After publishing yesterday, Mr. Alexander was contacted by Command Staff at Ft. Knox who confirmed that there was a security exercise, but that the scenario circulated among officers, security personnel and civilians, had been altered to include "Tea Party" and "anti health care" protesters "in order to make it more realistic."
In his essay, Mr. Alexander wrote, "It's not likely that Ft. Knox Commanding General James Milano or Deputy Commander Col. David Teeples, or even the regimental and brigade commanders for the 16th Cav and 194th AB, actually read the exercise scenario..."
Indeed, Command personnel informed Mr. Alexander that they had neither read the scenario nor authorized it.
Further, Mr. Alexander was informed that the officer who authored the scenario had been identified and would be brought in for "appropriate counsel" to ensure no such highly politicized scenario finds its way into official channels again.
Mr. Alexander says he accepts the explanation provided by Command staff with the caveat that it is not clear why objections to this scenario were not raised within the command by those who received it, thus requiring objections to be raised by The Patriot Post.
More here.
I hope this is a lesson learned for those who needed to learn it. Dehumanizing opponents is the first step in creating a scenario of human rights abuse. We must continue to remain vigilant and not allow labeling or misrepresentation to occur. Unchallenged, it can have devastating results. Bravo to Mr. Alexander and the bloggers who publicized this story. And much appreciation to all of the men and women who continue to keep their oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
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