I was one of 'em.
"Neocon Attack on Ron Paul: Greasing the Skids for Implementation of H.R. 1955?" by Kurt Nimmo TruthNews November 15, 2007
It has all the hallmarks of a concerted effort—the corporate media, in particular Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly, are attacking Ron Paul and the 9/11 truth movement at the very moment H.R. 1955, entitled the “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007″ (although more accurately entitled the Thought Crime Bill) inches its way toward the Senate, having passed the House of Representatives, that is to say the house of corporate and neocon whores in the District of Criminals. As if to send a strident message they mean business, a Ministry of Homeland Security subcommittee on “terrorism risk assessment” went out of its way on November 6 to conflate so-called jihad terrorism—you know, terrorism engineered by the CIA—with 9/11 truth.
“Under the guise of a bill that calls for the study of ‘homegrown terrorism,’ Congress is apparently trying to broaden the definition of terrorism to encompass both First Amendment political activity and traditional forms of protest such as nonviolent civil disobedience, according to civil liberties advocates, scholars and historians,” writes Jessica Lee. “Many observers fear that the proposed law will be used against U.S.-based groups engaged in legal but unpopular political activism, ranging from political Islamists to animal-rights and environmental campaigners to radical right-wing organizations. There is concern, too, that the bill will undermine academic integrity and is the latest salvo in a decade-long government grab for power at the expense of civil liberties.”
Of course, “political Islamists,” at least here in America, are too intimidated—thanks to the Palmeresque round-up and sadistic abuse of Muslims in the wake of September 11, 2001—to be of serious concern to the neocon-hijacked government. Many of the “animal-rights and environmental campaigners” fall into the category of the big foundation controlled opposition and do not sincerely pose a threat to the neocon “clash of civilizations” agenda abroad and the orchestrated attack against the Bill of Rights at home.
In fact, the only serious threat to the neocons and their neolib partners in crime emanates from the patriot and 9/11 truth movements—and that is why, as increasing numbers of patriotic and politically diverse Americans rally around the Ron Paul presidential campaign, we are witnessing increasingly virulent and desperate attacks against Paul, who is now absurdly conflated with “Islamo-fascist” terrorists.
H.R. 1955 is scary because it does not target actual terrorists but rather “extremist belief systems” and “is not necessarily about violence” but rather the potential “use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence,” according to Alejandro Queral, executive director of the Northwest Constitutional Rights Center. “What is an extremist belief system? Who defines this? These are broad definitions that encompass so much…. It is criminalizing thought and ideology.”
H.R. 1955 is a “form of prior restraint,” explains David Price, a professor of anthropology at St. Martin’s University who studies government surveillance and harassment of dissident scholars. It will prevent people from petitioning the government, lest they find themselves equated with terrorists.
Kamau Franklin, an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, is concerned the bill will be used to target peaceful protests. Franklin believes the “Commission’s broad mandate can lead to the ability to turn civil disobedience, a form of protest that is centuries old, into a terrorist act,” thus making it possible “that someone who would have been charged with disorderly conduct or obstruction of governmental administration may soon be charged with a federal terrorist statute…. My biggest fear is that they [the commission] will call for some new criminal penalties and federal crimes…. Activists are nervous about how the broad definitions could be used for criminalizing civil disobedience.”
“There are all sorts of things that activists do that involve little or no risk of hurting people, but their actions get labeled as violent, or even worse, as acts of terrorism,” explains Bron Taylor, a professor at University of Florida. “For example, if 10 activists push themselves into a congressperson’s regional office, make noise, pull out files and make a scene, is that an act of terrorism? It is quite possible that the act could scare the hell out of the secretary and office workers because they don’t know these people or what they intend to do? But is that terrorism? Some people would like to frame it that way.”
Indeed, no doubt “some people” would like to characterize We Are Change—infamous for confronting Giuliani, Romney, Biden, the neocon grand dragon Podhoretz and others—as a terrorist organization that needs to be arrested en masse and shipped to Camp Gitmo or one of those CIA torture dungeons in Poland or Jordan.
“One of the most useful tools for political campaigns today is the use of the internet,” writes Anthony Merola. “Certainly we can see how this has been used over the last few months as Congressmen Paul, as well as other candidates, has used the internet to spread their messages and appeal to new voters, but don’t worry, HR 1955 has taken care of this,” as H.R. 1955 declares the “Internet has aided in facilitating ideologically-based violence and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens.”
With this piece of legislation in congress, my generation will no longer be able to use the internet in a peaceful manner. All activity will certainly be logged, and every letter typed will be scrutinized by the state.
My generation has, without their knowing, been forced into a society in which we cannot choose, where we cannot think, where we cannot be free. This legislation is another step towards an Orwellian society that will create misery and despair for generations to come. We will be forced into more wars, more taxation, and more Statist welfare, and there is nothing we will be able to do to stop those in power.
That is, unless we elect Congressman Paul. Ron Paul is the only person in our government advocating for personal liberty, and for privacy rights of the Citizens of this country. Sure, Barack Obama may appeal to the youth vote. But, he has made it clear that he is just another member of the Welfare/Warfare state. He has already told us that he cannot promise our troops will be home by the end of his first term. Style and Substance are two completely different things.
Our rulers understand this as well as the youthful Anthony Merola—and that’s why they are pulling out all the stops to pass the “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007.”
If they are able to successfully characterize Ron Paul as a terrorist and thus sabotage his political campaign, there will be no end to the state-sponsored domestic terrorism they will unleash against the American people stripped of all advocates."
