Wash. 24th: The emergency drill 'Granite Shadow' - how did it go?

[mogster]

Anyone remember the rumours (or more than rumours, really) about the Army-led emergency rehersal 'Granite Shadow' to go down in Washington during the demo?

Just wondered if anyone learned more while attending the demos.

Here's a synopsis:

'Today in DC: Commandos in the Streets?

Today, somewhere in the DC metropolitan area, the military is conducting a highly classified Granite Shadow "demonstration."

Granite Shadow is yet another new Top Secret and compartmented operation related to the military’s extra-legal powers regarding weapons of mass destruction. It allows for emergency military operations in the United States without civilian supervision or control.'

(snip)

'That's where Granite Shadow comes in. U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), the military's new homeland security command, is preparing its draft version of CONPLAN 0400 for military operations in the United States, and the resulting Granite Shadow plan has been classified above Top Secret by adding a Special Category (SPECAT) compartment restricting access.

The sensitivities, according to military sources, include deployment of "special mission units" (the so-called Delta Force, SEAL teams, Rangers, and other special units of Joint Special Operations Command) in Washington, DC and other domestic hot spots. NORTHCOM has worked closely with U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), as well as the secret branches of non-military agencies and departments to enforce "unity of command" over any post 9/11 efforts.'

http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/earlywarning/2005/09/today_in_dc_com.html

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4862204

[leveymg]

1. They ran their exercises, and we'll see what happens next.

I'm SO GLAD that the DC protest last weekend was a completely non-violent event. On all sides.

Perhaps, now, the anti-war movement and the military can begin to realize that we are all Americans, and we have a common enemy: the criminals and incompetents in the Bush Administration, and their Congressional allies.

By the way, that was my Diary at DailyKos on Friday.:hi: