US Votes For Sexually Torturing Children
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The "horror of the shrieking boys" gets a rubber stamp from the boot-licking
U.S. Congress & Senate as America officially becomes a dictatorship
Paul Joseph Watson/Prison Planet.com | September 29 2006
Slamming the final nail in the coffin of everything America used to stand
for, the boot-licking U.S. Senate last night gave President Bush the legal
authority to abduct and sexually mutilate American citizens and American
children in the name of the war on terror.
There is nothing in the "detainee" legislation that protects American
citizens from being kidnapped by their own government and tortured.
Yale Law Professor Bruce Ackerman states in the L.A. Times, "The compromise
legislation....authorizes the president to seize American citizens as enemy
combatants, even if they have never left the United States. And once thrown
into military prison, they cannot expect a trial by their peers or any other
of the normal protections of the Bill of Rights."
Similarly, law Professor Marty Lederman explains: "this [subsection (ii) of
the definition of 'unlawful enemy combatant'] means that if the Pentagon
says you're an unlawful enemy combatant -- using whatever criteria they wish
-- then as far as Congress, and U.S. law, is concerned, you are one, whether
or not you have had any connection to 'hostilities' at all."
We have established that the bill allows the President to define American
citizens as enemy combatants. Now let's take it one step further.
Before this article is dismissed as another extremist hyperbolic rant,
please take a few minutes out of your day to check for yourself the claim
that Bush now has not only the legal authority but the active blessings of
his own advisors to torture American children.
The backdrop of the Bush administration's push to obliterate the Geneva
Conventions was encapsulated b y John “torture” Yoo, professor of law at
Berkeley, co-author of the PATRIOT Act, author of torture memos and White
House advisor.
During a December 1st debate in Chicago with Notre Dame professor and
international human rights scholar Doug Cassel, John Yoo gave the green
light for the scope of torture to legally include sexual torture of infants.
Cassel: If the president deems that he's got to torture somebody, including
by crushing the testicles of the person's child, there is no law that can
stop him?
Yoo: No treaty.
Cassel: Also no law by Congress — that is what you wrote in the August 2002
memo…
Yoo: I think it depends on why the President thinks he needs to do that.
Click here for the audio.
So if the President thinks he needs to order children's penises to be put in
vices, there is no law that can stop him and after last night's vote, the
Senate and Congress, exemplified by sicko 16-year-old boy groomer Mark Foley
(R-FL) , has graciously provided Bush its full support for kids around the
world to be molested in the name of stopping terror.
Yoo's comments were made before the passage of the torture legislation last
night. Up until that point Bush had merely cited his role as
dictator-in-chief as carte-blanche excuse for ordering torture - now his
regime have the audacity to openly put it in writing - going one step
further than even the Nazis did.
Again, for those who are still deluded into thinking the extent of the
"pressure" is loud music and cold water being thrown over Johnny Jihad in
Ragheadistan, consider for a moment the fact that your own Congress and
President who, according to the Constitution, are mandated to serve you,
have just legalized abducting your kids from your home and electric shocking
their genitals.
Now that the criminals have declared themselves outside of the law does that
mean we'll see Bush barbecuing babies on the White House lawn? Of course
not, but the policy of torturing children in front of their parents has
already been signed off on by the Pentagon and enacted under the Copper
Green program and it happened at Abu Ghraib .
Women who were arrested with their children were forced to watch their boys
being sodomized with chemical glow sticks as the cameras rolled.
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh says that the U.S. government is
still withholding the tapes because of the horror of the "soundtrack of the
shrieking boys" and their mothers begging to be killed in favor of seeing
their children raped and tortured.
Your government has just lobbied for and Congress has passed legislation to
discard the Geneva Conventions and mandate all this.
Pedophiles nationwide should rejoice - they can comfortably take a stroll
down to the local swimming pool, grab whoever they like, drag them home,
rape and torture them, and then in their defense cite the U.S. government as
an example of how one should conduct themselves.
The bill also retroactively gives Bush, the Neo-Cons or any of their
henchmen immunity from war crimes charges dating back to September 11 . Ask
yourself why they would be so careful to protect themselves from accusations
of war crimes.
Could that possibly be because they are knowingly committing war crimes?
The legislating of torture itself should be a criminal act. All laws that
contradict the U.S. Constitution are null and void. It was once a law that
black people were slaves.
Only by engaging in civil disobedience and refusing to tolerate or
acknowledge the laws of a criminal regime that has greased the skids for
sexually torturing kids can we ever have a hope of returning America to its
past glory.
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"www.infowars.com" <tr...@r.us> wrote in message
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> Bush Given Authority To Sexually Torture American Children
> The "horror of the shrieking boys" gets a rubber stamp from the
> boot-licking
> U.S. Congress & Senate as America officially becomes a dictatorship
>
All scenarios Jowls is "reporting" originates from the degenerate minds of
paranoid liberals.
Jowls, your brain is clearly off its schedule for carbohydrate binging.
Go eat something - you'll "feel better", at least temporarily.
HVAC
> please take a few minutes out of your day to check for yourself the claim
> that Bush now has not only the legal authority but the active blessings of
> his own advisors to torture American children.
>
I checked. There was nothing.
I now dismiss this article as "another extremist hyperbolic rant".
> Women who were arrested with their children were forced to watch their boys
> being sodomized with chemical glow sticks as the cameras rolled.
Maybe the author should get together with Twonky.
The two of them are a couple of sick, degenerate cocksuckers.
And YOU are a pawn of the far left for re-posting this trash.
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But if you have little whiners...I recommend.
After the little whiner passes out from the violent shaking.
Throwing the little whiner from a car, traveling at a fast clip,
works very well. It's better if you put the little whiner in a plastic
bag first. Not as messy...unless the bag gets hit by a truck.
Or rolled under a car.
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>> Bush Given Authority To Sexually Torture American Children
>> The "horror of the shrieking boys" gets a rubber stamp from the
>> boot-licking
>> U.S. Congress & Senate as America officially becomes a dictatorship
>>
>
<snip inappropriate response>
>
"Paul Bonacci, who was simultaneously a victim and
a member of the nationwide pedophile crime syndicate,
has subsequently identified (Michael)
Aquino as the man who ordered the kidnapping of Johnny Gosch. In his
February 5 testimony, Bonacci referred to the mastermind of the Gosch
abduction as "the Colonel."
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>"www.infowars.com" <tr...@r.us> wrote in message
>news:m1srh253dm9746q7f...@4ax.com...
>> Before this article is dismissed as another extremist hyperbolic rant,
>> please take a few minutes out of your day to check for yourself the claim
>> that Bush now has not only the legal authority but the active blessings of
>> his own advisors to torture American children.
>>
>
>I checked. There was nothing.
>I now dismiss this article as "another extremist hyperbolic rant".
"Paul Bonacci, who was simultaneously a victim and
a member of the nationwide pedophile crime syndicate,
has subsequently identified (Michael A.)
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Mass Graves Of Children Found Near Montreal; Another Duplessis Orphan Tells
Of Being Tortured As A Child In CIA Experimentation Programs Using Nazi
Doctors
Pierre Sampson, now 60, is calling for justice an an open investigation to
stop the murder of innocent children in government sponsored child
experimentation programs. More than 50,000 children said to be illegally
experimented but crooked officials on both sides of the border blocking
investigation.
13 Apr 2006
By Greg Szymanski
Another Duplessis Orphan has come forward with horror stories, including
electro shock therapy, straight jacket sessions and mind altering drugs
injections after being subjected to illegal government experimentation
programs as a young child.
Pierre Sampson, 60, of Vancouver, Canada endured the torturous treatment for
six long years until at the age of 14 when he finally escaped.
But thousands of other Duplessis Orphans weren't as lucky, as investigators
recently uncovered a mass grave outside of Montreal where the bones of
hundreds of children are buried in a mass grave.
Called the "pigsty" since the grave site is located next to a hog farm, Rod
Vienneau, whose wife was also a child victim, said a push is now underway to
exhume the bodies with strong resistance from governments on both side of
the border, both denying any involvement in the face of compelling evidence
to the contrary.
"I have been researching this atrocity for more than 10 years since my wife
went public about being abused as one of the orphans," said Rod Vienneau
this week on Greg Szymanski's radio show, The Investigative Journal,
regarding the Duplessis Orphans, who may number more than 50,000 and named
after former Prime Minister Maurice Duplessis, a key figure in the child
experimentation cover-up.
"We have documentation proving the link among with the CIA, the United
States government and the Canadian government, all of them willing
accomplices to the illegal experimentation of children.
"Thousands of children have died, thousands of others have endured great
suffering and there remains about 3,000 surviving victims we know about who
are still seeking justice. What's even more astonishing is that the illegal
experimentation is still taking place while we speak."
Sampson, who went public for the first time in the United States on The
Investigative Journal, is one of tens of thousands of children who were
reduced to experimental guinea pigs by unscrupulous doctors, some known Nazi
war criminals in a CIA program starting in the 1950's
Recently, a Canadian high court in 2004 awarded damages to adult mind
control victims in a related case, pinning the CIA with responsibility as
well as their unscrupulous doctors, including Dr. Ewin Cameron.
For a further look at Dr. Cameron's nefarious activities, a book called The
Most Dangerous Game traces the history of top-secret CIA mind control
operation MK-ULTRA: from the covert importation of NAZI scientists at the
end of WWII, to the illegal brainwashing experiments conducted on the
patients of psychiatric researcher, Dr Cameron
The same type of testing Dr Cameron and others performed on adults is now
being traced to innocent children, as advocates for the Duplessis Orphans
contend their evil knows no age limits.
Regarding Sampson's personal story, he said at the age of six he was
transferred from a Catholic orphanage to a mental institution even though he
was both mentally and physically sound as church and civil authorities
overnight changed his paperwork, indicating he was mentally ill.
"After researching what happened," said Sampson, who also appeared this week
on The Investigative Journal. "The Church made a deal with the government to
turn over perfectly healthy children in return for money, giving the doctors
the ability to experiment at will since we were all considered insane.
"To this day my records haven't been changed. Although I have never been
mentally ill, my records still haven't been changed."
The link Sampson makes between the infiltrated Catholic Church and corrupted
civil authorities is disturbing, indicating a consolidation of corruption
not only in government but extending all the way to Rome and beyond.
According to Vienneau and Sampson, this inhumane treatment was accomplished
with the full authority, cooperation and funding of the American and
Canadian governments together with corrupted elements of the Catholic
Church, one of the government's main suppliers of children used like
experimental guinea pigs.
"I hope one day we can get justice and remove this evil element of people
from the continent," said Vienneau. "How can we live in a society and trust
a government who is killing our own children? These people will never admit
to what they done and the only thing we can do is gather enough support
among good people to have these corrupted leaders removed."
Vienneau also outlined what his main motives are in seeking justice for his
wife, Sampson and the many other children abused by the illegal
experimentation programs.
"Criminal acts: Horrific criminal acts were done to thousands of innocent
children here on Canadian soil ranging from murders, tortures; disappearance
of children; lobotomy's and experimental drugs and falsely labeling
thousands of innocent young children from 1935 to 1975 and nobody has yet
been held accountable for these free criminal acts done to the Duplessis
orphans.
"Thousands of orphans were falsely labeled mentally ill, and today, this
label still hangs heavy on the orphans shoulders, This label has not yet
been erased, this alone is a criminal act.
"The Quebec government, the College of Physicians of Quebec; the Roman
Catholic church of Quebec; the Quebec Public Trustee;(Guardianship) and the
federal government of Canada and America have not yet acknowledged the harm
done to thousands of young children here in Quebec.
"Constitutional Rights : The Quebec government took away the Duplessis
orphans rights to defend themselves in a court of law since 1995, all though
four members of parliament stated that the orphans could take a lawyer at
any time for their case, but it has been 11 years now that many orphans have
been trying to get a lawyer for their case but to no avail.
"Lawyer Daniel Lighter, told me flatly that the Duplessis orphans case is
locked shut tight since over fifteen years. The Duplessis orphans have no
Constitutional rights, it all boils down to a huge cover up."
For more informative articles, go to www.arcticbeacon.com
Editor's Note: It's beyond the realm of human comprehension how newspaper
owners in the mainstream lack the decency to mount an investigation for the
memory of all the dead children and the many others who have suffered at the
hands of corrupted politicians and church leaders.
By ignoring this story for more than five decades, major newspaper owners in
the United States should be branded as co-conspirators along with the
corrupted church leaders and politicians, who all march to the altar in
lockstep every Sunday with the blood of the Duplessis Orphans dripping from
their dirty hands.
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Mass Graves Of Children Found Near Montreal; Another Duplessis Orphan Tells
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>>>I checked. There was nothing.
>>>I now dismiss this article as "another extremist hyperbolic rant".
>>
<<Shit snipped>>
Rense.com is a gay website.
Anyone who even THINKS about rense.com
is a gay faggot.
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>Anyone who even THINKS....
...knows that the USA has gotta go.
The US government is now the world torture government, headed by a
megalomaniac Rothschild dictator, George W. Bush.
The USA knowing, with malice, made the choice.
The American people are the fuel which powers the Rothschild engine.
It's all gotta go.
Sorry, pal. That's the only rational choice.
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>>>>I checked. There was nothing.
>>>>I now dismiss this article as "another extremist hyperbolic rant".
>>>
>>>http://www.rense.com/general63/hey.htm
>>
>> Mass Graves Of Children Found Near Montreal;
>
><<Shit snipped>>
>
>Rense.com is a gay website.
>Anyone who even THINKS about rense.com
>is a gay faggot.
ROFL
The NSA is so afraid of a web site that they have to block it.
What weenies.
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Here's another 144,000 web sites which have the same information
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>On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:54:09 GMT, www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
>
>>On 30 Sep 2006 08:51:57 -0700, harlowc...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"www.infowars.com" <tr...@r.us> wrote in message
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>>>>>>I checked. There was nothing.
>>>>>>I now dismiss this article as "another extremist hyperbolic rant".
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.rense.com/general63/hey.htm
>>>>
>>>> Mass Graves Of Children Found Near Montreal;
>>>
>>><<Shit snipped>>
>>>
>>>Rense.com is a gay website.
>>>Anyone who even THINKS about rense.com
>>>is a gay faggot.
>>
>>
>>ROFL
>>
>>The NSA is so afraid of a web site that they have to block it.
>>
>>What weenies.
>
>
>Here's another 414,000 web sites which have the same information
>about child kidnapping and torture in the USA and Canada
>
>http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Mass+Graves+Of+Children+Found+Near+Montreal&btnG=Google+Search
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Michael Aquino, Usenet & Internet Child Pedophile Rings
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From: Oopsie Doodle
Subject: Michael Aquino, Usenet & Internet Child Pedophile Rings
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:21:17 -0500
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On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:08:30 GMT, Oopsie Doodle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://www.mindcontrolforums.com/links.htm
Psychological Operations: The Ethical Dimension By Michael Aquino
>Here's everything anyone needs to know about Michael Aquino, Leslie Packer and
>cohorts who
>hail from spp, excluded is Aquino's cult memebers, David Green also from San
>Diego.
>
>If you think criminal atrocities can't be covered up in high places, see
>this article about pedophile cover up.
>
>
>Diana Napolis
>(Address omitted)
>Superior Court of California
>County of San Diego
>Central Court
>THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
>Plaintiff,
>
>v.
>
>DIANA LOUISA NAPOLIS,
>Defendant. Case No. 171331
>
>DECLARATION OF DIANA NAPOLIS
>IN RESPONSE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
>
>Date: February 19, 2003
>Time: 9:00 a.m.
>Dept: 15
>Judge: Hon. Howard H. Shore
>
>Diana Napolis declares as follows:
>
>I am the defendant in these proceedings. I make this declaration in response
>to the RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE filed in these
>proceedings and presented to the court at the hearing of February 19, 2003,
>9:00 a.m. My attorney did not file a response to the Board’s
>recommendations. The Court did not follow the Board’s recommendations.
>Regardless of the fact that the hearing was held six months ago, it is
>important for my case to make a written record of why the Board’s
>recommendations are ill-founded and should not be followed by the Court.
>This is a complex case that can only be understood within the following
>context:
>
>I have a Masters degree in Transpersonal Psychology and I worked as a Court
>Investigative Social Worker for the County of San Diego from the years
>1990-96 and as a visitation supervisor for Family Court cases from the years
>1995-2000 with one year overlapping due to moonlighting during the last year
>of work at Child Protective Serves [CPS]. In the year 2000, I obtained my
>Marriage and Family Therapy License [MFT].
>
>I was following the controversy surrounding the subject of ritual abuse for
>10 years within CPS, and in the academic community in general, and had
>handled several cases involving ritual abuse claims. There was an attempt to
>cover-up and down- play ritual abuse within the County of San Diego by a
>Grand Jury in the early 1990’s, led by a woman by the name of Carol Hopkins
>who insisted this type of abuse did not occur. [F1] Due to her activity,
>during my tenure at CPS and afterwards, I concentrated on gathering evidence
>and cases from around the world which proved the existence of ritual abuse.
>I then went on the Internet under a pseudonym attempting to bring attention
>to these crimes and to the irresponsible actions in San Diego County. See my
>archive of satanic ritual crime cases at:
>http://www.newsmakingnews.com/KarenCuriojonesarchive.htm.
>
>I then became interested in tracking the various harassment techniques used
>by cults and the False Memory Syndrome Foundation [FMSF] – a political
>organization defending those accused of ritual abuse, sexual molestation,
>and mind control atrocities. The targets are usually therapists,
>investigators and victims who speak out. The silencing and intimidation
>techniques used in the 1990's included harassing lawsuits, threats, and
>censorship.
>
>In rare cases, unusual assaults classified under the misnomer of
>“non-lethal” weaponry, electronic harassment, or psychotronic warfare, were
>also used. Psychotronic warfare utilizes directed energy to negatively
>affect the mind. It is discussed in various military journals. In 2001, Rep.
>Dennis Kucinich introduced a bill in the House of Representatives banning
>“non-lethal” weaponry, including psychotronic weaponry.
>
>There have been several lawsuits filed in the past 10 years in an attempt to
>bring this technology to the public’s attention and to name the perpetrators
>in an attempt to seek justice. For example, see John St. Clair Akwei vs. NSA
>– (Attachment A).
>
>It came to the attention of myself and others that not only governments in
>third world countries use these technologies against enemies of the state,
>but countries like the United States and Russia do as well. Such weaponry is
>a convenient way to dispose of political enemies from a distance, causing
>irreparable injury without being caught. These weapons also permit
>experimentation on an unwitting public without needing to adhere to any
>standards of ethical conduct or legal requirements to obtain informed
>consent from subjects, requirements of democratic countries like the United
>States, especially when field-testing very assaultive, unusual technology.
>Occasionally a target might be chosen for a specific type of unusual torture
>outside the parameters of what the perpetrators of these assaults define as
>acceptable. In these case, the perpetrators may attempt to travel outside
>their own country to find a rogue, clandestine operator to complete the
>“project”.
>
>There is a famous couple from Russia who not only kill via this technology,
>but lead the people they kill through their own version of the death and
>dying process, with the exact opposite intention of Dr. Elizabeth
>Kubler-Ross, who was a leader in the study of transitioning others through a
>conscious “death process” towards the light. The ultimate goal of these
>groups is to silence the political opposition against them and, of course,
>to escape criminal prosecution when they eventually kill their targets, who
>usually die in silence and unbelieved because the crime is unseen.
>
>There were several individuals I was following on the Internet during the
>years 1995-2000 because of their stated politics and clear agendas to
>undermine victims. Eventually it appeared that several proponents of the
>False Memory Syndrome Foundation [FMSF] and North American Man-Boy Love
>Association (NAMBLA) had established networks staged in several internet
>newsgroups, clearly operating to censor information and to intimidate others
>from publicly questioning theirs agendas. They were promoting ideas about
>child molestation not being very harmful and were in opposition to any
>claims to the contrary. They also mocked victims or advocates who publicized
>information about ritual abuse and mind control. Eventually these people
>staged themselves in newsgroups such as sci.psychology.psychotherapy,
>alt.mind control, alt.true-crime, etc., and became unusually malicious, and
>appeared to function as an organized group. A few individuals attempted to
>discover my real life identity, which they finally did in the year 2000
>after stalking me in San Diego County.
>
>My identity was disclosed in the local newspaper, the San Diego
>Union-Tribune, on Sept. 24, 2000. This article was authored by Mark Sauer, a
>friend of Carol Hopkins, whose story will be told in full later in this
>document. Mark Sauer quoted: a Lt. Col. Michael Aquino who had been pursuing
>me; Carol Hopkins, an ex-San Diego Grand Jury member; Dr. Elizabeth Loftus,
>a memory researcher from the FMSF, and Michelle Devereaux, a satanic cult
>member who oftentimes poses as a private investigator.
>
>Because I had been tracking the propaganda techniques of others, as well as
>these particular individuals, I was not surprised to see that they did not
>tell the truth, but instead provided misinformation to my local newspaper. I
>publicly rebutted their claims [F2] and expected to receive a legal summons
>as R. Christopher Barden, attorney for the FMSF, promised me in 1998 [F3],
>or I expected to be killed due to the fact that Michelle Devereaux told me
>that a group of people pursuing my identity wished to injure me, or worse.
>Instead, I found myself the target of psychotronic technology and I have
>suffered tremendously from the unique usage of it.
>
>It is clear that the main motive of these people was to retaliate against me
>for exposing their network on my web pages, but I also believe they had
>discovered that several therapists and I had planned to report their network
>to the FBI to investigate for possible criminal conduct. However, the pain
>and suffering I have experienced during the past two years has been of
>sufficient intensity and duration to divert attention from this goal – until
>recently. Fortunately this particular network left a paper trail in their
>pursuit of me.
>
>Some of the people I was following over the past several years are:
>
>Lt. Col. Michael Aquino, cult leader of a satanic organization called the
>Temple of Set. He was a High Priest while simultaneously serving in the
>armed forces as a military intelligence operative and
>psychological/propaganda warfare expert. Lt. Col. Aquino was processed out
>of the Army Active Reserves in 1990 after a ritual child molestation
>investigation.
>Peter and Pamela Freyd, founders of the False memory Syndrome Foundation
>(FMSF).
>
>John M. Price, Ph.D., co-moderator of the newsgroup
>Sci.psychology.psychotherapy.moderated - affiliated with University of
>California (UC)- Davis.
>
>Ralph Underwager, Ex-advisory Board Member of the FMSF, who claimed
>pedophilia was “God’s will” in the journal Paidika. See:
>http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/NudistHallofShame/Underwager2.html
>
>Phil Shaver, Ph.D., from UC Davis, co-wrote a research study, which I was
>questioning, entitled “Characteristics of Ritual Abuse Allegations”.
>
>Leslie E. Packer, Ph.D., a self-described “child advocate and Tourettes
>Syndrome Specialist” from the New York area.
>
>John Singleton, aka “Raven”, wrote in the newsgroup,
>Sci.psychology.psychotherapy.
>
>Nancy Alvarado, Ph.D., affiliated with UC San Diego.
>
>John Clark, affiliated with UC San Diego.
>
>R. Christopher Barden, JD, Ph.D., lawyer and psychologist who works with the
>FMSF and threatened to sue me in 1998 when we were both covering a Federal
>Trial from opposite perspectives.
>
>Roby Roberson, alleged perpetrator, Wenatchee Sex Ring Case.
>
>Carol Hopkins and Mark Sauer, from San Diego. Ms. Hopkins was Deputy
>Foreperson for, and co-authored, the 1991-1992 San Diego Grand Jury Report
>No. 8, "Child Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Molest Issues". She defended
>alleged perpetrators in the Wenatchee Sex Ring Case and in Cuernevaca,
>Mexico. Mark Sauer is a reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune.
>
>Elizabeth Loftus; Ph.D., memory researcher and FMSF Advisory Board member.
>She defended alleged perpetrators in the Wenatchee Sex Ring Case.
>
>Lorne D. Gilsig, ex-LAPD officer and colleague of Lt. Col. Michael Aquino.
>
>David Pierce, computer expert from Austin, Texas, possibly working with SETI
>programs.
>
>Gary Schons, Attorney General Representative, San Diego, and legal counsel
>for the 1991-1992 San Diego Grand Jury Report No. 8, "Child Sexual Abuse,
>Assault, and Molest Issues". David G. Hall, reportedly a physicist intern
>affiliated with UC Irvine.
>
>Ron Locklin, a computer programmer, reportedly working with SETI programs,
>is an ex-employee of Livermore Lab.
>
>Scott Locklin, aka Lupo Le Boucher, satanist, physics major, computer
>expert, possibly working with SETI programs, reported ex-employee of the
>National Security Agency [NSA], and affiliated with UC Davis after
>graduating from University of Pennsylvania.
>
>Jeanette Runyan, from the Order of Astarte.
>
>Tanya Lysenko, aka Tani Jantsang, satanist who publicly stated I should be
>dismembered after my identity was discovered, and reportedly has an uncle in
>the KGB in Russia.
>
>Kevin Filan is from the Church of Satan.
>
>Zeena LaVey, lives and works with Michael Aquino.
>
>Michelle Devereaux, satanist, computer expert, and co- moderator of the
>WITCHHUNT EGROUPS LIST.
>
>More Details About Some Individuals Involved in This Network
>My interaction with R. Christopher Barden, JD, PHD, began in 1998 after he
>played the role of legal analyst on the FMSF’s web site
>http://www.fmsfonline.org during the Federal Trial against Judith Peterson
>and several other therapists in Houston, Texas in 1998. I constructed a web
>page dedicated to providing a defense for them because the indictment read,
>in part, that diagnosing Dissociate Identity Disorder [DID] and sending the
>insurance claim through the mail constituted “mail fraud” and that
>acknowledging that clients were self-disclosed victims of Satanic Ritual
>Abuse [SRA] constituted unprofessional conduct since SRA “did not exist”.
>I responded by collecting and publicizing my archive of 65 SRA cases from
>around the world and I became active, promoting my web site, attempting to
>offer a balance to the FMSF’s skewed coverage. This Federal case ultimately
>resulted in a mistrial and the prosecutor refused to refile the charges.
>
>While covering this case, Dr. Christopher Barden threatened to sue me if I
>did not retract claims that he “promoted pseudoscience and provided legal
>defenses for the FMSF”. I responded to this frivolous threat by constructing
>a web page highlighting the absurdity of his complaint.
>
>After examining Dr. Barden’s malpractice claims against therapists, it
>became clear that all of the allegations were remarkably similar and it
>began to look like a concerted effort to target therapists frivolously, but
>devastatingly, destroying their reputations and careers by making cookie
>cutter legal and licensing board complaints. It also became clear that Dr.
>Elizabeth Loftus and the other Advisory Board members of the FMSF were not
>addressing a conspiracy of inept therapists attending the same
>“unprofessional” conferences, from whom the public needed protection.
>Instead, the FMSF appeared to actively canvas for recanting victims of SRA,
>who, in turn, accused their therapists of implanting “false memories,”
>resulting in astronomical insurance settlements divided by all. So-called
>“recantors” have their own newsletter and, they too, are quite organized.
>
>As of 1998, Dr. Christopher Barden described participating in “22 or 23
>similar cases” in a news article discussing a recent and unusual court loss.
>[F4] Dr. Elizabeth Loftus described reviewing another 50 or 80 cases that
>were to be filed. The FMSF newsletter published online regularly reports on
>the outcome of these cases as well as the outcome of licensing board
>complaints in their “Legal Corner” section.
>
>The sad reality is that the FMSF, and the cults they appear to support,
>staged a war and the therapeutic community did not know what hit them until
>it was too late. Due to these events, several therapists and I decided to
>report what we suspected was a criminal network encompassing cult groups,
>child abuse, insurance fraud and the cover-up which included investigating
>agencies, and Grand Juries. Before I could report my particular concerns to
>the FBI, I was stalked in San Diego by a cult member by the name of Michelle
>Devereaux, terrorized by her friend, William Scherk, and then later,
>targeted with the technology which will be described at the end of this
>paper. The trail of stalking was both initiated and substantiated for law
>enforcement by Michelle Devereaux, who attempted to flush out my identity by
>phoning law enforcement, claiming I was in danger from a network of
>individuals. Apparently she was hoping I would give my real name to law
>enforcement and then the cult would retrieve my real name from them after
>she changed tactics and began making false claims about me. This ruse
>actually did work for them in my case. [F5]
>
>As a side note, in another example of a cult technique from California, an
>alleged cult member (CM) was attempting to give testimony to law enforcement
>about the Jon Benet Ramsey case. CM’s relatives reported her as missing to
>the local police department, then that Dept., in turn, traced her to the
>Boulder Police for her relatives, apparently not understanding that CM was
>in the process of disclosing information about the criminal network that her
>family was involved in and therefore wanted her location kept private. These
>are two examples of sophisticated cult tactics, proving that naive
>law-enforcement can be easily manipulated by them.
>
>Other tactics include breaking into therapists’ homes or offices and moving
>objects around, commonly referred to as “gaslighting” or an attempt to make
>one’s victim feel “crazy.” Another technique is for the perpetrator to
>immediately stage an aggressive offense and accuse all investigating
>officials of incompetence or malfeasance, after which an expensive lawsuit
>might cause an agency to hesitate about investigating similar claims. These
>tactics are used nationwide and case law around the country reflect them as
>well as other techniques which are used. Another way for perpetrators to
>deflect others from their own agenda is to accuse others of what they
>themselves are doing. For instance, accusing therapists of implanting “false
>memories” can be a reversal of intentional mind control that perpetrators
>implement to cover up their crimes, commonly referred to as screen memories.
>If one evaluates the FMSF online web site from this perspective, it makes
>quite an interesting read. In my opinion, the Wenatchee Sex Ring defendants
>used some of the above tactics. I constructed a web-page on this case
>highlighting several red-flag issues that raised serious questions about
>their innocence.
>
>The other area of concern is that the FMSF, in many court cases involving
>claims of repressed memory, files Amicus Briefs to the Appellate courts in
>an effort to have the court remand the case back to the local court level.
>The authors of these Briefs state that “repressed memory” is not accepted by
>the “majority of the scientific community.” This is a blatantly false
>statement, nevertheless it indicates that a small minority of “scientists”
>can get away with speaking for the majority by the usage of both
>sophisticated and simple propaganda techniques.
>
>An example of a sophisticated technique would be the rigging of an
>experimental study and the manipulation of the experimental subjects. An
>example of a simple technique would be an FMSF Advisory Board member lying
>about the number of research studies proving Traumatic Amnesia and Repressed
>memory. There are several examples available proving the above statements
>[F6]. The media outlets describing these issues report the particular bias
>of the editorial staff, or newspapers, in particular, copy other news
>outlets. If a piece of misinformation is reported in one article, that same
>misinformation will be repeated in all articles. This state of affairs is a
>well known phenomenon among propaganda specialists or those purposely
>attempting to cover up their activities. [F7] At the point in time when the
>perpetrators are misinforming the public, staging publicity stunts or
>demonstrations in attempts to correct the travesty of justice might be
>advised.
>
>Carol Hopkins and Mark Sauer
>During 1998, I constructed several web sites, one of which was devoted to
>publicizing the cover-up of ritual abuse in San Diego County, which I held
>Carol Hopkins and reporter Mark Sauer responsible for.
>In 1991-1992, Ms. Hopkins co-authored a Grand Jury Report and critiqued
>several cases from the District Attorney office and Child Protection
>Services. She quoted the opinions of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation in
>this report four months after its inception and argued for the dismantling
>of the standing ritual abuse protocol at CPS. It became clear that several
>years afterwards that the FMSF was actually a political group devoted to
>denying the existence of these crimes using confabulation and intimidation
>as their principle modus operandi.
>
>In 1992-1993, another Grand Jury was convened and they discovered that Ms.
>Hopkins’ rendition of cases was incorrect. The 1992-1993 Report, entitled,
>“Protect the Child, Preserve the Family Report", provided accurate case
>information and concluded that the previous report had caused needless harm
>to many involved in the offices of the District Attorney and CPS. It was
>also discovered that Ms. Hopkins had an affair with Attorney General
>Representative Gary Schons after it was decided that the District Attorney
>could not represent the 1991-1992 Grand Jury due to a conflict of interest.
>Schons and Hopkins maintain their affair began after their Grand Jury’s work
>was concluded; however I find that claim highly doubtful. [F8] Over the
>years, Mr. Schons has continued to be quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune
>repeating FMSF propaganda.
>
>Carol Hopkins then formed a group called the Justice Committee and she
>testified in Sacramento, California, in hearings discussing the merit of the
>social work immunity laws. These would make individual CPS social workers
>liable in case any irate parent chose to sue instead of holding the
>Department of Social Services accountable, which had previously been the
>case. This law did pass and it created even more of a climate of
>intimidation when investigating volatile and politically- incorrect forms of
>child abuse, such as ritual abuse or multi- offender cases involving sex
>rings.
>
>In approximately 1993, after Carol Hopkins’ Grand Jury report and subsequent
>negative publicity in the local newspapers, the San Diego Union-Tribune,
>(courtesy of her friend, Mark Sauer), social workers, and supervisors, were
>told ritual abuse cases were virtually non-existent and statistics on sexual
>molestation were grossly inflated. I continued to handle one or two more
>cases with cult allegations after this time when concerned supervisors
>specifically gave me these cases to investigate after they attended one of
>these mandated meetings when required to by Director of CPS, Ivory Johnson.
>At that time, Carol Hopkins was considered instrumental in the election of
>the then-new District Attorney, Paul Pfingst. Afterwards, I was told she was
>then on a special committee reviewing criminal cases for a short time.
>
>As of September, 2002, Paul Pfingst was still claiming there was no evidence
>to prove ritual abuse existed. He was publically quoted by reporter Mark
>Sauer as stating two workshops regarding ritual abuse, hosted by an annual
>international conference on family violence, should not be offered to the
>public. Pfingst said; "This theory [ritual abuse] was completely debunked in
>the early '90s". Sauer wrote; "District Attorney Paul Pfingst expressed
>grave concerns that a widely attended and influential conference would
>feature workshops on ritual abuse, since he has seen no evidence that such
>cases exists". And Pfingst threatened; "If someone wants to go back to
>teaching that satanic ritual abuse claptrap, we're going to have a serious
>discussion about whether law enforcement in San Diego should respond and
>expose it for what it is." Ms. Hopkins also wrote a formal complaint to the
>San Diego Grand Jury in an attempt to intimidate the organizations
>sponsoring the conference. Members of the San Diego Grand Jury attended
>these workshops to investigate.
>
>Further research revealed that in 1996 Carol Hopkins had a teenage witness
>in her custody during the high-profile child molestation case evidencing
>multiple offenders in Wenatchee, Washington. It was disclosed in a news
>article written by Mark Sauer, that CPS director Ivory Johnson personally
>supervised this placement, which Carol Hopkins again confirmed on the
>WITCHHUNT E-groups list in the year 2000. Many of the Wenatchee child
>witnesses and confessed perpetrators eventually recanted and all of them
>were ultimately released after the successful appeal of their case. Having
>the Director of Social Services, Ivory Johnson, personally supervise this
>placement was highly unusual, if not unethical, as there were rumors that
>Hopkins and Johnson were friends. In addition, favorable articles for Ms.
>Hopkins, against the reality of ritual abuse, were authored by Mark Sauer
>over several years time.
>
>In 1998 I was contacted by a local citizen in Cuernevaca, Mexico, who had
>read my web pages about Carol Hopkins. She was concerned because of Ms.
>Hopkins’ position defending a child molestation case in that town. Several
>people were threatened and they decided to write an article disclosing Ms.
>Hopkin’s background which would be written using information gathered from
>my web page, including the web site address for reference purposes.
>
>All of my web pages were eventually taken down because Michelle Devereaux
>made complaints to the owners of the web sites I was using. She then began
>following me in San Diego County and later made false claims to campus
>police at the school site I was visiting when accessing the internet in
>order to formally identify me. Ms. Devereaux can be found on the internet
>under various pseudonyms, such as “Lurker” and “cyberforensics”. She created
>a web page and took all of the documentation I had on my web site about cult
>crime, making it appear as if this work were her own.
>
>In the year 1999 I had contacted Gail Goodman Ph.D. from UC Davis. She, Phil
>Shaver Ph.D. and Bette Bottoms authored a research study entitled
>“Characteristics of Ritual Abuse Allegations”. I requested the underlying
>data as well as the surveys which were used to form the conclusions their
>report was based on. I along with another researcher wanted to challenge
>this study because based on my years at CPS and with the legal community
>attempting to argue for the collection of statistics on ritual abuse cases,
>I found the statistical analysis within the body of their report to be
>highly suspect.
>
>Dr’s JOHN PRICE, LESLIE PACKER, BILL GOODRICH, NANCY ALVARADO, JOHN CLARK,
>and JOHN SINGLETON
>John M. Price Ph.D., attended school at UC Davis, majoring in psychology and
>also claimed at one time to be a faculty member there. He was a co-moderator
>of the internet newsgoup sci.psychology.psychotherapy in 1996 when I
>discovered him. He came to my attention because of his unusual views about
>child molestation. It eventually became clear in my opinion that a small
>group of people including Nancy Alvarado, Ph.D., Leslie Packer, Ph.D., Bill
>Goodrich, MFT, John Clark, and John Singleton, using the pseudonym of
>“Raven” were all staged there attempting to skew public opinion about child
>molestation without using any of the usual, subtle social persuasion
>techniques commonly used by social science interest groups as described by
>Margaret Singer in her book, “Cults in Our Midst”.
>After a few months of reading this newsgroup, a man by the name of Lorne D.
>Gilsig, an LAPD officer, began interacting with everyone. He mocked victims,
>compared ritual abuse claims to stories about “Albino alligators and organ
>stealing”, then began sending me harassing e-mail for 6 months. Shortly
>afterward, Lt. Co. Michael Aquino acknowledged knowing Lorne Gilsig. I sent
>several of Mr. Gilsig’s outrageous claims to the LAPD along with a copy of
>Aquino’s public court papers and suggested that they might want to watch Mr.
>Gilsig’s activity.
>
>In retrospect, it became clear that this particular “science group” was
>awaiting publication of a research study titled “A meta-analytic examination
>of assumed properties of child sexual abuse using college samples”, (Rind,
>B., Tromovitch, P., & Bauserman, R. (1998)., Psychological Bulletin, 124,
>22-53). One of the authors of this paper was traced to the political writing
>of NAMBLA- North American Man-Boy Love Association. Some members of NAMBLA
>are extremely dangerous. (See Curleys vs. NAMBLA- a lawsuit filed by two
>parents who sued NAMBLA after the sexual molestation and murder of their
>son). It is my opinion that this group to varying degrees was clearly
>attempting to normalize pedophilia via the Rind study along with the authors
>who succeeded in having their work published in the APA’s mainstream
>journal.
>
>I was viciously verbally attacked by members of this newsgroup
>sci.psychology.psychotherapy, after questioning their agenda, then I
>discovered Dr. Leslie E. Packer and John Price were working with Lt. Co.
>Michael Aquino and others in an attempt to track my identity, which they
>finally did.
>
>Dr. Laura Schlesinger, a radio talk show host in Los Angeles, began
>publicizing the Rind study along with a series of damning critiques. Dr.
>Nancy Alvarado and John Price then began writing in Dr. Laura’s news group,
>along with an aggressive group of unknown others, who began calling for
>protests after viciously attacking her.
>
>Reportedly, John Price was asked to leave UC Davis after controversial
>material was found on his computer.
>
>Scott Locklin
>Scott Locklin is a Satanist, physics student, computer expert/hacker and
>reported ex-NSA employee. I had a long-standing e-mail relationship with him
>a few years ago at which time he gave me advice about anonymity. He e-mailed
>me once from a National Security Agency office [NSA], telling me it was a
>secure e-mail system and they would be the only people reading my e- mail.
>Scott Locklin led me to believe he was working undercover while posting
>information to the newsgroup alt.satanism and writing under the pseudonym of
>Lupo Le Boucher. He ultimately betrayed my confidence and I consider Mr.
>Locklin to be quite dangerous and I hold him personally accountable for the
>way in which I was targeted.
