Naivety...........is nothing more than the matter of perception. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0UhpwnVlcw
Peace, Doc On Mar 13, 4:02 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Doc Holliday > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > OpEdNews > > > Original Content at > >http://www.opednews.com/articles/Updating-the-Militarizatio-by-Stephe... > > > March 13, 2009 > > > Updating the Militarization and Annexation of North America > > > By Stephen Lendman > > > Updating the Militarization and Annexation of North America - by > > Stephen Lendman > > > The title refers to the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North > > America (SPP), also known as the North American Union - formerly > > launched at a March 23, 2005 Waco, Texas meeting attended by George > > Bush, Mexico's President Vincente Fox, and Canadian Prime Minister > > Paul Martin. It's for a tri-national agreement, below the radar, for > > greater economic, political, and security integration with secret > > business and government working groups devising binding policies with > > no public knowledge or legislative debate. > > > In short, it's a military-backed corporate coup d'etat against the > > sovereignty of three nations, their populations and legislative > > bodies. It's a dagger through the heart of democratic freedom in all > > three, yet the public is largely unaware of what's happening. > > > Last April, New Orleans hosted the last SPP summit. Ever since, > > progress may have stalled given the gravity of the global economic > > crisis and top priority need to address it. Nonetheless, what's known > > to date is updated below plus some related information. > > > Last September, the Army Times reported that the 3rd Infantry's 1st > > Brigade Combat Team in Iraq would be re-deployed at home (October 1) > > as "an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade > > emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks." > > > "This marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated > > assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide > > command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and > > coordinate defense support of civil authorities." > > > Then on December 1, the Washington Post reported that the Pentagon > > will deploy 20,000 troops nationwide by 2011 "to help state and local > > officials respond to a nuclear attack or other domestic catastrophe." > > Three "rapid-reaction" combat units are planned. Two or more others > > may follow. They'll be supplemented by 80 smaller National Guard units > > trained to respond to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, > > high-yield explosive, and other domestic "terror" attacks or > > disturbances. In other words, homeland militarization and occupation > > are planned using troops trained to kill. > > > The pretext is national security. In fact, they'll be on-call against > > another major terrorist attack, real or contrived, as well as civil > > unrest given the gravity of the economic crisis, its affect on > > millions, and likelihood that sooner or later they'll react. Armed > > combat troops will supplement militarized local police in case > > security crackdowns are ordered or martial law declared. > > > "Catastrophic Emergency" procedures are in place to react to > > situations, "natural or manmade," according to DHS/FEMA's March 2008 > > "Preparedness for the Next Catastrophic Disaster" policy paper. Should > > conditions warrant, initiatives to suspend the Constitution and > > declare martial law are in place, but militarizing America for > > business is also at issue. > > > Last October 1, the Canadian Action Party posted a "COUP IN USA ALERT" > > after the Bush administration announced the homeland deployment of > > troops with "$100 billion (bailout) dollars" to do it. > > > What's Likely in Prospect > > > SPP efforts paused during the Bush to Obama transition, but "deep > > integration" plans remain. On January 19, Ottawa's Carleton > > University's Centre for Trade Policy and Law outlined an agenda for > > America and Canada going forward. It called for "early and sustained > > cooperation" at a time of continuing global crisis, to include > > security, defense, trade and competitiveness. > > > It said the "most pressing issue is the need to re-think the > > architecture for managing North America's common economic space > > (including) trade liberalization." It used language like "re-imagining > > (and) modernizing the border" that reads like erasing it and doing the > > same with Mexico. In a similar vein, it recommends "integrating > > national regulatory regimes into one that applies on both sides of the > > border." It called the arrival of a new Washington administration "a > > golden opportunity" to forge a "mutually beneficial agenda (that) will > > define global and North American governance for years to come." > > > It mentioned the specter of protectionism and need to avoid it given > > the current economic climate. It advocates a "more ambitious Canada-US > > Partnership" beyond NAFTA," in co-partnership