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To: LindyBill who wrote (303676)	5/4/2009 8:11:18 AM
From: unclewest	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793914

I would like to know why police and SWAT were left off the DHS possible terrorist list. uw The Threat by Michael Gaddy "…It is necessary to recognize that the ultimate power of every government – whether of kings or caretakers – rests solely on opinion and not on physical force. The agents of government are never more than a small proportion of the total population under their control. This implies that no government can possibly enforce its will upon the entire population unless it finds widespread support and voluntary cooperation within the nongovernmental public." ~ Hans-Hermann Hoppe The Department of Homeland Security issued a report on April 7th titled, "Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment." The unclassified part of this report is an open admission our government is a criminal enterprise. While the American Idol faithful will have trouble connecting the dots, the admission is thinly veiled, but there nonetheless. One can determine the character and integrity of individuals and governments by examining the entities they refer to as their enemies. The United States government now says it is threatened by, and will protect itself from, the following: Those who believe in the constraints of constitutional government; those who believe in state sovereignty; a belief in the right to keep and bear arms; those who abhor state sponsored infanticide; those who fear the ramifications of illegal immigration; alleged "white extremists"; the fear of an "economic turndown"; those who oppose state control of their lives and veterans returning from the state’s illegal and immoral wars. The "unclassified" version of this report is an admission of criminality on the part of the state and the fear of the demand for enforcement of the rule of law by its citizens. What is in the "classified" section is certainly more damning to the state and a stronger admission of criminality and the fear of an informed citizenry, otherwise, why would they hide its content? By law, information can only be classified to protect national security objectives. The question is: whose national security objectives are best served by this assessment, and are these national security objectives contrary to constitutional law? Most revealing is the inclusion in this report of returning veterans, those trained by the state to deprive others of their lives and rights. "Returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are attractive to right-wing extremists," it says. "DHS/I&A is concerned that right-wing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize veterans in order to boost their violent capacities." While Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano has backed off the veterans as threats issue, and openly apologized, anyone who believes she was sincere in that apology needs psychiatric care. If placing veterans on the list was not intentional and purposeful, then why were they on the list in the first place? Perhaps someone with the state is cognizant of history, or perhaps there is a natural fear by those in the employ of the state of anyone who possesses the training and experience to stand forcibly for their rights as defined in the constitution. In revisionist history, the Battle of Athens is overlooked and/or forgotten by many. In 1946, folks in McMinn County, Tennessee, suffering under a criminal local government and a refusal by state and federal authorities to address the corruption, took up arms to reclaim their rights. Many of these folks were veterans of WWII and had recently put their lives on the line in combat against oppressive government in Europe and the Pacific and refused to tolerate the same in America. Possibly mentioned in the classified portion of the warning to law enforcement from Homeland Security about "extremist groups" were motorcycle club members. I have received information from several members of these clubs with stories about harassment from law enforcement since the Homeland Security warning was made public. It appears club members, wearing colors, but riding alone, have been stopped and questioned, even to the point of having their bikes confiscated on totally trumped up charges. One such club member told me he was told by the cops who stopped him, (3 cars) that guys like him "are on the list" of suspected terrorists. This reader is a member of a club whose membership is made up almost entirely of veterans. "Left-Wing Extremists" are conspicuous in their absence from any terrorist warning lists. Could that be because they are currently in elected offices or otherwise employed by the state? May 4, 2009 Michael Gaddy [send him mail], an Army veteran of Vietnam, Grenada, and Beirut, lives in the Four Corners area of the American Southwest.

To: LindyBill who wrote (303676)	5/4/2009 8:16:06 AM
From: unclewest	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

China has 'canceled US credit card': lawmaker 3 days ago WASHINGTON (AFP) — China, wary of the troubled US economy, has already "canceled America's credit card" by cutting down purchases of debt, a US congressman said Thursday. China has the world's largest foreign reserves, believed to be mostly in dollars, along with around 800 billion dollars in US Treasury bonds, more than any other country. But Treasury Department data shows that investors in China have sharply curtailed their purchases of bonds in January and February. Representative Mark Kirk, a member of the House Appropriations Committee and co-chair of a group of lawmakers promoting relations with Beijing, said China had "very legitimate" concerns about its investments. "It would appear, quietly and with deference and politeness, that China has canceled America's credit card," Kirk told the Committee of 100, a Chinese-American group. "I'm not sure too many people on Capitol Hill realize that this is now happening," he said. The Republican lawmaker said that China was justified in concerns about returns from finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were bailed out by the US government due to the financial crisis. Kirk said he was the first member of Congress to tour the Bureau of Public Debt, which trades bonds, and was alarmed at how much debt was being bought by the US Federal Reserve due to absence of foreign investors. "There will come a time where the lack of Chinese participation may have a significant impact," Kirk said. "We should track that, because up until last month they were the number one provider of currency to the United States and now they're gone." With China's economy also hit by the global economic crisis, Premier Wen Jiabao has openly voiced concern about the status of his country's investments in the United States. China has also floated replacing the dollar as the key international currency with a basket of units bringing in the euro, sterling and yen.