>It appears Scott Locklin claimed that he graduated from the University of
>Pennsylvania- home base of the FMSF- then transferred to UC-Davis where he
>was working on a project involving Experimental Atomic Particle Physics, and
>later, Fifth Dimensional and Plasma Physics, with a group of others in the
>UC system and elsewhere. He was also reportedly interning at Lawrence
>Livermore Laboratory. I’m told Scott Locklin sold his software and hardware
>to a very wealthy Jewish couple from Los Angeles, California, that includes
>the latest in virtual reality, NSA tracking software, and more. This
>particular Jewish couple are known for their interest in Sci-Fi-like
>technology and their company specializes in unique special effects software.
>This couple also has a reputation for being humanitarians, having funded a
>project that documented the testimony of Holocaust survivors many years ago.
>But unfortunately in their zeal to play God and destroy what they did not
>understand, they, along with a few of their friends, are guilty of a number
>of travesties. When confronted, they responded with an aggressive
>counter-play, consisting of misinformation and absurd claims to the court
>system and to the media which other media outlets repeated.
>
>Kevin Filan was a member of the Church of Satan in 1997. During that time,
>he challenged the validity of Lt. Col. Aquino’s lawsuit against my internet
>company and hosted volatile documents on his web page, which was a public
>service, but a dangerous action to take. I publicly thanked Mr. Filan, but I
>now know that thank-you was premature due to later events in which he
>participated.
>
>Lt. Col. Michael Aquino
>In 1996 I accessed internal documents from Lt. Col. Michael Aquino’s legal
>case Aquino vs. Stone 957 F.2d 139 in which he was Titled as a suspect in a
>ritual child molestation case. Unfortunately the Criminal Investigative
>Division [CID] of the Army released their report several months after the
>statute of limitation ran. Lt. Col. Aquino contested the Titling Action, but
>the Appellate court ruled in the Army’s favor which resulted in his process
>out of the Army in 1990. It appears that Lt. Col. Aquino was forced from the
>Active to the Inactive Reserves, but according to documents Aquino attached
>to the case Aquino vs. Electriciti, Case #984751, located in San Francisco,
>CA, he served several days out of the year at US SPACE COMMAND until 1993,
>after which he reportedly “voluntarily retired.”
>The Army case against Lt. Col. Aquino involved multiple children in several
>jurisdictions: The Presidio Army Base itself, Sonoma and Mendocino Counties,
>and the town of Ukiah, all communities which are located in Northern
>California. Apparently a child was questioned in Washington, D.C. as well.
>Many of these children reported electroshock, submersion in water,
>kidnapping, being bled, and victimization within satanic sexual ritual
>rites. There were questions raised as to if Lt. Col. Aquino was guilty,
>whether he was simply following the dictates of his own religious system
>(Satan worship), or whether he was conducting a clandestine mind control
>experiment involving these particular children.
>
>There are dozens of individuals who have come forward over the years
>claiming victimization by him and several who have reported his unusual
>interests. It is possible now to project Virtual Reality Scenarios to a
>victim from a distant location via computer tracking and nanotechnology, as
>documented in the lawsuit Akwei vs. NSA and elsewhere. Some of this
>technology appears Orwellian, at the very least.
>
>Approximately 25 years ago Lt. Col. Michael Aquino initiated a ritual in an
>SS castle in Wellwersburg, Germany, where he claimed to have brought in the
>“forces of darkness” at that specific site. The location was known to be a
>seat of much suffering where the SS hierarchy of the Nazi Party was rumored
>to have participated in Satanic rites. Curiously, Aquino has alternately
>claimed and denied at various times to be the son of a Nazi officer from
>Hitler’s Regime; [F9] in Newsweek Magazine he has claimed to be the
>Anti-Christ and the Second Beast of Revelation. [F10] This may explain his
>interest in Armageddon scenarios and points to activity that is much more
>devastating than anyone had previously thought.
>
>After exposing the documentation detailing the demise of Lt. Col. Aquino’s
>formal military career, he traced me to my internet company, Electriciti,
>and sued them in an effort to discover my identity. In 1997 the Court
>dismissed his lawsuit and the owners of Electriciti reportedly refused to
>search for my real name for him, as I signed up with a pseudonym.
>Christopher Alan, President of Electriciti, gave several newspaper
>interviews, stating he would never disclose my real name to Lt. Col. Aquino,
>even if he did know it, because he would never be able to live with the
>consequences of his actions afterwards if any harm came to me, given Lt.
>Col. Aquino’s satanic cult leadership status. However my identity was
>publicly disclosed in the San Diego Union-Tribune in the year 2000 by Mark
>Sauer and afterwards I believe Aquino and others came after me with a
>vengeance, using the latest high tech equipment available to him.
>
>For further information about Lt. Col. Aquino, I refer the reader to the
>books: “Why Johnny Can’t Come Home”, by Noreen Gosch (2000); “The New
>Satanists”, by Linda Blood (1994); and “The Franklin Cover-up”, by John
>DeCamp (1992).
>
>Psychotronics, Electronic Harassment, Mind Control and Mental Illness
>>From John St. Clair Akwei vs. NSA [National Security Agency], Ft. Meade, MD,
>USA
>p. 4:
>“A subject's bioelectric field can be remotely detected, so subjects can be
>monitored anywhere they are. With special EMF equipment NSA cryptologists
>can remotely read evoked potentials (from EEGs). These can be decoded into a
>person's brain-states and thoughts. The subject is then perfectly monitored
>from a distance.
>
>NSA personnel can dial up any individual in the country on the Signals
>lntelligence EMF scanning network and the NSA's computers will then pinpoint
>and track that person 24 hours-a-day. The NSA can pick out and track anyone
>in the U.S.
>
>Later on p. 4
>
>For electronic surveillance purposes electrical activity in the speech
>center of the brain can be translated into the subject's verbal thoughts.
>RNM can send encoded signals to the brain's auditory cortex thus allowing
>audio communication direct to the brain (bypassing the ears). NSA operatives
>can use this to covertly debilitate subjects by simulating auditory
>hallucinations characteristic of paranoid schizophrenia.
>
>Without any contact with the subject, Remote Neural Monitoring can map out
>electrical activity from the visual cortex of a subject's brain and show
>images from the subject's brain on a video monitor. NSA operatives see what
>the surveillance subject's eyes are seeing. Visual memory can also be seen.
>RNM can send images direct to the visual cortex. bypassing the eyes and
>optic nerves. NSA operatives can use this to surreptitiously put images in a
>surveillance subject's brain while they are in R.E.M. sleep for brain-
>programming purposes.” [emphasis added].
>
>Page 3.
>
>“NSA personnel can control the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals
>in the U.S. by using the NSA's domestic intelligence network and cover
>businesses. The operations independently run by them can sometimes go beyond
>the bounds of law. Long-term control and sabotage of tens of thousands of
>unwitting citizens by NSA operatives is likely to happen. NSA Domint has the
>ability to covertly assassinate U.S. citizens or run covert psychological
>control operations to cause subjects to be diagnosed with ill mental
>health.”
>
>As clearly stated, the technology just described has not only the ability to
>mimic the symptoms of mental illness, but the degree of dysfunction can be
>directly attributed to the malice of the individual user accessing the
>computer and the relative coping skills of the target. Until this
>information is acknowledged and understood, people will continue to be mis-
>diagnosed according to the current criteria used in the American Psychiatric
>Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). In addition, a
>bonafide brief or prolonged mental illness can occur after exposure to this
>technology. The ongoing trauma itself could lead to a psychological
>disorder.
>The sources of funding for some illicit mind control experiments have been
>traced to the CIA, proven by the public exposure of Canada’s Dr. Ewen
>Cameron, by Dr. Harvey Weinstein and Dr. Colin Ross. [F11] These funds are
>then diverted to major research institutions which design illegal
>experimentation on sub-populations, which was documented in Ross’ work. The
>research committees that implement changes in the DSM are faculty members of
>these institutions and if one reads the signs and symptoms of mental illness
>in the 1970s, one can see they mimic symptoms of mind control research.
>
>Reportedly others were involved field-testing their private research
>projects from various institutions rumored to be funded by the military or
>CIA such as Carnegie Mellon, John Hopkins University, and select schools
>from the California UC system.
>
>Another group reportedly involved in these research projects is a UFO
>research group called the Aviary. The Aviary includes several military
>personnel among their membership. Allegedly, one gentleman involved is a
>Col. John Alexander who is interested in studies involving the process of
>Death and Dying. [F12]
>
>As of today, it is possible to remotely assault a person, by the usage of
>technology developed by the NSA. That means it is possible to design mind
>control programs and implement them from a distance, and torture someone
>from a distance, depending on the creativity and agenda of the perpetrator.
>However, there may or may not be any medical documentation to prove the
>existence of any of this activity for some time.
>
>The new sophisticated mind control programs are implemented in the inner
>eyelid so that when the victim closes his or her eyes, one sees a computer
>screen on which any image can be projected. I’m told that these developments
>are a product of Nanotechnology.
>
>In addition, according to an article in the Daily Telegraph, dated July 18,
>1996, titled, “Scientists offer the ‘end of death’; ‘Soul Catcher’ computer
>chip implanted behind the eye”; “... A computer chip implanted behind the
>eye that could record a person’s every lifetime thought and sensation is to
>be developed by British scientists...he predicted that within three decades,
>it would be possible to relive other people’s lives by playing back their
>experiences on a computer. By combining this information with a record of
>the person’s genes, we could recreate a person, physically, emotionally, and
>spiritually...” BTs’ Martlesham Health Laboratories near Ipswich, England,
>is the private company quoted in this article.
>
>They cite the ability and intent to implant computer chips into people as of
>1996 in the optic nerve. In lawsuit Akwei vs. NSA, filed in the early
>1990's, there is reference to the NSA’s ability to “see what the
>surveillance eyes are seeing” after they are monitored from a distance.
>Oftentimes, private companies are sold the clandestine research of
>government organizations and this is what appears to have occurred.
>
>If members of the public are being used to field test the research of
>private companies against their will, they would be in great jeopardy, not
>only physically, but psychologically, because they would not readily be
>believed when trying to disclose their distress. Obviously, psychotropic
>medication is not going to be helpful in these instances.
>
>The combination of this technology along with the long-term agendas of
>research facilities such as Ames Lab, Los Alamos Laboratory, Lawrence
>Livermore Lab, and other research facilities, is cause for great alarm. Dr.
>Nick Begich writes, in “Angels Don’t Play This HAARP: Advances in Tesla
>Technology” (by Dr. Nick Begich and Jeanne Manning), p. 148, discussing
>electronic research:
>
>“The Soviets went on to discover that by slight manipulation- by reversing
>brain polarity (by passing very low voltage current through the front of the
>brain to the back)- they could endure deep sleep. Mounting evidence also
>indicated that they may have perfected ‘telepathic hypnosis’ which could be
>deployed from hundreds of miles away from the target person.”
>Colonel John Alexander expresses interest in this area as well. [F12]
>According to the writer, Armen Victorian, Alexander is on the board of a
>“remote-viewing” company called PSI-TECH, which also employs a “former
>microwave scientist”.
>Lt. Col. Aquino also wrote a paper, published in the Military Review, at
>least 20 years ago called “From PSYOP to Mind War: The Psychology of
>Victory”. The entire paper is photocopied in Milton Cooper’s book; “Behold a
>Pale Horse”, p. 369. In this paper, Lt. Col Aquino argues in favor of the
>usage of psychotronics on individuals in his response to Col. John
>Alexander’s article in the same journal:
>
>“There are some purely natural conditions under which minds may become more
>or less receptive to ideas, and Mindwar should take full advantage of such
>phenomenon as atmospheric electromagnetic activity, air ionization, and
>extremely low frequency waves.”
>According to Dr. Nick Begich, extremely low frequency [ELF] waves, also
>called “microwaves”, are detrimental to human health.
>There have also been questions raised among investigators about what
>activity could be hidden behind “screen memories” and if an other agenda
>lurked behind some instances of alleged ritual abuse or “UFO abductions”
>that was more horrifying than, or what was in addition to, the scenarios
>depicted. I believe “screen memories” may be designed to hide experiments
>with computer-brain interface, which in combination with the destruction of
>bio- energetic fields is tantamount to spiritual murder and is a complete
>abomination.
>
>I was told that there were attempts by some to impact the bioenergetic
>fields around the human body and interior to the body and that the utter
>destruction of these fields results, ultimately, in complete technological
>possession. The lawsuit Akwei vs. NSA refers to the ability of the NSA to
>impact bioenergetic fields, but various cult organizations have other
>agendas which include unique abuses personal to their own religious
>persuasion such as destroying the Chakra system and the actual astral body
>of the target.
>
>This technology is now being directed at political targets. See this web
>page for information about psychotronics and the Chakra system [13] and the
>discussion of both at a conference about non-lethal warfare.
>
>Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced a bill in the House of
>Representatives in late 2001 that would ban weapons in space. Among the
>weapons that it would proscribe the new measure includes "psychotronic"
>devices that are "directed at individual persons or targeted populations for
>the purpose of ... mood management, or mind control." The bill is published
>in full on the internet. [F14] The Kucinich bill was hailed by Citizens
>Against Human Rights Abuse (CAHRA), one of a number of organizations of
>people who say they are victims of government experimentation involving
>electromagnetic and other psychotronic weapons. CAHRA has a web site [F15]
>and a page listing symptoms in people targeted by such weaponry. [F16]
>
>More web sites on electronic harassment include:
>
>http://www.siin.com/elec.html
>http://www.projectfreedom.cng1.com/classic_mind_control.html
>http://www.totse.com/en/conspiracy/mind_control/theclassicmind170326.html
>http://www.raven1.net/glossary.htm
>http://www.controlledamerica.itgo.com/contact.html
>http://www.controlledamerica.com/index.php?subPage=intro
>http://www.stopcovertwar.com/target.html
>http://home.earthlink.net/~alanyu76/microwave2.htm
>pro-freedom.co.uk/part_1.html
>http://www.rob-profile.com/
>http://home.swipnet.se/allez/Local/4/mk_master.html
>http://home.swipnet.se/allez/Eng/ImplvsMW.htm
>http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg47260.html
>http://educate-yourself.org/mc/mccurrentmcinamerica10mar01.shtml
>http://www.bugsweeps.com/info/microwave.html [F17]
>
>There is a saying by someone trying to explain how an entire country could
>have turned a blind eye when the Nazi Germans cremated millions of citizens
>from their own and neighboring countries. Loosely translated, it reads:
>
>“When they came for the shop owner down the street, I turned my head cause I
>could not be bothered; when they came for my neighbor, I looked the other
>way so they would not see me; when they finally came for me, there was
>nobody left to resist.”
>Millions of people were exterminated in Germany in complicity with a passive
>public and the paid propagandists of the state stating the extreme claims
>were not true. Organizations like the False Memory Syndrome Foundation and
>others will continue to cover up for, and deny, the existence of Satanic
>cults, an excellent sub-population to experiment on without having concern
>about the disclosures of these children. This is due to these families’ and
>collateral networks’ ability to cover up crimes as well as the ability to
>shut down investigations in the large community, as was documented to have
>occurred in San Diego County. I believe it is important for a Federal Grand
>Jury to investigate the FMSF as soon as possible.
>Notes
>1. San Diego County Grand Jury, Report No. 8, "Child Sexual Abuse, Assault,
>and Molest Issues", June 29, 1992, and later report, No. 13, “Protect the
>Child, Preserve the Family” dated June 29, 1993.
>2. See Response by “Karen Curio Jones” to Mark Sauer's article, "A Web of
>Intrigue" dated January 1, 2001, located on various newsgroups, also
>(http://truthbeknown2000.tripod.com/Truthbeknown2000/id4.html)
>
>3. Correspondence between Dr. Christopher Barden and Karen Jones (my
>pseudonym) was posted on the internet newsgroups in 1998.
>
>4. See “Jurors Believe Therapists”, The (NC) Charlotte Observer, August 20,
>1998.
>
>5. SDSU Incident Report, June 13, 2000, posted on January 12, 2001, at
>04:52:07 PST on newsgroup alt.Satanism.
>
>6. Crook, L.S., & Dean, M. (1999). "Lost in a shopping mall"--A breach of
>professional ethics. Ethics & Behavior, 9(1), 39-50 and Crook, L.S., & Dean,
>M. (1999). Logical fallacies and ethical breaches. Ethics & Behavior, 9(1),
>61-68.
>
>7. See Cults in Our Midst, by Margaret Thaler Singer, Janja Lalich, Robert
>Jay Lifton (1996) Josey Bass, and Memory, Trauma Treatment, and the Law, by
>Daniel P. Brown, Alan W. Scheflin, D. Corydon Hammond (1998) Norton.
>
>8. Gary Schons, Assistant Attorney General in San Diego, is known in San
>Diego for debunking repressed memory as “Voodoo Science”, according to Mark
>Sauer of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Search newspaper for key words.
>
>9. See Linda Blood, “The New Satanists”, Times-Warner, 1994.
>
>10. "The Second Beast of Revelation, Claims of Satanism And Child
>Molesting", Newsweek, November 16, 1987.
>
>11. Bluebird : Deliberate Creation of Multiple Personality by Psychiatrists,
>by Colin A. Ross (2000) Manitou. Dr. Ross documented the money trail of
>illicit mind control experiments and other activity to major academic
>institutions.
>
>12. Alexander, Lieutenant Colonel John B., “The New Mental Battlefield: Beam
>Me Up Spock” in Military Review, Vol. LX, No. 12, December, 1980, and see
>http://www.mindcontrolforums.com/hambone/people.html
>http://www.newsmakingnews.com/alexandedatadump.htm
>
>13. See http://www.ufonet.it/archivio/government-psi.htm , a web-page
>publicizing military conference on the chakras, “non- lethal” weaponry, and
>concern about an impending eschatological event.
>
>14. See: http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2001/hr2977.html
>
>15. See: http://mindjustice.org/,
>
>16. See: http://mindjustice.org/symptoms.htm
>
>17. “Microwave Detection: Remote Mind Control Technology”, by Anna Keeler,
>states that Los Alamos National Laboratory is now under the supervision of
>University of California (p. 8).
>
>I declare under penalty of perjury and the laws of the State of California
>that the foregoing is true correct.
>
>
>
>
>_____________________ ________ August 29, 2003
>
> Name Signature Date
>
>
>
>PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL
>
>
>
>I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am, and at all
>
>times hereinafter mentioned was, more than 18 years of age, a
>
>citizen of the United States and a [ ] resident of [X] employed
>
>in the County of San Diego. I am not a party to this action. My
>
>[X] business [ ] residence address is 3633 Camino del Rio South,
>
>Suite 301, San Diego, CA 92108.
>
>
>
>On August 30, 2003, I served the following documents:
>
>DECLARATION OF DIANA NAPOLIS IN RESPONSE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS
>
>OF THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE on the below-listed parties by
>
>placing true copies thereof in a sealed envelope addressed as
>
>follows:
>
>
>
>Office of the District Attorney
>
>Feona Khalil, Deputy District Attorney
>
>330 West Broadway, Suite 1300
>
>San Diego, CA 92101-3826
>
>
>
>Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California
>
>James M. Ledakis, Deputy Attorney General
>
>110 West A Street, Ste. 1100
>
>San Diego, CA 92101
>
>http://www.raven1.net/napolis1.htm
>
>I deposited said envelope in the United States mail, first
>
>class postage prepaid, at San Diego, California.
>
>I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the
>
>State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
>
>Date: August 30, 2003
>
>
>
>
>
>______________________________
>
>
>Received 09-03-2003
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Relevant excerpt:
"Paul Bonacci and other child victims have given evidence in great depth on
the central role of Lt. Col. Michael (A.) Aquino in this depravity. Aquino,
alleged to have recently retired from an active military role, was long the
leader of an Army psycho- logical warfare section which drew on his
"expertise" and personal practices in brainwashing, Satanism, Nazism, homo-
sexual pedophilia and murder."
--
"Paul Bonacci, who was simultaneously a victim and
a member of the nationwide pedophile crime syndicate,
has subsequently identified (Michael)
Aquino as the man who ordered the kidnapping of Johnny Gosch. In his
February 5 testimony, Bonacci referred to the mastermind of the Gosch
abduction as "the Colonel."
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In the United States District Court
For the District of Nebraska
Paul A. Bonacci, Plaintiff 4:CV91-3037
vs
Lawrence E. King, Defendant Memorandum of Decision
Filed February 22, 1999
On February 27, 1998, I found that default judgment should be
entered against the defendant Lawrence E. King in favor of the
plaintiff, Paul A. Bonacci. A trial on the issue of the damages due
the plaintiff by that defendant was had on February 5, 1999.
Two counts are alleged against the defendant: King in the
complaint. Count V alleges a conspiracy with public officers to
deprive the plaintiff of his civil rights, designed to continue to
subject the plaintiff to emotional abuse and to prevent him from
informing authorities of criminal conduct. Count VIII charges
battery, false imprisonment, infliction of emotional distress,
negligence and conspiracy to deprive the plaintiff of civil rights.
Between December 1980 and 1988, the complaint alleges, the
defendant King continually subjected the plaintiff to repeated
sexual assaults, false imprisonments, infliction of extreme
emotional distress, organized and directed satanic rituals, forced
the plaintiff to "scavenge" for children to be a part of the
defendant King's sexual abuse and pornography ring, forced the
plaintiff to engage in numerous masochistic orgies with other minor
children. The defendant King's default has made those allegations
true against him. The issue now is the relief to be granted
monetarily.
The now uncontradicted evidence is that the plaintiff has suffered
much. He has suffered burns, broken fingers, beating of the head
and face and other indignities by the wrongful actions of the
defendant King. In addition to the misery of going through the
experiences just related over a period of eight years, the
plaintiff has suffered the lingering results to the present time.
He is a victim of multiple personality disorder, involving as many
as fourteen distinct personalities aside from his primary
personality. He has given up a desired military career and received
threats on his life. He suffers from sleeplessness, has bad dreams,
has difficulty in holding a job, is fearful that others are
following him, fears getting killed, has depressing flashbacks, and
is verbally violent on occasion, all in connection with the
multiple personality disorder and caused by the wrongful activities
of the defendant King.
Almost certainly the defendant King has little remaining financial
resources, but a fair judgment to compensate the plaintiff is
necessary. For the sixteen years since the abuse of the plaintiff
began I conclude that a fair compensation for the damages he has
suffered is $800,000. A punitive damage award also is justified,
but the amount needs to be limited because of the small effect that
such a judgment would have on the defendant King, given his
financial condition and presence in prison. I deem the punitive
damage award of $200,000 to be adequate. Dated February 19, 1999.
By the Court /s/Warren Urborn United States Senior District Judge
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All child mind control victims were 'ordered' (like cattle) to perform sex
acts with pedophiles, like Lawrence King, George Bush, Henry Kissinger, and
provided by Michael A. Aquino!
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>>On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:56:56 GMT, www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
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The Gannon Cannon Bush Treason In Spy Whorehouse
author: Where are all the missing milk carton kids?
George Herbert Walker Bush, a concealed pedophile, was instrumental in
running a teen-ager prostitution ring, Omaha, Nebraska, Chicago, District of
Columbia. George Herbert Walker Bush, a concealed pedophile, was
instrumental in running a teen-ager prostitution ring, Omaha, Nebraska,
Chicago, District of Columbia.
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The Gannon Cannon - Part 1
Bush Treason In Spy Whorehouse
By Sherman H. Skolnick
www.cloakanddagger.ca
www.skolnicksreport.com
www.rense.com/Datapages/skolnickdatapage.html
2-28-5
This report might be considered like a website Home Page with links which
seem to go in many directions. As this series progresses, I shall try to
make sense of it all. Naive readers early on most possibly will greatly
fault this writer.
There was in Iowa a very clever fellow named Johnny Gosch. He was considered
precocious. Now some would have compared him to Michael Riconoscuito, a boy
genius. Michael was a wizard in spy craft, electronics, chemistry, and a lot
more.
(By a series of circumstances, we were able to interview Michael for several
months in 1992, a story to itself.)
George Herbert Walker Bush, a concealed pedophile, was instrumental in
running a teen-ager prostitution ring, Omaha, Nebraska, Chicago, District of
Columbia.
George Herbert Walker Bush, a concealed pedophile, was instrumental in
running a teen-ager prostitution ring, Omaha, Nebraska, Chicago, District of
Columbia. Early on not mentioning the Elder Bush by name, was a privately
printed book on the subject, "The Franklin Cover-Up", by John DeCamp, a
Nebraska State Senator. The forward to the book mentions a colleague of
DeCamp, former (and now late) Director of Central Intelligence William
Colby. DeCamp says he participated with Colby in Viet Nam, in "pacifying"
the Viet Cong and others, through the Phoenix Assassination Program.
The book relates the story of a credit union that met a bad fate, along with
a kingpin of it, in a series of events related to the teen-ager prostitution
ring.
Noreen believed her disappeared son was sucked up into this sordid
enterprise. She saw her son again, very briefly, in 1997. He warned her not
to inquire about him.
Then in February, 2005, there surfaced a fellow named Jeff Gannon. He was a
major player in a District of Columbia Escort Service. Plain spoken folks
would label it simply a male call service, or a male whorehouse. Gannon was
a reputed reporter for a little-known news service owned by one of George W.
Bush's pals in Texas; a news operation now defunct.
Gannon apparently got into the White House and stayed with or visited,
upstairs, with the occupant and resident, namely George W. Bush. Some
contend the U.S. Secret Service, contrary to what they are required, did NOT
log in Gannon.
Gannon alias Gosch received reportedly directly from George W. Bush in the
White House and/or right nearby, the secret American CIA records used to
blow the cover of CIA operative Valerie Plame. The result was that some of
the 70 CIA penetration agents, supervised by Plame, operating in countries
very hostile to the U.S. were identified and murdered. Blowing the cover of
Plame was a reprisal against her husband, a former U.S. Ambassador who
criticized George W. Bush.
In so doing, George W. Bush committed treason and violated a federal
criminal provision having a severe penalty for blowing the cover of a CIA
operative.
Some of Valerie Plame's penetration agents overseas, supervised by her,
reportedly had reported bcover as business people of Coca-Cola Company or
their units. .Funds involved link to Coca-Cola's corrupting of five members
of the U.S. Supreme Court in Bush versus Gore, December, 2000.
A member of the homosexual media and political underground, written about by
us since December, 2002, reputedly is John Roberts. He heads up the CBS
reporting team in the White House press corps and hopes to replace Dan
Rather as CBS Network Evening News Anchor Face. Roberts ostensibly escorts
Gannon to where he has to go, often apparently without legal formality.
Why would the Secret Service on purpose, fail to log in Jeff Gannon to the
White House?
1. One reason is the Secret Service has become accustomed to George W.
Bush's co-habiting reportedly with homosexuals, such as Victor Ashe, once
longtime Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. When a member of Congress began
following up on our stories, Bush shipped Ashe out of the country, as U.S.
Ambassador to Poland.
Bush's cavorting is not a private matter. It involves National Security. The
Red Chinese Secret Police used their knowledge of all this to blackmail U.S.
financial, industrial and MILITARY secrets out of the Bush White House.
[Visit www.skolnicksreport.com, "Overthrow" series, part 24, as well as
numerous other stories on the Red Chinese Secret Police, such as with
Wal-Mart.]
Some in the Secret Service have quietly resigned, fed up with covering up
Bush's sordid doings as a member of the satanic cult, Skull & Bones, or as
we call it, Skull & Bastards Society.
2. Another reason is that CBS's John Roberts has some reportedly rotten
details about the Secret Service's involvement in political assassinations.
And thus, Roberts ostensibly can escort certain persons upstairs in the
White House to Bush without having the Secret Srvice log them in.
3. Jeff Gannon, in the company of John Roberts, attended a recent press
conference by Bush. Gannon reportedly did not have to go through an
extensive FBI/Secret Service background check. Further, apparently with
Robert's connivance, Gannon, without Secret Service press credentials, was
allowed to sit next to Roberts at a press conference and ask Bush a "soft
ball" question, enabling Bush to mouth off about his agenda.
Some explosive purported pictures apparently have been made available to
some U.S. Admirals and Generals, known in the trade as "flag officers", part
of a growing group that wants to arrest their Commander-in-Chief for
documented treason. If he orders them arrested for mutiny, and if they are
not immediately assassinated, they intend to defend themselves at Courts
Martial with documented treason by Bush as they contend they are authorized
to do under the Uniform Military Code.
One picture from a whorehouse "catalogue", shows Jeff Gannon reportedly
naked near the words Escort Service, Two Hundred Dollars per hour.
The other purported picture shows Jeff Gannon naked next to George W. Bush
likewise naked. This picture to some is very questioable on the basis it may
be too good to be true. On the other hand, some dissident flag officers in
the Military contend that some dissidents in the U.S. Secret Service who are
fed up with Bush's sordid activities, somehow arranged the clandestine
picture.
A group of elite investigators, for many years now documenting the operation
of the male prostitution ring, Omaha, Chicago, and District of Colombia,
have told a very small, trusted group of old-assistants, some of the
following:
===That the person using the name "Jeff Gannon" is most likely Johnny Gosch.
And that the name is a tip-off in that it is the name of an editor of a
major newspaper in Iowa that originally severely condemned Noreen Gosch for
making an issue of the kidnapping of her twelve-year old son in 1982 who
delivered newspapers for that paper.
===That Gannon alias Gosch was selected at an early age because of his
cleverness and adaptability to espionage work, as the intelligence agencies
are inclined to do. And that Gannon alias Gosch is part of a spy agency team
so secretive its name or title is not known by those otherwise knowledgeable
about secret teams.
===That Gannon alias Gosch is an expert penetration agent, through sex,
compiling negative data on U.S. and foreign governmental officials. For
example, fourteen members of the House and Senate are users of this
whorehouse service along with at least two members of the Federal Reserve
Board. The Congress members are mostly Republican that Daddy Bush, for the
benefit of George W., wants to be sure they follow orders as handed down by
the Anglo-American Aristocracy.
The Escort Service, supervised reportedly by Jeff Gannon alias Gosch , also
reportedly services and keeps track of members of British Intelligence
operating in the U.S.
===Gannon alias Gosch reportedly knows the names and whereabouts of some of
the members of the secret team that not long ago burglarized the home of
Federal Reserve Commissar, Alan Greenspan. They were looking for secret
financial records that Greenspan was inclined to take home with him. The Fed
Chief's wife, Senior Washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell, arranged for
her network NBC, owned by major war-monger General Electric, to interview
Gannon who refused to discuss the Escort Service
===Gannon alias Gosch is reportedly an expert on torture, trained by those
who assisted the Generals operating "death squads" in Central America and
South America. He has been a major consultant for extracting information by
torture at Guantamino and at the Baghdad jail.
Gannon alias Gosch ostensibly is an expert on porno snuff, a murderous form
of sexuality. Some years ago, according to a reputed eyewitness, John F.
Kerry was present in London when there were these devilish doings. And
Gannon alias Gosch is apparently directly familiar with these circumstances
of Kerry in London.
Investigators have been tracking hundreds of millions of dollars of Russian
mafiya funds funneling through semi-secret hedge funds and commodity
accounts principally through Chicago. A Russian reportedly linked to these
funds once paid millions to be a private passenger on a Russian space shot.
A large portion of these illicit funds find their way to Omaha where they
are reportedly commingled with espionage/dope funds handled by Warren
Buffet, a major owner and board member of Coca-Cola, an adjunct of the
American CIA.
[Warren Buffet is apparently the target of several federal grand juries in
Atlanta, Georgia, inquiring into book-cooking by Coca-Cola's top officials.
Most of Coke's upper management have departed.
Vast sums of Coke's monies have disappeared and apparently were used along
with funds of Mickey Mouse, to corrupt five of the nine judges on the U.S.
Supreme Court in Bush versus Gore. For exclusive details, Visit
www.skolnicksreport.com, series "Coca-Cola, CIA, and the Courts:.]
Subjects of future parts of this series.
===Warren Buffet running funds reportedly through Boy's Town, as part of
teen-ager whorehousing and child molesting.
===Why and how the New York Times would prefer not to defend their reporters
from contempt of court jail sentences for their refusal to testify before
federal grand juries, because it would directly unravel George W. Bush and
the Jeff Gannon alias Johnny Gosch connection to Bush and the Valerie Plame
Affair..
More coming. Stay tuned.
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>On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:56:56 GMT, www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:54:09 GMT, www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
>>
>>>On 30 Sep 2006 08:51:57 -0700, harlowc...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"www.infowars.com" <tr...@r.us> wrote in message
>>>>news:r33th2d7brl4f726f...@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>I checked. There was nothing.
>>>>>>>I now dismiss this article as "another extremist hyperbolic rant".
>>>>>>
>
>http://www.rense.com/general63/hey.htm
>
>Try this web site and you'll find you're being redirected by Network
>Solutions
>
>I wonder who told them to do it.
>
>And I also wonder why they're stupid enough to try it.
<snip>
It's obvious that Newt Work Solutions is trying to hide the fact that the US
has long been involved in sexually torturing children, and now, it's legal
in the USA to do so, thanks to G. W. Bush.
abc
Your hyper jowl-flapping tripe has nothing to do with the newsgroups its
being posted to anyway.
http://www.skolnicksreport.com/
<tr...@r.us> wrote:
> Russian mafiya funds
Zakheim, The Jewish Russian Mafia
Ousted by Putin
http://www.skolnicksreport.com/
>tripe has nothing to do with the newsgroups
Explain why Area 51, in particularly S-4 communications center, where the ET
saucer is being stored, is also the world communications center for drug
trafficking.
Ask Robert C. McFarlane, out favorite PNAC member.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_for_Peace_and_Security_in_the_Gulf
http://www.skolnicksreport.com/
>tripe has nothing to do with the newsgroups
Explain why Area 51, in particularly S-4 communications center, where the ET
http://www.skolnicksreport.com/
<crickets>
http://www.skolnicksreport.com/
<tr...@r.us> wrote:
>On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:15:50 GMT, "http://www.skolnicksreport.com/"
><tr...@r.us> wrote:
>
>> Russian mafiya funds
>
>Zakheim, The Jewish Russian Mafia
>
>Ousted by Putin
<crickets>
http://www.skolnicksreport.com/
http://www.skolnicksreport.com/
2d Session
H. R. 6054
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize trial by military
commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 12, 2006
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs.
MILLER of Michigan, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. FRANKS of
Arizona, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. PORTER, Mr. KLINE,
Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HAYES, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. CHOCOLA, and Mr. LOBIONDO)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed
Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and
International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize trial by military
commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Military Commissions Act of
2006'.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
1. Short title; table of contents.
2. Construction of Presidential authority to establish military commissions.
3. Military commissions.
4. Clarification of conduct constituting war crime offense under Federal
Criminal Code.
5. Judicial review.
6. Satisfaction of treaty obligations.
7. Revisions to Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 relating to protection of
certain United States Government personnel.
8. Retroactive applicability.
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MILITARY
COMMISSIONS.
The authority to establish military commissions under chapter 47A of title
10, United States Code, as added by section 3(a), may not be construed to
alter or limit the authority of the President under the Constitution to
establish military commissions on the battlefield or in occupied territories
should circumstances so require.
SEC. 3. MILITARY COMMISSIONS.
(a) Military Commissions-
(1) IN GENERAL- Subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 47 the following new chapter:
`CHAPTER 47A--MILITARY COMMISSIONS
`Subchapter
--948a
--948h
--948q
--949a
--949s
--950a
--950p
`SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
`Sec.
`948a. Definitions.
`948b. Military commissions generally.
`948c. Persons subject to military commissions.
`948d. Jurisdiction of military commissions.
`948e. Annual report to congressional committees.
`Sec. 948a. Definitions
`In this chapter:
`(1) UNLAWFUL ENEMY COMBATANT- (A) The term `unlawful enemy combatant' means
an individual determined by or under the authority of the President or the
Secretary of Defense--
`(i) to be part of or affiliated with a force or organization (including al
Qaeda, the Taliban, any international terrorist organization, or associated
forces) that is engaged in hostilities against the United States or its
co-belligerents in violation of the law of war;
`(ii) to have committed a hostile act in aid of such a force or organization
so engaged; or
`(iii) to have supported hostilities in aid of such a force or organization
so engaged.
`(B) Such term includes any individual determined by a Combatant Status
Review Tribunal before the date of the enactment of the Military Commissions
Act of 2006 to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant.
`(C) Such term does not include any alien determined by the President or the
Secretary of Defense (whether on an individualized or collective basis), or
by any competent tribunal established under their authority, to be--
`(i) a lawful enemy combatant (including a prisoner of war); or
`(ii) a protected person whose trial by a military commission under this
chapter would be inconsistent with Articles 64 through 76 of the Geneva
Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of
August 12, 1949.
`(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C)(ii), the term `protected person'
refers to the category of persons described in Article 4 of the Geneva
Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of
August 12, 1949.
`(2) GENEVA CONVENTIONS- The term `Geneva Conventions' means the
international conventions signed at Geneva on August 12, 1949, including
Common Article 3.
`(3) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION- The term `classified information' means the
following:
`(A) Any information or material that has been determined by the United
States Government pursuant to statute, Executive order, or regulation to
require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national
security.
`(B) Any restricted data, as that term is defined in section 11 y. of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).
`(4) ALIEN- The term `alien' means an individual who is not a citizen of the
United States.
`Sec. 948b. Military commissions generally
`(a) Authority for Military Commissions Under This Chapter- The President is
authorized to establish military commissions for violations of offenses
triable by military commission as provided in this chapter.
`(b) Construction of Provisions- The procedures for military commissions set
forth in this chapter are based upon the procedures for trial by general
courts-martial under chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military
Justice). Chapter 47 of this title, including any construction or
application of such chapter and any administrative practice under such
chapter, does not apply to trial by military commission under this chapter.
`(c) Status of Commissions Under Common Article 3- A military commission
established under this chapter is a regularly constituted court, affording
all the necessary `judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable
by civilized peoples' for purposes of common Article 3 of the Geneva
Conventions.
`Sec. 948c. Persons subject to military commissions
`Any alien unlawful enemy combatant is subject to trial by military
commission under this chapter.
`Sec. 948d. Jurisdiction of military commissions
`(a) Jurisdiction- A military commission under this chapter shall have
jurisdiction to try any offense made punishable by this chapter when
committed by an alien unlawful enemy combatant before, on, or after
September 11, 2001.
`(b) Punishments- A military commission under this chapter may, under such
limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, adjudge any
punishment not forbidden by this chapter, including the penalty of death
when authorized under this chapter.
`Sec. 948e. Annual report to congressional committees
`(a) Annual Report Required- Not later than December 31 each year, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on any trials conducted by
military commissions under this chapter during such year.
`(b) Form- Each report under this section shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
`SUBCHAPTER II--COMPOSITION OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS
`Sec.
`948h. Who may convene military commissions.
`948i. Who may serve on military commissions.
`948j. Military judges.
`948k. Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel.
`948l. Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters.
`948m. Number of members; excuse of members; absent and additional members.
`Sec. 948h. Who may convene military commissions
`Military commissions under this chapter may be convened by the Secretary of
Defense or by any officer or official of the United States designated by the
Secretary for that purpose.
`Sec. 948i Who may serve on military commissions
`(a) In General- Any commissioned officer of the armed forces on active duty
is eligible to serve on a military commission under this chapter.
`(b) Detail of Members- When convening a military commission under this
chapter, the convening authority shall detail as members of the commission
such members of the armed forces eligible under subsection (a), as in the
opinion of the convening authority, are fully qualified for the duty by
reason of age, education, training, experience, length of service, and
judicial temperament. No member of an armed force is eligible to serve as a
member of a military commission when such member is the accuser or a witness
for the prosecution or has acted as an investigator or counsel in the same
case.
`(c) Excuse of Members- Before a military commission under this chapter is
assembled for the trial of a case, the convening authority may excuse a
member from participating in the case.
`Sec. 948j. Military judges
`(a) Detail of Military Judge- A military judge shall be detailed to each
military commission under this chapter. The Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe regulations providing for the manner in which military judges are
so detailed to military commissions. The military judge shall preside over
each military commission to which he has been detailed.
`(b) Qualifications- A military judge shall be a commissioned officer of the
armed forces who is a member of the bar of a Federal court, or a member of
the bar of the highest court of a State, and who is certified to be
qualified for duty under section 826 of this title (article 26 of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice) as a military judge in general
courts-martial by the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of which
such military judge is a member.
