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National Defense Authorization Act-2012 S.

1867
August 11th 2012 Attention all: This is what your federal government is now doing to you, it's all happened before in Germany in the 1920's and 30's. Our so called President will sign this into law when it hits his desk. Let us hear your comments and suggestions. God bless us all. Subject: Smile, you are a Civilian Internee! Saturday, December 10, 2011 Smile, you are a Civilian Internee! http://www.activistpost.com/2011/12/smile-you-are-civilian-internee.html As every day passes, it becomes clearer that our once-free nation is quickly turning down the path of a totalitarian police state, as embodied by the passage of S.1867 in the Senate and H.R.1540 in the House. With the knowledge that KBR is developing a so-called National Quick Response Team to man the detention centers popularly referred to as FEMA Camps on 72 hours notice, the picture only gets more grim. This trend is also reflected in the recent United States Army job posting for Internment/Resettlement Specialists. While this might sound tame and harmless to some, upon reading the job description a troubling picture emerges. The Internment/Resettlement Specialist, or I/R Specialist for short, is not only tasked with handling the custody and control of individuals designated as an Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) but also of so-called Civilian Internees (CIs). This is a classic example of Orwellian language. Youre not an American citizen being indefinitely imprisoned by the military in a military prison; instead youre a Civilian Internee in a Civilian Internee Camp. In this article you will learn exactly what a Civilian Internee is, what few rights are afforded to them and just how oppressed a Civilian Internee actually is, according to the militarys own documents on the subject. We will delve into great detail, showing the exact language and ways that Civilian Internees are controlled and prevented from making any real contact with the outside world or being able to seek out justice. I dont think that anyone is blind enough to find the title of Civilian Internee reassuring, especially considering the fact that Civilian Internee is the exact designation assigned to the Japanese-Americans who were locked up during World War II. These innocent Americans were put in so-called internment camps which bore a striking resemblance to the concentration camps of Nazi-era Germany, for committing no crime other than being of a certain ancestral origin. If our government would lock up hardworking, patriotic Americans simply for being of Japanese descent, it is not a leap to think that they would do the same to political opposition. 1

Civilian Internee is actually a specific status of prisoner under the Geneva Conventions which is supposed to designate civilians who are detained during wartime, supposedly for security reasons. However, as we all know, the Japanese people being locked up were no security threat at all; in fact, despite the grand betrayal embodied by the internment of innocent American citizens; many Americans of Japanese descent actually went and fought for the United States in World War II. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army was a prime example of this, as it was a unit composed entirely of Japanese-American soldiers. They fought in Italy, Southern France and Germany, and were in fact the most highlydecorated regiment in the entire history of the armed forces of the United States with 21 recipients of the Medal of Honor. The fact that such individuals would put their lives on the line and fight for a nation that was detaining their friends and family is almost unbelievable, but they did it, and yet our government is likely going to repeat the same horrific mistakes they made in the past. I just wonder if this time around people will actually continue to go off and fight for a country that is engaging in the exact practices we are supposed to be opposing and fighting against around the world. Specifically, the job description lists under "advanced responsibilities" that the I/R Specialist may be involved to, Provide command and control, staff planning, administration/logistical services, and custody/control for the operation of an Enemy Prisoner of War/Civilian Internee (EPW/CI) camp. There are some publicly available military documents that go into more detail about what exactly a Civilian Internee is and how they are treated. Despite the somewhat innocent sounding designation, Civilian Internees have little to no rights and are essentially totally powerless while in military detention. There are lots of purely ceremonial rights granted to Civilian Internees like the ability to vote for representatives to speak for the camp, but the military can refuse to allow anyone who is voted in to actually hold the position. Therefore, the representatives of the Civilian Internees would likely be nothing more than sycophantic lapdogs who bow before the officers in charge of the camp. Anyone who would actually represent the Civilian Internees would just be blocked by the military, as it is explicitly written that they can do exactly that. In the Army Regulation 190-8 document also called Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Civilian Internees and Other Detainees, which is available on the Air Forces website, some details are given on what exactly Civilian Internees are and how they are treated. Chapter 6 of the document, entitled Administration and Operation of CI Internment Facilities, beginning on page 23 of the PDF (page 19 of the document), delves into some of these issues. 2

http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/law/ar190-8.pdf Beginning with section 6-3, we learn that Civilian Internees have no real right to property under this military rule. While they pretend to give the detainees property rights, it is clear that they can strip you of your belongings at any time for any reason. Sub-section b. states, The personal effects that detainees are allowed to retain, but are taken from them temporarily for intelligence purposes, will be receipted for and returned as soon as practical. Essentially, they can claim your belongings are needed for intelligence purposes and hold them until it is deemed practical to return them. When that would be is anyones guess, but the language is clearly ambiguous enough to allow the military to strip Civilian Internees of any and all personal belongings for however long they please. Section 6-4 goes over the so-called Internee Committee which is a two or three person committee which is empowered to represent the camp to the protecting powers, International Committee of the Red Cross, or other authorized relief or aid organizations and U.S. military authorities. Once again, the military is able to determine what exactly you can do and this language clearly allows the military to deny access to any outside relief or aid organizations by saying that they are not authorized. Under sub-section c. Each member of the Internee Committee will be approved by the camp commander prior to assumption of duty. If the camp commander refuses to approve or dismisses an elected member, a notice to that effect with reasons for refusal or dismissal will be forwarded through channels to the Branch PWIC [Prisoner of War Information Center] for transmittal to the protecting power with a copy furnished to the NPWIC [National Prisoner of War Information Center]. This committee is clearly a farce which is directly controlled by the military, as if those who are rounding up and detaining American citizens can be trusted with treating those prisoners fairly, which is a laughable assertion. One of the duties of the Internee Committee is to present and transmit petitions and complaints to the appropriate authorities, but given that the committee can be hand selected by those who are operating the prison, there is no way that any real petitions or complaints would ever be filed by the puppet committee. Yet, it gets even worse: the Internment Committee handles, The distribution and disposition of collective relief shipments. Meaning that the militarys lapdogs will be the ones with the power to distribute food and other supplies to whomever they wish.

They even handle, The delivery of perishable goods to the infirmary when addressed to a CI undergoing disciplinary punishment. The Committee is also given access to postal and telegraphic facilities in order to communicate with the so-called protecting powers, also known as the people unjustly detaining civilians en masse without charge or trial, along with the authorized aid organizations. Civilian Internees have to provide their own clothing and footwear and, Except for work clothing or as circumstances warrant, or climatic conditions required, no replacement clothing will be issued. The clothing of Civilian Internees is marked with CI on the front and back of each sleeve in 4-inch tall black or white letters between the elbow and shoulder and on the front of pants and shorts above the knee and on the back below the belt. The food situation is similarly unpleasant considering that Subsistence for the CI will be issued on the basis of a master CI menu prepared by the theater commander. The daily individual food ration will be sufficient in quantity, quality and variety to maintain the CI in good health and to prevent nutritional deficiencies, although they make it clear that if you perform physical labor you receive more food depending on the kind of labor performed. Therefore, if whatever food they decide is sufficient in quantity, quality and variety is not enough (which it likely wont be) youll be forced to work hard manual labor to get additional food. Although, you can use facilities to prepare additional food received or procured by [the CI] from authorized sources. What these authorized sources are is unclear but it is likely the case, like in private prisons, that they will make foods available to prisoners at exorbitant prices which is all too appealing given the horrendous quality of the food provided. Part of section 6-6, Medical Care and Sanitation clearly indicates that those who are unvaccinated will be forced to be vaccinated whether they like it or not. Each CI will be immunized or reimmunized as prescribed by theater policy, meaning that if the commander of the theater (in this case, likely the United States of America itself) decides that certain vaccinations are mandatory, you are not allowed to be released into the general population until you receive them or as they put it until medical fitness is determined. It gets even more fascinating when they get to section 6-7, Social, Intellectual, and Religious activities, which says, Subject to security considerations and camp discipline, the CI will be encouraged, but not required, to participate in social, intellectual, religious, and recreational activities. Well, that doesnt sound too bad, right? The next sentence might change your mind, Introducing political overtones into or furthering enemy propaganda objectives through these activities will not be tolerated.

