http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter ... e-helm-15/
Theories
U.S. Army Special Operations Command map, depicting the US military plans during the Jade Helm 15 exercise
The conspiracy theories seem to emanate from the map shown here from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, that divides the region into four colors, with two "hostile" states, two "permissive" states, two states leaning one way or the other, and California divided.
According to the Hartford Courant's Jim Shea, the conspiracy theories about Jade Helm 15 included: a "psychological operation aimed at getting people used to seeing military forces on the streets" so they do not realize when an invasion actually takes place; an international operation aimed to seize people's guns; recently closed Walmarts used by the military to "stockpile supplies for Chinese troops who will be arriving to disarm Americans"; and a military plan to "round up political dissidents" and "remove key political figures" who may be against the imposition of martial law. Other theories by right-wing bloggers and activists have described Jade Helm 15 as a "secret plot" to impose martial law, confiscate firearms, invade Texas, and institute "total population control.
The conspiracy theories also included concern about the name of the exercise, with the jade in Jade Helm 15 possibly referring to China,and JADE possibly an acronym for artificial intelligence developed by the U.S. military. Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist and Texan radio show host, said that helm is an acronym for "Homeland Eradication of Local Militants".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Helm ... y_theories
Theories
U.S. Army Special Operations Command map, depicting the US military plans during the Jade Helm 15 exercise
The conspiracy theories seem to emanate from the map shown here from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, that divides the region into four colors, with two "hostile" states, two "permissive" states, two states leaning one way or the other, and California divided.
According to the Hartford Courant's Jim Shea, the conspiracy theories about Jade Helm 15 included: a "psychological operation aimed at getting people used to seeing military forces on the streets" so they do not realize when an invasion actually takes place; an international operation aimed to seize people's guns; recently closed Walmarts used by the military to "stockpile supplies for Chinese troops who will be arriving to disarm Americans"; and a military plan to "round up political dissidents" and "remove key political figures" who may be against the imposition of martial law. Other theories by right-wing bloggers and activists have described Jade Helm 15 as a "secret plot" to impose martial law, confiscate firearms, invade Texas, and institute "total population control.
The conspiracy theories also included concern about the name of the exercise, with the jade in Jade Helm 15 possibly referring to China,and JADE possibly an acronym for artificial intelligence developed by the U.S. military. Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist and Texan radio show host, said that helm is an acronym for "Homeland Eradication of Local Militants".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Helm ... y_theories