`(c) Ineligibility of Certain Individuals- No person is eligible to act as
military judge in a case of a military commission under this chapter if he
is the accuser or a witness or has acted as investigator or a counsel in the
same case.
`(d) Consultation With Members; Ineligibility to Vote- A military judge
detailed to a military commission under this chapter may not consult with
the members of the commission except in the presence of the accused (except
as otherwise provided in section 949d of this title), trial counsel, and
defense counsel, nor may he vote with the members of the commission.
`(e) Other Duties- A commissioned officer who is certified to be qualified
for duty as a military judge of a military commission under this chapter may
perform such other duties as are assigned to him by or with the approval of
the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of which such officer is a
member or the designee of such Judge Advocate General.
`(f) Prohibition on Evaluation of Fitness by Convening Authority- The
convening authority of a military commission under this chapter shall not
prepare or review any report concerning the effectiveness, fitness, or
efficiency of a military judge detailed to the military commission which
relates to his performance of duty as a military judge on the military
commission.
`Sec. 948k. Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel
`(a) Detail of Counsel Generally- (1) Trial counsel and military defense
counsel shall be detailed for each military commission under this chapter.
`(2) Assistant trial counsel and assistant and associate defense counsel may
be detailed for a military commission under this chapter.
`(3) Military defense counsel for a military commission under this chapter
shall be detailed as soon as practicable after the swearing of charges
against the accused.
`(4) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations providing for the
manner in which trial counsel and military defense counsel are detailed for
military commissions under this chapter and for the persons who are
authorized to detail such counsel for such commissions.
`(b) Trial Counsel- Subject to subsection (d), trial counsel detailed for a
military commission under this chapter must be--
`(1) a judge advocate (as that term is defined in section 801 of this title
(article 1 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) who is--
`(A) a graduate of an accredited law school or is a member of the bar of a
Federal court or of the highest court of a State; and
`(B) certified as competent to perform duties as trial counsel before
general courts-martial by the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of
which he is a member; or
`(2) a civilian who is--
`(A) a member of the bar of a Federal court or of the highest court of a
State; and
`(B) otherwise qualified to practice before the military commission pursuant
to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
`(c) Military Defense Counsel- Subject to subsection (d), military defense
counsel detailed for a military commission under this chapter must be a
judge advocate (as so defined) who is--
`(1) a graduate of an accredited law school or is a member of the bar of a
Federal court or of the highest court of a State; and
`(2) certified as competent to perform duties as defense counsel before
general courts-martial by the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of
which he is a member.
`(d) Ineligibility of Certain Individuals- No person who has acted as an
investigator, military judge, or member of a military commission under this
chapter in any case may act later as trial counsel or military defense
counsel in the same case. No person who has acted for the prosecution before
a military commission under this chapter may act later in the same case for
the defense, nor may any person who has acted for the defense before a
military commission under this chapter act later in the same case for the
prosecution.
`Sec. 948l. Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters
`(a) Court Reporters- Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may
prescribe, the convening authority of a military commission under this
chapter shall detail to or employ for the commission qualified court
reporters, who shall make a verbatim recording of the proceedings of and
testimony taken before the commission.
`(b) Interpreters- Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may
prescribe, the convening authority of a military commission under this
chapter may detail to or employ for the military commission interpreters who
shall interpret for the commission and, as necessary, for trial counsel and
defense counsel.
`(c) Transcript; Record- The transcript of a military commission under this
chapter shall be under the control of the convening authority of the
commission, who shall also be responsible for preparing the record of the
proceedings.
`Sec. 948m. Number of members; excuse of members; absent and additional
members
`(a) Number of Members- (1) A military commission under this chapter shall,
except as provided in paragraph (2), have at least five members.
`(2) In a case in which the death penalty is sought, the military commission
shall have the number of members prescribed by section 949m(c) of this
title.
`(b) Excuse of Members- No member of a military commission under this
chapter may be absent or excused after the military commission has been
assembled for the trial of a case unless excused--
`(1) as a result of challenge;
`(2) by the military judge for physical disability or other good cause; or
`(3) by order of the convening authority for good cause.
`(c) Absent and Additional Members- Whenever a military commission under
this chapter is reduced below the number of members required by subsection
(a), the trial may not proceed unless the convening authority details new
members sufficient to provide not less than such number. The trial may
proceed with the new members present after the recorded evidence previously
introduced before the members has been read to the military commission in
the presence of the military judge, the accused (except as provided in
section 949d of this title), and counsel for both sides.
`SUBCHAPTER III--PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE
`Sec.
`948q. Charges and specifications.
`948r. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited; treatment of statements
obtained by torture and other statements.
`948s. Service of charges.
`Sec. 948q. Charges and specifications
`(a) Charges and Specifications- Charges and specifications against an
accused in a military commission under this chapter shall be signed by a
person subject to chapter 47 of this title under oath before a commissioned
officer of the armed forces authorized to administer oaths and shall state--
`(1) that the signer has personal knowledge of, or reason to believe, the
matters set forth therein; and
`(2) that they are true in fact to the best of the signer's knowledge and
belief.
`(b) Notice to Accused- Upon the swearing of the charges and specifications
in accordance with subsection (a), the accused shall be informed of the
charges against him as soon as practicable.
`Sec. 948r. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited; treatment of
statements obtained by torture and other statements
`(a) In General- No person shall be required to testify against himself at a
proceeding of a military commission under this chapter.
`(b) Exclusion of Statements Obtained by Torture- A statement obtained by
use of torture, whether or not under color of law, shall not be admissible
against the accused in a military commission under this chapter, except
against a person accused of torture as evidence the statement was made.
`(c) Other Statements- An otherwise admissible statement, including a
statement allegedly obtained by coercion, shall not be admitted in evidence
in a military commission under this chapter if the military judge finds that
the circumstances under which the statement was made render the statement
unreliable or lacking in probative value.
`(d) Torture- In this section, the term `torture' has the meaning given that
term in section 2340 of title 18.
`Sec. 948s. Service of charges
`The trial counsel assigned to a case before a military commission under
this chapter shall cause to be served upon the accused and military defense
counsel a copy of the charges upon which trial is to be had. Such charges
shall be served in English and, if appropriate, in another language that the
accused understands. Such service shall be made sufficiently in advance of
trial to prepare a defense.
`SUBCHAPTER IV--TRIAL PROCEDURE
`Sec.
`949a. Rules.
`949b. Unlawfully influencing action of military commission.
`949c. Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel.
`949d. Session
s.
`949e. Continuances.
`949f. Challenges.
`949g. Oaths.
`949h. Former jeopardy.
`949i. Pleas of the accused.
`949j. Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence.
`949k. Defense of lack of mental responsibility.
`949l. Voting and rulings.
`949m. Number of votes required.
`949n. Military commission to announce action.
`949o. Record of trial.
`Sec. 949a. Rules
`(a) Procedures- Pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures, including
elements and modes of proof, for cases triable by military commission under
this chapter shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, but may not be
contrary to or inconsistent with this chapter.
`(b) Rules of Evidence- (1) Subject to such exceptions and limitations as
the Secretary may prescribe by regulation, evidence in a military commission
under this chapter shall be admissible if the military judge determines that
the evidence would have probative value to a reasonable person.
`(2) Hearsay evidence is admissible unless the military judge finds that the
circumstances render the evidence unreliable or lacking in probative value.
However, such evidence may be admitted only if the proponent of the evidence
makes the evidence known to the adverse party in advance of trial or
hearing.
`(3) The military judge shall exclude any evidence the probative value of
which is substantially outweighed--
`(A) by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or
misleading the members of the commission; or
`(B) by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless
presentation of cumulative evidence.
`(c) Notification to Congressional Committees of Changes to Procedures- Not
later than 60 days before the date on which any proposed modification of the
procedures in effect for military commissions under this chapter goes into
effect, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report describing the modification.
`Sec. 949b. Unlawfully influencing action of military commission
`(a) In General- (1) No authority convening a military commission under this
chapter may censure, reprimand, or admonish the military commission, or any
member, military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or
sentence adjudged by the military commission, or with respect to any other
exercises of its or his functions in the conduct of the proceedings.
`(2) No person may attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means,
influence the action of a military commission under this chapter, or any
member thereof, in reaching the findings or sentence in any case, or the
action of any convening, approving, or reviewing authority with respect to
his judicial acts.
`(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply with respect to--
`(A) general instructional or informational courses in military justice if
such courses are designed solely for the purpose of instructing members of a
command in the substantive and procedural aspects of military commissions;
or
`(B) statements and instructions given in open proceedings by a military
judge or counsel.
`(b) Prohibition on Consideration of Actions on Commission in Evaluation of
Fitness- In the preparation of an effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency
report or any other report or document used in whole or in part for the
purpose of determining whether a commissioned officer of the armed forces is
qualified to be advanced in grade, or in determining the assignment or
transfer of any such officer or whether any such officer should be retained
on active duty, no person may--
`(1) consider or evaluate the performance of duty of any member of a
military commission under this chapter; or
`(2) give a less favorable rating or evaluation to any commissioned officer
because of the zeal with which such officer, in acting as counsel,
represented any accused before a military commission under this chapter.
`Sec. 949c. Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel
`(a) Trial Counsel- The trial counsel of a military commission under this
chapter shall prosecute in the name of the United States.
`(b) Defense Counsel- (1) The accused shall be represented in his defense
before a military commission under this chapter as provided in this
subsection.
`(2) The accused shall be represented by military counsel detailed under
section 948k of this title.
`(3) The accused may be represented by civilian counsel if retained by the
accused, but only if such civilian counsel--
`(A) is a United States citizen;
`(B) is admitted to the practice of law in a State, district, or possession
of the United States or before a Federal court;
`(C) has not been the subject of any sanction of disciplinary action by any
court, bar, or other competent governmental authority for relevant
misconduct;
`(D) has been determined to be eligible for access to classified information
that is classified at the level Secret or higher; and
`(E) has signed a written agreement to comply with all applicable
regulations or instructions for counsel, including any rules of court for
conduct during the proceedings.
`(4) Civilian defense counsel shall protect any classified information
received during the course of representation of the accused in accordance
with all applicable law governing the protection of classified information
and may not divulge such information to any person not authorized to receive
it.
`(5) If the accused is represented by civilian counsel, military counsel
detailed shall act as associate counsel.
`(6) The accused is not entitled to be represented by more than one military
counsel. However, the person authorized under regulations prescribed under
section 948k of this title to detail counsel, in that person's sole
discretion, may detail additional military counsel to represent the accused.
`(7) Defense counsel may cross-examine each witness for the prosecution who
testifies before a military commission under this chapter.
`Sec. 949d. Sessions
`(a) Sessions Without Presence of Members- (1) At any time after the service
of charges which have been referred for trial by military commission under
this chapter, the military judge may call the military commission into
session without the presence of the members for the purpose of--
`(A) hearing and determining motions raising defenses or objections which
are capable of determination without trial of the issues raised by a plea of
not guilty;
`(B) hearing and ruling upon any matter which may be ruled upon by the
military judge under this chapter, whether or not the matter is appropriate
for later consideration or decision by the members;
`(C) if permitted by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense,
receiving the pleas of the accused; and
`(D) performing any other procedural function which may be performed by the
military judge under this chapter or under rules prescribed pursuant to
section 949a of this title and which does not require the presence of the
members.
`(2) Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), any proceedings
under paragraph (1) shall--
`(A) be conducted in the presence of the accused, defense counsel, and trial
counsel; and
`(B) be made part of the record.
`(b) Proceedings in Presence of Accused- Except as provided in subsections
(c) and (e), all proceedings of a military commission under this chapter,
including any consultation of the members with the military judge or
counsel, shall--
`(1) be in the presence of the accused, defense counsel, and trial counsel;
and
`(2) be made a part of the record.
`(c) Deliberation or Vote of Members- When the members of a military
commission under this chapter deliberate or vote, only the members may be
present.
`(d) Closure of Proceedings- (1) The military judge may close to the public
all or part of the proceedings of a military commission under this chapter,
but only in accordance with this subsection.
`(2)(A) The military judge may close to the public all or a portion of the
proceedings of a military commission under paragraph (1), or permit the
admission of classified information outside the presence of the accused,
based upon a presentation (including an ex parte or in camera presentation)
by either the prosecution or the defense.
`(B) Trial counsel may not make a presentation requesting the admission of
classified information outside the presence of the accused unless the head
of the department or agency which has control over the matter (after
personal consideration by that officer) certifies in writing to the military
judge that--
`(i) the disclosure of the classified information to the accused could
reasonably be expected to prejudice the national security; and
`(ii) that such evidence has been declassified to the maximum extent
possible, consistent with the requirements of national security.
`(3) The military judge may close to the public all or a portion of the
proceedings of a military commission under paragraph (1) upon making a
specific finding that such closure is necessary to--
`(A) protect information the disclosure of which could reasonably be
expected to cause identifiable damage to the public interest or the national
security, including intelligence or law enforcement sources, methods, or
activities; or
`(B) ensure the physical safety of individuals.
`(e) Exclusion of Accused From Certain Proceedings- (1) The military judge
may not exclude the accused from any portion of the proceeding except upon a
specific finding of each of the following:
`(A) That the exclusion of the accused--
`(i) is necessary to protect classified information the disclosure of which
to the accused could reasonably be expected to cause identifiable damage to
the national security, including intelligence or law enforcement sources,
methods, or activities;
`(ii) is necessary to ensure the physical safety of individuals; or
`(iii) is necessary to prevent disruption of the proceedings by the accused.
`(B) That the exclusion of the accused--
`(i) is no broader than necessary; and
`(ii) will not deprive the accused of a full and fair trial.
`(2)(A) A finding under paragraph (1) may be based upon a presentation,
including a presentation ex parte or in camera, by either trial counsel or
defense counsel.
`(B) Before trial counsel may make a presentation for purposes of
subparagraph (A) requesting the admission of classified information that has
not been provided to the accused, the head of the executive or military
department or governmental agency concerned shall ensure, and shall certify
in writing to the military judge, that such evidence has been declassified
to the maximum extent possible, consistent with the requirements of national
security.
`(3)(A) No evidence may be admitted that has not been provided to the
accused unless the evidence is classified information and the military judge
makes a specific finding that--
`(i) consideration of that evidence by the military commission, without the
presence of the accused, is warranted;
`(ii) admission of an unclassified summary or redacted version of that
evidence would not be an adequate substitute and, in the case of testimony,
alternative methods to obscure the identity of the witness are not adequate;
and
`(iii) admission of the evidence would not deprive the accused of a full and
fair trial.
`(B) If the accused is excluded from a portion of the proceedings, the
accused shall be provided with a redacted transcript of the proceedings from
which excluded and, to the extent practicable, an unclassified summary of
any evidence introduced. Under no circumstances shall such a summary or
redacted transcript compromise the interests warranting the exclusion of the
accused under paragraph (1).
`(4)(A) Military defense counsel shall be present and able to participate in
all trial proceedings and shall be given access to all evidence admitted
under paragraph (3).
`(B) Civilian defense counsel shall be permitted to be present and to
participate in proceedings from which the accused is excluded under this
subsection, and shall be given access to classified information admitted
under this subsection, if--
`(i) civilian defense counsel has obtained the necessary security
clearances; and
`(ii) the presence of civilian defense counsel or access of civilian defense
counsel to such information, as applicable, is consistent with regulations
to protect classified information that the Secretary of Defense may
prescribe.
`(C) Any defense counsel who receives classified information admitted under
this subsection shall not be obligated to, and may not, disclose that
information to the accused.
`(D) At all times the accused must have defense counsel with sufficient
security clearance to participate in any proceeding, including an ex parte
or in camera presentation, with respect to classified information.
`(5) If evidence has been admitted under this subsection that has not been
provided to the accused, the judge shall instruct the members of the
commission--
`(A) that such evidence was so admitted; and
`(B) that, in weighing the value of that evidence, the commission shall
consider the fact that such evidence was admitted without having been
provided to the accused.
`(f) Admission of Statements of Accused- (1) A statement described in
paragraph (2) that is made by the accused during an interrogation, even if
otherwise classified, may not be admitted into evidence in a military
commission under this chapter unless the accused is present for the
admission of the statement into evidence or the statement is otherwise
provided to the accused.
`(2) A statement of an accused described in this paragraph is a statement
communicated knowingly and directly by the accused in response to
questioning by United States or foreign military, intelligence, or criminal
investigative personnel.
`(3) This subsection shall not be construed to prevent the redaction of
intelligence sources or methods, which do not constitute statements of the
accused, from any document provided to the accused or admitted into
evidence.
`Sec. 949e. Continuances
`The military judge in a military commission under this chapter may, for
reasonable cause, grant a continuance to any party for such time, and as
often, as may appear to be just.
`Sec. 949f. Challenges
`(a) Challenges Authorized- The military judge and members of a military
commission under this chapter may be challenged by the accused or trial
counsel for cause stated to the commission. The military judge shall
determine the relevance and validity of challenges for cause. The military
judge may not receive a challenge to more than one person at a time.
Challenges by trial counsel shall ordinarily be presented and decided before
those by the accused are offered.
`(b) Peremptory Challenges- Each accused and the trial counsel are entitled
to one peremptory challenge. The military judge may not be challenged except
for cause.
`(c) Challenges Against Additional Members- Whenever additional members are
detailed to a military commission under this chapter, and after any
challenges for cause against such additional members are presented and
decided, each accused and the trial counsel are entitled to one peremptory
challenge against members not previously subject to peremptory challenge.
`Sec. 949g. Oaths
`(a) In General- (1) Before performing their respective duties in a military
commission under this chapter, military judges, members, trial counsel,
defense counsel, reporters, and interpreters shall take an oath to perform
their duties faithfully.
`(2) The form of the oath required by paragraph (1), the time and place of
the taking thereof, the manner of recording the same, and whether the oath
shall be taken for all cases in which duties are to be performed or for a
particular case, shall be as prescribed in regulations of the Secretary of
Defense. Those regulations may provide that--
`(A) an oath to perform faithfully duties as a military judge, trial
counsel, or defense counsel may be taken at any time by any judge advocate
or other person certified to be qualified or competent for the duty; and
`(B) if such an oath is taken, such oath need not again be taken at the time
the judge advocate or other person is detailed to that duty.
`(b) Witnesses- Each witness before a military commission under this chapter
shall be examined on oath.
`Sec. 949h. Former jeopardy
`(a) In General- No person may, without his consent, be tried by a military
commission under this chapter a second time for the same offense.
`(b) Scope of Trial- No proceeding in which the accused has been found
guilty by military commission under this chapter upon any charge or
specification is a trial in the sense of this section until the finding of
guilty has become final after review of the case has been fully completed.
`Sec. 949i. Pleas of the accused
`(a) Entry of Plea of Not Guilty- If an accused in a military commission
under this chapter after a plea of guilty sets up matter inconsistent with
the plea, or if it appears that the accused has entered the plea of guilty
through lack of understanding of its meaning and effect, or if the accused
fails or refuses to plead, a plea of not guilty shall be entered in the
record, and the military commission shall proceed as though the accused had
pleaded not guilty.
`(b) Finding of Guilt After Guilty Plea- With respect to any charge or
specification to which a plea of guilty has been made by the accused in a
military commission under this chapter and accepted by the military judge, a
finding of guilty of the charge or specification may be entered immediately
without a vote. The finding shall constitute the finding of the commission
unless the plea of guilty is withdrawn prior to announcement of the
sentence, in which event the proceedings shall continue as though the
accused had pleaded not guilty.
`Sec. 949j. Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence
`(a) Right of Defense Counsel- Defense counsel in a military commission
under this chapter shall have a reasonable opportunity to obtain witnesses
and other evidence, including evidence in the possession of the United
States, as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
`(b) Process for Compulsion- Process issued in a military commission under
this chapter to compel witnesses to appear and testify and to compel the
production of other evidence--
`(1) shall be similar to that which courts of the United States having
criminal jurisdiction may lawfully issue; and
`(2) shall run to any place where the United States shall have jurisdiction
thereof.
`(c) Treatment of Classified Information- The military judge in a military
commission under this chapter, upon a sufficient showing, may authorize
trial counsel, in making documents available to the accused through
discovery conducted pursuant to such rules as the Secretary of Defense shall
prescribe, to delete specified items of classified information from such
documents and, when such a deletion is made--
`(1) to substitute an unclassified summary of the classified information in
such documents; or
`(2) to substitute an unclassified statement admitting relevant facts that
classified information in such documents would tend to prove.
`(d) Disclosure of Exculpatory Evidence- (1) As soon as practicable, trial
counsel in a military commission under this chapter shall disclose to the
defense the existence of any evidence known to trial counsel that reasonably
tends to exculpate the accused.
`(2) Exculpatory evidence that consists of classified information may be
provided solely to defense counsel, and not the accused, after review in
camera by the military judge.
`(3) Before evidence may be withheld from the accused under this subsection,
the head of the executive or military department or government agency
concerned shall ensure, and shall certify in writing to the military judge,
that--
`(A) the disclosure of such evidence to the accused could reasonably be
expected to prejudice the national security; and
`(B) such evidence has been declassified to the maximum extent possible,
consistent with the requirements of national security.
`(4) Any classified exculpatory evidence that is not disclosed to the
accused under this subsection--
`(A) shall be provided to military defense counsel;
`(B) shall be provided to civilian defense counsel, if civilian defense
counsel has obtained the necessary security clearances and access to such
evidence is consistent with regulations that the Secretary may prescribe to
protect classified information; and
`(C) shall be provided to the accused in a redacted or summary form, if it
is possible to do so without compromising intelligence sources, methods, or
activities or other national security interests.
`(5) A defense counsel who receives evidence under this subsection shall not
be obligated to, and may not, disclose that evidence to the accused.
`Sec. 949k. Defense of lack of mental responsibility
`(a) Affirmative Defense- It is an affirmative defense in a trial by
military commission under this chapter that, at the time of the commission
of the acts constituting the offense, the accused, as a result of a severe
mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature and quality or
the wrongfulness of the acts. Mental disease or defect does not otherwise
constitute a defense.
`(b) Burden of Proof- The accused in a military commission under this
chapter has the burden of proving the defense of lack of mental
responsibility by clear and convincing evidence.
`(c) Findings Following Assertion of Defense- Whenever lack of mental
responsibility of the accused with respect to an offense is properly at
issue in a military commission under this chapter, the military judge shall
instruct the members of the commission as to the defense of lack of mental
responsibility under this section and shall charge them to find the
accused--
`(1) guilty;
`(2) not guilty; or
`(3) subject to subsection (d), not guilty by reason of lack of mental
responsibility.
`(d) Majority Vote Required for Finding- The accused shall be found not
guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility under subsection (c)(3)
only if a majority of the members present at the time the vote is taken
determines that the defense of lack of mental responsibility has been
established.
`Sec. 949l. Voting and rulings
`(a) Vote by Secret Written Ballot- Voting by members of a military
commission under this chapter on the findings and on the sentence shall be
by secret written ballot.
`(b) Rulings- (1) The military judge in a military commission under this
chapter shall rule upon all questions of law, including the admissibility of
evidence and all interlocutory questions arising during the proceedings.
`(2) Any ruling made by the military judge upon a question of law or an
interlocutory question (other than the factual issue of mental
responsibility of the accused) is conclusive and constitutes the ruling of
the military commission. However, a military judge may change his ruling at
any time during the trial.
`(c) Instructions Prior to Vote- Before a vote is taken of the findings of a
military commission under this chapter, the military judge shall, in the
presence of the accused and counsel, instruct the members as to the elements
of the offense and charge them--
`(1) that the accused must be presumed to be innocent until his guilt is
established by legal and competent evidence beyond a reasonable doubt;
`(2) that in the case being considered, if there is a reasonable doubt as to
the guilt of the accused, the doubt must be resolved in favor of the accused
and he must be acquitted;
`(3) that, if there is reasonable doubt as to the degree of guilt, the
finding must be in a lower degree as to which there is no reasonable doubt;
and
`(4) that the burden of proof to establish the guilt of the accused beyond a
reasonable doubt is upon the United States.
`Sec. 949m. Number of votes required
`(a) Conviction- No person may be convicted by a military commission under
this chapter of any offense, except as provided in section 949i(b) of this
title or by concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the
vote is taken.
`(b) Sentences- (1) No person may be sentenced by a military commission to
suffer death, except insofar as--
`(A) the penalty of death is expressly authorized under this chapter for an
offense of which the accused has been found guilty;
`(B) trial counsel expressly sought the penalty of death by filing an
appropriate notice in advance of trial;
`(C) the accused is convicted of the offense by the concurrence of all the
members; and
`(D) all the members concur in the sentence of death.
`(2) No person may be sentenced to life imprisonment, or to confinement for
more than 10 years, by a military commission under this chapter except by
the concurrence of three-fourths of the members present at the time the vote
is taken.
`(3) All other sentences shall be determined by a military commission by the
concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is
taken.
`(c) Number of Members Required for Penalty of Death- (1) Except as provided
in paragraph (2), in a case in which the penalty of death is sought, the
number of members of the military commission under this chapter shall be not
less than 12.
`(2) In any case described in paragraph (1) in which 12 members are not
reasonably available because of physical conditions or military exigencies,
the convening authority shall specify a lesser number of members for the
military commission (but not fewer than 9 members), and the military
commission may be assembled, and the trial held, with not fewer than the
number of members so specified. In such a case, the convening authority
shall make a detailed written statement, to be appended to the record,
stating why a greater number of members were not reasonably available.
`Sec. 949n. Military commission to announce action
`A military commission under this chapter shall announce its findings and
sentence to the parties as soon as determined.
`Sec. 949o. Record of trial
`(a) Record; Authentication- Each military commission under this chapter
shall keep a separate, verbatim, record of the proceedings in each case
brought before it, and the record shall be authenticated by the signature of
the military judge. If the record cannot be authenticated by the military
judge by reason of his death, disability, or absence, it shall be
authenticated by the signature of the trial counsel or by a member of the
commission if the trial counsel is unable to authenticate it by reason of
his death, disability, or absence. Where appropriate, and as provided in
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the record of a military
commission under this chapter may contain a classified annex.
`(b) Complete Record Required- A complete record of the proceedings and
testimony shall be prepared in every military commission under this chapter.
`(c) Provision of Copy to Accused- A copy of the record of the proceedings
of the military commission under this chapter shall be given the accused as
soon as it is authenticated. If the record contains classified information,
or a classified annex, the accused shall be given a redacted version of the
record. The appropriate defense counsel shall have access to the unredacted
record, as provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
`SUBCHAPTER V--SENTENCES
`Sec.
`949s. Cruel or unusual punishments prohibited.
`949t. Maximum limits.
`949u. Execution of confinement.
`Sec. 949s. Cruel or unusual punishments prohibited
`Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body,
or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by a military
commission under this chapter or inflicted under this chapter upon any
person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except
for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited under this chapter.
`Sec. 949t. Maximum limits
`The punishment which a military commission under this chapter may direct
for an offense may not exceed such limits as the President or Secretary of
Defense may prescribe for that offense.
`Sec. 949u. Execution of confinement
`(a) In General- Under such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may
prescribe, a sentence of confinement adjudged by a military commission under
this chapter may be carried into execution by confinement--
`(1) in any place of confinement under the control of any of the armed
forces; or
`(2) in any penal or correctional institution under the control of the
United States or its allies, or which the United States may be allowed to
use.
`(b) Treatment During Confinement by Other Than the Armed Forces- Persons
confined under subsection (a)(2) in a penal or correctional institution not
under the control of an armed force are subject to the same discipline and
treatment as persons confined or committed by the courts of the United
States or of the State, District of Columbia, or place in which the
institution is situated.
`SUBCHAPTER VI--POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS
`Sec.
`950a. Error of law; lesser included offense.
`950b. Review by the convening authority.
`950c. Waiver or withdrawal of appeal.
`950d. Appeal by the United States.
`950e. Rehearings.
`950f. Review by Court of Military Commission Review.
`950g. Review by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit and the Supreme Court.
`950h. Appellate counsel.
`950i. Execution of sentence; suspension of sentence.
`950j. Finality or proceedings, findings, and sentences.
`Sec. 950a. Error of law; lesser included offense
`(a) Error of Law- A finding or sentence of a military commission under this
chapter may not be held incorrect on the ground of an error of law unless
the error materially prejudices the substantial rights of the accused.
`(b) Lesser Included Offense- Any reviewing authority with the power to
approve or affirm a finding of guilty by a military commission under this
chapter may approve or affirm, instead, so much of the finding as includes a
lesser included offense.
`Sec. 950b. Review by the convening authority
`(a) Notice to Convening Authority of Findings and Sentence- The findings
and sentence of a military commission under this chapter shall be reported
in writing promptly to the convening authority after the announcement of the
sentence.
`(b) Submittal of Matters by Accused to Convening Authority- (1) The accused
may submit to the convening authority matters for consideration by the
convening authority with respect to the findings and the sentence of the
military commission under this chapter.
`(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a submittal under paragraph
(1) shall be made in writing within 20 days afer accused has been given an
authenticated record of trial under section 949o(c) of this title.
`(B) If the accused shows that additional time is required for the accused
to make a submittal under paragraph (1), the convening authority may, for
good cause, extend the applicable period under subparagraph (A) for not more
than an additional 20 days.
`(3) The accused may waive his right to make a submittal to the convening
authority under paragraph (1). Such a waiver shall be made in writing and
may not be revoked. For the purposes of subsection (c)(2), the time within
which the accused may make a submittal under this subsection shall be deemed
to have expired upon the submittal of a waiver under this paragraph to the
convening authority.
`(c) Action by Convening Authority- (1) The authority under this subsection
to modify the findings and sentence of a military commission under this
chapter is a matter of the sole discretion and prerogative of the convening
authority.
`(2)(A) The convening authority shall take action on the sentence of a
military commission under this chapter.
`(B) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, action
on the sentence under this paragraph may be taken only after consideration
of any matters submitted by the accused under subsection (b) or after the
time for submitting such matters expires, whichever is earlier.
`(C) In taking action under this paragraph, the convening authority may, in
his sole discretion, approve, disapprove, commute, or suspend the sentence
in whole or in part. The convening authority may not increase a sentence
beyond that which is found by the military commission.
`(3) The convening authority is not required to take action on the findings
of a military commission under this chapter. If the convening authority
takes action on the findings, the convening authority may, in his sole
discretion, may--
`(A) dismiss any charge or specification by setting aside a finding of
guilty thereto; or
`(B) change a finding of guilty to a charge to a finding of guilty to an
offense that is a lesser included offense of the offense stated in the
charge.
`(4) The convening authority shall serve on the accused or on defense
counsel notice of any action taken by the convening authority under this
subsection.
`(d) Order of Revision or Rehearing- (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3),
the convening authority of a military commission under this chapter may, in
his sole discretion, order a proceeding in revision or a rehearing.
`(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a proceeding in revision may
be ordered by the convening authority if--
`(i) there is an apparent error or omission in the record; or
`(ii) the record shows improper or inconsistent action by the military
commission with respect to the findings or sentence that can be rectified
without material prejudice to the substantial rights of the accused.
`(B) In no case may a proceeding in revision--
`(i) reconsider a finding of not guilty of a specification or a ruling which
amounts to a finding of not guilty;
`(ii) reconsider a finding of not guilty of any charge, unless there has
been a finding of guilty under a specification laid under that charge, which
sufficiently alleges a violation; or
`(iii) increase the severity of the sentence unless the sentence prescribed
for the offense is mandatory.
`(3) A rehearing may be ordered by the convening authority if the convening
authority disapproves the findings and sentence and states the reasons for
disapproval of the findings. If the convening authority disapproves the
finding and sentence and does not order a rehearing, the convening authority
shall dismiss the charges. A rehearing as to the findings may not be ordered
by the convening authority when there is a lack of sufficient evidence in
the record to support the findings. A rehearing as to the sentence may be
ordered by the convening authority if the convening authority disapproves
the sentence.
`Sec. 950c. Appellate referral; waiver or withdrawal of appeal
`(a) Automatic Referral for Appellate Review- Except as provided under
subsection (b), in each case in which the final decision of a military
commission (as approved by the convening authority) includes a finding of
guilty, the convening authority shall refer the case to the Court of
Military Commission Review. Any such referral shall be made in accordance
with procedures prescribed under regulations of the Secretary.
`(b) Waiver of Right of Review- (1) In each case subject to appellate review
under section 950f of this title, except a case in which the sentence as
approved under section 950b of this title extends to death, the accused may
file with the convening authority a statement expressly waiving the right of
the accused to such review.
`(2) A waiver under paragraph (1) shall be signed by both the accused and a
defense counsel.
`(3) A waiver under paragraph (1) must be filed, if at all, within 10 days
after notice on the action is served on the accused or on defense counsel
under section 950b(c)(4) of this title. The convening authority, for good
cause, may extend the period for such filing by not more than 30 days.
`(c) Withdrawal of Appeal- Except in a case in which the sentence as
approved under section 950b of this title extends to death, the accused may
withdraw an appeal at any time.
`(d) Effect of Waiver or Withdrawal- A waiver of the right to appellate
review or the withdrawal of an appeal under this section bars review under
section 950f of this title.
`Sec. 950d. Appeal by the United States
`(a) Interlocutory Appeal- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in a
trial by military commission under this chapter, the United States may take
an interlocutory appeal to the Court of Military Commission Review of any
order or ruling of the military judge that--
`(A) terminates proceedings of the military commission with respect to a
charge or specification;
`(B) excludes evidence that is substantial proof of a fact material in the
proceeding; or
`(C) relates to a matter under subsection (d), (e), or (f) of section 949d
of this title.
`(2) The United States may not appeal under paragraph (1) an order or ruling
that is, or amounts to, a finding of not guilty by the military commission
with respect to a charge or specification.
`(b) Notice of Appeal- The United States shall take an appeal of an order or
ruling under subsection (a) by filing a notice of appeal with the military
judge within five days after the date of such order or ruling.
`(c) Appeal- An appeal under this section shall be forwarded, by means
specified in regulations prescribed the Secretary of Defense, directly to
the Court of Military Commission Review. In ruling on an appeal under this
section, the Court of Military Commission Review may act only with respect
to matters of law.
`(d) Appeal From Adverse Ruling- The United States may appeal an adverse
ruling on an appeal under subsection (c) to the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by filing a petition for review
in the Court of Appeals within 10 days after the date of such ruling. Review
under this subsection shall be at the discretion of the Court of Appeals.
`Sec. 950e. Rehearings
`(a) Composition of Military Commission for Rehearing- Each rehearing under
this chapter shall take place before a military commission under this
chapter composed of members who were not members of the military commission
which first heard the case.
`(b) Scope of Rehearing- (1) Upon a rehearing--
`(A) the accused may not be tried for any offense of which he was found not
guilty by the first military commission; and
`(B) no sentence in excess of or more than the original sentence may be
imposed unless--
`(i) the sentence is based upon a finding of guilty of an offense not
considered upon the merits in the original proceedings; or
`(ii) the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.
`(2) Upon a rehearing, if the sentence approved after the first military
commission was in accordance with a pretrial agreement and the accused at
the rehearing changes his plea with respect to the charges or specifications
upon which the pretrial agreement was based, or otherwise does not comply
with pretrial agreement, the sentence as to those charges or specifications
may include any punishment not in excess of that lawfully adjudged at the
first military commission.
`Sec. 950f. Review by Court of Military Commission Review
`(a) Establishment- The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Court of
Military Commission Review which shall be composed of one or more panels,
and each such panel shall be composed of not less than three appellate
military judges. For the purpose of reviewing military commission decisions
under this chapter, the court may sit in panels or as a whole in accordance
with rules prescribed by the Secretary.
`(b) Appellate Military Judges- The Secretary shall assign appellate
military judges to a Court of Military Commission Review. Each appellate
military judge shall meet the qualifications for military judges prescribed
by section 948j(b) of this title or shall be a civilian with comparable
qualifications. No person may be appointed to serve as an appellate military
judge in any case in which that person acted as a military judge, counsel,
or reviewing official.
`(c) Cases to Be Reviewed- The Court of Military Commission Review, in
accordance with procedures prescribed under regulations of the Secretary,
shall review the record in each case that is referred to the Court by the
convening authority under section 950c of this title with respect to any
matter of law raised by the accused.
`(d) Scope of Review- In a case reviewed by it under this section, the Court
of Military Commission Review may act only with respect to matters of law.
`Sec. 950g. Review by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit and the Supreme Court
`(a) Exclusive Appellate Jurisdiction- (1)(A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine the validity
of a final judgment rendered by a military commission (as approved by the
convening authority) under this chapter.
`(B) The Court of Appeals may not review the final judgment until all other
appeals under this chapter have been waived or exhausted.
`(2) A petition for review must be filed by the accused in the Court of
Appeals not later than 20 days after the date on which--
`(A) written notice of the final decision of the Court of Military
Commission Review is served on the accused or on defense counsel; or
`(B) the accused submits, in the form prescribed by section 950c of this
title, a written notice waiving the right of the accused to review by the
Court of Military Commission Review under section 950f of this title.
`(b) Standard for Review- In a case reviewed by it under this section, the
Court of Appeals may act only with respect to matters of law.
`(c) Scope of Review- The jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals on an appeal
under subsection (a) shall be limited to the consideration of--
`(1) whether the final decision was consistent with the standards and
procedures specified in this chapter; and
`(2) to the extent applicable, the Constitution.
`(d) Supreme Court- The Supreme Court may review by writ of certiorari the
final judgment of the Court of Appeals pursuant to section 1257 of title 28.
`Sec. 950h. Appellate counsel
`(a) Appointment- The Secretary of Defense shall, by regulation, establish
procedures for the appointment of appellate counsel for the United States
and for the accused in military commissions under this chapter. Appellate
counsel shall meet the qualifications for counsel appearing before military
commissions under this chapter.
`(b) Representation of United States- Appellate counsel appointed under
subsection (a)--
`(1) shall represent the United States in any appeal or review proceeding
under this chapter before the Court of Military Commission Review; and
`(2) may, when requested to do so by the Attorney General in a case arising
under this chapter, represent the United States before the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or the Supreme Court.
`(c) Representation of Accused- The accused shall be represented by
appellate counsel appointed under subsection (a) before the Court of
Military Commission Review, the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit, and the Supreme Court, and by civilian counsel
if retained by the accused. Any such civilian counsel shall meet the
qualifications under paragraph (3) of section 949c(b) of this title for
civilian counsel appearing before military commissions under this chapter
and shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph (4) of that section.
The provisions of subparagraph (D) of section 949d(e)(5) of this title shall
apply with respect to appellate counsel.
`Sec. 950i. Execution of sentence; suspension of sentence
`(a) Execution of Sentence of Death Only Upon Approval by the President- If
the sentence of a military commission under this chapter extends to death,
that part of the sentence providing for death may not be executed until
approved by the President. In such a case, the President may commute, remit,
or suspend the sentence, or any part thereof, as he sees fit.
`(b) Execution of Sentence of Death Only Upon Final Judgment of Legality of
Proceedings- (1) If the sentence of a military commission under this chapter
extends to death, the sentence may not be executed until there is a final
judgement as to the legality of the proceedings (and with respect to death,
approval under subsection (a)).
`(2) A judgement as to legality of proceedings is final for purposes of
paragraph (1) when--
`(A) the time for the accused to file a petition for review by the Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has expired and the accused has
not filed a timely petition for such review and the case is not otherwise
under review by that Court; or
`(B) review is completed in accordance with the judgment of the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and--
`(i) a petition for a writ of certiorari is not timely filed;
`(ii) such a petition is denied by the Supreme Court; or
`(iii) review is otherwise completed in accordance with the judgment of the
Supreme Court.
`(c) Suspension of Sentence- The Secretary of the Defense, or the convening
authority acting on the case (if other than the Secretary), may suspend the
execution of any sentence or part thereof in the case, except a sentence of
death.
`Sec. 950j. Finality or proceedings, findings, and sentences
`(a) Finality- The appellate review of records of trial provided by this
chapter, and the proceedings, findings, and sentences of military
commissions as approved, reviewed, or affirmed as required by this chapter,
are final and conclusive. Orders publishing the proceedings of military
commissions under this chapter are binding upon all departments, courts,
agencies, and officers of the United States, except as otherwise provided by
the President.
