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Covert warfare coming to Texas sparks some fears of federal takeover

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Interesting.


http://www.chron.com/news/article/Covert-warfare-comming-to-Texas-6157685.php#next

Plans for a 17-city Army Special Operations exercise in Texas stirred some ultra-right-wing fears of a government takeover in the Lone Star State, but local law enforcement say they've long been aware of the drill.

Operation Jade Helm will bring a coalition of forces, including the Green Berets, SEALS, and special operations commands from the Air Force and Marines to Texas for two months of "realistic military training" in a simulated "hostile" territory between July and September this summer.

Army Special Operation Command spokesman Mark Lastoria said soldiers would practice "emerging concepts in special operations warfare" in Texas.

"Training exercise Jade Helm is going to assist our Special Operations Soldiers in refining the skills needed against an ever changing foreign threat," he said.

Among the planned exercises, soldiers will try to operate undetected amongst civilian populations in some towns and cities where residents will be advised to report any suspicious activity they notice as a means of testing the military's effectiveness, said county law enforcement officials who had been briefed by the Army.

"They're going to set up cells of people and test how well they're able to move around without getting too noticed in the community," said Roy Boyd, chief deputy with the Victoria County Sheriff's Office. "They're testing their abilities to basically blend in with the local environment and not stand out and blow their cover."
 
....when I first started reading all the worries over Jade Helm 15, all I could think of was....
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....but people are actually worried? This is nothing....this, on the other hand:
(Wikipedia) The Louisiana Maneuvers were a series of U.S. Army exercises held around Northern and Western-Central Louisiana, including Fort Polk, Camp Claiborne and Camp Livingston, in 1940 and 1941. The exercises, which involved some 400,000 troops, were designed to evaluate U.S. training, logistics, doctrine, and commanders.

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....when I first started reading all the worries over Jade Helm 15, all I could think of was....
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....but people are actually worried? This is nothing....this, on the other hand:


I am not so sure it is nothing. I mean I do not think this is some true military action as of right now. But I do believe they are training for future insurrection in this country. I mean if it comes it will be the Southern states once again to lead such a action. But if it were just simple training cities like Detroit would be much better.
 

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