Another fine guest piece of work by a friend of this blog.
SECURITY WHAT IS IT REALLY ?
Security is a plan, a pattern, and a perspective.
Perfect Security does not exist. Unless the four fundamentals required for such are included. And only one type of security meets that criteria, thusly it is not Practical Security. So you have Perfect in theory and Practical for application. Below is just a brief list
Security by Field of Application
Physical Security
Information Security
Communications Security
Operations Security
Individual Security
Transportation Security
TEMPEST or Electronics Surveillance/Counter-Surveillance Security
Security needs to flexible and dynamic changing as the situation does.
Security needs to address the risks adequately and accurately. A bad idea is to try to make a SECPLAN fit. Either its adequate and works. Or its not and it won't.
SECPLANS are regional and sector specific they are not cookie-cutter solutions
Furthermore SECPLANS are installation specific.
SECPLANS and Security arrangements need to be Crafted, Created , Implemented and Evaluated by those who have experience in their specific field or Fields.
Red Cell testing needs to be conducted at random.
Patterns of any form or type need to randomized to prevent mapping the prediction of actions or responses to actions (Reactive Measures)
Security measures are to Have the Highest Priority in all operations; and as such all communications relating to security or coming from security details must have priority; and a streamlined instant channel of Comms to the decision makers 24-7.
Security Personnel must know their plan well. They must know what to do; and when to do it by instinct. They must know who is in charge; and what to report. They must know their plans of action and the plans of the next echelon up and over. In other words they must have a 360 degree Situational and Operational Awareness.
Security cannot operate by Bureaucracy for Bureaucracy is Static; whereas Security by nature is dynamic, it reacts to its immediate environment and to the inputs and actions of people. Anything that reacts so cannot be managed by a Bureaucracy which has a static mindset. This is why TSA and DHS are such failures.
They cannot predict possible actions for they are not experts in the various fields. Nor are they counter experts. In order to beat a guerilla you have to either of been a guerilla or taught by someone who was a guerilla. In order to beat a terrorist you must be trained by one.
See where I'm going? Stuff gets past them all of the time it's just not reported. All of the components to make a jailhouse shiv are already present at 99% of all locations on the planet ! Chapter 20 of a book I'm writing addresses these simple weapons of concept.
Reliance on technology bad idea. You can get more by reading a person's eyes whether or not they have done something, Body language and sweating.
80-20 plan another Bad idea these plans tell the bad guy where to hit for they now know where the money is being spent and what facilities are hardened. and which ones are not.
Now you know all of the pieces that make a security pie each pie is different for each person or place. That being said it bears repeating again…
Each person or place has different security requirements. There is no one size fits all solution. Each case and place is different…
I figured I would explain the big stuff so you would have a common operational picture that we both can share and it will also help explain the concepts of security, As I speed up the class.
Why I am telling you this..
People have habits and do many things. And they each do things a certain way. Some patterns are common across the board and some have some variation; while some actions are unique only to their environment.
To understand people you have to spend many years watching them as prey not as equals. Then you begin to see the commonalities and quirks. Knowing what is exploitable can only be found out through detailed observation.
Some predictable patterns that can be exploited are listed below…
Using the same ATM for day and night transactions.
Travelling to and from your residence, or work the same way, and the same timeframe.
Parking you car the same place every time.
Getting Groceries at the same store.
Buying the same products each time.
Your daily routines
Waking up getting coffee taking a shower, shaving etc. all of these actions put you at a specific place at a specific time. This could be your down fall.
When you do these things or similar things you subconsciously set yourself up for failure.
What I am trying to describe can be best summarized by taking a long drive where all the scenery stays the same. The optical and audio nerves receive no new stimulus so you begin to feel sleepy.
When going to new locations or different environments your fight or flight instincts are at full alert. Everything is new and your audio and optic nerves are transmitting all of that data into the primal part of your brain as well as the logical part. The primal part takes priority and makes you assess your personal safety.
This is the state you need to be in when making an initial assessment for your security plan. What do you need to do; and from what fields of security to you need to draw from; in order to construct your own custom Security Plan (SECPLAN).
Just think of it this way>> With the crime rate increasing there is a ratio to be used for this
and the odds for you to be a victim are getting better every day.
So remember you are someone else's prey; their meal ticket and they may not be druggies or drunks they could be professionals looking for an easy mark. Do not be an easy mark.
Do not have a set pattern to anything you do in public or around your residence. remember this
PP=P
Predictive Patterns = Prey !!
Random Spontaneous actions will throw your opponent off of their mental mindset. Break their OODA Loop. And react while they are reassessing what their actions should be. For the hunter has habits as well. So therefore you should know that side of the coin as well. Watch people and watch what they do and try to match their actions up with yours. And then make changes according to what you see.
If you make yourself a difficult mark they will move on to easier prey.
It takes a professional only a week to see what your habits are 7 days. After that they have all of the info they need to pick a time and a place to put their plan into action. Now that you know this you can make the needed changes. When such changes are made it will be very noticeable to you.
Difficult Targets have patterns as well. The professional knows that a difficult target has a very good chance of becoming un-predictable. And that sets off their fight or flight instincts. If there is an increased risk of bodily injury or death they recognize that through your new actions and they move on. Thus they recognize the patterns of a difficult target and that becomes part of their experience in know what to look for and what to look out for and what to avoid.
Change your routines enough to create a seemingly random pattern. If they do not know what you are going to do or when they will move on to something not as difficult.
In continued service
Charles Ulysses Farley
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
A CASE FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY, part two
A CASE FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY
A study in why you are your best keeper
By: Charles Ulysses Farley
Part Two
Vol1 Ed2
In the last part I promised you that I would take the gloves off and that's exactly what I'm going to do. I also told you that in addition to what was wrong I was going to name who was wrong and why.
First off political appointments of those who are not qualified to hold the appointed office
the winner of that is the current President.
And the appointee is Janet Napolitano the current Homeland Security Gestapo Ober-Kommandant
Her experience is not in the field of security but of politics and some dismal law position at the state level. During her reign as the Governor of Arizona she did everything she could to keep the borders open to anyone who wanted entry.
And to the private citizens who tried to exercise their Constitutional Rights she treated like criminals. She in fact allowed into being several unconstitutional laws and actions such as diverting public tax dollars to private religious schools(Uh First Amendment). Turned a blind eye on the polygamy colony in central Arizona and allowed public tax dollars to be put to use by those running for office(Arizona Clean/fair elections act) My own stupid communist pinko fag socialist half witted brother voted for that! What can I say every family has a moron in it. If yours don't please take mine, for I do not want you to suffer from needing and not having.
A moderate Democrat, Napolitano navigated Arizona's political scene for most of two decades without major turmoil or embarrassment
Actually most of the local press was coerced to shut the hell up!
Many of the individual reporters--to their credit--wrote about some of Napolitano's abuses and frequent gaffes, but the corporate media management was so busy fawning over her that no one ever bothered to put all the pieces together and write a comprehensive report to expose that Janet was ethically challenged, heavy handed and clueless. For fear of their jobs and career in Arizona. So even after the rank and file reporters made it clear that Janet's administration was gaffe prone, heavy handed and corrupt,
Some of her embarrassments are similar to her two most recent gaffes. Remember when she compared the US Border fence to the Berlin Wall? That was classic.
But when pressed, Napolitano insisted she was not comparing the plan to build a fence to keep illegal entrants out of the United States from the wall which kept citizens of Communist East Germany in from escaping to the West.
"You know what?'' she said. "Forget that. It was a comment that, we'll just go on.''
And we have this nitwit in charge of the DHS!!
BUT Wait there is More!!!
Hurricane Katrina-- Janet asked FEMA to divert some of the funds to the "disaster" on the Arizona Border? The astonished FEMA spokesman merely replied that the request was "inappropriate
Janet promised to write the homebuilders out of the TIME initiative if they gave $100,000 to the campaign and promised not to oppose her State Trust Initiative? I believe they called that "extortion" in law school.
Are we still in the category of embarrassing illegal shakedowns? Good, because this is a good time to mention the Honeywell Supplemental Environmental Program (SEP). A SEP is a program that allows a company to use part of an environmental fine to pay for environmental programs in the area that was affected by the violation. It's a win/win. The company gets to buy alternative fuel school buses, replace old furnaces or do other projects that benefit the local community. Instead, Janet hijacked the funds and insisted that Honeywell contribute the money to her Western Climate Initiative.
Next to best would be what she has had inscribed on the 9-11 memorial in Arizona this will make you sick!!
One inscription states, “You don’t win battles of terrorism with more battles.”
Another: “Congress questions why CIA and FBI didn’t prevent attacks.”
And another reads, “Erroneous US air strike kills 46 Uruzgan civilians,” referring to a wedding reportedly hit by mistake in Afghanistan.
Five years ago, Gov. Janet Napolitano signed an order that granted a newly formed corporation the power to oversee state-authorized, low-interest student loans.
Now, the governor says, she didn’t know that the company, the nonprofit Arizona Higher Education Loan Authority, or AHELA, was headed by two of her closest political allies, Billy Shields and Pat Cantelme, the current and former heads of the Phoenix firefighters’ union, the United Phoenix Firefighters Association, when she signed the order in December 2004. Bull pucky !!!
That is Reminiscent of the old Mafia Favors and Union Corruption in Chicago
Eventually, the Governor's victims realized that their only recourse would be the courts...Janet did miserably in court. Once was when she tried to use her line item veto to AMEND a bill? Wow, that was blatantly unconstitutional--and indeed she lost 5-0 at the State Supreme Court.
and Secondly...
Janet and the Democratic caucuses (with the help of a few Republican enablers) managed to get control of the state budget process, they immediately passed legislation to force the cash-strapped cities to contribute $30 million to the state general fund. The cities refused to pay and then sued. Back to the Supreme court for another 5-0 Defeat.
. What about Janet's report that "right-wing" extremists could become terrorists? We'll, as it turns out, Janet has a history of making that mistake as well.
Remember the "Vipers"? They sounded really scary. We read this back in 1996 when Janet was US Attorney.
Twelve members of a private Arizona militia unit were arrested yesterday on charges of plotting for more than two years to bomb government offices in the Phoenix area, federal officials announced.
That was a national story with great video and, for a moment, it looked like Janet and her buddy Janet Reno had foiled an Oklahoma City type plot.
The case began to unravel immediately. Within a week, the feds dropped the allegation that the "vipers" were planning to blow up buildings. It turns out that they were guilty of being rednecks--going out to the desert to drink beer, shoot bottles and make harmless explosions with fertilizer bombs. But even after the feds conceded that the vipers weren't terrorists, Janet Napolitano prosecuted them for a series of lame "possession of bomb making materials" charges. The story went from national terrorist plot by a "militia" to, well, a pile of fertilizer. Of course, that's no consolation to the 11 people who were indicted and prosecuted so they could be another feather in Janet's cap.
The whole episode was, well...an embarrassment.
Incredibly, even though the media had reported gaffe after gaffe, no one stood up and pointed out the obvious fact that the Governor was ineffective and error prone.
Is she a fiscal moderate? She spent every dime of the housing bubble revenue on ongoing social programs and left the state with a $3 Billion deficit. Spending skyrocketed under her "leadership."
For Ober-Gestapo Kommandant Napolitano, her record in Arizona is very revealing. Let’s take a look at her position on illegal alien drivers licenses for example.
Arizona introduced a law that would make it more difficult for illegal aliens to obtain them. Napolitano exercised her veto as Governor and sent the bill to the trash bin.
Arizona, again leading the nation at the time on restrictive measures for illegal aliens, introduced a bill that would prevent them from receiving non-emergency public benefits. Governor Napolitano, her veto pen in hand, put an end to such fiscal silliness.
Arizona tried to increase sanctions on crimes related to illegal entry. Vetoed by the Governor.
They tried to prevent illegal aliens from voting. Vetoed.
Arizona made a gallant attempt at preventing illegal aliens from being eligible for in-state college tuition, financial aid, or scholarships but facing a veto by Governor Napolitano they backed off choosing instead to pick a battle they might win.
And win they did. Arizona successfully passed an employment law, aimed at restricting the hiring of illegal aliens, only after Governor Napolitano had vetoed its first attempt. When realizing the veto wasn't going to carry the day this time, she jumped on-board and did the "I'm tough as nails thing" again stating: "The bill is a death sentence for business."
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed in its Annual Performance Report for fiscal years 2008-2010 that it does not plan on securing even a single additional mile of border in 2010. Additionally, it is planning on moving several hundred agents away from the Mexican border and redeploying them on the Canadian line.
One of her last fiascos is her Highway Patrol Camera Fiasco
The Arizona Department of Public Safety introduced the cameras in September 2008 and slowly added more until all 76 were up and running by January. At a public taxpayer cost of 16 million dollars.
Supporters say the cameras slow down drivers and reduce accidents, but opponents argue that they are intrusive and are more about making money than safety.
Some people have shown their distaste with the cameras by covering them with boxes, sticky notes and Silly String. In locally infamous cases, one man took a pickax to a camera and another purposefully set off the cameras dozens of times while wearing a monkey mask.
Lt. Jeff King, photo enforcement district commander for the Department of Public Safety, said his agency just wanted drivers to go the speed limit and did not understand all the backlash.
“Instead of spending so much time focusing on getting rid of cameras, why don’t they focus on the real problem, the root problem, which is getting people to drive the speed limit?" Lieutenant King said. “If everyone was to drive the speed limit, the cameras would never flash.”
The cameras led to more than 700,000 tickets to drivers going 11 miles per hour or more over the speed limit from September 2008 to September 2009, the most recent data available, according to the Department of Public Safety. The mandated fines and surcharges on all those tickets would total more than $127 million, but they had generated just $36.8 million through September, Lieutenant King said.
Some of the people who got those tickets are contesting them in court and could end up having to pay the fine, but many of them have gone unpaid because drivers know they have a good shot at getting away with ignoring them. When people get tickets, they can pay without question, request a court date and fight the ticket, or simply ignore the ticket because law enforcement cannot prove they received it. The ticket becomes invalid if a violator who ignores it is not served in person within three months. It is nearly impossible to say how many people have ignored their tickets because courts do not track the figure.
Whatever the figure, overtaxed process servers cannot get to most of those people, and many of the citations go unpaid. That is part of the reason the speed cameras have not made as much money as expected. While certain to increase, that $36.8 million in revenue through September will still fall far below the $120 million a year that former Gov. Janet Napolitano hoped to put in the state’s coffers when she ordered up the program in early 2007.She didn't care about speeders just their money!!!
The camera operator, Redflex, may not even be breaking even. It cost the company $16 million to install the cameras, and it got back $4.6 million from September 2008 to June, Lieutenant King said.
But her last act is the best. A sheriff is an elected official on directly by the people and by popular vote here is what she says to him this past October!!!
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has just ordered Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to stop arresting suspects based solely on the fact that they are illegal aliens. The Arizona sheriff who has been called the “toughest” in America, defiantly said he will continue his sweeps which have netted thousands of illegal aliens.
She is in effect telling a sheriff to look the other way. Last time I checked that could be called aiding and abetting. On a massive scale...
Her Outlook on the Borders...
in a speech to the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., Ms. Napolitano said: "One of the things that we need to be sensitive to is the very real feelings among southern border states and in Mexico that if things are being done on the Mexican border, they should also be done on the Canadian border."
There are a few differences between Canada and Mexico which Ms. Napolitano overlooked:
"The Mexican border is so porous the U.S. is building a barrier from Texas to the Pacific to try and stem the flood of illegal immigrants, It's so dangerous President Barack Obama is sending hundreds more federal agents, hoping they can slow the violence spilling over into the U.S. In Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, 1,800 people were killed in 2008. There were 366 abductions in Phoenix, largely linked to Mexican human smugglers and narcotics gangs. Recent U.S. intelligence assessments warn Mexico risks becoming a violence-ridden failed state similar to Pakistan."
Canadians are not flooding illegally into Montana or Michigan. Drug cartels aren't shooting it out in the streets of Vancouver and Winnipeg.
Though some highly potent marijuana makes its way from British Columbia to Washington state, drug smuggling across our northern border is miniscule compared to our southern border. In Canada, the main problem is congestion resulting from cross-border trade."
"Ms. Napolitano's words...have triggered a rare unanimity of opposition in Canada,
Offending our neighbor and close ally is the worst of Ms. Napolitano's blunders in her brief tenure, but by no means the first.
In an appearance on CNN on April 19, Ms. Napolitano declared that entering the United States illegally is not a crime. Section 8, Title 1325 of the U.S. Code begs to differ: "Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."
Shouldn't the head of the Department of Homeland Security know that illegal immigration is illegal?
Ms. Napolitano was governor of Arizona when President Obama chose her to head DHS. She had no discernable qualifications for the job, and has demonstrated repeatedly she lacks the judgment for such an important and sensitive post.
Competence. That is the key ingredient to doing any job She has shown none and....
past behavior is an excellent guide when predicting future actions
Her appointment was simply to appease a section of voters. And since then she has committed deeds of great slander such as calling Veterans terrorists.
To our last remaining World War I vet my hats off to you. Mr. Buckles May you continue outliving your doctors and at 108 or is 109 years of age? You still have more sense than all of the bootlickers in Washington
World War II veterans have a special place in history for me as well as my utmost respect. They did what had to be done not for money or glory or for personal gain. But to defend their America which was under attack from several nations. And to those who answered that call during one of our darkest hour I salute you. I also apologize to you for letting the America you gave to us get run into the ground by such socialist pinko commie types such as Janet Napolitano. She can debate my terminology but it sure as hell fits as far as defining her actions.
To the Korean War Veterans I would Like to thank you for your Service in the Harshest of lands known on this Planet. If anybody doubts this . Try a tour in Korea and you will learn the meaning of unbearable cold and blistering heat. I also apologize for letting your experiences fade away from our society.
To those who are not familiar with what was happening to the United States in the late 40's and early years of the 50's think downsizing on a scale more massive than under Bush the First. Yes The entire defense budget was being scrapped. The Army and Navy were barebones and the first waves into Korea were ill equipped and Ill trained. With Rations that were made for WWII and mildewed and black from rot. These men fought with
next to nothing and the something's they had were either failing from age and heavy use. Or were inadequate for the task at hand. On top of that our government still hasn't got the gumption or nerve to demand that our over 6000 KIA and buried in mass graves be returned from North Korea.
It's not just Grunts my friends, but Chaplains as well the North Koreans and Chinese didn't care who they butchered if it was an American it died. Gen.MacArthur was right about Nuking the Bastards. But Truman was too scared of what Russia would do; which as we know now would of been nothing.
And to the Vietnam vets out there I am sorry that again politics and stupidity ran the course in Washington. In this one every red blooded American Owes you an apology for the way society treated you. When you came home you had not parades but barrages of spit and feces thrown at you by the same liberal hippies that were too stoned or stupid to realize that you were the instruments of the Government alas the victims as well. You were not the creators of that war; that falls again on Truman and his Decisions and directives to the OSS during WWII For those that want to know the truth about that particular war read
"Why Viet Nam " by Archimedes L. A. Patti
University of California Press 1980
This is the guy that was in charge of the Asian branch of the OSS during World War II
and he shows us exactly how Truman Screwed up.
