaration also suspended the writ of habeas corpus in the province.[11] The announcement was made days after hundreds of government troops were sent to the province, which would later raid armories of the powerful Ampatuan clan. The Ampatuan family was implicated in the massacre that saw the murder of 57 persons, including women members of the rival Mangudadatu clan, human rights lawyers, and 31 media workers, in the worst incident of political violence in the nation's history. It has also been condemned worldwide as the worst loss of life of media professionals in one day in the history of journalism.[12]
PolandMartial law was introduced in Communist Poland on December 13, 1981 by Generals Czesław Kiszczak and Wojciech Jaruzelski to prevent democratic opposition from gaining popularity and political power in the country. Thousands of people linked to democratic opposition, including Lech Wałęsa, were arbitrarily arrested and detained. About 100 deaths are attributed to the martial law, including 9 miners shot by the police during the pacification of striking Wujek Coal Mine. The martial law was lifted July 22, 1983. Polish society is divided in opinion on the necessity of introduction of the martial law, which is viewed by some as a lesser evil compared to alleged Soviet military intervention. The generals' trials are still in progress more than 30 years after.
SwitzerlandThere are no provisions for martial law as such in Switzerland. Under the Army Law of 1995 [4], the Army can be called upon by cantonal (state) authorities for assistance (Assistenzdienst). This regularly happens in the case of natural disasters or special protection requirements (e.g., for the World Economic Forum in Davos). This assistance generally requires parliamentary authorization, though, and takes place in the regular legal framework and under the civilian leadership of the cantonal authorities. On the other hand, the federal authorities are authorized to use the Army to enforce law and order when the Cantons no longer can or want to do so (Ordnungsdienst). With this came many significant points of reference. This power largely fell into disuse after World War II. See [5].
TaiwanFollowing World War II, the United Nations transferred rule of Taiwan to the Republic of China, which then initiated the longest period of martial law in modern history at the time. In the aftermath of the 228 Incident of 1947, martial law was declared in 1948 despite the democracy promised in the Constitution of the Republic of China. After the Nationalist-led Republic of China government lost control of its possessions in mainland China to the Communist Party of China and retreated to Taiwan in 1949, the perceived need to suppress Communist and Taiwan Independence activities in Taiwan meant that martial law was not lifted until 1987.
Today, still present martial law systems like in Syria (since the 1963 Syrian coup d'état) or in the West Bank (since the 1967 Six-Day War with Israel) have surpassed Taiwan as longer ranging periods of active martial law.
ThailandIn Thailand many coups have taken place since the 1930s, but many have failed. In January 2004, the Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, declared a state of martial law in the provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat in response to the growing South Thailand insurgency. On September 19, 2006, Thailand's army declared martial law following a bloodless military coup in the Thai capital of Bangkok, declared while Prime Minister Shinawatra was in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly. General Sonthi Boonyaratglin took the control of the government, and soon after handed the premiership to ex-Army Chief General Surayud. Sonthi himself is Chief of the Administrative Reform Council.
TurkeySince the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 the military conducted three coups d'état and announced martial law. Martial law between 1978 and 1983 was replaced by a State of emergency that lasted until November 2002.
SFR YugoslaviaDuring the Yugoslav Wars in 1991, a "State of Direct War Threat" was declared. Although forces from the whole SFRY were included in this conflict, martial law was never announced, but after secession, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina declared martial law. On March 23, 1999, a "State of Direct War Threat" was declared in the Yugoslavia, following the possibility of NATO air-strikes. The day after strikes began, martial law was declared, which lasted until June 1999, although strikes ended on June 10, following Kumanovo Treaty.
United StatesThroughout United States history are several examples of the imposition of martial law, aside from that during the Civil War.
During the War of 1812, General Andrew Jackson imposed martial law in New Orleans. Martial law was also imposed in a four mile radius around the vicinity. When word came of the end of the war, Jackson maintained martial law, contending that he had not gotten official word of the peace. A judge demanded habeas corpus for a man arrested for sedition. Rather than comply with the writ, Jackson had the judge arrested.
In 1892 at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, rebellious mine workers blew up a mill and shot at strike-breaking workers. The explosion leveled a four-story building and killed one person. The governor declared martial law. At the same time, a request was made for federal troops to back guardsmen. Over 600 people were arrested. The list was whittled down to two dozen ring leaders who were tried in military court. While in prison, the mine workers formed a new union, the Western Federation of Miners.
In 1914 imposition of martial law climaxed the so-called Coal Field Wars in Colorado. Dating back decades, the conflicts came to a head in Ludlow in 1913. The Colorado National Guard was called in to quell the strikers. For a time, the peace was kept, but it is reported that the make-up of the Guard stationed at the mines began to shift from impartial normal troops to companies of loyal mine guards. Clashes increased and the proclamation of martial law was made by the governor. President Wilson sent in federal troops, eventually ending the violence.
In 1934 California Governor Frank Merriam placed the docks of San Francisco under martial law, citing "riots and tumult" resulting from a dock worker's strike. The Governor threatened to place the entire city under martial law. The National Guard was called in to open the docks, and a city-wide institution of martial law was averted when goods began to flow. The guardsmen were empowered to make arrests and to then try detainees or turn them over to the civil courts.
Martial law and San Francisco were no strangers - following the earthquake of 1906, the troops stationed in the Presidio were pressed into martial law service. Guards were posted throughout the city, and all dynamite was confiscated. The dynamite was used to destroy buildings in the path of fires, to prevent the fires from spreading. Troops were ordered to shoot looters.
Hawaii was placed under martial law in 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Many Hawaiians were, and are, of Asian descent, and the loyalty of these people was called into question. After the war, the federal judge for the islands condemned the conduct of martial law, saying, "Gov. Poindexter declared lawfully martial law but the Army went beyond the governor and set up that which was lawful only in conquered enemy territory namely, military government which is not bound by the Constitution. And they ... threw the Constitution into the discard and set up a military dictatorship."
On 8/26/2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was placed under martial law after widespread flooding rendered civil authority ineffective. The state of Louisiana does not have an actual legal construct called "martial law," but instead something quite like it: a state of public health emergency. The state of emergency allowed the governor to suspend laws, order evacuations, and limit the sales of items such as alcohol and firearms. The governor's order limited the state of emergency, to end on 9/25/2005, "unless terminated sooner."
There have been many instances of the use of the military within the borders of the United States, such as during the Whiskey Rebellion and in the South during the civil rights crises, but these acts are not tantamount to a declaration of martial law. The distinction must be made as clear as that between martial law and military justice: deployment of troops does not necessarily mean that the civil courts cannot function, and that is one of the keys, as the Supreme Court noted, to martial law.
The martial law concept in the U.S. is closely tied with the right of habeas corpus, which is in essence the right to a hearing on lawful imprisonment, or more broadly, the supervision of law enforcement by the judiciary. The ability to suspend habeas corpus is often equated with martial law.[citation needed] Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution states, "The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it."