In other words, if you engage in discussing politics or the truth of the situation (which is likely to be designated as an act of furthering enemy propaganda objectives) you will not be allowed to participate in any social, intellectual, religious or recreational activities. Furthermore, the entire ability to participate in any activities is dependent on security considerations and camp discipline, meaning that at any time they can suspend all activities for any reason or no reason at all. They also delve into official visits by so-called Duly accredited representatives of the protecting powers and of the International Committee of the Red Cross and others who will be permitted to visit and inspect CI camps and other places of internment in the discharge of their official duties. However, The inspections will be at times previously authorized by the theater commander. Yet again, they set up the false pretense of rights and justice just to undermine it by making it only at times authorized by the theater commander, meaning that they could easily cover up any wrongdoing long before the inspection takes place. Even worse, they can prohibit the inspections altogether. Such visits will not be prohibited, nor will their duration and frequency be restricted, except for reasons of imperative military necessity, and then only as a temporary measure. Who decides when it is an imperative military necessity and how long this temporary measure lasts? Well, of course, it is the military. Getting regulators to regulate themselves works out so well in the case of the private Federal Reserve I can see why they would want to utilize such a tactic in a situation like this as well. Visits with family are similarly restricted by whatever the theater commander decides to put in place. Near relatives and other persons authorized by the theater commander will be permitted to visit the CI as frequently as possible in accordance with theater regulations. They should be advised that the taking of photographs on or about the facility is prohibited. They even have outlined a program to develop vocational training projects with an immediate view of developing skills that may be useful during interment. While they claim that Civilian Internee clergy will be allowed to communicate with religious leaders on religious matters, they do say that it will be subject to censorship. The restrictions on communications are outlined in section 6-8 and include no drawings, maps, or sketches in any outgoing correspondence, no registered certified, insured, COD, or airmail items will be allowed to be received by Civilian Internees, and Censorship of the CI mail will be according to the policies established by the theater commander. This is where it gets really disturbing: Outgoing letters and cards may be examined and read by the camp commander. The camp commander will return outgoing correspondence containing obvious deviations from regulations for rewriting.

Camp commanders will name U.S. military personnel to supervise the opening of all mail pouches containing incoming letters and cards for CI. These items will be carefully examined by the named personnel before delivery to detainees. Those items that arrive without having been censored by appropriate censorship elements will be returned for censorship to the designated censorship elements. Is it just me or does this read like something out of a work of fiction? Essentially you wont be able to read or write anything that the military overlords do not wish you to. If you attempt to report torture or other horrors to anyone on the outside they will either censor it or force you to rewrite it. All packages received by CIs are searched and, if requested, examined by the so-called censorship element. They point out that they will closely examine all items and messages but also claim undue destruction of contents of parcels will be avoided. Not quite reassuring, if you ask me. To make matters even worse, if such a thing was possible, the CI is not allowed to make or receive any phone calls whatsoever. Telegrams can be sent under certain specific conditions but they, too, are censored. Civilian Internees may receive books but, Books that arrive at camps uncensored will be censored by a representative of the censorship element. English-language newspapers and magazines published in the United States are allowed to be distributed to the camp library by approved relief or aid organizations at the camp commanders discretion after they have been censored. The manner in which Civilian Internees can attempt to file complaints is just as ludicrously unjust as the rest of the regulations we have gone over thus far. Essentially they only way you can file complaints is through the Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (ODCSOPS), National Prisoner of War Information Center (NWPIC), or in the case of any act or allegation of inhumane treatment or other violations of this regulation will be reported to HQDA (DOMAODL), WASH DC 20310-0400 as a Serious Incident Report. Just like the other regulations weve gone over, there is a false impression of justice which crumbles under a moments scrutiny. Discipline and security under section 6-10 is clearly taken seriously in the case of Civilian Internees. The regulations state, Measures needed to maintain discipline and security will be set up in each camp and rigidly enforced. Offensive acts against discipline will be dealt with promptly. The camp commander will record disciplinary punishments. The record will be open to inspection by the protecting power. Oddly enough, under this section it is written that no CI may have any political emblem, insignia, flag, or picture of a political leader unless it is a picture of a political leader that appeared in a magazine, book, or newspaper and wasnt removed by the censorship element. 6

