U.S. Military Preparing for Domestic Disturbances

A new report from the U.S. Army War College discusses the use of American troops to quell civil unrest brought about by a worsening economic crisis.

The report from the War College’s Strategic Studies Institute warns that the U.S. military must prepare for a “violent, strategic dislocation inside the United States” that could be provoked by “unforeseen economic collapse” or “loss of functioning political and legal order.”

Entitled “Known Unknowns: Unconventional ‘Strategic Shocks’ in Defense Strategy Development,” the report was produced by Nathan Freier, a recently retired Army lieutenant colonel who is a professor at the college — the Army’s main training institute for prospective senior officers.

December 23, 2008

Swiss are going down the wrong path with this legislation.
Self-defense is the inherent right of all humans.

February 24, 2009 -- Updated 1055 GMT (1855 HKT)
Swiss soldiers face loss of right to store guns at home

* Swiss soldiers could lose their famous right to store their weapons at home
* Coalition of groups get enough signatures for referendum on gun laws
* They want weapons stored on bases and a national register

Ebola in USA

The virus is indigenous to Africa

1st US case of Marburg fever confirmed in Colo.
The Associated Press - Feb 7, 2009

Storm front approaching

"I think that you know me well enough, Watson, to understand that I am by no means a nervous man. At the same time, it is stupidity rather than courage to refuse to recognize danger when it is close upon you."
Sherlock Holmes, THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Final Problem