In United States law, martial law is limited by several court decisions that were handed down between the American Civil War and World War II. In 1878, Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act, which forbids military involvement in domestic law enforcement without congressional approval. On October 1, 2002 United States Northern Command was established to provide command and control of Department of Defense homeland defense efforts and to coordinate defense support of civil authorities.[13]
The National Guard is an exception, since unless federalized, they are under the control of state governors.[14] This was changed briefly: Public Law 109-364, or the "John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007" (H.R.5122), was signed by President Bush on October 17, 2006, and allowed the President to declare a "public emergency" and station troops anywhere in America and take control of state-based National Guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities. Title V, Subtitle B, Part II, Section 525(a) of the JWDAA of 2007 reads "The [military] Secretary [of the Army, Navy or Air Force] concerned may order a member of a reserve component under the Secretary's jurisdiction to active duty...The training or duty ordered to be performed...may include...support of operations or missions undertaken by the member's unit at the request of the President or Secretary of Defense."[15] The President signed the Defense Authorization Act of 2008 on January 13, 2008. However, Section 1068 in the enacted 2008 defense authorization bill (H.R. 4986: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008") repealed this section of PL 109-364.[16]
The American RevolutionAs a result of the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the Massachusetts Government Act, one of the Intolerable Acts, which suppressed town meetings and assemblies, and imposed appointed government, tantamount to martial law.[17][18][19]
During the War of 1812, U.S. General Andrew Jackson imposed martial law in New Orleans, Louisiana before repulsing the British in the Battle of New Orleans.[20][21][22]
On September 15, 1863 President Lincoln imposed Congressionally authorized martial law.[citation needed] The authorizing act allowed the President to suspend habeas corpus throughout the entire United States (which he had already done under his own authority on April 27, 1861). Lincoln imposed the suspension on "prisoners of war, spies, or aiders and abettors of the enemy," as well as on other classes of people, such as draft dodgers. The President's proclamation was challenged in Ex parte Milligan, 71 US 2 [1866]). The Supreme Court ruled that Lincoln's imposition of martial law (by way of suspension of habeas corpus) was unconstitutional in areas where the local courts were still in session.
In response to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Chicago mayor Roswell B. Mason declared a state of martial law and placed General Philip Sheridan in charge of the city on October 9, 1871. After the fire was extinguished, there were no widespread disturbances and martial law was lifted within a few days.[23]
Main Article: West Virginia Mine War
During the events of the West Virginia Mine War, martial law was declared on the state of West Virginia. At the behest of Governor Cornwell, federal troops had been dispatched to Mingo County to deal with the striking miners.[citation needed]
During World War II (1939 to 1945) what is now the State of Hawaii was held under martial law from December 7, 1941 to October 24, 1944.[24]
On May 21, 1961, Governor Patterson of Montgomery, AL declared martial law.
Contrary to many media reports at the time, martial law was not declared in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, because no such term exists in Louisiana state law. However, a State of Emergency was declared, which does give unique powers to the state government similar to those of martial law. On the evening of August 31, 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin nominally declared "martial law" and said that officers didn't have to observe civil rights and Miranda rights in stopping the looters.[25] Federal troops were a common sight in New Orleans after Katrina. At one point, as many as 15,000 federal troops and National Guardsmen patrolled the city. Additionally it has been reported that armed contractors from Blackwater USA assisted in policing the city.[26]
At least two American lawmakers have stated on the record that, in their opinion, Section 1031 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 legalizes or authorizes martial law in the United States.
Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado) stated "These provisions raise serious questions as to who we are as a society and what our Constitution seeks to protect...Section 1031 essentially repeals the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 by authorizing the U.S. military to perform law enforcement functions on American soil."[27]
In the video game Saints Row: The Third, the city of Steelport is put under martial law by the fictional military organization, STAG, after a stream of gunfights between the multi-national conglomeration, the Syndicate, and the Third Street Saints, the main gang.
In video game Prototype, and its sequel Prototype 2, martial law has been declared by fictional military BlackWatch in New York City (late New York Zero ingame), after a bio-terrorist attack occurred in Penn Station by Alex Mercer (both occasions), the protagonist and main antagonist of both games respectively, releasing a deadly virus know as the BlackLight Virus, and later the Mercer Virus.
Published: 19 March, 2012, 21:54
Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Brendan Smialowski)
TAGS:Obama, Politics, Law, USA, War
As folks headed out to happy hour last Friday evening, President Obama signed an executive order that could potentially give him the power to institute martial law in the United States in times of peace or during a national threat.
The National Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order will give Obama power over “resources and services needed to support such plans and programs.”
Many Americans were shocked to find out that this order gives the president practically unlimited power over US citizens and their property. All in the name of national security of course.
In the order it states, “in the event of a potential threat to the security of the United States actions are necessary to ensure the availability of adequate resources and production capability, including services and critical technology, for national defense requirements.”
