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Summum ius summa iniuria--More law, less justice
--Cicero.

10 May 2012

Another softening up op in Miami


Softening up the US populace for a police state, that is.

Sheeple: get used to it...


verbatim from Miami Herald, FL newspaper, via Drudge

No, there was no smell of napalm in the morning.


But there was the thunderous whump whump of low-flying helicopters, and even the jarring blast of explosions at the abandoned Grand Bay Hotel in Coconut Grove early Tuesday during a military training exercise that jolted many unsuspecting residents from their beds.


“It was quite a shocking experience,” said Jane Muir, who was awakened around 1:45 a.m. by the sound of military choppers that later dropped rappelling soldiers onto the Grand Bay’s rooftop. “It was kind of that bizarre feeling that you were surrounded by wind.”


From her third-floor balcony, Muir then watched the soldiers fire off flares and smoke bombs before searching floor by floor through the darkened hotel, their paths marked by flashlights and the pop-pop-pop of gunshots. “The show of force was so overwhelming,” she said.


The maneuvers were part of a “realistic urban training” exercise for about 100 military personnel, and organized by the U.S. Special Operations Command, said Maj. Michael Burns, a U.S. Army spokesman. The exercise also included three military helicopters, and the use of simulated explosions and gunfire to mimic real-life military scenarios.


“They have to train in a realistic environment,” Burns said. “We didn’t use any real bullets,” he added reassuringly.


Miami police assisted in overseeing the exercises — but they were instructed to keep quiet about the exercises until late Monday, for security reasons. The police also blocked off roads around the Grand Bay during the exercise, Muir said.


It was the federal government’s call on what was being done. We [Note: local government advised, not local citizens] were courteously advised,” said Miami commissioner Marc Sarnoff, whose district includes Coconut Grove.


Miami Police Maj. Delrish Moss said that a news release about the training was sent out around 5 p.m. Monday, but it went largely unnoticed.


The explosions, however, did not. A handful of alarmed Grove residents called the police and City Hall to ask about the armed choppers flying over their homes.


Muir, for one, would not have minded a heads up beforehand.


“I thought it was kind of rude, to tell you the truth,” she said. “One neighbor was swearing, he was so annoyed.”


But despite the neighborhood anxiety, the exercise went off safely and quickly, Burns said.


“It seems very high drama, but to us it’s kind of simple,” he said.


Miami Herald staff writer Charles Rabin contributed to this report.



Tell me: if the cops keep it quiet from the people they are charged to protect, and the citizens don't know what is happening, who will hold any armed citizens liable for resisting with force?


A military special op in the middle of the night in a US civilian area?


What freedom are our troops fighting for abroad, exactly?  What freedom do we still have at home?


Sleeping giant, wake up already!

5 comments:

  1. 100 invaders....that's not even a full load out of ammo for a typical patriot....I carry more than 2 for each invader AND a few left for the helo's.

    Having this type of activity in my neck of the woods would be precisely the opposite of smart. But, ready for it when it DOES finally happen.

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  2. They did something similar in broad daylight a few years back in Macon, Georgia. They "attacked" the old Rescue Mission building in downtown Macon. I got on the roof of the WGXA TV building where I work and shot video of the whole thing. They came in with Cobra gunships and circled the area, and then a transport helicopter came in and hovered over the building while soldiers rappeled down ropes and entered the building. It kicked up a lot of sand. The whole thing was very thrilling to watch, and we were near the middle of it. After they had "secured" the building, they went back to the roof, boarded the helicopter, and the whole shebang just flew away. Fortunately, we knew it was coming, so it was no surprise.

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