It is becoming routine — the military engaging in “operations” and “training exercises” during public events. It is all part of a concerted effort to get the public acclimated to armed soldiers in combat gear on the streets.
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| Marines perform a simulated raid in Clove Lakes Park during Fleet Week festivities on May 24, 2007. | |
Earlier this month, Infowars reported on armed soldiers arresting an over-zealous fan at the Kentucky Derby, an incident completely ignored by the corporate media with the exception of a Reuters photograph showing the arrest.
In April, we reported on the presence of National Guard soldiers at the Boston Marathon.
Over the last few months, the military has dispatched soldiers in violation of Posse Comitatus around the country, most notably in Samson, Alabama, on the highways of Tennessee and California, and in Indianapolis. In many cases, the soldiers work closely with the DHS, FBI, and myriad state and federal agencies.
The following is from the Staten Island Real-Time News:
Don’t be alarmed — Staten Island isn’t under attack.
A helicopter carrying visiting U.S. Marines will land in Staten Island’s Clove Lakes Park this afternoon for a simulated raid as part of Fleet Week festivities.
The chopper is expected to touch down at 3 p.m. near the baseball fields. The demonstration will last about two hours.
The event is open to the public.
In recent years, Fleet Week festivities have included mock raids at the public park to give civilians a feel for how soldiers operate in battle.
Note how the “raid” is billed as a “demonstration.” In other words, it has no military training objective other than to get New Yorkers accustomed to armed soldiers landing in public parks.
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May 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
So cant these guys be prosecuted for violating Posse Comitatus?
4w578i Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
No. They weren’t doing anything repugnant to American values.
They just happened to be training…
Get Real Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:33 pm
You’re saying public parks and recreation lands are legitmate training areas for the military with kids playing, families on picnic? All the world’s their staging ground?
Your sense of values is repugnant, but you thugs are in the majority, so that makes it right or acceptable I suppose- consensus rules.
Captain Trips Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 6:46 am
The article also mentioned the exercise was done in order “to give civilians a feel for how soldiers operate in battle.” We have the History channel for that! Like I want a bunch of jack boots around me while I’m out with the family!
No, consensus isn’t supposed to rule in America, the Constitution is! We will win in the end.
4w578i Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 11:34 am
CT, I believe they gauge civilian responses from every possible venue, especially blogs.
Whoah, GR. I thought my sarcasm was obvious.
Johnny Canuck Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Always remember: it only takes 5% of the people to make a change or a difference. Listen to The Doors tune “Five To One” – “They got the guns, but we got the numbers, 5 to one, baby, 1 to 5, get together one more time.” Jim Morrison – son of the youngest Admiral in the U.S. Navy in the 60’s. It’s been a long battle, but it ain’t over yet!
Chase Reply:
May 25th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
“We want the world and we want it…..now!” That must be the NWO singing that verse. ;P
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Who is “we”, Captain trips? Fleet Week is a tradition. It was a training exercise, nothing more. Open to the public doesnt mean you have to be there, dumbass. And last time I checked, the states and cities have the right to do what they want with public land (because its owned by the city or state, dumbass).
America Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Training for What?
Captain Trips Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 6:46 am
NLE 09 scheduled for July 27th.
Once it turns live all hell will break loose and America as we know it will be turned upside down.
4w578i Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 11:36 am
When they’re really serious, will the military be policing the streets — like in all the examples mentioned by the article?
Captain Trips Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
What do you think?
When things get serious they will be doing more than just patrolling the streets. Do you really want to be interrogated because you wanted to go grocery shopping or spend the afternoon at the park with your family? Especially already knowing there is no clear and present danger to national security or to your safety in general. Remember, the police do not exist to protect you and your rights, the police exist to protect the property of the elites and to enforce the laws, taxes and tyranny of the system.
So when they tell us they are only trying to protect us from harm they are telling us a bold faced lie!
Red Dawn NOW Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Yes, they are doing something repugnant to American values, they are training to attack and subjegate Americans as civilian internees and POWs, you have not done your homework.