with Mexico. > > > Titled "North America Next," a recent Arizona State University North > > American Center for Transborder Studies report called for "sustainable > > and security competitiveness" and deeper US-Canada-Mexico integration > > through "sustainable security and effective trade and transportation > > (to) make (the three nation) North America(n partnership) safer, more > > economically viable, and more prosperous." > > > Both Carleton and Arizona State University project participants want > > SPP initiatives invigorated under a new Washington administration, > > especially in a climate of global economic crisis when addressing it > > takes precedence. > > > Other Issues in Play > > > "The Canadian's" Mike Finch "North American Union (NAU) watch" reports > > that US and Canadian organizations want to end free flow Internet > > information. He cites an "net-neutrality activist group" discovery of > > "plans for the demise of the free Internet by 2010 in Canada," and by > > 2012 globally. > > > Canada's two largest ISPs, Bell Canada and TELUS, are behind a scheme > > to limit browsing, block out sites, and charge fees on most others as > > part of a 2012 "planned full (NAU) launching." Web host I Power's > > Reese Leysen called it "beyond censorship: it is killing the biggest > > (ever) 'ecosystem' of free expression and freedom of speech." He cited > > big company inside sources providing information on "exclusivity deals > > between ISPs and big content providers (like TV studios and video game > > publishers) "to decide which sites will be in the standard package > > offered customers, leaving the rest of the Internet unreachable except > > for fees." > > > Leysen called his source "100% reliable" and cited similar information > > from a Dylan Pattyn Time magazine article, based on Bell Canada and > > TELUS sources. Plans are for "only the top 100 - 200 sites making the > > cut in the initial subscription package," likely to include major news > > outlets at the expense of smaller, alternative ones. "The Internet > > would become a playground for billion-dollar content providers," like > > cable TV providers, unless efforts are made to stop it. > > > Leysen thinks US and global ISPs have similar plans that include free > > speech restrictions and privacy invasions. The stakes are high if he's > > right. Yet the profit potential is huge and friendly governments may > > oblige. Also involved are "deceptive marketing and fear tactics" (like > > citing child pornography threats) to gain public approval for > > subscription services masquerading as online safety. The time to stop > > it is now. > > > Earlier Plans to Rename SPP/NAU > > > Last March, Canada's Fraser Institute proposed it in an article > > titled: "Saving the North American Security and Prosperity > > Partnership" at a time of mounting criticism. It recommended > > discarding NAU in favor of the "North American Standards and > > Regulatory Area (NASRA)" to disguise its real purpose. It called the > > "SPP brand" tarnished so changing it was essential to continue where > > NAFTA left off by combining security with quality of life issues like > > food safety, global warming, climate change, and pandemic diseases. It > > also wants better communications to sell it to the public. Their idea > > is to fool most people until it's too late to matter. > > > Rumblings in America at the State Level > > > Running counter to "deep integration," News with Views (NWV) writer > > Jim Kouri headlined on February 23: "Individual States Declaring > > Sovereignty." He cites political strategist Mike Baker saying > > "Americans are becoming disenchanted with the federal government's > > lack of perspective on" matters like: "illegal aliens, crime, (and) > > economic turmoil - while intruding into the private lives of citizens > > with gun-control laws and other intrusions," issues our Founding > > Fathers "relegated to the individual states." Bothersome also are > > unfunded mandates that states can't handle given their over-stretched > > budgets and need to cut back. In addition, Washington's intrusion into > > local law enforcement is a big issue. > > > So far, nine states have declared sovereignty and another dozen or > > more are considering it. Enacted or proposed legislation varies from > > all states' rights to selective ones like gun control and abortion. > > > As of January 30, Washington State is one of the former under House > > and Senate bill HJM-4009 stating: > > > "The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States > > specifically provides that, 'The powers not delegated to the United > > States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are > > reserved to the States respectively, or to the people;' and The Tenth > > Amendment defines the total scope of federal power as being those > > powers specifically granted to it by the Constitution of the United > > States and no more." > > > Earlier in January, New Hampshire enacted similar legislation (HCR-6) > > "affirming States' rights based on Jeffersonian principles." 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