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Originally posted by antonia
Originally posted by ATC_GOD
Here is a scenario.... ALI BABA is sitting on his couch in Georgia eating curry with his laptop surfing forums...
He clicks and Woah...look at dis??? Someones kid told them that all the GA national guard is deploying at once...
Hmm.. Ali proceeds to the closet and grabs his shoulder fired rocket and heads to the nearest military airfield and waits for the first c-17 to take off cause chances are its loaded to the hilt....
Follow me?
In all fairness most troop deployments are spoken of in the press before they even happen. It's not like he would be saying anything these people couldn't find in the paper.
Originally posted by I_am_Spartacus
not so, if secrecy was desired for an "emergency", the would be no press releases, or at best contrarian ones. Not saying there is something to this, just that the press would not necessarily know pre-mobilization. If "secrecy" was important, they would do what they can to keep it hush hush or issue disinfo, as if that needs to be stated on this site.
Originally posted by ATC_GOD
Here is a scenario.... ALI BABA is sitting on his couch in Georgia eating curry with his laptop surfing forums...
He clicks and Woah...look at dis??? Someones kid told them that all the GA national guard is deploying at once...
Hmm.. Ali proceeds to the closet and grabs his shoulder fired rocket and heads to the nearest military airfield and waits for the first c-17 to take off cause chances are its loaded to the hilt....
Follow me?
Originally posted by antonia
Originally posted by I_am_Spartacus
not so, if secrecy was desired for an "emergency", the would be no press releases, or at best contrarian ones. Not saying there is something to this, just that the press would not necessarily know pre-mobilization. If "secrecy" was important, they would do what they can to keep it hush hush or issue disinfo, as if that needs to be stated on this site.
Oh yea, you are going to move thousands of men and tons of military equipment without most of the populace noticing. Even trying to call that secret is silly.
You are all getting crank yanked. When the DoD does "secret" deployments it does not involve massive maneuvering. I've been around those too, we were told not to talk and considering I haven't gotten any word from the man that says "Hey, don't talk about this", I doubt anyone on ATS has broken OPSEC.
Agreed.
Originally posted by antonia
You are all getting crank yanked. When the DoD does "secret" deployments it does not involve massive maneuvering. I've been around those too, we were told not to talk and considering I haven't gotten any word from the man that says "Hey, don't talk about this", I doubt anyone on ATS has broken OPSEC.
Originally posted by I_am_Spartacus
I didn't say moving, I said "pre-mobilization, and no one said they have any kind of "official" verification, it is all rumor, but if a few of the posters are telling the truth, there MAY be something to it, and still at the stages where no press is being notified.
Originally posted by hoghead cheese
Originally posted by Vitchilo
We'll see if this is confirmed...
From Tickerforum
Just got a call from my son...driving home from spring semester at North Georgia College. He is in the reserves and attending the Corps of Cadets there. He is telling me something big is up. Just got a call from his unit that they are mobilizing immediately. ALL GEORGIA UNITS. Unconfirmed at the moment. Don't see anything on any big news besides Korea. Wonder if there is more going on there than we think....will break more as I find out whether this is a big deal or not.
UPDATE : Alabama Marine reserve units now too it seems.
UPDATE 2 : Minn. National Guard deployment largest since WWII
SOMETHING IS UP. Let's hope it's just a drill....
[edit on 20-5-2010 by Vitchilo]
edit on 5/20/2010 by JacKatMtn because: Mod Edit: All Caps Title – Please Review This Link.
What a shock, I just found out on zerohedge that 3 more carrier groups are heading to the persian gulf. I guess we are getting ready for the massive attack on Iran after all.
Originally posted by Vitchilo
We'll see if this is confirmed...
UPDATE 2 : Minn. National Guard deployment largest since WWII
SOMETHING IS UP. Let's hope it's just a drill....
Originally posted by antonia
Originally posted by I_am_Spartacus
I didn't say moving, I said "pre-mobilization, and no one said they have any kind of "official" verification, it is all rumor, but if a few of the posters are telling the truth, there MAY be something to it, and still at the stages where no press is being notified.
There is nothing to it. This probably some Steve Quayle ardent screaming run for the hills and I bet....Yea, I went to his website and there is the rumored claptrap about a gulf evacuation. "Pre-mobilization"? No, they'd tell you about that too because the end result is people freaking out like you see here. All the local troop movements except Spec Ops special missions are publicized in the local paper. The guard is no exception.
Considering last week it was the "UN convoy", i'd say too many people on this site are gullible.
[edit on 21-5-2010 by antonia]
Originally posted by antonia
Considering last week it was the "UN convoy", i'd say too many people on this site are gullible.
Originally posted by I_am_Spartacus
but I still disagree about press knowledge, they most definitely would keep a tight lid on something that would warrant it. Moving troops or even attacking Iraq is not something they needed to have a lot of "secrecy" on, everyone knew it was coming, but there have been many times in the past where it most certainly was necessary, that is what makes this, if even partly true, worrisome, it means it is big or nefarious. there was vast secrecy during WWII, because the consequences of info release were great.
Originally posted by mothershipzeta
I assume you figured that out some time before last week.