This is all illegal, they have plenty of area to train as they always have at their posts, we had a city at Benning to do urban combat, Camp Shelby likewise has one, most bases do.
The FBI and the irrelevant/illegitimate DHS has no business engaging citizens with the military at all, the only attacks against our nation have come from the same trash doing these reprehensible drills. This is felonious and treasonous!
Dead guy Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Yeah, training that the citizenry is the ENEMY!
chewbacca Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
GREAT VID:
9/11 Lessons From Star Trek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CyjD6Ulf6s
KDUBBLL Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:50 pm
OKAY…. WE GOT IT DUDE, I THINK WE ALL SAW YOUR AWESOME VIDEO.
Gigabytexxl Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Good vid man but ur spamming it now. give us something new please.
Dodge Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Its technically not against the law. Their just performing exercises; not policing the nation. Still scares the hell out of me.
Red Dawn NOW Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
IT IS against the law, they are attacking and illegally arresting Americans all over the country, in Florida, they landed on our beach with south American forces….THIS IS TREASON!
Philip B Kirschner Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
The marines can’t be prosecuted, however the officers can be. Remember, they are allowed to do drills, but they may not take part in civillian law enforcement activiities. As an ex-marine from the 1990’s, they instilled this on us however, my concern is they are using incrimentalism to get civillians used to soldiers on our streets. It used to be, that these excerises were only done on post. The other problem is, we have too many foriegn nations serving in our forces, this is a fast track to citizenship for them. My concern is all the marines born here are being deployed.
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:55 am
We’re all frogs in a very hot water. The people on infowars are trying to jump out of the pot but everyone else is dragging us back in.
I fear things are going to get much darker. In my county this weekend the sheriff’s office is sponsoring ‘no refusal’ DWI checkpoints where they take blood.
http://www.heralddemocrat.com/.....son-County
I’m getting pretty sick of this police state.
4w578i Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 pm
The water’s boiling, already, and it has been for a very long time.
We say this only happens in other countries. It happens in ours.
Those other countries, who we look down upon, are no more flagrant about what they do. They use euphemisms, too.
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:59 am
Yes they can be prosecuted BY US. Our forefathers gave us the right to blow up their stupid helicopters that we bought and paid for.
Geoph Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
This is correct, however it would be considered “an act of homegrown terror”
When in truth THEY are the terrorists.
Oh, Brave New World! Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Homegrown terrorism. Is that some kind of new plant that our government wants out of the country?
4w578i Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 11:40 am
(While I’m not advising you to pursue any course of action in particular…)
Do rights come from other men, or are they God given?
Red Dawn Now! Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
You fricking aye right…declaration of independence forever, death to the new stinking world order/4th reich trash! No matter waht uniform they put on.
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
It is quite obvious they are not OUR troops. They are preparing to kill innocent taxpayers that don’t enjoy being robbed by the bank. They have killed over a million Iraqi civilians and now the theater is coming home. What else could it be?
dues ex organica Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:10 pm
well said.
Oh, Brave New World! Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:12 pm
In my opinion, Iraq is THE training ground for live urban combat with civilians and enemies present.
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
The troops, specifically the Marines, are not drones of the state or the banks or whatever the hell you think they are. They are not drones to anything or anyone, shitheads. They are patriots doing their jobs for less money than most unionized damn liberals that I have ever met. It is their sacrifice that allows you to trash them like you are. I’m not telling you to stop bc its your right, but just think why no major war since the civil war has been fought on American soil. Its because those men and women have sacrificed most of what they have so that you dont have to see war and can sit on your asses and complain about their violations of your rights
Oh, Brave New World! Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Hm? I didn’t insult any troops.
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
geoph—yep.
off topic—–Thanks to all that suggested sonnes #7. It seems to have worked. Thanx again.
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Open to the Public??
Now they are not afraid of revealing DHS secrets.
Guess it is not a training after all.
