In the argument for giving up your arms, Mr. Williams describes it as thus:
So, you say, “I have a handgun”. Well, what do you intend to do with it? The guy down the street who wants your cans of beans might be intimated, but if you pointed it at me, I’d take it away from you in 2 seconds and then what would you do? Really - think about it… what would you do? One important fact about shooting is that even a stationary target is hard to hit with any accuracy by a beginner. What if it’s moving?
What about the “pause” nearly every inexperienced person has where there is a second or so while you get your mind fixed. An experienced combatant will use those split seconds to kill you quite dead. What if you actually fire your weapon during Martial Law and the report is heard by roaming troops who come running? There you will be, a civilian with a recently fired gun…when it will be illegal to even possess the gun at all! What will you do then?
In this author’s opinion, the argument against firearms doesn’t pass the smell test, especially in consideration that Mr. Williams was a member of our “special Forces” and served in the Vietnam War. Many people are wary of firearms, and they do have a slight recoil, however, with three to four hours of professional training at any local firing range, familiarizing the adult and teenage members of your family in the proper use and maintenance of weapons is fairly simple and doesn’t require a lot of cost or training. Add a few hours of “Quick Kill” technique to the training, and the necessity to “take aim” is unnecessary. During the Vietnam War, the military developed the Quick Kill technique for soldiers that were fighting in close quarters, i.e., the jungles and heavy foliage that were common in Vietnam Nam. Our military found that troops didn’t have the time to take aim as they would in open-area combat and came up with a highly effective method of shooting the enemy without taking traditional aim that relied on instinctive shooting - and it’s a technique that can be learned within a matter of a few hours and is extremely effective!
The Quick Kill technique that we were taught in the Army only encompassed a couple of hours, however, after mastering the technique, which anyone can easily do - the results were more than remarkable, and in close-combat situations, which is exactly the situation a family would encounter if thugs attempt to enter your home, mastering “Quick Kill” won’t bring your family up to the par of combat troops but will easily convince potential intruders that their best bet for stealing or raping people as they forage for food will best be accomplished by choosing those homes who have decided to “curry favor” and turn their firearms into the local authorities. Thugs and criminals usually choose the path of least resistance, so with those words as your guide, it’s up to each family to decide the course of action they will take in attempting to insure the survival of their individual family units.
There is much more that I could reveal and critique, but my purpose isn’t to bash Survive Martial Law.com, but to draw attention to what I believe are major discrepancies that are written by his own hand. Much to his credit, I received a refund within 48 hours after I requested it, and I also mentioned that I would be writing a review of his material. I don’t believe it’s fair to blind-side anyone, and I would hope that his intentions are certainly what he believes are in the best interests of the public. I disagree with his stance and now that I have read his plan to “Survive Martial Law”, I feel it’s morally imperative to state my objections and draw attention to what I believe is a flawed plan.
Normally, when I find a site I disagree with, I simply go somewhere else and forget about it. I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion, however, on a matter as serious as surviving martial law; it’s imperative that the public receive reasoned and logical advice. S 1959 and the prospect of martial law are serious issues which demand well thought-out and objective thinking. If you reversed positions with the government and wanted to implement martial law, the tactics and beliefs that Mr. Williams expresses in his pamphlet “Survive Martial Law” are unquestionably those that the government would prefer - subservience to the troops, handing in your weapons, and having the belief that “you can do nothing about it.”
Some may argue that subservience and to “curry favor” is the only way to survive martial law, and those people would be those that still support President Bush - less than 20% of the population. I would remind Mr. Williams that Freedom is not free, and it was best stated by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson when they made these words immortal:
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
I am nothing more than a patriotic American that is doing whatever I can to further the cause of democracy, the rule of law, and am absolutely outraged on how the Bush administration is defying our Congress, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights! Footnote: I write in a style that I believe is appropriate in today's world where we can't trust the Mainstream News Media, and rather than concentrating on one article alone, which may or may not receive the exposure and emphasis it should, I prefer to meld several relevant stories together, that each taken alone may not expose the entire situation, but when taken-in as a whole, tend to give the reader a better understanding of the subject. One article or story alone does not represent the "Big Picture" - but when several are effectively tied-together it often reveals a trend or broader view of the subject matter that is important to completely understand any given situation. http://justanothercoverup.com/
Thank you for this article. I thought I was one of the very few who was really concerned about this. One thing I have noticed is that in almost everyone of Bush's Exec Orders or in legislation, one of the events that could trigger martial law is an economic crisis. We are certainly headed for one now!!