The Irony of this is that those same hippies now have Sons and Daughters in Iraq, Afghanistan, The Philippines , Africa and other places to numerous to mention. And now they see the light. Maybe the Likes of Hanoi Jane will repent and book a one way trip to the Sun.
I'm Biased I can't help it but I can at least admit it. I will hire any Veteran before anyone else because time has shown me that we are all we have. The returning Veterans from OIF/OEF are not of the meek nature. I would suggest that anybody with any common sense or love of safety refrain from spitting on them. If you do don't say I didn't warn you.
And if asked I didn't see nothing.
And now for the rest of America Thank you for your support and your words of encouragement during those trying times. Many of times it was your letters and the goodies you sent my troops that pulled them through some depressing times. For the Army of today has Units that would rather eat their own than help them out. And when I become a civilian in a few months I will publicly name the Units, the Commanders and the senior NCO's who are the biggest disgraces of America. Not only for what they did personally but what they indirectly ordered or with foreknowledge allowed to happen to our American Sons and Daughters.
There exists in the Army a flaw that Congress needs to fix and that is how senior NCOS can get away with a lot of stuff. And only Congress has the power to stop it. For Congress is the one who creates the senior NCO. Not the President or the Officers.
OK now unto our next bad appointee and that honor for number two position falls upon the current Federal Board Reserve Chairman "Builder Bernanke"
When Mr. Bernanke is challenged about the Fed’s performance, he often points out that recognizing a bubble is hard. “It is extraordinarily difficult,” he said during his Senate confirmation hearing last month, “to know in real time if an asset price is appropriate or not.”
OH BS! Mr. Bernanke use some Common sense! For the love of Pete! You knew as well as others that these Arbitrarily and totally made up values were cash cows for the get rich quick and the local tax bases. It was quick money for wars and social programs alike seeing that you raided the Social Security and Medicare-Medicaid you all needed other ways to collect money.
and third place of course is Hillary Clinton. Her and her husband are still criminals Whitewater has not changed just because the statutes of limitations or the deaths of all pertinent individuals involved. Her as Secretary of State is also laudable and laughable I would think that America would have had enough of her already considering that her Husband is why we got the current war in Afghanistan. And to say that she didn't offer her two cents worth to Billy on that affair would be unbelievable.
Under Billy Boys regime we had some of the most tyrannical and egregious acts committed by the federal government . This same Government declared a de facto war on anyone who showed any sign of Independence. Our friendly liberals started the Big Brother machine with such monumental bills as the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The allowing of Carnivore and Magic Lantern to be not only created but used with wide latitude. If you're bored or want to know more about those programs just Google them.
Your communications are not private. And neither is your mail. Thank your Supreme Court for that decision.
While you are at it you can also thank them for the Financial Tracking system and the Banking Secrecy acts which had nothing to do with your secrecy other than stripping it from you.
We also were beneficiaries to another big gift from the Clinton Administration that is still a big burden. And that is those forced and coerced Fannie Mae and Ginny Mac loans to people who could not pay them off.
And Affirmative action which the Supreme Court years later after the damage had been done ruled unconstitutional as it created Bias contrary to the Constitution I.E it was Unconstitutional. But the Damage was done and is still being done. So as part two of this study commences let us realize that all we can rely on is each other. For the Government for decades now has proven to us time and time again it cannot manage its own affairs. So why listen to them when they try to tell you how to manage yours
Localization of economy
This is a promising area that deserves some research. Firstly. Local Taxation nip it in the bud. Limit it regulate it or redesign your local government to such a state that the power of taxation rests solely in the hands of the local masses. Stop local business greed. By this I mean those local business who gouge the local governments on services rendered. Quite often the local government pays for services at twice the rate they are provided for you. Because the local companies know that its tax dollars. And that the populace is used to being forced and coerced at the state and federal level so why not the local?
Request and demand that the local annual budget be finalized yearly, and all balances and debts be paid in full by the end of a fiscal year. Stop Fraud, waste, and abuse. Your local meter reader does not need a new Dodge Durango to read meters; a budget bare bones car will do just fine.
Police cars do not have to be replaced every two or three years that too is horse-pucky. If your neighborhood is expected to make do then so should your local government. In fact it would be a good idea to review and revise their pay scales .
Boards of supervisors and town council members are way overpaid. Take back control of your local government and throw a few in jail who feel that its OK to steal lie or cheat the local citizenry.
In 2003-4 I watched the County Of Culpeper, Virginia raise Taxes 25% across the board on all taxes , vehicle-tax , sales-tax, personal property-tax etc. All of those who sat on the board of supervisors voted in favor! And then they had the audacity at the same meeting to create and impose new tax schemes without public referral or referendum!!
And on property assessments take that power away from the local government as well for it is a means of revenue collection that has long been abused and is a cornerstone to the failure of our economic system. For Example you paid 80,000 dollars for a house in 1983 and now in 2010 it is Valued at 160,000! Valued by who? Ah Ha the City or the County or the Parish.
Will they pay you that amount for it? No they won't but they will tax you on that value! Don't let that happen Redraft your local government ordinances such that if they value it at that amount then they must be ready and willing to purchase it at that amount. And let me clue you people in. Real Estate agencies have a big hand in your property assessments . They care not for you or your neighbor but only for your money and the values of the property they represent. Or wish to sell.
The local government is yours to craft redesign and alter anyway you see fit. And I seriously suggest that you curtail how it collects it money. And demand strict and accurate recording of all business transactions to prevent contractor gouging.
Here is a lesson that our recent history is trying to teach us. And that is the government we now have is the government we deserve. I hate that lesson you don't deserve what this government is doing too you or asking from you. You deserve better but that, and the answers lay in your hands not just mine. i will do what I can to hold our government accountable for that is what my neighbor does.
This concludes my part of the study for now I look forward to feedback and hypothesis on how we can exact a change.
In continued service
Charles U. Farley
A study in why you are your best keeper
By: Charles Ulysses Farley
Part Two
Vol1 Ed2
In the last part I promised you that I would take the gloves off and that's exactly what I'm going to do. I also told you that in addition to what was wrong I was going to name who was wrong and why.
First off political appointments of those who are not qualified to hold the appointed office
the winner of that is the current President.
And the appointee is Janet Napolitano the current Homeland Security Gestapo Ober-Kommandant
Her experience is not in the field of security but of politics and some dismal law position at the state level. During her reign as the Governor of Arizona she did everything she could to keep the borders open to anyone who wanted entry.
And to the private citizens who tried to exercise their Constitutional Rights she treated like criminals. She in fact allowed into being several unconstitutional laws and actions such as diverting public tax dollars to private religious schools(Uh First Amendment). Turned a blind eye on the polygamy colony in central Arizona and allowed public tax dollars to be put to use by those running for office(Arizona Clean/fair elections act) My own stupid communist pinko fag socialist half witted brother voted for that! What can I say every family has a moron in it. If yours don't please take mine, for I do not want you to suffer from needing and not having.
A moderate Democrat, Napolitano navigated Arizona's political scene for most of two decades without major turmoil or embarrassment
Actually most of the local press was coerced to shut the hell up!
Many of the individual reporters--to their credit--wrote about some of Napolitano's abuses and frequent gaffes, but the corporate media management was so busy fawning over her that no one ever bothered to put all the pieces together and write a comprehensive report to expose that Janet was ethically challenged, heavy handed and clueless. For fear of their jobs and career in Arizona. So even after the rank and file reporters made it clear that Janet's administration was gaffe prone, heavy handed and corrupt,
Some of her embarrassments are similar to her two most recent gaffes. Remember when she compared the US Border fence to the Berlin Wall? That was classic.
But when pressed, Napolitano insisted she was not comparing the plan to build a fence to keep illegal entrants out of the United States from the wall which kept citizens of Communist East Germany in from escaping to the West.
"You know what?'' she said. "Forget that. It was a comment that, we'll just go on.''
And we have this nitwit in charge of the DHS!!
BUT Wait there is More!!!
Hurricane Katrina-- Janet asked FEMA to divert some of the funds to the "disaster" on the Arizona Border? The astonished FEMA spokesman merely replied that the request was "inappropriate
Janet promised to write the homebuilders out of the TIME initiative if they gave $100,000 to the campaign and promised not to oppose her State Trust Initiative? I believe they called that "extortion" in law school.
Are we still in the category of embarrassing illegal shakedowns? Good, because this is a good time to mention the Honeywell Supplemental Environmental Program (SEP). A SEP is a program that allows a company to use part of an environmental fine to pay for environmental programs in the area that was affected by the violation. It's a win/win. The company gets to buy alternative fuel school buses, replace old furnaces or do other projects that benefit the local community. Instead, Janet hijacked the funds and insisted that Honeywell contribute the money to her Western Climate Initiative.
Next to best would be what she has had inscribed on the 9-11 memorial in Arizona this will make you sick!!
One inscription states, “You don’t win battles of terrorism with more battles.”
Another: “Congress questions why CIA and FBI didn’t prevent attacks.”
And another reads, “Erroneous US air strike kills 46 Uruzgan civilians,” referring to a wedding reportedly hit by mistake in Afghanistan.
Five years ago, Gov. Janet Napolitano signed an order that granted a newly formed corporation the power to oversee state-authorized, low-interest student loans.
Now, the governor says, she didn’t know that the company, the nonprofit Arizona Higher Education Loan Authority, or AHELA, was headed by two of her closest political allies, Billy Shields and Pat Cantelme, the current and former heads of the Phoenix firefighters’ union, the United Phoenix Firefighters Association, when she signed the order in December 2004. Bull pucky !!!
That is Reminiscent of the old Mafia Favors and Union Corruption in Chicago
Eventually, the Governor's victims realized that their only recourse would be the courts...Janet did miserably in court. Once was when she tried to use her line item veto to AMEND a bill? Wow, that was blatantly unconstitutional--and indeed she lost 5-0 at the State Supreme Court.
and Secondly...
Janet and the Democratic caucuses (with the help of a few Republican enablers) managed to get control of the state budget process, they immediately passed legislation to force the cash-strapped cities to contribute $30 million to the state general fund. The cities refused to pay and then sued. Back to the Supreme court for another 5-0 Defeat.
. What about Janet's report that "right-wing" extremists could become terrorists? We'll, as it turns out, Janet has a history of making that mistake as well.
Remember the "Vipers"? They sounded really scary. We read this back in 1996 when Janet was US Attorney.
Twelve members of a private Arizona militia unit were arrested yesterday on charges of plotting for more than two years to bomb government offices in the Phoenix area, federal officials announced.
That was a national story with great video and, for a moment, it looked like Janet and her buddy Janet Reno had foiled an Oklahoma City type plot.
The case began to unravel immediately. Within a week, the feds dropped the allegation that the "vipers" were planning to blow up buildings. It turns out that they were guilty of being rednecks--going out to the desert to drink beer, shoot bottles and make harmless explosions with fertilizer bombs. But even after the feds conceded that the vipers weren't terrorists, Janet Napolitano prosecuted them for a series of lame "possession of bomb making materials" charges. The story went from national terrorist plot by a "militia" to, well, a pile of fertilizer. Of course, that's no consolation to the 11 people who were indicted and prosecuted so they could be another feather in Janet's cap.
The whole episode was, well...an embarrassment.
Incredibly, even though the media had reported gaffe after gaffe, no one stood up and pointed out the obvious fact that the Governor was ineffective and error prone.
Is she a fiscal moderate? She spent every dime of the housing bubble revenue on ongoing social programs and left the state with a $3 Billion deficit. Spending skyrocketed under her "leadership."
For Ober-Gestapo Kommandant Napolitano, her record in Arizona is very revealing. Let’s take a look at her position on illegal alien drivers licenses for example.
Arizona introduced a law that would make it more difficult for illegal aliens to obtain them. Napolitano exercised her veto as Governor and sent the bill to the trash bin.
Arizona, again leading the nation at the time on restrictive measures for illegal aliens, introduced a bill that would prevent them from receiving non-emergency public benefits. Governor Napolitano, her veto pen in hand, put an end to such fiscal silliness.
Arizona tried to increase sanctions on crimes related to illegal entry. Vetoed by the Governor.
They tried to prevent illegal aliens from voting. Vetoed.
Arizona made a gallant attempt at preventing illegal aliens from being eligible for in-state college tuition, financial aid, or scholarships but facing a veto by Governor Napolitano they backed off choosing instead to pick a battle they might win.
And win they did. Arizona successfully passed an employment law, aimed at restricting the hiring of illegal aliens, only after Governor Napolitano had vetoed its first attempt. When realizing the veto wasn't going to carry the day this time, she jumped on-board and did the "I'm tough as nails thing" again stating: "The bill is a death sentence for business."
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed in its Annual Performance Report for fiscal years 2008-2010 that it does not plan on securing even a single additional mile of border in 2010. Additionally, it is planning on moving several hundred agents away from the Mexican border and redeploying them on the Canadian line.
One of her last fiascos is her Highway Patrol Camera Fiasco
The Arizona Department of Public Safety introduced the cameras in September 2008 and slowly added more until all 76 were up and running by January. At a public taxpayer cost of 16 million dollars.
Supporters say the cameras slow down drivers and reduce accidents, but opponents argue that they are intrusive and are more about making money than safety.
Some people have shown their distaste with the cameras by covering them with boxes, sticky notes and Silly String. In locally infamous cases, one man took a pickax to a camera and another purposefully set off the cameras dozens of times while wearing a monkey mask.
Lt. Jeff King, photo enforcement district commander for the Department of Public Safety, said his agency just wanted drivers to go the speed limit and did not understand all the backlash.
“Instead of spending so much time focusing on getting rid of cameras, why don’t they focus on the real problem, the root problem, which is getting people to drive the speed limit?" Lieutenant King said. “If everyone was to drive the speed limit, the cameras would never flash.”
The cameras led to more than 700,000 tickets to drivers going 11 miles per hour or more over the speed limit from September 2008 to September 2009, the most recent data available, according to the Department of Public Safety. The mandated fines and surcharges on all those tickets would total more than $127 million, but they had generated just $36.8 million through September, Lieutenant King said.
Some of the people who got those tickets are contesting them in court and could end up having to pay the fine, but many of them have gone unpaid because drivers know they have a good shot at getting away with ignoring them. When people get tickets, they can pay without question, request a court date and fight the ticket, or simply ignore the ticket because law enforcement cannot prove they received it. The ticket becomes invalid if a violator who ignores it is not served in person within three months. It is nearly impossible to say how many people have ignored their tickets because courts do not track the figure.
Whatever the figure, overtaxed process servers cannot get to most of those people, and many of the citations go unpaid. That is part of the reason the speed cameras have not made as much money as expected. While certain to increase, that $36.8 million in revenue through September will still fall far below the $120 million a year that former Gov. Janet Napolitano hoped to put in the state’s coffers when she ordered up the program in early 2007.She didn't care about speeders just their money!!!
The camera operator, Redflex, may not even be breaking even. It cost the company $16 million to install the cameras, and it got back $4.6 million from September 2008 to June, Lieutenant King said.
But her last act is the best. A sheriff is an elected official on directly by the people and by popular vote here is what she says to him this past October!!!
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has just ordered Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to stop arresting suspects based solely on the fact that they are illegal aliens. The Arizona sheriff who has been called the “toughest” in America, defiantly said he will continue his sweeps which have netted thousands of illegal aliens.
She is in effect telling a sheriff to look the other way. Last time I checked that could be called aiding and abetting. On a massive scale...
Her Outlook on the Borders...
in a speech to the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., Ms. Napolitano said: "One of the things that we need to be sensitive to is the very real feelings among southern border states and in Mexico that if things are being done on the Mexican border, they should also be done on the Canadian border."
There are a few differences between Canada and Mexico which Ms. Napolitano overlooked:
"The Mexican border is so porous the U.S. is building a barrier from Texas to the Pacific to try and stem the flood of illegal immigrants, It's so dangerous President Barack Obama is sending hundreds more federal agents, hoping they can slow the violence spilling over into the U.S. In Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, 1,800 people were killed in 2008. There were 366 abductions in Phoenix, largely linked to Mexican human smugglers and narcotics gangs. Recent U.S. intelligence assessments warn Mexico risks becoming a violence-ridden failed state similar to Pakistan."
Canadians are not flooding illegally into Montana or Michigan. Drug cartels aren't shooting it out in the streets of Vancouver and Winnipeg.
Though some highly potent marijuana makes its way from British Columbia to Washington state, drug smuggling across our northern border is miniscule compared to our southern border. In Canada, the main problem is congestion resulting from cross-border trade."
"Ms. Napolitano's words...have triggered a rare unanimity of opposition in Canada,
Offending our neighbor and close ally is the worst of Ms. Napolitano's blunders in her brief tenure, but by no means the first.
In an appearance on CNN on April 19, Ms. Napolitano declared that entering the United States illegally is not a crime. Section 8, Title 1325 of the U.S. Code begs to differ: "Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, or (2) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (3) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact shall, for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, and, for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."
Shouldn't the head of the Department of Homeland Security know that illegal immigration is illegal?
Ms. Napolitano was governor of Arizona when President Obama chose her to head DHS. She had no discernable qualifications for the job, and has demonstrated repeatedly she lacks the judgment for such an important and sensitive post.
Competence. That is the key ingredient to doing any job She has shown none and....
past behavior is an excellent guide when predicting future actions
Her appointment was simply to appease a section of voters. And since then she has committed deeds of great slander such as calling Veterans terrorists.
To our last remaining World War I vet my hats off to you. Mr. Buckles May you continue outliving your doctors and at 108 or is 109 years of age? You still have more sense than all of the bootlickers in Washington
World War II veterans have a special place in history for me as well as my utmost respect. They did what had to be done not for money or glory or for personal gain. But to defend their America which was under attack from several nations. And to those who answered that call during one of our darkest hour I salute you. I also apologize to you for letting the America you gave to us get run into the ground by such socialist pinko commie types such as Janet Napolitano. She can debate my terminology but it sure as hell fits as far as defining her actions.
To the Korean War Veterans I would Like to thank you for your Service in the Harshest of lands known on this Planet. If anybody doubts this . Try a tour in Korea and you will learn the meaning of unbearable cold and blistering heat. I also apologize for letting your experiences fade away from our society.
To those who are not familiar with what was happening to the United States in the late 40's and early years of the 50's think downsizing on a scale more massive than under Bush the First. Yes The entire defense budget was being scrapped. The Army and Navy were barebones and the first waves into Korea were ill equipped and Ill trained. With Rations that were made for WWII and mildewed and black from rot. These men fought with
next to nothing and the something's they had were either failing from age and heavy use. Or were inadequate for the task at hand. On top of that our government still hasn't got the gumption or nerve to demand that our over 6000 KIA and buried in mass graves be returned from North Korea.
