In this document signed by the Secretary of the Army, is hereby assigned as DOD Executive Agent for civil disturbance control operations. [More]Big Caveat--this was sent to me by a regular reader. I have no way of determining if the information is accurate or not, as I have not seen the original FOIA request nor the official response, assuming everything is as stated. I offer it here not to perpetuate disinformation or an unfounded conspiracy theory, but to see if anyone can help track down what's really going on here.
Some relevant links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Garden_Plot
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/garden_plot.htm
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[Via Steven S]