PIML 96060602 / Forwarded to Patriot Information Mailing List: [Three messages on the war games in Pittsburgh. This is the latest in a series of similar exercises in which our military, usually in cooperation with multi-jurisdictional law enforcement, is training on how to handle massive civil disturbance -- like what might happen if the feds try to confiscate our guns. Time to wake up folks, and work on political action before it's too late. The Republicrats and Demoplubicans are not going to help, they've had their chance. Look to Libertarians or other patriots and WORK to get them elected to all levels of government.] * Bill Utterback * Libertarian Party candidate for Texas House of Representatives, * District 45 (Comal and Guadalupe Counties) * * butterb@sagenet.net * * "It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen * from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to * keep the Government from falling into error." * U.S. Supreme Court in American Communications Association v. * Douds, 339 U.S. 382,442 ================================================================== Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 16:12:59 -0400 To: butterb@sagenet.net From: EBRyans Subject: War Games in Pittsburgh Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 08:17:38 +0200 From: cschrec@ns1.cosmosbbs.com (Chris Schrecengost) Subject: CAJI! War Games in Pittsburgh At approximately 10:30pm on June 3, 1996, U.S. Army helicopters initiated urban warfare exercises in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Affected areas were Downtown Pittsburgh, the Strip District of Pittsburgh, the north side of Pittsburgh and McKeesport. Several battle groups of unmarked, black colored, Blackhawk helicopters along with multiple reconissance helicopters were involved. WTAE was told by a U.S. Army spokeman that the helicopters were from a base in Kentucky but did not specify which base. The spokesman also said that Pittsburgh Police Department was notified and were to do a door-to-door notification in the exercise areas. Pittsburgh Police had no comment. On the other hand, Pittsburgh City Council convened today as a result of the exercise. The council was not notified that the exercise was going to occur and members were extremely angry that the military had performed these exercises within the city. >From reports on KDKA television, Channel 2 and WTAE television, Channel 4, Pittsburgh, in their 5 and 6 p.m. news broadcasts on June 4, 1996, helicopters landed on the roof of an empty hospital building, formerly St John's Hospital, in Brighton Heights and off-loaded soldiers. The soldiers then performed a dynamic entry into the building. Witnesses also reported that the helicopters played recordings of gunfire and explosions from on-board public address systems. This event was also discussed in the second hour of the Rush Limbaugh program on June 4, 1996. The caller stated that the blackhawk helicopters were in the immediate downtown area and were flying over, under and around the Smithfield Street and Fort Pitt bridges. This caller also noted that the helicopters in that area were completely unmarked. WTAE also stated that very recently the same exercises have been held in Miami, Dallas, and Los Angeles. WTAE is also looking for copies of video tape shot of the Pittsburgh exercise. Their footage was somewhat limited. ================================================================== From: Gregory Kellerman Subject: CAJI! War Games in Pittsburgh Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 22:15:15 -0500 I am a (won't give spacific duty) for a very large ammunition manufacturer in (midwest). About 6 years ago, black (before black helicopters were even known about) 2 man helicopters would frequently land at our facility. These were highly secretive visits. All visitors were escorted from the nearby facility. WE couldn't even approach the helos for security's sake. Here's the deal, they were coming in from a base in Kentucky to be fitted with a special under-slung gatteling gun that was actuated and maneuvered by the motion of the pilots head. So, from my experience, I can confirm that a very large special operations force of some kind with known "black helos" are indeed at a base in Ky. ================================================================== Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 07:04:35 GMT To: uwsa@shell.portal.com From: reply@remail.ecafe.org (ECafe Anonymous Remailer) Subject: War Games in Pittsburgh ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 16:12:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: War Games in Pittsburgh (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- "Urban Infiltration: Army Training Wakes Up, Scares City" by Paul Muschick, Kris Mamula, and Mary Anne Lewis [tran- scribed by xxx, Pittsburgh] Pittsburgh (Tribune-Review. Wednesday, June 5, 1995. A1) -- A noisy late-night invasion of Pittsburgh by low-flying military helicopters was only an Army training exercise, but only a few people knew that. Uninformed civilians awakened by the sound of chopper blades and explosions late Monday and early