DAILY DIALECTIC
December 01, 2008
"The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials. The long-planned shift in the Defense Department's role in homeland security was recently backed with funding and troop commitments after years of prodding by Congress and outside experts, defense analysts said...."
- PENTAGON TO DEPLOY 20,000 TROOPS INSIDE U.S.
- Pentagon to detail military to bolster security
- Commission: Bio Attack Likely in Next Five Years
- Chances of WMD attack in big city greater: report
- Fears of 'Unconventional Weapon'
- Russia-Venezuela exercises begin
- US bank stocks in biggest drop since crisis began
- Down we go again: Fourth-worst drop ever for Dow
- Gloom returns to Asian markets after Dow's plunge
- Bailout Monitor Sees Lack of a Coherent Plan
- Big Three Automakers to Submit Plans to Congress
- Bush 'Sorry' for Economic Disaster
- Pelosi Pushes for $500B More
- Data signal deep global downturn
- Officials Vow to Act Amid Forecasts of Long Recession
- Bargain-hunters fail to save November retail sales
- Bernanke: lower interest rates are "feasible"
- Australia cuts rates, global stocks sag
- US manufacturing hits 26-year low: ISM
- Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency
- Bernanke: 'No Comparison' to the Great Depression
- Miami activist moves people into foreclosed houses
- Oil plunges below $50 after Opec fails to cut
- Treasury Yields Drop to Record Lows as Bernanke Cites Buybacks
- Change? BARACK OBAMA TO BUY RARE $30,000 GOLD RING FOR WIFE
- Indictments against Cheney, Gonzales dismissed; Prosecutor Cautioned
- Bill Clinton mentioned for wife's Senate seat
- Hil on the Hill: Clinton vows to make US force for positive change
- Clinton to head State Department: Is It Constitutional?
- God help us! Consensus emerging on universal healthcare
- Communist Party Chief: U.S. on Road to Socialism; Calls Obama 'friend' who will redefine government to favor 'working people'
- Imaging guru: 'Certification' of birth time, location is fake
- Obama, DNC elude citizenship lawsuit deadline
- Thousands Dead, More Injured... Bush: 'I think I was unprepared for war'
- Bowing to her Master? Condoleezza Rice plays piano for Queen Elizabeth II
- U.S. Had Foreknowledge of India Terror Attack
- Mumbai attacks - city fears five terrorists are 'missing'
- 30-mile debris pile becomes symbol of FEMA delays
- UN climate talks to create 13,000 tonnes of carbon
- China minister unusually upbeat on climate talks
- No excuse to neglect U.N. climate fight: delegates
- U.S. defends Bush at U.N. climate talks
- Lawyers call for international court for the environment
- Criminalizing Carbon
- When the Warmest in History Isn't
- Immigration Bust Leads to Shortage of Kosher Meat
- Chavez launches new bid for reelection
- Venezuela Chavez sees re-election amendment by Feb
- Court ruling brings down Thai government
- S. Korea ends Iraq deployment
- Akaka wants DoD, VA to review war-zone toxins
- China melamine death toll rises
- American teens lie, steal, cheat at 'alarming' rates: study
- 1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder
- 191 endure 9 frustrating hours stuck on LA tarmac
- U.S. to press NATO for Georgia, Ukraine boost
- Canada's Pacific coast killer whales still at risk
- Anti-whaling activists joined by actress
- Tough economy converts Egyptian drivers to gas
- Brazil pledges to cut Amazon destruction in half
- Earthquake rattles Taiwan, no reports of damage
- Venice flooded by highest water levels in 22 years