`(b) Provisions of Chapter Sole Basis for Review of Miliary Commission
Procedures and Actions- Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and
notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 2241 of title
28 or any other habeas corpus provision), no court, justice, or judge shall
have jurisdiction to hear or consider any claim or cause of action
whatsoever, including any action pending on or filed after the date of the
enactment of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, relating to the
prosecution, trial, or judgment of a military commission under this chapter,
including challenges to the lawfulness of procedures of military commissions
under this chapter.
`SUBCHAPTER VII--PUNITIVE MATTERS
`Sec.
`950p. Statement of substantive offenses.
`950q. Principals.
`950r. Accessory after the fact.
`950s. Conviction of lesser included offense.
`950t. Attempts.
`950u. Solicitation.
`950v. Crimes triable by military commissions.
`950w. Perjury and obstruction of justice.
`950x. Contempt.
`Sec. 950p. Statement of substantive offenses
`(a) Purpose- The provisions of this subchapter codify offenses that have
traditionally been triable by military commissions. This chapter does not
establish new crimes that did not exist before its enactment, but rather
codifies those crimes for trial by military commission.
`(b) Effect- Because the provisions of this subchapter (including provisions
that incorporate definitions in other provisions of law) are declarative of
existing law, they do not preclude trial for crimes that occurred before the
date of the enactment of this chapter.
`Sec. 950q. Principals
`Any person is punishable as a principal under this chapter who--
`(1) commits an offense punishable by this chapter, or aids, abets,
counsels, commands, or procures its commission;
`(2) causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him would be
punishable by this chapter; or
`(3) is a superior commander who, with regard to acts punishable under this
chapter, knew, had reason to know, or should have known, that a subordinate
was about to commit such acts or had done so and the superior failed to take
the necessary and reasonable measures to prevent such acts or to punish the
perpetrators thereof.
`Sec. 950r. Accessory after the fact
`Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing that an offense punishable
by this chapter has been committed, receives, comforts, or assists the
offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial, or
punishment shall be punished as a military commission under this chapter may
direct.
`Sec. 950s. Conviction of lesser included offense
`An accused may be found guilty of an offense necessarily included in the
offense charged or of an attempt to commit either the offense charged or an
attempt to commit either the offense charged or an offense necessarily
included therein.
`Sec. 950t. Attempts
`(a) In General- Any person subject to this chapter who attempts to commit
any offense punishable by this chapter shall be punished as a military
commission under this chapter may direct.
`(b) Scope of Offense- An act, done with specific intent to commit an
offense under this chapter, amounting to more than mere preparation and
tending, even though failing, to effect its commission, is an attempt to
commit that offense.
`(c) Effect of Consummation- Any person subject to this chapter may be
convicted of an attempt to commit an offense although it appears on the
trial that the offense was consummated.
`Sec. 950u. Solicitation
`Any person subject to this chapter who solicits or advises another or
others to commit one or more substantive offenses triable by military
commission under this chapter shall, if the offense solicited or advised is
attempted or committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the
commission of the offense, but, if the offense solicited or advised is not
committed or attempted, he shall be punished as a military commission under
this chapter may direct.
`Sec. 950v. Crimes triable by military commissions
`(a) Definitions and Construction- In this section:
`(1) MILITARY OBJECTIVE- The term `military objective' refers to--
`(A) combatants; and
`(B) those objects during an armed conflict--
`(i) which, by their nature, location, purpose, or use, effectively
contribute to the opposing force's war-fighting or war-sustaining
capability; and
`(ii) the total or partial destruction, capture, or neutralization of which
would constitute a definite military advantage to the attacker under the
circumstances at the time of the attack.
`(2) PROTECTED PERSON- The term `protected person' refers to any person
entitled to protection under one or more of the Geneva Conventions,
including--
`(A) civilians not taking an active part in hostilities;
`(B) military personnel placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, or
detention; and
`(C) military medical or religious personnel.
`(3) PROTECTED PROPERTY- The term `protected property' refers to property
specifically protected by the law of war (such as buildings dedicated to
religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes, historic
monuments, hospitals, or places where the sick and wounded are collected),
if such property is not being used for military purposes or is not otherwise
a military objective. Such term includes objects properly identified by one
of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions.
`(4) CONSTRUCTION- The intent specified for an offense under paragraph (1),
(2), (3), (4), or (12) of subsection (b) precludes the applicability of such
offense with regard to--
`(A) collateral damage; or
`(B) death, damage, or injury incident to a lawful attack.
`(b) Offenses- The following offenses shall be triable by military
commission under this chapter at any time without limitation:
`(1) MURDER OF PROTECTED PERSONS- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who
intentionally kills one or more protected persons is guilty of the offense
of intentionally killing a protected person and shall be subject to whatever
punishment a commission may direct, including the penalty of death.
`(2) ATTACKING CIVILIANS- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who
intentionally engages in an attack upon a civilian population as such or
individual civilians not taking active part in hostilities is guilty of the
offense of attacking civilians and shall be subject to whatever punishment a
commission may direct, including, if death results to one or more of the
victims, the penalty of death.
`(3) ATTACKING CIVILIAN OBJECTS- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who
intentionally engages in an attack upon property that is not a military
objective shall be guilty of the offense of attacking civilian objects and
shall be subject to whatever punishment a commission may direct.
`(4) ATTACKING PROTECTED PROPERTY- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who
intentionally engages in an attack upon protected property shall be guilty
of the offense of attacking protected property and shall be subject to
whatever punishment a commission may direct.
`(5) PILLAGING- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who intentionally and in
the absence of military necessity appropriates or seizes property for
private or personal use, without the consent of a person with authority to
permit such appropriation or seizure, shall be guilty of the offense of
pillaging and shall be subject to whatever punishment a commission may
direct.
`(6) DENYING QUARTER- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who, with effective
command or control over subordinate groups, declares, orders, or otherwise
indicates to those forces that there shall be no survivors or surrender
accepted, with the intent therefore to threaten an adversary or to conduct
hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted,
shall be guilty of denying quarter and shall be subject to whatever
punishment a commission may direct.
`(7) TAKING HOSTAGES- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who, having
knowingly seized or detained one or more persons, threatens to kill, injure,
or continue to detain such person or persons with the intent of compelling
any nation, person other than the hostage, or group of persons to act or
refrain from acting as an explicit or implicit condition for the safety or
release of such person or persons, shall be guilty of the offense of taking
hostages and shall be subject to whatever punishment a commission may
direct, including, if death results to one or more of the victims, the
penalty of death.
`(8) EMPLOYING POISON OR ANALOGOUS WEAPONS- An alien unlawful enemy
combatant who intentionally, as a method of warfare, employs a substance or
a weapon that releases a substance that causes death or serious and lasting
damage to health in the ordinary course of events, through its asphyxiating,
bacteriological, or toxic properties, shall be guilty of employing poison or
analogous weapons and shall be subject to whatever punishment a commission
may direct, including, if death results to one or more of the victims, the
penalty of death.
`(9) USING PROTECTED PERSONS AS SHIELDS- An alien unlawful enemy combatant
who positions, or otherwise takes advantage of, a protected person with the
intent to shield a military objective from attack or to shield, favor, or
impede military operations, shall be guilty of the offense of using
protected persons as shields and shall be subject to whatever punishment a
commission may direct, including, if death results to one or more of the
victims, the penalty of death.
`(10) USING PROTECTED PROPERTY AS SHIELDS- An alien unlawful enemy combatant
who positions, or otherwise takes advantage of the location of, protected
property under the law of war with the intent to shield a military objective
from attack or to shield, favor, or impede military operations, shall be
guilty of the offense of using protected property as shields and shall be
subject to whatever punishment a commission may direct.
`(11) TORTURE- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who commits an act
specifically intended to inflict severe physical pain or suffering or severe
mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful
sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control for
the purpose of obtaining information or a confession, punishment,
intimidation, coercion, or any reason based on discrimination of any kind,
shall be guilty of torture and subject to whatever punishment a commission
may direct, including, if death results to one or more of the victims, the
penalty of death. In this paragraph, the term `severe mental pain or
suffering' has the meaning given that term in section 2340(2) of title 18.
`(12) CRUEL OR INHUMAN TREATMENT- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who
commits an act intended to inflict severe physical pain or suffering or
severe mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to
lawful sanctions), including severe physical abuse, upon another person
within his custody or physical control shall be guilty of cruel or inhuman
treatment and subject to whatever punishment a commission may direct,
including, if death results to one or more of the victims, the penalty of
death. In this paragraph, the term `severe mental pain or suffering' has the
meaning given that term in section 2340(2) of title 18.
`(13) INTENTIONALLY CAUSING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY- An alien unlawful enemy
combatant who intentionally causes serious bodily injury to one or more
persons, including lawful combatants, in violation of the law of war shall
be guilty of the offense of causing serious bodily injury and shall be
subject to whatever punishment a commission may direct, including, if death
results to one or more of the victims, the penalty of death. In this
paragraph, the term `serious bodily injury' has the meaning given that term
in section 113(b)(2) of title 18.
`(14) MUTILATING OR MAIMING- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who
intentionally injures one or more protected persons, by disfiguring the
person or persons by any mutilation thereof or by permanently disabling any
member, limb, or organ of his body, without any legitimate medical or dental
purpose, shall be guilty of the offense of mutilation or maiming and shall
be subject to whatever punishment a commission may direct, including, if
death results to one or more of the victims, the penalty of death.
`(15) MURDER IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW OF WAR- An alien unlawful enemy
combatant who intentionally kills one or more persons, including lawful
combatants, in violation of the law of war shall be guilty of the offense of
murder in violation of the law of war and shall be subject to whatever
punishment a commission may direct, including the penalty of death.
`(16) DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW OF WAR- An alien
unlawful enemy combatant who intentionally destroys property belonging to
another person in violation of the law of war shall be guilty of the offense
of destruction of property in violation of the law of war and shall be
subject to whatever punishment a commission may direct.
`(17) USING TREACHERY OR PERFIDY- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who,
after inviting the confidence or belief of one or more persons that they
were entitled to, or obliged to accord, protection under the law of war,
intentionally makes use of that confidence or belief in killing, injuring,
or capturing such person or persons, shall be guilty of using treachery or
perfidy and shall be subject to whatever punishment a commission may direct.
`(18) IMPROPERLY USING A FLAG OF TRUCE- An alien unlawful enemy combatant
who uses a flag of truce to feign an intention to negotiate, surrender, or
otherwise to suspend hostilities when there is no such intention, shall be
guilty of improperly using a flag of truce and shall be subject to whatever
punishment a commission may direct.
`(19) IMPROPERLY USING A DISTINCTIVE EMBLEM- An alien unlawful enemy
combatant who intentionally uses a distinctive emblem recognized by the law
of war for combatant purposes in a manner prohibited by the law of war shall
be guilty of improperly using a distinctive emblem and shall be subject to
whatever punishment a commission may direct.
`(20) INTENTIONALLY MISTREATING A DEAD BODY- An alien unlawful enemy
combatant who intentionally mistreats the body of a dead person, without
justification by legitimate military necessary, shall be guilty of the
offense of mistreating a dead body and shall be subject to whatever
punishment a commission may direct.
`(21) RAPE- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who forcibly or with coercion
or threat of force wrongfully invades the body of a person by penetrating,
however slightly, the anal or genital opening of the victim with any part of
the body of the accused or with any foreign object shall be guilty of the
offense of rape and shall be subject to whatever punishment a commission may
direct.
`(22) HIJACKING OR HAZARDING A VESSEL OR AIRCRAFT- An alien unlawful enemy
combatant subject to this title who intentionally seizes, exercises
unauthorized control over, or endangers the safe navigation of, a vessel or
aircraft that was not a legitimate military target is guilty of the offense
of hijacking or hazarding a vessel or aircraft and shall be subject to
whatever punishment a commission may direct, including, if death results to
one or more of the victims, the penalty of death.
`(23) TERRORISM- An alien unlawful enemy combatant subject to this title who
intentionally kills or inflicts great bodily harm on one or more persons, or
intentionally engages in an act that evinces a wanton disregard for human
life, in a manner calculated to influence or affect the conduct of
government or civilian population by intimidation or coercion, or to
retaliate against government conduct, shall be guilty of the offense of
terrorism and shall be subject to whatever punishment a commission may
direct, including, if death results to one or more of the victims, the
penalty of death.
`(24) PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM- An alien unlawful enemy
combatant who provides material support or resources, knowing or intending
that they are to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, an act of
terrorism (as defined in paragraph (23)), or who intentionally provides
material support or resources to an international terrorist organization
engaged in hostilities against the United States, knowing that such
organization has engaged or engages in terrorism (as defined in paragraph
(23)), shall be guilty of the offense of providing material support for
terrorism and shall be subject to whatever punishment a commission may
direct. In this paragraph, the term `material support or resources' has the
meaning given that term in section 2339A(b) of title 18.
`(25) WRONGFULLY AIDING THE ENEMY- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who, in
breach of an allegiance or duty to the United States, knowingly and
intentionally aids an enemy of the United States or one its co-belligerents
shall be guilty of the offense of wrongfully aiding the enemy and shall be
subject to whatever punishment a commission may direct.
`(26) SPYING- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who, with intent or reason
to believe that it is to be used to the injury of the United States or to
the advantage of a foreign power, collects or attempts to collect certain
information by clandestine means or while acting under false pretenses, for
the purpose of conveying such information to an enemy of the United States
or one of its co-belligerents, shall be guilty of the offense of spying and
shall be subject to whatever punishment a commission may direct, including
the penalty of death.
`(27) CONSPIRACY- An alien unlawful enemy combatant who conspires to commit
one or more substantive offenses triable under this section, and who
knowingly does any overt act to effect the object of the conspiracy, shall
be guilty of conspiracy and shall be subject to whatever punishment a
commission may direct, including, if death results to one or more of the
victims, the penalty of death.
`Sec. 950w. Perjury and obstruction of justice
`A military commission under this chapter may try offenses and impose
punishments for perjury, false testimony, or obstruction of justice related
to military commissions under this chapter.
`Sec. 950x. Contempt
`A military commission under this chapter may punish for contempt any person
who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in its presence, or who
disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder.'.
(2) TABLES OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENTS- The tables of chapters at the beginning
of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of title 10,
United States Code, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to
chapter 47 the following new item:
--948a'.
(b) Conforming Amendment to UCMJ- Section 836(a) of title 10, United States
Code (article 36(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice)), is amended by
inserting `, except as provided in chapter 47A of this title,' after `but
which may not'.
(c) Submittal of Procedures to Congress- Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report setting forth the procedures for military
commissions prescribed under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code (as
added by subsection (a)).
SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF CONDUCT CONSTITUTING WAR CRIME OFFENSE UNDER
FEDERAL CRIMINAL CODE.
(a) Applicability Only to Serious Violations of Common Article 3- Section
2441 of title 18, United States Code is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (c) and inserting the following:
`(3) which constitutes a serious violation of common Article 3 of the 1949
Geneva Conventions, when committed in the context of and in association with
an armed conflict not of an international character; or'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d) Covered Common Article 3 Violations-
`(1) SERIOUS VIOLATIONS- In subsection (c)(3), the term `serious violation
of common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions' means any of the
following:
`(A) TORTURE- The act of a person who commits, or conspires or attempts to
commit, an act specifically intended to inflict severe physical pain or
suffering or severe mental pain or suffering (as such term is defined in
section 2340(2) of this title), other than pain or suffering incidental to
lawful sanctions, upon another person within his custody or physical control
for the purpose of obtaining information or a confession, punishment,
intimidation, coercion, or any reason based on discrimination of any kind.
`(B) CRUEL OR INHUMAN TREATMENT- The act of a person who commits, or
conspires or attempts to commit, an act intended to inflict severe physical
pain or suffering or severe mental pain or suffering (as such term is
defined in section 2340(2) of this title), other than pain or suffering
incidental to lawful sanctions, and including severe physical abuse, upon
another person within his custody or physical control.
`(C) PERFORMING BIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS- The act of a person who subjects, or
conspires or attempts to subject, one or more persons within his custody or
physical control to biological experiments and in so doing endangers the
body or health of such person or persons.
`(D) MURDER- The act of a person who intentionally kills, or conspires or
attempts to kill, or kills whether intentionally or unintentionally in the
course of committing any other offense under this section, one or more
persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including those placed
hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause.
`(E) MUTILATION OR MAIMING- The act of a person who intentionally injures,
or conspires or attempts to injure, or injures whether intentionally or
unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this
section, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities,
including those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any
other cause, by disfiguring the person or persons by any mutilation thereof
or by permanently disabling any member, limb, or organ of his body, without
any legitimate medical or dental purpose.
`(F) INTENTIONALLY CAUSING GREAT SUFFERING OR SERIOUS INJURY- The act of a
person who intentionally causes, or conspires or attempts to cause, serious
bodily injury (as such term is defined in section 113(b)(2) of this title)
to one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including
those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other
cause.
`(G) RAPE- The act of a person who forcibly or with coercion or threat of
force wrongfully invades, or conspires or attempts to invade, the body of a
person by penetrating, however slightly, the anal or genital opening of the
victim with any part of the body of the accused or with any foreign object.
`(H) SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE- The act of a person who forcibly or with
coercion or threat of force engages, or conspires or attempts to engage, in
sexual contact (as such term is defined in section 2246(3) of this title)
with one or more persons, or causes, or conspires or attempts to cause, one
or more persons to engage in sexual contact (as so defined).
`(I) TAKING HOSTAGES- The act of a person who--
`(i) having knowingly seized or detained one or more persons, threatens to
kill, injure, or continue to detain such person or persons with the intent
of compelling any nation, person other than the hostage, or group of persons
to act or refrain from acting as an explicit or implicit condition for the
safety or release of such person or persons; or
`(ii) attempts to engage or conspires to engage in conduct under clause (i).
`(2) INAPPLICABILITY OF SPECIFIED PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN
CONDUCT- The intent specified for the conduct stated in subparagraphs (D),
(E), and (F) of paragraph (1) precludes the applicability of those
subparagraphs with regard to--
`(A) collateral damage; or
`(B) death, damage, or injury incident to a lawful attack.'.
(b) Retroactive Applicability- The amendments made by this section shall
take effect as of November 26, 1997, as if enacted immediately after the
amendments made by section 583 of Public Law 105-118 (as amended by section
4002 of Public Law 107-273).
SEC. 5. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking both
the subsection (e) added by section 1005(e)(1) of Public Law 109-148 (119
Stat. 2742) and the subsection (e) added by section 1405(e)(1) of Public Law
109-163 (119 Stat. 3477) and inserting the following new subsection (e):
`(e)(1) Except as provided for in this subsection, and notwithstanding any
other law, no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or
consider any claim or cause of action, including an application for a writ
of habeas corpus, pending on or filed after the date of the enactment of the
Military Commissions Act of 2006, against the United States or its agents,
brought by or on behalf of any alien detained by the United States as an
unlawful enemy combatant, relating to any aspect of the alien's detention,
transfer, treatment, or conditions of confinement.
`(2) The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine the validity of any final
decision of a Combatant Status Review Tribunal. The scope of such review is
defined in section 1005(e)(2) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005. If the
Court grants a detainee's petition for review, the Secretary of Defense may
conduct a new Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
`(3) Review shall be had only of final judgments of military commissions as
provided for pursuant to section 950g of title 10, United States Code.
`(4) The court may consider classified information submitted in camera and
ex parte in making any determination under this section.'.
SEC. 6. SATISFACTION OF TREATY OBLIGATIONS.
(a) In General- Satisfaction of the prohibitions against cruel, inhuman, and
degrading treatment set forth in section 1003 of the Detainee Treatment Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 2000dd) shall fully satisfy United States obligations
with respect to the standards for detention and treatment established by
section 1 of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, with the exception
of the obligations imposed by subsections 1(b) and 1(d) of such Article .
(b) Rights Not Judicially Enforceable-
(1) IN GENERAL- No person in any habeas action or any other action may
invoke the Geneva Conventions or any protocols thereto as a source of
rights, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose in any court of the
United States or its States or territories.
(2) CONSTRUCTION- Paragraph (1) may not be construed to affect the
obligations of the United States under the Geneva Conventions.
(c) Geneva Conventions Defined- In this section, the term `Geneva
Conventions' means the international conventions signed at Geneva on August
12, 1949, including common Article 3.
SEC. 7. REVISIONS TO DETAINEE TREATMENT ACT OF 2005 RELATING TO PROTECTION
OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.
(a) Counsel and Investigations- Section 1004(b) of the Detainee Treatment
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 2000dd-1(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking `may provide' and inserting `shall provide';
(2) by inserting `or investigation' after `criminal prosecution'; and
(3) by inserting `whether before United States courts or agencies, foreign
courts or agencies, or international courts or agencies,' after `described
in that subsection'.
(b) Protection of Personnel- Section 1004 of the Detainee Treatment Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 2000dd-1) shall apply with respect to any criminal
prosecution that--
(1) relates to the detention and interrogation of aliens described in such
section;
(2) is grounded in section 2441(c)(3) of title 18, United States Code; and
(3) relates to actions occurring between September 11, 2001, and December
30, 2005.
SEC. 8. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.
This Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply retroactively, including--
(1) to any aspect of the detention, treatment, or trial of any person
detained at any time since September 11, 2001; and
(2) to any claim or cause of action pending on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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The March to War: Naval build-up in the Persian Gulf and the Eastern
Mediterranean.
by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
October 1, 2006
GlobalResearch.ca
The probability of another war in the Middle East is high. Only time will
tell if the horrors of further warfare is to fully materialize. Even then,
the shape of a war is still undecided in terms of its outcome.
If war is to be waged or not against Iran and Syria, there is still the
undeniable build-up and development of measures that confirm a process of
military deployment and preparation for war.
The diplomatic forum also seems to be pointing to the possibility of war.
The decisions being made, the preparations being taken, and the military
maneuvers that are unfolding on the geo-strategic chessboard are projecting
a prognosis and forecast towards the direction of mobilization for some form
of conflict in the Middle East.
In this context, people do not always realize that a war is never planned,
executed or even anticipated in a matter of weeks. Military operations take
months and even years to prepare. A classical example is Operation Overlord
(popularly identified as “D-Day”), which resulted in the Battle of Normandy
and the invasion of France. Operation Overlord took place on June 6, 1944,
but the preparations for the military operation took eighteen months,
“officially,” to set the stage for the invasion of the French coast. It was
during a meeting in Casablanca, Morocco in January, 1943 that the U.S.
President, F.D. Roosevelt, and the British Prime Minister, Winston
Churchill, outlined a strategy to invade Normandy.1
With regard to Iraq, the “Downing Street memo2” confirms that the decision
to go to war in 2003 was decided in 2002 by the United States and Britain,
and thus the preparations for war with Iraq were in reality started in 2002,
a year before the invasion. The preparations for the invasion of Iraq took
place at least a entire year to arrange.
The period from 1991 to 2003 has seen continuous military operations against
Iraq by the Anglo-American alliance. This period that has lasted for over a
decade saw stages of heavy bombardment and major air strikes on a crippled
Iraqi republic and its citizens. In reality the conditions for the
groundwork and preparations of the invasion and eventual occupation of Iraq
took over ten years to materialize. Iraq was weakened and its strength
diluted within these ten years.
Even prior to this decade of Anglo-American bombardment and U.N. sanctions,
Iraq was caught in an eight-year war with Iran in the 1980s. The war between
Iran and Iraq was also fuelled and organized by the United States to weaken
both. In retrospect the manipulation of a war between Iran and Iraq to
weaken both states seems to be strategic planning in preparation for future
military operations against them. In this time preparations were also being
made by securing the Balkans for future Anglo-American operations. The
Balkans is adjacent to the Middle East and is also a geographic extension of
the region. Preparations were made by expanding NATO, shifting military
bases eastward, and securing energy routes. Dismantling the state of
Yugoslavia was also a part of this objective. Yugoslavia was the regional
power of the Balkans and Southeast Europe. This was done through close
coordination between the Anglo-American alliance and NATO. Now all eyes are
on Iran and Syria. Will there be another Anglo-American initiated war in the
Middle East?
Overview of Naval Confrontation against Iran
The Pentagon has already drawn up plans for U.S. sponsored attacks on Iran
and Syria.3 Despite the public posturing of diplomacy by the United States
and Britain, just like the Iraq Invasion, Iran and Syria sense another
Anglo-American war in the horizon. Both countries have been strengthening
their defenses for the eventuality of war with the Anglo-American alliance.
A conflict against Iran and Syria, if it were to materialize, would be
unlike previous Anglo-American sponsored conflicts. It would be wider in
scope, deadlier, and have active aerial and water (naval) fronts.
Sea power would be of greater significance than in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan,
Iraq, and Lebanon. The United States would covet a quick victory. The
chances of this happening are unknown. If there were to be a conflict with
Iran, the United States and it partners would want to keep the Straits of
Hormuz open for the flow of international oil. The Straits of Hormuz are the
“energy lifeline of the world.”
The United States would without doubt quickly aim for the collapse of the
Iranian and Syrian commands and military structures.
It must be noted that the Iranian Armed Forces are characterized by well
structured military organization, with advanced military capabilities, when
compared to Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon. Moreover, Iran has
been preparing for a scenario of war with the Anglo-American alliance for
almost a decade. These preparations were stepped up following the NATO-U.S.
led attack on Yugoslavia (1999).
The types of military units and weapons systems being deployed in the
Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea by the United States are considered to be best
suited for combat against Iran, also with a view to keeping the Straits of
Hormuz open for oil tankers. This also includes forces that would be able
to secure bridgeheads on the Iranian coastline. These U.S. forces consist of
early warning units, recognizance, amphibious elements, maritime search and
rescue units, minesweepers, and rapid deployment units.
U.S. Strike Groups: Cargo intended for War?
The U.S.S. Enterprise a U.S. Navy flagship is under deployment to the
Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. This includes all the warships and vessels
that compose Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12) Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON
2), and Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW 1). The stated objective for the deployment
of the U.S.S. Enterprise, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and other U.S.
Navy vessels is to conduct naval security operations and aerial missions in
the region. The deployment does not mention Iran, it is said to be part of
the U.S.-led “War on Terror” under “Operation Enduring Freedom.”
Originally the name for Operation Enduring Freedom was “Operation Infinite
Justice,” which highlights the unlimited scope and intentions of the War on
Terror. “Operation Iraqi Freedom” which envelops the Anglo-American invasion
and the continued occupation of Iraq is also a component of these
operations. A large number of U.S. warships are deployed in the Persian
Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and the Arabian Sea.
While this deployment is said to be related to ongoing military operations
in Iraq and Afghanistan, the warships are carrying with them equipment which
is not intended for these two war theaters. Minesweepers and mine-hunters
have absolutely no use in landlocked Afghanistan and are not needed in Iraq
which has a maritime corridor and ports totally controlled by the
Anglo-American alliance.
Other warships in the Enterprise Strike Group include the destroyer U.S.S.
McFaul, the war frigate U.S.S. Nicholas, the battle cruiser U.S.S. Leyte
Gulf, the attack submarine U.S.S. Alexandria, and the “fast combat support
ship” U.S.N.S. Supply. The U.S.N.S. Supply will be a useful vessel in
confronting the Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf in close-quarter combat.
Speed will be an important factor in responding to potentially lethal
Iranian missile and anti-ship missile attacks.
The U.S.S. Enterprise carries with it a host of infiltration, aerial attack,
and rapid deployment units. This includes Marine Strike Fighter Squadron
251, Electronic Attack Squadron 137, and Airborne Early Warning Squadron
123. Squadron 123 will be vital in the event of a war with Iran in detecting
Iranian missiles and sending warnings of danger to the U.S. fleet. Special
mention should be made of the helicopter squadron specialized for combating
submarines traveling with the strike group. “Helicopter Anti-Submarine
Squadron 11” will be on board the U.S.S. Enterprise. The Persian Gulf is
known to be the home of the Iranian submarine fleet, the only indigenous
submarine fleet in the region.
The Eisenhower Strike Group, based in Norfolk, Virginia, has also received
orders to deploy to the Middle East. The strike group is led by the U.S.S.
Eisenhower, another nuclear battleship. It includes a cruiser, a destroyer,
a war frigate, a submarine escort, and U.S. Navy supply ships. One of these
two naval strike groups will position itself in the Gulf of Oman and the
Arabian Sea while the other naval strike group will position itself in the
Persian Gulf, both off the Iranian coast.
Another Strike Group Performs Anti-submarine Drills and sets sail for the
Persian Gulf
Another assault or strike group of U.S. warships, “Expeditionary Strike
Group 5,” are setting off to sea too. This strike group is setting sail from
Naval Station San Diego with the Persian Gulf in the Middle East as their
final destination. Over 6,000 U.S. Marines and Navy personnel will be
deployed to the Persian Gulf and Anglo-American occupied Iraq from San
Diego.4 Approximately 4,000 U.S. sailors and 2,200 U.S. Marines from the
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Pendleton will make the bulk of the
force. The warships and the servicemen they carry will reportedly have a
tour of duty in the Persian Gulf and “possibly” Anglo-American occupied Iraq
for half a year. They will also be joined by other ships including a Coast
Guard vessel. A Marine air wing of 38 helicopters also is on board and
travelling to the Persian Gulf.
The Marine contingent of the force is not destined for deployment in Iraq.
It must be noted that the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit is, however, able
to “rapidly deploy” on “order” using large landing craft stowed aboard the
strike group’s warships. If ordered this rapid deployment unit has the
strong potential of being used as part of an invasion force against Iran
from the Persian Gulf. The Marine unit would be ideal in being part of an
operation with the objective(s) of securing Iranian ports to create
beachheads for an invasion.
Expeditionary Strike Group 5 (ESG 5) is being led by the assault ship the
U.S.S. Boxer as the flagship. Expeditionary Strike Group 5 (ESG 5) will also
consist of the U.S.S. Dubuque, a “dock landing vessel,” the naval transport
ship the U.S.S. Comstock, the battle cruiser the U.S.S. Bunker Hill, the
guided-missile hauling destroyer the U.S.S. Benfold, and the guided-missile
hauling destroyer the U.S.S. Howard. Once again, these vessels will all be
deployed in the Persian Gulf, in nearby proximity to the Iranian coast.
It is noteworthy to mention that the command and control structure of the
group will be separated from the vessels for maximum flexibility. Also
before the U.S. Naval strike group reaches the Persian Gulf it will be
performing “anti-submarine drills and operations.” The anti-submarine
exercises will take place off the coast of Hawaii, in the Pacific Ocean.
This can be training and preparation intended for combating the Iranian
submarine fleet in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. The warships will also
be joined in Hawaii by Seattle-based U.S. Coast Guard and by a Canadian navy
frigate, the H.M.C.S. Ottawa.
Canada contributes to the American-led naval build-up in the Persian Gulf
The Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is actively
collaborating in this military endeavor.
Canadian foreign policy has been steadily and successively militarized by
two successive governments.
The government of Prime Minister Paul Martin (Liberal) implemented the
“three-dimensional policy” of the “3-Ds” (“Diplomacy”, “Development,” and
“Defense"), adding a military component to Canadian foreign aid and
development assistance.
The 3-Ds brought Canada into performing as more active role in U.S.-led
operations in NATO garrisoned Afghanistan. Despite the public protest,
Canada has become an integral member of the Anglo-American military
alliance.
Canada's involvement is not limited to Afghanistan as suggested by the press
reports and official statements.
The H.M.C.S. Ottawa has been dispatched to the Persian Gulf, leaving in
September, from British Columbia. Officially the H.M.C.S. Ottawa is being
deployed as part of Canada's contribution to fighting the “War on
Terrorism.” The Canadian vessel is the first publicly known ship to be
deployed to the waters of the Middle East in about a year.5 The Canadian
vessel is slated to be fully integrated into "Expeditionary Strike Group 5
(ESG 5), which will be seafaring in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman,
off the Iranian coast.
HMCS Ottawa
The Canadian Pacific Fleet vessel, the H.M.C.S. Ottawa, will be the
twentieth official Canadian naval deployment in support of the United States
and Britain in the War on Terrorism. About 225 personnel will be on board
the Canadian Navy ship, including a Sea King helicopter detachment.6
While the H.M.C.S. Ottawa is supporting the American-led war on terrorism,
it is also to participate in anti-submarine exercises off the coast of
Hawaii.
For what purpose are these exercises being conducted? How many countries in
the Middle East or Persian Gulf have submarines? Iran is the only country in
the Persian Gulf, which is not an ally of the U.S., which possesses an
indigenous submarine fleet.
U.S. Coast Guard implicated in the Conflict with Iran
The U.S. Coast Guard is the fifth and smallest branch of the U.S. Armed
Forces. The other four branches of the U.S. military are the U.S. Marines,
Navy, Air Force, and the Army. The U.S. Coast Guard is unique in that it is
a force that is one-third military, one-third law enforcement, and one-third
a maritime search and rescue entity. In peacetime the U.S. Coast Guard falls
under the jurisdiction and mandate of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, but at the Defense Department’s request, the Coast Guard can
operate under military missions at sea. In a time of war when the need is
urgent, the U.S. Coast Guard falls under the direct jurisdiction of the
Pentagon as a military force.
The U.S. Coast Guard is beginning to see more use and deployment with the
U.S. Navy. Coast Guards are being prepared for operations in the Persian
Gulf and Arabian Sea. Although this is not an unusual event by itself, it
can be significant in relationship to other events and military movements
unfolding and taking place. The U.S. Coast Guard will be of great value in
the event of a conflict with Iran. U.S. Coast Guard can “enter ports that
other warships can not.”7 This would be useful in securing bridgeheads of
entry for an invasion force into Iran. The U.S. Coast Guard is also
specialized in maritime search and rescue operations, unlike the U.S. Navy
or the Marines. This is significant since it is predicted by military
analysts that there will definitely be U.S. vessels that will be destroyed
and heavily damaged in the Persian Gulf by the Iranian Armed Forces in the
event of a conflict between the United States and Iran. U.S. Coast Guard
will be crucial in rescue operations, besides speedy operations, protecting
U.S. Navy ships, and the entry of ports or shores which other warships can
not enter.
“What we bring to the strike group is the ability to conduct intercepts and
maritime security operations,” and, “The tools used to fight crime and save
lives at home [in the United States] are valuable in the war zone [the
Persian Gulf],” elucidates Lee Alexander the commander of the U.S.S.
Midgett8
Media Reports of Planned Attacks on Iran and Syria
There have been several reports in the international media, which have
provided details regarding the military plans to attack Iran and Syria.
These include reports from Israeli sources on attacks intended for Syria,
Iran, and Lebanon. Some of these media reports even quote Members of the
Israeli Knesset (MKs).9 The German and European media have published various
articles on possible NATO and Turkish involvement in the planned U.S.air
strikes on Iran. The Times (U.K.) reported in March, 2006 that:
“When Major-General Axel Tüttelmann, the head of NATO’s Airborne Early
Warning and Control Force, showed off an AWACs early warning surveillance
plane in Israel a fortnight ago, he caused a flurry of concern back at
[NATO] headquarters in Brussels. It was not his demonstration that raised
eyebrows, but what he said about NATO’s possible involvement in any future
[Anglo-American] military strike against Iran. ‘We would be the first to be
called up if the NATO council decided we should be,’ he said. NATO would
prefer the emphasis to remain on the ‘if’, but Tüttelmann’s comments
revealed that the military alliance [NATO] could play a supporting role if
America launches air strikes against Iranian nuclear targets [including
military facilities, industrial locations, and infrastructure].”10
United Press International (UPI) on December, 2005 reported that:
The Bush administration is preparing its NATO allies for a possible military
strike against suspected nuclear sites in Iran in the New Year [2006],
according to German media reports, reinforcing similar earlier suggestions
in the Turkish media.
The Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel this week quoted "NATO intelligence
sources" who claimed that the NATO allies had been informed that the United
States is currently investigating all possibilities of bringing the
mullah-led regime [Iranian government] into line, including military
options. This "all options are open" line has been President George W.
Bush's publicly stated policy throughout the past 18 months.
But the respected German weekly Der Spiegel notes "What is new here is that
Washington appears to be dispatching high-level officials to prepare its
allies for a possible attack rather than merely implying the possibility as
it has repeatedly done during the past year [2005]."
The German news agency DDP cited "Western security sources" to claim that
CIA Director Porter Goss asked Turkey's premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan to
provide political and logistic support for air strikes against Iranian
nuclear and military targets. Goss, who visited Ankara and met Erdogan on
Dec. 12 [2005], was also reported to have to have asked for special
cooperation from Turkish intelligence to help prepare and monitor the
operation.
(…)
DDP cited German security sources who added that the Turks had been assured
of a warning in advance if and when the military strikes took place, and had
also been given "a green light" to mount their own attacks on the bases in
Iran of the PKK, (Kurdish Workers party), which Turkey sees as a separatist
group responsible for terrorist attacks inside Turkey.11
The “green light” given by the United States for Turkish military incursions
would in all likelihood also include Kurdistan, including at some point
Iraqi Kurdistan and Kurdish inhabited areas in Syria.
Time Magazine and the “Prepare to Deploy Order” of the Eisenhower Strike
Group
The latest U.S. reports provide details of preparations to go to war with
Iran and Syria. Time magazine confirms that orders have been given for
deployment of a submarine, a battleship, two minesweepers, and two
mine-hunters in the Persian Gulf by October 2006. There are very few places
in the world where minesweepers would be needed or used besides the Persian
Gulf. There also very few places where anti-submarine drills are required ,
besides the Persian Gulf.
Anti-submarine drills are what Expeditionary Strike Group 5 (EST 5) is
performing in the Pacific before it heads to the Persian Gulf, together with
Canada's H.M.C.S. Ottawa and units of the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Time Magazine article intimates that the operation could result in heavy
American casualties.
“The first message was routine enough: a ‘Prepare to Deploy Order’ sent
through naval communications channels to a submarine, an Aegis-class
cruiser, two minesweepers and two mine-hunters. The orders didn't actually
command the ships out of port; they just said be ready to move by October 1
[2006]. A deployment of minesweepers to the east coast of Iran would seem to
suggest that a much discussed, but until now largely theoretical, prospect
has become real: that the U.S. may be preparing for war with Iran.”12
Award-winning investigative reporter and journalist Dave Lindorff has
written;
[Retired] Colonel Gardiner, who has taught military strategy at the National
War College [of the United States], says that the [U.S. Navy] carrier
deployment and a scheduled Persian Gulf arrival date of October 21 [2006] is
“very important evidence” of war planning. He says, “I know that some naval
forces have already received 'prepare to deploy orders’ [PTDOs], which have
set the date for being ready to go as October 1 [2006]. Given that it would
take about from October 2 to October 21 to get those forces to the [Persian]
Gulf region, that looks about like the date” of any possible military action
against Iran. (A PTDO means that all crews should be at their stations, and
ships and planes should be ready to go, by a certain date—in this case,
reportedly, October 1.) Gardiner notes, “You cannot issue a PTDO and then
stay ready for very long. It's a very significant order, and it’s not done
as a training exercise.” This point was also made in the Time article.
(…)
"I think the plan’s been picked: bomb the nuclear sites in Iran," says
[Colonel] Gardiner. "It's a terrible idea, it's against U.S. law and it's
against international law, but I think they've decided to do it." Gardiner
says that while the United States has the capability to hit those sites with
its cruise missiles, "the Iranians have many more options than we [the
United States] do.
(…)
Of course, Gardiner agrees, recent ship movements and other signs of
military preparedness could be simply a bluff designed to show toughness in
the bargaining with Iran over its nuclear program. But with the Iranian
coast reportedly armed to the teeth with Chinese Silkworm anti-ship
missiles, and possibly even more sophisticated Russian anti-ship weapons,
against which the [U.S.] Navy has little reliable defenses, it seems
unlikely the Navy would risk high-value assets like aircraft carriers or
cruisers with such a tactic. Nor has bluffing been a Bush [Administration]
MO [tactic] to date.13
The Pentagon responded to the Time magazine report by stating that the Chief
of Naval Operations had merely asked the U.S. Navy to “put ‘fresh eyes’ on
old U.S. plans to blockade two Iranian oil ports on the [Persian] Gulf.”14
This response in itself is questionable to analysts. Why would the United
States want to stop the flow of oil from Iran, a major petroleum exporting
nation, which would harm U.S. allies and the world economy?
