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In reply to the discussion: Conspiracy Theories that turned out not to be "Theories". [View all]progree
(10,907 posts)32. Jade Helm 15
... lots of troops and supplies in Texas and all that ...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday (May 4) defended his decision to have the Texas State Guard monitor a military training exercise that has riled conspiracy theorists, denying he has lent credence to their suspicions. ... Abbott sent a letter to the State Guard asking it to keep an eye on the operation so that "Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed."
Conspiracy theorists have speculated that the exercise which spans several states and is scheduled to start this summer is a covert effort to institute martial law. But Abbott said he has "seen nothing that would cause anybody to worry about what is going on."
Abbott has nonetheless taken some heat for getting the State Guard involved. Democrats have questioned whether he trusts the military, while some Republicans including former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst have spoken out in support of the exercise. One of them, former state Rep. Todd Smith, has accused Abbott of "pandering to idiots."
https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/
Conspiracy theorists have speculated that the exercise which spans several states and is scheduled to start this summer is a covert effort to institute martial law. But Abbott said he has "seen nothing that would cause anybody to worry about what is going on."
Abbott has nonetheless taken some heat for getting the State Guard involved. Democrats have questioned whether he trusts the military, while some Republicans including former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst have spoken out in support of the exercise. One of them, former state Rep. Todd Smith, has accused Abbott of "pandering to idiots."
https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/
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Gulf of Tonkin Incident is such crapola that NSA to this day doesn't like it mentioned.
Octafish
May 2015
#4
Coincidences are fun! SO much nicer than to believe the 1% might not value our lives over war
WinkyDink
May 2015
#191
I detected fear and guilt. Like he knew it was coming but was still shocked.
Enthusiast
May 2015
#174
Attorney General John Ashcroft warned not to fly commercial flights in July 2001.
Octafish
May 2015
#107
IT would ahve taken thousands of peole being in on the conspiracy for there to have been a conspirac
MohRokTah
May 2015
#120
Haha! They wre competent beyond your ken! 9/11 is why Election '00 was fixed!
WinkyDink
May 2015
#187
Do you have any links to the vigorous DU argument in favor of holographic projection? I missed it.
GoneFishin
May 2015
#7
Yes, read about them long ago when they first began to appear as more and more people began
sabrina 1
May 2015
#64
Many deniers just accept every 'story' told to them by the authorities. Thank the gods
sabrina 1
May 2015
#23
Holographs aside, I am pretty well convinced that Cheney knew it was coming and he
NoJusticeNoPeace
May 2015
#29
I know one thing, faith in our government is at an alltime low, and 'official stories' are just that
sabrina 1
May 2015
#30
I like verification for any story anyone tells me. When there is none, then I'm with George
sabrina 1
May 2015
#39
There's a difference between being a CT'er and being a skeptic/critical thinker
YoungDemCA
May 2015
#46
Yes, thanks for the lecture. I think we know what a critical thinker is. THOSE are the ones
sabrina 1
May 2015
#150
No problem. Having been exposed to it back in the Bush era, I recognize it when I see it.
sabrina 1
May 2015
#182
I agree with what you are pointing out. However, some try to shut off legitimate skepticism
rhett o rick
May 2015
#198
A nation of sheep believed the lies told by Bush/Cheney re Mushroom clouds heading our way
sabrina 1
May 2015
#151
And to be clear, we were called CTs, who 'always thought the worst of America' and
sabrina 1
May 2015
#153
Name the ONE CS that you think is real that most people deny! I will give it a serious look. nt
Logical
May 2015
#169
And the words 'conspiracy theorists' returned to the files of Cass Sunstein while he continues
sabrina 1
May 2015
#34
Excuse me? I am responding to 'theory' that anyone who asks questions is labeled
sabrina 1
May 2015
#55
Works for me too. Fortunately the people are not so easily conned. Must make the story tellers work
sabrina 1
May 2015
#66
Jade Helm 15 is only necessary because Jade Helms 1 through 14 failed to conquer Texas.
tclambert
May 2015
#38
And just in time too .. to impose Obama's black power and his Muslim Sharia law :-)
progree
May 2015
#56
I've ben in a lot of tunnels and underground facilities there. It's real, I tell you! Real! Arrghhh!
freshwest
May 2015
#139
Oh, just go to the link and see the Bircher screed, brought to you by the Koch bros.
freshwest
May 2015
#179
Convenient you leave out how there would have been no way for Semmelweis to explain how
NuclearDem
May 2015
#61
heck, on DU I've seen Semmelweis's case as proof that The System Always Works--
MisterP
May 2015
#100
I don't know what is worse, deniers or theorists that won't listen to obvious evidence.
Rex
May 2015
#77
The Binary CT process: show a particular CT to be wrong validates the official cover story
leveymg
May 2015
#89
Yeah that is one of the most popular ways to denounce a CT, seen it here over the years.
Rex
May 2015
#91
And 911 was not an inside job and the resulting multi billion dollar surveillance of everyone
OffWithTheirHeads
May 2015
#85
You are correct. They have an infinite budget and cameras are cheap. I am sure they have
GoneFishin
May 2015
#144
I wonder if the people in this thread who are supisious of LIHOP are people that might
BlueJazz
May 2015
#90
I watched the show like it was church. The chemistry was awesome and wonderful!
BlueJazz
May 2015
#165
Could anything else have happened? Over a hundred Recs, too. I have to mention one conspiracy that
freshwest
May 2015
#142
Oh, it's been taken over. And it's not going anywhere. The problem here is the Juries.
freshwest
May 2015
#149
I like that 2nd sig pic you've got, the guy with the sunglasses, and I'm all out of bubblegum.
Electric Monk
May 2015
#159
Pretzel Warrior aka functioning_cog is leaving DU again, but this time by choice? Huzzah!
Electric Monk
May 2015
#157
No, but the truth IS out there. Hundreds of eyewitnesses ignored. Illegal take-over by the FBI.
WinkyDink
May 2015
#185
and there are many officially admitted false-flag attacks throughout history
Fast Walker 52
May 2015
#173
Well, if it will make you feel better for me to say yes then sure whatever makes
cstanleytech
May 2015
#196
Some people are expecting courtroom proof, or else to them no proof at all exists. That's their big
WinkyDink
May 2015
#189
I would settle for just actual evidence, no speculation or crackpot theories like the
cstanleytech
May 2015
#197