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Army drill scares residents on Houston's south side
abc local ^ | 1/28/13 | Jessica Willey

Posted on 01/28/2013 10:13:27 PM PST by Nachum

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The sight of Army helicopters and the sound of gunfire created a lot of concern Monday afternoon in one Houston neighborhood.

We received a lot of phones calls, Tweets and Facebook posts from worried neighbors, wondering what was going on.

SkyEye 13 HD was over the south side where at first look, it appeared there was a massive SWAT scene happening.

With military helicopters flying above her southeast Houston neighborhood, Frances Jerrals didn't know what to think.

"When you see this, you think the worst. When you hear this, you think the worst," Jerrals said.

And so, she passed along her concern.

(Excerpt) Read more at abclocal.go.com ...


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KEYWORDS: army; drill; houstons; scares; shadowwars; threatmatrix
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To: Texas Songwriter

Good points, but I think you left out the most alarming fact.

-——Disarming the American citizens and a national registry of gun-owners.

Also, the majority of the ammo was .40 caliber Hollow-Point, not 9mm.

.40 cal. is the most popular caliber used by police agencies and is designed for one purpose only...to produce maximum damage to the human body.

Q: “What the hell is going on in this country now?”

A: We are funding our own demise.


21 posted on 01/29/2013 2:20:52 AM PST by panaxanax
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To: sand88; MestaMachine

Any of these exercises happen up North, or are planned for that region?

Or just here in the South and planned for here?


22 posted on 01/29/2013 2:48:25 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000))
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To: Texas Songwriter

All the others in your list are double or more sourced except this one:

“———Recent reports of Obama asking officers in the military if they would/or would not fire on Americans,if ordered.”

But I do agree, even taking the items aside from this one, all togetber makes for some disturbing omens.

Question:

When has this happened before, in which administrations have they done this?


23 posted on 01/29/2013 2:54:37 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000))
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To: jeffc

Port, airport, and rail services all conveniently located to bring in equipment and people. Great margaritas during off time. It’s actually in the 70s here if you feel like going to the beaches and watching medical waste wash up in nearby Galveston. Large chunks of land no one gives a d@^^|\| about.

The do this kinda-sorta regularly. I have a business of the far north side. I sometimes see the equipment pass through the local switching yard in Spring. Someone usually takes them burgers from the Track Shack since the men detailed to watch it can’t leave their posts while it’s stopped at the rail yard.

My reaction when I saw and heard some of this wasn’t “INSTILL TERROR BEFORE THE DESCENT OF MARTIAL LAW!” it was “Oh. February must be upon us.”


24 posted on 01/29/2013 2:59:25 AM PST by texanred
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To: Nachum

That is basiclly what it is for. A show of force by the DHS Stoorm Troopers. You notice it wasn’t done in Washington, or New York which are prime terroist targets.


25 posted on 01/29/2013 3:35:53 AM PST by MCF
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To: Nachum

This is outrageous. I read the article clip and there isn’t any information as to why this was done. Can you imagine how frightened the people were? They had no idea what was going on... was there some sort of terrorist attack, were they being attacked? Those thoughts had to be going through their minds.


26 posted on 01/29/2013 3:41:27 AM PST by momtothree
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To: MCF

Not for terrorists. Secessionists.


27 posted on 01/29/2013 3:50:42 AM PST by ReaganGeneration2
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To: Nachum

Preconditioning. You must establish the proper public state of uneasiness before initiating the crisis that will allow you to impliment your real goals.

If Ayn Rand was a visionary then Yuri Bezmenov was a prophet.


28 posted on 01/29/2013 3:51:19 AM PST by Pan_Yan
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To: Nachum

I fear that freedom is just an illusion now.


29 posted on 01/29/2013 4:07:01 AM PST by New Jersey Realist (America: home of the free because of the brave)
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To: panaxanax

They’re “re-positioning”/ moving containers of ammo around:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2982735/posts


30 posted on 01/29/2013 4:23:46 AM PST by Carriage Hill (AR-10s & AR-15s are the 21st Century's Muskets. The 2nd Amendment is the First Human Right.)
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To: gnarledmaw

True enough. Herding suburban families into cattle cars takes planning and teamwork.


31 posted on 01/29/2013 4:40:25 AM PST by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: Nachum

I’m going to email some friends who are still in the national guard and see if they have any onfo. If they do, I’ll post it in a reply later.


32 posted on 01/29/2013 4:49:21 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (0 bummer inherited a worse economy in 2012 than he did in 2008.)
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To: Nachum

I’m going to email some friends who are still in the national guard and see if they have any info. If they do, I’ll post it in a reply later.


33 posted on 01/29/2013 4:49:37 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (0 bummer inherited a worse economy in 2012 than he did in 2008.)
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To: carriage_hill

I wonder what would happen if/when someone fires back?


34 posted on 01/29/2013 4:52:12 AM PST by panaxanax
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To: Nachum

It’s time we play the game of not letting a crisis go to waste. Pass the word; this was an ICE training exercise to implement the purge element of the immigration reform deal being brokered.


35 posted on 01/29/2013 4:53:51 AM PST by WinMod70
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To: Nachum

Absolutely shameful behavior.

Hello out there! Do we have any Governors or representatives left to stand up anymore?

Hello, Hello? Cowards? anyone?


36 posted on 01/29/2013 4:59:29 AM PST by dforest
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To: Nachum

What city is next? They’re staying where its warm so far. Maybe it’s time for FEMA to get some winter training.


37 posted on 01/29/2013 5:03:16 AM PST by RadiationRomeo (Step into my mind and glimpse the madness that is me)
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To: cunning_fish

Here is a youtube of the event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=C1oP0QEu9RY#!

Near the end you can see a large group of people getting together for a debrief. None of them are wearing military uniforms so I’m assuming they are DHS etc. You can see dozens of nice guns on the porch near them.


38 posted on 01/29/2013 5:21:04 AM PST by RadiationRomeo (Step into my mind and glimpse the madness that is me)
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To: panaxanax

I’m amazed it hasn’t happened, yet. When it does, the “gloves” come off. “Whose gloves”, is the question.


39 posted on 01/29/2013 5:21:51 AM PST by Carriage Hill (AR-10s & AR-15s are the 21st Century's Muskets. The 2nd Amendment is the First Human Right.)
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To: Nachum

bttt


40 posted on 01/29/2013 5:41:10 AM PST by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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