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Shirley Bianchi (10 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 95 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 11:36:33 AM
I too encountered reference to, then visited, <survive martial law.com >. Full disclosure: I am not well versed on the ENDGAME, and very hazy on other, substantially similar, historical times -- most regrettably, on how people in the past were successful in both surviving and ending martial law. Nonetheless, I also wondered immediately about Mr. Williams' counsel to divest oneself of firearms. I now wonder, given their recent, pervasive proliferation among local and state law enforcement agencies, Would TASERs be OK?
What seems needed, then, are indeed secrecy, systems of communication (Pony Express redux?), and structures to ensure continuation of communities, both actual and virtual. Food for thought, action items for the thoughtful.
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Alan Donelson (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 17 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 12:18:41 PM
It is technically quite difficult to do. I think it is better to sit down and work with what you know and figure how it would be done.
They would need the 100% cooperation of law enforcement agencies of subjugating their families, friends and neighbors.
Our military rank and file already have a constitutional movement. Asking a marine to stomp his foot down on Abilene, Kansas doesn't wash for me.
Top military brass have already mutinied on invading Iran...how are you going to get them to agree to invade St. Louis?
The main control mechanism they have is fear. I disagree with scaring people.
60,000,000 gun owners present a major issue for the martial law scenario. How are they going to confiscate those guns? You talk about special forces guys killing 20 regular guys in 20 minutes...what a lovely thought that is to bring to the table. What about the millions of veterans? Are they going to roll over?>
I prefer hope. You would be surprised at how scared "they" are of us.
They live in a world of fear.
We live in a world of hope.
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tom storey (3 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 58 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 1:39:39 PM
That was one of the reasons I took issue with the material I received in the eBook from survivemartiallaw.com.
What I failed to mention, because I didn't want the piece to appear that I was bashing the author, was a sprinkling of comments like these throughout the publication:
If you don’t do it, then the day will come when you and the ones you love will slowly die, and it will be YOUR FAULT! This is no game here.
Hope in a sane future, so don’t confront anyone. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!! That is not being cowardly, as the time to be a “hero” has passed. You have what you have, so deal with it. I honestly believe if you don’t do what I tell you, then you and your family will die. (Emphasis added.)
The politics of fear, whether used by the right or left, are simply unacceptable to me. Rational discourse and an objective analysis of our situation is what are needed, not more fear-mongering. I'm one of those "old school" people, and when someone tells me I'm going to die if I don't follow their instructions, it immediately raises a red flag for me, as it does for others as well. We do need to raise the alarm and look at the situation with logic, a special eye on what our "reaction" will mean to our future, and cunning, not panic and fear.
I also believe that the SF Chronicle breaking the story about DHS and EndGame will help to make the government think twice about such an action, especially now, when millions of Americans are taking note, asking questions and demanding answers. Facts, truth, and widely disseminating the information are our best safeguards against fascism and tyranny - and a belief that we as Americans will never knuckle-under to oppression and will always keep-up the sprit of America, the one that respects the rule of law, freedom of speech, and most of all, liberty and freedom.
William Cormier
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William Cormier (126 articles, 6 quicklinks, 17 diaries, 304 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 2:36:08 PM
We live in an area where we trust our law enforcement personnel, and have friends and family among them. It is not our local law enforcement I worry about -- is is Blackwater, Inc., and other mercenary forces which are totally loyal to Bush, et al.
I also have hope -- but my life experience tells me that it is better to face reality than to ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist, because if one does that, reality then rises up when one least expects it and bites where one would rather not have a bite!
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Shirley Bianchi (10 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 95 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 3:57:40 PM
the majority of those 60 million gun owners are mainly comprised of right wing nuts who refuse to acknowledge anything the president does is wrong,they will use their guns on their fellow americans who protest in any way the coming dictatorship.With new microwave technology and cluster bombs and an air force controlled by fundamentalist it will be imnpossible to openly stand against the firepower of the new facist who control America.Generals who oppose the war if you notice are replaced with Bush loyalist.Mr. Cormier is totally wrong
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liberalsrock (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 117 comments)
on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 9:00:03 AM
This really frightened me last week, but I might as well put it "out in the public" especially since one of you stated the "special forces" in your post. Just last week, the Army special forces left their calling card on my door. It was a recruiting pamphlet. The mysterious confusion about it was this:
1) I live in an apt building and each of us got one hung on our door EXCEPT the Vet
2) We are all disabled people that live here(I'm crippled but very poltically active online)
3) This is Gov't Housing (Public HUD apts)
You tell me ppl, should I be suspect? I am and I was so I combed the neighborhood when I walked my dog. It appears that MY building was the only one that got these "calling cards". No other apt buildings --not HUD necessarily--(we have 10 or more in this neighborhood) and the 6 plex ppl didn't get them either. Just us, & me.
I heard April...what a cowinkeedink, McClellan's book is do out. I heard Portland because asbestos in some [great] building.
