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Military Trained for Police Operations

A retired colonel charges that the U.S.
military's elite units are being trained in
civilian areas in America to take over
the role of domestic police.

Military Trained for Police Ops

A retired colonel charges that the U.S. military's elite units are
being trained in civilian areas in America to take over the role of
domestic police.

Exclusive to The SPOTLIGHT

By Mike Blair

A high-ranking retired Special Opera tions Command officer told The
SPOTLIGHT that elite military units have been undertaking urban warfare
maneuvers in cities and towns across the United States in preparation
for assuming the duties of U.S. law enforcement.

The retired colonel confirmed for the first time that the mysterious
training engaged in by U.S. Army Special Forces and Delta Force, Navy
Seals, Marines Force Recon and U.S. Air Force Air Com mandos is
intended for domestic operations.

Use of U.S. troops to enforce civilian law is a gross violation of the
Posse Comi tatus Act, legislation passed during the Rutherford B. Hayes
administration prohibiting the U.S. military from engaging in domestic
law enforcement, and the Constitution.

The officer, a retired colonel, told The SPOTLIGHT that the Pentagon
has been purposely misleading the public by explaining that these
exercises are urban warfare training to prepare American elite troops
for missions in foreign lands, such as hostage rescue operations at a
be sieged U.S. embassy or other U.S. interest centers.

The colonel said, however, the fact is the troops are primarily
training for po lice-type activities, particularly in the United States.

Two units have been heavily involved in the training: the Army's Delta
Force and the Night Stalkers, the latter group being a unit of
highly-trained helicopter pilots, who ferry the Delta Force troopers
into action and have been responsible for flying low, at almost
tree-top or roof-top level, over civilian areas.

The colonel, who spoke with The SPOTLIGHT on the condition of anony
mity, has been supported in his revelations by disclosures to the
Internet web site, World Net Daily, by former Night Stalker, Captain
Jeff Norgrove. 

"These aren't really military exercises," Norgrove said. "They are SWAT
training. The Army will never admit that to you, but that's what it
is.''

Last year, Delta Force and the Night Stalkers were involved in a
controversial exercise in Kingsville, Tex., where the SWAT (Special
Weapons and Tactics) troops used live ammunition and explosives to
conduct their training.

Special Operations Command officials at Fort Bragg, N.C., insist that
only "training ammunition" was used during the exercise in Kingsville
and other American communities.

A number of retired military officers have come forward to insist that
Army claims of the use of only training ammunition are untrue.

"They really think we're so stupid that we can't figure this out,"
Norgrove said.

Most of the Night Stalkers and the Delta Force troops, according to
Norgrove and the retired colonel, are young and not fully aware of what
is going on.

"They just do what they are told," Nor grove explained. "It's exciting
and the pay is very good."

The colonel told The SPOTLIGHT that the young Delta Force soldiers and
Night Stalkers involved in the activities are heavily indoctrinated.

"They would not have any hesitation to shoot at their fellow Americans
if they were ordered to do so and felt that it was the right thing to
do under a given circumstance," the colonel said.

"They are part of what the military refers to as 'the warrior class'
and they are tasked to take out the enemy, and that could mean to them,
under the right circumstances, either foreigners or their own
countrymen," the former Special Operations officer explained.

While the FAA regulations require air craft to fly well above the tops
of houses and buildings, the Night Stalk ers are criss-crossing
American cities and towns at extremely low levels, many contend,
endangering the civilian population.

In Kingsville, as an example, a helicopter struck the top of a
telephone pole, causing a fire near a home.

The Delta Force and Night Stalkers do not even wear standard military
uniforms. Instead, just like any SWAT team, they are garbed in black
uniforms, complete with black helmets and face shields. They also wear
bulletproof body armor and are usually discharged from the Night
Stalkers' helicopters wielding Ger man-made Hechler and Koch 9-mm
machine guns.

The maneuvers are always conducted at night. The helicopters are
painted dark with a special paint that has a sandpaper texture, appears
black and enables the aircraft to avoid radar. They are flown without
lights by Night Stalker pilots utilizing night vision goggles. The
helicopters bear no markings that can be seen in the darkness.

The special paint is obviously responsible for stories about and
sightings of "black helicopters," which have long been pooh-poohed by
the Pentagon as the hallucinations of "right-wing nuts."

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Ex-Army Officers Criticize
Black Helicopter Program
From UFO Roundup
http://ufoinfo.com/roundup/
From WorldNetDaily.com
9-29-00

Recently-retired U.S. Army officers, one of them
formerly assigned to the 160th Aviation Regiment, also
known as "the Night Stalkers" disputed the USA Defense
Department's claim that recent helicopter exercises are
designed to train U.S. troops for deployment overseas.
The disclosures were made to WorldNet Daily "by
former Night Stalker Captain Jeff Norgrove." "'These
aren't really military exercises,' Norgrove said. 'They are
SWAT training. The Army will never admit that to you,
but that's what it is.'" In March 1999, "Delta Force and
the Night Stalkers were involved in a controversial
exercise in Kingsville, Texas, where the SWAT (Special
Weapons and Tactics) used live ammunition and
explosives to conduct their training." "Special Operations
Command officials at Fort Bragg, North Carolina insist
that only 'training ammunition' was used during the
exercise in Kingsville and other American communities."
"A number of retired military officers have come forward
to insist that Army claims of the use of only training
ammunition are untrue."

"'They really think that we're so stupid that we can't
figure this out,' Norgrove said." "Most of the Night
Stalkers and the Delta Force troops, according to
Norgrove...are young and not fully aware of what is
going on." "'They just do what they are told,' Norgrove
explained. 'It's exciting and the pay is very good.'" In
addition, "a high-ranking retired Special Operations
Command officer" told the Washington, D.C. weekly
newspaper The Spotlight that "elite military units have
been undertaking urban warfare training" across the USA
"in preparation for assuming the duties of U.S. law
enforcement." "The retired colonel confirmed for the first
time that that the mysterious training engaged in by U.S.
Army Special Forces and Delta Force, Navy SEALs,
Marines Force Recon and U.S. Air Force Air
Commandos is intended for domestic operations." "The
Delta Force and Night Stalkers do not even wear
standard military uniforms. Instead, just like any SWAT
team, they are garbed in black uniforms, complete with
black helmets and face shields. They also wear
bulletproof body armor and are discharged from the
Night Stalkers' helicopters wielding German-made
Hechler and Koch 9mm submachine guns."

"The maneuvers are always conducted at night. The
helicopters are painted dark with a special paint that has a
sandpaper texture, appears black and enables the aircraft
to avoid radar. They are flown without lights by Night
Stalker pilots utilizing night vision goggles. The
helicopters bear no markings and can be seen in the
darkness." (See The Spotlight for September 25, 2000,
"Military trained for police ops," page 6.)