Iranian Naval Force and Anti-ship Missiles
Iranian naval strength is divided into two main forces. One is the Navy
within the Iranian Regular Armed Forces and the other is the naval branch of
the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Both forces have been updating and
improving their equipment over the years. The aim of both naval forces is to
act as a deterrent to the threat of invasion or attack from the United
States.
Iran has a submarine fleet of Iranian and Russian manufactured submarines, a
hovercraft fleet that was once the largest in the world, ROVs (remotely
operated vehicles), various surface vessels of different sizes and
operations, naval airborne units which include several helicopter squadrons,
minesweepers, and a large arsenal of anti-ship missiles. The Iranian
submarine fleet also includes mini-submarines manufactured domestically in
Iran.15
Iran has been going through a naval build-up in the last decade. For
example, in connection with the August 2006 Iranian war games and exercises,
the Iranian military displayed its latest “Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats.” PT
boats are small naval vessels that have been used effectively to attack
larger warships. These types of ships could be a threat to the U.S. strike
groups deploying in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. Naval Commander
Kouchaki told Fars News Agency (FNA) that: “Joshan [a new Iranian PT boat]
enjoys the world’s latest technology, specially with regard to its military,
electrical and electronic systems, frame and chassis, and it has the
capabilities required for launching powerful missiles.” “Similar to Iran’s
first PT boat ‘Peykan’, ‘Joshan’ also has a speed of over 45 sea knots which
makes it even faster than the same generation of PT boats manufactured by
other countries. The vessel is capable of using various missiles and rockets
with a range beyond 100 km [62.14 miles], high maneuverability power that
helps it to escape torpedoes, and enjoys the most advanced sea shell of the
world called ‘Fajr’.” The 76mm-caliber shell, which only Iran, the United
States, and Italy can manufacture, of the new Iranian PT boat also enjoys a
wide variety of military capabilities and can hit sea and air targets within
the range of 19 km or 23 thousand feet in distance, respectively.16
Iran has also tested a series of “submarine-to-surface” anti-ship missiles
during its August 2006 war games17. The latter seem to have raised some
concern that Iran could disrupt the flow of oil through the Persian Gulf in
the event of an Anglo-American assault.18
In its April 2006 war games, Iran tested an anti-ship missile, reported as
“the world’s fastest,” with a top speed of approximately 362 kilometres per
hour (km/h) or 225 miles per hour (m/h). The anti-ship missile is designed
to destroy large submarines and is said to be "too fast for most vessels to
escape" even if it is caught on their radar.19 Early warning systems will be
essential for the U.S. in combating the Iranian military.
If storm clouds should gather above the Persian Gulf, the United States will
have to keep the Straits of Hormuz open, international oil traffic running,
and simultaneously face a large barrage of Iranian missiles from land, air,
and sea. This includes deadly Iranian anti-ship missiles that Iran has
developed with the help of Russia and China.
There have been warnings by analysts that the Persian Gulf could be closed
off and turned into a shooting gallery by the Iranian Armed Forces. Iranian
weaponry is also reported to be invisible to radar and can travel at high
speeds. Amongst names mentioned in regards to Iranian anti-ship missiles are
the modified Russian and Chinese “Silkworms” and “Sunburns,” which are based
on earlier Soviet models.
The Iranian arsenal includes anti-ship missiles like the C-802 and Kowsar.
The C-802 anti-ship missiles are missiles that originate from China. Kowsar
anti-ship missiles are basically land-based anti-ship missiles (land-to-sea
missiles) which can dodge electronic jamming systems.20
At this stage, it is impossible to say how the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast
Guard will perform against Iranian anti-ship missiles, in the context of a
“real combat situation.”
Navy and Troop Movements in the Eastern Mediterranean
There is also considerable military movement and build-up of allied forces
in the Eastern Mediterranean, formally under the disguise of a peace-keeping
operation pursuant to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701.
Italy has redeployed Italian troops from Iraq, including commando units and
armored reconnaissance units, to Lebanon. Two marine units, one belonging to
the Italian Army and the other belonging to the Italian Navy, have been sent
to Lebanon. Both are veteran units of separate tours of service in
Anglo-American occupied Iraq. The Italian Army has sent the “Lagunari” of
the Venice-based marine infantry unit the “Serenissima Regiment,” while the
Italian Navy has sent the “San Marco Regiment.”
Spanish units and troops have been deployed near Tyre and the Israeli border
in South Lebanon. Spain, with two warships off the coast of Lebanon is
projected to have the third largest force from the E.U., after Italy and
France.21 Large contingents of Spanish troops are additionally based away
from the Mediterranean coast, around Jdeidet-Marjayoun (Marjayoun), near the
Syrian border and both the Sheba Farms and Golan Heights occupied by Israel.
German warships will also join the vessels of other fellow NATO members in
patrolling the coasts of the Eastern Mediterranean. German will eventually
take over command of the naval forces from Italy. The German government has
launched battle frigates and fast patrol boats to post-siege Lebanon.22
“The naval mission, the first German deployment to the Middle East since the
end of the Second World War, was backed by 442 lawmakers, with 152 against
and five abstentions. As many as 2,400 German [naval] personnel will now be
deployed to the region, backed by a one- year mandate expiring August 31,
2007. The mission brings the number of German soldiers [meaning servicemen]
serving overseas to above 10,000 for the first time in postwar [meaning
post-World War II] history.”23
The coalition government of Denmark, formed by the Danish Conservative
People’s Party and the Liberal Party of Denmark, has been a steadfast
supporter of Anglo-American military objectives. The Danish government led
by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Ramussen has sent Danish troops to both
Anglo-American occupied Iraq and NATO garrisoned Afghanistan. Three Danish
warships have also set sail for the Eastern Mediterranean to join the NATO
armada of warships gathering off the Lebanese and Syrian coastlines. The
Peter Tordenskiold, a naval corvette, and two Danish missile cruisers, the
Raven and the Hawk, have been on stand-by for military operations in the
Eastern Mediterranean since the end of the Anglo-American sponsored siege of
Lebanon. The Danish naval attachment has been waiting in Wilhelmshaven, a
German naval base, for a “go-ahead order” for nearly two weeks in early
September, 2006.24 The Danish government is also talking about sending more
troops to Afghanistan, which would join the 2,000 troops to be dispatched by
Romania and Poland in early October, 2006.25
In Lebanon, France is involved in military operations on the ground, whereas
Italian and German warships head the naval mission in the Eastern
Mediterranean. Some 2,000 French troops are slated to be deployed in
Lebanon. French tanks and armored units have helped comprise “the most
powerful Armor ever deployed by a United Nations peacekeeping force” in
history.26
Greek warships are also part of the naval armada in the Eastern
Mediterranean. Ten Greek warships, which include diving units and navy
helicopters, have added their strength to the NATO naval force off Lebanon
with orders to “use force if needed.” The Greek naval commitment is coming
at a reported cost of approximately 150,000 Euros for every week of
operation to the Greek government. The Greek warships will dock in the
southern port of Larnaca. Larnaca is on the southern side of the island of
Cyprus and faces Lebanon. This is until the naval facilities of the Lebanese
capital, Beirut, are deemed ready and safe by the commanders of the naval
armada.27
The Netherlands is deploying alternating warships, with a reported 150 Dutch
sailors. The Dutch warships will be comprised of one frigate and a supply
ship offering logistics support to the naval fleet gathering in the Eastern
Mediterranean. The Dutch deployment should start sometime in October 2006
and will continue sailing the Eastern Mediterranean until August, 2007. The
Dutch Defense Minister has also said that the Dutch commitment could be
extended by an additional extra 12 months.28
Belgium is also dispatching 400 troops to Southern Lebanon. The Belgian
Defense Minister has been one of several defense officials visiting Lebanon
to make preparations for military operations in Lebanon.29 Other defense
officials in liaison with Lebanon have been dispatched by Italy and France.
Turkish troops have not yet positioned themselves in Lebanon and face strong
domestic opposition. Turkey, an Israeli ally and NATO member, is to send
troops to Lebanon by the end of October, 2006.30 This is happening despite
of the mass public outcry and opposition in Turkey to the deployment of
Turkish soldiers to Lebanon.
A former Turkish high ranking civilian representative of NATO in
Afghanistan, Hikmet Cetin in a televised address attempted to reassure
Turkish public opinion, emphasizing that Turkish troops would be going to
Afghanistan, rather than to
Lebanon:
"...the number of Turkish soldiers [in Afghanistan] has more than doubled
from 300 to 700 over the last month [September, 2006]. Ankara can increase
the number of soldiers in the upcoming period for the security of Kabul
[Afghanistan], but it won’t send soldiers to clashes [in South Lebanon].”31
Bulgaria, another NATO member with troops in Afghanistan and (until
2005/2006) in Iraq, will be sending naval and ground forces to Lebanon.32
In turn, Britain will be dispatching a small contingent of troops to South
Lebanon.33 The U.A.E., an Arab sheikdom, has been given a mandate to clear
the Israeli landmines and booby-traps left south of the Litani River,34 an
important source of water in the Levant that Israel has always had its eyes
on. The U.A.E. has contracted its de-mining operations in South Lebanon to a
British private security firm. The British security firm, “ArmorGroup
International,” has received a 5.6 million U.S. dollar (2.9 million pound
sterling) contract for a year of work in South Lebanon.35 ArmorGroup has
also been providing security for the United States military in Iraq, the
Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan, including protecting U.S. Navy facilities in
Bahrain. The British security firm has additionally been providing security
for oil and gas consortiums in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Nigeria, and
the former Soviet Union, including Kazakhstan and the Republic of
Azarbaijan.36 As in the cases of Afghanistan and Anglo-American occupied
Iraq, private security firms are also starting to move into Lebanon, along
with NATO.
NATO has “unofficially” moved in to fill the vacuum left by war in Lebanon
as it “officially” did in the case of Afghanistan. NATO signed a military
cooperation agreement with Israel in 2005. These NATO troops could become an
occupation force, as is the case in Afghanistan..37
Israeli ground forces have not fully withdrawn from South Lebanon pursuant
to the U.N. Security Council resolution and ceasefire.
Meanwhile Israeli vessels have turned over the responsibility for the
enforcement of the illegal naval embargo on Lebanon to NATO naval vessels
and warships.
This naval embargo recalls the internationally illegal “No-fly Zones”
established over Iraq by the United States, Britain, and France, which
contributed to weakening Iraq in the years prior to the 2003 Anglo-American
invasion.
The crucial question is whether this naval embargo and militarization of the
Eastern Mediterranean is part of the preparations for future military
operation(s) directed against Syria. The illegal embargo has U.N. approval.
It is upheld as part of the "monitoring" of the Lebanese coastline to
enforce the entry of military supplies and weapons into Lebanon.
Russia and China Send Troops to Lebanon, A Symmetrical Strategic Move
The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China have also deployed
troops in Lebanon. Is this for "peacekeeping" or are there other objectives
of strategic nature?
A Russian sapper (military field/combat engineer) battalion is also being
airlifted to Lebanon by the Russian Air Force.38 The Russian Defense
Minister has said that the Russian sappers and their battalion will start
work in Lebanon at the start of October 2006. All that is formally needed is
“an agreement on the status of the combat engineer battalion with the
Lebanese government.”39
Russian troops will be deployed near the city of Sidon (Saida) in South
Lebanon, off the shores of the Mediterranean. While Russian troops are
freshly entering Lebanon, there is also a Russian naval presence on the
Syrian seashore.40 (See Russian Base in Syria, a Symmetrical Strategic Move,
July, 2006)
Unlike their Russian allies, Chinese troops were present in Lebanon before
the Anglo-American sponsored Israeli attacks. The Chinese presence in
Lebanon was under the authority of a small U.N. peacekeeping force. Around
200 Chinese military engineers already work for the U.N. in South Lebanon
clearing mines and unexploded ordnance. The small U.N. force saw the death
of one of its Chinese member at the hands of Israeli attacks during the
Anglo-American sponsored siege of Lebanon. Approximately another 1,000
Chinese troops will be added to the Chinese military presence in Lebanon. 41
Chinese and Russian forces will also be in close proximity to the Port of
Ceyhan and the energy route being opened in the Eastern Mediterranean. This
is a symmetrical action if one considers the U.S. military presence and
support for Taiwan as a means to control the strategic oil route to China
and Japan from the Middle East.42
Russia and China are the two largest members of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO). they are permanent members of the U.N. Security Council,
decisively opposed to Anglo-American initiatives in the Middle East, the
Korean Peninsula, and Sudan.
Additionally, Russia and China together with Iran are challenging
Anglo-American oil interests in Central Asia and the Caspian Sea Basin.
Israel is an extension of the Anglo-American alliance and also NATO through
a military pact with Turkey and the “NATO-Mediterranean Dialogue,” including
the June 29, 2004 Istanbul Cooperation Initiative.43 With the build-up and
marshalling of troops from member states of NATO, Russia and China could be
sending troops in a deliberate symmetrical move to Lebanon to establish a
military equilibrium in the important balance-of-power of the Levant and
Eastern Mediterranean.
The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil: the Baku-Tbilisi -Cehyan Oil
Terminal
There is undeniable international competition for energy resources in the
world. The Baku-Tbilisi-Cehyan (BTC) Oil Terminal (also called the
Caspian-Mediterranean Oil Terminal) has an outlet on the Turkish coast of
the Eastern Mediterranean in close proximity to Syria and Lebanon. The
opening of this pipeline is geo-strategically an important victory. This is
a geo-strategic victory for the Anglo-American alliance, Israel, the large
oil corporations, and their partners, but it is a geo-strategic set back for
Russia, China, and Iran on the other hand. It seems that the sovereignty of
Lebanon has been put into further danger with the opening of the strategic
oil terminal.
The occupation of Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003) has been followed by
the militarization of the Eastern Mediterranean, 44 The July 2006 Israeli
siege of Lebanon is intimately related to the opening of the
Baku-Tbilisi-Cehyan (BTC) Oil Terminal, the marshalling of naval vessels in
the Persian Gulf-Arabian Sea, and an anticipated war against Iran and Syria.
Syria is also taking steps to strengthen its military. Russia is helping
Syria build and upgrade its air defense systems. The Syrian military has
additionally made numerous orders for Russian and Iranian manufactured
warplanes and missiles. Belarus and China are also aiding the Syrian
military.
Professor Michel Chossudovsky has given details on the Israeli war on
Lebanon, the militarization of the Eastern Mediterranean, and the
international rivalry for energy resources;
Is there a relationship between the bombing of Lebanon and the inauguration
of the world's largest strategic pipeline, which will channel more than a
million barrels of oil a day to Western markets?
Virtually unnoticed, the inauguration of the Ceyhan-Tbilisi-Baku (BTC) oil
pipeline, which links the Caspian Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean, took
place on the 13th of July [2006], at the very outset of the Israeli
sponsored bombings of Lebanon.
(…)
The bombing of Lebanon is part of a carefully planned and coordinated
military road map. The extension of the war into Syria and Iran has already
been contemplated by U.S. and Israeli military planners. This broader
military agenda is intimately related to strategic oil and oil pipelines. It
is supported by the Western oil giants, which control the pipeline
corridors. In the context of the war on Lebanon, it seeks Israeli
territorial control over the East Mediterranean coastline.
(The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil, July 26, 2006)
Syria and Lebanon must be subjugated if the United States and its partners
are to secure the Eastern Mediterranean coastline to expand the oil terminal
from Ceyhan, Turkey to Israel, lock out Russia and China from securing
international energy resources, and ultimately creating a monopoly over
world energy resources.
The Eastern Mediterranean, a “Second Front” guarded by NATO?
There has been a significant build-up of military force, including naval
power, in Lebanon and the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean. This force is
composed of troops and naval vessels from several NATO countries including
Italy, Spain, France, Turkey, Germany, and the Netherlands.
NATO's “Operation Active Endeavor,” implemented in the wake of 9/11 is fully
integrated into the U.S. sponsored “War on Terrorism”. The Operation is
overseen by the Commander of “NATO Allied Naval Forces, Southern Europe”
based in Naples.
In this context, a NATO naval task force of warships has been monitoring the
Eastern Mediterranean since late 2001, years before the Israeli aerial siege
of Lebanon (2006). This task force of NATO warships has been “trained and
prepared for a prolonged operation in the Eastern Mediterranean since
2001.”45
According to one Israeli source, the NATO military presence in the Eastern
Mediterranean is part of the war plans pertaining to Syria and Iran:
“This expectation [of a war launched against Iran and Syria] has brought
together the greatest sea and air armada Europe [NATO] has ever assembled at
any point on earth since World War II: two carriers with 75 fighter-bombers,
spy planes and helicopters on their decks; 15 warships of various types – 7
French, 5 Italian, 2-3 Greek., 3-5 German, and 5 American; thousands of
Marines – French, Italian and German, as well as 1,800 U.S. Marines. It is
improbably billed as support for a mere [expected] 7,000 European soldiers
who are deployed in Lebanon to prevent the dwindling Israeli force of
4-5,000 soldiers and some 15-16,000 Hezbollah militiamen from coming to
blows as well as for humanitarian odd jobs. (…) So, if not for Lebanon, what
is this fine array of naval power really there for? First, according to our
military sources [in Israel], the European participants feel the need of a
strong naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean to prevent a possible
Iranian-U.S.-Israeli war igniting an Iranian long-range Shahab missile
attack on [American-NATO bases used against Iran from eastern] Europe;
second, as a deterrent to dissuade Syria and Hezbollah from opening a second
front against America and Israel from their Eastern Mediterranean coasts.”
46
In the case of a war with Syria and Iran, NATO forces in the Eastern
Mediterranean would no doubt play a decisive role. The Eastern Mediterranean
would become one of several fronts, which could include Iraq, Turkey,
Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf.
NATO "Enlargement" and the Caucasus
Just as it did in Afghanistan, NATO has moved into Lebanon. Under a formal
peacekeeping mandate, NATO has become a de facto occupation force that is
party to the Anglo-American agenda.
There are two other factors that fall into the NATO equation. The first is
the militarization of Georgia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, two former
republics of the Soviet Union which are firmly aligned with NATO. Georgia
occupies a strategic position with regard to the control and protection of
the oil pipeline corridors out of the Caspian Sea Basin. It also constitutes
a wedge between Russia, Armenia, and Iran. Azerbaijan serves primarily as an
oil source in the Caspian Sea basin at the outset of the Baku-Tbilisi-
Ceyhan pipeline.
It is Georgia which is being propped up militarily to counter Russia, Iran,
and their ally Armenia.
A strategic triangle is formed by Afghanistan in the east, the Caucasus in
the north, and the Levant in the west, with Iraq and Iran somewhat in its
center.
Georgia is essential to gaining control of this area from the north. The
Caucasus region is also an interlinked front with the Middle East and
Central Asia that will become more active as the Anglo-American military
roadmap proceeds.
It seems that rising tensions between Russia and Georgia are part of this
process. The civil unrest and conflicts in the Caucasus are intimately
related to the struggle to secure Middle Eastern and Central Asian energy
resources.
The Balkans, the heart of Central Asia, and Sudan are another strategic
triangle of the Anglo-American military roadmap. The reconfiguration of
Yugoslavia and the entrance of states such as Bulgaria, Albania, Montenegro,
and Macedonia into the NATO sphere are also essential steps in the
Anglo-American roadmap.
Russia has been outraged at the harboring of Chechen rebels in Georgia and
the Georgian government’s collaboration with the United States in
undermining Russian influence in the Caucasus. Russia has fought back and
tried to counter Georgian and Anglo-American influence in the Caucasus by
supporting the Abkhazian and South Ossetian independence movements.
Additionally, border delimitation has become an issue between Georgia and
Russia. This has resulted in an uneasy stalemate, but the situation seems to
be changing. Russian troops have also been leaving their bases in Georgia47
and tensions have been rising between the Russians on the one hand and
Georgia and NATO on the other.
September 2006 has seen relations on the brink of collapse. The Georgian
government has charged the Russian military with spying in Georgia and the
Russian Federation of trying to oust the Georgian government and install a
pro-Russian, anti-NATO government in its place. In addition, South Ossetian
forces have shot down a helicopter with the Georgian Defense Minister on
board and, days later, Georgian authorities foiled what they claim was an
attempt at a “coup d’etat” supported by Russia, which is something that the
Russian government denies.48
There is also a striking parallel between "peacekeeping operations" in
Georgia and Lebanon. Both are bogus operations with a hidden agenda. In
Georgia it is Russian troops that are deployed as peacekeepers and in
Lebanon peacekeeping is “unofficially” dominated by NATO. The Georgian
Foreign Minister has said: “If we continue to drive the situation [in
Georgia] ... with existing actors and with the dominant power of Russia
...we will end up in violence [war],” He has demanded that Russian troops
stationed in Georgia withdraw and has accused Moscow of seeking to undermine
the Georgian government.49
The second factor is the rapid expansionist policy of NATO.
NATO has been expanding eastward. It is now seeking entry for Georgia, the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and several other countries.50 The Russian
Foreign Minister has told the Secretary-General of NATO that the
"Reconfiguration of NATO military forces in Europe, as well as the desire of
the United States to deploy certain elements of missile launching sites in
Eastern Europe are the issues of concern for us [the Russian Federation].”51
In this regard, the Associated Press points to rising tensions between the
Russian Federation and NATO, pertaining to Georgia's membership in NATO
Moscow [the Russian government] denounced the move [to embrace Georgia
further into NATO] as a Cold War throwback that hurt Russian interests and
could further destabilize the Caucasus region. Russian Defense Minister
Sergei Ivanov threatened to send two divisions of Russian troops to the
border with Georgia to ensure that “Russia’s security won’t be hurt if
Georgia enters NATO.”
The strained relations between Russia and Georgia worsened Thursday when
Moscow recalled its ambassador, announced the recall of diplomats and
complained to the United Nations about Georgia's detention of five Russian
officers on spying charges. Mr. Ivanov called Georgia a “bandit state.”
Georgia charged four of the officers on Friday with spying and was to put
them on trial later in the day, said Shota Khizanishvili, spokesman for the
Interior Minister. A fifth officer was released Friday (September, 2006).52
Formation of a Eurasian Military Alliance?
Since August 2006, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and
Kyrgyztan have been holding joint military exercises and anti-terrorism
drills. These operations were conducted under the SCO and/or the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) (with the involvement of the
Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS). These military exercises were
conducted at a time when Iran was also involved in major war games.
-Russia and Belarus held joint military exercises in 2006 (June 17-25)53
-U.S. military operations and war games were held with Bulgaria and Romania,
in the Balkans (July-August, 2006)54
-Iranian War Games started on August 19, 200655
-Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Anti-terrorism exercises
including Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were held in late
August 200656
-China and Kazakhstan held joint anti-terrorism drills also in late August
(start August 23/24, 2006)57
-Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan held joint anti-terrorism drills
(September 19-23, 2006)58
-China and Tajikistan hold their first joint military exercise (September
22-23, 2006)59
-CIS and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Anti-Terrorism
Drills in Armenia (September 26-28, 2006)60
The initiation of a “Eurasian Energy Club” was the practical outcome on
September 15, 2006 for the SCO during a conference held in Dushanbe,
Tajikistan.61 This is a goal that cannot be achieved unless Iran is a full
member of the SCO.
IRNA quoted the Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister, Rustam Azimov, as saying that
“the economic projects, on which [SCO] agreements were reached during the
International Shanghai Conference [SCO], cannot be implemented without the
cooperation of Iran, as a significant regional country.”62
Mongolia is also set to become a full member of the SCO. Mongolia, Iran,
India, and Pakistan are all observer members of the SCO. Armenia, a member
of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the CIS, and
Serbia, a historical ally of Russia, are potential candidates for the SCO.
Armenia has also made it clear that it has no intention of joining the E.U.
or NATO.63 Belarus has also expressed interest in joining the SCO as a full
member state.64
The expansion of the SCO and the complete inclusion of Iran as a full member
has been challenged by the Helsinki Commission (the Commission on Security
and Cooperation in Europe) during an inquiry (September 26, 2006) into the
impact of the SCO on Anglo-American objectives and U.S. influence in Central
Asia.
The expansion of the SCO was said to be unlikely because the “economic
mission of the SCO seems ill-defined” and that the organization is not
likely to add new members who may end up competing with Russia and China for
control of Central Asia. It was also pointed out during the Helsinki
Commission hearing that, “They [the members of the SCO] are bound together
by a shared set of security interests and a shared set of perceived
risk[s].”
“Security interests and perceived risks” being connotations for the growing
threat of Anglo-American intrusion into the former Soviet republics of
Central Asia
The war games held in the former Soviet Union and Central Asia65 were
dominated by Russia and China. They were conducted under the disguise of
fighting “terrorism, extremism, and separatism.” Terrorism, extremism, and
separatism are critical arenas of cooperation for all member states.66
What is the hidden agenda? Are these war games related in any way to U.S.
war preparations?
Terrorism, extremism, and separatism are nurtured by Anglo-American covert
intelligence operations including sabotage and terrorist attacks by Special
Forces. Inciting ethnic, ideological, and sectarian tension and separatist
movements have been a traditional hallmark of Anglo-American strategy in the
Middle East, the Balkans, India, Southeast Asia, the former Soviet Union and
Africa.
As for the manipulation and creation of extremism, Afghanistan is testimony
of this strategy. Afghanistan is where the Pakistani ISI and the United
States helped create the Taliban to fight the Soviet Union. The United
States, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia have also worked in supporting extremist
movements in the former Soviet Union. This is one of the reasons that the
Iranian government has remained silent in aiding or acknowledging religious
based ideologues or separatist movements in the Caucasus and the former
Soviet Union, including Chechnya.
Kurdistan: The Seeds of Balkanization and "Finlandization?"
Both the United States and Israel have been covertly training a number of
Kurdish groups in Northern Iraq. Iran and Syria have accused Israel of
establishing a military presence in Iraqi Kurdistan. Israel has also trained
Anglo-American special forces in assassination missions and the formation of
“hunter-killer teams”in Iraq.67
Magdi Abdelhadi, an Arab and Middle Eastern affairs analyst has written:
"Ever since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began over three years ago [in
2003], Arab journalists have been speaking of Israelis operating inside the
autonomous region of Kurdistan [in Northern Iraq].
They said this was evidence that toppling that Saddam Hussein was only the
first chapter in a wider American-Israeli conspiracy to eliminate threats to
their strategic interests and re-draw the map of the Middle East [vis-à-vis
a military roadmap].
Syria and Iran, which have common borders with Kurdish areas, are believed
to be the primary targets."68
There are deliberate attempts to manufacture or create civil strife and
division within the countries of the Middle East. The underlying objectives
are balkanization (division) and "finlandization" (pacification).69
Kurdistan is the geographic heart of the contemporary Middle East and the
Gordian knot holding all its mosaic of states and people together. Kurdistan
is also strategically the land-bridge connecting Syria and the Eastern
Mediterranean with Iran. The Kurdish people have been continuously
manipulated and deceived by the United States. The deliberate manipulation
of the Kurdish people by the United States and Israel could deal a severe
and chaotic blow to the stability of Kurdistan and the national unity of
Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and by extension the neighbors of these
countries.
Moreover, the balkanization of Iraq could set in motion a domino-effect,
which could have an impact in the entire Middle East and beyond. The United
States has created the conditions for social division within Iraq. Dividing
Iraqi society weakens the resistance movement to the Anglo-American military
occupation. Creating sectarian and ethnic divisions in Iraqi society has a
direct bearing on U.S. war plans pertaining to Iran and Syria. The premise
is that Iraqis would be too busy fighting each other to offer significant
support to Syria and Iran.
The balkanization of Iraq is also consistent with Anglo-American objectives
for the “Eurasian Corridor” and the “Yinon Plan70” for the Greater Middle
East.
Both objectives overlap and depend on a partnership between the United
States, Britain, and Israel. These objectives rely on initial regime
change(s) from within a targeted state through the triggering of ethnic and
sectarian conflicts. This strategy is also being used against Russia,
China, and Central Asia. The ultimate objective is the creation of a new set
of Kuwait-like or Bahrain-like mini-states or Anglo-American protectorates
in the Middle East and the former Soviet Union that can easily be controlled
by the U.S., Britain, and Israel.
In an interview with Der Spiegel, the Syrian President said that the Middle
East was teetering on the brink of chaos and conflict. When asked about the
partition or balkanization of Anglo-American occupied Iraq, the Syrian
President said:
“It would be harmful, not just for Iraq, but for the entire region,
extending from Syria to the [Persian] Gulf and into Central Asia. Imagine
snapping a necklace and all the pearls fall to the ground. Almost all these
countries have natural dividing lines, and when ethnic and religious
partition occurs in one country, it’ll soon happen elsewhere. It would be
like the end of the Soviet Union—only far worse. Major wars, minor wars, no
one will be capable of keeping the consequences under control.”71
The problem can further be compounded. A war with Syria could spill over and
ignite further conflicts in Palestine, Jordan, and Lebanon, while also
affecting Turkey, Cyprus, and the entire Arab World.
A war with Iran or any balkanization affecting Iran would also contribute to
destabilizing the Caucasus, Turkey, and Central Asia which all have ethnic
and cultural ties with Iran. This includes North Ossetia-Alania, Chechnya,
Dagestan, Ingushetia, which are part of the South Federal District of the
Russian Federation.
A war with Iran could spill over into the ethnically diverse Caucasus with
serious and unpredictable ramifications for Russia.
The Caucasus is intimately interlinked with Iran. The conflicts between
Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the
internal conflicts in Georgia over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and the
fighting in Chechnya and Dagestan could all light up again. These conflicts
would not only threaten Russia's national security, they would also affect
the SCO, which is integrated with China, Russia and several former Soviet
republics as well as the CSTO..
Connect-the-Dots: All the Pieces Coming Together?
There is an evident military build-up of conventional, ground, air, naval,
and nuclear forces in and around the Middle East and Central Asia. It
includes the mobilization of British troops on the Iranian border72, and the
extension of military tours of service in Anglo-American occupied Iraq and
NATO garrisoned Afghanistan.73 The 1st Brigade of 1st Armored Division, a
4,000 man unit which is operating in the Al-Anbar province of Iraq,
bordering Syria, has had their tour of duty extended. They are not the first
group of American or British soldiers to have their tours of duty extended
in Iraq or Afghanistan. The brigade has about 4,000 soldiers in Iraq.74 They
were scheduled to be in Iraq for a maximum of 12 months, but their tours
have been extended repeatedly like other military units. The U.S. Army has
also extended the tour of the Alaska-based 172nd Striker Brigade, an army
unit with over 3,500 troops, several times.75
Many of the Arab dictatorships will also secretly support the Anglo-American
alliance. They will watch as Syria and Iran are attacked and Lebanon,
Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan are further devastated by conflict. The
pro-U.S. governments of Saudi Arabia, the Arab sheikdoms, Egypt, and Jordan
are supportive of the U.S. “military roadmap”, despite the fact that the
people in these countries are firmly opposed to the U.S. led war. The hopes
of a Palestinian state have also been abandoned by their leaders.
They have demonstrated this in their involvement against Iraq before and
after the 2003 Anglo-American invasion. They have tacitly accepted the
oppression of the Palestinian people, as well as the Israeli invasion and
bombing of Lebanon (phrased in Lebanon as the “Arab conspiracy against
Lebanon”). There have been media reports that Saudi Arabia and Israel have
also been conducting secret talks in regards to Iran and the broader Middle
East.76
Romania and Bulgaria are already important hubs for Anglo-American military
operations in Eurasia extending from the Balkans to the Middle East and
Central Asia. Both states are also important partners of the Anglo-American
alliance. According to Lawrence Korb in a 2003 article in The New York
Times:
The Pentagon is smitten with Romania. And Poland. And Bulgaria too. The
Defense Department is considering closing many, if not all, of its bases in
Western Europe—which are primarily in Germany—and to shift its troops to
Spartan new sites in the former Soviet bloc. Already we [the public] are
told that the First Armored Division, now on the ground in Iraq, will not
return to the bases in Germany it left in April [2003]. And Gen. James
Jones, the head of the European Command [of the United States], said this
month that all 26 Army and Air Force installation in Germany, except for the
Air Force base at Ramstein, might be closed. In effect this could mean
transferring five army brigades, some 25, 000 troops, to the East [meaning
Eastern Europe; Bulgaria and Romania].
(The Pentagon’s Eastern Obsession, NYT, July 30, 2003)
In retrospect the Pentagon’s decision to move eastward was strategically
correct and based on the premise of the eastward shift of Anglo-American
military operations. The situation in the former Yugoslavia and the Balkans
was placated in the second half of the 1990s. With the start of 2001 the
time had come to advance operations further eastward.
NATO has also been in liaison with Washington, London and Tel Aviv.
Anglo-American and Israeli interests have been served by NATO. NATO either
formally or informally has been sending troops to assist in the
“occupational phase” of all Anglo-American operations after the
“blitzkriegs” or “initial military phases.” NATO and member states have been
acting as occupation forces in Afghanistan and Iraq and are also moving into
Lebanon. The Secretary-General of NATO has promised that the NATO mission in
Afghanistan will expand and intensify.77
NATO spokesmen in Afghanistan have reported that by February 2007 General
McNeil of the U.S. Army will take over command of NATO forces in
Afghanistan, called the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and
American troops in Afghanistan. This means that American troops and NATO
troops, which have been under separate command structures, will now be
joined under one command structure in Afghanistan.78 The media has pointed
to the fact that U.S. troops would be under NATO command. But what is really
at stake is that a U.S. General is now overseeing NATO forces.
Roughly 12,000 mostly American troops in Afghanistan will begin to integrate
with NATO in October 2006.79 The top NATO command post in Afghanistan is
currently headed by Lieutenant -General David Richards of Britain. In the
case of a conflict with Iran, NATO troops in Afghanistan would attack Iran.
Similalry, NATO troops stationed in Lebanon would attack Syria.
The Pakistani Connection
There are also signs that NATO and the United States are expecting the
collapse of General Musharraf and the Pakistani government because of the
chaos that would be triggered in Pakistan from attacks on Iran and Syria.80
This could explain the request that India send troops into Afghanistan.81
NATO and Indian interests would converge in ensuring that Pakistan and its
nuclear arsenal not fall into the hands of radicals or extremists that could
threaten Anglo-American interests and the security of India.
The Affirmation of a "March to War" from the Leaders of Syria, Iran, and
Venezuela
There is no arms ban on Syria for importing defensive systems, but a
merchant ship coming from Asia and Egypt has been detained in Limassol,
Cyprus carrying air defense systems headed for Syria. The ship is free to
leave, but the fate of its cargo is still undecided.82 Syria’s president and
government have also said they expect to be attacked by Israel in the
context of a broader Middle East war.83
In an NBC interview with Brian Williams, the Iranian President said that the
White House and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East are “moving the world
toward war.” This is a significant assertion coming from a leader of a
Middle Eastern state and such a statement must be taken very seriously. The
Iranian President, made a similar statement in his September address to the
U.N. General Assembly, pointing to the fact that the United States was
dragging the world towards a major war.
Iranian leaders have announced that British and American diplomacy efforts
are merely bravado for the general public. They point to the “illusion of
trying to solve crisis through diplomacy.” In the cases of both Iraq and
Afghanistan the United States and Britain decided to go to long before they
informed the public of their intentions. In the case of Iraq there exist
de-classified documentation that prove this to be true and in the case of
Afghanistan there was no possible logistical way of preparing for an
invasion without months of planning prior to the declaration of war, which
took place on the 12th of September 2001
Iran is fully aware of the U.S. threat to bomb and invade. Its population is
fully aware of the possibility of Anglo-American air raids. Iran has
cautioned the United States and Britain. In August 2006, Iranian war games
in coordination with Russian, Chinese, and CSTO war games took place
throughout Iran, including all of Iran’s geo-strategically important border
provinces with Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf, Turkey, and Iraq.
Clear signals were being sent to the Anglo-American alliance.
Venezuela, an Iranian ally, has warned the United States repeatedly that it
will not watch Iran and Syria being invaded or attacked. The President of
Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has alluded to U.S. military preparations for the
invasion of Iran in his speech to the 61st U.N. General Assembly:
“And now [the United States is] threatening Venezuela—new threats against
Venezuela, against Iran [too]?”84
The Venezuelan President also stated: "Meantime, the incumbent U.S.
administration is also dreaming [incorrectly planning] of invading Iran and
Venezuela to take control of the oil resources of these two countries as
well [as those of Iraq].”85
How Venezuela plans to aid Iran and Syria in a war against the United States
is a topic of debate, but it is very likely that, in the case of war,
Venezuelan diplomatic relations with the U.S. government and oil supplies to
the United States will be cut off.
Link between the Persian Gulf and Eastern Mediterranean?
There is as process of ongoing militarization in the Levant and the Eastern
Mediterranean, essentially led by NATO forces, under the pretext of U.N.
peacekeeping.
If the U.S. led war were to proceed, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Oil
Terminal, as well as the pipeline route leading to Ceyhan, would be an
obvious military target of Syrian-Iranian forces. Meanwhile, the Iranian
Navy would attempt to block the Straits of Hormuz. This could deliver a
halting grind to the flow of world oil supplies as Iran has repeatedly
promised. Venezuela could also stop the flow of its oil as its government
has repeatedly warned.
Ýncirlik Air Base is a major NATO base in Turkey, next to the Syrian border
and coastline. It must be noted that American nuclear weapons have also been
positioned in Turkey's Ýncirlik Air Base. The latter was one of the main
hubs for the United States and NATO during the 2001 Afghanistan military
campaign. This Turkish base is still of vital importance to the United
States, Britain, and NATO. Thousands of American and British airmen are
stationed there. It is also adjacent to the Baku-Tbilisi-Cehyan (BTC) Oil
Terminal.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Cehyan (BTC) Oil Terminal will become even more significant
and important if Iran should successfully close off the Straits of Hormuz.
This is one of the reasons why the Ýncirlik Air Base is strategically
important. The Ýncirlik Air Base would be used to protect the Port of
Ceyhan, the outlet of the Baku-Tbilisi-Cehyan (BTC) Oil Terminal. The NATO
armada in the eastern Mediterranean as well as Israel would also play an
important role in protecting the Baku-Tbilisi-Cehyan (BTC) Oil Terminal if
Syria or Iran attempted to disrupt the flow of energy to the Eastern
Mediterranean.
There are two distinct naval armadas: in the Persian Gulf-Arabian Sea and in
the Eastern Mediterranean off the coastlines of Syria and Lebanon.
These armadas are being built-up concurrently. The Eastern Mediterranean
build-up is essentially characterized by Israeli and NATO naval and ground
forces. In the Persian Gulf, the naval armada is largely American with the
participation of the British, Australia, and Canada. In this extensive land
mass between the Eastern Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, various
military movements on the ground are occurring, including Northern Iraq and
Georgia.
The broader war theater would extend far beyond, northwards to the Caspian
Sea Basin and eastwards to Pakistan and China's Western frontier. What we
are dealing with is a chessboard for another Middle Eastern war, which could
potentially engulf a much broader region.
Global Research Contributing Editor Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya is an
independent writer and analyst of the Middle East, based in Ottawa.
Note: Readers are welcome to cross-post this article with a view to
spreading the word and warning people of the dangers of a broader Middle
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1 Trevor Nevitt Dupuy (Col.); The Military History of World War II, The Air
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2 Copy of the “Downing Street Memo (DSM)” published by The Times (U.K.) in
May, 2005
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1593607,00.html
3 Philip Sherwell , US prepares for military blitz against Iran’s nuclear
sites, Telegraph (U.K.), February 12, 2006
4 Fuentes, Gidget; ESG 5 charts a new course: Command element to leave
flagship for a more flexible role, Navy Times, September 12, 2006
http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2100299.php
5 Robert Shaw, Island New Democrats back party on Afghanistan pullout:
Canada following U.S. too closely, says Afghan politician, Times Colonist,
September 10, 2006
Atkinson, Melissa; HMCS Ottawa leaves for Gulf, Lookout September 11, 2006
http://www.lookoutnewspaper.com/archive/20060911/index.shtml
Note: “Lookout” is a paper serving CFB (Canadian Forces Base) Esquimalt
where the Canadian Pacific fleet, including the H.M.C.S. Ottawa, is based.
