9-11 as INTERNATIONAL hit on U.S., more than mere U.S. military operation to hit itself

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Excellent links to Ruppert and to "9-11 in Plane Sight"

International nature of the secret government (that is currently attempting to consolidate its grip on politics USA) has been well-known for decades. The super-CIA of the oil companies operating out of Switzerland. Senator Inouye's explicit exposure of the international secret government operating in the Iran-Contra affair. The continuing intertwining of US and UK intelligence and cointel operations.

Of course. Of course, it is international. It is, after all, a global empire.

"Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make ye free."

"Give me liberty or give me death."

NORTHCOM tested in small scale integration for very questionable 'sniper attack in DC' and 'shuttle disaster'.


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"When we work with civil authorities, we will most likely be in a support role to the lead federal agency, providing one-stop shopping for federal military assistance," Eberhart said. According to the general, who also commands the North American Aerospace Defense Command, USNORTHCOM has few permanently assigned forces -- less than 250. If mission requirements dictate, he can request additional forces from the secretary of defense.

While ***those additional forces would come from U.S. Joint Forces Command [NATO ACLANT],*** day-to-day operations are conducted by three subordinate joint task force commands. These include:

JTF Headquarters Homeland Security which handles land and maritime defense planning and ***military assistance to civil authorities.***

JTF Civil Support is ***responsible for command and control consequence management in response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive events.*** [thus 'bioterror', 'dirty bombs', and 'high-yield [terrorism] explosive events' are suddently NORTHCOM/NATO ACLANT jurisdiction in the U.S.]

JTF 6 supports federal, state and local counter-drug law enforcement agencies. [which themselves have been corrupt policing organizations designed to subvert local jurisdictions on 'drug war' alibi--when they have been pumping drugs into U.S. & assuring drugs can come into the country protected against local law enforcement. Sees NORTHCOM is overseeing all that as well; see George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography]


USNORTHCOM forces have already participated in a number of real-world events, Eberhart said.

"We have demonstrated our ability to conduct operations in a number of emergency situations," the general said. "During the Washington, D.C., sniper attacks, we coordinated aerial surveillance with the FBI. Most recently, we supported military operations in the aftermath of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy."

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U.S. Northern Command
[excerpted from:  http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=U.S._Northern_Command ]

"Homeland security is a national team effort that begins with local, state and federal organizations. DoD and NORTHCOM's HLS roles include homeland defense and civil support.

"Homeland defense is the protection of U.S. territory, domestic population and critical infrastructure against military attacks emanating from outside the United States. In understanding the difference between HLS and HLD, it is important to understand that NORTHCOM is a military organization whose operations within the United States are governed by law, including the Posse Comitatus Act[3] that prohibits direct military involvement in law enforcement activities. Thus, NORTHCOM's missions are limited to military homeland defense [or creating such contexts for their use...] and civil support to lead federal agencies."



Recent Press Releases
From  http://www.af.mil/news/Mar2003/31303903.shtml.

General Ralph E. Eberhart briefed members of the House Armed Services Committee on March 13, 2003. Eberhart, who is the commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, described to lawmakers how USNORTHCOM and other organizations counter threats to homeland security.

"Eberhart briefs Congress on U.S. Northern Command" by Master Sgt. Scott Elliott, Air Force Print News 03/13/03 - WASHINGTON -- The commander of America's newest combatant command briefed members of Congress on March 13 about the progress his unit has made since its inception less than six months ago.

Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, who took control of U.S. Northern Command when it was established Oct. 1, told members of the House Armed Services Committee how the organization provides "unity of command" for U.S. military actions to counter threats against homeland security.

"We are just like other regional combatant commands, with one important difference," he said. "The United States homeland is our area of responsibility."

Besides conducting operations to deter, prevent and defeat threats and aggression aimed at the United States, its territories and interests, USNORTHCOM also provides military assistance to civil authorities as directed, Eberhart said.

"When we work with civil authorities, we will most likely be in a support role to the lead federal agency, providing one-stop shopping for federal military assistance," Eberhart said.

According to the general, who also commands the North American Aerospace Defense Command, USNORTHCOM has few permanently assigned forces -- less than 250. If mission requirements dictate, he can request additional forces from the secretary of defense.

While those additional forces would come from U.S. Joint Forces Command, day-to-day operations are conducted by three subordinate joint task force commands. These include: JTF Headquarters Homeland Security which handles land and maritime defense planning and military assistance to civil authorities. JTF Civil Support is responsible for command and control consequence management in response to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive events. JTF 6 supports federal, state and local counter-drug law enforcement agencies.

USNORTHCOM forces have already participated in a number of real-world events, Eberhart said.

"We have demonstrated our ability to conduct operations in a number of emergency situations," the general said. "During the Washington, D.C., sniper attacks, we coordinated aerial surveillance with the FBI. Most recently, we supported military operations in the aftermath of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy."

USNORTHCOM has also supported President George W. Bush's attendance at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference in Los Cabos, Mexico, and the president's State of the Union address in January.

According to the general, the command's biggest challenge is sifting through volumes of intelligence and other operational data that comes from the U.S. intelligence community and nearly 50 other government agencies.

"Our Combined Intelligence and Fusion Center collates and analyzes data," he said. "Our goal is to connect the dots to create a clear threat picture, playing our appropriate military role as part of the interagency team."

Many of the House committee members, including Rep. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, expressed concern that USNORTHCOM operations may endanger the concept of Posse Comitatus -- the prohibition of using military forces in a civil law enforcement capacity.

"We will remain vigilant in ensuring that USNORTHCOM is used in accordance with the law," Eberhart said. "We understand the Posse Comitatus Act and related laws. We believe the act, ***as amended,*** provides the authority we need to do our job." [thus he skips the question about protections against military occupation as civil policing, and turns it justifying his military authority in civil matters!] Doing that job, the general said, has meant taking joint-service operations to a new level.

"Our command is built upon a total force and total national team concept that includes all (military) services, the National Guard, Reserves, Department of Defense civilians and numerous federal, state and local agencies," he said. "We believe we are redefining 'jointness.'

 http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=U.S._Northern_Command