Army Investigating Why Troops Were Sent After AL Murder Spree
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Pete Winn, Senior Writer/Editor
CNS News
U.S. Army soldiers from Ft. Rucker patrol the downtown area of Samson, Alabama after a shooting spree March 10, 2009. (Photo: Reuters/Mark Wallheiser. Used by permission. )(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Army has launched an inquiry into how and why active duty troops from Fort Rucker, Ala., came to be placed on the streets of Samson, Ala., during last week's murder spree in that tiny South Alabama community. The use of the troops was a possible violation of federal law.
“On March 10, after a report of an apparent mass murder in Samson, Ala., 22 military police soldiers from Fort Rucker, Ala., along with the provost marshal, were sent to the city of Samson,” Harvey Perritt, spokesman for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) at Fort Monroe, Va., told CNSNews.com on Monday.
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Another snip from the article:
The troops were apparently not deployed by the request of Alabama Gov. Bob Riley -- or by the request of President Obama, as required by law.
When contacted by CNSNews.com, the governor’s office could not confirm that the governor had requested help from the Army, and Gov. Riley's spokesman, Todd Stacy, expressed surprise when he was told that troops had been sent to the town.
No request from President Obama, meanwhile, was issued by the White House--or the Defense Department.
Wrongful use of federal troops inside U.S. borders is a violation of several federal laws, including one known as the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, Title 18, Section 1385 of the U.S. Code.
They admitted today that sending troops was illegal
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20091019/NEWS/91...
http://www2.dothaneagle.com/dea/news/local/article/army_repo...
"All names involved in the incident were redacted from the report.
The Inspector General report listed several recommendations in response to the violation, including: (1) Making a record of the allegation (2) Informing the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army of the finding and (3) Refer the report to the Office of the Judge Advocate General. The report did not state if anyone was disciplined."
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Glenn Beck covers this..
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=42b_1237421314&c=1
thanks for posting this
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Not Riley. Not O'Bama.
Maybe they've got another Wesley Clark in command of that base.
good.
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Yes,
And we'll get the usual "mistakes were made", "won't happen again", "Blue Ribbon Committee to look into it", rigamarole and nothing will come of it.
UN orders?
This is strange or it's misinformation to continue to mess with our heads...
“The law cannot make a wicked person virtuous…God’s grace alone can accomplish such a thing.” Ron Paul - The Revolution
Yes, very strange.
I hope we get some answers.