There's a phenomenal interview from the Democracy NOW! broadcast from October 7, 2008. Amy Goodman interviews Col. Michael Boatner, Future Operations division chief of USNORTHCOM, and Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive magazine regarding the shocking news that the US Army 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Team has been assigned an active duty role in, as the Army Times put it, “civil unrest and crowd control.” They've since backtracked; a September 30th press release from the Northern Command states: “This response force will not be called upon to help with law enforcement, civil disturbance or crowd control." Riiiiiiight.

This is a grotesque violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, and it's happening right here in Georgia. The unit will be operating out of Fort Stewart.