They also explicitly state that you are to be nice to your captors, The normal civilian courtesies will be required of the CI in their relationships with military personnel. Under section 6-12 some of the Disciplinary proceedings and punishments are outlined including a list of some approved punishments. These disciplinary measures include, (1) Discontinuance of privileges granted over and above the treatment provided for by this regulation. (2) Confinement. (3) A fine not to exceed one-half of the wages that the CI may receive during a period of not more than 30 days. (4) Extra fatigue duties, not exceeding 2 hours daily, in connection with maintaining the internment camp. Any single disciplinary punishment cannot go on for more than 30 consecutive days, although further discipline can be imposed after a 3-day period between punishments of 10 days or more. However, these regulations on discipline and judicial proceedings are likely to be waived due to the fact that the National Defense Authorization act would effectively override the need to comply with any of these regulations. Civilian Internees can indeed be forced to perform labor. Compulsory labor is supposedly limited to: (1) Administrative, maintenance, and domestic work in an internment camp. (2) Duties connected with the protection of the CIA against aerial bombardment or other war risks. (3) Medical duties if they are professionally and technically qualified. Civilian Internees are only allowed a rest period of 24 consecutive hours every week and any paid work is paid at a rate announced by the Department of the Army after the outbreak of hostilities. The problem is not only that our government has a clearly outlined procedure for dealing with civilians who are locked up for no reason at all, but that our government has a history of doing exactly that. It is also quite dangerous that under the NDAA, American citizens could easily be classified as Enemy Prisoners of War instead of Civilian Internees, giving them even less rights. Furthermore, under section 1031, anyone can be shipped off to any foreign country or handed over to any foreign entity, essentially waiving what few rights are afforded under there regulations. With our so-called representatives in Congress voting 406-17 to make portions of the meetings in which they discuss H.R.1540 and S.1867 closed to the public in order to avoid public scrutiny, we are truly entering the dark ages of American history. Those individuals in Washington who we elected to represent us are now passing legislation that is literally waging war against the people of the United States while keeping certain aspects of the process completely secret. These developments should be disturbing to every single American, no matter what your political persuasion.

We are watching the brutal counterterrorism apparatus that has plagued foreign nations and resulted in the pain and suffering of countless people around the globe turn back around against us. What will it take for the people of America to stand up and demand that our rights, as outlined in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, be preserved? Will it really take seeing your friends, family and neighbors snatched up in the middle of the night, never to be seen again? If we really wait that long, I fear that it will be too late.

The Indefinite Detention Bill Does Apply To American Citizens On U.S. Soil
Dont Be Fooled: The Indefinite Detention Bill DOES Apply to American Citizens Even at this 11th hour when all of our liberties and freedom are about to go down the drain many people still dont understand that the indefinite detention bill passed by Congress allows indefinite detention of Americans on American soil. The bill is confusing. As Wired noted on December 1st: Its confusing, because two different sections of the bill seem to contradict each other, but in the judgment of the University of Texas Robert Chesney a nonpartisan authority on military detention U.S. citizens are included in the grant of detention authority. A retired admiral, Judge Advocate General and Dean Emeritus of the University of New Hampshire School of Law also says that it applies to American citizens on American soil. The ACLU notes: Dont be confused by anyone claiming that the indefinite detention legislation does not apply to American citizens. It does. There is an exemption for American citizens from the mandatory detention requirement (section 1032 of the bill), but no exemption for American citizens from the authorization to use the military to indefinitely detain people without charge or trial (section 1031 of the bill). So, the result is that, under the bill, the military has the power to indefinitely imprison American citizens, but it does not have to use its power unless ordered to do so. But you dont have to believe us. Instead, read what one of the bills sponsors, Sen. Lindsey Graham said about it on the Senate floor: 1031, the statement of authority to detain, does apply to American citizens and it designates the world as the battlefield, including the homeland. Another sponsor of the bill Senator Levin has also repeatedly said that the bill applies to American citizens on American soil, citing the Supreme Court case of Hamdi which ruled that American citizens can be treated as enemy combatants: The Supreme Court has recently ruled there is no bar to the United States holding one of its own citizens as an enemy combatant, said Levin. This is the Supreme Court speaking.

Levin again stressed recently that the bill applies to American citizens, and said that it was president Obama who requested that it do so: Under questioning from Rand Paul, another co-sponsor John McCain said that Americans suspected of terrorism could not only be indefinitely detained, but could be sent to Guantanamo: U.S. Congressman Justin Amash states in a letter to Congress: The Senates bill does not even distinguish between American citizens and non-citizens, or between persons caught domestically and abroad. The Presidents power, in his discretion, to detain persons he determines have supported associated forces applies just as strongly to Americans seized on U.S. soil as it does to foreigners captured on a far away battlefield. Two retired 4-star generals (Charles C. Krulak and Joseph P. Hoar) write in the New York Times: One provision in the bill would authorize the military to indefinitely detain without charge people suspected of involvement with terrorism, including United States citizens apprehended on American soil. Due process would be a thing of the past. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson General Colin Powells chief of staff says that the bill is a big step towards tyranny at home. Congressman Ron Paul says that it will establish martial law in America. Indeed, Amash accuses lawmakers of attempting to intentionally mislead the American people by writing a bill which appears at first glance to exclude U.S. citizens, when it actually includes us: Pres. Obama and many Members of Congress believe the President ALREADY has the authority the bill grants him. Legally, of course, he does not. This language was inserted to keep proponents and opponents of the bill appeased, while permitting the President to assert that the improper power he has claimed all along is now in statute. They will say that American citizens are specifically exempted under the following language in Sec. 1032: The requirement to detain a person in military custody under this section does not extend to citizens of the United States. Dont be fooled. All this says is that the President is not REQUIRED to indefinitely detain American citizens without charge or trial. It still PERMITS him to do so.

