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Title: Fully Armed U.S. Troops Patrol Minnesota Neighborhood
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URL Source: http://www.jfintel.com/?p=2054
Published: May 1, 2012
Author: Watson
Post Date: 2012-05-01 11:04:49 by Jethro Tull
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Views: 288
Comments: 16
Guard members previously hunted insurgents in Iraq Paul Joseph Watson A photo showing fully armed U.S. National Guard troops patrolling a quiet residential street in Crookston, Minnesota has gone viral, once again underscoring concerns that Americans are being conditioned to accept the gradual imposition of martial law. Although the photo is undated, Guard troops from the local Crookston Armory routinely take part in off-base exercises which train the local population to accept the sight of armed soldiers patrolling their neighborhoods as normal. One such exercise in February 2011 dubbed “Urban Operations Training” involved military Humvees and 27 armed soldiers conducting a drill around the Bridge Street area of Crookston. According to “Maggie,” the woman who took the photograph, when she started taking pictures of the troops one of them told her, “Just training Ma’am. Joining up with another patrol at the rally point.” When Maggie asked why they were training on the streets of a quiet residential area, a younger soldier responded, “To be honest ma’am, I don’t know.” Members of the same Guard unit shown on the photograph – Minnesota National Guard, Unit 2-136 CAB / B Company – have been deployed to Iraq where their duties would potentially have included rounding up alleged insurgents and taking them to prison camps, a frightening prospect given that the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act allows for American citizens to be similarly kidnapped and detained without trial. National Guard troops are routinely involved in ‘urban warfare training’ drills but they usually take place within the confines of military bases. Many fear that the increasing presence of armed soldiers patrolling residential neighborhoods is a precursor to martial law. Indeed, back in 2008 the Washington Post reported how 20,000 U.S. troops returning from Iraq would be stationed inside America under Northcom for purposes of “domestic security” from September 2011 onwards. Northcom officials were forced to subsequently issue a denial after the Army Times initially reported that the troops would be used to deal “with civil unrest and crowd control.” Poster Comment: How can this be?? Isn't this the stuff only a KooK would believe???Fully Armed U.S. Troops Patrol Minnesota Neighborhood
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 
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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
Did anyone there think to call the units CO and ask about this? How about the mayor? The local LEO? Or would they lie about this? Guess not. Calling would take effort. It's much easier to let the imagination run wild. It's much sexier to think this is a prelude to martial law. Infowars just loves martial law.
You first. CROOKSTON NATIONAL GUARD TO CONDUCT URBAN OPERATIONS TRAINING THIS WEEKEND ON SUMMIT AVE Company B 2nd Battalion 136th Infantry will be conducting urban operations training on Friday, April 27 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday April 28 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Training will be conducted at 416 and 424 Summit Avenue North in Crookston. You may notice high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles traveling between the Crookston National Guard Armory and Summit Avenue. Soldiers will be utilizing blank ammunition and have military issues weapons. Soldiers will make personal notifications to residents in a two block radius on Thursday, April 26. Soldiers on site will be available to answer citizen questions about their training during the exercise. If you have questions call 281-6059.
I just called 218-281-6059. I reached the voice mail of Sgt. Nathan Muldeen (sp). I left my name and phone # and inquired about the training exercise. Lets see if I get a call back.
did sgt muldeen ever call you back?
#15. To: Artisan (#14)
Nope, mums the word.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestMembers of the same Guard unit shown on the photograph – Minnesota National Guard, Unit 2-136 CAB / B Company
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#14. To: Jethro Tull (#3)
Replies to Comment # 14. did sgt muldeen ever call you back?
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