It's not just Grunts my friends, but Chaplains as well the North Koreans and Chinese didn't care who they butchered if it was an American it died. Gen.MacArthur was right about Nuking the Bastards. But Truman was too scared of what Russia would do; which as we know now would of been nothing.
And to the Vietnam vets out there I am sorry that again politics and stupidity ran the course in Washington. In this one every red blooded American Owes you an apology for the way society treated you. When you came home you had not parades but barrages of spit and feces thrown at you by the same liberal hippies that were too stoned or stupid to realize that you were the instruments of the Government alas the victims as well. You were not the creators of that war; that falls again on Truman and his Decisions and directives to the OSS during WWII For those that want to know the truth about that particular war read
"Why Viet Nam " by Archimedes L. A. Patti
University of California Press 1980
This is the guy that was in charge of the Asian branch of the OSS during World War II
and he shows us exactly how Truman Screwed up.
The Irony of this is that those same hippies now have Sons and Daughters in Iraq, Afghanistan, The Philippines , Africa and other places to numerous to mention. And now they see the light. Maybe the Likes of Hanoi Jane will repent and book a one way trip to the Sun.
I'm Biased I can't help it but I can at least admit it. I will hire any Veteran before anyone else because time has shown me that we are all we have. The returning Veterans from OIF/OEF are not of the meek nature. I would suggest that anybody with any common sense or love of safety refrain from spitting on them. If you do don't say I didn't warn you.
And if asked I didn't see nothing.
And now for the rest of America Thank you for your support and your words of encouragement during those trying times. Many of times it was your letters and the goodies you sent my troops that pulled them through some depressing times. For the Army of today has Units that would rather eat their own than help them out. And when I become a civilian in a few months I will publicly name the Units, the Commanders and the senior NCO's who are the biggest disgraces of America. Not only for what they did personally but what they indirectly ordered or with foreknowledge allowed to happen to our American Sons and Daughters.
There exists in the Army a flaw that Congress needs to fix and that is how senior NCOS can get away with a lot of stuff. And only Congress has the power to stop it. For Congress is the one who creates the senior NCO. Not the President or the Officers.
OK now unto our next bad appointee and that honor for number two position falls upon the current Federal Board Reserve Chairman "Builder Bernanke"
When Mr. Bernanke is challenged about the Fed’s performance, he often points out that recognizing a bubble is hard. “It is extraordinarily difficult,” he said during his Senate confirmation hearing last month, “to know in real time if an asset price is appropriate or not.”
OH BS! Mr. Bernanke use some Common sense! For the love of Pete! You knew as well as others that these Arbitrarily and totally made up values were cash cows for the get rich quick and the local tax bases. It was quick money for wars and social programs alike seeing that you raided the Social Security and Medicare-Medicaid you all needed other ways to collect money.
and third place of course is Hillary Clinton. Her and her husband are still criminals Whitewater has not changed just because the statutes of limitations or the deaths of all pertinent individuals involved. Her as Secretary of State is also laudable and laughable I would think that America would have had enough of her already considering that her Husband is why we got the current war in Afghanistan. And to say that she didn't offer her two cents worth to Billy on that affair would be unbelievable.
Under Billy Boys regime we had some of the most tyrannical and egregious acts committed by the federal government . This same Government declared a de facto war on anyone who showed any sign of Independence. Our friendly liberals started the Big Brother machine with such monumental bills as the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The allowing of Carnivore and Magic Lantern to be not only created but used with wide latitude. If you're bored or want to know more about those programs just Google them.
Your communications are not private. And neither is your mail. Thank your Supreme Court for that decision.
While you are at it you can also thank them for the Financial Tracking system and the Banking Secrecy acts which had nothing to do with your secrecy other than stripping it from you.
We also were beneficiaries to another big gift from the Clinton Administration that is still a big burden. And that is those forced and coerced Fannie Mae and Ginny Mac loans to people who could not pay them off.
And Affirmative action which the Supreme Court years later after the damage had been done ruled unconstitutional as it created Bias contrary to the Constitution I.E it was Unconstitutional. But the Damage was done and is still being done. So as part two of this study commences let us realize that all we can rely on is each other. For the Government for decades now has proven to us time and time again it cannot manage its own affairs. So why listen to them when they try to tell you how to manage yours
Localization of economy
This is a promising area that deserves some research. Firstly. Local Taxation nip it in the bud. Limit it regulate it or redesign your local government to such a state that the power of taxation rests solely in the hands of the local masses. Stop local business greed. By this I mean those local business who gouge the local governments on services rendered. Quite often the local government pays for services at twice the rate they are provided for you. Because the local companies know that its tax dollars. And that the populace is used to being forced and coerced at the state and federal level so why not the local?
Request and demand that the local annual budget be finalized yearly, and all balances and debts be paid in full by the end of a fiscal year. Stop Fraud, waste, and abuse. Your local meter reader does not need a new Dodge Durango to read meters; a budget bare bones car will do just fine.
Police cars do not have to be replaced every two or three years that too is horse-pucky. If your neighborhood is expected to make do then so should your local government. In fact it would be a good idea to review and revise their pay scales .
Boards of supervisors and town council members are way overpaid. Take back control of your local government and throw a few in jail who feel that its OK to steal lie or cheat the local citizenry.
In 2003-4 I watched the County Of Culpeper, Virginia raise Taxes 25% across the board on all taxes , vehicle-tax , sales-tax, personal property-tax etc. All of those who sat on the board of supervisors voted in favor! And then they had the audacity at the same meeting to create and impose new tax schemes without public referral or referendum!!
And on property assessments take that power away from the local government as well for it is a means of revenue collection that has long been abused and is a cornerstone to the failure of our economic system. For Example you paid 80,000 dollars for a house in 1983 and now in 2010 it is Valued at 160,000! Valued by who? Ah Ha the City or the County or the Parish.
Will they pay you that amount for it? No they won't but they will tax you on that value! Don't let that happen Redraft your local government ordinances such that if they value it at that amount then they must be ready and willing to purchase it at that amount. And let me clue you people in. Real Estate agencies have a big hand in your property assessments . They care not for you or your neighbor but only for your money and the values of the property they represent. Or wish to sell.
The local government is yours to craft redesign and alter anyway you see fit. And I seriously suggest that you curtail how it collects it money. And demand strict and accurate recording of all business transactions to prevent contractor gouging.
Here is a lesson that our recent history is trying to teach us. And that is the government we now have is the government we deserve. I hate that lesson you don't deserve what this government is doing too you or asking from you. You deserve better but that, and the answers lay in your hands not just mine. i will do what I can to hold our government accountable for that is what my neighbor does.
This concludes my part of the study for now I look forward to feedback and hypothesis on how we can exact a change.
In continued service
Charles U. Farley
Sunday, January 31, 2010
A CASE FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY
This morning I would like to present a very good guest post by another prepper who has some very interesting thoughts on what we do and why we should do more and the way we should do more.
A CASE FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY
A study in why you are your best keeper
By: Charles Ulysses Farley
I am going to be straightforward and blunt. Just the kind of speaking Americans need right now. Our government cannot help; but to a certain extent. Hurricane Katrina proved that. As the local society turned on itself and roving marauders looted without fear, banks, pharmacies, and residences; the local state and federal government were unable to do anything.
In fact some agencies were depriving citizens of the recognition their Second Amendment rights just when they needed to exercise those rights. The inherent right of self defense is not regulated by any agency or government.
Yet the idiots chose to disarm private citizens who were later victims. Well President Bush fixed that. But that is but one small part of the problem; first aid could not be rendered and volunteer agencies like the Red Cross were being self righteous and causing more harm than good by turning away help and resources. Communications were crippled by water damage and Ham radio operators who volunteered were also turned away.
So the government and non government organizations were preventing neighbors from helping neighbors. FEMA has yet to square away where the money went. Families are still without homes.
And Homeland Security is the biggest joke yet. We have in our country millions of miles of power lines, high tension lines and natural gas pipelines. These are not watched; any buffoon with a grudge can take enough of them out to plunge a state into chaos.
Yet our government does not want to tell us that, or even acknowledge that; instead they focus on refining their Gestapo Like tactics and declaring American Citizens “Enemy Combatants” and stripping them of the protection of the Constitution.
This is exactly what Osama Bin Laden wanted. He wanted to change our way of life. He lit the fuse and the government made sure it stayed lit, through fear and its own brand of terror. They in fact are worse than Osama Bin Laden in the fact that they deprived us of Liberty by promising Security. Of either which they know nothing of. One of our great framers Ben Franklin put it best. I will paraphrase it for you. “He who gives up essential Liberty for Security deserves neither”.
This government was set up so the people could make the rules. Now the government has tricked Americans with fancy Newspeak alluding that running this country is too hard for the masses ; so it must be done by a select few. This is akin to an oligarchy ; Or more fitting a Politburo. Next we will have party books with an accounting of our dues and fees to the party.
Yea if they find the wording of this missive harsh and abrasive the better. They need to wake up and realize our rights do not come from the government of our creation. The Government of our creation is supposed to be the Great Protector of those rights and in that arena it has failed miserably. It feels itself above accountability for its actions or in some cases lack of action.
We had a president Lie to us three times on Iraq and our duly elected representatives followed along.
They could of pulled the plug but they did not. Instead they profited off of the lives of your sons and daughters. Who were my Friends, my battle buddies, and in some cases my Mentors seven years later Iraq is still worse off than when we first arrived. In my last tour over there I didn’t see one building that did not have a bullet hole in it from an American rifle or weapon.
The cruelty exhibited by some soldiers shocked me. Peeing into bottles and throwing it out for the thirsty Iraqi children to drink. Is a common form of entertainment amongst some of the GI’s patrolling and on convoys. This war in Iraq is not worth the American lives it took.
Lie# 1: Iraq is a threat
Truth as we now know: Iraq was never the threat we were told it was
Lie# 2: Iraq has WMD’s
Truth as we now Know : Iraq had no WMD’s
Lie#3; Iraq sponsors Al-Qaeda
Truth as we now know: Iraq and Al-Qaeda were bitter enemies
Well America I hope you have learned a valuable lesson and that would be if you got fooled into electing a liar. Don’t be the fool and re-elect them
We fail to give the Arabic and Persian People the benefit of the doubt when it comes to selection of government leaders. Dictators last until their cruelty debases their Book then they are removed by a force larger than what they defend against. Ask the Shah of Iran’s family about that. We must not meddle in countries where the religious base is different than ours. Nor should we impose our beliefs as that is contrary to the wording and spirit of our Constitution.
As it is our Federal Government has become to bloviated to secure our rights and it is hesitant to put a State (or in some case several States), in place: who seek to deprive a right or two. We must again do for ourselves and our neighbors. We must secure our own retirement system as the greedy bastards in Washington have stolen the Social Security Budget by placing it into the General fund.
So we need to privatize it and shelter it from taxes that the greedy bastards at the IRS create out of thin air. If you earn a dollar and the IRS taxes it then the leftovers are supposed to be yours. Not so if you invest it in a private business transaction to make up for the loss in taxes. Your gains are taxed.
The Sixteenth Amendment was not for the good of the people but the good of the government.
So invest in your neighbor surely they have businesses, don’t buy from large corporations that get your tax dollars for free. Don’t buy new on credit when you can buy used for cash.
There is nothing wrong with a used car ” Resale” is a scam A car is a means of transportation not an investment.
The common sense definition of Investment is putting your money into a venture that profits over time. Cars decrease in value because of time so they cancel each other out.
I can go to Sonny’s Junk yard and spend 400 dollars on a 1974 Dodge Dart that lasts three years. And then buy another one and sell him back the old one for 50.
So when Ford, GM, and others tell you that Cars are an Investment you can tell them bull-patties! How so?
“Are you Mr. Automaker going to give me a written guarantee that this particular car is going to increase in value?”
“And if such then are you willing to pay that value back to me at a future date that we both agree on?”
You don’t really need me to tell you what Mr. Automaker’s reply will be do you?
The credit system is a scam and you know it. Stop being fools and wash yourself clean of that corrupt system. Take stock and control of your own destiny including your financial destiny. Don’t let large corporations dictate to you the terms of your money. And don’t take theirs.
If you must borrow money borrow from you neighbor but have some personal integrity and pay it back in a timely manner in a lump sum. Not in bits and pieces for surely they gave it to you in a lump sum so the repayment must be in kind.
Leadership Take control of your local government and lead as you would want to be led. Be the Statesman that the founding fathers expected you to be.
Selfless Service do for your neighborhood as you would want your neighborhood to do for you. Keep an eye out on your neighbors house let no one trespass on their grounds or affairs. As you would expect them to guard over yours.
Respect your neighbor as you would want them to respect you. Help them as they would help you. Your neighbor and your neighborhood are all you can really rely on in times of crisis or loss, boon or bust you are in this together. Help each other more and ask less from your State or Federal government . For what they ask for in return is the power to shape not only your destiny but that of your children. Do not let the government pass its debt onto your children or grandchildren.
Our Constitution states that no crime’s punishment demand the corruption of blood in other words if you commit a crime you and only you pay for it; not your children. Well our budget needs to be the same way. We let them build this gargantuan deficit so it is up to us to tell them to fix it and fix it fast.
For our children will not be liable for THEIR decisions made without our approval. It is purely nonsensical for them to think that our budget is a revolving account to be paid for by the sweat of our children. And my friends that’s exactly how they see that.
We have laws preventing the entering of children into labor contracts or any other such contract that would seek to exploit them. Yet the Government does exactly this without our consent. And you let them do it.
How to stop this is easy. Stop them from their Globalist agenda until our debts are squared. Our house is in ruins and yet they complain about another’s .
Be self sufficient don’t buy a hammer from Wal-Mart if you can borrow one from your neighbor. And don’t let you neighbor buy what they can borrow from you.
Be harsh on Crime and do not tolerate half assed evidence as a Juror it is your duty and charge to see that the rulings are fair and that the Sixth Amendment is adhered to. Prosecuting Attorneys are in fact some of the best liars out there. If the evidence does not fit; then nullify the whole damn fiasco and throw the charge out.
Then next election throw the Judge and the Prosecuting attorneys out; And bar them from holding a public office or position of trust. In favor for more fair and honest folks with some integrity. It was said of our judicial system in its youth “better to let ten guilty go free then sentence one innocent”. To what it is today “better to let ten innocent go to prison than to let one guilty go free”.
Our Country used to be one of Integrity and one that other nations looked up to. Now we have let politicians lose that integrity and we are now looked down on.
I kid you not I have talked with many of the European common-folk The workers and restaurant owners, the men and women on the street all have the same thing to say.
George Bush destroyed our integrity both Bushes in fact. Our government tells you that all is well .
Well all is not well. Not with the Germans, not with the British, not with the Russians ,Belgians, French, Austrians, Lithuanians ,Irish, Spaniards , Canadians, Mexicans, our sovereign native American tribes, Greece , Turkey, China. Believe me I have spoken with them in depth.
Our Economy being Global now thanks to the likes of the Rockefeller’s Kennedy’s and Large corporations caused a ripple worldwide when it took a dive. Our government decisions are taking food off of someone else’s table. And its not country specific. When a German worker has to get a second job due to our economic decisions they get pissed and rightly so.
Just as we get pissed when a British bank fails and takes food and jobs away from us.
This is the pickle that we are in. And I am telling you this Other than God (Yes I believe in one its a personal choice) you can Trust two people in regards to government and they are named NO and ONE.
So if our Government can’t do what we want and we are powerless to change it then we can do the next best thing demand accountability from it and focus on our Local Governments let us make them sufficient and accountable on all matters.
America Open your eyes and see what is going on all of these Countries cant be wrong. So we in part must be . And that being the case let us find out where we are wrong and right that wrong. In not doing so we will have committed a second.
Thomas Jefferson made the remark that Occasionally the tree of Liberty must be watered with the Blood of Patriots.
Well I Charles Ulysses Farley am saying this “Occasionally the Garden of Freedom must be watered with the blood of Politicians“. “By those who are charged with protecting our freedom and liberty AKA the masses”
Who according to George Mason “is the whole of the people except for a few public officials” Those are public Officials can be used to water the Garden of Freedom.
Those public officials in fact have turned us into a shadow of our former selves.
Let us think about the audacity of declaring a child a terrorist simply because they brought a BB-Gun to School!!
I say what the hell over!!
Fine punish the child and punish the parents doubly for not paying attention and teaching the youth right from wrong. But Allowing the government to go to extreme’s is not only ludicrous but laughable.
That is not an area of the federal or state governments purview . That is the arena of the local government. And if the local government cannot make a sensible ruling and leave it to the principle to set the school punishment then throw those bums out of office as well.
The longer we wait the harder it will become for us to be self sufficient already we are having a socialist system thrust upon us. For It was easier than asking for reform and accountability. And for all of the financial negligence that has happened only ENRON employees and CEO’s have been tried.
The Financial Crisis we currently have is Criminal in nature. Yet the government is all wishy-washy on what it should do. Well then;
Mr. Government man step aside and let some Farmers and Steelworkers decide what to do about it.
I guarantee you Mr. Government man that Big banks and corporations will straighten their act up real quick!
So my fellow Americans I urge you to open up your eyes and see the truth for what it really is. A failed, scared, chicken$#!* , Federal Government that can’t or won’t right the wrongs against the very citizens it has sworn to protect.
The Great Hope has turned into the Great Hype and Greater Audacity.
“Accountability” has not been demanded or enforced with the full weight and measure of the Three Combined Federal Branches of Government.
All three have to date failed us in the fact that they are taking their sweet time(aka Buying Time) for their corporate fat cat friends to take any action whatsoever.
Every Red Blooded American right now should be buying Rope and sizing up trees right now. You can get feathers for free at the nearest Chicken farm and I’m sure the local farmers CO-OP has tar on sale. This business of Big Business being protected and encouraged to enslave us has become too serious and it must end.
By any of the four boxes if necessary
Firstly the Soap Box, if that fails then the Ballot Box, If that too fails then the Jury Box. If that one to does not fix it then the last box left and the only box that is the exclusive right of the people the Cartridge box.
If any single American acted under the pretenses and guidelines that these corporations did the FBI would be tracking them down and sparing no quarter. Its called Embezzlement and defrauding. The Victims are every single living and yet to be born American.
Come on America wake up and do what we used to do best.
Take no hand out’s and work hard to rebuild this nation.
So lets roll those sleeves up and get to work and don’t offer hand outs offer a hand up. Buy from ourselves and make quality items again things that last and things that are made with good Ol’ American Pride.
We can fix this, Hell were Americans we can fix anything.
This concludes Part One
Next in Part Two
I’m taking the Gloves off
no more tender talk
I will tell it not only how it is; but exactly who it is.