Tuesday called police, emergency operations oficials, and radio talk shows, wondering if an invasion or military coup were under way. Because of concerns expressed by city residents, the Army can- celed another training exercise that was scheduled for last night. "We're re-evaluating to see what can be done with as little dis- ruption as possible," US Army Lt. Col. Pete Pierce said in a tele- phone interview from Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville, N.C. Less fearful residents took Monday night's and Tuesday's unusual sights and sounds in stride. But when the facts emerged yesterday, outraged Pittsburgh Council members wondered why they weren't told of the Special Forces' first foray into Pittsburgh to practice what it called "urban infiltration." "We're not getting paranoid here, but there is a proper way to notify the city," said City Council President Jim Ferlo. The maneuvers involved 200 troops from Frot Bragg who have been stationed in Pittsburgh since May 28. The troops, working in conjunction with Pitsburgh Police and Allegheny County SWAT teams, practiced dropping soldiers on a rope from a heli- copter to buildings, Pierce said. "What we've found in the past is if we notify with a long lead time, we'll end up with spectators coming down trying to watch what's going on," Pierce said. The choppers flew over the Monoghahela and Allegheny rivers, beginning about 10 p.m. Monday, distrubing residents from McKeesport to West Mifflin. Army and police officials said resi- dents in the immediate area were notified shortly before the exer- cises began, but there was no general announcement. "I was sitting here, watching TV," said an elderly bed-ridden woman who lives on the North Side. She watched the soldiers descend from a helicopter. "I was scared at first. They were low." The soldiers also fired training ammunition and charges, as well as devices "used to make the training as realistic as possible," said a statement released yesterday by the US Special Operations Command in Pittsburgh. Many were startled by all the noise. Mary Mondik, of the North Side, at first thought fireworks were going off at the Three Rivers Stadium. "I just didn't know what it was all about," Mondik said, adding residents should have been told what to expect before- hand. City Councilman Dan Cohen, who chairs the city's public safety committee, said he would ask army officials to explain why more people weren't informed of its plans. "I think the public needs some answers," Cohen said. "There's no real danger to anyone," said Pittsburgh Police Chief Robert W. McNeilly Jr., who believes wider notification would have attracted too many bystanders. Police received numerous complaints around midnight from residents in a six-block area of McClure Avenue near Termon Avenue in Brighton Heights, McNeilly said. Training in urban settings is as important as training in deserts or mountains because forces could be sent anywhere at a moment's notice, Pierce said. The training is being conducted in other cities as well, and Pittsburgh was chosen for its unique geography. "Each area has its own characteristics and its own challenges in terms of training," Pierce said. Radio talk show hosts, who often receive calls about UFOs and "black helicopter" sightings, were among the first in the media to hear reports of exposions and military aircraft over the city. Chris Moore, who was filling in on the overnight shift at KDKA Radio early Tuesday, said he at first discounted the callers' claims until he heard the roar of the choppers through an open window in the station's Gateway Center studio downtown. Callers kept the lines lit until 4:40 with questions about the unusual sights and noise. "It's the kind of night you dream about on the overnight shift," Moore joked. But the talk show host said he came away with a new awareness of just how frightened the public is about the possibility of a mil- itary takeover or revolution. "That's the word that kept coming up repeatedly: Revolution," he said. "I was making light of it, but I got serious later on as I rec- ognized the depth of the concern." Fifty percent of the callers were genuinely convinced that some kind of military attack was under way, he said. Councilman Sala Udin said he had just one question about the military exercises: "I would like to know who the enemy is." ================================================================== * Patriot Information Mailing List * http://constitution.org/piml/piml.htm * A service to help inform those who have an active interest in * returning our federal and state governments to limited, * constitutional government * Send messages for consideration and possible posting to * butterb@sagenet.net (Bill Utterback). * To subscribe or unsubscribe, send message with subject line * "subscribe patriot" or "unsubscribe patriot" * Forwarded messages sent on this mailing list are NOT verified. * See World's Smallest Political Quiz: www.self-gov.org/quiz.html * Libertarian is to LIBERTY as librarian is to library (DePena) * PIML grants permission to copy and repost this message * in its entirety with headers and trailers left intact.