According to a White House press release, the US “must have an industrial and technological base capable of meeting national defense requirements and capable of contributing to the technological superiority of its national defense equipment.”
In the order the Secretary of Agriculture can allocate material such as “food resources, livestock resources, and the distribution of farm equipment and commercial fertilizer.”
The same goes for all forms of energy, health resources, transportation, and even water resources.
According to the White House press release the purpose is to “delegate authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").”
The sneaky tactics couldn’t have come at a worst time, especially after
the newly signed HR 347 or the “Trespass
bill” and even more terrifying the
National Defense Authorization Act that allows the president to detain
and torture American citizens without due process.
Although many see this as another power grab by the Obama administration this isn’t the first time that a US president has signed an executive order such as this.
His new motion is just an update to executive orders signed in 1994 by President Clinton, which invoke similar powers in a time of crisis.
Even Clinton’s EO 12919 was an amendment to EO 10789 which was issued by the Eisenhower administration back in 1958.
Therefore lawyers claim that this Executive Order wouldn't grant the president authority he didn't have before signing it.
William A. Jacobson, an associate clinical professor at Cornell Law School said to WND.com, “If someone wants to make the argument that this is an expansion of presidential powers, then do so based on actual language.”
“There is enough that Obama actually does wrong without creating
claims which do not hold up to scrutiny,” Jacobson added.
But that's exactly the language of this order that terrified too many of those who bothered to read it in full.
Even if the president never uses this power, the fact that he has such unlimited authority over Americans and their property doesn't sound comforting to people assuming they live in the land of free.
Government Silently Positions for Martial Law as Financial Collapse Arrives in America
Susanne Posel
Infowars.com
August 3, 2012
The US government has been scheming on how to provide for continuity of government for many decades now. According to Peter Santilli, an informant who is an ex-marine and worked on portions of the contingency plans known as Rex 84, civil unrest will come after a financial collapse.
The
Readiness Exercise 1984,
a.k.a. Rex 84, outlines continuity of government wherein the US
Constitution is suspended, martial law is declared and the US military
command take over state and local governments in order to ensure
stabilization of our nation at any cost. Any American who is deemed a
“national security threat” would be detained in an interment or FEMA
camp.
The author of Rex 84 was Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, National Security Council (NSC) White House aids and NSC liaison to FEMA.
Rex 84 is the plan; the triggers are a series of executive orders . It is the continuity of government under specific contingency strategies that are laid out in various operations guide manuals. Operation Garden Plot is a subprogram of Rex 84.
Twice before, Rex 84 was implemented – during the LA riots and on
9/11. In these scenarios, only small portions of the entire set of
documents were used. Within the series of contingency plans,
implementation of them depends on the severity of the situation.
Some of the plans include internment camps where all or portions of
the active or inactive military bases would be transformed into work
camps where all considered to be dissonant would be held. The NORTHCOM
army manuals clearly state that NATO forces will be used in every phase
of the operation.
According to Santilli, procedures to move conventional, chemical and
nuclear bombs across the nation without detection have been facilitated
without notice by the US military.
Back in 1986, during his military service where he was involved with
weapons transportation, Santilli describes how an unmarked refrigerated
trailer driven by a civilian driver was used to transport chemical or
conventional weapons to various strategic bases both above and
underground.
Santilli was a specialist in aviation deployed weapons, which made
him the perfect candidate to the assignment of weapons transportation.
The refrigerated truck, allocated by the administration department on base, was directed to the commissary, where the unsuspecting driver believed that he was transporting food. The weapon was placed at the head of the trailer, and covered up with either food stores (like cans of soup) or body bags. In the event that the truck is stopped en route, the weapon would be well hidden and go undetected by inspectors on the public highways.
A US Marine Corp bill of lading was the paperwork necessary to move
the commercial refrigerated truck through weigh stations on public
highways without any question. Santilli remembers that there was not one
incident where he had to enact any security measures to ensure the
delivery was made.