Want Proof Foreign troops are here now in America


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTMq0C0OKNg

So many Foreign troops here on US soil? Why... Think about it... Last time I heard over a MILLION are here spread out waiting for what?

Do not be deceived: S. 1867 is the most dangerous bill since the PATRIOT Act
November 30, 2011 By Maddison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie Recently I reported on the highly controversial bill S. 1253, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year of 2012 which was introduced back in June. This bill was replaced by the one introduced on the 15th of November, S. 1867. Today Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Senator John McCain of Arizona faced off on the floor of the Senate over a proposed amendment to S. 1867. The minimal coverage this bill is getting in the corporate-controlled establishment media, especially when it comes to the massive danger it poses to everything America was built upon, is nothing short of deplorable. This amendment would, according to Senator Paul, put every single American citizen at risk. Paul rightly pointed out that if the amendment were to pass, the terrorists have won. I couldnt agree more and this is the major fact that McCain and far too many others in Washington seem to miss. Or, equally likely, McCain and others are well aware of the erosion of civil liberties and have no interest in stopping it. After all, it isnt the sycophantic corrupt politicians in Washington that have to endure being groped by TSA goons or surreptitiously blasted with X-Rays by a passing DHS van; it is the everyday Americans like you and me that are subjected to such absurd counterterrorism measures. John McCain is a man who revels in death and suffering in true sociopathic style: joking about bombing Iran, calling for military operations in Syria, and supporting the murderous and thoroughly racist al Qaeda-affiliated Libyan rebels. McCain is the epitome of Washington doublethink: in Libya, al Qaeda is good. Yet, al Qaeda is still the biggest threat to humanity, so much so that it justifies turning the entire world into a theater of war in which all rights are suspended in the name of the war on terror? Senator Paul argued against the amendment to S. 1867 that McCain co-sponsored by saying, Should we err today and remove some of the most important checks on state power in the name of fighting terrorism, well then the terrorists have won. Detaining American citizens without a court trial is not American. Unfortunately, the PATRIOT Act has already removed some of the most important checks on state power in the name of fighting terrorism, but there are very few politicians who will put their careers on their line in saying this fact. McCain quickly attempted to defend the amendment hes been peddling on the Senate floor by saying, Facts are stubborn things. If the senator from Kentucky wants to have a situation prevail where people who are released go back in to the fight to kill Americans, he is entitled to his opinion. 10

This is the typical, Either youre with us, or youre with the terrorists, fallacious logic employed by those in Washington who will take every opportunity to exploit the non-threat of terrorism as a method of control and erosion of civil liberties. McCain, who is the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is a member of the camp of individuals who either lie on a regular basis while knowing the facts or are so deluded and removed from reality that they actually fear the al Qaeda boogeyman. Senator McCain, just like the non-profit groups that are directly linked to the Department of Homeland Security, promotes a fear of terrorism that is completely at odds with the facts, using this climate of fear and paranoia to justify otherwise unacceptable legislation like S. 1867 and the PATRIOT Act. McCains proposed amendment would allow the executive branch, which has already murdered American citizens abroad without so much as a single charge, to have power over if a suspect was put through the civilian court system or through the military tribunal system. Military tribunals are the complete antithesis of the civilian justice system and putting American citizens through such a system would signal the death of everything the American justice system was built upon. The most dangerous aspect of S. 1867 is not only that it could subject American citizens to military tribunals and detention, but also that individuals could be imprisoned indefinitely without charge or trial. Even if this was not used on American citizens, it represents a deplorable move that would only make the rest of the world hate us that much more, knowing that it is explicitly allowed for the American government to snatch up people and detain them forever without charge or trial. If any other government were to even consider engaging in such behavior, people like Hillary Clinton who laughably claim to support human rights, would likely decry such moves. Yet, the nonsensical logic of American exceptionalism makes people like McCain think that America has the right to operate outside of the rule of law (not to mention common decency and respect for other human beings) at home and abroad, so long as it is supposedly to combat terrorism. Senator Paul countered McCains absurd assertion by saying, I dont think it necessarily follows I am arguing of the release of prisoners. I am simply arguing that particularly American citizens should not be sent to a foreign prison without due process. It amazes me that any such thing would have to even be argued. The Constitution is supposed to protect us from such egregious breaches of our inalienable rights and our so-called representatives take an oath to protect the Constitution from enemies both foreign and domestic. It is now clear that the true enemies of the Constitution, the ones that truly put our liberties in danger, are domestic. They wear expensive suits and happily stroll through the halls of power in Washington, seemingly confident that they will not be treated as the traitorous criminals that they are. McCain is one of these traitors who are launching an all-out assault on our way of life and our civil rights, S. 1867 is just the most recent, and most virulent, manifestation of this. 11