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:35 pm
WTF, WTF, WTF! There’s way too much of this happening. Like I’ve been saying…think about it. Last quarter of 08 we had the global financial mess start. Then there’s the plastic coffin liners seen by the thousands, census people walking around with GPS gadgets in residential areas, military exercises in residential areas, swine flu, the Bilderberg meetings……
Something’s up folks. Be careful, protect yourselves and be prepared with survival needs.
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
call your congress NOW! this an outrage! do it or we are in hot water. if they do nothing get up and march to the state capital and demand to be separated from the union.
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
relax it’s just a demonstration of your face being stomped. water board demonstrations are fun too. who wants a balloon animal?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyMAV6If_eo
do I HAVE too Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:58 pm
LOL
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Greetings from Homeland Security. I told you we are looking out for your best interests!
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
…im prolly gonna get a visit for that question….
May 23rd, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Wait until part of the exercise becomes private (pun intended) interrogations of your beautiful 28 year old wife and 9 year old daughter, (a new definition for interrobang). Notice the root of the word int and terro. Our troops are being trained under the auspicious ideas of the United Nations. Look at what happens where ever the UN Troopers go.
Talk about having your cake and eating it too.
Frankensense Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Interrogation doesn’t work with me. I answer what I want – if anything – only. Any repeat questions
(not allowed by me) get the “I already answered that. Next Question? Lie Detectors are coercion tools and don’t really work. I can defeat one anyway… as if I would ever submit anyway. Fuck ‘em.
j1h4dj3w Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 10:27 am
oh yea, your a bad ass…… im willing to bet that you would crack very easily…. every one has a breaking point, its just a matter of finding the right way of bringing you to that point….. why dont you just shut the fuck up! leave the bad ass attitude behind because you not proving anything except that you are an inept asshole.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
also to get public ready to get their houses stolen by jew bankers and then get their guns confiscated and then be taken to FEMA camps and then microchipped to be life-long slaves to NWO/ Big brother government
nothing to see here, just brainwashed nwo minions in camo-ready to take over before 2012 comes
davidicke.com
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
What the fuck is that crack on jews about?
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Ive got a lot of good buddies that are jewish, and I know that I can count on them more than most people when shit hits the fan, including you, you neo-nazi racist.
NatureBoy Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
actually im not a nazi at all. i just know jews are decended from reptiles and will all go to hell when they die for killing my lord and savour and denying Jesus Christ is Lord
davidicke.com
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Anyone who deploys or uses a military against civilians must be executed. Including every soldier who participates and every link in the chain of command deploying the soldiers. That is a sinister, despicable crime at any time in history, by any goernment. When will the patriots greet the military invaders with a business end? I don’t know, but I hope it’s soon. The war has already begun, and I say let it come.
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Ok… let me know when troops are used against civilians. And the military is the business end. Members of the US Military are free thinkers, not drones of the state. And when did the military, repulsing enemies to democracy and our way of life since 1775, become invaders?!
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:48 pm
I KNOW WHAT FLEET WEEK IS.
I AM A MARINE.
FLEET WEEK HAPPENS EVERY YEAR AND IS A TIME FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEMSELVES.
FLEET WEEK IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICANS TO GET TO KNOW OUR MILITARY BETTER AND TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT.
LOOK, WE ARE ALL HUMAN, AND MOST OF US ARE ALL CITIZENS OF THE U.S.
DONT LET THIS FLEET WEEK STORY BLOW YOUR MIND.
I AM PRACTICING MY FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THIS STORY OF MARINES “INVADING” THE FESTIVITIES IS GETTING BLOWN WAY OUT OF PROPORTION.
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY ALEX THAT THIS IS NOT ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK THOUGH. I BELIEVE IN AMERICA AND I BELIEVE IN AMERICANS.
LET US DO THE RIGHT THING.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS…YOU ARE THE RESISTANCE.
Raider31 Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 2:50 am
OOOHHHHrahhhhh,
Guess what! Fleet week is a time for the brave men and women of our Navy and Marine Corps to show there talents and give the general public a view into what they do. As a former Marine my self I remember how exciting it was to pull into port and have thousands of people, wanting to visit the ships and see the Marines in action. We get to educate the public on the tools and equipment that the military is using.
