Uh huh. Right.

How much of this do we choose to believe?

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Joint military training exercises will be held evenings in downtown Los Angeles through Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

I'll buy that.

The LAPD will be providing support for the exercises, which will also be held in other portions of the greater Los Angeles area, police said.

This seems legit, too.

Training sites ``have been carefully selected to ensure the event does not negatively impact the citizens of Los Angeles and their daily routine,'' a department official said.

Nuh-uh.  How in the hell do they expect this not to "impact the citizens?" 

The training, which a department official said would involve helicopters, has been coordinated with local authorities and owners of the training sites, police said.

I also believe this to be true (-ish).

Police said safety precautions have been taken to prevent risk to the general public and military personnel involved.

Sure, why not? But the fact that you're hosting military training among a civilian population means that the civilians are inherently less safe than if you stayed at home.

The exercises are closed to the public, police said.

I'll buy that,too.

The exercises are designed to ensure the military's ability to operate in urban environments, prepare forces for upcoming overseas deployments, and meet mandatory training certification requirements, police said.

 

Nope.  Overseas deployment, my ass.  They're testing whether or not citizens will kick when presented with being "liberated" by the military.