An individual, no matter who they are, if they pose a threat to the security of the United States of America, should not be allowed to continue that threat, McCain said in defense of his attack on our rights. We need to take every stop necessary to prevent that from happening, thats for the safety and security of the men and women who are out there risking their lives in our armed services, McCain added. The real people who put the men and women in our armed services at risk are warmongers like McCain who happily put Americans in the line of fire in order to keep their war profiteering cronies satisfied. 44 Republican Senators and 15 Democrats along with one Independent voted to keep the new detainee provisions in the NDAA, with Senator Paul and Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois being among the few Republicans who broke party ranks and sided with a majority of Democrats who voted to block the new provisions. Paul argued, If these provisions pass, we could see American citizens being sent to Guantanamo Bay, while Republican Senator Lindsey Graham countered, To be clear: These provisions do not apply to U.S. citizens. Did that stop the American government from murdering a citizen of the United States in Yemen in a drone attack? No, in fact, the National Security Councils secret death panel makes these decisions outside of all legislation and accountability, so Grahams claim that it wouldnt apply to American citizens is hollow, at best. A couple of days ago Glenn Greenwald, a journalist for Salon and a former Constitutional and civil rights lawyer tweeted a very similar sentiment: With very few exceptions, the McCain-Levin bill, awful though it is, doesnt create any powers beyond what the Obama Administration thinks it now has. The problem is that this bill would make it explicitly legal for the United States to conduct the horrific operations they have already been carrying out. If this were to pass, there would be absolutely nothing standing in the way of the government rounding up dissidents who they could easily label terrorists or individuals planning/supporting terrorism (given the absurdly broad definition used). They could then imprison them without charge or trial for however long they please, and if they have their way, they would be able to openly torture them, not just the torture deceptively labeled enhanced interrogation but torture that can go by no other name. Of course, that is not to diminish the fact that the tactics now employed by the CIA and others are indeed torture. Just ask people like conservative radio host Mancow who was waterboarded and came to the conclusion that it is indeed torture after having held the complete opposite opinion previously.

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Or if that isnt enough proof, take the Vanity Fair article written by Christopher Hitchens in which he describes his experience being waterboarded which brought him to the exact same conclusion: waterboarding is torture. Even Bahrain ostensibly has more democratic accountability for torture, although I think we all know that is about as legitimate as calling waterboarding enhanced interrogation. McCain laughably claimed that the changes would help defend our nation against the threat posed by al Qaeda while upholding our values and honoring our Constitution. This is especially hilarious given that McCain said that the al Qaeda-affiliated Libyan rebels inspired the world in carrying out their bloody revolution. Does McCain actually believe that he has the power to pick and choose when individuals and groups directly linked to al Qaeda are good or bad? How can they actually reconcile such absurdist moral relativism? Personally, I dont think that McCain can actually believe the things he says unless he has actually been able to eliminate every bit of sense and logic that is innate in human beings. To the many people commenting and emailing me claiming that this is overblown and it will not apply to American citizens, you might want to listen to Republican Senator Lindsey Grahams own words on the Senate floor. In summary here, section 1032, the military custody provision, which has waivers and a lot of flexibility doesnt apply to American citizens. Section 1031, the statement of authority to detain does apply to American citizens, and it designates the world as the battlefield including the homeland, Graham said. Is there really anything even remotely unclear here? Our government is making the final strides towards turning the brutal military apparatus that has slaughtered so many people abroad in the name of freedom back to our own people. What we are witnessing now is truly historic; the American government is trying to explicitly codify the ability to detain Americans without trial or charge in a military facility under military rule with military tribunals. While I argue that we already live in a police state, based on the citizen spying programs, ludicrous amounts of domestic surveillance, collection and storage of massive amounts of biometric information, and the Department of Homeland Securitys invisible surveillance state (just to mention a few) the passage of this bill would bring about a new dangerous paradigm in America. Even if it was sold as something that wouldnt apply to American citizens, like the PATRIOT Act was sold as a counterterrorism bill, it would undoubtedly be used against us regardless of these claims, just as the PATRIOT Act has been utilized in cases wholly unrelated to terrorism. Even the officials from the Department of Justice readily admit that the PATRIOT Act is being used against non-terrorist American citizens. Is anyone really nave enough to believe that the government will actually restrict the usage of S. 1867 to terrorists and not Americans who stand up to their corrupt, out of control, and wholly illegitimate criminal government? 13