Now, as for having military persons running check points, and other such stuff, no way!!! Unless ordered by the governor of that state for emergancy(s) and for reasons of public safty there is no reason to use the military in that capacity.
You can belive it or not Our Military are taught and given classes on the genevi convention.
And they also are taught about how to properly treat citizens when acting in a public safty capacity. Ladies and gentlemen, when The S^&%T hits the fan and The American Military is called in they are here to protect our country, and that means all of us.
Dead guy Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I AM THE RESISTANCE?! Does this mean that you’re prepared to follow orders to kill us?
Or do you mean, that by your being on this site also, you’re a traitor to your government?
MADD HATTER Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
so are they making you guys take the chip yet ,I mean mark of the beast. Forget the marine corps it’s all about Jesus,WAKE UP ALREADY PEOPLE ITS GETTING REAL CLOSE NOW AND SOME OF YOU STILL DONT KNOW WHATS GONNA HAPPEN.
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Amen devildogs!
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:12 pm
did any one see the Manchester United
The trophy was carried onto the field by four soldiers ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO7CN7hOqD0
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
So? If they wanted to honor the military by letting them carry the trophy, then so be it. In no way is that threatening to freedom or to your perfect little bullshit world that you live in created by this bullshit propaganda on this bullshit website. Im only here to try and show how much bullshit is here
May 23rd, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Remember the Military-industrial complex wants you.
anthrax intimidation
extortion blackmail bribery
whistle blowers are patriots
aipac’s israel-first dual-nationals
a federal reserve is unaccountable
the 911 scam cover-up of the century
gravel kucinich paul nader
mckinney ventura too
perotcharts.com
RATM
May 23rd, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Watch Richard Haas get confronted about Bilderberg last week; his reaction is PRICELESS.
http://www.infowars.com/richar.....vereignty/
May 23rd, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Comrade O’Bama is feeling frisky. Sending out the shock troops in such a fashion makes me wonder if maybe the federal grand jury oughta be slappin a supeeny or two on these terrorists.
Here’s why. They are commiting acts of terrorism against the U.S. citizenry and the U.S. Government.
TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 113B > § 2331
§ 2331. Definitions
. . .
(5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that—
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended—
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
If it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck and craps on the sidewalk at the park, the odds are its a duck.
May 23rd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Doesn’t this make you wish you voted 3rd party?
http://www.Vote3rdPartyNow.org
May 23rd, 2009 at 7:13 pm
hey you with a gun why do you have it if you don’t use it they will rust .me i have no need for a gun i have other ways and have used my fist many times , many police have been on the end of my fist with there face . the police were out fought many time they were to heavy i have fought many police every one felt the hurt of a fist or a foot or one time even my teeth . i am still alive and work out to this day eat right and work out ready for the next encounter…. there has been many America is a police state most police never see it happen they just wake up latter
Griz Reply:
May 25th, 2009 at 11:14 am
I have oil, desicant packs and patience. They won’t rust significantly. I also have knives, reloading equipment and much other knowledge, they can’t take that last away until I’m too dead to use it. Get over yourself and let others contribute what they may as they choose.
May 23rd, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Blabber mouths. They told on themselves.
May 23rd, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Sickening. Just plain fucking sickening.
I used to be a jarhead. All pride and puff and fisticuffs. Yeah…now I’m ashamed that I was nothing more than a fucking hired gun for the globalists.
It’s spiraling out of control.
It’s unfortunate what’s about to happen to police, military, and the feds…unfortunate for them.
It’s going to be tough. I have friends and fam who are cops. Took one hard look at the world, and now I have to say, it’s either them or me.
It won’t be me. This is one devil dog who remembers his training.
God help us all…
generaljones4u Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 10:15 pm
That is relieving knowing there are military and former military that are awake. Salute—
If you wish to remain a free American- please visit http://thefightofyourlife.wetpaint.com
Oh, Brave New World! Reply:
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
A lot of troops are aware about 9/11, or so I heard.