6 National Defence: HMCS Ottawa to Depart for Arabian Gulf Region,
CCNMattews, September 1, 2006
Note: Arabian Gulf is an alternative term used in reference to Persian Gulf,
but is originally the name of the Red Sea.
7 Mike Barber, Midgett Crew ready to ship out: Cutter to leave for Persian
Gulf today, Settle Post-Intelligencer, September 16, 2006
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/285388_midgett16.html
8 Ibid
9 Roee Nahmias, MK Bishara warns Syria of Israeli attack, Yedioth (Ynet)
News, September 9, 2006
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3301614,00.html
Note: MK means Member of Knesset (Member of Israeli Parliament)
10 Sarah Baxter and Uzi Mahnaimi; NATO may help US strikes on Iran, Sunday
Times (U.K.), March 5, 2006
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2070420,00.html
11 Martin Walker, German media: U.S. prepares Iran strike, United Press
International, December 31, 2005
Also featured by the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG)
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=WAL20051231&articleId=1693
12 What war with Iran would look like (summary of Time magazine article),
Cable News Network (CNN), September 17, 2006
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/17/coverstory.tm.iran.tm/
13 David Lindorff, War Signals? What is the White House Planning in
Relations to Iran?, The Nation (U.S.A.), September 28, 2006
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=LIN20060928&articleId=3355
14 Xuequan, Hu; Pentagon denies report on planning war against Iran, Xinhua
News Agency, September 20, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/20/content_5117326.htm
15 Iran launches its first submarine, British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC), August 29, 2000
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/901492.stm
16 Iran-Made PT Boat Launches Mission, Fars News Agency, September 20, 2006
http://www.farsnews.com/English/newstext.php?nn=8506290496
17 Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Iranian War Games: Exercises, Tests, and Drills
or Preparation and Mobilization for War?, Centre for Research on
Globalization (CRG), August 21, 2006
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=DAR20060821&articleId=3027
18 Ali Akbar Dareini; Iran Tests Submarine-to-Surface Missile, Associated
Press, August 27, 2006
19 Robert Tait, Iran fires nuclear missile into nuclear debate, Guardian
Unlimited, April 6, 2006
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/energy/story/0,,1847796,00.html
20 IRGC test-fires super-modern flying boat, Mehr News Agency, April 4, 2006
http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=307756
21 Spanish soldiers land in south Lebanon for expanded UN peacekeeping
mission, People’s Daily, September 16, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200609/16/eng20060916_303439.html
22 Germany to send up to 2,400 troops to Lebanon, Expatica, September 13,
2006
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id=33037
23 Claudia Rach, German Parliament Approves UN Naval Force for Lebanon
(Update2), Bloomberg L.P., September 20, 2006
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=apOI7Q4ELYPc&refer=germany
24 Danish naval ships ready to sail as part of Lebanon force, People’s
Daily, September 22, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200609/22/eng20060922_305180.html
25 AndrewGray, NATO says more needed for Afghan force, Reuters, September
22, 2006
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=126&art_id=iol1158905447420A125
26 Keaten, James; French tanks bolster UN force in Lebanon: Powerful armor
said to be “deterrent,” Associated Press, September 13, 2006, Published in
the Toronto Star, Canada
27 Greece begins its peacekeeping drive in Lebanon: Frigate has orders to
fire if need be, Kathimerini, September 9, 2006
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100004_09/09/2006_74016
28 Netherlands to send ship to UN naval mission in Lebanon, People’s Daily,
September 23, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200609/23/eng20060923_305660.html
29 Belgian defense minister visiting Lebanon, IRNA, September 24, 2006
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-235/0609245521151745.htm
30 Turkey to send troops to UNIFIL next month, People’s Daily, September 19,
2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200609/19/eng20060919_303927.html
31 Cetin: Neither NATO nor another force can send Turkish troops to the area
of clashes, Dünya, September 11, 2006
http://www.dunyagazetesi.com.tr/news_display.asp?upsale_id=277990
32 UN accepts Bulgaria’s Lebanon Peacekeeping participation on One
Condition, Sofia Echo, September 4, 2006
Details on Bulgaria’s participation in UN Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission to
Become Known in Ten Days, Focus News Agency, August 28, 2006
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n94842
33 Bruce, Ian; Scottish officers set to support Lebanon peace force, The
Herald (U.K.), September 26, 2006
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/70756.html
34 UAE, Lebanese Army ink pact to de-mine South, The Daily Star (Lebanon),
September 26, 2006
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=75711
35 ArmorGroup wins Lebanon bomb clearing contract, Reuters, September 25,
2006
36ArmorGroup homepage
37 Shadid, Anthony; Lebanon Peacekeepers Met With Skepticism: True Role of
U.N. Force is Subject to Debate Among Wary Residents, Washington Post,
September 20, 2006
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/19/AR2006091901736.html
38 Equipment for Russian battalion to be sent to Lebanon late Sept – Ivanov;
Interfax, September 20, 2006
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11591105
39 Russian combat engineers to start work in Lebanon in October, Russian
News and Information Agency (RIA Novosti), September 20, 2006
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20060920/54083651.html
40 Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Russian Base in Syria, a Symmetrical Strategic
Move; Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), July 28, 2006
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20060728&articleId=2839
41 Chris Buckley , China plans to send peacekeepers to Lebanon, Reuter,
September 11, 2006, China consults with UN on increasing peacekeepers in
Lebanon, People’s Daily, September 20, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200609/20/eng20060920_304300.html
42 Greg Peel, Alignment to War: Asian Commodity Demand Versus the US
Printing Press, FN Arena News, September 19, 2006
http://www.fnarena.com/index2.cfm?type=dsp_newsitem&n=C4714E27-17A4-1130-F5F7D05C6E469553
43 NATO elevates Mediterranean Dialogue to a genuine partnership, launches
Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, NATO Headquarters (Brussels), July 29, 2004
http://www.nato.int/docu/update/2004/06-june/e0629d.htm
44 Operation Active Endeavor, Global Security.org
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/active-endeavour.htm
45 Ibid
46 “Lebanese Security” Is the Pretext for the Naval Babel around Lebanon’s
Shores, DEBKAfile, September 4, 2006
http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1208
47 Russian Military Hardware and Ammunition Left Georgia, The Georgian
Times, September 19, 2006
http://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=1743
48 Nicola, Stefan; Analysis: Georgia-Russia conflict heats up, United Press
International, September 22, 2006
http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20060921-125716-2166r
49 Ibid
50 Russia slams move to speed Georgia’s NATO entry, Interfax, September 22,
2006
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11592648
51 Russia concerned about NATO reconfiguration in Europe—Lavov, Information
Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR-TASS News Agency), September 20, 2006
http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=10807863&PageNum=0
52 Paul Ames, NATO set for uneasy meeting with Russia, Associated Press,
September 29, 2006
53 Russia, Belarus hold joint military exercise, People’s Daily, June 17,
2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200606/17/eng20060617_275009.html
54 Romanian, US pilots hold exercise at Black Sea coastal base, People’s
Daily, August 12, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200608/12/eng20060812_292455.html
U.S., Romania, Bulgaria team up for Immediate Response 06, Army Public
Affairs (ArNews, U.S. Army News Service), August 3, 2006
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=9380
55 Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Iranian War Games: Exercises, Tests, and Drills
or Preparation and Mobilization for War?, Centre for Research on
Globalization (CRG), August 21, 2006
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=DAR20060821&articleId=3027
56 Chossudovsky, Michel; Russia and Central Asian allies Conduct War Games
in Response to US Threats, Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG),
August 24, 2006
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20060824&articleId=3056
57 Ibid
58 Russia, Kazakhstan special forces hold antiterrorist exercises,
Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR-TASS News Agency), September
19, 2006
http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=10805692&PageNum=0
59 China, Tajikistan to hold military exercises, Xinhua News Agency,
September 19, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/19/content_5111376.htm
60 CIS security services to hold anti-terror exercises in Armenia,
Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR-TASS News Agency), September
25, 2006
http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=10824585&PageNum=0
61 Energy outcome of SCO meeting in Dushanbe, Russian News and Information
Agency (RIA Novosti), September 20, 2006
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20060920/54104304.html
62 Uzbek official: SCO projects cannot be implemented without Iran, IRNA,
September 15, 2006
http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-237/0609161789184030.htm
63 Armenia not to join NATO, EU: president, People’s Daily, April 24, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200604/24/eng20060424_260758.html
64 The Shanghai Cooperation Organization acquires military character: Iran
eager to join SCO, Kommersant, April 27, 2006
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=527&id=670100
65 Heather Maher, Central Asia: U.S. Helsinki Commission Concerned About
SCO’s influence, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, September 27, 2006
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/09/99fd928c-9967-431e-8062-751b6e2a1ece.html
66 The Shanghai Cooperation Organization acquires military character: Iran
eager to join SCO, Kommersant, April 27, 2006
http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?idr=527&id=670100
67 Ju.lian Borger, Israel trains US assassination squads in Iraq, Guardian,
December 9, 2003
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1102940,00.html
68 Magdi Abdelhadi, Israelis ‘train Kurdish forces,’ British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC), September 20, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5364982.stm
69 Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Beating the Drums of War. US Troop Build-up:
Army and Marines authorize “Involuntary Conscription,” Centre for Research
on Globalization (CRG), August 23, 2006
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20060823&articleId=3042
70 The “Yinon Plan” is a strategically fashioned set of objectives for
Israel that advocates the fracturing of all potential enemies or rivals. It
is synchronized partnership with the Anglo-American alliance. Its aim is to
produce tiny and passive mini-states in the Greater Middle East. The “Yinon
Plan” emphasizes that Israel must focus on imperial power in the Middle East
with regional hegemony. It involves expansionist dogma and the control of
natural resources such as oil, water, and gas.
71 “America Must Listen,” Der Spiegel, September 24, 2006
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,438804,00.html
72 Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, British Troops Mobilizing on the Iranian
Border, Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), August 30, 2006
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20060830&articleId=3097
73 Nazemroaya, Beating the Drums of War, op cit.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20060823&articleId=3042
74 Homecoming delayed for 4,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, Cable News Network
(CNN), September 25, 2006
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/25/iraq.troops.ap/
75 Nazemroaya, Beating the Drums of War, op cit .
76 Joshua Brilliant, Analysis: Israeli, Saudi officials met, United Press
International, September 25, 2006
http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20060925-035251-7556r
77 Helene Cooper, NATO Chief Says More Troops Are Needed in Afghanistan, The
New York Times, September 22, 2006
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/world/asia/22nato.html
78 Washington to send 4-star general to assume Afghanistan command,
International Herald Tribune, September 26, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/09/26/asia/AS_GEN_Afghan_New_US_Commander.php
79 NATO ready for early for early takeover of Afghan peacekeeping, Reuters,
September 28, 2006
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/JOH838685.htm
Note: The Reuters title is exceptionally misleading. NATO is not set to do
anything new and the operations in Afghanistan are not peacekeeping, they
are the waging of war against insurgency that is “wrongly” called the
“Taliban” in Western media. On the ground in Afghanistan, NATO troops term
the Afghan insurgents as Anti-Coalition Militias (ACMs). This title reflects
the fact that NATO is fighting a diverse multi-ethnic insurgency movement in
Afghanistan that sees NATO and the Anglo-American alliance as occupation
forces.
80 Khalid Hasan, US now viewing Pakistan without Musharraf, Daily Times,
April 21, 2006
Pennington, Matthew; Pakistani President Denies Coup Rumours, Forbes.com,
September 25, 2006
http://www.forbes.com/business/commerce/feeds/ap/2006/09/25/ap3043177.html
81 NATO wants Indian troops to operate in Afghanistan, India Defence,
September 23, 2006
http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2532
82 Cyprus holds ‘Syria arms cargo,’ British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),
September 12, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5338518.stm
83 Assad says Israel likely to attack Syria, United Press International,
September 21, 2006
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060921-020803-1201r
84 Rise Up Against the Empire, Speech at the UN General Assembly (President
Hugo Chavez), Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), September 21, 2006
85 Chavez: US Invasion of Iran Spikes Oil Prices to $200, Fars News Agency,
September 24, 2006
http://www.farsnews.com/English/newstext.php?nn=8506310324
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The Next Phase of the Middle East War 2006-09-04
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British Troops Mobilizing on the Iranian Border 2006-08-30
Russia and Central Asian Allies Conduct War Games in Response to US Threats
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Triple Alliance": The US, Turkey, Israel and the War on Lebanon 2006-08-06
The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil 2006-07-26
Is the Bush Administration Planning a Nuclear Holocaust? 2006-02-22
The Dangers of a Middle East Nuclear War 2006-02-17
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Israeli Bombings could lead to Escalation of Middle East War 2006-07-15
Iran: Next Target of US Military Aggression 2005-05-01
Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran 2005-05-01
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source: RIPE # Filtered
abuse-mailbox: ab...@lightupnet.de
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address: Lightup Network Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
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remarks:
remarks: ms2 at lightupnet.de
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remarks:
nic-hdl: MAST-RIPE
mnt-by: LIGHTUPNET-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Maurice Funke
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fax-no: +49 69 530 580 21
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% Information related to 'ORG-PNS2-RIPE'
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Shahrak-e-Gharb
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phone: +98 (21) 236 4720
phone: +98 (21) 236 4721
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source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Arash Naderpour
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nic-hdl: AN4771-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
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phone: +98 21 806 4483
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nic-hdl: FS15027-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-NSNA1-RIPE'
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org-type: LIR
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address: N-0658
address: OSLO
address: Norway
phone: +47 21 00 01 00
fax-no: +47 21 00 01 01
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admin-c: FN162-RIPE
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mnt-ref: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Fabian Falch
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address: Osterdalsgata 1k
address: N-0658 Oslo
address: Norway
phone: +47 21 00 01 00
fax-no: +47 21 00 01 01
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source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Frode Nordahl
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address: N-0104 Oslo
address: Norway
phone: +47 23 01 00 00
fax-no: +47 23 01 00 01
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mnt-by: POWERTECH-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Anders Eriksen
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phone: +47 21 00 01 00
fax-no: +47 21 00 01 01
nic-hdl: AE525-RIPE
mnt-by: NONSN-DBS-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-DNSL1-RIPE'
organisation: ORG-DNSL1-RIPE
org-name: Datagate Network Solutions Ltd.
org-type: LIR
address: Datagate Network Solutions Ltd
address: Unit 4, Media Village
address: Walpole Court
address: Ealing Green
address: W5 5ED
address: London
address: United Kingdom
phone: +44 8700 11 90 90
fax-no: +44 8700 11 90 80
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mnt-ref: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
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source: RIPE # Filtered
role: Datagate Network Administrators
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address: W5 5ED
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phone: +44 (0)8700 11 90 90
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tech-c: IS2618-RIPE
nic-hdl: DNA12-RIPE
mnt-by: DATAGATE-NOC
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Igor Stankovic
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phone: +44 (0)8700 11 90 90
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mnt-by: DATAGATE-NOC
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-SL29-RIPE'
organisation: ORG-SL29-RIPE
org-name: Logicalis Network Solutions Ltd
org-type: LIR
address: 110 Buckingham Avenue
address: SL1 4PF
address: SLOUGH
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phone: +44 1753 777200
fax-no: +44 1753 777203
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mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Jeremy Thompson
address: Logicalis Network Solutions Ltd.
110 Buckingham Avenue
SLOUGH, SL1 4PF
United Kingdom
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fax-no: +44(0)1753777203
nic-hdl: JER24-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-iGns1-RIPE'
organisation: ORG-iGns1-RIPE
org-name: intertrend GmbH network & security solutions
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address: intertrend GmbH network & security solutions
address: Breitgasse 25
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address: Germany
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mnt-by: TISCALI-NET
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Carsten Mueller
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mnt-by: TISCALI-NOC
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-SNSC1-RIPE'
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org-type: NON-REGISTRY
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address: Brasov Brasov 2200 Romania
phone: +40-745-863764
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mnt-ref: NSC-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Toth Edomer
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phone: +40-721-100839
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mnt-by: NSC-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-BNS1-RIPE'
organisation: ORG-BNS1-RIPE
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org-type: LIR
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address: Steenokkerzeel
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phone: +3223059577
fax-no: +3223059577
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source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Geert Hauwaerts
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1820 Steenokkerzeel
Belgium
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fax-no: +3223059577
nic-hdl: GH1063-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
mnt-by: MNT-GH1063
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1820 Steenokkerzeel
Belgium
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fax-no: +3223059577
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mnt-by: MNT-SDW
% Information related to 'ORG-WNSL1-RIPE'
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person: Sevo Angelov Nikolov
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source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-ITNS1-RIPE'
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source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-SLNS2-RIPE'
organisation: ORG-SLNS2-RIPE
org-name: SC Laser Network Solutions SRL
org-type: NON-REGISTRY
address: Sos, Oltenitei, nr.236 bl.57, sc.2, ap70
address: Bucuresti 4
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phone: +40-720-387978
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mnt-by: LNS-MNT
mnt-ref: LNS-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: CRISTEA ALEXE
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address: Sos, Oltenitei, nr.236 bl.57, sc.2, ap70
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mnt-by: LNS-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-MNSL1-RIPE'
organisation: ORG-MNSL1-RIPE
org-name: Melbourne Network Solutions Ltd
org-type: LIR
address: Greenheys Business Centre
Manchester Science Park
address: M15 6JJ
address: MANCHESTER
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phone: +44 870 765 9876
fax-no: +44 870 765 9877
admin-c: DF1782-RIPE
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source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Sam Bashton
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address: 15, Fyfield Rd,
address: Woodford Green
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address: IG8 7JU
phone: +448444849607
nic-hdl: BASH1-RIPE
mnt-by: BASHTON-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Daniel Foster
address: Melbourne Network Solutions Ltd
address: 13 Wellington Road
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phone: +44 870 765 9876
nic-hdl: DF1782-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'ORG-SCNS3-RIPE'
organisation: ORG-SCNS3-RIPE
org-name: SC COMPUTER NETWORK SOLUTIONS SRL
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address: Brailei, nr. 42 Bl.42, Ap. 1
address: FOCSANI VRANCEA 6200
address: Romania
phone: +40-788-600208
fax-no: +40-337-401125
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source: RIPE # Filtered
person: SILVIU VASILE
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phone: +40-337.401125
fax-no: +40-337.401126
nic-hdl: SV1664-RIPE
mnt-by: CNSFOCSANI-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'DWNS1-RIPE'
role: DigitalWEB Network Solutions
address: Toepferstr. 24-26
address: D-48607 Ochtrup
address: Germany
phone: +49 2553 9778-11
fax-no: +49 2553 9778-12
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tech-c: DWNS1-RIPE
nic-hdl: DWNS1-RIPE
mnt-by: DWEB-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Heiner Kippelt
address: DigitalWEB Hostmaster
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address: D-48607 Ochtrup
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phone: +49 2553 9778-11
fax-no: +49 2553 9778-12
nic-hdl: DWHM1-RIPE
mnt-by: DWEB-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'CWAY1-RIPE'
role: CrossWay Network Solutions Alexander Strestik
address: Viehofer Strasse 15
address: D-45127 Essen
phone: +49 201 24 399 25
fax-no: +49 201 24 399 25
admin-c: AS2224-RIPE
tech-c: AS2224-RIPE
nic-hdl: CWAY1-RIPE
mnt-by: DENIC-P
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Alexander Strestik
address: Altenbergstr. 2
address: 45141 Essen
address: Germany
phone: +49 201
nic-hdl: AS2224-RIPE
mnt-by: TAW-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'GNS3-RIPE'
role: Global Network Solutions Hostmaster
address: Global Network Solutions Europe
address: Level 17
address: City Tower
address: 40 Basinghall Street
address: London
address: EC2V 5DE
address: UK
phone: +44 20 7065 5599
fax-no: +44 20 7065 5598
admin-c: BSG-RIPE
tech-c: BSG-RIPE
remarks: trouble: --------------------------------------------------
remarks: trouble: Please do NOT e-mail abuse to the contacts given
remarks: trouble: here, e-mail them to ab...@gnseurope.com instead
remarks: trouble: --------------------------------------------------
nic-hdl: GNS3-RIPE
mnt-by: GNSEUROPE-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
abuse-mailbox: ab...@gnseurope.com
role: Business Systems Group Hostmaster
address: Business Systems Group
address: BSG House
address: 226-236 City Road
address: London
address: EC1V 2TT
address: United Kingdom
phone: +442073603900
admin-c: JW2381-RIPE
admin-c: LM2598-RIPE
tech-c: JW2381-RIPE
tech-c: LM2598-RIPE
tech-c: TP1341-RIPE
tech-c: AH1804-RIPE
tech-c: JA1460-RIPE
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remarks: trouble: Please do NOT e-mail abuse to the contacts given
remarks: trouble: here, e-mail them to ab...@bsg.co.uk instead
remarks: trouble: --------------------------------------------------
nic-hdl: BSG-RIPE
mnt-by: MNT-BSG
source: RIPE # Filtered
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% Information related to 'JNSH1-RIPE'
role: JSis Network Solutions Hostmaster
address: JSis Network Solutions
address: Suedufer 54
address: D-59519 Moehnesee
address: Germany
phone: +49 800 555 5747
fax-no: +49 292 42991
admin-c: JS2062-RIPE
tech-c: JS2062-RIPE
nic-hdl: JNSH1-RIPE
remarks: trouble: +------------------------------------------+
remarks: trouble: | Operational issues 24x7: n...@JSis.com |
remarks: trouble: | Abuse and spam: ab...@JSis.com |
remarks: trouble: +------------------------------------------+
mnt-by: INTERAREA-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Jan Schumacher
address: JSis Network Solutions
address: Suedufer 54
address: D-59519 Moehnesee
address: Germany
phone: +49 800 555 5747
nic-hdl: JS2062-RIPE
mnt-by: JSIS-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'CHOP-RIPE'
role: Network Management ip69 Internet Solutions KG
address: ip69 Internet Solutions KG
address: Am Buchenbaum 22
address: D-47051 Duisburg
address: Germany
phone: +49 (0) 800 10 12 279
fax-no: +49 203 2809357
admin-c: CHIP-RIPE
admin-c: ROHO-RIPE
admin-c: SALA-RIPE
tech-c: CHIP-RIPE
tech-c: ROHO-RIPE
tech-c: SALA-RIPE
nic-hdl: CHOP-RIPE
remarks: #######################################################
remarks: #######################################################
remarks: ###### In case of any trouble please contact ##########
remarks: ############### in...@ip69.de ########################
remarks: #######################################################
remarks: #######################################################
mnt-by: MNT-CHIP
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Thomas Rodenbuecher
address: ip69 internet solutions
address: Am Buchenbaum 22
address: DE-47051 Duisburg
address: Germany
phone: +49 203 2809327
nic-hdl: ROHO-RIPE
mnt-by: cm-mnt
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Sascha Lafond
address: G3 Computer OHG
address: Recklinghauser Str. 12
address: 46282 Dorsten
address: Germany
phone: +49 2362 2015 90
fax-no: +49 2362 2015 99
nic-hdl: SALA-RIPE
mnt-by: CM-MNT
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Christian Hoffmann
address: ip69 internet solutions AG
address: Recklinghäuser Str. 12
address: DE-46282 Dorsten
address: Germany
phone: +49 (211) 650 286 12
fax-no: +49 (211) 650 286 28
nic-hdl: chip-ripe
mnt-by: mnt-chip
remarks: airconditioned environment - do not open windows
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'BNS-RIPE'
role: Belgian Network Solutions
address: Haachtsesteenweg 112
1820 Steenokkerzeel
Belgium
phone: +3223059577
fax-no: +3223059577
admin-c: SDW-RIPE
tech-c: GH1063-RIPE
mnt-by: MNT-BNS
nic-hdl: BNS-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Samuel De Wever
remarks: Belgian Network Solutions
address: Haachtsesteenweg 112
1820 Steenokkerzeel
Belgium
phone: +3223059577
fax-no: +3223059577
nic-hdl: SDW-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
mnt-by: MNT-SDW
person: Geert Hauwaerts
remarks: Belgian Network Solutions
address: Haachtsesteenweg 112
1820 Steenokkerzeel
Belgium
phone: +3223059577
fax-no: +3223059577
nic-hdl: GH1063-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
mnt-by: MNT-GH1063
% Information related to 'KNS4-RIPE'
role: Kahuna Network Solutions
address: Kahuna Network Solutions B.V.
address: Maanlander 14d
address: 3824 MP Amersfoort
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These IPs are in use by our DSL
Customers. In case of Virus/Hack/
SPAM or other abuse, please contact
us at ab...@kahuna.nl, and report
ip-addresses and timestamps.
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abuse-mailbox: ab...@kahuna.nl
admin-c: KNSB1-RIPE
tech-c: KNSB1-RIPE
nic-hdl: KNS4-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
person: Kahuna Network Solutions BV - Afdeling Support
address: Maanlander 14d
address: 3824 MP Amersfoort
phone: +31 (0)33 45 00 370
fax-no: +31 (0)33 45 00 371
remarks: ------------------------------------
These IPs are in use by our DSL
Customers. In case of Virus/Hack/
SPAM or other abuse, please contact
us at ab...@kahuna.nl, and report
ip-addresses and timestamps.
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abuse-mailbox: ab...@kahuna.nl
nic-hdl: KNSB1-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'NSA2-RIPE'
person: Network Solutions Administrator
address: Network Solutions, Inc.
address: 505 Huntmar Park Drive
address: Herndon, VA 20170
phone: +1 703 742 0400
fax-no: +1 281 447 1160
nic-hdl: NSA2-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'CON5-RIPE'
person: Convergent Network Solutions Ltd
address: 2nd Floor Cannongate House 62-64 Cannon Street London
phone: +44 (0)207213 0999
nic-hdl: CON5-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'WCaN1-RIPE'
person: WEB-AT-TEC Communication and Network Solutions GmbH
address: Manfred Onderka
address: Tilsiter Strasse 18
address: D-91522 Ansbach
phone: +49 981 4609640
fax-no: +49 981 4609796
nic-hdl: WCaN1-RIPE
mnt-by: ABCAG-MNT
remarks: created by http://www.webatec.de
remarks: visit us at http://www.region-ansbach.de
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'KNSB1-RIPE'
person: Kahuna Network Solutions BV - Afdeling Support
address: Maanlander 14d
address: 3824 MP Amersfoort
phone: +31 (0)33 45 00 370
fax-no: +31 (0)33 45 00 371
remarks: ------------------------------------
These IPs are in use by our DSL
Customers. In case of Virus/Hack/
SPAM or other abuse, please contact
us at ab...@kahuna.nl, and report
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abuse-mailbox: ab...@kahuna.nl
nic-hdl: KNSB1-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
% Information related to 'INSL2-RIPE'
person: ICT NETWORK SOLUTIONS LTD
address: ICT NETWORK SOLUTIONS LTD
address: ZI. Le Trési 6a
address: CH-1028 Préverenges
phone: +41 21 8020287
nic-hdl: INSL2-RIPE
source: RIPE # Filtered
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NETWORK SOLUTIONS (NETWOR-83)
Network Solutions (NETWOR-58)
Network Solutions (NETWOR-70)
NETWORK SOLUTIONS (NS314-ARIN) WEBM...@networksolutions.com
+1-877-438-8580
Network Solutions, Inc. (HOSTMASTER-ARIN) n...@netsol.com +1-703-925-6937
NETWORK SOLUTIONS CW-208-140-85-B (NET-208-140-85-0-1) 208.140.85.0 -
208.140.87.255
Network Solutions ICON-NET-NETWK-SOLTNS (NET-207-159-77-0-1) 207.159.77.0 -
207.159.77.31
Network Solutions CBCN-216-15-133-64 (NET-216-15-133-64-1) 216.15.133.64 -
216.15.133.95
Network Solutions CBCN-216-15-177-96 (NET-216-15-177-96-1) 216.15.177.96 -
216.15.177.127
Network Solutions CBCN-216-15-204-96 (NET-216-15-204-96-1) 216.15.204.96 -
216.15.204.127
Network Solutions NETSOL0808-CA (NET-207-164-255-0-1) 207.164.255.0 -
207.164.255.15
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208.197.163.191
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64.118.144.103
Network Solutions YIPS-GAP-NETSOL-S012704 (NET-66-54-243-192-1) 66.54.243.192 -
66.54.243.255
Network Solutions (Anne Prosolowski) NETSOL0731-CA (NET-207-35-208-80-1)
207.35.208.80 - 207.35.208.87
NETWORK SOLUTIONS 454349 NET-216-212-82-120 (NET-216-212-82-120-1)
216.212.82.120 - 216.212.82.127
Network Solutions Group NETWORKSG-BLK1 (NET-64-254-138-192-1) 64.254.138.192 -
64.254.138.255
Network Solutions Group NETWOR-200307291057530 (NET-216-84-19-192-1)
216.84.19.192 - 216.84.19.207
Network Solutions Group NETWOR101746 (NET-216-48-13-0-1) 216.48.13.0 -
216.48.13.255
NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC-040807015350 SBC06921104717629040807015354
(NET-69-211-47-176-1) 69.211.47.176 - 69.211.47.183
NETWORK SOLUTIONS INC-060801083911 SBC07503516116029060801084019
(NET-75-35-161-160-1) 75.35.161.160 - 75.35.161.167
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_Oblivion_ T. E. Bearden. page 270, Sleeper Conversions
<quote>
* Conversions or fractional conversions that are inserted, but not switched
and activated for a lengthy period, are called "sleepers".
* A few leaders, a fraction of the society, or all the individuals of
can have sleepers inserted, ready for switching.
* Multiple personas or fractions can be in each individual, waiting for
switching conversion.
* Tailored switching then allows "tailoring" of both the societal responses
and the momentum of the converted society's changes and actions.
<end quote>
This includes bad management decisions, especially radical, irrational
management decisions.
Enjoy.
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Okee dokee.
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_Oblivion_ T. E. Bearden. page 270, Sleeper Conversions
<quote>
* Conversions or fractional conversions that are inserted, but not switched
and activated for a lengthy period, are called "sleepers".
* A few leaders, a fraction of the society, or all the individuals of
can have sleepers inserted, ready for switching.
* Multiple personas or fractions can be in each individual, waiting for
switching conversion.
* Tailored switching then allows "tailoring" of both the societal responses
and the momentum of the converted society's changes and actions.
<end quote>
This includes bad management decisions, especially radical, irrational
management decisions.
Enjoy.
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Okee dokee.
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<snip>
Gulags For American Citizens In Final Planning Stages
Halliburton sex slave trade criminals prepare camps for political dissidents
http://prisonplanet.com/articles/march2006/010306gulagsforamericans.htm
Explanation:
_Oblivion_ T. E. Bearden page 346, Scenario 5, Dissolution of society (2)
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It only takes one corporate CEO to make the wrong decision, and they not
only destroy the corporation, but the society who supports it.
Caveat emptor, amigos.
Hasta luego, Comrades.
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On 4 Oct 2006 06:53:01 -0700, jo...@robbiekeane.zzn.com wrote:
Message-ID: <1159969981.5...@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>
Re: The Neocons Repeal The US Constitution
>The US millitary would not last 5 mins in Russia.
Very true.
_Oblivion_ T. E. Bearden, page 351
<quote with commentary within ( )>
The standard CME/EE model is so fouled with known major errors that is has
become a reflection on the lack of scientific ethics (and moral ethics) at
the highest levels of our (USA/UK/Israel) scientific community.
</end quote>
Hasta Luego, Comrades.
<snip>
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First, it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
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German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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Massive surge in disappearance of Arctic sea ice sparks global warning
Arctic meltdown is speeding up... sea ice is vanishing faster than ever
before... polar bears face extinction... and America's top climate scientist
warns we only have a decade to save the planet
By Michael McCarthy and David Usborne
15 September 2006
The Independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article1603667.ece
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed
without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the
included information for research and educational purposes.
The melting of the sea ice in the Arctic, the clearest sign so far of global
warming, has taken a sudden and enormous leap forward, in one of the most
ominous developments yet in the onset of climate change.
Two separate studies by Nasa, using different satellite monitoring
technologies, both show a great surge in the disappearance of Arctic ice
cover in the last two years.
One, from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, shows that Arctic
perennial sea ice, which normally survives the summer melt season and
remains year-round, shrank by 14 per cent in just 12 months between 2004 and
2005.
The overall decrease in the ice cover was 720,000 sq km (280,000 sq miles) -
an area almost the size of Turkey, gone in a single year.
The other study, from the Goddard Space Flight Centre, in Maryland, shows
that the perennial ice melting rate, which has averaged 0.15 per cent a year
since satellite observations began in 1979, has suddenly accelerated hugely.
In the past two winters the rate has increased to six per cent a year - that
is, it has got more than 30 times faster.
The changes are alarming scientists and environmentalists, because they far
exceed the rate at which supercomputer models of climate change predict the
Arctic ice will melt under the influence of global warming - which is rapid
enough.
If climate change is not checked, the Arctic ice will all be gone by 2070,
and people will be able to sail to the North Pole. But if these new rates of
melting are maintained, the Arctic ice will all be gone decades before that.
The implications are colossal. It will mean extinction in the wild - in the
lifetime of children alive today - for one of the world's most majestic
creatures, the polar bear, which needs the ice to hunt seals.
It means the possibility of a lethal "feedback" mechanism speeding up global
warming, because the dark surface of the open Arctic ocean will absorb the
sun's heat, rather than reflect it as the ice cover does now - and so the
world will get even hotter.
But most of all, the new developments add to the growing concern that
climate change as a process is starting to happen much faster than
scientists considered it would, even five years ago when the UN's
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its last report.
"These are the latest in a long series of recent studies, all telling us
that climate change is faster and nastier than we thought," said Tom Burke,
a former government green adviser and now a visiting professor at Imperial
College London. "An abyss is opening up between the speed at which the
climate is changing and the speed at which governments are responding.
"We must stop thinking that this is just another environmental problem, to
be dealt with when time and resources allow, and realise that this is an
increasingly urgent threat to our security and prosperity."
Yesterday, Jim Hansen, the leading climatologist and director of the Goddard
Institute for Space Studies, in New York, issued a now-or-never warning to
governments around the world, including his own, telling them they must take
radical action to avert a planetary environmental catastrophe. He said it
was no longer viable for nations to adopt a "business as usual" stance on
fossil-fuel consumption.
"I think we have a very brief window of opportunity to deal with climate
change ... no longer than a decade, at the most," he said.
Early in his first term, President George Bush pulled the US out of the
Kyoto Treaty that is meant to bind nations to lower emissions of warming
gases. However, opinion in the US is starting to change, as evidenced by the
huge success of the documentary on climate change, An Inconvenient Truth,
narrated by the former US vice-president Senator Al Gore.
The two Nasa Arctic studies, released simultaneously, break fresh ground in
dealing with the perennial, or "multi-winter" ice, rather than the
"seasonal" ice at the edge of the icefield, which melts every summer.
Concern about the melting rate has hitherto focused on the seasonal ice,
whose summer disappearance and retreat from the landmasses of Arctic Canada
and Siberia is increasingly obvious. In September 2005, it retreated to the
lowest level recorded. Such rapid shrinkage of the perennial ice has not
been shown before. "It is alarming," said Joey Camiso, who led the Goddard
study. "We've witnessed sea ice reduction at 6 per cent per year over just
the last two winters, most likely a result of warming due to greenhouse
gases."
Dr Son Nghiem, who led the team which carried out the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory study, said that in previous years there had some variability in
the extent of perennial Arctic ice. "But it is much smaller and regional,"
he said. "However, the change we see between 2004 and 2005 is enormous."
Britain's Professor Julian Dowdeswell, the director of the Scott Polar
Research Institute in Cambridge, agreed the changes shown in the American
studies were "huge", adding: "It remains to be seen whether the rate of
change is maintained in future years."
The melting of the Arctic ice will not itself contribute to global sea-level
rise, as the ice floating in the sea is already displacing its own mass in
the water. When the ice cube melts in your gin and tonic, the liquid in your
glass does not rise.
There are great volumes of land-based ice - the ice sheets of Greenland and
Antarctica, and mountain glaciers - which are subject to exactly the same
temperature rises as the Arctic ice, and which have also started to melt.
They will add to sea levels. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet would, if it were
to collapse, raise sea levels around the world by 16ft (5m), submerging
large parts of Bangladesh and Egypt - and London.
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The IMF: Aka Rothschild
DOES THE ILLUMINATI (read Rothschild) CONSPIRACY SUPPORT WAR?
Because the Illuminati Banking Conspiracy has the power to create money out
of "thin air", it is little wonder that they are able to loan money to both
sides in any military conflict without hesitation. They have nothing to
lose, and everything (debt interest and power) to gain; whoever emerges
victorious. This is why the 911 disaster, and the ensuing wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq, have made astronomical profits for the banks. This
further explains how the World Bank, the IMF, the US Federal Reserve, and
the Bank of England are able to write off billions of dollars in unpaid
development loans to struggling countries, and why the Banks happily
continue to lend even more money in exchange for the power to implement
policy for those countries; policy that entrenches the Illuminati's powers
even more. This is the source of the undeveloped world debt crises.
THE ILLUMINATI (read Rothschild) HIDE BEHIND THE "NEW WORLD ORDER".
They are a group of delusional individuals who believe that breeding, money,
and esoteric belief systems give them the right to rule and control you.
What are they achieving? Besides gaining
financial control of the world and taking away our freedoms, they are
systematically destroying the environment and contributing to horrific earth
changes.
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Pleading For Mercy
We have passed the point of no return, many specied are dying because the
oxygen partial pressure is not high enough to sustain the metabolic rate.
Only slow small animals will survive the human plague.
C+O2>CO2 as carbon dioxide goes up oxygen goes down. Once it is gone its
gone forever.
Turn off the fossil fuel tap, by any means. A rather direct approach is to
cut oil pipe lines by explosives and uncap the artesian basins that
engineers caped back in the 1890's and restore the water supplies. This will
depressurise the oil resovior and cut of much of the oil.
Blockading oil ports by scuttling big tankers and blowing up oils rigs at
sea would help.
This would encourage the switch to an alterative source.
The main opposition to this are those made rich by fossil fuel investment.
To help rich people need to ring their stockbroker and tell him to invest in
the green economy and withdraw all investment from any fossil fuels.
We also need carbon dioxide crackers to soot and oxygen powerd by solar or
fusion energy. These would be paid for by taxation. Growing and burying
plant material all round the world would help too and the cessation of slash
and burn.
This statement is not an attack on the west or Britain or on any rich
family. My own pension fund has investments in oil too.
--
Begging For Mercy
"www.infowars.com" <tr...@r.us> wrote in message
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> Human extinction begins in 10 years.
It has started and it is well underway.
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wrote:
>"www.infowars.com" <tr...@r.us> wrote in message
>news:hknoj2dp5g23qeser...@4ax.com...
>> Human extinction begins in 10 years.
>
>It has started and it is well underway.
Yes.
And it's unfortunate that the few remaining human beings in the USA will
spend their years in concentration camps.
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wrote:
>My own pension fund has investments in oil too.
You're out of oil, so it's not likely you'll have a pension fund,especially
since the neo-fascists are deliberately collapsing the US dollar and the
economy in order to put you in a forced labor camp. That's the only way
the neo-fascist can keep their monetary system afloat.
Enjoy.
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wrote:
>My own pension fund has investments in oil too.
You're out of oil, so it's not likely you'll have a pension fund,especially
since the neo-fascists are deliberately collapsing the US dollar and along
with it, the economy. The only way the neo-fascist can 'restore' the
'economy is and keep their monetary system afloat is to put you in a forced
labor camp.
Enjoy.
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>Do you denounce the Armenian genocide too ?
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wrote:
>My own pension fund has investments in oil too.
You're out of oil, so it's not likely you'll have a pension fund,especially
Rand Simberg
www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:
>On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:06:56 GMT, "Pleading For Mercy" <m...@myself.com>
>wrote:
>
>>My own pension fund has investments in oil too.
>
>You're out of oil
We're not out of oil, you pompous, arrogant idiot.
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The US, Europe, China are out of oil.
>you pompous, arrogant idiot.
Are you planning on invading Venezuela and Russia to steal their oil?
If so, it's already a failed plan.
Rand Simberg
www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:
>>>On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:06:56 GMT, "Pleading For Mercy" <m...@myself.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>My own pension fund has investments in oil too.
