The Jade Helm conspiracy theory
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/wo...le-peddling-it
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Jade Helm 15 is a summer-long military exercise across several states, announced by the U.S. government. But one young man who works in the private-security industry sees something far more sinister stirring.
“It’s possibly a precursor to another world war,” said the 26-year-old Virginia native, who asked that his name not be used although it appears all over a popular Jade Helm chat site.
“We’re not sure. We don’t have any evidence.”
He and a posse of like-minded patriots aren’t taking any chances. They’re posting pictures of military vehicles on a Facebook page, documenting each suspicious sighting in the U.S. South.
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It is a bit scary how a significant percentage of the population believes in these theories:
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A new poll suggests the theory has inched its way toward the mainstream of the Republican movement.
When asked whether the government was planning a takeover of Texas, 32 per cent of self-identified Republican primary voters replied, “Yes.” Forty per cent said no, according to the Public Policy poll of 1,285 respondents. The likeliest to respond in the affirmative were supporters of the presidential candidacies of Sen. Ted Cruz (56 per cent) and ex-governor Rick Perry (76 per cent).
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