AOL warned me that "everything is public and permanent". Therefore, this is as well and you got me covered right? Oh wait, if Rob Kall can LOSE 10's of 1000's of emails like the RNC and DOJ did, maybe it isn't permy.
I don't own a gun...they confiscated all the guns in New Orleans.................we are in revolt........it began in Nov06 when we thought the Democraps would help us. They didn't. They probably won't. It's up to us, the ppl. "Nothing to fear but fear itself' ...I am considering that thought in depth.
Good day
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shirley reese (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 311 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 4:05:37 PM
I agree that the issue of martial law needs to be addressed, but not from the perspective of AFTER it has happened. (see also Presidential Directive 51) We need to stop BushCheneyCo before they implement their dastardly plan.
We have complained but yet we continue to allow clandestine laws, signing statements and presidential directives that are not approved by Congress, as well as the horrible pork-filled laws that they do approve. Many of these initiatives point to a set-up for martial law, so the issue is no joke.
This is our country, belonging to the citizenry according to our Constitution. We pay the salaries of our elected, recruited, and appointed officials. Isn't it long past time to give many of them their pink slips? It is the only way to change the path that our country is steaming-rolling down on the way to a hellish nightmare.
Tar and feathers now. Not guns later.
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Angela Zayak (5 articles, 0 quicklinks, 3 diaries, 31 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 5:38:50 PM
Sept 25th, 2005 on the very day of one of the largest DC anti-war protests our Government began Operation Granite Shadow. I was there (traveled in from Oregon) and the morning of the march we awoke to the news of this drill on CNN. This was in fact a martial law drill...interestingly 6 0f the 12 bio sensors in the mall area went off that very day for Tularemia. They never went off before or after.
Most US soldiers would not comply with martial law orders. In fact, I think they would be some of our strongest allies in resisting any occupying force. Ron Paul received the most donations from the armed services than any other candidates combined; they know what is going on.
That being said, the US government has no qualms with arming non-US citizens to do their dirty work. Now Canadian troops are allowed on sovereign US soil in the event of a "disaster." I would not be surprised to see our own vets being beaten down by blue helmets who do not even speak our language. And really, any ignorant opportunist looking to feed himself or his family will quickly join ranks with the oppressor if it guarantees continued survival.
Regardless, I will look any man who denies my personal sovereignty directly in the eyes. He shall know he is dealing with man. Not a sheep.
This does not mean I do not think we should run and hide if given the opportunity. Our lives should not be thrown away frivolously and foolishly when the stakes are so high. There are much better ways to die than at the hands of our fellow men.
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You may get stabbed in the head with a dagger or sword. You may be burned to death or skinned alive or worse. But when they torture you, you will not feel you need to run, For though you die, La Resistance lives on.
-South Park
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Ferdinand (17 articles, 4 quicklinks, 24 diaries, 198 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 6:33:36 PM
Facts, and a new political "posture" from the people
Hello folks
Do I put this past Bush? Absolutely never. Anybody who goes to war based on a lie, abandons Katrina victims to die, withholds healthcare from children for war money, and breaks more than 900 laws is showing criminal psychology with truly pathological lack of empathy/remorse.
Would the army and police comply? Let's look at facts and not beliefs. Just last week there was a stand-down order in Texas: Police were told not to search bags for guns during an OBama rally. They complained, voiced their concerns to the press etc but did they comply with the order? Yup!
REcently on Opednews there was an article in which army personnel and soldiers were interviewed, being asked the question: In the event of martial law, would they be willing to shoot Americans? Even their own friends and family members? HALF of them answered "Yes".
What of the fact that police are tasering en masse? Especially vocal people? Just recently in Santa Cruz, CA there were anti-torture protestors on a college campus merely sitting under a tree as they wore orange. Guess what? Just for sitting there, causing no harm, they were tasered.
So what does this lead us to believe and to suspect where enforcement of martial law is concerned? There is no doubt about it: We are a country divided. Among the crazed control maniacs who will do fascist things, and those who are still truly American at heart.
So now what?
I agree that impeachment is key. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
What about a House that won't listen to us?
A NEW POLITICAL POSTURE FOR US, THE PEOPLE TO ADOPT:
a) The Congress took an oath of office to uphold, protect and defend the Constitution. The right to be secure in our persons, houses, papers and effects is at stake as are the pursuit to life, liberty and happiness as mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.
b) We PAY the salaries of Congress and we PAY them to fulfill their oath of office above. Time to remind them. To use OUR tax dollars to fund evil----and the murdering of AMerican citizens, and the threat to OUR wellbeing by martial law-----is beyond just unacceptable. HOLD THIS OVER THEIR HEADS, PUBLICLY, IN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR!