>>>
>>>You're out of oil
>>
>>We're not out of oil,
>
>The US, Europe, China are out of oil.
Other than the UK and Norway, Europe and China never had any. The US
just found huge new reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. You're an idiot,
and your email address is laughable, as are most, no make that all, of
your posts.
>>you pompous, arrogant idiot.
>
>Are you planning on invading Venezuela and Russia to steal their oil?
No, we'll continue to buy it from them, you moron. It's called
capitalism and free trade.
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Simberg) wrote:
>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:30:40 GMT, in a place far, far away,
>www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
>such a way as to indicate that:
>
>>>>On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:06:56 GMT, "Pleading For Mercy" <m...@myself.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>My own pension fund has investments in oil too.
>>>>
>>>>You're out of oil
>>>
>>>We're not out of oil,
>>
>>The US, Europe, China are out of oil.
>
>Other than the UK and Norway, Europe and China never had any. The US
>just found huge new reserves in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Chinese have plans for that oil, and the USA/Europe will have to go to
war with China.
> You're an idiot,
>and your email address is laughable, as are most, no make that all, of
>your posts.
>
>>>you pompous, arrogant idiot.
>>
>>Are you planning on invading Venezuela and Russia to steal their oil?
>
>No, we'll continue to buy it from them, you moron. It's called
>capitalism and free trade.
Buy oil with what? The Neo-fascists have collapsed the dollar and along
with it the Euro.
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And the USA can never, ever recover from the enormous debt the Neo-fascists
have incurred.
And continue to rack up hourly, by the rampant, uncontrolled printing of
money, which the CIA is hiding in corporations via Wall street. Bad move,
because the CIA assured that every corporation whose stock was artificially
inflated, will collapse right along with the dollar.
House of cards.
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>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:34:16 GMT, simberg.i...@org.trash (Rand
>Simberg) wrote:
> >
>>Other than the UK and Norway, Europe and China never had any. The US
>>just found huge new reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. You're an idiot,
>>and your email address is laughable, as are most, no make that all, of
>>your posts.
>
>
>If your going to call people idiots you ought to get your facts lined
>up first. To say China never had oil is , well, idiotic.
>
>http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/oil/China/2001/0905disc.htm
>September 5, 2001
>
>Chinese researchers have discovered massive new gas and oil deposits
>totaling an estimated 4 billion to 5.4 billion tons in Tibet in
>southwestern China,
China needs more oil than the USA oil hogs. They also need the oil in the
Gulf of Mexico, and the oil which is left in the middle east.
And they'll get it too.
The USA has no choice but to go to war with China and fight for oil rights.
>
>
>http://english.people.com.cn/200407/06/eng20040706_148680.html
>China's proven oil reserves at 6.5bln tons
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>
>China's proven oil reserves, or crude oil classified as practical to
>extract, totalled 6.5 billion tons at the end of 2003.
>
>This is over 40 percent of China's estimated total recoverable
>reserves and could provide for steady output growth over the next 20
>years.
>
>But infowars is a nut.
>
>________________
>"You never need an argument against the use of violence, you need an
>argument for it." Noam Chomsky
Rand Simberg
retro...@comcast.net made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
way as to indicate that:
>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:34:16 GMT, simberg.i...@org.trash (Rand
>Simberg) wrote:
> >
>>Other than the UK and Norway, Europe and China never had any. The US
>>just found huge new reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. You're an idiot,
>>and your email address is laughable, as are most, no make that all, of
>>your posts.
>
>
>If your going to call people idiots you ought to get your facts lined
>up first. To say China never had oil is , well, idiotic.
No, it's just ignorant.
> But infowars is a nut.
Yesl.
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Simberg) wrote:
>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:44:17 -0700, in a place far, far away,
>retro...@comcast.net made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
>way as to indicate that:
>
>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:34:16 GMT, simberg.i...@org.trash (Rand
>>Simberg) wrote:
>> >
>>>Other than the UK and Norway, Europe and China never had any. The US
>>>just found huge new reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. You're an idiot,
>>>and your email address is laughable, as are most, no make that all, of
>>>your posts.
>>
>>
>>If your going to call people idiots you ought to get your facts lined
>>up first. To say China never had oil is , well, idiotic.
>
>No, it's just ignorant.
Are you prepared to go to war with China over oil?
You'd lose, by sheer technological prowess.
>
>> But infowars is a nut.
>
>Yesl.
Life in fascist-controlled Amerika.
Art Deco
I see you've met Alexa Cameron (currently posting as "www.infowars.com
<tr...@r.us>"), aka the Queen of Screed, and resident expert on scalar
longitudinal interferometers and free-energy hydrogen welders. She's
also a dedicated Maoist.
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Hi, Alexa!
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Hi, fanbois!
jimpgh2002
Okay, crazy person, since the dollar is no good anymore, send
me all of yours.
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What's your exchange rate? 1:1 to 1000:1?
I can guarantee it won't be 1:1
PRIVITIZATION OF NAUTRAL RESOURCES:
Lebanon, Syria, Iran and the Coming Imperialist Re-Division of the World
by Steve Masterson
August 2, 2006
GlobalResearch.ca
The sheer brutality of the butchery of civilians by Israeli WMD – bombs and
fighter planes provided by the United States – on Lebanon is firstly a
warning to the rest of the world from the United States: ‘accept US global
domination, or else’; and secondly, it is the beginning of a serious
struggle for all-out control over Middle-East, Caspian Basin and Central
Asian oil and gas. It is not the puppet Israel but the US itself who sets
the tone of this purposefully brutal war, a war which opens up a qualitative
change in US aggression and inter-imperialist conflict, a period that will
draw the whole world into intensifying horrors and suffering. At the same
time this new period opens a large window for the dramatic re-appearance of
world-wide mass class struggle bringing workers and youth back into the
centre-stage of global politics.
Increasing numbers of analysts and commentators now say the Israeli war
against Lebanon was planned and prepared for in detail, in rooms in the
White House, Pentagon and no doubt elsewhere. The Lebanon ‘war’ is
definitely a proxy-war. In the first hours after Israel started bombing
Lebanon on 12 July – the US’s Bush and Rice, the UK’s Blair and Israel’s
Prime Minister Olmert, all started naming Iran and Syria as the real
problem, the real backers of Hezbollah, even pathetically, declaring Iran
had plans to dominate the whole Middle-East. The coolness and content of
their language was almost identical. Only the US has the power to force the
other parties to speak as one – but it should be said that Britain and
Israel are willing junior partners in the slaughter. It should be mentioned,
when I mention the US or Israel, or any country, I mean by this the ruling
class of these countries and not the people.
Condoleezza Rice, the US’s Secretary of State, visited Lebanon on the 24th
of July, nearly two weeks after the bombing started and her statement
lyingly declared that all that was needed to stop the bombing was the
release of the two captured Israeli soliders – the excuse that Israel used
to start its bombing of Lebanon before a single Hezbullah missile had been
launched at Israel. The next day in Tel Aviv, standing next to Israel’s
Olmert, the US's Rice announced that, “It is time for a new Middle East, it
is time to say to those who do not want a different kind of Middle East that
we will prevail; they will not … we need a durable solution.” She said,
“What we are seeing is the birth pangs of a new Middle East, it’s hard. We
are going through a very violent time.”
However, the US-Israel-UK ‘evil’ axis has already created a ‘new’ Lebanon,
bombing it back 30 years, killing many hundreds of mostly women and
children, injuring thousands and displacing over a million. However –
echoing the ‘bogged-down’ occupations of Iraq and Iran – after three weeks
the Israeli military ground war has hardly penetrated beyond its own borders
into South Lebanon as the Hezbullah are, to date, holding them back, having
spent years digging-in and preparing for this attack. This is why Israel
under US command is calling up tens of thousands of military reservists in
order to take south Lebanon: this has become paramount for the axis.
So, why is the US so brutally, so suddenly, pushing this war to create their
‘new Middle-East’? The reasons do not belong to Israeli security at all and
are two-fold.
Firstly the United States’ struggle for total global domination after the
collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has faced multiple setbacks and defeats
in many ways and places, especially since their invasion of Iraq. The most
serious losses and retreats are in the fight to control oil supplies in
several parts of the world.
Secondly, the US’s own mountains of economic and financial trade deficits
are still increasing at a faster rate and the US dollar is on the precipice
– with many economists now concerned about the danger of US hyper-inflation
and economic crash. The sheer brutality of this war is about the US
struggling to re-establish itself as the singular global imperialist power
it was in the 1990’s, and ‘struggling’ is the operative word. Serious
readers of this article, if you do not have accurate maps in your heads of
the Middle-East and Eurasia, would benefit from getting them out.
US TRYING TO REVERSE ITS GLOBAL LOSSES
Whilst the US has been bogged down in the sands of Iraqi resistance and the
hills of Afghan resistance; they have also lost out to China and Russia who
have successfully cooperated in carving-up almost the whole of the oil rich
Central Asia and are making gains in the Caspian Basin and the Middle East
(details below). The US has lost in its attempt to dominate South America
with the collapse of the all-Americas FTAA last year brought on by the
masses in many countries voting-in anti and semi-anti US governments. The US
has failed, due to mass popular action, to bring down left-wing Chavez in
oil-rich Venezuela. The US has lost out to the Islamists in Somalia who have
taken Mogadishu. The US has been outmaneouvred in several oil-rich African
countries by China (details below).
Further, the US have been facing increasingly belligerent responses from
their main imperialist challengers to their global hegemony from Europe,
China and Russia. Iran is standing firm against US bullying and is busy
making many economic-energy deals with China in particular, but also India,
Pakistan, Russia, Venezuela, Turkmenistan, etc. The US have been blamed by
almost all other World Trade Oganisation members for the seemingly
definitive recent collapse of the WTO Doha-round of talks at the G8 in
Geneva, which has been rambling on since 2001. They have faced increasingly
strong warnings from many world economists and authorities about the dangers
of their ever-increasing financial and trade deficits, as the US economy and
especially the dollar is on a precipce (details below) that could well lead
to hyper-inflation and economic depression making the 1929 Wall Street
collapse and global recession, which led to WWII, appear mild. Ironically,
for these neo-liberals, defecit-trading and financing is awfully
neo-Keynesian.
The internal and external problems facing the US overlap and interpenetrate
considerably. The present conjuncture is so serious, so unique, that Newt
Gingrich, famous Republican and former Speaker of the House of
Representatives, has declared that this Israeli war against Lebanon is in
fact the beginning of World War III. Whether history will prove him correct
or whether this war is a forerunner proxy war, we will find out within
months, rather than years.
SYRIA AND THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN COAST-LINE
Before we go on to examine why the major target of this war on Lebanon is
Iran, there is another main reason for the brutality in Lebanon. It is the
battle for military control of the East Mediterranean region by the US and
its puppets, in declining order: the UK, then Israel and Turkey, then
Azerbaijan and Georgia. Their battle on this coastline is against Syria and
Russia. I thank the well known academic Michel Chossudovsky for his article
on 26 July, ‘The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil’, in which he
provides all the evidence (I have checked out his sources). I will merely
summarise his excellent article here, which also provides useful maps,
quoting freely.
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20060726&articleId=2824
Chossudovsky writes, “Virtually unnoticed, the inauguration of the
Ceyhan-Tblisi-Baku (BTC) oil pipeline, which links the Caspian Sea to the
Eastern Mediterranean took place on the 13th July, at the very outset of the
Israeli [US sponsored] bombings of Lebanon … the reception was in Istanbul,
hosted by Turkey’s President Ahmet Necdet Sezer in the plush surroundings of
the Çýraðan Palace.”
British Petroleum’s CEO Lord Brown was there and BP lead the BTC pipeline
consortium of western oil companies. Senior government officials, top oil
ministers and bosses of western oil companies, from Britain, the US, Israel
and Turkey were all present … “the BTC pipeline totally bypasses the
territory of the Russian Federation. It transits through the former Soviet
republics of Azerbaijan and Georgia, both of which have become US
‘protectorates’, firmly integrated into a military alliance with the US and
NATO. Moreover, both Azerbaijan and Georgia have longstanding military
cooperation with Israel. Israel has a stake in the Azeri oil fields, from
which it imports some 20% of its oil.”
In April 2006, Israel and Turkey announced plans for four underwater
pipelines, transporting water, electricity, natural gas and oil to Israel,
by-passing Syrian and Lebanese territory. “The pipeline to bring water to
Israel, pumping water from upstream resources of the Tigris and Euphrates
river system in Anatolia … has been a long-run strategic objective of Israel
to the detriment of Syria and Iraq.”
The oil pipeline is planned to be very large, from which Israel can
siphon-off all it needs. Israel already has internal pipelines which would
be used to carry this water to Israel’s Red Sea port of Eilat, with direct
links to the Indian Ocean.
He continues, “Diverting Central Asian oil and gas to the Eastern
Mediterranean (under Israeli protection), for re-export back to Asia, serves
to undermine the inter-Asian energy market, which is based on the
development of direct pipeline corridors linking Central Asia and Russia to
South Asia, China and the Far East. Ultimately, this design is intended to
weaken Russia’s role in Central Asia and cut off China from Central Asian
resources. It is also intended to isolate Iran. Meanwhile, Israel has
emerged as a new powerful player in the global energy market … ”
And things get even more serious. He writes, “Meanwhile, Moscow has
responded to the US-Israeli-Turkish design to militarise the East
Mediterranean coastline with plans to establish a Russian naval base in the
Syrian port of Tartus … Moscow intends to deploy an air defence system … the
S-300PMU-2 Favorit system [which] will be manned and serviced by Russian
peronnel … Tartus is strategically located 30 km from the Lebanese border.”
Russia has also agreed to modernise Syrian ground and air defences,
modernise its MIG-29 fighters and its submarines – “these developments have
far-reaching implications.”
Chossudovsky sums up: “The bombing of Lebanon is part of a carefully planned
and coordinated military road map. The extension of the war into Syria and
Iran has already been comtemplated by US and Israeli military planners. This
broader military agenda is intimately related to strategic oil and oil
pipelines … Israel is now fully part of the Anglo-American axis serving the
interests of the Western oil giants in the Middle–East and Central Asia.”
IRAN IS THE MAIN TARGET
Just look at a map: Iran is that country which has both the oil-rich Caspian
Basin and Turkmenistan/Central Asia to its immediate north - and also
Middle-East oil and gas to its immediate south and south-west, including
control of the Strait of Hormuz through which almost all Middle-East
oil-tankers travel. Like no other country Iran strategically straddles a
clear majority of the world’s oil and gas reserves. Further, in its own
right Iran has the world’s third largest oil reserves and the world’s second
largest gas reserves after Russia – all this at a time in history when what
is called ‘peak oil’ is fast approaching: that moment when global oil
supplies begin running out, a time when demand is also rapidly increasing
from developing countries.
With the global and internal crisis the US is facing, described above, if
the US is to reassert itself as the singular dominant imperialist power in
the world, then it desperately needs regime change in Iran. The US needs a
puppet like the former Shah of Iran.
The US is bogged down in Iraq, but Iran is not Iraq! Iran’s population is
almost 90 million to Iraq’s 26 million. Further there is a very high level
of culture in Iran, inherited partially from it being the heart of the old
Persian empire, but also in recent decades there’s been a high investment in
industry, research, education, sport and the arts. Further, Iran is
overwhelmingly Shia, whereas Iraq is divided with 63% Shia, and 33% Sunni.
The Shia majority in Iraq, mainly in the energy rich south and south east,
are increasingly appreciating Iranian weapons and finance in its battle
against US/UK occupation and against the increasingly vulnerable Sunni
population. Indeed, the occupation of Iraq has totally backfired,
dramatically increasing the influence of Iran in the Shia oil areas of Iraq.
Iran and Syria may have made the most ferocious protests against the Israeli
assault on Lebanon, but the next most ferocious condemnation in the
Arab/Muslim world of both Israel and its US support came from the elected
Iraqi Prime Minister, who is Shia himself.
Further, Iran has armed itself far better to meet any US-led invasion than
Iraq did in 2003, which, along with the outline above, is why many military
commentators the world over think it unbelievable that the US is seriously
considering military conflict with Iran, especially considering how the US
military is bogged down in both Iraq and Afghanistan – but these
commentators do not understand the desperation of the US at this historic
juncture.
That the US is politically and economically losing out rapidly across the
world and is also in internal economic and financial crisis – means that
their one remaining arena of total global superiority, military power, must
now come to the fore in a much more aggressive way than in Iraq or
Afghanistan. Indeed amongst leading politicians and generals in the US there
has been recent public talk of using mini-nukes or so-called tactical-nukes
against Iran.
Getting ‘international’ forces into the buffer zone in South Lebanon, using
mainly European forces, but not US or UK forces, was Tony Blair’s plan,
announced on the second day of Israeli bombing of Lebanon, a plan he has
since been pushing within Europe and with the UN’s leader Kofi Annan. This
too seems to be part of the US broader plan, with Blair getting immediate
support from both the US and Israel. To date, Euroland countries are very
wary of becoming junior partners in plans for the US’s ‘new Middle East’. If
successful, it would release Israeli, British and US troops for action
elsewhere – and that is in Iran. Whether they go for Syria first or by-pass
it, is uncertain at this stage.
Certainly within days of Israel’s war beginning, a New York Times article
published a leak that the US is speedily delivering large numbers of lazer
and satellite guided bombs to Israel – not denied by the US government – and
remember, it is not Israel but the US who guide the satellite guided bombs.
Further, when Israeli commanders were challenged that they are now using
cluster-bombs in populated areas of Lebanon, outlawed across the world, they
accepted this was the case.
The very scale of destruction in Lebanon, of its ordinary people, of its
infrastructure, water, sewage, electricity, gas, roads, communications,
airports, seaports, homes, industry, food warehouses, milk factories, of UN
monitoring posts (who are observing Israeli atrocities) and more – is a
loaded message to anyone who opposes the US in the world. The messsage is:
‘The US and our allies will inflict the most brutal and barbaric destruction
if you oppose our total domination anywhere in the world – get in line or
else!’
Even before these horrrific pictures on our TV’s, websites and newspapers of
a bombed-out Lebonon and its people, a clear majority of people in the US
and UK were saying it was a mistake to invade Iraq. 20-30 million people
around the world protested against war on the streets in February 2003
before the invasion of Iraq. This is well in advance of opposition at this
equivalent time in the Vietnam war, the spectre of which now hangs over Bush
and Blair. In Israel too, protests against the bombing of Lebanon are
increasing in size every other day.
But most significant of all, it is the Arab and Muslim masses and workers –
whose justifiable anger grows daily against US-sponsored Israeli atrocities
in Lebanon and Palestinian areas – who pose the greatest threat to US plans
for their ‘new Middle-East’. The US invaded Iraq with the hope of regime
change happening in several nearby countries. The truth of the matter is
that today regime change is due in the region – foremost in the pro-US
regimes of Egypt and Saudi-Arabia and even Turkey.
However, it is not all bad news for Bush and Blair. The US has military
air-bases almost completely surrounding Iran: to the south in various Gulf
states and Saudi Arabia; to its east in Afghanistan and Pakistan; to the
north-west in Turkey, to the north-east in some of the Central Asian states;
and to the west and in Iraq, Cyprus and Turkey – and of course there’s
Israel in the west. Further the US has significant navy warships and
aircraft carriers it could use to control the Gulf waters, though they would
be subject to Iran’s considerable well-disguised missile batteries all along
its south coast, especially around the narrow Strait of Hormuz and opposite
Kuwait. It has a naval base in Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, and in the
Indian Ocean in the British territory of Diego Garcia, the US has both naval
and air bases.
One powerful tool the US planners most certainly have considered is to
extend its policy giving Iraqi Kurds ‘freedom’, towards Iranian Kurds –
offering Kurds the possibility of an enlarged ‘free’ Kurdistan – and be
sure, significant numbers of Kurds would fight for independence from Iran on
its north-western border, armed to the teeth by the US. The US may even try
persuade and bribe or threaten Turkey to grant its Kurdistan population
semi-autonomous rule, linking in with both Iranian and Iraqi Kurds – in a
completely unified Kurdistan. Such a turnaround would make Turkish entry
into the EU much easier. Such a pro-US Kurdistan of some 27 million people,
already well-used to guerilla war, would be a major boost to the US in a
crucial region – and a Kurdish war for independence from Iran would take up
considerable military resources from Iran. Have a look at the ‘Kurdistan’
map on www.wilkepedia.org
But at this moment in time, the fight is in Lebanon, and Hezbullah on the
ground are proving a military match against Israeli forces. Again, the US
has miscalculated, and tens of thousands more Israeli reservists are being
called up whilst the bombings and slaughter continues. Whilst the
pro-western Lebanese government is doing nothing, Lebanese political opinion
is shifting rapidly. According to the Beruit Center for Research and
Information, after two weeks of bombing Beruit, 86.7% now support Hezbollah.
Clear majorities in the Christian, Sunni and Druze communities support the
Shia Hezbollah. They would win the next elections, as Hamas did in Palestine
– or more likely, they could just take power in the increasing vacuum
created by Lebanese government paralysis. The proxy-Israeli war against
Lebanon is a sign not of US strength but the beginning of a desperate
attempt to reassert US global hegemony by military means – even at the
expense of failing and putting the future existence of Israel and its
significant working class on the line – not that the vast bulk of the US
ruling class care about that.
PREPARING TO RE-DIVIDE THE WORLD
Today, US attempts to re-dominate the world as it did in much of the 1990’s
continues apace, but they are not as confident as they appear in media
statements. Parallel to this process, there is clear public evidence
(details below) that the United States and Chinese ruling elites are now
well into advanced preparations for a classic geographic imperialist
re-division of the world, both preparing their own versions of what west
European capital has done in eating-up central and eastern Europe since 1990
– now set to grow as far as Russia, the Caspian basin and into the
Middle-East with Turkey. For the US such a re-division would be a major
retreat from its present hopes of total global domination, but it seems a
more realistic one.
We now live in a transitional phase that has reached the height of the
globalisation phase of neo-liberal finance-monopoly capitalism, especially
of the US dominated World Bank and IMF. The bombing of Lebanon has opened a
trajectory to imperialist re-division and global polarisation between the
biggest ruling classes, but also announces intensified war against the
global working class.
The beginnings of such imperialist re-partitioning of the world would
declare the opening of a new global era of wars and revolutions that might
well make the the first half of the last century with two world wars look
tame by comparison. Lenin’s understanding of imperialism looks as fresh
today, if not fresher, than when written in 1916, “It is beyond doubt that
capitalism’s transition to the stage of monopoly capitalism, to finance
capitalism, is connected with the intensification of the struggle for
partitioning the world.” (Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism).
THE US-LED NORTH AMERICAN BLOC
North America, led by the US rulers and Bush, but also joined by the
Canadian and Mexican premiers and ruling classes: are already making
advanced plans for an EU-type enlargement behind the backs of their
populations - who would not tolerate this if they knew what is urgently
being prepared. There have been annual summits of the premiers for several
years, but in the last two years, since the US became bogged down in Iraq,
the premiers have ordered a rapid stepping up of making detailed plans for
much greater integration of the three countries than has ever been
considered before.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/03/20050323-5.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/
The US attempt at an all-America’s FTAA bloc it could dominate, collapsed
last year because of the South American masses’ increasing resistance to US
domination in recent years. As such the US has recently revamped the North
American Free Trade Agreement, now called NAFTA-Plus, which has had a baby,
a new preparatory planning body, with ten large planning teams, busy drawing
up highly detailed blue-prints for the transition. This baby is called the
Security and Prosperity Partnership for North America - SPP.
http://www.spp.gov/report_to_leaders/index.asp?dName=report_to_leaders
The US ruling class are preparing for a sudden lurch to ‘unity’, to
partially open the borders between each country and make a more effective
border around their joint countries ‘against terrorism’. They are preparing
for a rapid economic harmonising process: for joint financial structures,
joint labour and business practices, environment agreements, safety rules in
work, rail, roads, shipping, air-travel, etc; they are preparing to win the
hearts and minds of the masses to the project at the right time, and so on.
Whilst they are moving to open up the free flow of capital, goods, services,
ownership, technology – it is labour and especially the poor of Mexico which
will not be allowed free flow. Business men and wealthy ‘safe’ people are to
get their own new fast-flow border crossings. Whilst their plans are highly
detailed, they also acknowledge there are major headaches in this plan.
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/386
The US-Canada-Mexico bloc is described as only the first stage. At a second
stage both central America and the Caribbean are to be dragged into the new
bloc. A third stage is described as well down the road when the political
climate has changed in South America and an All-Americas empire is projected
– under US domination of course. There is also talk in SPP circles and
beyond about replacing the US dollar with a North American ‘Amero’ (google
it and see it in Wilkepedia) in some future crisis – which is not so
ridiculous as it first sounds, but this story is not for now.
THE ASIAN (CHINA-RUSSIA-INDIA) BLOC
A very similar process is occurring in Asia. Six years ago China initiated
the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO, and its members are China,
Russia, Uzbekistan, Khazakhstan, Kyrgyztan and Tajikstan. Their leaders have
been meeting in summits every year – making various economic, infrastructure
and security agreements, and joint military exercises. In response to US
global bullying and an awareness of US desperation, this year China has
considerably stepped up the integration (and bi-national agreements) process
and expansion of the SCO. Significantly SCO’s recent June summit of leaders
included India, Pakistan, Mongolia and, wait for it, Iran, as participating
observers; and also Afghanistan, CIS and ASEAN as visitors – all with a view
to membership of SCO.
http://www.sectsco.org/home.asp?LanguageID=2
At their recent summit in June this year the SCO joint statements were
seriously bullish about the dangers of outside interference and terrorism
into Asia, without naming, but clearly fingering the US and the undemocratic
nature of bodies like the IMF, World Bank, NATO, etc. SCO is rapidly
developing towards a semi-common market, many more energy/oil/gas trade
agreements, building regional infrastructure and much better transport
links. China and Russia have already worked together in outflanking the US
and EU in the energy rich central Asian countries and an oil pipeline is
already up and running from Kazakhstan to west China, whilst US hopes of an
oil pipeline from the Caspian through Afghanistan and Pakistan to the
Arabian Sea flounder in growing Afghan resistance. Russia and China have
linked electricity grids with the flow to China, and they are building both
gas and oil pipelines from Siberia to north China. China is making
finance/capital inroads into many countries, especially oil areas in Sudan,
Angola, Chad and Nigeria, but they ask their businessmen to keep this work
quiet under the pre-text of ‘avoiding the growth of a China-levy’. Iran,
India and Pakistan have joint plans, known as IIP, for a major gas pipeline
from Iran – and Iran is now making further oil/gas deals on its north-east
border with Turkmenistan.
The SCO June 2006 summit of leaders made several declarations, quite
blatently stating: “The world and international relations today are going
through volatile, unprecedented and profound changes. There are increasing
trends towards multipolarisation and economic globalisation amid twists and
turns … SCO has outlined a new norm of international relations aiming at
ensuring the equal rights for all countries worldwide … SCO members aspire
for the democratisation of international relations … we oppose interference
in other countries’ internal affairs … we safeguard each other’s
sovereignty, security and territorial integrity and in case of emergencies
that threaten regional peace, stability and security, we will have immediate
consultations and respond effectively to protect our member states … our
defence forces have already had a number of joint anti-terror military
exercises and the largest-ever one is going to be staged in Russia in 2007 …
the SCO has set up seven specialist panels to study and coordinate action …
we have set up the SCO Business Council and the Interbank Association and
are working on 127 joint projects covering areas of trade, investment,
customs, finance, taxation, transportation, energy, agriculture, technology,
telecommunications, environment, sports, culture, health and education … we
seek to enhance mutual understanding amongst member states … the goal of the
SCO in economic cooperation is to realise a free flow of goods, services,
capital and technnology by 2020 amongst its members [but, as with the North
Amercian project, no free flow of people and labour – SM] … SCO holds that
the next Secretary-General of the United Nations should come from Asia … we
are changing the title of the SCO Secretariat into Secretary-General … we
are now growing rapidly with stability in this global period of instability
… the next meeting of the Council of Heads of State will be held in Bishkek
in 2007.”
http://english.scosummit2006.org/
Now, look at a map of Eurasia and you will see we are looking at a majority
of humanity in one geographic area. SCO integration plans are not as
advanced or detailed as the North American SPP process, but one thing
clearly drawing them together is the bullying, the military and
oil-controlling exploits of the US in recent times. Further, as with the
European rulers, they know of the fragility of the US economy and finances.
Will SCO change its name to the Asian Union in the next years? Ten years ago
Russia was probing the EU with the idea of joining the EU, but they were
decisively rebuffed. For the moment Putin has decisively turned to China.
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sco/intro.php
WHY THE SUDDEN RUSH TO IMPERIALIST RE-DIVISION
The losses of the US globally are described above. However, there are two
central economic forces driving the frantic preparations for this new
re-division of the world, which would open a new era of wars and
revolutions.
Firstly, and most decisively in the long run - just like it prepares its
gravedigger, the proletariat - capitalism must develop the productive
forces, must develop ever-larger planning for efficiency and profits, must
prepare, in a twisted way, the economic socialist future within itself –
that is if the competing imperialist powers are to survive against each
other. Here lies the genius of Marx in fathoming out the essential
contradictions and processes at the heart of societal development.
The growth of the European Union since the collapse of the Soviet Union in
1991 provided the massive economic base to launch the euro in 1999 and
successfully challenge the US-dollar as the only global reserve-currency
since 1945. This has provided the example that smaller nation states can
merge, remove borders, harmonise industry and services, provide a giant
market – to mutual benefit and/or domination of some – and an example that
it works. Increasing numbers of South American, Middle-East and African
leaders are talking of copying the EU example – but these are likely arena’s
of proxy-wars by the three giants. China or the US alone, in this modern
world, are too small to compete unless they build ever-bigger economic
production and consumer blocs – and security/military pacts.
Europe has shown that a key bourgeois argument against a world socialist
federation and global planning, is that competetion and wars between nations
and peoples is ‘natural’, that we will not be able to cooperate – is very
wrong as it happens partially in the capitalist world.
Though it must be said that amongst the big three, the EU rulers have the
biggest problems with their own workiing class, which is dealt with later in
this article.
The other, more immediate economic/financial factor driving recent urgent
preparations by the US and China, is the dire state of the US financial
system, in particular how over-capacity in capitalist production –
especially since 1945, first with Japan, now joined in an even bigger way by
China – has led to US financial and trade-deficit mountains against these
Asian giants which threatens dollar collapse, hyper-inflation and a major US
recession, making the Wall Street crash of 1929 look mild by comparison.
In particular, for over 60 years, since 1945, the US-dollar has been the
global reserve currency. So for 60 years the US has been able to literally
print dollars, buy goods, pay for wars, mercenaries, politicans the world
over, for the cost of a forest or two, printing notes to fill the vaults of
banks around the world – and crucially, without affecting inflation in the
US! This process increased rapidly after the 1971 refusal of the US to pay
several countries gold for dollars. It was in effect a declaration of
bankruptcy. The dollar then floated, divorced from its promise of gold for
the dollar, and from that time the US has printed and exported dollars like
there’s no tomorrow. Today, just over 70% of the world’s reserves, their
total savings, are in US-dollars, and it is much higher in China and Japan.
Dollar imperialism and semi-colonial rule is different from the direct
military rule of past empires, in that every dollar abroad is pointing back
in a US direction, pointing at hyper-inflation of a ferocity never before
experienced. Indeed, banks the world over are currently playing
‘currency-chicken’, especially China and Japan. For whoever starts first in
selling their dollars big-time gets the big advantage of losing least
amounts of wealth as the dollar crashes. Increasingly, commentators from
various political traditions are saying that in the near future there is
going to be a serious run on the dollar and global chaos will ensue. See my
recent article, ‘Why the dollar-bubble is going to burst.’
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GreenLeft_discussion/message/29993?l=1
Certainly, the ever-increasing cyber-world of gaining giant profits from
derivative and futures trading, which is completely separated from
industrial capital, has postponed the US crash, as did the intorduction of
information technology into industrial production at an earlier phase.
However, it only means the fall will be from an even higher cliff.
It should also be said, that if we are to deal effectively with the
environmental crisis and global warming, it should now be clear to any green
activist, that the competing imperialist blocs will contribute ever-greater
to the problem. Only a democratically planned socialist world can cooperate
in allowing nature the space to mend itself from the harm capitalism has
done to it. Any serious green activist must recognise that the very best
greens will also be red internationalists.
FUTURE TRENDS, ALLIANCES, WARS AND REVOLUTIONS
Of course if the US were to achieve unlikely successes in Iraq, discover
ways to discipline Europe, China, Russia, India, Iran, Venezuela, Brasil,
et-al., then the moves towards a tri-lateral imperialist world may be slowed
down – but the process itself cannot now be stopped. It is no wonder that
recently both the US and UK have announced major developments of both
nuclear power stations and for modernising programmes for futuristic nuclear
weapons – as if they could not blow up the whole world several times over
right now – whilst hypocritically making war noises at Iran for wanting a
nuclear energy future.
This re-division of the world is already happening, but exactly how and when
matters open up more seriously between the main imperialist powers – where
the fault lines will appear, weak links break, how alliances and blocs will
change, where proxy wars will first explode, especially for control of oil
distribution, is hard to say – it seems it has begun with the Lebanon
carnage.
A Middle East Theatre of War map produced by globalresearch.ca is very
helpful and worth studying, as it shows where the oil and gas reserves are,
oil pipelines, proposed pipelines, the known US air and naval bases, which
have Iran almost surrounded. It does not show, however, the Kazakhstan
pipeline to China, nor the four proposed pipelines to Israel from Turkey of
oil, gas, electricity and water, nor the proposed Iran gas pipeline to
Pakistan and India. See:
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20060726&articleId=2824
If we project forward to a world of three openly competing main imperialist
blocs, led by the US, Europe and an Asia led mainly by China, with Russia
and/or India – an Orwellian 1984-type nightmare – then we could predict that
the US would obviously try encourage and bully Europe to bloc with itself
for control of first the Middle-East looking north towards Caspian riches.
Indeed, the US, UK and Israel at this time are urgently trying to get EU
countries and Turkey to provide 20,000 troops for a buffer zone in South
Lebanon – with little success to date. We will soon know how this unfolds.
Such projections would see that Russia and India would be wooed by the US
and EU to break from China – this is even also happening now, but with
little success. Britain itself is one major fault-line having one economic
foot in Europe and the other political and military foot in the US – with
Scotland approaching a majority for independence. An increasingly sharply
divided British ruling class would certainly open up chances for the workers
and anti-war movements here. Europe as a whole does not have a unified bloc
of capital to unify its bloc politically in the way China and the US can
dominate their blocs. This weakens the Euro-bloc considerably and opens up
the way for internal divisions induced from the other two blocs and more
significant for our movement, opens up the way for serious Europe-wide
working class mass resistance.
Japan becomes a major fault-line in this scenario, having geographic
proximity and most of its trade with east and south-east Asia, but
hopelessly tied-in with financial and political agreements and post-WWII
agreements with the US: they too will be torn. Turkey too, has political
ties with both the US, Israel and EU, but its population is 99% Muslim, 20%
of which are Kurds in the east along its Iranian and Iraqi borders. Georgia
too has politically and militarily linked up with the US and has the western
BTC pipeline running through it to Turkey. But to its north, along the
border with Russia are the South Ossetian and Abkhazian peoples with
regional separatist leaders who want to link with Russia. Russia still
refuses to obey Georgia and remove its military bases in these areas.
Instead Russia ‘obeys’ the separatist leaders who want Russian troops on
their land.
In a tri-polar imperialist world it seems there would be four major arena’s
of proxy-wars. Firstly would be the ongoing fight for control of
Middle-East/Caspian energy, which has now been kicked-off by the US. Once
the US-Israel-UK axis has secured its back door, south Lebanon, which they
will do, as Israel is calling up tens of thousands of reservists, whether
they secure Syria first or bypass it, this imperialist axis will point to
Iran. As we found out from Chussodovsky, Russia, with Syrian support is even
today building a naval and air-military base at the Syrian port of Tartus.
Even before the US starts to make military moves on Iran, do not be
surprised to hear that Iran has suddenly become a full member of the fast
emerging economic/military Asian bloc of the SCO. Do not be surprised if
within hours Iranian TV reports will show, invited by Iran, many Russian and
Chinese military aircraft landing in large numbers at Ahvaz Airport in the
Khuzestan region, south-west of Iran, near Iran’s main oil areas, next to
the Shia populated Iraqi oil areas, near Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. But time
is running short for the US as they have already lost ground to China and
Russia in the oil-rich Caspian and central Asian areas. They may even land
along the Bandar Abbas coastline which overlooks the narrow Strait of Hormuz
where so much of the world’s oil tankers must pass. These actions will be
described as joint SCO exercises against ‘terrorism’. However, the Chinese
and Russians could establish semi-permanent military bases in the region –
the consequences are almost unimaginable. The Arab and Islamic masses would
rise as one against their historic enemy, US-imperialism and its puppet
regimes. The danger of course is that nationalist and not class forces would
come to the fore as one imperialist power is replaced with another – which
is why it is so crucial for socialists to really get their act together
right now.
The second area of proxy-wars must surely be South East Asia and the crucial
trade and military sea routes through their region, which, has very large
Islamic populations. This region, through the Association of South East
Asian Nations, were guests at the SCO summit just weeks ago, with a view to
joining! Australia is divided between all three blocs, in trade with South
East Asia, but they are most likely to go with the US in a struggle to
dominate South East Asia and its global strategic sea passages.
The third and fourth most significant areas of proxy-wars are South America
and Africa. , Whilst attempting to become sub-imperialist powers – already
both continents have leaders talking about unified economic markets and a
unified currency like the euro – they too will be increasingly ravaged by
the three dominent competing imperialisms for cheap labour and resources.
The develoment of the left and mass resistance to neo-liberalism across
Latin America holds much for the future. Which brings us to Mexico, whose
ruling class is pro-US, but days ago, over 2 million people were on the
streets protesting at recent elections ‘fixed’ by the right. The Mexican
masses would look to link up with the rest of the Latin America rather than
the US.
South Korea, Taiwan, Cuba, even Greenland, all too have geographic economic
and political dislocations. Frankly, this type of discussion of future
trends could go on forever.
Of course the US may back down from trying to control Iran and its oil as
things get militarily worse for themselves. The heat will temorarily cool a
little but not for long. Germany and France may try to keep the EU out of
either the US or Asian camps. Whilst Europe has a partially common culture
with the US, it is important to note its geographical unity in Eurasia. It
is not impossible to imagine France, invited by Iran, to also put a military
base on its land if China and Russia did it first.
Whatever happens, it is the Marxist method when used correctly, which gives
the workers and socialist movement the advantage being able to understand
this period we are in, of pointing to likely trends and scenarios, of being
able to orient ourselves and prepare for future events. The tempo of
capitalism today indicates that any lurch into an imperialist World War III
may not be far behind, or even happen alongside global re-division – unless
stopped by the world’s masses alongside the rapid development of a new mass
workers’ International.
Whilst much of the above describes the crisis of capitalism and its
rivalries, only the workers, youth, anti-war and anti-capitalist masses can
end forever the atrocities of capitalism with the rapid building of a new
workers’ International, which is capable of leading the fight to world
socialism.
In this coming period our class the world over will be forced to fight tooth
and nail against drastic reductions in wages, conditions, rights, welfare
and benefits – as the capitalists try to make the workers and poor pay for
their wars and indeed for our class to be the soldiers being killed in those
wars. The buffer between the ruling and working classes in developed
countries, the buying-off sections of skilled workers since 1945, will
certainly be largely removed in the next period.
As millions of us surge into action against wars, injustice and attacks on
our class, the left must right now prepare unified democratic working class
parties in every country for the masses to flow into. Of neccessity these
parties will have to be multi-tendency with full rights for differences to
be expressed, but we must develop as fast as possible, unity in action. The
bulk of the existing left will have to shake-off the routinism of its
activities built during the relative tranquility since 1945 to the present.
The left will also have to shake-off the understandably developed
catastrophobia that has plagued so many of its brains. If the left remains
tied to the coat-tails of the pro-capitalist anti neo-liberal academics, as
many currently are, if the old left does not turn to the inspiration of the
mass radicalisation of workers, peasants and youth, then large sections of
the left may will act as a brake on their political development. The
existing left is going to polarise in this coming period, in what
proportions is hard to say – as we have never been in this situation before.
