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38 Troop plan/NORTHCOM: “Secret Bush Administration Plan,” op.cit.
39 Northern Command quote: U.S. Department of Defense, “U.S. Northern Command,” http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2002/no4172002_200204175.html.
40 Granite Shadow: The Road to 9/11, p. 242.
41 Bush defining insurrection: “Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on US Streets Ready to Carry Out ‘Crowd Control,’” by Naomi Wolf, Alternet, October 8, 2008.
42 McHale on fundamental change: “Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security,” by Spencer S. Hsu and Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post, December 1, 2008.
43 KBR contract: First revealed by author Peter Dale Scott, quoted in “Secret Bush Administration Plan,” op.cit.
44 Military Commissions Act: “Rule by Fear or Rule By Law?”, op.cit.
45 2007 laws and decrees: Ibid.
46 Troops deployed in U.S.: “Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets,” op.cit.
47 Financial meltdown/plan names: “Secret Bush Administration Plan,” op.cit.
48 US Army War College study: “Bad News From America’s Top Spy,” by Chris Hedges, February 16, 2009, www.truthdig.com.
49 Gang subculture in Salinas: “Navy School Takes on Salinas Gangs,” by Jack Foley, February 3, 2009, www.thecalifornian.com.
50 20,000 troops by 2011: “Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security,” op.cit.
51 Fort Stewart unit: “Apparent Plan to Deploy Active-Duty Military Unit Inside the U.S. Draws ACLU Scrutiny,” by Marcia Coyle, November 4, 2008, www.law.com.
52 “Fusion centers”: “Police to get access to classified military intelligence,” http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/09/16.
53 Extremists in army: “I Hate Arabs More Than Anybody: Desperate Army Recruits Neo-Nazis,” by Matt Kennard, Nation Institute Investigative Fund, June 17, 2009, www.alternet.org.
54 Coup against Obama: http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/09/newsmaxcolumnist-military-coup-may-be-needed-toresolve-the-obama-problem.php/ (cited by Mark Miller’s newsfromunderground on October 2, 2009).
55 Obama and military: “Military Waging War Against the White House,” Huffington Post, October 23, 2009.
56 Beck/background checks: “Pitchforks and Pistols,” by Charles M. Blow, New York Times op-ed, April 4, 2009.
57 Rise of militias: “Report: Militia Activity on the Rise in U.S.,” by Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor, August 16, 2009, www.truthout.org.
58 Millionaire Patriot training: e-mail on www.townhall.com
59 Thought police: “Obama’s Black Widow,” op.cit.
60 CIA/FBI Wikipedia edits: “CIA, FBI Computers Used for Wikipedia Edits,” Yahoo! News, August 16, 2007.
61 Pentagon electronic war: “US Plans to ‘Fight the Net’ Revealed,” by Adam Brookes, BBC Pentagon correspondent, January 25, 2009, http://news.bbc.co.uk.
62 DNA Fingerprint Act: Web site of Center for Constitutional Rights.
63 FBI biometrics program: “FBI Prepares Vast Database of Biometrics,” by Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, December 22, 2007.
64 Airport iris ID: Ibid.
65 Border searches: “Border Agents Can Search Laptops Without Cause, Appeals Court Rules,” By Ryan Singel, Wired, April 22, 2008.
66 VeriChip: “VeriChip Injects Itself into Immigration Debate,” May 18, 2006, www.spychips.com.
67 RFID tags: “Microchips Everywhere: A Future Vision,” by Todd Lewan, Associated Press, January 29, 2008, Seattle Times.
68 Saving the wealthy: “Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen,” by Naomi Klein, The Nation, December 19, 2007.
69 Security increase: “How to Profit From a ‘Police State,” by Jon Markman, MSN Money, November 8, 2007.