Santilli, who was assigned to ride in the cab of the truck with the
driver, says that his orders were to make sure the truck arrived at its
destination. He was informed by his superiors that if there were
problems concerning potential civil unrest, he was to radio into his
superiors for aid by either air or ground support.
Should the situation warrant serious attention; crowd control methods would be implemented.
One possible scenario was the use of cluster bomb units (CBUs) that
will emit upon detonation, a “sleep and kill” chemical weapon that will
not disturb infrastructure, but is lethal to all living things within
the effected zone. Santilli describes these particular 3 unit CBUs as
shaped like water-heaters with a coned top and plunger-like device. Once
deployed in the air, a parachute assists these CBUs to the targeted
area. And when detonated, a deadly chemical gas will kill every human
and animal in the specified cordoned area.
This is just one example, says Santilli, as to the lengths the US
armed forces are trained to make sure continuity of government is
preserved.
Santilli explained that the use of foreign troops on US soil, as
described in Rex 84 and other subsequent manuals, would have a two-fold
purpose.
Firstly, to provide extra security in designated areas, cities or
highways; and secondly, as scapegoats were violent action used against
American citizens should the US military be directed to attack
civilians.
The refrigerated truck, carrying the chemical or conventional weapon with Santilli riding shotgun travelled to underground bases like the one at Yuma Proving Ground which is a ammunitions testing range for pilots. Nestled underneath the ground is a secret military base.
Santilli explains that his knowledge of Rex 84 provides that within
the document, one of the scenarios that would cause a complete
suspension of the US Constitution, Bill of Rights and implement martial
law would be a financial collapse. He says once the collapse occurs, the
US government and defense agencies estimate they have a 72 hour window
to activate all procedures to ensure continuity of government as well as
a lockdown of the general population as civilian unrest, riots and
outbreaks of violence are anticipated.
A source in the Deutsche Bank claims that in 2008 our financial and
monetary system completely collapsed and since that time the banking
cartels have been “propping up the system” to make it appear as if
everything was fine. In reality our stock market and monetary systems
are fake; meaning that there is nothing holding them in place except the
illusion that they have stabilized since the Stock Market Crash nearly 5
years ago.
Since this time, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in conjunction with FEMA and other federal agencies have been quickly working to set in place their directives of control under a silent martial law.
The Deutsche Bank informant says that the cause for the bailout of
the banks was a large sum of cash needed quickly to repay China who had
purchased large quantities of mortgage-backed securities that went
belly-up when the global scam was realized. When China realized that
they had been duped into buying worthless securitized loans which would
never be repaid, they demanded the actual property instead. The Chinese
were prepared to send their “people” to American shores to seize
property as allocated to them through the securitized loan contracts.
To stave this off, the American taxpayers were coerced by former President Bush and former US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson. During that incident, the US Senate was told emphatically that they had to approve a $700 million bailout or else martial law would be implemented immediately. That money was funneled through the Federal Reserve Bank and wired to China, as well as other countries that were demanding repayment for the fraudulent securitizations.
To further avert financial catastrophe, as well as more debt or
property seizure threats by the Chinese, the Euro was imploded there by
plunging most of the European countries into an insurmountable free-fall
for which they were never intended to recover.
All the money that those banks claimed they needed to avert collapse was also sent to the Chinese to add to the trillions of dollars lost during the burst of the housing bubble on the global market.
The only saving grace has been the US dollar being the global reserve
currency. However, now this prop is showing signs of wear as foreign
nations like China, Russia, India and Iran are dealing in gold as
currency and purchasing gold on the market at an exponential rate.
In 1970, Henry Kissinger made a deal with the Saudi Arabian government that American debt would be purchased in exchange for cheap oil. Since then Iran has taken control over the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by their use of gold as currency which has threatened the direct value of the US dollar as the global reserve currency.
This scenario with Iran coupled with the massive leaps forward in US
military presence on American streets and the emergence of FEMA camps
across the nation pose an obvious turn of events and explains exactly
why we are witnessing the silent implementation of martial law.
The war with Iran has to do with gold, its use as currency and its exposure of the central banking cartel’s lack of gold which defines a fiat currency’s worth. And right now, the US dollar is absolutely worthless.
The Deutsche Bank informant says that the financial collapse that
happened in 2008 will be realized here in America very soon. Once that
happens, there must be full implementation of marital law to control the
potential riots and control over citizens that will be desperate to feed
their families.
The attacks of recent on the 2nd Amendment play a significant role in attempting “amicably” to remove the possibility of civilian retaliation against the US military’s presence throughout the nation. However, if they cannot remove the guns from our hands in time, they will continue on with the guidelines set out in Rex 84 with directives to kill any dissenters that refuse to obey.
Susanne Posel’s website is Occupy Corporatism.
COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama signed an executive order Friday titled "National Defense Resources Preparedness." The news media is unsure of the precise meaning of the information included in the order and average citizens are left to figure out what it means in general. As a longtime supporter of the president, I've been reluctant to jump to conclusions, but the general tide of recent legislation and this order give me reason for concern about the intentions of this administration.
The order lists items such as the power of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government and its agencies to "identify requirements for the full spectrum of emergencies, including essential military and civilian demand." This same section, labeled "General Functions," also enumerates these departments and agencies might ensure availability of domestic resources and industries to secure national defense. Do these and other line items signal that America is on the verge of another war -- and will that war be with another nation or on U.S. citizens?
The first step in the direction of applying military law to private citizens occurred Dec. 31, when the president signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. This legislation sounded the initial alarm to me because although its main purpose is for providing necessary funding of the military, it included provisions that allowed the indefinite detention without charge of private citizens.
The next signal of alarm came on March 8, when the president signed into law H.R. 347, the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011. The law restricts protests at political functions among other things. This is offensive since the U.S. was founded upon protest and revolution.
Perhaps each law taken individually wouldn't be a cause for concern, but the totality of these three suggests the federal government is envisioning more control over the civilian population than it has ever enjoyed. The president's order on Friday suggests to some the executive branch might be ready to enact martial law in peacetime.
Smack dab in the middle of the baby boomer generation, L.L. Woodard is a proud resident of "The Red Man" state. With what he hopes is an everyman's view of life's concerns both in his state and throughout the nation, Woodard presents facts and opinions based on common-sense solutions.
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UPDATE III: The Senate rejected the Udall amendment 38-60.
While nearly all Americans head to family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, the Senate is gearing up for a vote on Monday or Tuesday that goes to the very heart of who we are as Americans. The Senate will be voting on a bill that will direct American military resources not at an enemy shooting at our military in a war zone, but at American citizens and other civilians far from any battlefield — even people in the United States itself.
Senators need to hear from you, on whether you think your front yard is part of a “battlefield” and if any president can send the military anywhere in the world to imprison civilians without charge or trial.
The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world. Even Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) raised his concerns about the NDAA detention provisions during last night’s Republican debate. The power is so broad that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even within the United States itself.
The worldwide indefinite detention without charge or trial provision is in S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which will be on the Senate floor on Monday. The bill was drafted in secret by Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) and passed in a closed-door committee meeting, without even a single hearing.
I know it sounds incredible. New powers to use the military worldwide, even within the United States? Hasn’t anyone told the Senate that Osama bin Laden is dead, that the president is pulling all of the combat troops out of Iraq and trying to figure out how to get combat troops out of Afghanistan too? And American citizens and people picked up on American or Canadian or British streets being sent to military prisons indefinitely without even being charged with a crime. Really? Does anyone think this is a good idea? And why now?
The answer on why now is nothing more than election season politics. The White House, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General have all said that the indefinite detention provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act are harmful and counterproductive. The White House has even threatened a veto. But Senate politics has propelled this bad legislation to the Senate floor.
But there is a way to stop this dangerous legislation. Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) is offering the Udall Amendment that will delete the harmful provisions and replace them with a requirement for an orderly Congressional review of detention power. The Udall Amendment will make sure that the bill matches up with American values.