In Continued Service
Charles U. Farley
A CASE FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY
A study in why you are your best keeper
By: Charles Ulysses Farley
I am going to be straightforward and blunt. Just the kind of speaking Americans need right now. Our government cannot help; but to a certain extent. Hurricane Katrina proved that. As the local society turned on itself and roving marauders looted without fear, banks, pharmacies, and residences; the local state and federal government were unable to do anything.
In fact some agencies were depriving citizens of the recognition their Second Amendment rights just when they needed to exercise those rights. The inherent right of self defense is not regulated by any agency or government.
Yet the idiots chose to disarm private citizens who were later victims. Well President Bush fixed that. But that is but one small part of the problem; first aid could not be rendered and volunteer agencies like the Red Cross were being self righteous and causing more harm than good by turning away help and resources. Communications were crippled by water damage and Ham radio operators who volunteered were also turned away.
So the government and non government organizations were preventing neighbors from helping neighbors. FEMA has yet to square away where the money went. Families are still without homes.
And Homeland Security is the biggest joke yet. We have in our country millions of miles of power lines, high tension lines and natural gas pipelines. These are not watched; any buffoon with a grudge can take enough of them out to plunge a state into chaos.
Yet our government does not want to tell us that, or even acknowledge that; instead they focus on refining their Gestapo Like tactics and declaring American Citizens “Enemy Combatants” and stripping them of the protection of the Constitution.
This is exactly what Osama Bin Laden wanted. He wanted to change our way of life. He lit the fuse and the government made sure it stayed lit, through fear and its own brand of terror. They in fact are worse than Osama Bin Laden in the fact that they deprived us of Liberty by promising Security. Of either which they know nothing of. One of our great framers Ben Franklin put it best. I will paraphrase it for you. “He who gives up essential Liberty for Security deserves neither”.
This government was set up so the people could make the rules. Now the government has tricked Americans with fancy Newspeak alluding that running this country is too hard for the masses ; so it must be done by a select few. This is akin to an oligarchy ; Or more fitting a Politburo. Next we will have party books with an accounting of our dues and fees to the party.
Yea if they find the wording of this missive harsh and abrasive the better. They need to wake up and realize our rights do not come from the government of our creation. The Government of our creation is supposed to be the Great Protector of those rights and in that arena it has failed miserably. It feels itself above accountability for its actions or in some cases lack of action.
We had a president Lie to us three times on Iraq and our duly elected representatives followed along.
They could of pulled the plug but they did not. Instead they profited off of the lives of your sons and daughters. Who were my Friends, my battle buddies, and in some cases my Mentors seven years later Iraq is still worse off than when we first arrived. In my last tour over there I didn’t see one building that did not have a bullet hole in it from an American rifle or weapon.
The cruelty exhibited by some soldiers shocked me. Peeing into bottles and throwing it out for the thirsty Iraqi children to drink. Is a common form of entertainment amongst some of the GI’s patrolling and on convoys. This war in Iraq is not worth the American lives it took.
Lie# 1: Iraq is a threat
Truth as we now know: Iraq was never the threat we were told it was
Lie# 2: Iraq has WMD’s
Truth as we now Know : Iraq had no WMD’s
Lie#3; Iraq sponsors Al-Qaeda
Truth as we now know: Iraq and Al-Qaeda were bitter enemies
Well America I hope you have learned a valuable lesson and that would be if you got fooled into electing a liar. Don’t be the fool and re-elect them
We fail to give the Arabic and Persian People the benefit of the doubt when it comes to selection of government leaders. Dictators last until their cruelty debases their Book then they are removed by a force larger than what they defend against. Ask the Shah of Iran’s family about that. We must not meddle in countries where the religious base is different than ours. Nor should we impose our beliefs as that is contrary to the wording and spirit of our Constitution.
As it is our Federal Government has become to bloviated to secure our rights and it is hesitant to put a State (or in some case several States), in place: who seek to deprive a right or two. We must again do for ourselves and our neighbors. We must secure our own retirement system as the greedy bastards in Washington have stolen the Social Security Budget by placing it into the General fund.
So we need to privatize it and shelter it from taxes that the greedy bastards at the IRS create out of thin air. If you earn a dollar and the IRS taxes it then the leftovers are supposed to be yours. Not so if you invest it in a private business transaction to make up for the loss in taxes. Your gains are taxed.
The Sixteenth Amendment was not for the good of the people but the good of the government.
So invest in your neighbor surely they have businesses, don’t buy from large corporations that get your tax dollars for free. Don’t buy new on credit when you can buy used for cash.
There is nothing wrong with a used car ” Resale” is a scam A car is a means of transportation not an investment.
The common sense definition of Investment is putting your money into a venture that profits over time. Cars decrease in value because of time so they cancel each other out.
I can go to Sonny’s Junk yard and spend 400 dollars on a 1974 Dodge Dart that lasts three years. And then buy another one and sell him back the old one for 50.
So when Ford, GM, and others tell you that Cars are an Investment you can tell them bull-patties! How so?
“Are you Mr. Automaker going to give me a written guarantee that this particular car is going to increase in value?”
“And if such then are you willing to pay that value back to me at a future date that we both agree on?”
You don’t really need me to tell you what Mr. Automaker’s reply will be do you?
The credit system is a scam and you know it. Stop being fools and wash yourself clean of that corrupt system. Take stock and control of your own destiny including your financial destiny. Don’t let large corporations dictate to you the terms of your money. And don’t take theirs.
If you must borrow money borrow from you neighbor but have some personal integrity and pay it back in a timely manner in a lump sum. Not in bits and pieces for surely they gave it to you in a lump sum so the repayment must be in kind.
Leadership Take control of your local government and lead as you would want to be led. Be the Statesman that the founding fathers expected you to be.
Selfless Service do for your neighborhood as you would want your neighborhood to do for you. Keep an eye out on your neighbors house let no one trespass on their grounds or affairs. As you would expect them to guard over yours.
Respect your neighbor as you would want them to respect you. Help them as they would help you. Your neighbor and your neighborhood are all you can really rely on in times of crisis or loss, boon or bust you are in this together. Help each other more and ask less from your State or Federal government . For what they ask for in return is the power to shape not only your destiny but that of your children. Do not let the government pass its debt onto your children or grandchildren.
Our Constitution states that no crime’s punishment demand the corruption of blood in other words if you commit a crime you and only you pay for it; not your children. Well our budget needs to be the same way. We let them build this gargantuan deficit so it is up to us to tell them to fix it and fix it fast.
For our children will not be liable for THEIR decisions made without our approval. It is purely nonsensical for them to think that our budget is a revolving account to be paid for by the sweat of our children. And my friends that’s exactly how they see that.
We have laws preventing the entering of children into labor contracts or any other such contract that would seek to exploit them. Yet the Government does exactly this without our consent. And you let them do it.
How to stop this is easy. Stop them from their Globalist agenda until our debts are squared. Our house is in ruins and yet they complain about another’s .
Be self sufficient don’t buy a hammer from Wal-Mart if you can borrow one from your neighbor. And don’t let you neighbor buy what they can borrow from you.
Be harsh on Crime and do not tolerate half assed evidence as a Juror it is your duty and charge to see that the rulings are fair and that the Sixth Amendment is adhered to. Prosecuting Attorneys are in fact some of the best liars out there. If the evidence does not fit; then nullify the whole damn fiasco and throw the charge out.
Then next election throw the Judge and the Prosecuting attorneys out; And bar them from holding a public office or position of trust. In favor for more fair and honest folks with some integrity. It was said of our judicial system in its youth “better to let ten guilty go free then sentence one innocent”. To what it is today “better to let ten innocent go to prison than to let one guilty go free”.
Our Country used to be one of Integrity and one that other nations looked up to. Now we have let politicians lose that integrity and we are now looked down on.
I kid you not I have talked with many of the European common-folk The workers and restaurant owners, the men and women on the street all have the same thing to say.
George Bush destroyed our integrity both Bushes in fact. Our government tells you that all is well .
Well all is not well. Not with the Germans, not with the British, not with the Russians ,Belgians, French, Austrians, Lithuanians ,Irish, Spaniards , Canadians, Mexicans, our sovereign native American tribes, Greece , Turkey, China. Believe me I have spoken with them in depth.
Our Economy being Global now thanks to the likes of the Rockefeller’s Kennedy’s and Large corporations caused a ripple worldwide when it took a dive. Our government decisions are taking food off of someone else’s table. And its not country specific. When a German worker has to get a second job due to our economic decisions they get pissed and rightly so.
Just as we get pissed when a British bank fails and takes food and jobs away from us.
This is the pickle that we are in. And I am telling you this Other than God (Yes I believe in one its a personal choice) you can Trust two people in regards to government and they are named NO and ONE.
So if our Government can’t do what we want and we are powerless to change it then we can do the next best thing demand accountability from it and focus on our Local Governments let us make them sufficient and accountable on all matters.
America Open your eyes and see what is going on all of these Countries cant be wrong. So we in part must be . And that being the case let us find out where we are wrong and right that wrong. In not doing so we will have committed a second.
Thomas Jefferson made the remark that Occasionally the tree of Liberty must be watered with the Blood of Patriots.
Well I Charles Ulysses Farley am saying this “Occasionally the Garden of Freedom must be watered with the blood of Politicians“. “By those who are charged with protecting our freedom and liberty AKA the masses”
Who according to George Mason “is the whole of the people except for a few public officials” Those are public Officials can be used to water the Garden of Freedom.
Those public officials in fact have turned us into a shadow of our former selves.
Let us think about the audacity of declaring a child a terrorist simply because they brought a BB-Gun to School!!
I say what the hell over!!
Fine punish the child and punish the parents doubly for not paying attention and teaching the youth right from wrong. But Allowing the government to go to extreme’s is not only ludicrous but laughable.
That is not an area of the federal or state governments purview . That is the arena of the local government. And if the local government cannot make a sensible ruling and leave it to the principle to set the school punishment then throw those bums out of office as well.
The longer we wait the harder it will become for us to be self sufficient already we are having a socialist system thrust upon us. For It was easier than asking for reform and accountability. And for all of the financial negligence that has happened only ENRON employees and CEO’s have been tried.
The Financial Crisis we currently have is Criminal in nature. Yet the government is all wishy-washy on what it should do. Well then;
Mr. Government man step aside and let some Farmers and Steelworkers decide what to do about it.
I guarantee you Mr. Government man that Big banks and corporations will straighten their act up real quick!
So my fellow Americans I urge you to open up your eyes and see the truth for what it really is. A failed, scared, chicken$#!* , Federal Government that can’t or won’t right the wrongs against the very citizens it has sworn to protect.
The Great Hope has turned into the Great Hype and Greater Audacity.
“Accountability” has not been demanded or enforced with the full weight and measure of the Three Combined Federal Branches of Government.
All three have to date failed us in the fact that they are taking their sweet time(aka Buying Time) for their corporate fat cat friends to take any action whatsoever.
Every Red Blooded American right now should be buying Rope and sizing up trees right now. You can get feathers for free at the nearest Chicken farm and I’m sure the local farmers CO-OP has tar on sale. This business of Big Business being protected and encouraged to enslave us has become too serious and it must end.
By any of the four boxes if necessary
Firstly the Soap Box, if that fails then the Ballot Box, If that too fails then the Jury Box. If that one to does not fix it then the last box left and the only box that is the exclusive right of the people the Cartridge box.
If any single American acted under the pretenses and guidelines that these corporations did the FBI would be tracking them down and sparing no quarter. Its called Embezzlement and defrauding. The Victims are every single living and yet to be born American.
Come on America wake up and do what we used to do best.
Take no hand out’s and work hard to rebuild this nation.
So lets roll those sleeves up and get to work and don’t offer hand outs offer a hand up. Buy from ourselves and make quality items again things that last and things that are made with good Ol’ American Pride.
We can fix this, Hell were Americans we can fix anything.
This concludes Part One
Next in Part Two
I’m taking the Gloves off
no more tender talk
I will tell it not only how it is; but exactly who it is.
In Continued Service
Charles U. Farley
Friday, January 1, 2010
PREPPER vs SURVIVALIST…Which Are You?
Survival is more than just having supplies. Supplies are one of the lowest priorities for the prepper there is(imho)…for if the prepper doesn’t possess knowledge, then all the prepping in the world would be for nought. It is unfortunate that many preppers are actually not preppers at all…they are prepper wantabe’s. They may hunt, or be able to prepare food, but one push comes to shove, they don’t have a well rounded enough grasp on the preppers real dilemma…specialization. The prepper must be part of a larger group that specializes……..medical help…herbal remedies…gun smithing……knowing the banking system and how it works……cold weather survival…..living off the grid…ect.ect.ect
First off, what’s the difference between a prepper and a survivalist? Can a survivalist live in the suburbs of New York City and actually be an honest to goodness survivalist? What will they do with their jerky and canned goods when the hoards of hungry citizens come banging on their collective doors? Most likely, from what I’ve gathered over the past year, these folks will be easy fodder for those who are more hungry…more destitute…and more savage then they are.
The other question is are preppers more likely to be women, while survivalists more likely to be men? If so, how will these ‘preppers’ fair against the survivalist if the society as a whole breaks down? My opinion….if you are a woman…alone…and in possession of a huge store of food and other necessary items….you will definitely be in harms way….in fact, if you are either a man or a woman and alone, your will face a very difficult predicament if there is a societal breakdown….. to survive…specialization and group think would be necessary to endure such trying times. Without a group of like minded folks…your chances of survival are really slim to none.
Here are some interesting facts about the survivalists…and included in these facts are pointers to remember.
Let’s examine more briefly a few more common things that survival minded individuals do and consider what benefit they have to us even if nothing ever goes wrong.
1. Always eliminate your debt.
2. Know how to defend yourself in case of societal breakdown.
3. Store food…and be able to protect your stores.
4. Have alternative energy forums…solar panels…ect. Don’t count on the grid.
5. Know how to live off the land…..if you can’t do this your chances of survival will be limited.
6. Always add to your survival preps when finances allows. That means always try to improve your stature in life…even if there isn’t a societal collapse.
7. Think about it...you may be just an internet addict...and really just talk about prepping...if that's so...time for the 12 steps.
8. Asking yourself this question, of course, is of utmost importance….are the choices you’ve been making in life improving your long term outlook for survival?
So after reading this short essay, the question is, what are you? A by stander? A prepper wantabe? A prepper? A survivalist? OR none of the above.
9. Concerning number 8....if you are an internet addict...it's time to step away from the keyboard and do what needs to be
done....only you can answer this question.
docfung over and out
First off, what’s the difference between a prepper and a survivalist? Can a survivalist live in the suburbs of New York City and actually be an honest to goodness survivalist? What will they do with their jerky and canned goods when the hoards of hungry citizens come banging on their collective doors? Most likely, from what I’ve gathered over the past year, these folks will be easy fodder for those who are more hungry…more destitute…and more savage then they are.
The other question is are preppers more likely to be women, while survivalists more likely to be men? If so, how will these ‘preppers’ fair against the survivalist if the society as a whole breaks down? My opinion….if you are a woman…alone…and in possession of a huge store of food and other necessary items….you will definitely be in harms way….in fact, if you are either a man or a woman and alone, your will face a very difficult predicament if there is a societal breakdown….. to survive…specialization and group think would be necessary to endure such trying times. Without a group of like minded folks…your chances of survival are really slim to none.
Here are some interesting facts about the survivalists…and included in these facts are pointers to remember.
Let’s examine more briefly a few more common things that survival minded individuals do and consider what benefit they have to us even if nothing ever goes wrong.
1. Always eliminate your debt.
2. Know how to defend yourself in case of societal breakdown.
3. Store food…and be able to protect your stores.
4. Have alternative energy forums…solar panels…ect. Don’t count on the grid.
5. Know how to live off the land…..if you can’t do this your chances of survival will be limited.
6. Always add to your survival preps when finances allows. That means always try to improve your stature in life…even if there isn’t a societal collapse.
7. Think about it...you may be just an internet addict...and really just talk about prepping...if that's so...time for the 12 steps.
8. Asking yourself this question, of course, is of utmost importance….are the choices you’ve been making in life improving your long term outlook for survival?
So after reading this short essay, the question is, what are you? A by stander? A prepper wantabe? A prepper? A survivalist? OR none of the above.
9. Concerning number 8....if you are an internet addict...it's time to step away from the keyboard and do what needs to be
done....only you can answer this question.
docfung over and out
Sunday, December 27, 2009
2010: Hell on Wheels
Foreward
Unfortunately, when folks lose their sense of focus, and their daily routine is broken, by an ‘event’, most people just panic. The individual that survives will take action, prepare, and adapt……the rest of the folks who weren’t prepared to adapt, will be forever condemned to waiting in long lines or, heaven forbid, perishing. When an event happens, most will have such a delayed reaction that by the time it’s necessary to really act, it will be too late. I suspect that the consequences for this error in judgment will become quite clear to most by the end of this year(or early 2010), Let’s examine our current situation, and see what the government has to say about it.
Lies, Damn Lies, and the BLS
There are a number of outright lies and financial weirdness coming out of the MSM, the net, and even many bloggers. Let’s first of all talk about jobs….
How many jobs were lost, anyway?
If we ask the Labor Department, the U.S. lost only 11,000 jobs in November, far less than forecast, and unemployment evened out to 10% from 10.2%. Personally, I don’t believe one word of that report…nor do I believe those stats.
Some economists are saying that by early February or March of 2010, the consequences of our errors in judgment will start coming home to roost. We will finally see, without a doubt….we are mushrooms….kept in the dark…and fed horse manure for nourishment.
First off, we know that the months of November and December are known for creating hundreds of thousands of jobs that are very, very temporary. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counts these temps as being fully employed, even though most don’t make enough money to support themselves even modestly. I’ve read somewhere that the number of this year’s temporary workers is about ½ the amount of workers that were hired last year. Couple that with the low wages that these temps have gotten, and we can clearly see that the first quarter of 2010 will be a nightmare, especially for those who are unemployed or who are about to be unemployed.
Eventually the BLS will have to account for their shadow accounting….and when that happens, most likely in the first quarter of the year, there will be shock waves reverberating throughout the markets and the world.
.
Our Currency…an Accident Waiting to Happen…
Many economists claim that a deflationary collapse would be far preferable to an inflationary collapse. With the dollar still intact, the economy could be rebuilt without help from outside agencies. That’s a given… It is my contention that the dollar will incur significant loses in the coming 12-18 months, as TPTB intentionally devalue the currency so as to cause the U.S. to enter into a new covenant vis a vis the NWO…When this happens, the U.S. will then become a bit player on the world stage….most likely hiring our military out to guard or fight the corporate interests of other nations…….and for the rest of us, we will be given the privilege of working at low paying service jobs which will be offered most likely in the medical field(just a guess)
If, for instance, the dollar were to lose its reserve status, the implosion would be dramatic….and huge. It's value decline virtually could happen virtually overnight. Without reserve status, the dollar would no longer be a safe bet…and my guess is, that’s exactly their plan…collapse the dollar…..or devalue it significantly.