BASED ON THEIR OATH OF OFFICE TO UPHOLD, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, IMPEACHMENT IS AN OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW, NOT AN OPTION!
c) Americans need to be rallied up with hope regarding the effectiveness of our collective voice. It's true that the single voice won't count, but the mass of voices will. Politicians want to be re-elected! We've got to remind people of that fact. Witness the resignations from public office to avoid scandal, as I have parroted again and again on this forum: Sorry for the repeat but it's an important point to bring to public attention. Obviously the voices of the greater masses does count and our opinions DO make a difference! Or they wouldn't resign to avoid scandal. Let's all take note----and take heart! And spread word.
d) Demand, demand, don't ask that Congress implement the public will. Their job---for which we pay them----is to implement the public will, not that of their unilateral whims or of the corporations. Remind them of this! Again: Don't ASK a politician what THEIR position is about ANYTHING. STATE YOUR OWN! REMIND THEM that THEY WORK FOR US, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!
Thank you for reading this long message. Please pass this article on. It's very good as usual, William: Thank you for such motivated and researched work!
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Kathryn Smith (93 articles, 2 quicklinks, 38 diaries, 361 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 6:54:31 PM
I am a big believer in the old adage: "two heads are better than one" and cannot count the number of times I have reached a better understanding or found a better solution as the result of collaborative exploration with a trusted someone whose thinking I turned to for a different and additional viewpoint.
THAT is one of the things this website provides for all who visit: an opportunity to perhaps increase (and share) our understanding and views on current events.
THAT being said - here is what I want to share regarding Mr Cormier's well constructed essay above. I think this statement from early in the piece cannot be stressed enough:
We know for a fact there IS some Pentagon operation and quite probably others in the CIA, the NSC, and plenty more we do not know about, who are spending BILLIONS of dollars dreaming up and pumping out DISINFO and PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE propaganda non-stop 24/7/365. And a whole shipload of it is aimed DIRECTLY AT the American public. It is psy-ops for domestic consumption.
After monitoring the programming selections presented by cable TV's "The History Channel" (sic) I have come to believe they are part of that effort to keep the US public in a state of shock and anxiety. (Just monitor their onslught of gloom and doom for a week or two - see if you don't agree.
MY POINT - this "survive martial law" is quite probably part of the psy-warfare blitz/barrage meant to keep everyone (those who are paying attention anyway) stewing in a thick rich soup of paranoia and anxiety...
WHY? That answer could fill a 500 page book and in fact it DID. By all means > DO read Ms Klein's excellent analysis in "Shock Doctrine" - Here's a url (sans the hypetext preface) to a great short video introduction about it.
In support of the comment above pointing out that we are being kept in an uproar of fear, may I remind readers here that recently there was an article (sorry, I searched but couldn't find it to reference directly) stating that Patrick Leahy managed to convince Bush to sign a repeal of martial law.
Or was it just parts of the martial law powers?
Specifically, governors apparently complained that their powers were being overstepped by Bush's claim that it was his own power to place National Guard troops across the country to quell protest and keep public order (bad argument) in times of national emergency. So Bush, at Leahy's nudging, actually came to his senses and signed a repeal of at least his own ability to bypass the State Governors in setting up troops nation-wide.
That power now rests with the governors. Thank God for small (big!) favors.
I don't put it past Bush to do brash and violent things just to have his own way and brainwash us all into supporting whatever his way is. Not at all. If he can find a way to bypass this self-repealed law, he can and will. History has demonstrated that.
Impeach, impeach. Criminals don't belong walking the streets, let alone with nuclear weapons in their hands.
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Kathryn Smith (93 articles, 2 quicklinks, 38 diaries, 361 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 7:20:22 PM
For the U. S., food distribution is an economic and moral problem. Hitler uses food as a political weapon. Last week, in Foreign Affairs, Economist Karl Brandt listed some of the ingenious and devastating uses to which this weapon has been put by experts in the last seven years.
First, we have to face a dichotemy. On the one hand, corporations produce wealth. It is easy for people running/owning corporations to make a lot of money.
The dichotemy is, if it's so easy, why isn't everybody making lots of money. Or, why are so many contributing to corporations instead of 'the little guy'? I see first-hand evidence in celebrity worship. It is amusing and sad how even liberals support free-enterprise - when it comes to entertainment and sports. Do you believe Hollywood actors deserve their outrageous salaries? What about athletes?
Why do so many people continue to drive SUVs when they believe we are in Iraq because of oil? Why do we continue to donate to Big Oil every step of the way, from the cars we drive to eating too much meat?
Second, I never thought I'd live to see the day liberals agreed with the racists in Idaho who oppose the federal government. It's bizarre when you see liberals acting exactly the same as the right-wing whackos who lived out in the deep country away from the authorities. Leftists are beginning to chant the same mantra, the federal government is out to take our rights away. Does that make you agree with the Rightists?
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Barker (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 120 comments)
on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 8:28:01 PM
