FINAL WARNING: Ready to Spring the Trap
purpose of detaining a large number of “potentially subversive”
people. Rex would enable the President to declare a state of
emergency, suspend the constitution, and empower the head of FEMA
to take control of the internal infrastructure of the country.The “Rex exercises” simulated an act of civil unrest that culminated in
a national crisis that initiated a contingency plan to be able to
accommodate the detention of 400,000 people. It was so secretive, that
there were reports that special metal security doors were installed on
the fifth floor of FEMA’s building, and even long-time officials of the
Civil Defense Office were denied entry. The cover story for the exercise
was to see how our country would handle an influx of refugees
resulting from a war in Central America. But in truth– it was about the
detainment of American citizens.Through the Rex 84 program, it had been reported that the following
bases were to be used for civilian detention centers: Ft. Huachuca
(AZ), Ft. Chaffee (AR), Vandenburg Air Force Base (CA), Eglin Air
Force Base (FL), Camp Krome (FL), Ft. Benning (GA), Ft. Indiantown
Gap (PA), Camp A.P. Hill (VA) , Ft. Drum (NY), Wickenburg (AZ),
Elmendorf Air Force Base (AK), Eilson Air Force Base (AK), Tulelake
(CA), El Reno (OK), Tulsa (OK), Florence (AZ), Maxwell Air Force Base
(AL), Mill Point (WV), Allenwood (PA), Oakdale (CA), and Ft. McCoy
(WI). An additional 20 centers were funded with the 1990-91 defense
budget and another 43 were commissioned. An insider has said that
there are at least 130 detention facilities in the country.Even though the directives that brought about Rex 84 have been
eliminated, it is believed that the government’s plans for these
detention centers are now being carried out under the guise of the U.S.
Military Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC).
Coincidentally, Huachuca, Chaffee, Eglin, and Indiantown Gap were on
early BRAC lists. Another 100 bases may be ‘closed’ or ‘realigned’ in
2005.The Federal Bureau of Prisons has priority to use any excess space on
U.S. Government property. Army documents have indicated plans for
“establishing civilian camps on (Army) installations.” One such base
that was closed was the Seneca Army Depot, near Seneca Falls, in
northern New York. It was discovered that major construction was