This story first broke last week on the Alex Jones Radio show. Gaspee thought it would be prudent to independently verify the authenticity of the manual. The cover page lists the U.S. Army Military Police School at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO as the official contact.
So I contacted the base personally and had several conversations with Tiffany Wood, Director of the Public Affairs Office at Fort Leonard Wood. When I first contacted her she was unaware of this document or the story of its release to the public. She said it would take some time to verify the document. Today, May 8th, Gaspee Gazette received this official e-mail response from Fort Leonard Wood on the authenticity AND essence of FM 3-39.40 INTERNMENT AND RESETTLEMENT OPERATIONS MANUAL. USArmy-Internment Resettlement
Wood wrote,
“Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE
Mr. Thomas,
Here is the response from Fort Leonard Wood regarding your questions.
The document was not intended for public release. The document is intended for operations outside of the continental United States. Depending on the nature and magnitude of an event will determine the level of U.S. military involvement. Any other questions regarding the document, you will need to file a FOIA request.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thank you, Tiffany
Tiffany Wood, Director, Public Affairs Office Fort Leonard Wood, MO”
So now we know without question the manual itself is AUTHENTIC.
The bad news is what is contained in it.
Ms. Wood states in her email that the Manual is not intended for use within the continental US, however Paul Joseph Watson (click here to see) has done an excellent job scanning several parts of the document that make it VERY clear that deployment of this strategy in the US is at least being discussed within the Department of Defense.
Watson writes:
“The most alarming portion of the document appears on page 56 and makes it clear that detention camps will have PSYOP teams whose responsibility will be to use “indoctrination programs to reduce or remove antagonistic attitudes,” as well as targeting “political activists” with such indoctrination programs to provide “understanding and appreciation of U.S. policies and actions.”
In this section you can see just how treacherous this document is! It even acknowledges that to use the military against US citizens is strictly forbidden according to the Posse Comitatus Act. But the author states that the Secretary of Defense (who lately told the US Senate that he gets his authority from the UN), a Congressional Act, or an Executive Order could be used to bypass Posse Comitatus.
And IF this document is exclusively for use OUTSIDE of the US why does it mention procedures that include identifying internees by their Social Security Numbers?
This Manual is over 300 pages and I have only read parts of it. But I have read enough to know this is the most serious and terrifying document I have ever personally read, and it was produced by the Government who supposedly works for me.
Do you think the author’s of this Manual believe that? Please send this post to every news agency, pastor, police officer, and sheriff you know, or Bill Ayers will get his wish.
Neal Thomas
Where civil authorities have broken down? Who makes that determination? And if this occurs, say, in one of the large residential agglomerations being established by ICLEI and the Agenda 21 (aka, star communities), will the DOD forces supercede ALL local law enforcement (city and county, at all levels?).
Did all law enforcement agencies in the U.S. concur in this regulation? Since DOD told you it was unclassified, that means, then, it should have gone to the Federal Register for comments. I wonder if Sherrif Arpaio in Maricopa County, Arizona, is aware of this? This is very tense timing considering the Arizona case currently pending before the Supreme Court.
Another reason the timing on this is tense is because of Obama’s comments this weekend about approving the Dream Act come hell or high water, as well as the announcement this week of changes by the fedeal government in how it intends to handle border/immigration matters.
Thanks, Neal, for your work on this. I’ll forward your article along to others.
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Thank you for covering this. I would like to point out that nowhere in the email does Ms. Woods say that the manual’s provisions DO NOT apply to Americans in the US.
Do you have a screen shot of the email? I saw one at infowars but can’t find a source. Thanks.
Your welcome. Americans need to realize that this is exactly what Bill Ayer’s called for, and he is one of Obama’s closest COMRADES!
Why use SSNs? Because Chapter 7 of this FM is for detention of US Military Personnel… you know: Fort Levenworth? Might help to know how to read an FM before trying to find some big conspiracy. The piece on PSYOPs is part of the staff officer’s role there… meaning that not every facility will have all the personnel listed there. You also fail to highlight this piece, even though its in the first block of your quoted pages:
“The authority to approve resettlement
such operations within U.S. territories is at the Secretary of Defense level and may require a special
exception to Title 18, USC (Posse Comitatus Act). The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the U.S. military
from enforcing civilian laws within the United States or its territories without specific authorization. The
U.S. Constitution and other federal, state, and local laws may directly and significantly affect operations in
the U.S. and its territories if the enforcement of civilian laws are required according to Title 10, USC. U.S.
military forces conducting law enforcement functions in such cases require an authorization through a
congressional act (for example, Title 10 USC, Sections 331 through 334 [Insurrection Statues]) or a
constitutional authorization (for example the President invoking his executive authority under Article 2 of
the Constitution). U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers operating in a nonfederal status are not restricted by
the Posse Comitatus Act. (See Title 32, USC, and JP 3-28.)”
I would read it again…that is if you read it at all.
page 193:
10-40. Resettlement operations typically include controlling civilian movement and providing relief to
human suffering. These operations may be performed as domestic civil support operations (due to natural
or man-made disasters), stability operations (due to noncombatant evacuation operations, humanitarianassistance
operations), or DC operations (due to combat operations). The authority to approve resettlement
such operations within U.S. territories is at the Secretary of Defense level and may require a special
exception to Title 18, USC (Posse Comitatus Act). The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the U.S. military
from enforcing civilian laws within the United States or its territories without specific authorization. The
U.S. Constitution and other federal, state, and local laws may directly and significantly affect operations in
the U.S. and its territories if the enforcement of civilian laws are required according to Title 10, USC. U.S.
military forces conducting law enforcement functions in such cases require an authorization through a
congressional act (for example, Title 10 USC, Sections 331 through 334 [Insurrection Statues]) or a
constitutional authorization (for example the President invoking his executive authority under Article 2 of
the Constitution). U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers operating in a nonfederal status are not restricted by
the Posse Comitatus Act. (See Title 32, USC, and JP 3-28.)