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February 12, 2008 at 17:53:52
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Martial Law The Progressive printed an article by Matthew Rothschild, "The FBI Deputizes Businesses", 02/07/08. This is a very long excellent article delineating how the FBI and Homeland Security have formed a group called InfraGard within businesses that cooperate with the two agencies for an exchange of information, often of a sensitive nature. In fact, within the article it is stated that InfraGard on occasion receives information regarding security threats even before elected officials. Further, it is mentioned several times that members of InfraGard have the right to "shoot to kill" without fear of prosecution for the protection of their facilities. Although this organization, InfraGard, is frightening enough, there is a small paragraph that mentions that at one meeting of InfraGard the members were given detailed information as to what their responsibilities would be when martial law is declared. The whistle blower had this information corroborated by another individual, and a third would not deny it. The important point is, however, the statement reads not if – but "when."
There have been so many excellent articles submitted to OpEdNews regarding George Bush's Signing Statements, Executive Orders, and laws submitted to and passed by Congress, but I want to remind readers of just a few of these actions by this dangerous administration.
Although the Plan for a New American Century (PNAC) was written prior to Bush II being elected, his family was involved in the formation of it. Within that Plan was the statement, and I paraphrase, that the Plan would be difficult to implement without another "Pearl Harbor". Or another attack on the United States of commensurate devastation. When the Bush II cabal was told, over and over, about an imminent attack on the United States, these admonitions were ignored completely. And we experienced 9/11. The night of 9/11, long before any facts were known by anyone, Wolf Blitzer announced on CNN that we had been attacked by Iraq!
One month after 9/11, Congress passed the Patriot Act. This was the first of many steps in the erosion of our civil liberties under the guise of 'protecting us from terrorism', which then became the mantra of this administration. Terrorism, terrorism, terrorism.
Based on lies, more lies and damned lies, the United States invaded Afghanistan, and then Iraq. It was beyond my comprehension that anyone alive believed George W. Bush and his claims that we needed to invade Iraq for security reasons. All one had to do was look at his face when he was telling all of those lies – he smirked!
On 1/3/06, Congress passed the Military Commissions Act, which not only confirmed the suspension of habeas corpus for 'terrorists', but laid out the process by which martial law would be implemented – regardless of the process defined in the US Constitution.
In October of 2006, the John Warner National Authorization Act was passed. Inserted in that Act was Section 1042:
"Revises federal provisions allowing the President to utilize the Armed Forces in connection with interference with federal and state law to allow the President to employ the Armed Forces and National Guard in federal service to restore public order in cases of natural disaster, epidemic or other public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or domestic violence. Requires the President to notify Congress within 14 days of the exercise of such authority. Authorizes the President, when exercising such authority, to direct the Secretary to provide supplies, services, and equipment to persons affected by the situation."
There went the Posse Comitatus Act which has prevented the Presidents from using the Armed Forces as police. Now we have Blackwater acting in place of our armed forces, and apparently responsible to no one. Would Blackwater be the armed forces used? Now there is an unhappy thought.
During this time, there were a number of Executive Orders, numbered from 10900 – 11921 that detailed even more carefully how easily martial law can be declared. Consider the state of our economy now. One of the provisions for declaring martial law is an economic crisis. Bernanke fiddled with the interest rates while the economy sank – why? Incompetence? Intentional? Forcing an economic crisis?
The final insult is SB 1959. By itself it is innocuous – but put together with the Patriot Act, Military Commissions Act, the Executive Orders and the Signing Statements they form a pattern that is extremely hard to miss if people would just read them! Under SB 1959 any action that the Administration feels undercuts their intentions, can be classified as a 'violent radicalization' action. Included is a provision that people cannot even think these things.
Therefore, opposition to the current Federal Budget that increases military spending but cuts funding to all programs to help ordinary citizens would be classed as a 'violent radicalization' action. We are undercutting this Administration's efforts to fight 'terrorism'. Thus, those of us who are committed to the basic ethical principles which are the basis of all the respected philosophies and religions of the world would be considered radical and therefore questionable. Do not love your neighbor as yourself – he/she might be a Muslim; do not love God more than your President – God may have admonished you to act differently than your President desires, like feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, housing the homeless and giving aid and comfort to those who need it.
Something for which I have no documentation, but which has sort of tickled around in my brain for the last year or so, is why Bush II was not at all disturbed by the turnover in Congress in '06. I understand all of the arguments that the Democrats in Congress have rolled over for him so he need not worry. And to a certain extent, that is true. But one other picture I can't get out of mind is that of Dick Cheney smiling during this year's State of the Union speech when Bush was blithering on about something. Cheney didn't need to worry about the blithering.
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Shirley...Right on Target.....
