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Jade Helm 15 is a planned United States military training exercise that is scheduled to take place over multiple states in the US from July 15 through September 15, 2015. It will involve U.S. Army Special Operations Command (SOC) with other U.S Armed Forces units in a multi-state exercise that includes Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.[1] The SOC claimed, "the size and scope of Jade Helm sets this one apart" from previous training exercises.[2]
Concerns
The planned exercise is unusual in that it attracted the interest of commentators, conspiracy theorists and politicians about the prospect of martial law in the region.[3] The Austin American-Statesman newspaper noted that after plans and maps of the exercise were made public, there was an "explosion of outrage on social media after the release of the map, which labeled Texas, Utah and the southern tip of California as 'hostile.'"[4]
On April 28, Texas governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to Major General Gerald Betty of the Texas State Guard, declaring, “During the training operation, it is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property right and civil liberties will not be infringed."[5][4][6] Radio host Alex Jones warned about the "U.S. military positioning itself to take over the states and declare martial law."[7]
In reaction to the sentiment that the military exercises might in fact be movement against American citizens, Dallas Morning News columnist Jacquielynn Floyd wrote a column titled, "Abbott should counter, not cater to, Texans' crazy Jade Helm fears," noting that Abbot's "response to this nut-studded fruitcake of fear was unfortunate."[8] On April 29, White House press secretary Josh Earnest addressed the concerns of critics in the regular press briefing, saying, "I have no idea what he’s thinking," regarding Abbott’s letter to the Texas Guard. “In no way will the constitutional rights or civil liberties of any American citizen be infringed upon while this exercise is being conducted.”[9]
See also
References
- ^ Lamothe, Dan (2015-03-31). "Why Operation Jade Helm 15 is freaking out the Internet — and why it shouldn't be". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ USASOC News Service (2015-03-24). "150324-03 PRESS RELEASE: Exercise readies SOF for threats abroad". United States Army Special Operations Command. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ Kaplan, Sarah (2015-04-29). "Jade Helm 15, a military exercise, brings wild speculation in Texas about 'martial law'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ a b Walsh, Sean Collins (28 April 2015). "Texas labeled as 'hostile' territory in Army's Jade Helm training". Austin American Statesman. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ http://gov.texas.gov/files/press-office/20150428125759.pdf
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (30 April 2015). "Abbott's Letter Elevates Jade Helm 15 Concerns". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ Hoppe, Christy (28 April 2015). "Paranoia catches Abbott's attention: Gov orders Texas guard to monitor military exercises over fears of federal takeover". Dallas Morning News - Trail Blazers Blog. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ Floyd, Jacquielynn (30 April 2015). "Floyd: Abbott should counter, not cater to, Texans' crazy Jade Helm fears". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ^ Knowles, David (29 April 2015). "Whoa, If True: 'Operation Jade Helm 15' Lays Groundwork for Martial Law". Bloomberg.com/politics. Retrieved 2015-05-01.