Here are some interesting facts coupled with predictions for 2010
1. As of late we’ve attemped to auction of 150 billion in T-bills….but only were successful selling 8.3 billion of them….this will continue unless interest rates rise considerably.
2. Foreign holders of dollar denominated securities are becoming scarce… foreigners are just not buying the debt. This will continue in 2010…getting worse.
3. The Fed could strengthen the dollar by not printing so much of the currency up….but they are not doing that…instead the printing presses are going 24/7. That practice will continue.
4. The biggest purchaser of treasuries is now the Federal Reserve…which is printing up the cash and then buying their own T-bills in order to prop up the currency.
5. Corporate tax rates will rise.
6. We can say farewell to the welfare state….government spending will be slashed in half.
7. Eventually, the FDIC will abandon guarantees will be abolished, since so many banks will be on the docket for failure.
8. The healthcare bill will fail.(don't laugh)
9. Treasury guarantees will go uncovered.
10. Military spending will be slashed to bare bones…this will happen as if out of the blue.
11. Thirty percent of government workers will be fired…..(don’t laugh)
12. Outlays for healthcare and pensions will be trimmed to the max……
13. Older citizens will not be able to receive critical healthcare during those last years.
14. The poor will be looked down upon…and the Poor Houses that were so common in the 1800’s will make a comeback.
15. A Black Swan… will occur…and it could be a real game changer.
The reader can easily see what is happening. The debt is now too large to service, and the dollar is and will lose value month by month since most other countries will shun the currency outright. The result will be a steep rise in interest rates, and an serious decline in the value of the the world's reserve currency
The event…a black swan 2010 or before
A mountain of debt and misery is facing the American people at this very moment. A huge conglomerate of this debt is coming due in the next few months and that will cause interest rates to rise substantially higher. Sticker shock will be the order of the day for our beleaguered government ....and as always, we, the citizen,, will pay the price.. Most of us may already know that the official debt claimed by the government is somewhere around 12 trillion dollars....others, however, peg that number at a much higher figure..As y'all know, this additional debt will increase our interest rates by about 3/4 a trillion dollars a year all the way up to the year 2019. Since we are in a severe recession, it will be almost impossible for the government to raise taxes without crushing the consumer further.....Are we, therefore, between the proverbial rock and a hard place? You betcha.
The poor American saver/consumer now faces a two edged sword. First they have to climb out of their own financial mess, since most are in debt beyond belief. Secondly, there's the problem of those who are about to retire....Millions of folks are set to pull the plug on their daily employment, and are planning to spend their golden years drawing the benefits that the government had promised them. So, will the boomers be able to retire and live the comfortable life? Will the government be able to take care of the boomers, plus helper the younger generation get that needed start? Will we be able to finance wars, and continue to buy expensive defense items? I...don't....think....so.
Be aware that 3/4 trillion dollar in more debt is a huge burden for the American taxpayer to shoulder. In fact, that amount is enough to sink this economy lock, stock, and barrel. We are actually in a huge debt AND deflationary emergency at this very moment. No, there aren't sirens wailing, nor folks running wildly through the streets yelling the 'sky is falling'.....What we are having is smooth politicians with glib tongues paper over the biggest catastrophe that our country has faced since its inception. We are facing the Black Swan of all Black Swans....the utter and total collapse of our economic, political, and social system is nearing.....and the sad part is, there are no non-painful remedies......This will hurt....this will hurt badly...and there's nothing that can change that situation.
Therefore, what will 2010 bring? I predict that we will experience a reckoning...AND this reckoning that will shake the financial pillars of the world for years to come. For those that are not prepared, experiencing hell on wheels will be an understatement for…..those that don’t sow the wind…will reap the whirlwind.
by
Doc Fung
Unfortunately, when folks lose their sense of focus, and their daily routine is broken, by an ‘event’, most people just panic. The individual that survives will take action, prepare, and adapt……the rest of the folks who weren’t prepared to adapt, will be forever condemned to waiting in long lines or, heaven forbid, perishing. When an event happens, most will have such a delayed reaction that by the time it’s necessary to really act, it will be too late. I suspect that the consequences for this error in judgment will become quite clear to most by the end of this year(or early 2010), Let’s examine our current situation, and see what the government has to say about it.
Lies, Damn Lies, and the BLS
There are a number of outright lies and financial weirdness coming out of the MSM, the net, and even many bloggers. Let’s first of all talk about jobs….
How many jobs were lost, anyway?
If we ask the Labor Department, the U.S. lost only 11,000 jobs in November, far less than forecast, and unemployment evened out to 10% from 10.2%. Personally, I don’t believe one word of that report…nor do I believe those stats.
Some economists are saying that by early February or March of 2010, the consequences of our errors in judgment will start coming home to roost. We will finally see, without a doubt….we are mushrooms….kept in the dark…and fed horse manure for nourishment.
First off, we know that the months of November and December are known for creating hundreds of thousands of jobs that are very, very temporary. The Bureau of Labor Statistics counts these temps as being fully employed, even though most don’t make enough money to support themselves even modestly. I’ve read somewhere that the number of this year’s temporary workers is about ½ the amount of workers that were hired last year. Couple that with the low wages that these temps have gotten, and we can clearly see that the first quarter of 2010 will be a nightmare, especially for those who are unemployed or who are about to be unemployed.
Eventually the BLS will have to account for their shadow accounting….and when that happens, most likely in the first quarter of the year, there will be shock waves reverberating throughout the markets and the world.
.
Our Currency…an Accident Waiting to Happen…
Many economists claim that a deflationary collapse would be far preferable to an inflationary collapse. With the dollar still intact, the economy could be rebuilt without help from outside agencies. That’s a given… It is my contention that the dollar will incur significant loses in the coming 12-18 months, as TPTB intentionally devalue the currency so as to cause the U.S. to enter into a new covenant vis a vis the NWO…When this happens, the U.S. will then become a bit player on the world stage….most likely hiring our military out to guard or fight the corporate interests of other nations…….and for the rest of us, we will be given the privilege of working at low paying service jobs which will be offered most likely in the medical field(just a guess)
If, for instance, the dollar were to lose its reserve status, the implosion would be dramatic….and huge. It's value decline virtually could happen virtually overnight. Without reserve status, the dollar would no longer be a safe bet…and my guess is, that’s exactly their plan…collapse the dollar…..or devalue it significantly.
Here are some interesting facts coupled with predictions for 2010
1. As of late we’ve attemped to auction of 150 billion in T-bills….but only were successful selling 8.3 billion of them….this will continue unless interest rates rise considerably.
2. Foreign holders of dollar denominated securities are becoming scarce… foreigners are just not buying the debt. This will continue in 2010…getting worse.
3. The Fed could strengthen the dollar by not printing so much of the currency up….but they are not doing that…instead the printing presses are going 24/7. That practice will continue.
4. The biggest purchaser of treasuries is now the Federal Reserve…which is printing up the cash and then buying their own T-bills in order to prop up the currency.
5. Corporate tax rates will rise.
6. We can say farewell to the welfare state….government spending will be slashed in half.
7. Eventually, the FDIC will abandon guarantees will be abolished, since so many banks will be on the docket for failure.
8. The healthcare bill will fail.(don't laugh)
9. Treasury guarantees will go uncovered.
10. Military spending will be slashed to bare bones…this will happen as if out of the blue.
11. Thirty percent of government workers will be fired…..(don’t laugh)
12. Outlays for healthcare and pensions will be trimmed to the max……
13. Older citizens will not be able to receive critical healthcare during those last years.
14. The poor will be looked down upon…and the Poor Houses that were so common in the 1800’s will make a comeback.
15. A Black Swan… will occur…and it could be a real game changer.
The reader can easily see what is happening. The debt is now too large to service, and the dollar is and will lose value month by month since most other countries will shun the currency outright. The result will be a steep rise in interest rates, and an serious decline in the value of the the world's reserve currency
The event…a black swan 2010 or before
A mountain of debt and misery is facing the American people at this very moment. A huge conglomerate of this debt is coming due in the next few months and that will cause interest rates to rise substantially higher. Sticker shock will be the order of the day for our beleaguered government ....and as always, we, the citizen,, will pay the price.. Most of us may already know that the official debt claimed by the government is somewhere around 12 trillion dollars....others, however, peg that number at a much higher figure..As y'all know, this additional debt will increase our interest rates by about 3/4 a trillion dollars a year all the way up to the year 2019. Since we are in a severe recession, it will be almost impossible for the government to raise taxes without crushing the consumer further.....Are we, therefore, between the proverbial rock and a hard place? You betcha.
The poor American saver/consumer now faces a two edged sword. First they have to climb out of their own financial mess, since most are in debt beyond belief. Secondly, there's the problem of those who are about to retire....Millions of folks are set to pull the plug on their daily employment, and are planning to spend their golden years drawing the benefits that the government had promised them. So, will the boomers be able to retire and live the comfortable life? Will the government be able to take care of the boomers, plus helper the younger generation get that needed start? Will we be able to finance wars, and continue to buy expensive defense items? I...don't....think....so.
Be aware that 3/4 trillion dollar in more debt is a huge burden for the American taxpayer to shoulder. In fact, that amount is enough to sink this economy lock, stock, and barrel. We are actually in a huge debt AND deflationary emergency at this very moment. No, there aren't sirens wailing, nor folks running wildly through the streets yelling the 'sky is falling'.....What we are having is smooth politicians with glib tongues paper over the biggest catastrophe that our country has faced since its inception. We are facing the Black Swan of all Black Swans....the utter and total collapse of our economic, political, and social system is nearing.....and the sad part is, there are no non-painful remedies......This will hurt....this will hurt badly...and there's nothing that can change that situation.
Therefore, what will 2010 bring? I predict that we will experience a reckoning...AND this reckoning that will shake the financial pillars of the world for years to come. For those that are not prepared, experiencing hell on wheels will be an understatement for…..those that don’t sow the wind…will reap the whirlwind.
by
Doc Fung
Friday, December 18, 2009
OF SERFS AND KINGS PART II
OF SERFS AND KINGS PART II
By docfung
Feudalism
For definitions sake lets define the term feudalism….
The definition of feudalism is thus: it’s control by an entrenched minority esp. for its own benefit : social, political, or economic, or military all have a command and control center….the King….or the elite…whatever.
The disturbing fact of the matter is that the Kings(elite) exercise and control our economy, the media, the legal profession, the military, the secret services, as well of all the congressman and senators. Remember, it matters not which party is in power….it’s all the same.
An example of this kind of control can be seen when looking at the past members of the Trilateral Commission. Who were the members of this organization….Here’s the list…
THE RICHEST 1 (ONE) PERCENT of Americans own more wealth than:
1) ALL of the wealth of ALL of the MIDDLE class
COMBINED WITH
2) ALL of the wealth of ALL of the LOWER class
AND ADDED TO
3) ALL of the wealth of the bottom HALF of the UPPER class
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/cfr-members.htm
David Rockefeller, Chairman Emeritus
Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations
58 E. 68th St. New York, NY 10021
Phone (212) 734-0400
Fax (212) 861-1789
Paul Volker, North American Chairman of the Trilateral Commission
345 E. 46 St. New York, NY 10017
Phone (212) 661-1180
President of the United States of America
William Clinton -- CFR, TC, BB
Asst. Sec. for Administration, United Nations
Dick Thornburgh -- CFR
National Security Advisor
Anthony Lake -- CFR
Vice President of the United States of America
Albert Gore, Jr. -- CFR
Secretary Of State
Warren Christopher -- CFR
Secretary Of Defense
Lee Aspin (Deceased)-- CFR
Chairman Joint Chiefs Of Staff
Colin L. Powell -- CFR
Director Central Intelligence Agency
James Woolsey -- CFR
Chairman, Council of Economics Advisors
Laura Tyson -- CFR
Treasury Secretary
Lloyd Bentsen -- Former CFR, BB
Secretary of Interior
Bruce Babbitt -- CFR
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Henry Cisneros -- CFR
Secretary of Health & Human Services
Donna Shalala -- CFR, TC
________________________________________
JUDICIARY:
Sandra Day O'Connor, Assoc. Justice, U.S. Supreme Court -- CFR
Steve G. Breyer, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, Boston -- CFR
Ruth B. Ginsburg, U.S. Court Of Appeals, Wash., DC Circuit -- CFR
Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals, Wash., DC Circuit -- CFR
________________________________________
U.S. INSTITUTE FOR PEACE:
John Norton Moore, Chairman -- CFR
Elspeth Davies Rostow, Vice Chairman -- CFR
Samuel W. Lewis, President -- CFR
John Richardson, Counselor -- CFR
David Little, Senior Scholar -- CFR
William R. Kintner, Director -- CFR
W. Scott Thompson, Director -- CFR
________________________________________
OFFICE OF U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE:
Gary R. Edson, Chief of Staff & Counselor -- CFR
Joshua Bolten, General Counsel -- CFR
Daniel M. Price, Dep. General Counsel -- CFR
________________________________________
TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Roger Altman, Deputy Sec. -- CFR
Robert R. Glauber, Under Sec., Finance -- CFR
David C. Mulford, Under Sec., Intntl Affairs -- CFR
Robert M. Bestani, Dep Asst Sec., Intntl. Monetary Affairs -- CFR
J. French Hill, Dep. Asst. Sec., Corp Finance -- CFR
John M. Niehuss, Dep. Asst. Sec., Intntl. Monetary Affairs -- CFR
________________________________________
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: (Ended in '95)
Joshua Lederberg, V. Chmn Adv. Counc. -- CFR
John H. Gibbons, Director -- CFR
Lewis M. Branscomb, Adv. Council -- CFR
________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY:
James M. Strock, Asst. Adm., Enforcement And Compliance -- CFR
________________________________________
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION:
Leonard H. Robinson, Jr., President -- CFR
________________________________________
WHITE HOUSE STAFF:
George Stephanopoulos, Director, Communications -- CFR
Willian J. Crowe, Chief Foreign Intelligence Advisory Bd. -- CFR
Nancy Soderberg, Staff Director, National Secuity Council -- CFR
Samuel R. Berger, Deputy Advisor, National Security -- CFR
W. Bowman Cutter, Deputy Assistant, National Economic Council -- CFR
________________________________________
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET:
Alice Rivlin, Deputy Director -- CFR
________________________________________
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK:
John D. Macomber, President & Chairman -- CFR
Eugene K. Lawson, 1st VP & Vice Chairman -- CFR
Rita M. Rodriguez, Director -- CFR
Hart Fessenden, General Council -- CFR
________________________________________
OFFICE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:
William R. Graham, Jr., Science Advisor to President & Director -- CFR
________________________________________
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS:
James H. Billington, Librarian, Chmn. Trust Fund Board -- CFR
Ruth Ann Stewart, Asst. Librarian National Programs -- CFR
________________________________________
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION:
Frank H. T. Rhodes, Bd. Of Directors -- CFR
James B. Holderman, Bd. Of Directors -- CFR
D. Allen Bromley, Bd. Of Directors -- CFR
________________________________________
U.S. ARMS CONTROL & DISARMAMENT AGENCY:
Thomas Graham, Jr., General Council -- CFR
William Schneier, Chmn., General Advisory Council -- CFR
Richard Burt, Negotiator On Strategic Defense Arms -- CFR
David Smith, Negotiator, Defense & Space -- CFR
________________________________________
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER:
William W. Schwarzer, Director -- CFR
________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF STATE:
Madeleine Albright, UN Amabassador -- CFR
Clifton Wharton, Jr., Deputy Sec. -- CFR
Lynn Davis, Under Sec. for International Security Affairs -- CFR, TC