In order to play a Dominos you have to line them all up and then push to watch them all fall quickly leaving only those above the Dominos standing. We are there.....The question is will we fall or will we fight? by Michael Morris (20 articles, 0 quicklinks, 16 diaries, 316 comments [4 recommended, 1 rejected]) on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008 at 7:03:36 AM  (0+)
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What You Should Know and What You Can Do
Everyone knows that the people are supposed to be able to peacefully remove bad leaders through elections, but what if those who control the machines, and their secret vote count, want bad leaders in power? Is there another way that citizens can prevent abuse of power without resorting to violence? Yes, there is or was another way to hold our governors accountable without resorting to violence. A few of you may already know about this, but if not, I’m sure that you’ll want to find out about the other civil check on government abuse of power that our Founders provided for us. If so, read What Happens When the People Lose the Power to Control Government and What You Can Do to Take the Power Back? http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mark_ada_080204_what_happens_when_th.htm If you care about the safety of your family, read this article now, and send it to all of your contacts today. Now is the time for action! Did you know that not only is counting votes in secret dangerously unwise, it’s unconstitutional? In case you don’t know that counting votes in secret is unconstitutional, don’t keep yourself in the dark any longer, see Project Vote Count’s Election News http://www.projectvotecount.com/ElectionNews.aspx and Project Vote Count’s FAQ http://www.projectvotecount.com/faq.aspx For information about action being taken in Florida, Texas, and Ohio to make sure that our votes are counted accurately, see Project Vote Count www.ProjectVoteCount.com Jump into the fray to make sure our votes are counted accurately. It only takes one day to make a big difference! by Mark Adams (20 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 312 comments [39 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008 at 9:04:30 AM (0+)
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Great concise summary!!
Hi~ Someone posted your essay on Portland Indymedia and I am glad to have read it for the tight summary of events that make the imposition of martial law seem inevitable. Interesting perceptions about Bush and Cheney not being concerned about a Democratic majority, too. The Infragard thing is presented by M. Rothschild, an avowed devotee of the culture of fear under GWB. I think it is fearmongering of a different sort, and that Infragard is not as established as he said it is. I looked at a link of an Infragard forum and there were only 100 people signed up as participants, and no writings of any significance...seems to me to be a shell of the ominous body that MR alerts us to. Jury's still out, but I wouldn't put it past these lying scum to be manipulating America in every way possible. by Styve (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 38 comments [8 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008 at 10:16:20 AM (0+)
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Response to All
Thank you for your great comments to my article. This is one of those times when I desperately hope I am wrong! by Shirley Bianchi (10 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 97 comments) on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008 at 11:28:30 AM (0+)
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Facts Wrong--More Careful Research Needed
Ms. Bianchi- You incorrectly wrote: In October of 2006, the John Warner National Authorization Act was passed. Inserted in that Act was Section 1042 (sic): "Revises federal provisions allowing the President to utilize the Armed Forces in connection with interference with federal and state law to allow the President to employ the Armed Forces and National Guard in federal service to restore public order in cases of natural disaster, epidemic or other public health emergency, terrorist attack or incident, or domestic violence. Requires the President to notify Congress within 14 days of the exercise of such authority. Authorizes the President, when exercising such authority, to direct the Secretary to provide supplies, services, and equipment to persons affected by the situation." There went the Posse Comitatus Act (sic) which has prevented the Presidents from using the Armed Forces as police. Now we have Blackwater acting in place of our armed forces, and apparently responsible to no one. Would Blackwater be the armed forces used? Now there is an unhappy thought. Actually the provision you incorrectly cited is Section 1076 of Public Law 109-364. Furthermore, Section 1068 of Public Law 110-181 repealed section 1076 of Public Law 109-364. As I am sure you will agree, facts matter. The Posse Comitatus Act has not been repealed by the statute your attempted to cite or any other law. Please be more careful with your evidence, else thoughtful citizens will not take your commentary seriously. A truly unhappy thought is fiction being presented as fact--please refrain from such in your future efforts. Best wishes, Form by Form (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 25 comments) on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008 at 11:09:14 PM (0+)
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Empower Citizens thru Spending Boycott
Monthly One Week Consumer Boycotts Begin 1st Week of March. by Man (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 7 comments) on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2008 at 11:55:45 PM (0+)
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I have a funny feeling
that if Bush declares martial law and starts the repressions - using Blackwater, the armed forces, the law enforcement agencies - the result will be civil war in America. America is sufficiently different from other countries where a repressive regime could subjugate an entire nation using the army and the secret police (Russia, Burma, various Latin-American countries). Bush and Cheney are widely condemned; there is too much knowledge freely available, including knowledge about the repressive agencies; there are too many silent dissenters within your armed forces, who would turn against the chain of command; you have guns everywhere. As a society you're violence-prone (many of your cultural heros are gunmen) and you have civil war in your history, a very bloody affair by history's standards - indications of the necessary underlying national character traits. Just wait till the first truckloads of dissenting citizens are transported to the new internment camps, how long it will take before people start hitting back. And then how long will it be before your average Blackwater employee will turn turncoat, join the ordinary citizens and turn on Bush? So, it will be a short-lived civil war at that. by Robert Hoogenboom (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 234 comments [14 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Feb 14, 2008 at 5:25:18 AM (0+)
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Reply: Cheney Will Declare Martial Law
When the Supreme Court chose to subvert the 2000 election, many countries would have found their citizens in the streets, participating in massive rioting. Try to imagine that happening in France, or any of the former Soviet satellites, and what the reaction of the populace would surely have been. In contrast, Americans took that act of treason in stride--as they will the declaration of martial law. I predict martial law will be declared when George Bush is kidnapped or assasianated in August, September or October of 2008, leaving Dick Cheney as President. He will choose Nancy Pelosi as Vice President, for the illusion of bi-partisan cooperation in a national emergency. Kidnapping Bush will serve them better than killing him, as the drama could be stretched out for years. What Americans will excel at is rationalizing the declaration of martial law and the suspension of elections as unavoidable under the circumstances. JP by JonmarkP (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 1 diaries, 111 comments [13 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Feb 14, 2008 at 11:19:00 PM (0+)
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Reply: Yes, possibly.
There's far too little around by way of trying to predict the future precisely. by Robert Hoogenboom (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 234 comments [14 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Feb 15, 2008 at 4:21:50 AM (0+)
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