To make matters even worse, the usage of drones in the United States is being considered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Los Angeles Times recently reported that the FAA plans to propose new rules this coming January, which would give free license to police departments and other domestic agencies to use them in the United States. Yet, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have been used by law enforcement in the United States for some time now. In fact, The Washington Post reported on the usage of aerial drones domestically in January of this year along with Homeland Security News Wire. Currently, law enforcement agencies supposedly have to seek out emergency authorization from the FAA to use drones, which, according to The Washington Post is only occasionally granted. The new FAA regulations coupled with turning the United States into a battlefield in which all Americans could be enemy combatants is dangerous, to say the least. Given the fact that our current administration under the traitorous warmonger Barack Obama has no problem killing children with drones abroad, do we really think that they wouldnt conduct such operations at home? To an administration that commits extrajudicial executions of American citizens and their 16year-old child who was born in Denver, Colorado is anything off the table? The unfortunate and thoroughly disturbing reality is that our government has no problem carrying out such operations and S. 1867 would just make it that much easier by codifying it and creating an explicit legal apparatus through which they can operate. I highly recommend that you explore at least some of the 344 proposed amendments for S. 1867 in the Library of Congress Thomas system which can be found here. You can track all of the updates on the act with the amendments organized by date on this Library of Congress page. As you can tell, the 28th was by far the busiest day so far in the life of S. 1867 with over 100 amendments considered in that single day, although this very well might be beat in coming days when our so-called representatives continue to debate turning the United States into a giant battlefield. UPDATE: If the ridiculous assault on our inalienable rights embodied by S. 1867 wasnt enough, the Senate is also considering repealing the anti-torture measures currently in place (lax though they may be). This flies in the face of the fact that torture does not provide actionable intelligence or anything even remotely reliable unless youre looking for a false confession to anything from terrorism to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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This bill must be stopped if we want to preserve anything that America is supposed to stand for. The PATRIOT Act was a crippling blow to the Constitution but S. 1867 would be the death of every last bastion of hope and freedom that was left after the vicious attacks on our civil liberties that have brought us to this point. Following comment by Jack Graff: Exercise your right to bear arms before that right is taken away! This is the exact reason that the founding fathers gave us this right. It is to protect us from our own government and foreign governments (the whole purpose of the constitution and bill of rights). It will be impossible to t take over control of America if everyone is armed and willing to use those arms to protect themselves. Don't obey any orders from the federal government! They only intend to strip you of your liberties. We have the advantage of the 2nd Amendment for now over 230 years. With 100 million gun owners in America and with and estimate of half of those being ex military and LE and mostly likely a high percentage of the remainder being both small game and large game hunters with the ability to hit consistently a man size target at 300-600 yards. So with those assessments the Communists, Marxists, and Fascist in the government like Obama and the two Arizona Senators Jon Kyl and John McCain along with ALL the rest have Signed Their Death Warrants. It does matter what amount of firepower the tyrants bring to bear if only 10% of the American gun owners of the 100 million rise up to win back our freedoms and liberties that is 10 million well armed true American patriots. The Communists, Marxists, and Fascist in the government will constantly be looking over their shoulders and in fear for their lives not knowing when or wear a true American patriots bullet is going to strike and end their worthless existence!