Brandon H. Grove, Dir. of Foreign Service Institute -- CFR
H. Allen Holms, Asst. Sec., Bureau Of Politico-Military Affairs -- CFR
John H. Kelly, Asst. Sec., Near East-South Asian Affairs -- CFR
Alexander F. Watson, Deputy Rep., United Nations -- CFR
Jonathan Moore, UN Mission -- CFR
Joseph Verner Reed, Chief of Protocol -- CFR
Dennis B. Ross, Director, Policy Planning Staff -- CFR
Edward Perkins, Dir. of Personnel -- CFR
Abraham David Sofaer, Legal Advisor -- CFR
Peter Tanoff, Under Sec. for Political Affairs -- CFR, TC
Brian Atwood, Under Sec. For Management -- CFR
Joan E. Spero, Under Sec. Eco. & Ag. Affairs -- CFR
George E. Moose, Asst. Sec. African Affairs -- CFR
Winston Lord, Asst. Sec., East Asian & Pacific Affairs -- CFR, TC
Stephen A. Oxman, Asst. Sec., European Affairs -- CFR
Timothy E. Wirth, Counselor -- CFR
________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF STATE -- AMBASSADORS:
Strobe Talbott (Special Advisor For CIS) -- CFR
Thomas R. Pickering (Russia) -- CFR
Morton I. Abramowitz (Turkey) -- CFR
Michael H. Armacost (Japan) -- CFR
Shirly Temple Black (Czechoslovakia) -- CFR
Julia Chang Bloch (Nepal) -- CFR
Henry E. Catto, Jr. (Great Britain) -- CFR
Frances Cook (Camaroon) -- CFR
Edward P. Djerejian (Syria) -- CFR
Geoge E. Moose (Senegal) -- CFR
John D. Negroponte (Mexico) -- CFR
Edward N. Ney (Canada) -- CFR
Robert B. Oakley (Pakistan) -- CFR
Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr. (Tunisia) -- CFR
Christopher H. Phillips (Brunei) -- CFR
Nicholas Platt (Phillipines) -- CFR
James W. Spain (Maldives & Sri Lanka) -- CFR
Terence A. Todman (Argentina) -- CFR
Frank G. Wisner II (Egypt) -- CFR
Warren Zimmerman (Yugoslavia) -- CFR
________________________________________
UNITED STATES CONGRESS -- SENATORS:
David L. Boren (D-OK) -- CFR
William Bradley (D-NJ) -- CFR
John H. Chafee (R-RI) -- CFR, TC
William S. Cohen (R-ME) -- CFR, TC
Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) -- CFR
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) -- TC
Bob Graham (D-FL) -- CFR
Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) -- CFR
George J. MiTChell (D-ME) -- CFR
Claiborne Pell (D-RI) -- CFR
Larry Pressler (R-SD) -- CFR
Charles S. Robb (D-VA) -- CFR, TC
John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV) -- CFR, TC
William Roth, Jr. (R-DE) -- CFR, TC
________________________________________
UNITED STATES CONGRESS -- REPRESENTATIVES:
Howard L. Berman (D-CA) -- CFR
Thomas S. Foley (D-WA) -- CFR
Sam Gejdenson (D-CT) -- CFR
Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO) -- CFR
Newton L. Gingrich (R-GA) -- CFR
Lee H. Hamilton (D-IN) -- TC
Amory Houghton, Jr. (R-NY) -- CFR
Nancy Lee Johnson (R-CT) -- CFR
Jim Leach (R-IA) -- TC
John Lewis (D-GA) -- CFR
Robert T. Matsui (D-CA) -- CFR
Dave K. Mccurdy (D-OK) -- CFR
Eleanor Homes Norton (D-DC) -- CFR
Thomas El Petri (R-WI) -- CFR
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) -- TC
Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo (D-PR) -- CFR
Patricia Schroeder (D-CO) -- CFR
Peter Smith (R-VT) -- CFR
Olympia J. Snow (R-ME) -- CFR
John M. Spratt (D-SC) -- CFR
Louis Stokes (D-OH) -- CFR
________________________________________
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(PAST & PRESENT - PARTIAL LIST):
Alan Greenspan, ChairmaN -- CFR, TC
E. Gerald Corrigan, V. Chmn./Pres. NY Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR
Richard N. Cooper, Chmn. Boston Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR
Sam Y. Cross, Manager, Foreign Open Market Acct. -- CFR
Robert F. Erburu, Chmn. San Francisco Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR
Robert P. Forrestal, Pres. Atlanta Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR
Bobby R. Inman, Chmn., Dallas Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR, TC
Robert H. Knight, Esq. -- CFR
Steven Muller -- CFR
John R. Opel -- CFR
Anthony M. Solomon -- CFR, TC
Edwin M. Truman, Staff Dir. International Finance -- CFR
Cyrus R. Vance -- CFR
Paul Volcker -- CFR, TC
________________________________________
BANKING INSTITUTIONS:
Chase Manhattan Corp.:
Thomas G. Labrecque, Chairman & CEO -- CFR, TC
Robert R. Douglass, Vice Chairman -- CFR
Willard C. BuTCher, Dir. -- CFR
Richard W. Lyman, Dir. -- CFR
Joan Ganz Cooney, Dir. -- CFR
David T. Mclaughlin, Dir. -- CFR
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Henry B. Schacht, Dir. -- CFR
Chemical Bank:
Walter V. Shipley, Chairman -- CFR
Robert J. Callander, President -- CFR
William C. Pierce, Executive Officer -- CFR
Randolph W. Bromery, Dir. -- CFR
Charles W. Duncan, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
George V. Grune, Dir. -- CFR
Helen L. Kaplan, Dir. -- CFR
Lawrence G. Rawl, Dir. -- CFR
Michael I. Sovern, Dir. -- CFR
Richard D. Wood, Dir. -- CFR
Citicorp:
John S. Reed. Chairman -- CFR
William R. Rhodes, Vice Chairman -- CFR
Richard S. Braddock, President -- CFR
John M. DeuTCh, Dir. -- CFR
Clifton C. Garvin, Jr., Dir -- CFR
C. Peter Mccolough, Dir. -- CFR
Rozanne L. Ridgeway, Dir. -- CFR
Franklin A. Thomas, Dir. -- CFR
First City Bancorp, Texas:
A. Robert Abboud, CEO -- CFR
Morgan Guaranty:
Lewis T. Preston, Chairman -- CFR
Bankers Trust New York Corporation:
Charles S. Stanford, Jr., Chairman -- CFR
Alfred Brittain III, Dir. -- CFR
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Dir -- CFR
Richard L. Gelb, Dir. -- CFR
Patricia Carry Stewart, Dir. -- CFR
First National Bank of Chicago:
Barry F. Sullivan -- TC
Manufacturers Hanover Directors:
Cyrus Vance -- CFR
G. Robert Durham -- CFR
George B. Munroe -- CFR
Marina V. N. Whitman -- CFR, TC
Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. -- CFR
Bank America:
Andrew F. Brimmer, Dir. -- CFR
Ignazio E. Lozano, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Ruben F. Mettler, Dir. -- CFR
Securities & Exchange Commission:
Michael D. Mann, Dir. International Affairs -- CFR
________________________________________
LABOR UNION LEADERS:
Jay Mazur, International Ladies' Garment Workers Union -- CFR, TC
Jack Sheinkman, Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union -- CFR
Albert Shanker, Pres., American Federation Of Teachers -- CFR, TC
Glen E. Watts, Communication Of Workers Of America -- CFR, TC
________________________________________
U.S. MILITARY:
Department Of Defense:
Les Aspin, Secretary of Defense -- CFR
Frank G. Wisnerll, Under Secretary for Policy -- CFR
Henry S. Rowen, Asst. Sec., International Security Affairs -- CFR
Judy Ann Miller, Dep. Asst. Sec. Nuclear Forces & Arms Control -- CFR
W. Bruce Weinrod, Dep. Asst. Sec., Europe & NATO -- CFR
Adm. Seymour Weiss, Chairman, Defense Policy Board -- CFR
Charles M. Herzfeld, Dir. Defense Research & Engineering -- CFR
Andrew W. Marshall, Dir., Net Assessment -- CFR
Michael P. W. Stone, Secretary of the Army -- CFR
Donald B. Rice, Secretary of the Air Force -- CFR
Franklin C. Miller, Dep. Asst. Sec. Nuclear Forces & Arms Control -- CFR
Allied Supreme Commanders:
1949-52 Eisenhower -- CFR
1952-53 Ridgeway -- CFR
1953-56 Gruenther -- CFR
1956-63 Norstad -- CFR
1963-69 Lemnitzer -- CFR
1969-74 Goodpaster -- CFR
1974-79 Haig -- CFR
1979-87 Rogers -- CFR, TC
Superintendents of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point:
1960-63 Westmoreland -- CFR
1963-66 Lampert -- CFR
1966-68 Bennett -- CFR
1970-74 Knowlton -- CFR
1974-77 Berry -- CFR
1977-81 Goodpaster -- CFR
CFR Military Fellows, 1991:
Col. William M. Drennan, Jr., USAF -- CFR
Col. Wallace C. Gregson, USMC -- CFR
Col. Jack B. Wood, USA -- CFR
CFR Military Fellows, 1992:
Col. David M. Mize, USMC -- CFR
Col. John P. Rose, USA -- CFR
Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Gen. Colin L. Powell, Chairman -- CFR
Gen. Carl E. Vuono, Army -- CFR
Gen. John T. Chain, Co Sac -- CFR
Gen. Merril A. Mcpeak, Co Pac AF -- CFR
Lt. Gen. George L. Butler, Dir. Strategic Plans & Policy -- CFR
Lt. Gen. Charles T. Boyd, Com. Air Univ. -- CFR
Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer, AF Inspector General -- CFR
Secretaries of Defense:
1957-59 Mcelroy -- CFR
1959-61 Gates -- CFR
1961-68 McNamara -- CFR, TC
1969-73 Laird -- CFR
1973-75 Richardson -- CFR, TC
1975-77 Rumsfeld -- CFR
1977-80 Brown -- CFR, TC
1980-88 Weinberger -- CFR, TC
1988- Carlucci -- CFR
1988- Cheney -- CFR
Additional Military:
Mg R.C. Bowman -- CFR
Bg F. Brown -- CFR
Lt Col W. Clark -- CFR
Adm Wm. Crowe -- CFR
Col P. M. Dawkins -- CFR
V. Adm. Thor Hanson -- CFR
Col W. Hauser -- CFR
Maj R. Kimmitt -- CFR
Gen W. Knowlton -- CFR
V. Adm J. Lee -- CFR
Col D. Mead -- CFR
Mg Jack Merritt -- CFR
Gen E. Meyer -- CFR
Col Wm. E. Odom -- CFR
Col L. Olvey -- CFR
Col Geo. K. Osborn -- CFR
Mg J. Pustay -- CFR
Lg E.L. Rowny -- CFR
Capt Gary Sick -- CFR
Mg De Witt Smith -- CFR
Bg Perry Smith -- CFR
Ltg Wm. Y. Smith -- CFR
Col W. Taylor -- CFR
Adm S. Turner -- CFR
Mg J. Welch -- CFR
Gen J. Wickham -- CFR
________________________________________
MEDIA:
CBS:
Laurence A. Tisch, CEO -- CFR
Roswell Gilpatric -- CFR
James Houghton -- CFR, TC
Henry Schacht -- CFR, TC
Dan Rather -- CFR
Richard Hottelet -- CFR
Frank Stanton -- CFR
NBC/RCA:
John F. Welch, CEO -- CFR
Jane Pfeiffer -- CFR
Lester Crystal -- CFR, TC
R.W. Sonnenfeidt -- CFR, TC
John Petty -- CFR
Tom Brokaw -- CFR
David Brinkley -- CFR
John Chancellor -- CFR
Marvin Kalb -- CFR
Irving R. Levine -- CFR
Herbert Schlosser -- CFR
Peter G. Peterson -- CFR
John Sawhill -- CFR
ABC:
Thomas S. Murphy, CEO -- CFR
Barbara Walters -- CFR
John Connor -- CFR
Diane Sawyer -- CFR
John Scall -- CFR
Public Broadcast Service:
Robert Mcneil -- CFR
Jim Lehrer -- CFR
C. Hunter-Gault -- CFR
Hodding Carter III -- CFR
Daniel Schorr -- CFR
Associated Press:
Stanley Swinton -- CFR
Harold Anderson -- CFR
Katharine Graham -- CFR, TC
Reuters:
Michael Posner -- CFR
Baltimore Sun:
Henry Trewhitt -- CFR
Washington Times:
Arnaud De Borchgrave -- CFR
Children's TV Workshop (Sesame Street):
Joan Ganz Cooney, Pres. -- CFR
Cable News Network:
W. Thomas Johnson, Pres. -- TC
Daniel Schorr -- CFR
U.S. News & World Report:
David Gergen -- TC
New York Times Co.:
Richard Gelb -- CFR
William Scranton -- CFR, TC
John F. Akers, Dir. -- CFR
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
George B. Munroe, Dir. -- CFR
Donald M. Stewart, Dir. -- CFR
Cyrus R. Vance, Dir. -- CFR
A.M. Rosenthal -- CFR
Seymour Topping -- CFR
James Greenfield -- CFR
Max Frankel -- CFR
Jack Rosenthal -- CFR
John Oakes -- CFR
Harrison Salisbury -- CFR
H.L. Smith -- CFR
Steven Rattner -- CFR
Richard Burt -- CFR
Flora Lewis -- CFR
Time, Inc.:
Ralph Davidson -- CFR
Donal M. Wilson -- CFR
Henry Grunwald -- CFR
Alexander Heard -- CFR
Sol Linowitz -- CFR
Thomas Watson, Jr. -- CFR
Strobe Talbott -- CFR
Newsweek/Washington Post:
Katharine Graham -- CFR
N. Deb. Katzenbach -- CFR
Robert Christopher -- CFR
Osborne Elliot -- CFR
Phillip Geyelin -- CFR
Murry Marder -- CFR
Maynard Parker -- CFR
George Will -- CFR, TC
Robert Kaiser -- CFR
Meg Greenfield -- CFR
Walter Pincus -- CFR
Murray Gart -- CFR
Peter Osnos -- CFR
Don Oberdorfer -- CFR
Dow Jones & Co (Wall Street Journal):
Richard Wood -- CFR
Robert Bartley -- CFR, TC
Karen House -- CFR
National Review:
Wm. F. Buckley, Jr. -- CFR
Readers Digest:
George V. Grune, CEO -- CFR
William G. Bowen, Dir. -- CFR
Syndicated Columnists
Geogia Anne Geyer -- CFR
Ben J. Wattenberg -- CFR
________________________________________
ENERGY COMPANIES:
Exxon Corporation
Lawrence G. Rawl, Chairman -- CFR
Lee R. Raymond, President -- CFR, TC
Jack G. Clarke, Sr., Vice President -- CFR
Randolph W. Bromery, Dir. -- CFR
D. Wayne Calloway, Dir. -- CFR
Texaco
Alfred C. Decrane,Jr., Chairman -- CFR
John Brademas, Dir. -- CFR, TC
Willard C. BuTCher, Dir. -- CFR
William J. Crowe, Jr., Dir. -- CFR, TC
John K. Mckinley, Dir. -- CFR
Thomas S. Murphy, Dir. -- CFR
Atlantic Richfield-Arco:
Hannah H. Gray, Dir. -- CFR
Donal M. Kendall,Dir. -- CFR, TC
Henry Wendt, Dir. -- TC
Shell Oil Co.:
Frank H. Richardson, CEO -- CFR
Rand V. Araskog, Dir. -- CFR, TC
Mobil Corp.:
Allan E. Murray, Chairman & President -- CFR, TC
Lewis M. Branscomb, Dir. -- CFR
Samuel C. Johnson, Dir. -- TC
Helene L. Kaplan, Dir. -- CFR
Charles S. Sanford, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Tenneco, Inc.:
James L. Ketelsen, Chairman -- CFR
W. Michael Blumenthal, Dir. -- CFR
Joseph J. Sisco, Dir. -- CFR
________________________________________
INDUSTRY:
General Motors Corp.:
Marina V.N. Whitman, VP -- CFR, TC
Anne L. Armstrong, Dir. -- CFR
Marvin L. Goldberger, Dir. -- CFR
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Dennis Weatherstone, Dir. -- CFR
Leon H. Sullivan, Dir. -- CFR
Thomas H. Wyman, Dir. -- CFR
Ford Motor Company:
Clifton R. Wharton, Dir. -- CFR
Roberto C. Goizueta, Dir. -- CFR
GE/NBC Corp.:
John F. Welch, Jr. Chairman -- CFR
David C. Jones -- CFR
Lewis T. Preston -- CFR
Frank H.T. Rhodes -- CFR
Walter B. Wriston -- CFR
Deere & Co:
Hans W. Becherer, Chairman/CEO -- CFR
IBM:
John F. Akers, Chairman -- CFR
C. Michael Armstrong, Sr. VP -- CFR
Amtrak:
William S. Norman, Executive VP -- CFR
AT&T:
Robert E. Allen, Chairman & CEO -- CFR
Randall L. Tobias, Vice Chairman -- CFR
Louis V. Gerstner, Dir. -- CFR
Juanita M. Kreps, Dir. -- CFR
Donald F. Mchenry, Dir. -- CFR
Henry B. Schacht, Dir. -- CFR
Michael I. Sovern, Dir. -- CFR
Franklin A. Thamas, Dir. -- CFR
Rawleigh Warner, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Thomas H. Wyman, Dir. -- CFR
Chrysler Corp.:
Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Peter A. Magowan, Dir. -- CFR
American Express Co.:
James D. Robinson,Ceo -- CFR
Joan Edelman Spero -- TC
Anne L. Armstrong -- CFR
William G. Bowen -- CFR
Charles W. Duncan, Jr. -- CFR
Richard M. Furlaud -- CFR
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. -- CFR, TC
Henry A. Kissinger -- CFR, TC
Frank P. Popoff -- CFR
Robert V. Roosa -- CFR
Joseph H. Williams -- CFR
________________________________________
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY LEADERS
Richard D. Wood, CEO, Eli Lily & Co -- CFR
Richard M. Furlaud, CEO, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co -- CFR
Frank Peter Popoff, CEO, Dow Chemical Co. -- CFR
Charles Peter McColough, Chmn Ex. Comm, Xerox -- CFR
Rozanne L. Ridgewar, Dir., 3M, RJR Nabisco, Union Carbide -- CFR
Ruben F. Mettler, Former CEO, TRW, Inc. -- CFR
Henry B. Schacht, CEO, Cummins Engines -- CFR
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., CEO, Pfizer, Inc. -- CFR
Rand V. Araskog, CEO, ITT Corp. -- CFR, TC
W. Michael Blumenthal, Chairman, Unisys Corp. -- CFR
Joseph John Sisco, Dir., Geico, Raytheon, Gillette -- CFR
J.Fred Bucy, Former Pres, CEO, Texas Instruments -- CFR
Paul A. Allaire, Chairman, CEO, Xerox Corp. -- TC
Dwayne O. Andreas, Chairman, CEO, Archer Midland Daniels -- TC
James E. Burke, Chairman, CEO Em., Johnson & Johnson -- TC
D. Wayne Calloway, Chairman, CEO, Pepsico -- TC
Frank C. Carlucci, Vice Chmn., The Carlyle Group -- TC
Lynn E. Davis, VP, Dir., Rand Corp -- TC
Stephen Friedman, Sr., VP, Co-Chairman, Goldman, Sachs -- TC
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., Chairman, CEO, RJR Nabisco -- TC
Joseph T. Gorman, Chairman, Pres, CEO, TRW Inc. -- TC
Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman, CEO, American International Group -- TC
Robert D. Hass, Chairman, CEO, Levi Strauss -- TC
David J. Hennigar, Chairman, Crownx, Vice Chairman, Crown Life -- TC
Robert D. Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs Int. -- TC
James R. Houghton, Chairman, CEO, Corning Inc. -- TC
Donald R. Keough, President, CEO, The Coca Cola Co. -- TC
Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Assoc. -- TC
Whitney Macmillan, Chairman, CEO, Cargill, Inc. -- TC
Robert S. McNamara, Former President, The World Bank -- TC
William D. Ruckershaus, Chairman, CEO, Browning-Ferris Ind. -- TC
David Stockman, Gen Partner, The Blackstone Group -- CFR
Henry Wendt, Chmn, Smith Kline Beecham -- TC
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EDUCATION:
University Professors:
Graham Allison, Prof. Of Gov., Harvard Univ. -- TC
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Prof., Johns Hopkins -- TC
Gerald L. Curtis, Prof. Poli Sci, Columbia Univ. -- TC
Martin S. Feldstein, Prof. Econ, Harvard Univ. -- TC
Richard N. Gardner, Prof. Law, Columbia Univ. -- TC
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Prof. Int'l Affairs, Harvard Univ. -- TC
Robert D. Putnam, Prof. Politics, Havard Univ. -- TC
Henry Rosovsky, Prof. Harvard Univ. -- TC
Geoge P. Shultz, Hon. Fellow, Stanford Univ. -- TC
Lester C. Thorow, Dean, Sloan School if Mgmt., MIT -- TC
Paul Volcker, Prof. Int'l Econ., Princeton Univ -- TC
College & University Presidents:
Robert H. Edwards, Bowdoin College -- CFR
Vartan Gregorian, Brown University -- CFR
Hanna Holbom Gray, University of Chicago -- CFR
Joseph S. Murphy, City Univ. of NY -- CFR
Michael I. Sovern, Columbia Univ. -- CFR
Frank H.T. Rhodes, Cornell University -- CFR
James T. Laney, Emory University -- CFR
Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, Fordham Univ. -- CFR
Thomas Ehrlich, Indiana Univ. -- CFR
Steven Muller, Johns Hopkins Univ. -- CFR
Alice S. Iichman, Sarah Lawrence College -- CFR
Edward T. Foote, II, University Of Miami -- CFR
S. Frederick Starr, Oberlin College -- CFR, TC
Joseph Duffey, Chans., Univ. Of Mass. -- CFR
John M. DeuTCh, Institute Professor, MIT -- CFR, TC
Lester C. Thurow, Dean, Sloan Sch., MIT -- CFR
Bernard Harleston, City College of NY -- CFR
John Brademus, New York University -- CFR, TC
Wesley W. Posvar, University of Pittsburg -- CFR
Harold T. Shapiro, Princeton University -- CFR
Charles W. Duncan, Jr., Chmn, Rice University -- CFR
Dennis O'Brien, Univ. Of Rochester -- CFR
David Baltimore, Rockefeller University -- CFR
Donald Dennedy, Stanford University -- CFR
Richard Wall Lyman, Pres. Em., Stanford -- CFR
Hans M. Mark, Chancellor, Univ. of Texas -- CFR
Robert H. Donaldson, Univ. of Tulsa -- CFR
Stephen J. Trachtenberg, George Washington Univ. -- CFR
William H. Danforth, Washington University, St. Louis -- CFR
John D. Wilson, Washington & Lee University -- CFR
Nannerl O. Keohane, Wellesley University -- CFR
________________________________________The words below are not mine…but from a book about the Trilateral commission and the CFR (council on foreign relations)
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/cfr-members.htm
"The first question that comes to mind is, who gave these people the authority to decide the responsibilities and obligations of the United States, if that power was not granted to them by the Constitution. Furthermore, the CFR's web page doesn't publicize the fact that it was originally conceived as part of a much larger network of power.
