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MONDAY MAY 24, 1999
PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO
Army prepares
for Y2K food crisis
Undercover Special Forces
operatives
in distribution center
By David M. Bresnahan
© 1999 WorldNetDaily.com
Army Special Forces are engaged in a
secret operation to learn how to protect
food distribution centers in the event of a
Y2K emergency or other disaster,
according to witnesses.
Information which led to the discovery of
the undercover operation came from a
witness who worked in the presence of the
soldiers who are posing as security guards
and temporary workers at one of the
largest food distribution centers in the
nation.
Soldiers are taking part in the exercise to
prepare for the possibility they could be
called on to protect food distribution
warehouses around the country if a Y2K
disruption causes civil unrest. They
appear to be normal security guards and
workers to those who see them, so it was
difficult to find corroboration of the claim,
which was first reported to
WorldNetDaily in April.
The exercise began when the local
Teamsters went on strike against the
Galaxy Logistics food distribution
warehouse at 1700 Elm Hill Pike,
Nashville, Tenn. Temporary workers
were called in to keep the very large
distribution center functioning. Galaxy
Logistics handles food distribution for
Kroger Company.
Galaxy Logistics Inc. is based in Toronto,
Canada. It was formed in 1998 and
operates under Tibbett & Britten Group
North America. Galaxy acquired Kroger's
warehouse and entered into an exclusive,
multi-year contract with the large
international grocery company. Galaxy
took over the contracts of an estimated
470 Teamster employees when it acquired
the distribution center for an undisclosed
amount in August 1998.
When the Teamsters went on strike at the
end of April, temporary workers were
called in to maintain operations. The
temporary workers were actually brought
to work and received training at least four
days prior to the start of the strike. Picket
lines have been peaceful and consist of
only a few workers with signs, often as
few as two.
AWF provides security for the large
facility and put some soldiers into their
company uniforms, enabling them to easily
observe and learn at a time when they
would not be easily detected, according to
a reliable Special Forces source who has
worked with WorldNetDaily on other
investigative reports.
"They need information and experience in
order to devise a plan to protect these
facilities. It's simply a fact-finding
mission," the source explained after some
prompting. He was hesitant because this
operation is apparently not the only one
taking place, although he would not give
further details.
"Ask me about something specific and I'll
see what I can tell you," he stated when
asked for locations of similar activities.
The soldiers are responding to orders to
be prepared to protect and support critical
facilities in the event of Y2K-related
disruptions. Undercover forces are in the
process of gathering information about
those facilities now in order to have a
plan in place if it is needed. "You've got
the picture," he confirmed.
"Protection of food distribution centers
will be critical if it gets really bad.
People will be out of food within days,"
he explained. Although the Red Cross and
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency have stated they are prepared to
move people to shelters within three to
five days of a Y2K disaster, the source
said the military believes it will take
much longer and many people will be out
on the streets looting and causing unrest.
A memorandum from Deputy Secretary of
Defense John J. Hamre to all defense
agencies spells out the need to be
prepared to "respond to requests for
assistance from civil authorities both
domestically and overseas throughout the
Y2K date transition period (defined as
Sept. 1, 1999, through March 31, 2000)."
That same document, obtained by
WorldNetDaily, lists the priorities for the
Department of Defense, both foreign and
domestic. Included under "Maintenance of
public health and safety" appears the
priority for "food distribution." The
document also lists concerns for local
fire, ambulance, police, hospitals, air
traffic control, rail support, ship
navigation and public information
dissemination.
Suspicion was first aroused when the
company which provides fork lifts to
Galaxy Logistics was hired to provide
training for the temporary workers. One of
the trainers has military experience and
noticed that some of the people he was
training just "didn't fit in."
Over a period of several days of
observation and making friendly
conversation with the men who "didn't fit
in," the trainer observed them reviewing
aerial photographs of the location, hiding
military clothing in a large closet or
storage area, talking with each other using
rank designations, and one man
accidentally saluted another and was
severely reprimanded for his action. Two
were also seen to have concealed
weapons under their coats.
When the trainer expressed his suspicions,
five of six men he spoke with admitted
they were from Fort Bragg Special
Forces. One man who said he was a
colonel and served in Vietnam, then asked
the trainer many questions about his own
military background since he too had
served in Vietnam. That made the trainer
very nervous.
The next day his concerns grew when the
same colonel denied any military
connections. He is known to
WorldNetDaily, and the company he
works for confirmed that training was
provided to the workers at Galaxy
Logistics. The trainer believes he may be
in some danger if his name were made
public.
"When I went into a back office to use the
phone, there was a stack of flak jackets,"
he described. He said that his company
was responsible for training hundreds of
temporary workers how to use the forklifts
at the facility. He was unable to estimate
how many of the workers were military,
but he did say many had a military
appearance that gave them away.
The security guards and temporary
workers were overheard to converse with
each other about common military
interests. Some were heard to comment on
which base they were from. The trainer
said they told him they just wanted to
blend in with the other temporary
workers.
The trainer also observed large
12-passenger vans used to transport many
of the workers. They were fleet vehicles
with government plates and military base
stickers. He said the windows were
blacked out. The stickers read,
"Department of Defense, Ft. Bragg." Some
also showed Fort Campbell or Fort Knox.
The vans were used to transport the
workers and had an escort vehicle in front
and in back. Drivers were in radio
communication with each other and a
command center using military
designations and language.
The trainer was transported in one of the
vans with the temporary workers.
"After being briefed on the way over on
what to do if an emergency was called, I
saw guards around the perimeter
(dressed) in black. When I asked, the
driver said they were the Tactical
Response Team. When we got around the
building, a shorter man came out of the
rear door. He saluted and was
immediately called to the side and
severely scolded for saluting," the trainer
described.
When he was taken inside the large
facility he saw many temporary workers
who had a strong military appearance. He
said he was able to count at least 50.
The Galaxy Logistics food distribution
center is normally protected by a private
security firm, AWF. Workers contacted at
the warehouse said the guards normally
change on a frequent basis, so the
appearance of new faces among the guards
would not cause concern. The change in
the security personnel would also not be
noticed with so many temporary workers
filling in, according to one of the sources
who also witnessed a military presence.
"They're just here to learn. I don't see
what's the big deal," said a woman
employee contacted at the warehouse at
random by phone. Identification that the
request was from WorldNetDaily was
given at the start of the call. She was
asked why there were members of Special
Forces working at the warehouse. After
her response she wanted to know "who
are you again?" The information was
repeated and she said, "Oh, you're the
press. I can't talk to you." She hung up.
Another call was placed and a different
woman said, "Galaxy Logistics, Cortinay
speaking." When asked if military people
were present at her facility she responded,
"Let me refer you to someone who could
really answer that question for you." She
then handed the phone to someone else.
"Good afternoon. Command post. This is
Jim. How can I help you," came the voice.
After giving identification and the purpose
of the call, he said, "Um, I'm not at liberty
to answer any of those questions." He said
he would have someone call who could
respond.
Galaxy Logistics public relations
spokesman Bill Scher did call and said
the claims were "absolutely untrue." He
confirmed that AWF handles security, and
he said they are not armed.
Over the weekend, WorldNetDaily
informed Scher of additional information
that indicated the military placed security
guards and temporary workers in the
facility without informing Galaxy
Logistics of their presence. Scher did not
dispute the possibility, but he said he did
not know anything about it.
AWF has not responded to requests for
information. Kroger has also not returned
calls from WorldNetDaily. Teamster local
president Jimmy White has not returned
calls made to his office.
© 1999 Western Journalism Center
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