U.N troops in America doing Martial Law drills


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrhYk2mbfsk&feature=related Following comment by Jack Graff: I as well as most everyone I served with in the military who may be retired but still posse specialized skills will fight to the death to kill as many of these bastard's as possible if they e even try to assert military power in our country. While I was just a humble helicopter pilot while attached to MAC-V SOG and latter assigned to the 160 SOAR (We own the night) the truly deadly and dangerous guys I was just a taxi driver for Special Forces-Green Berets Navy SEAL and Army Rangers are going to train the American Guerilla Freedom Force and Terminate With Extreme Prejudice ALL those communists, marxists, and fascist in the government who will soon be nothing more than dead rotting human excrement

America, the UN will take your guns away


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4zP7_koRXQ&feature=related Hillary Clinton has committed to the UN Small Arms Treaty! What Americans don't realize is that in the U.S. Constitution there is a clause which states that treaties will trump it.

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Montana Town Occupied By Private Paramilitary Security Force


blacklistednews.com, 09-29-2009 By Paul Joseph Watson

A private security force whose biggest role is helping the U.S. government to "combat terrorism" is now patrolling the streets of a town in Montana, acting as law enforcement but accountable to nobody and operating completely outside the limitations of the U.S. constitution in a chilling throwback to the brownshirts of Nazi Germany. The American Police Force organization is a paramilitary unit that "provides surveillance, investigative, and military services across the world," according to its website, which shows men dressed in military fatigues carrying machine guns. "As part of our mission, APF plays a critical role in helping the U.S. government meet vital homeland security and national defense needs. Within the last 5 years the United States has been far and away our #1 client. Technologies, programs, and services performed by APF have played a very important role in U.S. military and civilian efforts to protect our homeland and combat terrorism," the website states. APF were originally contracted to provide security at a previously empty detention center in Hardin, a small town in Montana, but are now patrolling the streets driving SUVs with "Police Department" printed on them despite the fact that Hardin doesnt have a police department. American Police Force has no jurisdiction in the area because it is a private organization, not a police force. According to Two Rivers Authority officials, having the private security force patrol the streets was not part of the contract. "I have no idea. I really dont because thats not been a part of any of the discussions weve had with any of them," Two Rivers Authoritys Al Peterson told KULR 8 News. Peterson said that patrolling the streets was on the "wishlist" of APFs Captain Michael. The American Police Force is a shady outfit shrouded in suspicion. According to an Associated Press report, questions over the legitimacy of the organization abound. "Government contract databases show no record of the company. Security industry representatives and federal officials said they had never heard of it. On its Web site, the company lists as its headquarters a building in Washington near the White House that holds "virtual offices." A spokeswoman for the building said American Police Force never completed its application to use the address," reports AP. 16

Furthermore, APF was tasked with filling the empty Hardin detention center with inmates, without any clear indication of where those prisoners would come from. "Its unclear where the company will get the inmates for the jail. Montana says its not sending inmates to the jail, and neither are federal officials in the state," according to the report. Maybe the inmates will be the local population of Hardin if American Police Force is allowed to continue to pose as a law enforcement outfit in the town, which is exactly what they intend to do for at least another month. Having a private security force whose stated mission is to help the U.S. government "combat terrorism" patrol the streets of small towns in America without even having the authority to do so from local authorities is obviously a frightening pretext and harks back to the private paramilitary forces that helped Adolf Hitler rise to power in Nazi Germany. Many fear that if martial law is declared in response to a flu pandemic or other emergency, private security forces such as APF will be used by the government to oppress citizens by operating outside of the law. This is completely unconstitutional and a flagrant threat to the liberty and security of the population of Hardin. The County Sheriff is effectively breaking the law if he doesnt immediately kick APF out of the area and end the occupation of the town by a private paramilitary army. Following comment by Jack Graff: Sorry Obama you're not getting my guns. Go ahead, send your Jack Booted Nazi Gestapo f fucks and they'll ALL die. Fuck the U.N.! I WILL NOT COMPLY. I DO NOT RECOGNIZE FOREIGN OR INTERNATIONAL LAWS ON AMERICAN SOIL. Try taking our weapons and you'll feel the wrath of millions of pissed off ARMED Americans. I'll kill any mother fucker coming to take my weapons dead on the spot! As to what you can expect read my previous comment above!!!

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LAST WARNING! LEAVE AMERICA NOW! DESTRUCTION IS COMING!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZJ2qzsNbac

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