In support of this harmful bill, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) explained that the bill will “basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield” and people can be imprisoned without charge or trial “American citizen or not.” Another supporter, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) also declared that the bill is needed because “America is part of the battlefield.”
The solution is the Udall Amendment; a way for the Senate to say no to indefinite detention without charge or trial anywhere in the world where any president decides to use the military. Instead of simply going along with a bill that was drafted in secret and is being jammed through the Senate, the Udall Amendment deletes the provisions and sets up an orderly review of detention power. It tries to take the politics out and put American values back in.
In response to proponents of the indefinite detention legislation who contend that the bill “applies to American citizens and designates the world as the battlefield,” and that the “heart of the issue is whether or not the United States is part of the battlefield,” Sen. Udall disagrees, and says that we can win this fight without worldwide war and worldwide indefinite detention.
The senators pushing the indefinite detention proposal have made their goals very clear that they want an okay for a worldwide military battlefield, that even extends to your hometown. That is an extreme position that will forever change our country.
Now is the time to stop this bad idea. Please urge your senators to vote YES on the Udall Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.
UPDATE I: Don’t be confused by anyone claiming that the indefinite detention legislation does not apply to American citizens. It does. There is an exemption for American citizens from the mandatory detention requirement (section 1032 of the bill), but no exemption for American citizens from the authorization to use the military to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial (section 1031 of the bill). So, the result is that, under the bill, the military has the power to indefinitely imprison American citizens, but it does not have to use its power unless ordered to do so.
But you don’t have to believe us. Instead, read what one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Lindsey Graham said about it on the Senate floor: “1031, the statement of authority to detain, does apply to American citizens and it designates the world as the battlefield, including the homeland.”
There you have it — indefinite military detention of American citizens without charge or trial. And the Senate is likely to vote on it Monday or Tuesday.
UPDATE II: The debate on NDAA has begun. Your Senator needs to hear from you RIGHT NOW! >>
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Nov 23rd, 2011 at 6:55pm
Chalk up Senator Pat Toomey as a supporter of this bill. All I can hope
is that he is one of the first to feel
the results of this bill.
Nov 23rd, 2011 at 10:17pm
This is madness!
The solution is to quash the bill completely. We are becoming the very Tyrants our Forefathers warned us about.
Nov 23rd, 2011 at 10:18pm
Sorry but this country is sscrewed. Sold down the river... Again and again.
Nov 23rd, 2011 at 11:36pm
somebody's replaced almost all of the links in this story with internal links to an ACLU action site. Please fix.
Nov 24th, 2011 at 12:07am
oh dear god no.
Nov 24th, 2011 at 4:27am
Sounds like they've been taking 'Security Seminars' with Mugabe, Chavez and friends. Or is it taken straight out of the Iranian 'Book of Civil Libertie's?
Nov 24th, 2011 at 6:14am
America is now Amerika. The old America is gone
Nov 24th, 2011 at 9:57am
Nazi germany oh I mean post 9/11 usa
Nov 24th, 2011 at 10:19am
In ancient Rome when Senators and Congressmen acted up, they were put to the sword, or fed to the lions! Sounds good to me!
Nov 24th, 2011 at 2:24pm
So which Senators are in favor of this US battleground folly?
Nov 24th, 2011 at 2:47pm
Do we even need the Udall Amendment? Why not just a straight NO vote on the original bill?
Nov 24th, 2011 at 4:02pm
The solution is to vote these assholes out of office, or a new DEMOCRACY founded on top of the ashes of this stinking republic.
Nov 24th, 2011 at 4:48pm
It is actions like the contents of S. 1867 (the National Defense Authorization Act bill) done IN SECRET that are unAmerican!
Nov 24th, 2011 at 5:54pm
Why not urge senators to vote down the bill altogether and then an amendment would be superfluous?
Nov 24th, 2011 at 6:47pm
Apparently they've never heard of the Posse Comitatus Act.