According to the CFR's Handbook of 1936, several leading members of the delegations to the Paris Peace Conference met at the Hotel Majestic in Paris on May 30, 1919, "to discuss setting up an international group which would advise their respective governments on international affairs."
The Handbook goes on to say, "At a meeting on June 5, 1919, the planners decided it would be best to have separate organizations cooperating with each other. Consequently, they organized the Council on Foreign Relations, with headquarters in New York, and a sister organization, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London, also known as the Chatham House Study Group, to advise the British Government. A subsidiary organization, the Institute of Pacific Relations, was set up to deal exclusively with Far Eastern Affairs. Other organizations were set up in Paris and Hamburg..."
The 3,000 seats of the CFR quickly filled with members of America's elite. Today, CFR members occupy key positions in government, the mass media, financial institutions, multinational corporations, the military, and the national security apparatus.
Since its inception, the CFR has served as an intermediary between high finance, big oil, corporate elitists and the U.S. government. The executive branch changes hands between Republican and Democratic administrations, but cabinet seats are always held by CFR members. It has been said by political commentators on the left and on the right that if you want to know what U.S. foreign policy will be next year, you should read Foreign Affairs this year.
The CFR's claim that "The Council has no affiliation with the U.S. government" is laughable. The justification for that statement is that funding comes from member dues, subscriptions to its Corporate Program, foundation grants, and so forth. All this really means is that the U.S. government does not exert any control over the CFR via the purse strings.
In reality, CFR members are very tightly affiliated with the U.S. government. Since 1940, every U.S. secretary of state (except for Gov. James Byrnes of South Carolina, the sole exception) has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and/or its younger brother, the Trilateral Commission. “
MEMORABLE QUOTES FROM THE CFR
"The Council on Foreign Relations, another member of the international complex, financed by the Rockefeller and Carnegie Foundations, overwhelmingly propagandizes the globalist concept. This organization became virtually an agency of the government when World War II broke out. The Rockefeller Foundation had started and financed certain studies known as The War and Peace Studies, manned largely by associates of the Council; the State Department, in due course, took these Studies over, retaining the major personnel which the Council on Foreign Relations had supplied." --Rene A. Wormser, Chief Counsel to the Reece Committee
"The Council on Foreign Relations is the American branch of a society which originated in England ... [and] ... believes national boundaries should be obliterated and one-world rule established." --Dr. Carroll Quigley, CFR member, college mentor of President Clinton, author of "Tragedy and Hope"
NOTE: Almost all White House cabinet positions are occupied by CFR members. President Clinton, himself a member of the CFR, the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg Group, employs almost one hundred CFR members in his administration. Presidents come and go, but the CFR's power--and agenda--always remains.
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Part III will be posted when finished.
By docfung
Feudalism
For definitions sake lets define the term feudalism….
The definition of feudalism is thus: it’s control by an entrenched minority esp. for its own benefit : social, political, or economic, or military all have a command and control center….the King….or the elite…whatever.
The disturbing fact of the matter is that the Kings(elite) exercise and control our economy, the media, the legal profession, the military, the secret services, as well of all the congressman and senators. Remember, it matters not which party is in power….it’s all the same.
An example of this kind of control can be seen when looking at the past members of the Trilateral Commission. Who were the members of this organization….Here’s the list…
THE RICHEST 1 (ONE) PERCENT of Americans own more wealth than:
1) ALL of the wealth of ALL of the MIDDLE class
COMBINED WITH
2) ALL of the wealth of ALL of the LOWER class
AND ADDED TO
3) ALL of the wealth of the bottom HALF of the UPPER class
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/cfr-members.htm
David Rockefeller, Chairman Emeritus
Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations
58 E. 68th St. New York, NY 10021
Phone (212) 734-0400
Fax (212) 861-1789
Paul Volker, North American Chairman of the Trilateral Commission
345 E. 46 St. New York, NY 10017
Phone (212) 661-1180
President of the United States of America
William Clinton -- CFR, TC, BB
Asst. Sec. for Administration, United Nations
Dick Thornburgh -- CFR
National Security Advisor
Anthony Lake -- CFR
Vice President of the United States of America
Albert Gore, Jr. -- CFR
Secretary Of State
Warren Christopher -- CFR
Secretary Of Defense
Lee Aspin (Deceased)-- CFR
Chairman Joint Chiefs Of Staff
Colin L. Powell -- CFR
Director Central Intelligence Agency
James Woolsey -- CFR
Chairman, Council of Economics Advisors
Laura Tyson -- CFR
Treasury Secretary
Lloyd Bentsen -- Former CFR, BB
Secretary of Interior
Bruce Babbitt -- CFR
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Henry Cisneros -- CFR
Secretary of Health & Human Services
Donna Shalala -- CFR, TC
________________________________________
JUDICIARY:
Sandra Day O'Connor, Assoc. Justice, U.S. Supreme Court -- CFR
Steve G. Breyer, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, Boston -- CFR
Ruth B. Ginsburg, U.S. Court Of Appeals, Wash., DC Circuit -- CFR
Laurence H. Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals, Wash., DC Circuit -- CFR
________________________________________
U.S. INSTITUTE FOR PEACE:
John Norton Moore, Chairman -- CFR
Elspeth Davies Rostow, Vice Chairman -- CFR
Samuel W. Lewis, President -- CFR
John Richardson, Counselor -- CFR
David Little, Senior Scholar -- CFR
William R. Kintner, Director -- CFR
W. Scott Thompson, Director -- CFR
________________________________________
OFFICE OF U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE:
Gary R. Edson, Chief of Staff & Counselor -- CFR
Joshua Bolten, General Counsel -- CFR
Daniel M. Price, Dep. General Counsel -- CFR
________________________________________
TREASURY DEPARTMENT:
Roger Altman, Deputy Sec. -- CFR
Robert R. Glauber, Under Sec., Finance -- CFR
David C. Mulford, Under Sec., Intntl Affairs -- CFR
Robert M. Bestani, Dep Asst Sec., Intntl. Monetary Affairs -- CFR
J. French Hill, Dep. Asst. Sec., Corp Finance -- CFR
John M. Niehuss, Dep. Asst. Sec., Intntl. Monetary Affairs -- CFR
________________________________________
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: (Ended in '95)
Joshua Lederberg, V. Chmn Adv. Counc. -- CFR
John H. Gibbons, Director -- CFR
Lewis M. Branscomb, Adv. Council -- CFR
________________________________________
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY:
James M. Strock, Asst. Adm., Enforcement And Compliance -- CFR
________________________________________
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION:
Leonard H. Robinson, Jr., President -- CFR
________________________________________
WHITE HOUSE STAFF:
George Stephanopoulos, Director, Communications -- CFR
Willian J. Crowe, Chief Foreign Intelligence Advisory Bd. -- CFR
Nancy Soderberg, Staff Director, National Secuity Council -- CFR
Samuel R. Berger, Deputy Advisor, National Security -- CFR
W. Bowman Cutter, Deputy Assistant, National Economic Council -- CFR
________________________________________
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET:
Alice Rivlin, Deputy Director -- CFR
________________________________________
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK:
John D. Macomber, President & Chairman -- CFR
Eugene K. Lawson, 1st VP & Vice Chairman -- CFR
Rita M. Rodriguez, Director -- CFR
Hart Fessenden, General Council -- CFR
________________________________________
OFFICE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:
William R. Graham, Jr., Science Advisor to President & Director -- CFR
________________________________________
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS:
James H. Billington, Librarian, Chmn. Trust Fund Board -- CFR
Ruth Ann Stewart, Asst. Librarian National Programs -- CFR
________________________________________
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION:
Frank H. T. Rhodes, Bd. Of Directors -- CFR
James B. Holderman, Bd. Of Directors -- CFR
D. Allen Bromley, Bd. Of Directors -- CFR
________________________________________
U.S. ARMS CONTROL & DISARMAMENT AGENCY:
Thomas Graham, Jr., General Council -- CFR
William Schneier, Chmn., General Advisory Council -- CFR
Richard Burt, Negotiator On Strategic Defense Arms -- CFR
David Smith, Negotiator, Defense & Space -- CFR
________________________________________
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER:
William W. Schwarzer, Director -- CFR
________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF STATE:
Madeleine Albright, UN Amabassador -- CFR
Clifton Wharton, Jr., Deputy Sec. -- CFR
Lynn Davis, Under Sec. for International Security Affairs -- CFR, TC
Brandon H. Grove, Dir. of Foreign Service Institute -- CFR
H. Allen Holms, Asst. Sec., Bureau Of Politico-Military Affairs -- CFR
John H. Kelly, Asst. Sec., Near East-South Asian Affairs -- CFR
Alexander F. Watson, Deputy Rep., United Nations -- CFR
Jonathan Moore, UN Mission -- CFR
Joseph Verner Reed, Chief of Protocol -- CFR
Dennis B. Ross, Director, Policy Planning Staff -- CFR
Edward Perkins, Dir. of Personnel -- CFR
Abraham David Sofaer, Legal Advisor -- CFR
Peter Tanoff, Under Sec. for Political Affairs -- CFR, TC
Brian Atwood, Under Sec. For Management -- CFR
Joan E. Spero, Under Sec. Eco. & Ag. Affairs -- CFR
George E. Moose, Asst. Sec. African Affairs -- CFR
Winston Lord, Asst. Sec., East Asian & Pacific Affairs -- CFR, TC
Stephen A. Oxman, Asst. Sec., European Affairs -- CFR
Timothy E. Wirth, Counselor -- CFR
________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF STATE -- AMBASSADORS:
Strobe Talbott (Special Advisor For CIS) -- CFR
Thomas R. Pickering (Russia) -- CFR
Morton I. Abramowitz (Turkey) -- CFR
Michael H. Armacost (Japan) -- CFR
Shirly Temple Black (Czechoslovakia) -- CFR
Julia Chang Bloch (Nepal) -- CFR
Henry E. Catto, Jr. (Great Britain) -- CFR
Frances Cook (Camaroon) -- CFR
Edward P. Djerejian (Syria) -- CFR
Geoge E. Moose (Senegal) -- CFR
John D. Negroponte (Mexico) -- CFR
Edward N. Ney (Canada) -- CFR
Robert B. Oakley (Pakistan) -- CFR
Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr. (Tunisia) -- CFR
Christopher H. Phillips (Brunei) -- CFR
Nicholas Platt (Phillipines) -- CFR
James W. Spain (Maldives & Sri Lanka) -- CFR
Terence A. Todman (Argentina) -- CFR
Frank G. Wisner II (Egypt) -- CFR
Warren Zimmerman (Yugoslavia) -- CFR
________________________________________
UNITED STATES CONGRESS -- SENATORS:
David L. Boren (D-OK) -- CFR
William Bradley (D-NJ) -- CFR
John H. Chafee (R-RI) -- CFR, TC
William S. Cohen (R-ME) -- CFR, TC
Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) -- CFR
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) -- TC
Bob Graham (D-FL) -- CFR
Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) -- CFR
George J. MiTChell (D-ME) -- CFR
Claiborne Pell (D-RI) -- CFR
Larry Pressler (R-SD) -- CFR
Charles S. Robb (D-VA) -- CFR, TC
John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV) -- CFR, TC
William Roth, Jr. (R-DE) -- CFR, TC
________________________________________
UNITED STATES CONGRESS -- REPRESENTATIVES:
Howard L. Berman (D-CA) -- CFR
Thomas S. Foley (D-WA) -- CFR
Sam Gejdenson (D-CT) -- CFR
Richard A. Gephardt (D-MO) -- CFR
Newton L. Gingrich (R-GA) -- CFR
Lee H. Hamilton (D-IN) -- TC
Amory Houghton, Jr. (R-NY) -- CFR
Nancy Lee Johnson (R-CT) -- CFR
Jim Leach (R-IA) -- TC
John Lewis (D-GA) -- CFR
Robert T. Matsui (D-CA) -- CFR
Dave K. Mccurdy (D-OK) -- CFR
Eleanor Homes Norton (D-DC) -- CFR
Thomas El Petri (R-WI) -- CFR
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) -- TC
Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo (D-PR) -- CFR
Patricia Schroeder (D-CO) -- CFR
Peter Smith (R-VT) -- CFR
Olympia J. Snow (R-ME) -- CFR
John M. Spratt (D-SC) -- CFR
Louis Stokes (D-OH) -- CFR
________________________________________
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(PAST & PRESENT - PARTIAL LIST):
Alan Greenspan, ChairmaN -- CFR, TC
E. Gerald Corrigan, V. Chmn./Pres. NY Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR
Richard N. Cooper, Chmn. Boston Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR
Sam Y. Cross, Manager, Foreign Open Market Acct. -- CFR
Robert F. Erburu, Chmn. San Francisco Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR
Robert P. Forrestal, Pres. Atlanta Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR
Bobby R. Inman, Chmn., Dallas Fed. Res. Bank -- CFR, TC
Robert H. Knight, Esq. -- CFR
Steven Muller -- CFR
John R. Opel -- CFR
Anthony M. Solomon -- CFR, TC
Edwin M. Truman, Staff Dir. International Finance -- CFR
Cyrus R. Vance -- CFR
Paul Volcker -- CFR, TC
________________________________________
BANKING INSTITUTIONS:
Chase Manhattan Corp.:
Thomas G. Labrecque, Chairman & CEO -- CFR, TC
Robert R. Douglass, Vice Chairman -- CFR
Willard C. BuTCher, Dir. -- CFR
Richard W. Lyman, Dir. -- CFR
Joan Ganz Cooney, Dir. -- CFR
David T. Mclaughlin, Dir. -- CFR
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Henry B. Schacht, Dir. -- CFR
Chemical Bank:
Walter V. Shipley, Chairman -- CFR
Robert J. Callander, President -- CFR
William C. Pierce, Executive Officer -- CFR
Randolph W. Bromery, Dir. -- CFR
Charles W. Duncan, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
George V. Grune, Dir. -- CFR
Helen L. Kaplan, Dir. -- CFR
Lawrence G. Rawl, Dir. -- CFR
Michael I. Sovern, Dir. -- CFR
Richard D. Wood, Dir. -- CFR
Citicorp:
John S. Reed. Chairman -- CFR
William R. Rhodes, Vice Chairman -- CFR
Richard S. Braddock, President -- CFR
John M. DeuTCh, Dir. -- CFR
Clifton C. Garvin, Jr., Dir -- CFR
C. Peter Mccolough, Dir. -- CFR
Rozanne L. Ridgeway, Dir. -- CFR
Franklin A. Thomas, Dir. -- CFR
First City Bancorp, Texas:
A. Robert Abboud, CEO -- CFR
Morgan Guaranty:
Lewis T. Preston, Chairman -- CFR
Bankers Trust New York Corporation:
Charles S. Stanford, Jr., Chairman -- CFR
Alfred Brittain III, Dir. -- CFR
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Dir -- CFR
Richard L. Gelb, Dir. -- CFR
Patricia Carry Stewart, Dir. -- CFR
First National Bank of Chicago:
Barry F. Sullivan -- TC
Manufacturers Hanover Directors:
Cyrus Vance -- CFR
G. Robert Durham -- CFR
George B. Munroe -- CFR
Marina V. N. Whitman -- CFR, TC
Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. -- CFR
Bank America:
Andrew F. Brimmer, Dir. -- CFR
Ignazio E. Lozano, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Ruben F. Mettler, Dir. -- CFR
Securities & Exchange Commission:
Michael D. Mann, Dir. International Affairs -- CFR
________________________________________
LABOR UNION LEADERS:
Jay Mazur, International Ladies' Garment Workers Union -- CFR, TC
Jack Sheinkman, Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union -- CFR
Albert Shanker, Pres., American Federation Of Teachers -- CFR, TC
Glen E. Watts, Communication Of Workers Of America -- CFR, TC
________________________________________
U.S. MILITARY:
Department Of Defense:
Les Aspin, Secretary of Defense -- CFR
Frank G. Wisnerll, Under Secretary for Policy -- CFR
Henry S. Rowen, Asst. Sec., International Security Affairs -- CFR
Judy Ann Miller, Dep. Asst. Sec. Nuclear Forces & Arms Control -- CFR
W. Bruce Weinrod, Dep. Asst. Sec., Europe & NATO -- CFR
Adm. Seymour Weiss, Chairman, Defense Policy Board -- CFR
Charles M. Herzfeld, Dir. Defense Research & Engineering -- CFR
Andrew W. Marshall, Dir., Net Assessment -- CFR
Michael P. W. Stone, Secretary of the Army -- CFR
Donald B. Rice, Secretary of the Air Force -- CFR
Franklin C. Miller, Dep. Asst. Sec. Nuclear Forces & Arms Control -- CFR
Allied Supreme Commanders:
1949-52 Eisenhower -- CFR
1952-53 Ridgeway -- CFR
1953-56 Gruenther -- CFR
1956-63 Norstad -- CFR
1963-69 Lemnitzer -- CFR
1969-74 Goodpaster -- CFR
1974-79 Haig -- CFR
1979-87 Rogers -- CFR, TC
Superintendents of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point:
1960-63 Westmoreland -- CFR
1963-66 Lampert -- CFR
1966-68 Bennett -- CFR
1970-74 Knowlton -- CFR
1974-77 Berry -- CFR
1977-81 Goodpaster -- CFR
CFR Military Fellows, 1991:
Col. William M. Drennan, Jr., USAF -- CFR
Col. Wallace C. Gregson, USMC -- CFR
Col. Jack B. Wood, USA -- CFR
CFR Military Fellows, 1992:
Col. David M. Mize, USMC -- CFR
Col. John P. Rose, USA -- CFR
Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Gen. Colin L. Powell, Chairman -- CFR
Gen. Carl E. Vuono, Army -- CFR
Gen. John T. Chain, Co Sac -- CFR
Gen. Merril A. Mcpeak, Co Pac AF -- CFR
Lt. Gen. George L. Butler, Dir. Strategic Plans & Policy -- CFR
Lt. Gen. Charles T. Boyd, Com. Air Univ. -- CFR
Lt. Gen. Bradley C. Hosmer, AF Inspector General -- CFR
Secretaries of Defense:
1957-59 Mcelroy -- CFR
1959-61 Gates -- CFR
1961-68 McNamara -- CFR, TC
1969-73 Laird -- CFR
1973-75 Richardson -- CFR, TC
1975-77 Rumsfeld -- CFR
1977-80 Brown -- CFR, TC
1980-88 Weinberger -- CFR, TC
1988- Carlucci -- CFR
1988- Cheney -- CFR
Additional Military:
Mg R.C. Bowman -- CFR
Bg F. Brown -- CFR
Lt Col W. Clark -- CFR
Adm Wm. Crowe -- CFR
Col P. M. Dawkins -- CFR
V. Adm. Thor Hanson -- CFR
Col W. Hauser -- CFR
Maj R. Kimmitt -- CFR
Gen W. Knowlton -- CFR
V. Adm J. Lee -- CFR
Col D. Mead -- CFR
Mg Jack Merritt -- CFR
Gen E. Meyer -- CFR
Col Wm. E. Odom -- CFR
Col L. Olvey -- CFR
Col Geo. K. Osborn -- CFR
Mg J. Pustay -- CFR
Lg E.L. Rowny -- CFR
Capt Gary Sick -- CFR
Mg De Witt Smith -- CFR
Bg Perry Smith -- CFR
Ltg Wm. Y. Smith -- CFR
Col W. Taylor -- CFR
Adm S. Turner -- CFR
Mg J. Welch -- CFR
Gen J. Wickham -- CFR
________________________________________
MEDIA:
CBS:
Laurence A. Tisch, CEO -- CFR
Roswell Gilpatric -- CFR
James Houghton -- CFR, TC
Henry Schacht -- CFR, TC
Dan Rather -- CFR
Richard Hottelet -- CFR
Frank Stanton -- CFR
NBC/RCA:
John F. Welch, CEO -- CFR
Jane Pfeiffer -- CFR
Lester Crystal -- CFR, TC
R.W. Sonnenfeidt -- CFR, TC
John Petty -- CFR
Tom Brokaw -- CFR
David Brinkley -- CFR
John Chancellor -- CFR
Marvin Kalb -- CFR
Irving R. Levine -- CFR
Herbert Schlosser -- CFR
Peter G. Peterson -- CFR
John Sawhill -- CFR
ABC:
Thomas S. Murphy, CEO -- CFR
Barbara Walters -- CFR
John Connor -- CFR
Diane Sawyer -- CFR
John Scall -- CFR
Public Broadcast Service:
Robert Mcneil -- CFR
Jim Lehrer -- CFR
C. Hunter-Gault -- CFR
Hodding Carter III -- CFR
Daniel Schorr -- CFR
Associated Press:
Stanley Swinton -- CFR
Harold Anderson -- CFR
Katharine Graham -- CFR, TC
Reuters:
Michael Posner -- CFR
Baltimore Sun:
Henry Trewhitt -- CFR
Washington Times:
Arnaud De Borchgrave -- CFR
Children's TV Workshop (Sesame Street):
Joan Ganz Cooney, Pres. -- CFR
Cable News Network:
W. Thomas Johnson, Pres. -- TC
Daniel Schorr -- CFR
U.S. News & World Report:
David Gergen -- TC
New York Times Co.:
Richard Gelb -- CFR
William Scranton -- CFR, TC
John F. Akers, Dir. -- CFR
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
George B. Munroe, Dir. -- CFR
Donald M. Stewart, Dir. -- CFR
Cyrus R. Vance, Dir. -- CFR
A.M. Rosenthal -- CFR
Seymour Topping -- CFR
James Greenfield -- CFR
Max Frankel -- CFR
Jack Rosenthal -- CFR
John Oakes -- CFR
Harrison Salisbury -- CFR
H.L. Smith -- CFR
Steven Rattner -- CFR
Richard Burt -- CFR
Flora Lewis -- CFR
Time, Inc.:
Ralph Davidson -- CFR
Donal M. Wilson -- CFR
Henry Grunwald -- CFR
Alexander Heard -- CFR
Sol Linowitz -- CFR
Thomas Watson, Jr. -- CFR
Strobe Talbott -- CFR
Newsweek/Washington Post:
Katharine Graham -- CFR
N. Deb. Katzenbach -- CFR
Robert Christopher -- CFR
Osborne Elliot -- CFR
Phillip Geyelin -- CFR
Murry Marder -- CFR
Maynard Parker -- CFR
George Will -- CFR, TC
Robert Kaiser -- CFR
Meg Greenfield -- CFR
Walter Pincus -- CFR
Murray Gart -- CFR
Peter Osnos -- CFR
Don Oberdorfer -- CFR
Dow Jones & Co (Wall Street Journal):
Richard Wood -- CFR
Robert Bartley -- CFR, TC
Karen House -- CFR
National Review:
Wm. F. Buckley, Jr. -- CFR
Readers Digest:
George V. Grune, CEO -- CFR
William G. Bowen, Dir. -- CFR
Syndicated Columnists
Geogia Anne Geyer -- CFR
Ben J. Wattenberg -- CFR
________________________________________
ENERGY COMPANIES:
Exxon Corporation
Lawrence G. Rawl, Chairman -- CFR
Lee R. Raymond, President -- CFR, TC
Jack G. Clarke, Sr., Vice President -- CFR
Randolph W. Bromery, Dir. -- CFR
D. Wayne Calloway, Dir. -- CFR
Texaco
Alfred C. Decrane,Jr., Chairman -- CFR
John Brademas, Dir. -- CFR, TC
Willard C. BuTCher, Dir. -- CFR
William J. Crowe, Jr., Dir. -- CFR, TC
John K. Mckinley, Dir. -- CFR
Thomas S. Murphy, Dir. -- CFR
Atlantic Richfield-Arco:
Hannah H. Gray, Dir. -- CFR
Donal M. Kendall,Dir. -- CFR, TC
Henry Wendt, Dir. -- TC
Shell Oil Co.:
Frank H. Richardson, CEO -- CFR
Rand V. Araskog, Dir. -- CFR, TC
Mobil Corp.:
Allan E. Murray, Chairman & President -- CFR, TC
Lewis M. Branscomb, Dir. -- CFR
Samuel C. Johnson, Dir. -- TC
Helene L. Kaplan, Dir. -- CFR
Charles S. Sanford, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Tenneco, Inc.:
James L. Ketelsen, Chairman -- CFR
W. Michael Blumenthal, Dir. -- CFR
Joseph J. Sisco, Dir. -- CFR
________________________________________
INDUSTRY:
General Motors Corp.:
Marina V.N. Whitman, VP -- CFR, TC
Anne L. Armstrong, Dir. -- CFR
Marvin L. Goldberger, Dir. -- CFR
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Dennis Weatherstone, Dir. -- CFR
Leon H. Sullivan, Dir. -- CFR
Thomas H. Wyman, Dir. -- CFR
Ford Motor Company:
Clifton R. Wharton, Dir. -- CFR
Roberto C. Goizueta, Dir. -- CFR
GE/NBC Corp.:
John F. Welch, Jr. Chairman -- CFR
David C. Jones -- CFR
Lewis T. Preston -- CFR
Frank H.T. Rhodes -- CFR
Walter B. Wriston -- CFR
Deere & Co:
Hans W. Becherer, Chairman/CEO -- CFR
IBM:
John F. Akers, Chairman -- CFR
C. Michael Armstrong, Sr. VP -- CFR
Amtrak:
William S. Norman, Executive VP -- CFR
AT&T:
Robert E. Allen, Chairman & CEO -- CFR
Randall L. Tobias, Vice Chairman -- CFR
Louis V. Gerstner, Dir. -- CFR
Juanita M. Kreps, Dir. -- CFR
Donald F. Mchenry, Dir. -- CFR
Henry B. Schacht, Dir. -- CFR
Michael I. Sovern, Dir. -- CFR
Franklin A. Thamas, Dir. -- CFR
Rawleigh Warner, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Thomas H. Wyman, Dir. -- CFR
Chrysler Corp.:
Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Dir. -- CFR
Peter A. Magowan, Dir. -- CFR
American Express Co.:
James D. Robinson,Ceo -- CFR
Joan Edelman Spero -- TC
Anne L. Armstrong -- CFR
William G. Bowen -- CFR
Charles W. Duncan, Jr. -- CFR
Richard M. Furlaud -- CFR
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. -- CFR, TC
Henry A. Kissinger -- CFR, TC
Frank P. Popoff -- CFR
Robert V. Roosa -- CFR
Joseph H. Williams -- CFR
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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY LEADERS
Richard D. Wood, CEO, Eli Lily & Co -- CFR
Richard M. Furlaud, CEO, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co -- CFR
Frank Peter Popoff, CEO, Dow Chemical Co. -- CFR
Charles Peter McColough, Chmn Ex. Comm, Xerox -- CFR
Rozanne L. Ridgewar, Dir., 3M, RJR Nabisco, Union Carbide -- CFR
Ruben F. Mettler, Former CEO, TRW, Inc. -- CFR
Henry B. Schacht, CEO, Cummins Engines -- CFR
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., CEO, Pfizer, Inc. -- CFR
Rand V. Araskog, CEO, ITT Corp. -- CFR, TC
W. Michael Blumenthal, Chairman, Unisys Corp. -- CFR
Joseph John Sisco, Dir., Geico, Raytheon, Gillette -- CFR
J.Fred Bucy, Former Pres, CEO, Texas Instruments -- CFR
Paul A. Allaire, Chairman, CEO, Xerox Corp. -- TC
Dwayne O. Andreas, Chairman, CEO, Archer Midland Daniels -- TC
James E. Burke, Chairman, CEO Em., Johnson & Johnson -- TC
D. Wayne Calloway, Chairman, CEO, Pepsico -- TC
Frank C. Carlucci, Vice Chmn., The Carlyle Group -- TC
Lynn E. Davis, VP, Dir., Rand Corp -- TC
Stephen Friedman, Sr., VP, Co-Chairman, Goldman, Sachs -- TC
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., Chairman, CEO, RJR Nabisco -- TC
Joseph T. Gorman, Chairman, Pres, CEO, TRW Inc. -- TC
Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman, CEO, American International Group -- TC
Robert D. Hass, Chairman, CEO, Levi Strauss -- TC
David J. Hennigar, Chairman, Crownx, Vice Chairman, Crown Life -- TC
Robert D. Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs Int. -- TC
James R. Houghton, Chairman, CEO, Corning Inc. -- TC
Donald R. Keough, President, CEO, The Coca Cola Co. -- TC
Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Assoc. -- TC
Whitney Macmillan, Chairman, CEO, Cargill, Inc. -- TC
Robert S. McNamara, Former President, The World Bank -- TC
William D. Ruckershaus, Chairman, CEO, Browning-Ferris Ind. -- TC
David Stockman, Gen Partner, The Blackstone Group -- CFR
Henry Wendt, Chmn, Smith Kline Beecham -- TC
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EDUCATION:
University Professors:
Graham Allison, Prof. Of Gov., Harvard Univ. -- TC
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Prof., Johns Hopkins -- TC
Gerald L. Curtis, Prof. Poli Sci, Columbia Univ. -- TC
Martin S. Feldstein, Prof. Econ, Harvard Univ. -- TC
Richard N. Gardner, Prof. Law, Columbia Univ. -- TC
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Prof. Int'l Affairs, Harvard Univ. -- TC
Robert D. Putnam, Prof. Politics, Havard Univ. -- TC
Henry Rosovsky, Prof. Harvard Univ. -- TC
Geoge P. Shultz, Hon. Fellow, Stanford Univ. -- TC
Lester C. Thorow, Dean, Sloan School if Mgmt., MIT -- TC
Paul Volcker, Prof. Int'l Econ., Princeton Univ -- TC
College & University Presidents:
Robert H. Edwards, Bowdoin College -- CFR
Vartan Gregorian, Brown University -- CFR
Hanna Holbom Gray, University of Chicago -- CFR
Joseph S. Murphy, City Univ. of NY -- CFR
Michael I. Sovern, Columbia Univ. -- CFR
Frank H.T. Rhodes, Cornell University -- CFR
James T. Laney, Emory University -- CFR
Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, Fordham Univ. -- CFR
Thomas Ehrlich, Indiana Univ. -- CFR
Steven Muller, Johns Hopkins Univ. -- CFR
Alice S. Iichman, Sarah Lawrence College -- CFR
Edward T. Foote, II, University Of Miami -- CFR
S. Frederick Starr, Oberlin College -- CFR, TC
Joseph Duffey, Chans., Univ. Of Mass. -- CFR
John M. DeuTCh, Institute Professor, MIT -- CFR, TC
Lester C. Thurow, Dean, Sloan Sch., MIT -- CFR
Bernard Harleston, City College of NY -- CFR
John Brademus, New York University -- CFR, TC
Wesley W. Posvar, University of Pittsburg -- CFR
Harold T. Shapiro, Princeton University -- CFR
Charles W. Duncan, Jr., Chmn, Rice University -- CFR
Dennis O'Brien, Univ. Of Rochester -- CFR
David Baltimore, Rockefeller University -- CFR
Donald Dennedy, Stanford University -- CFR
Richard Wall Lyman, Pres. Em., Stanford -- CFR
Hans M. Mark, Chancellor, Univ. of Texas -- CFR
Robert H. Donaldson, Univ. of Tulsa -- CFR
Stephen J. Trachtenberg, George Washington Univ. -- CFR
William H. Danforth, Washington University, St. Louis -- CFR
John D. Wilson, Washington & Lee University -- CFR
Nannerl O. Keohane, Wellesley University -- CFR
________________________________________The words below are not mine…but from a book about the Trilateral commission and the CFR (council on foreign relations)
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/cfr-members.htm
"The first question that comes to mind is, who gave these people the authority to decide the responsibilities and obligations of the United States, if that power was not granted to them by the Constitution. Furthermore, the CFR's web page doesn't publicize the fact that it was originally conceived as part of a much larger network of power.
According to the CFR's Handbook of 1936, several leading members of the delegations to the Paris Peace Conference met at the Hotel Majestic in Paris on May 30, 1919, "to discuss setting up an international group which would advise their respective governments on international affairs."
The Handbook goes on to say, "At a meeting on June 5, 1919, the planners decided it would be best to have separate organizations cooperating with each other. Consequently, they organized the Council on Foreign Relations, with headquarters in New York, and a sister organization, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London, also known as the Chatham House Study Group, to advise the British Government. A subsidiary organization, the Institute of Pacific Relations, was set up to deal exclusively with Far Eastern Affairs. Other organizations were set up in Paris and Hamburg..."
The 3,000 seats of the CFR quickly filled with members of America's elite. Today, CFR members occupy key positions in government, the mass media, financial institutions, multinational corporations, the military, and the national security apparatus.
Since its inception, the CFR has served as an intermediary between high finance, big oil, corporate elitists and the U.S. government. The executive branch changes hands between Republican and Democratic administrations, but cabinet seats are always held by CFR members. It has been said by political commentators on the left and on the right that if you want to know what U.S. foreign policy will be next year, you should read Foreign Affairs this year.
The CFR's claim that "The Council has no affiliation with the U.S. government" is laughable. The justification for that statement is that funding comes from member dues, subscriptions to its Corporate Program, foundation grants, and so forth. All this really means is that the U.S. government does not exert any control over the CFR via the purse strings.
In reality, CFR members are very tightly affiliated with the U.S. government. Since 1940, every U.S. secretary of state (except for Gov. James Byrnes of South Carolina, the sole exception) has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and/or its younger brother, the Trilateral Commission. “
MEMORABLE QUOTES FROM THE CFR
"The Council on Foreign Relations, another member of the international complex, financed by the Rockefeller and Carnegie Foundations, overwhelmingly propagandizes the globalist concept. This organization became virtually an agency of the government when World War II broke out. The Rockefeller Foundation had started and financed certain studies known as The War and Peace Studies, manned largely by associates of the Council; the State Department, in due course, took these Studies over, retaining the major personnel which the Council on Foreign Relations had supplied." --Rene A. Wormser, Chief Counsel to the Reece Committee
"The Council on Foreign Relations is the American branch of a society which originated in England ... [and] ... believes national boundaries should be obliterated and one-world rule established." --Dr. Carroll Quigley, CFR member, college mentor of President Clinton, author of "Tragedy and Hope"
NOTE: Almost all White House cabinet positions are occupied by CFR members. President Clinton, himself a member of the CFR, the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg Group, employs almost one hundred CFR members in his administration. Presidents come and go, but the CFR's power--and agenda--always remains.
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Part III will be posted when finished.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Of Serfs and Kings…..
The start of a series of post by Doc Fungcool. A very interesting and timely op-ed piece
Governmental agencies and corporations contain no more of the higher immorality than do the general public. Politicians can grant financial favors only when there are economic manipulators ready and willing to take them and pull right the strings. And those that control our economic structure can seek political favors only when there are political agents who can bestow such favors. We are, and always have been political animals….
Conventional thought says that businessmen are supposed to be out for themselves. In point of fact, many businesses and their CEO’s have used, and do use the political process to gain access to the levers of government that no mere mortal like Murph the Serf could ever hope to do. Many of those levers include the use of lobbyists who inhabit Washington D.C. in such a way that it is neigh impossible to terminate their activities. Besides lobbyists, there are many other good old boy networks that make it practically impossible for the serfs amongst us to really get our voice heard. We plow the ground, pay our taxes, and live our lives, paying homage to our masters who cleverly manipulate our minds 24/7.
.A society that has in its its higher circles and on its middle levels widely believed to be a network political wise guys does not produce men with an inner moral sense; a society that constantly caters to the status quo does not produce men of conscience. Our problem is, the making of big money does not mean we are successful….for if that were true, Al Capone and his ilk would have been framed as some of the grandest capitalists of the last two hundred years….Oh yes, the spirit of Al Capone is still with us….but the Thompson 45 is not the weapon of choice anymore…..the weapon of choice is a pen……..a 10,000 dollar smile…….and a firm handshake. As I’ve pointed out in previous essays…….you never see the snakes in suits coming…..They are too disarming, too pleasant, and too affluent for the average man to know that he is looking directly into the eyes of a snake in a three piece suit. The average man is blinded by this snake’s wealth…his command of the English language, and his power and position. I will deem these people the Kings…although they are not, nor have they ever been royalty. They are, the King Cobras of mass society…..
End of Part I...
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