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ACLU files FOIA request over domestic Army deployment

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.22.08 | 9:01 am

On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a freedom of information (FOIA) request to the U.S. government over “reports that an active military unit has been deployed inside the U.S. to help with ‘civil unrest’ and ‘crowd control’…

Army Combat Brigade to take on first-of-its-kind homeland security detail

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.25.08 | 10:52 am

“Sea-smurf”: The pronunciation for the acronym couldn’t be any cuter, but the duties of the U.S. Army’s CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force (CCMRF) could potentially be quite ugly — using military tactics, including some tested in Iraq, amid civilian…