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Army source says they are real,
as exercise nears end
By David M. Bresnahan
� 1999 WorldNetDaily.com
The end is near for Operation Last Dance, and the Army may be planning to
have it end with more drama than it began. Officials even finally admitted
that they really do use black helicopters.
A full-time Army source has informed WorldNetDaily that 100 or more regular
Army, National Guard and Army Reserve troops left from California Tuesday to
join Operation Last Dance in Texas. They will combine with the 50 to 60 who
have already been actively engaged in conducting mock raids in Texas towns.
The elite group of 100 is trained to fight terrorists in an urban
environment. They have arrived at Corpus Christi Naval Station and Fort Sam
Houston for the final days of the training exercise that has caused so much
controversy.
Last Dance began Feb. 8 in Kingsville, Texas, and is expected to end Feb.
20, perhaps sooner. Live fire has been used in Kingsville where extensive
damage was caused to two buildings and a telephone pole. Residents there are
still getting over the shock and fear caused by the fake attack that looked
and sounded very real.
Other exercises in towns around Kingsville and Corpus Christi have also
caused concern by residents and elected officials.
Officials in Port Aransas, a small town outside Corpus Christi objected
heavily when Night Stalkers brought their black helicopters to town without
prior approval. They have also been seen in Austin, Annaville, Corpus
Christi, San Antonio, and Calallen.
The Corpus Christi City Council, home of the Corpus Christi Naval Station,
voted to give Operation Last Dance a symbolic pat on the back. Two soldiers
gave them a presentation to explain what was being done. Similar
presentations have not been given in other communities.
The two soldiers would not give their real names "for security reasons."
They called themselves Zumwalt and Joseph and discussed the safety of their
exercises.
Zumwalt confirmed that the helicopters being used for the training exercises
are really painted black. Numerous military and former military have
contacted WorldNetDaily to correct earlier reports of black helicopter
sightings. They claimed that the helicopters are dark olive drab, not black.
"We paint them black so that the bad guys can't see us coming. I don't know
what 'X-Files' episode started the paranoia about the black helicopters.
Those are American pilots with American soldiers who love this country in
those helicopters," said Zumwalt.
He said he would prefer to paint them red, white, and blue so local citizens
would know they are the good guys and not worry.
The training missions are as dangerous as if they were fighting a real
enemy, and the soldiers confirmed to the City Council that they often use
live ammunition and explosives during such exercises.
"Our guys have been hurt and even killed during these types of exercises.
But we have never had any significant civilian injuries," admitted Joseph.
Zumwalt told the council to expect one more exercise in Corpus Christi
before Operation Last Dance comes to an end. An Army source told
WorldNetDaily to expect that event to be bigger and more dramatic than
anything seen so far.
U.S. Army Special Operations Command in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, planned
and conducted Operation Last Dance after first obtaining permission from
some cities they have been to, but not others. Only the Corpus Christi
police chief and the city manager knew in advance in that city.
Zumwalt and Joseph complained about demands from other cities for notice and
approval. They said safety would be compromised if people knew they were
coming. They pointed out that a dangerous situation occurred when 200 people
in an undisclosed location gathered on a factory rooftop to watch them.
The City Council offered a vote of thanks to the soldiers. Zumwalt and
Joseph said all they could offer for the use of Corpus Christi was their
appreciation. They acknowledge that the city was at risk because of the trai
ning exercise, but they said they could not do anything about that.
Operation Last Dance has already become a political issue for this year's
local elections. Vic Vreeland, council candidate in Austin, is mounting a
campaign based on his desire to fight such use of the city in the future.
"I was aware of a proposed 'table top' exercise which was to occur in Austin
late last year. The word was that the feds were to pay $150,000 to the city
of Austin for their cooperation," Vreeland told WorldNetDaily. He said bad
publicity caused by local talk radio host Alex Jones forced the plans to be
changed.
"It still may take place anyway," he added.
With plans for Operation Last Dance to be over by Saturday, and sources
saying the final mock attack will be somewhere in Corpus Christi, chances
are good that residents there will soon have their own black helicopter
tales to tell.
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