Jade Helm 15, heavily scrutinized military exercise, to open without media access
Jade Helm 15, the controversial Special Operations exercise that spawned a wave of conspiracy theories about a government takeover, will open next week without any media allowed to observe it, a military spokesman said.
Embedded reporters won’t be permitted at any point during the exercise, in which military officials say that secretive Special Operations troops will maneuver through private and publicly owned land in several southern states. Lt. Col. Mark Lastoria, a spokesman for Army Special Operations Command, said his organization is considering allowing a small number of journalists to view selected portions of the exercise later this summer, but nothing is finalized.
“All requests from the media for interviews and coverage of U.S. Army Special Operations Command personnel, organizations and events are assessed for feasibility and granted when and where possible,” Lastoria said in a statement released Wednesday to The Washington Post. “We are dedicated to communicating with the public, while balancing that against the application of operations security and other factors.”
The exercise is scheduled for July 15 through September 15 and is expected to include more than 1,200 troops. Army Special Operations Command announced the exercise in March, saying its size and scope would set it apart from most training exercises. For months, some protesters have said Jade Helm is setting the stage for future martial law. Those fears have been mocked by comedians such as Jon Stewart and others, and the U.S. military has tried to reassure people about the exercise.
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6 comments:
Step on my land and I will take you out, no questions... Military or not, you have no right or business to be on my land, if it is privately owned without my permission PERIOD!!!
Do whatever is necessary to protect the citizens of this country! If this is that type of exercise, feel free to come all over my property.
The paranoid loonies will come out of the woodwork now. Anybody with an ounce of sense knows the members of the military are with the American citizens and will not turn on them. If the military makes a move, it will be on the White House first. This is Obama's nightmare.
They will def come all over your property.
Any soldier can come on my property and I will serve them the best dinner they have ever had;and a nice cold beer too!
10:54 - they are not going on any private property without the prior consent of the owner. And nice to see the way you think of those willing to give their lives for your freedom.
Like you'd stand a chance with your .22 rifle or shotgun, anyway. Pull one on an armed soldier and see what happens.
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