Nov 24th, 2011 at 8:22pm
I haven't read the Udall amendment, but it seems the aclu is supporting indefinite detention of citizens if reviewed by Congress. If so, why?
Nov 24th, 2011 at 9:33pm
The 1% is scared.
Nov 24th, 2011 at 10:49pm
Instead of urging senators to amend this bill we should demand they vote against it.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 12:58am
Goodbye John McCain,Don't tread on me my friend! I fought for freedom,liberty and justice.A free land with certain rights.I am an Oathkeeper.Never on my watch! Skip Stranahan for we The People
Nov 25th, 2011 at 3:06am
F* these douchecakes...they can have my body but will never have my soul.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 4:16am
W....t....f...
HAHAHAHA.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 6:04am
If this law passes, and I was president, I would use it to indefinately detain congress!
Nov 25th, 2011 at 10:22am
Hey, isn't this..erm..Martial Law?
Nov 25th, 2011 at 11:50am
I think its time to arrest and try the senate for treason...
Nov 25th, 2011 at 12:18pm
So why doesn't the ACLU support the 2nd Amendment which is the safeguard written into the Bill of Rights to prevent this?
Nov 25th, 2011 at 12:23pm
"And then they come for you." is knock, knock, knocking on your door.
Sing Daisy for me again Senators.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 12:24pm
What do you mean "even" Ron Paul? He is always, always at the forefront of trying to keep government from overreaching its constitutional authority!
Nov 25th, 2011 at 12:57pm
vote NO on the entire insane bill, not yes to an amendment. That is a crazy idea.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 1:00pm
GITMO for EVERYBODY
Nov 25th, 2011 at 1:03pm
This policy is already being used so this senate vote is irrelevant unless it curtails murder by presidential decree!
Nov 25th, 2011 at 1:16pm
Washington DC declares war on the United States.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 1:26pm
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know this is wrong!
Nov 25th, 2011 at 1:29pm
Welcome to NAZI America!
Nov 25th, 2011 at 1:31pm
This is a direct violation of both Fourth and Seventh Amendment rights and therefore it won't stand, even if it does pass.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 2:33pm
How about just shutting down the bill altogether. No bill or Udall amendment.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 2:43pm
looks like implementation of nwo finale is coming soon to a secret prison near you.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 2:48pm
How about instead of saying yes to the Udall amendment we say no to the first one.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 3:17pm
I could name some war criminals they could start with detaining.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 3:29pm
Is there a war going on within the USA? Are there armed units within the US which are attacking the US military within the US? If so, then the US is already a battle zone.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 5:30pm
And people think we can trust any of our Senators to look our for our interests?
Nov 25th, 2011 at 5:46pm
Legally, all Bills are to originate in the Congress, not the Senate. Same thing with Obamacare, Un-Constitutional originated in the Senate.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 6:56pm
Military Industrial Complex going to work!
Nov 25th, 2011 at 7:03pm
Crap, what do I do when my senator is Mr. Levin? Yeah, I know, vote the bum out of office.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 7:07pm
Your post is very disturbing. However it is also very repetitious and redundant. You should consider revising.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 7:19pm
This should be exposed .
Nov 25th, 2011 at 8:39pm
I'm already locked and loaded preparing for the next false flag final takeover. If this passes, I'll be sure to always pack and be ready to fight for my God given rights!
Nov 25th, 2011 at 8:48pm
It says in Section 1032 (b)- 1&2 that these powers wouldn't extend to US Citizens or Resident Aliens.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 8:50pm
Fire them!!!! They are nazis!!!!
Nov 25th, 2011 at 8:52pm
Awesome! And I am the first to leave a comment. And I am in Kanada (but I still pay attention and know, what's not cool in Amerika is not gonna be cool in Kanada either.
Nov 25th, 2011 at 9:18pm
"Yes" on the Udall Amendment? Are you OUT OF YOUR GODDAMNED MIND?
NO to the whole idea.
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