The most clear-sighted Marxists, will fight tooth and nail for our new
workers’ International to be decisively revolutionary in character and
develop a new programme of action related to the new times, and, in my
opinion, will name itself the Fifth International, taking forward with us
all the rich positive experience from the previous four Internationals, but
also the lessons behind their weaknesses and defeats. To young comrades I
would urge you to take on board three suggestions from Lenin to youth during
WWI, “study, study and more study”. This is a fight that our class can win
before too much of humanity is slaughtered, but if we fail this time we do
face a barbarism, environmental destruction and a nuclear holocaust of
unfathomable consequences for humanity.
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>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:51:24 GMT, simberg.i...@org.trash (Rand
>Simberg) wrote:
> >
>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:44:17 -0700, in a place far, far away,
>>retro...@comcast.net made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
>>way as to indicate that:
>>
>>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:34:16 GMT, simberg.i...@org.trash (Rand
>>>Simberg) wrote:
>>> >
>>>>Other than the UK and Norway, Europe and China never had any. The US
>>>>just found huge new reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. You're an idiot,
>>>>and your email address is laughable, as are most, no make that all, of
>>>>your posts.
>>>
>>>
>>>If your going to call people idiots you ought to get your facts lined
>>>up first. To say China never had oil is , well, idiotic.
>>
>>No, it's just ignorant.
>
>
>Top petroleum-producing countries
>
>Source: Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.
>
>In order of amount produced in 2004 (MMbbl/d = millions of barrels per
>day):
>
> * Saudi Arabia (OPEC) - 10.37 MMbbl/d
> * Russia - 9.27 MMbbl/d
> * United States 1 - 8.69 MMbbl/d
> * Iran (OPEC) - 4.09 MMbbl/d
> * Mexico 1 - 3.83 MMbbl/d
> * China 1 - 3.62 MMbbl/d
>
>Oh and by the way France, Poland and Italy also produce oil.
It's not about how much oil there is, but who controls it. The Neo-fascists
want to control the world's oil. That of course means invading every
country on Earth and turning them into an Iraq.
Enjoy.
Neo-fascists: (read: Iran Contra criminals, including organized crime aka
Halliburton as a cover for Zionists: read Rothschild/Israel)
>>> But infowars is a nut.
>>
>>Yesl.
>
>
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>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:51:24 GMT, simberg.i...@org.trash (Rand
>Simberg) wrote:
> >
>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:44:17 -0700, in a place far, far away,
>>retro...@comcast.net made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
>>way as to indicate that:
>>
>>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:34:16 GMT, simberg.i...@org.trash (Rand
>>>Simberg) wrote:
>>> >
>>>>Other than the UK and Norway, Europe and China never had any. The US
>>>>just found huge new reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. You're an idiot,
>>>>and your email address is laughable, as are most, no make that all, of
>>>>your posts.
>>>
>>>
>>>If your going to call people idiots you ought to get your facts lined
>>>up first. To say China never had oil is , well, idiotic.
>>
>>No, it's just ignorant.
>
>
>Top petroleum-producing countries
>
>Source: Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.
>
>In order of amount produced in 2004 (MMbbl/d = millions of barrels per
>day):
>
> * Saudi Arabia (OPEC) - 10.37 MMbbl/d
> * Russia - 9.27 MMbbl/d
> * United States 1 - 8.69 MMbbl/d
> * Iran (OPEC) - 4.09 MMbbl/d
> * Mexico 1 - 3.83 MMbbl/d
> * China 1 - 3.62 MMbbl/d
>
>Oh and by the way France, Poland and Italy also produce oil.
It's not about how much oil there is, but who controls it. The Neo-fascists
want to control the world's oil. That of course means invading every
country on Earth and turning them into an Iraq.
Enjoy.
Neo-fascists: (read: Iran Contra criminals, including organized crime aka
Halliburton as a cover for Zionists: read Rothschild/Israel)
>>> But infowars is a nut.
>>
>>Yesl.
>
>
Art Deco
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>Perplexed
Please explain why Bush paid Carl Osterwald (NREL) five million dollars to
subsidize your posting to usenet.
Also explain why the USA/Israel doesn't understand quantum potential and are
still using the archaic science of remote monitoring.
Isn't it true that the only problem for the Neo-fascist world dominance
scheme is the sudden and rapid utilization of technology which is not
co-dependant on oil?
That's a rhetorical question.
Oops!
Too late. By about 50 years.
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As a side note. The above won't stop the Neo-fascists from destroying the
USA. The glory days of controlling oil and manipulating money are
traditional.
And the tradition will most definitely continue.
And you don't see anyone stopping the Neo-fascist, do you?
That's a rhetorical question, btw.
To wit-> Israel and Lebanon.
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>And you don't see anyone stopping the Neo-fascists, do you?
>
>That's a rhetorical question, btw.
>
>To wit-> Israel and Lebanon.
Finally:
And at no cost to the Kremlin.
So by all means, Carl et NSA, carry on.
You're doing a splendid job of destroying the USA.
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>And you don't see anyone stopping the Neo-fascists, do you?
>
>That's a rhetorical question, btw.
>
>To wit-> Israel and Lebanon.
Finally:
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Enjoy, Carl, this is your finest achievement!
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Pick your prison, decklehead. Three hots and a cot! And all of the gang
rape you can possibly imagine.
Enjoy!
FEMA CONCENTRATION CAMPS: Locations and Executive Orders
There over 800 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and
ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and even surrounded by
full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are to be operated by
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) should Martial Law need to be
implemented in the United States and all it would take is a presidential
signature on a proclamation and the attorney general's signature on a
warrant to which a list of names is attached. Ask yourself if you really
want to be on Ashcroft's list.
The Rex 84 Program was established on the reasoning that if a "mass exodus"
of illegal aliens crossed the Mexican/US border, they would be quickly
rounded up and detained in detention centers by FEMA. Rex 84 allowed many
military bases to be closed down and to be turned into prisons.
Operation Cable Splicer and Garden Plot are the two sub programs which will
be implemented once the Rex 84 program is initiated for its proper purpose.
Garden Plot is the program to control the population. Cable Splicer is the
program for an orderly takeover of the state and local governments by the
federal government. FEMA is the executive arm of the coming police state and
thus will head up all operations. The Presidential Executive Orders already
listed on the Federal Register also are part of the legal framework for this
operation.
The camps all have railroad facilities as well as roads leading to and from
the detention facilities. Many also have an airport nearby. The majority of
the camps can house a population of 20,000 prisoners. Currently, the largest
of these facilities is just outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. The Alaskan
facility is a massive mental health facility and can hold approximately 2
million people.
Now let's review the justification for any actions taken...
Executive Orders associated with FEMA that would suspend the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights. These Executive Orders have been on record for
nearly 30 years and could be enacted by the stroke of a Presidential pen:...
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10990
allows the government to take over all modes of transportation and control
of highways and seaports.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10995
allows the government to seize and control the communication media.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10997
allows the government to take over all electrical power, gas, petroleum,
fuels and minerals.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10998
allows the government to seize all means of transportation, including
personal cars, trucks or vehicles of any kind and total control over all
highways, seaports, and waterways.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10999
allows the government to take over all food resources and farms.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11000
allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under
government supervision.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11001
allows the government to take over all health, education and welfare
functions.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11002
designates the Postmaster General to operate a national registration of all
persons.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11003 allows the government to take over all airports and
aircraft, including commercial aircraft.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11004 allows the Housing and Finance Authority to relocate
communities, build new housing with public funds, designate areas to be
abandoned, and establish new locations for populations.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11005
allows the government to take over railroads, inland waterways and public
storage facilities.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11051
specifies the responsibility of the Office of Emergency Planning and gives
authorization to put all Executive Orders into effect in times of increased
international tensions and economic or financial crisis.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11310
grants authority to the Department of Justice to enforce the plans set out
in Executive Orders, to institute industrial support, to establish judicial
and legislative liaison, to control all aliens, to operate penal and
correctional institutions, and to advise and assist the President.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11049
assigns emergency preparedness function to federal departments and agencies,
consolidating 21 operative Executive Orders issued over a fifteen year
period.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11921
allows the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency to develop plans to
establish control over the mechanisms of production and distribution, of
energy sources, wages, salaries, credit and the flow of money in U.S.
financial institution in any undefined national emergency. It also provides
that when a state of emergency is declared by the President, Congress cannot
review the action for six months. The Federal Emergency Management Agency
has broad powers in every aspect of the nation. General Frank Salzedo, chief
of FEMA's Civil Security Division stated in a 1983 conference that he saw
FEMA's role as a "new frontier in the protection of individual and
governmental leaders from assassination, and of civil and military
installations from sabotage and/or attack, as well as prevention of
dissident groups from gaining access to U.S. opinion, or a global audience
in times of crisis." FEMA's powers were consolidated by President Carter to
incorporate the...
National Security Act of 1947
allows for the strategic relocation of industries, services, government and
other essential economic activities, and to rationalize the requirements for
manpower, resources and production facilities.
1950 Defense Production Act
gives the President sweeping powers over all aspects of the economy.
Act of August 29, 1916
authorizes the Secretary of the Army, in time of war, to take possession of
any transportation system for transporting troops, material, or any other
purpose related to the emergency.
International Emergency Economic Powers Act
enables the President to seize the property of a foreign country or
national. These powers were transferred to FEMA in a sweeping consolidation
in 1979.
Where are these camps?
ALABAMA
Opelika - Military compound either in or very near town.
Aliceville - WWII German POW camp - capacity 15,000
Ft. McClellan (Anniston) - Opposite side of town from Army Depot;
Maxwell AFB (Montgomery) - Civilian prison camp established under Operation
Garden Plot, currently operating with support staff and small inmate
population.
Talladega - Federal prison "satellite" camp.
ALASKA
Wilderness - East of Anchorage. No roads, Air & Railroad access only.
Estimated capacity of 500,000 Elmendorf AFB - Northeast area of Anchorage -
far end of base. Garden Plot facility.
Eielson AFB - Southeast of Fairbanks. Operation Garden Plot facility.
Ft. Wainwright - East of Fairbanks
ARIZONA
Ft. Huachuca - 20 miles from Mexican border, 30 miles from Nogales Rex '84
facility.
Pinal County - on the Gila River - WWII Japanese detention camp. May be
renovated.
Yuma County - Colorado River - Site of former Japanese detention camp (near
proving grounds). This site was completely removed in 1990 according to some
reports.
Phoenix - Federal Prison Satellite Camp. Main federal facility expanded.
Florence - WWII prison camp NOW RENOVATED, OPERATIONAL with staff & 400
prisoners, operational capacity of 3,500.
Wickenburg - Airport is ready for conversion; total capacity unknown.
Davis-Monthan AFB (Tucson) - Fully staffed and presently holding prisoners!!
Sedona - site of possible UN base.
ARKANSAS
Ft. Chaffee (near Fort Smith, Arkansas) - Has new runway for aircraft, new
camp facility with cap of 40,000 prisoners Pine Bluff Arsenal - This
location also is the repository for B-Z nerve agent, which causes
sleepiness, dizziness, stupor; admitted use is for civilian control. Jerome
- Chicot/Drew Counties - site of WWII Japanese camps Rohwer - Descha County
- site of WWII Japanese camps Blythville AFB - Closed airbase now being used
as camp. New wooden barracks have been constructed at this location. Classic
decorations - guard towers, barbed wire, high fences. Berryville - FEMA
facility located east of Eureka Springs off Hwy. 62. Omaha - Northeast of
Berryville near Missouri state line, on Hwy 65 south of old wood processing
plant. Possible crematory facility.
CALIFORNIA
Vandenburg AFB - Rex 84 facility, located near Lompoc & Santa Maria.
Internment facility is located near the oceanside, close to Space Launch
Complex #6, also called "Slick Six". The launch site has had "a flawless
failure record" and is rarely used. Norton AFB - (closed base) now staffed
with UN according to some sources. Tule Lake - area of "wildlife refuge",
accessible by unpaved road, just inside Modoc County. Fort Ord - Closed in
1994, this facility is now an urban warfare training center for US and
foreign troops, and may have some "P.O.W. - C.I." enclosures. Twentynine
Palms Marine Base - Birthplace of the infamous "Would you shoot American
citizens?" Quiz. New camps being built on "back 40". Oakdale - Rex 84 camp
capable of holding at least 20,000 people. 90 mi. East of San Francisco.
Terminal Island - (Long Beach) located next to naval shipyards operated by
ChiCom shipping interests. Federal prison facility located here. Possible
deportation point. Ft. Irwin - FEMA facility near Barstow. Base is
designated inactive but has staffed camp. McClellan AFB - facility capable
for 30,000 - 35,000 Sacramento - Army Depot - No specific information at
this time. Mather AFB - Road to facility is blocked off by cement barriers
and a stop sign. Sign states area is restricted; as of 1997 there were
barbed wire fences pointing inward, a row of stadium lights pointed toward
an empty field, etc. Black boxes on poles may have been cameras.
COLORADO
Trinidad - WWII German/Italian camp being renovated. Granada - Prowers
County - WWII Japanese internment camp Ft. Carson - Along route 115 near
Canon City
CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE
No data available.
FLORIDA
Avon Park - Air Force gunnery range, Avon Park has an on-base "correctional
facility" which was a former WWII detention camp. Camp Krome - DoJ
detention/interrogation center, Rex 84 facility Eglin AFB - This base is
over 30 miles long, from Pensacola to Hwy 331 in De Funiak Springs. High
capacity facility, presently manned and populated with some prisoners.
Pensacola - Federal Prison Camp Everglades - It is believed that a facility
may be carved out of the wilds here.
GEORGIA
Ft. Benning - Located east of Columbus near Alabama state line. Rex 84 site
- Prisoners brought in via Lawson Army airfield. Ft. Mc Pherson - US Force
Command - Multiple reports that this will be the national headquarters and
coordinating center for foreign/UN troop movement and detainee collection.
Ft. Gordon - West of Augusta - No information at this time. Unadilla - Dooly
County - Manned, staffed FEMA prison on route 230, no prisoners. Oglethorpe
- Macon County; facility is located five miles from Montezuma, three miles
from Oglethorpe. This FEMA prison has no staff and no prisoners. Morgan -
Calhoun County, FEMA facility is fully manned & staffed - no prisoners.
Camilla - Mitchell County, south of Albany. This FEMA facility is located on
Mt. Zion Rd approximately 5.7 miles south of Camilla. Unmanned - no
prisoners, no staff. Hawkinsville - Wilcox County; Five miles east of town,
fully manned and staffed but no prisoners. Located on fire road 100/Upper
River Road Abbeville - South of Hawkinsville on US route 129; south of town
off route 280 near Ocmulgee River. FEMA facility is staffed but without
prisoners. McRae - Telfair County - 1.5 miles west of McRae on Hwy 134 (8th
St). Facility is on Irwinton Avenue off 8th St., manned & staffed - no
prisoners. Fort Gillem - South side of Atlanta - FEMA designated detention
facility. Fort Stewart - Savannah area - FEMA designated detention facility
HAWAII
Halawa Heights area - Crematory facility located in hills above city. Area
is marked as a state department of health laboratory. Barbers Point NAS -
There are several military areas that could be equipped for detention /
deportation. Honolulu - Detention transfer facility at the Honolulu airport
similar in construction to the one in.Oklahoma (pentagon-shaped building
where airplanes can taxi up to).
IDAHO
Minidoka/Jerome Counties - WWII Japanese-American internment facility
possibly under renovation. Clearwater National Forest - Near Lolo Pass -
Just miles from the Montana state line near Moose Creek, this unmanned
facility is reported to have a nearby airfield. Wilderness areas - Possible
location. No data.
ILLINOIS
Marseilles - Located on the Illinois River off Interstate 80 on Hwy 6. It is
a relatively small facility with a cap of 1400 prisoners. Though it is small
it is designed like prison facilities with barred windows, but the real
smoking gun is the presence of military vehicles. Being located on the
Illinois River it is possible that prisoners will be brought in by water as
well as by road and air. This facility is approximately 75 miles west of
Chicago. National Guard training area nearby. Scott AFB - Barbed wire
prisoner enclosure reported to exist just off-base. More info needed, as
another facility on-base is beieved to exist. Pekin - This Federal satellite
prison camp is also on the Illinois River, just south of Peoria. It
supplements the federal penitentiary in Marion, which is equipped to handle
additional population outside on the grounds. Chanute AFB - Rantoul, near
Champaign/Urbana - This closed base had WWII - era barracks that were
condemned and torn down, but the medical facility was upgraded and
additional fencing put up in the area. More info needed. Marion - Federal
Penitentiary and satellite prison camp inside Crab Orchard Nat'l Wildlife
Refuge. Manned, staffed, populated fully. Greenfield - Two federal
correctional "satellite prison camps" serving Marion - populated as above.
Shawnee National Forest - Pope County - This area has seen heavy traffic of
foreign military equipment and troops via Illinois Central Railroad, which
runs through the area. Suspected location is unknown, but may be close to
Vienna and Shawnee correctional centers, located 6 mi. west of Dixon
Springs. Savanna Army Depot - NW area of state on Mississippi River.
Lincoln, Sheridan, Menard, Pontiac, Galesburg - State prison facilities
equipped for major expansion and close or adjacent to highways & railroad
tracks. Kankakee - Abandoned industrial area on west side of town (Rt.17 &
Main) designated as FEMA detention site. Equipped with water tower,
incinerator, a small train yard behind it and the rear of the facility is
surrounded by barbed wire facing inwards.
INDIANA
Indianapolis / Marion County - Amtrak railcar repair facility (closed);
controversial site of a major alleged detention / processing center.
Although some sources state that this site is a "red herring", photographic
and video evidence suggests otherwise. This large facility contains large
3-4 inch gas mains to large furnaces (crematoria??), helicopter landing
pads, railheads for prisoners, Red/Blue/Green zones for
classifying/processing incoming personnel, one-way turnstiles, barracks,
towers, high fences with razor wire, etc. Personnel with government
clearance who are friendly to the patriot movement took a guided tour of the
facility to confirm this site. This site is located next to a closed
refrigeration plant facility. Ft. Benjamin Harrison - Located in the
northeast part of Indianapolis, this base has been decomissioned from
"active" use but portions are still ideally converted to hold detainees.
Helicopter landing areas still exist for prisoners to be brought in by air,
land & rail. Crown Point - Across street from county jail, former hospital.
One wing presently being used for county work-release program, 80% of
facility still unused. Possible FEMA detention center or holding facility.
Camp Atterbury - Facility is converted to hold prisoners and boasts two
active compounds presently configured for minumum security detainees.
Located just west of Interstate 65 near Edinburgh, south of Indianapolis.
Terre Haute - Federal Correctional Institution, Satellite prison camp and
death facility. Equipped with crematoria reported to have a capacity of
3,000 people a day. FEMA designated facility located here. Fort Wayne - This
city located in Northeast Indiana has a FEMA designated detention facility,
accessible by air, road and nearby rail. Kingsbury - This "closed" military
base is adjacent to a state fish & wildlife preserve. Part of the base is
converted to an industrial park, but the southern portion of this property
is still used. It is bordered on the south by railroad, and is staffed with
some foreign-speaking UN troops. A local police officer who was hunting and
camping close to the base in the game preserve was accosted, roughed up, and
warned by the English-speaking unit commander to stay away from the area. It
was suggested to the officer that the welfare of his family would depend on
his "silence". Located just southeast of LaPorte. Jasper-Pulaski Wildlife
Area - Youth Corrections farm located here. Facility is "closed", but is
still staffed and being "renovated". Total capacity unknown. Grissom AFB -
This closed airbase still handles a lot of traffic, and has a "state-owned"
prison compound on the southern part of the facility.
UNICOR
. Jefferson Proving Grounds - Southern Indiana - This facility was an active
base with test firing occuring daily. Portions of the base have been opened
to create an industrial park, but other areas are still highly restricted. A
camp is believed to be located "downrange". Facility is equipped with an
airfield and has a nearby rail line. Newport - Army Depot - VX nerve gas
storage facility. Secret meetings were held here in 1998 regarding the
addition of the Kankakee River watershed to the Heritage Rivers Initiative.
Hammond - large enclosure identified in FEMA-designated city.
IOWA
No data available.
KANSAS
Leavenworth - US Marshal's Fed Holding Facility, US Penitentiary, Federal
Prison Camp, McConnell Air Force Base. Federal death penalty facility.
Concordia - WWII German POW camp used to exist at this location but there is
no facility there at this time. Ft. Riley - Just north of Interstate 70,
airport, near city of Manhattan. El Dorado - Federal prison converted into
forced-labor camp, UNICOR industries. Topeka - 80 acres has been converted
into a temporary holding camp.
KENTUCKY
Ashland - Federal prison camp in Eastern Kentucky near the Ohio River.
Louisville - FEMA detention facility, located near restricted area US naval
ordnance plant. Military airfield located at facility, which is on south
side of city. Lexington - FEMA detention facility, National Guard base with
adjacent airport facility. Manchester - Federal prison camp located inside
Dan Boone National Forest. Ft. Knox - Detention center, possibly located
near Salt River, in restricted area of base. Local patriots advise that
black Special Forces & UN gray helicopters are occasionally seen in area.
Land Between the Lakes - This area was declared a UN biosphere and is an
ideal geographic location for detention facilities. Area is an isthmus
extending out from Tennessee, between Lake Barkley on the east and Kentucky
Lake on the west. Just scant miles from Fort Campbell in Tennessee.
LOUISIANA
Ft. Polk - This is a main base for UN troops & personnel, and a training
center for the disarmament of America. Livingston - WWII German/Italian
internment camp being renovated?; halfway between Baton Rouge and Hammond,
several miles north of Interstate 12. Oakdale - Located on US route 165
about 50 miles south of Alexandria; two federal detention centers just
southeast of Fort Polk.
MAINE
Houlton - WWII German internment camp in Northern Maine, off US Route 1.
MARYLAND, and DC
Ft. Meade - Halfway between the District of Criminals and Baltimore. Data
needed. Ft. Detrick - Biological warfare center for the NWO, located in
Frederick.
MASSACHUSETTS
Camp Edwards / Otis AFB - Cape Cod - This "inactive" base is being converted
to hold many New Englander patriots. Capacity unknown. Ft. Devens - Active
detention facility. More data needed.
MICHIGAN
Camp Grayling - Michigan Nat'l Guard base has several confirmed detention
camps, classic setup with high fences, razor wire, etc. Guard towers are
very well-built, sturdy. Multiple compounds within larger enclosures.
Facility deep within forest area. Sawyer AFB - Upper Peninsula - south of
Marquette - No data available. Bay City - Classic enclosure with guard
towers, high fence, and close to shipping port on Saginaw Bay, which
connects to Lake Huron. Could be a deportation point to overseas via St.
Lawrence Seaway. Southwest - possibly Berrien County - FEMA detention
center. Lansing - FEMA detention facility.
MINNESOTA
Duluth - Federal prison camp facility. Camp Ripley - new prison facility.
MISSISSIPPI
These sites are confirmed hoaxes. Hancock County - NASA test site De Soto
National Forest. "These two supposed camps in Mississippi do not exist.
Members of the Mississippi Militia have checked these out on more than one
occasion beginning back when they first appeared on the Internet and
throughout the Patriot Movement." - Commander D. Rayner, Mississippi Militia
MISSOURI
Richards-Gebaur AFB - located in Grandview, near K.C.MO. A very large
internment facility has been built on this base, and all base personnel are
restricted from coming near it. Ft. Leonard Wood - Situated in the middle of
Mark Twain National Forest in Pulaski County. This site has been known for
some UN training, also home to the US Army Urban Warfare Training school
"Stem Village". Warsaw - Unconfirmed report of a large concentration camp
facility.
MONTANA
Malmstrom AFB - UN aircraft groups stationed here, and possibly a detention
facility.
NEBRASKA
Scottsbluff - WWII German POW camp (renovated?). Northwest, Northeast
corners of state - FEMA detention facilities - more data needed. South
Central part of state - Many old WWII sites - some may be renovated.
NEVADA
Elko - Ten miles south of town. Wells - Camp is located in the O'Niel basin
area, 40 miles north of Wells, past Thousand Springs, west off Hwy 93 for 25
miles. Pershing County - Camp is located at I-80 mile marker 112, south side
of the highway, about a mile back on the county road and then just off the
road about 3/4mi. Winnemucca - Battle Mountain area - at the base of the
mountains. Nellis Air Force Range - Northwest from Las Vegas on Route 95.
Nellis AFB is just north of Las Vegas on Hwy 604. Stillwater Naval Air
Station - east of Reno . No additional data.
NEW HAMPSHIRE / VERMONT
Northern New Hampshire - near Lake Francis. No additional data.
NEW JERSEY
Ft. Dix / McGuire AFB - Possible deportation point for detainees. Lots of
pictures taken of detention compounds and posted on Internet, this camp is
well-known. Facility is now complete and ready for occupancy.
NEW MEXICO
Ft. Bliss - This base actually straddles Texas state line. Just south of
Alomogordo, Ft. Bliss has thousands of acres for people who refuse to go
with the "New Order". Holloman AFB (Alomogordo)- Home of the German
Luftwaffe in Amerika; major UN base. New facility being built on this base,
according to recent visitors. Many former USAF buildings have been torn down
by the busy and rapidly growing German military force located here. Fort
Stanton - currently being used as a youth detention facility approximately
35 miles north of Ruidoso, New Mexico. Not a great deal of information
concerning the Lordsburg location. White Sands Missile Range - Currently
being used as a storage facility for United Nations vehicles and equipment.
Observers have seen this material brought in on the Whitesands rail spur in
Oro Grande New Mexico about thirty miles from the Texas, New Mexico Border.
NEW YORK
Ft. Drum - two compounds: Rex 84 detention camp and FEMA detention facility.
Albany - FEMA detention facility. Otisville - Federal correctional facility,
near Middletown. Buffalo - FEMA detention facility.
NORTH CAROLINA
Camp Lejeune / New River Marine Airfield - facility has renovated, occupied
WWII detention compounds and "mock city" that closely resembles Anytown,
USA. Fort Bragg - Special Warfare Training Center. Renovated WWII detention
facility. Andrews - Federal experiment in putting a small town under siege.
Began with the search/ hunt for survivalist Eric Rudolph. No persons were
allowed in or out of town without federal permission and travel through town
was highly restricted. Most residents compelled to stay in their homes.
Unregistered Baptist pastor from Indiana visiting Andrews affirmed these
facts.
NORTH DAKOTA
Minot AFB - Home of UN air group. More data needed on facility.
OHIO
Camp Perry - Site renovated; once used as a POW camp to house German and
Italian prisoners of WWII. Some tar paper covered huts built for housing
these prisoners are still standing. Recently, the construction of multiple
200-man barracks have replaced most of the huts. Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Columbus - FEMA detention facilities. Data needed. Lima - FEMA detention
facility. Another facility located in/near old stone quarry near Interstate
75. Railroad access to property, fences etc.
OKLAHOMA
Tinker AFB (OKC) - All base personnel are prohibited from going near
civilian detention area, which is under constant guard. Will Rogers World
Airport - FEMA's main processing center for west of the Mississippi. All
personnel are kept out of the security zone. Federal prisoner transfer
center located here (A pentagon-shaped building where airplanes can taxi up
to). Photos have been taken and this site will try to post soon! El Reno -
Renovated federal internment facility with CURRENT population of 12,000 on
Route 66. McAlester - near Army Munitions Plant property - former WWII
German / Italian POW camp designated for future use. Ft. Sill (Lawton) -
Former WWII detention camps. More data still needed.
OREGON
Sheridan - Federal prison satellite camp northwest of Salem. Josephine
County - WWII Japanese internment camp ready for renovation. Sheridan - FEMA
detention center. Umatilla - New prison spotted.
PENNSYLVANIA
Allenwood - Federal prison camp located south of Williamsport on the
Susquehanna River. It has a current inmate population of 300, and is
identified by William Pabst as having a capacity in excess of 15,000 on 400
acres.
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation - located north of Harrisburg. Used for
WWII POW camp and renovated by Jimmy Carter. Was used to hold Cubans during
Mariel boat lift.
Camp Hill - State prison close to Army depot. Lots of room, located in Camp
Hill, Pa. New Cumberland Army Depot - on the Susquehanna River, located off
Interstate 83 and Interstate 76.
Schuylkill Haven - Federal prison camp, north of Reading.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville - Unoccupied youth prison camp; total capacity unknown.
Charleston - Naval Reserve & Air Force base, restricted area on naval base.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Yankton - Federal prison camp
Black Hills Nat'l Forest - north of Edgemont, southwest part of state. WWII
internment camp being renovated.
TENNESSEE
Ft. Campbell - Next to Land Between the Lakes; adjacent to airfield and US
Alt. 41.
Millington - Federal prison camp next door to Memphis Naval Air Station.
Crossville - Site of WWII German / Italian prison camp is renovated;
completed barracks and behind the camp in the woods is a training facility
with high tight ropes and a rappelling deck.
Nashville - There are two buildings built on State property that are
definitely built to hold prisoners. They are identical buildings - side by
side on Old Briley Parkway. High barbed wire fence that curves inward.
TEXAS
Austin - Robert Mueller Municipal airport has detenion areas inside hangars.
Bastrop - Prison and military vehicle motor pool.
Eden - 1500 bed privately run federal center. Currently holds illegal
aliens.
Ft. Hood (Killeen) - Newly built concentration camp, with towers, barbed
wire etc., just like the one featured in the movie Amerika. Mock city for
NWO shock- force training. Some footage of this area was used in "Waco: A
New Revelation" Reese AFB (Lubbock) - FEMA designated detention facility.
Sheppard AFB - in Wichita Falls just south of Ft. Sill, OK. FEMA designated
detention facility.
North Dallas - near Carrolton - water treatment plant, close to interstate
and railroad.
Mexia - East of Waco 33mi.; WWII German facility may be renovated.
Amarillo - FEMA designated detention facility
Ft. Bliss (El Paso) - Extensive renovation of buildings and from what
patriots have been able to see, many of these buildings that are being
renovated are being surrounded by razor wire.
Beaumont / Port Arthur area - hundreds of acres of federal camps already
built on large-scale detention camp design, complete with the double rows of
chain link fencing with razor type concertina wire on top of each row. Some
(but not all) of these facilities are currently being used for low-risk
state prisoners who require a minimum of supervision.
Ft. Worth - Federal prison under construction on the site of Carswell AFB.
UTAH
Millard County - Central Utah - WWII Japanese camp. (Renovated?)
Ft. Douglas - This "inactive" military reservation has a renovated WWII
concentration camp.
Migratory Bird Refuge - West of Brigham City - contains a WWII internment
camp that was built before the game preserve was established.
Cedar City - east of city - no data available. Wendover - WWII internment
camp may be renovated.
Skull Valley - southwestern Camp William property - east of the old bombing
range. Camp was accidentally discovered by a man and his son who were rabbit
hunting; they were discovered and apprehended. SW of Tooele.
VIRGINIA
Ft. A.P. Hill (Fredericksburg) - Rex 84 / FEMA facility. Estimated capacity
45,000.
Petersburg - Federal satellite prison camp, south of Richmond.
WEST VIRGINIA
Beckley - Alderson - Lewisburg - Former WWII detention camps that are now
converted into active federal prison complexes capable of holding several
times their current populations. Alderson is presently a women's federal
reformatory.
Morgantown - Federal prison camp located in northern WV; just north of
Kingwood.
Mill Creek - FEMA detention facility.
Kingwood - Newly built detention camp at Camp Dawson Army Reservation. More
data needed on Camp Dawson.
WASHINGTON
Seattle/Tacoma - SeaTac Airport: fully operational federal transfer center
Okanogan County - Borders Canada and is a site for a massive concentration
camp capable of holding hundreds of thousands of people for slave labor.
This is probably one of the locations that will be used to hold hard core
patriots who will be held captive for the rest of their lives.
Sand Point Naval Station - Seattle - FEMA detention center used actively
during the 1999 WTO protests to classify prisoners.
Ft. Lewis / McChord AFB - near Tacoma - This is one of several sites that
may be used to ship prisoners overseas for slave labor.
WISCONSIN
Ft. McCoy - Rex 84 facility with several complete interment compounds.
Oxford - Central part of state - Federal prison & staellite camp and FEMA
detention facility.
WYOMING
Heart Mountain - Park County N. of Cody - WWII Japanese interment camp ready
for renovation.
Laramie - FEMA detention facility
Southwest - near Lyman - FEMA detention facility
East Yellowstone - Manned internment facility - Investigating patriots were
apprehended by European soldiers speaking in an unknown language. Federal
government assumed custody of the persons and arranged their release.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
There are many other locations not listed above that are worthy of
consideration as a possible detention camp site, but due to space
limitations and the time needed to verify, could not be included here.
Virtually all military reservations, posts, bases, stations, & depots can be
considered highly suspect (because it is "federal" land). Also fitting this
category are "Regional Airports" and "International Airports" which also
fall under federal jurisdiction and have limited-access areas. Mental
hospitals, closed hospitals & nursing homes, closed military bases, wildlife
refuges, state prisons, toxic waste dumps, hotels and other areas all have
varying degrees of potential for being a detention camp area. The likelihood
of a site being suspect increases with transportation access to the site,
including airports/airstrips, railheads, navigable waterways & ports,
interstate and US highways. Some facilities are "disguised" as industrial or
commercial properties, camouflaged or even wholly contained inside large
buildings (Indianapolis) or factories. Many inner-city buildings left vacant
during the de-industrialization of America have been quietly acquired and
held, sometimes retrofitted for their new uses.
CANADA
Our Canadian friends tell us that virtually all Canadian military bases,
especially those north of the 50th Parallel, are all set up with
concentration camps. Not even half of these can be listed, but here are a
few sites with the massive land space to handle any population:
Suffield CFB - just north of Medicine Hat, less than 60 miles from the USA.
Primrose Lake Air Range - 70 miles northeast of Edmonton.
Wainwright CFB - halfway between Medicine Hat and Primrose Lake.
Ft. Nelson - Northernmost point on the BC Railway line.
Ft. McPherson - Very cold territory ~ NW Territories. Ft. Providence -
Located on Great Slave Lake. Halifax - Nova Scotia. Dept. of National
Defense reserve.... And others.
OVERSEAS LOCATIONS
Guayanabo, Puerto Rico - Federal prison camp facility. Capacity unknown.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - US Marine Corps Base - Presently home to 30,000
Mariel Cubans and 40,000 Albanians. Total capacity unknown.
***
Art Deco
Another new topic in my honor, Alexa, thanks!
I know you love me, don't deny it!
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>I know you love me, don't deny it!
Comrade!
Gracias!
We couldn't have pulled this off without you.
Art Deco
>On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:31:24 -0600, Art Deco <er...@netcabal.com> wrote:
>
>>Perplexed
>
>Please explain why
you feel the need to post edit and sneck froups, Alexa.
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>you feel the need to post edit
we feel the need to thank you.
without your participation everyone wouldn't have known how technologically
backwards the US/UK/Israel really is.
Fred Hall
"www.infowars.com" <tr...@r.us> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:57:57 -0600, Art Deco <er...@netcabal.com> wrote:
>
>>you feel the need to post edit
>
> we feel the need to thank you.
Hi, AssLexa! Didja miss me?
>
> without your participation everyone wouldn't have known how
> technologically
> backwards the US/UK/Israel really is.
No shit, 'Lexa?
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We know you wanted everyone to know.
:)
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We know you wanted everyone to know.
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Still trying to run away and hide? What are you afraid of, MaoistLexa?
Art Deco
jimpgh2002
>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:44:44 GMT, jimpgh2002 <pm...@xxnospamxx.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:23:36 GMT, www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:06:56 GMT, "Pleading For Mercy" <m...@myself.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>My own pension fund has investments in oil too.
>>>
>>>You're out of oil, so it's not likely you'll have a pension fund,especially
>>>since the neo-fascists are deliberately collapsing the US dollar and along
>>>with it, the economy. The only way the neo-fascist can 'restore' the
>>>'economy' is and keep their monetary system afloat is to put you in a forced
>>>labor camp.
>>>
>>>Enjoy.
>>>
>>>http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/concentration.html
>>
>> Okay, crazy person, since the dollar is no good anymore, send
>>me all of yours.
>
>What's your exchange rate? 1:1 to 1000:1?
>
There is no exchange rate. I'm offering to take those
worthless greenbacks off your hands.
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>www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
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>>On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:16:55 GMT, www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:06:11 -0500, "Fred Hall" <fkh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"www.infowars.com" <tr...@r.us> wrote in message
>>>>news:5jd7k25sso1sd5ir7...@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:57:57 -0600, Art Deco <er...@netcabal.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>you feel the need to post edit
>>>>>
>>>>> we feel the need to thank you.
>>>>
>>>>Hi, AssLexa! Didja miss me?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> without your participation everyone wouldn't have known how
>>>>> technologically
>>>>> backwards the US/UK/Israel really is.
>>>>
>>>>No shit, 'Lexa?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>We know you wanted everyone to know.
>>>
>>>:)
>>>
>>>Thanks, 'fred'. Your help was greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Message-ID: <lp97k2lvbit3g5onh...@4ax.com>
>
>Still trying to run away and hide? What are you afraid of, MaoistLexa?
Projection noted.
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I have 4. You can have them.
Art Deco
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>www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:41:48 -0600, Art Deco <er...@netcabal.com> wrote:
>>
>>>www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:16:55 GMT, www.infowars.com <tr...@r.us> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:06:11 -0500, "Fred Hall" <fkh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"www.infowars.com" <tr...@r.us> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:5jd7k25sso1sd5ir7...@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:57:57 -0600, Art Deco <er...@netcabal.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>you feel the need to post edit
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> we feel the need to thank you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi, AssLexa! Didja miss me?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> without your participation everyone wouldn't have known how
>>>>>>> technologically
>>>>>>> backwards the US/UK/Israel really is.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>No shit, 'Lexa?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>We know you wanted everyone to know.
>>>>>
>>>>>:)
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks, 'fred'. Your help was greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Message-ID: <lp97k2lvbit3g5onh...@4ax.com>
>>>
>>>Still trying to run away and hide? What are you afraid of, MaoistLexa?
>>
>>Projection noted.
>
>Hi, Alexa!
Projection noted.
Art Deco
"Projection:" another term Alexa likes to spew to usenet without
understanding its meaning.
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Projection noted.
Art Deco
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Projection noted.
You should stop projecting and you wouldn't have that problem.
Captain Compassion
>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:23:44 -0700, retro...@comcast.net wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:51:24 GMT, simberg.i...@org.trash (Rand
>>Simberg) wrote:
>> >
>>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:44:17 -0700, in a place far, far away,
>>>retro...@comcast.net made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
>>>way as to indicate that:
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:34:16 GMT, simberg.i...@org.trash (Rand
>>>>Simberg) wrote:
>>>> >
>>>>>Other than the UK and Norway, Europe and China never had any. The US
>>>>>just found huge new reserves in the Gulf of Mexico. You're an idiot,
>>>>>and your email address is laughable, as are most, no make that all, of
>>>>>your posts.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>If your going to call people idiots you ought to get your facts lined
>>>>up first. To say China never had oil is , well, idiotic.
>>>
>>>No, it's just ignorant.
>>
>>
>>Top petroleum-producing countries
>>
>>Source: Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government.
>>
>>In order of amount produced in 2004 (MMbbl/d = millions of barrels per
>>day):
>>
>> * Saudi Arabia (OPEC) - 10.37 MMbbl/d
>> * Russia - 9.27 MMbbl/d
>> * United States 1 - 8.69 MMbbl/d
>> * Iran (OPEC) - 4.09 MMbbl/d
>> * Mexico 1 - 3.83 MMbbl/d
>> * China 1 - 3.62 MMbbl/d
>>
>>Oh and by the way France, Poland and Italy also produce oil.
>
>It's not about how much oil there is, but who controls it. The Neo-fascists
>want to control the world's oil. That of course means invading every
>country on Earth and turning them into an Iraq.
>
Who do you and Noam think should control the oil?
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on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
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whip order into a yelping pack of probabilities, and uniform success is
impossible." -- Jack Vance
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"Progress is the increasing control of the environment by life.
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