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Youre not a devil dog the day you relinquish the corps. Youre no better than some of the shit that you defend
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Relinquish the corps by doing something so despicable that you are given a dishonorable discharge, that is
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:18 pm
We love the USA men and women in uniform. What we don’t like are the 3 million UN troops on the North American continent without the permisssion of the American people. They are here for a reason and it is not good for us.
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
502 , 3mardiv 3/9 , Soul Ponies , White feather , Clutch Platoon , 1st of the 9th , 9th marines -Hue City.
I don’t thing you gov pinheads want to fight us………………………….
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:02 pm
If you jumped off of one of those helicopters, you are a traitor, not a soldier. You are not with the American people and we are not with you. Civil disobedience on your part should be the standard response to any supervisor who tells you to carry out such orders!
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
The day you call a soldier following reasonable orders (not threatening or breaking the laws of the united states or its people) a traitor makes you an anti-american
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:08 pm
You should use the WEBSITE option when you comment instead of making some irrelevant post with your link on it.
May 24th, 2009 at 7:23 am
Saying all these marines are our enemies just because they participated in this exercise is absurd.
When they blindly follow their orders to help round up or disarm ‘extremists’ and ‘domestic terrorists,’ then they will be our enemies.
Sadly there will ultimately be only one way out of this mess, down that long dark tunnel where one will never be sure who one’s real enemies are.
Don’t understand? Start here:
http://willowtown.com/promo/quotes.htm
May 24th, 2009 at 8:05 am
“In recent years, Fleet Week festivities have included mock raids at the public park to give civilians a feel for how soldiers operate in battle.”
Let me fix that:
In recent years, Fleet Week festivities have included mock raids at the public park to give civilians a feel for how soldiers will operate in domestic battles.
May 24th, 2009 at 10:32 am
http://911essentials.com notes that soon we will have a generation that has grown up militarized beyond anyone’s imagination. They will think it’s normal to have combat troops at Starbucks and Wal-mart.
After this conditioning they will be primed through TV, Hollywood, the public schools and peer pressure to think it’s OK to go thousands of miles away and kill innocent people.
MSG, aspartame, fluoride, and the mercury molecules that they consume will also greatly influence their mental and physical health, which will also be degraded by a life long vigorous vaccination schedule.
Patriot Reply:
May 26th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
No Marine that is honest to the values of the corps will purposefully kill an innocent civilian and dont forget it you bastard
May 24th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF the ‘troops’ show up in their helicopters and battle fatigues only to find the free Americans ready and waiting in their own formations with their own demonstrations of weapons and force against and enemy from within? What do you suppose that would show to the force of bought and paid-for military/government conspiracy? Why wave a flag and cotton-candy at these shows? Why not your constitution and weapon? What can the free public do to show these military forces that we are not fooled by their demonstrations?
May 24th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Didn’t they “practice”flying planes into buildings,too?Oh,they wanted to get us “acclimated” to terrorism.
May 24th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
85% of American citizens will stand down when the shit hits the fan…..
dumb troop Reply:
May 25th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
99%
May 25th, 2009 at 1:43 am
As I have stated before. If you encounter this, throw eggs at the soldiers that are violating the law. If they escalate we will escalate.
May 25th, 2009 at 6:57 am
What everyone should do is that when you find out that the military is coming to a tourist site like that have some ready made signs prepared that say something like ” We Don’t like your performace” or ” Go some where else party crashers or ” You are in violation of “Posse’ commontadaus, our constitutional rights” . “Defend the Constitution, not the goverment” . Prepare some good liturature for them to read and take back with them also. We’ve got to let them know they are being duped and try to make them our friends. Make them make an honest and educated decision.
May 25th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Wasn’t the Insurrection Act changed in 2008 to allow this kind of thing?
May 25th, 2009 at 9:17 am
battle against who?
May 25th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Support the troops.
Buy Chinese.
Oh and buy a bunch of gold. My nwo masters control the gold so we would like to see you buy it from us so we still own your ass.
May 25th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Fuck these goons.