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jmbar2

(7,238 posts) Mon Jul 7, 2025, 09:58 PM Jul 7

Exclusive: Operation Excalibur in Los Angeles Was Show of Force [View all]

Leaks from military's LA deployment reveal Coca Cola vs. Pepsi rivalry, sweaty guardsmen, and abject failure
Ken Klippenstein
Jul 07, 2025

Today’s homeland security operation at the 35-acre MacArthur Park in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles was a mere “show of presence,” internal Army documents I’ve obtained say. ICE and Customs agents, many dressed in military garb, assaulted the Park, which the documents describe as a hotbed of “historic lawlessness” and “the founding location of MS-13,” the Salvadoran gang.

The news media is describing the operation as an ominous crackdown, but National Guard sources tell me that it was a botched laughingstock. The military aspect of the operation, codenamed Operation Excalibur, has not been previously reported.

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Exclusive: Operation Excalibur in Los Angeles Was Show of Force [View all] jmbar2 Jul 7 OP

It wasn't a "show of force". It was state sponsored terrorism. Initech Jul 7 #1

Sounds like Iraq war where Bush's people named their operations............... Lovie777 Jul 7 #2

Did they actually arrest anyone? Renew Deal Jul 7 #3

There was no one to arrest obamanut2012 Jul 7 #13

It definitely has a criminal element ITAL Jul 8 #20

Operation "Excalibur"? Mac"Arthur" Park! Hey trump. NO KINGS, asshole! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 7 #4

Someone left a cake out in the rain... oh noooo.............. jmbar2 Jul 7 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author haele Jul 7 #5

Read about this earlier from a thread in Bluesky... haele Jul 7 #7

They looked like clowns Prairie Gates Jul 7 #8

Wondering if Trump 'dreamed he was in a Hollywood movie, and HE was the star of that movie' Attilatheblond Jul 8 #24

An operation named after a king's sword. Interesting word choice. Efilroft Sul Jul 7 #9

Excaliber? DBoon Jul 7 #10

I didn't vote for you! Ray Bruns Jul 8 #23

Supreme executive power... Shipwack Jul 8 #25

They're playing dress-up soldiers? Baitball Blogger Jul 7 #11

I said in another thread, it looks like a practice drill, because they're not chasing anyone but themselves. Sogo Jul 7 #12

I'm guessing they were generating imagery to be enhanced with AI to show a huge violent protest... Hugin Jul 7 #14

Sounds like someone left a cake out in the rain. johnp3907 Jul 8 #15

Yes it was a farce but mountain grammy Jul 8 #16

They are so bad at this IronLionZion Jul 8 #17

It was a kidnapping of the news cycle on the 6 month anniversary of the CA wildfires. live love laugh Jul 8 #18

More like low- to-no caliber. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 8 #19

One thing is true tishaLA Jul 8 #21

Thanks for the explanation jmbar2 Jul 8 #27

Rachel Maddow said that what the assault force found was a summer day-camp of about 20 children... Hekate Jul 8 #22

Spelling correction: it was a Show of Farce. hay rick Jul 8 #26