Controversial Jade Helm military exercise opens in Texas - USA TODAY
Controversial Jade Helm military exercise opens in Texas Operation Jade Helm 15, the summer-long U. S. military training exercise in the Southwest that has stirred conspiracy theories that it is the prelude to martial law, kicked off of Wednesday... ly/1Muyi4Z Operation Jade Helm 15, the summer-long U. S. military training exercise in the Southwest that has stirred conspiracy theories of imminent martial law, kicked off Wednesday in Texas. The conspiracy theories began emerging in March and burst out publicly at local gatherings of the Bastrop County Commissioners court, where U. S. officials were bombarded with questions about the true purpose of the operation. Fringe websites quickly suggested the operation was designed to lay the groundwork for martial law, a federal takeover of Texas — even the wholesale confiscation of guns. In March, TV and radio commentator Alex Jones fed some of the conspiracy anxiety by posting an item on his website, Infowars , under the headline "feds preparing to invade Texas" based on an unclassified Army document describing Operation Jade Helm. In a recent posting, Jones denied that he had said the exercises were part of a martial law takeover. Instead, Jones says he is on the offense "aware of what is going on, aware this is part of the conditioning, long-term program of. Source: www.usatoday.com