I'm including the comments section, too:
"And here is a letter. A GREAT LETTER!
Open Letter to CNN and Glenn Beck: Ron Paul Supporters are Not Terrorists
Daily Paul
Thursday, November 15, 2007
RELATED: Glenn Beck Deems Ron Paul “Domestic Threat”
Dear Sirs,
CNN and Glenn Beck recently aired an inflammatory and misleading piece comparing Ron Paul supporters to terrorists. Mr. Beck’s irresponsible association has already led to impassioned responses from the large, peaceful and growing Ron Paul community, including a call to boycott CNN’s sponsors, and an eloquent response from a former US Marine.
I was heartened by the Marine’s response. I fully support and encourage the boycott efforts. With this letter, I am also urging everyone within the Ron Paul community to write directly to CNN, requesting that your network and Glenn Beck issue a retraction, clarification and an apologyto Ron Paul and the peaceful Ron Paul community for your wrongful and damaging characterization.
On November 5th, nearly 40,000 hard working Americans donated an average of $98 to Ron Paul’s campaign for president, resulting in one of the biggest one-day online political fundraising events ever. We did it because we are tired of mainstream networks such as yours ignoring us. We did it with the intention of making a news splash so large that you could no longer pretend we do not exist. Our efforts succeeded beyond our wildest expectations, but Mr. Beck’s recent piece has revealed your true colors.
You did something shameful. You chose to portray 40,000 upstanding Americans as terrorists. I find it tragically ironic that Glenn Beck chose a segment called, “A Nation Divided” to compare the peaceful actions of fellow American citizens to terrorists. Mr. Beck’s actions only contribute to the division in this country. Calling this large group of peaceful Americans terrorists is an absolute disgrace, especially in a post-911 America when the Military Commissions Act allows the president, at his sole discretion, to name any American an “enemy combatant.” Your network and Glenn Beck may think it is funny to play fast and loose with this kind of language, but I take this very, very seriously. Nothing could be more divisive than to call fellow law-abiding Americans “terrorists.” Is this how far your network has sunk in its desperate grab for ratings? Shame on you. Shame on you and your editors, for selling out the foundations of our country so readily and so cheaply.In his piece Mr. Beck erroneously stated that Dr. Paul’s November 5th fundraising was done “to commemorate Guy Fawkes.” What is your source for this statement? This statement is factually incorrect, and I hereby request that you produce your source, or retract it. With this single incorrect fact, Beck goes on to spin an entire piece that only amplifies and distorts his disinformation. Later in the piece, CNN’s guest, David Horowitz, speaking of Ron Paul, says: “I think it is very significant that he chose Guy Fawkes as an image.” This so clearly misinformed that it would be laughable if not for its seriousness. Is it your network's standing policy to allow such woefully misinformed guests on all of your “news” shows? How can you expect informed citizens to believe any of your future program guests if you allow such egregious errors go unchecked and uncorrected? Ron Paul and his official campaign had nothing to do with the organization of this day, so it is impossible that Ron Paul was the one to “choose Guy Fawkes as an image.” Please do not assume that all Americans are complete idiots, nor that we will stand by passively as you broadcast such lies.
Your poorly researched, factually incorrect, sensationalist opinion is exactly what is dividing America and driving citizens from networks such as yours to the unimpeachable honesty and integrity exemplified by Dr. Ron Paul and his peaceful campaign for president. I hereby request that you issue a retraction, clarification and apology to Dr. Paul and his grassroots supporters. Without it, your network will continue its accelerating slide towards the realm of complete irrelevance in the minds of informed Americans.
Sincerely,
Michael Nystrom
Editor
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Research the evil behind the Charles Darwin Thoery. You will then realize that Darwinism is Terrorism.
terrorism: The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence
against people or property to coerce or intimidate governments or
societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological
objectives.
The US Government unlawfully used violence against the American people on 9/11 to achieve political and ideological objectives:
1. Invading Afghanistan
2. Invading Iraq
3. Patriot Act I and II
4. Military Commissions Act
5. John Warner Defense Act
The list could cover basically every law and action taken by this administration since 9/11 in one way or another.
HR 1955 might be the best thing that has happened to us. When things get labled as “bad” and “evil”, not only does that bad and evil thing gain popularity, it also tends to spread. Prohibition made Booze bad and illegal and look what happened, it became popular and cool and caused groups to form (gangs). Jazz was evil and bad, music of the devil. Did that stop its popularity? Rock and Roll was evil and bad, and look how well that worked out for it. Finally look at drugs, we have a war on it and things couldn;t be going better for them (drugs).
I rather not have HR 1955 pass, but if it does we might be able to make the sheep wake up cause waking up would be “cool”. And passing out DVD’s would be “cool”. And forming truth groups would be “cool”. And ambushing people “We Are Change Style” would be really cool. In fact, that last one would probably get the biggest boost alone because of this bill. Just a thought.
Anybody still have questions?
“Freedom” is no longer is a good marketing slogan for the global corptocracy, so they are switching to “Pain Compliance.” The new catchphrase commands immediate attention, has a funky ring to it and they have they have already done some very successful and intensive test marketing, as anyone who has ever watched “24” knows.
Anyone who still doubts that every single freedom we have as human beings is at risk — not least to communicate in forums like this — is in complete and total denial. Period. And while the “denialers” are still many in number, each time the government is forced to raise the bar on their heavy-handedness, more and more people are recognizing what is going on and responding accordingly. Dr. Paul is the equal and opposite reaction that Newton’s Law refers to. His swelling appeal is in direct counterpoint to those who would highjack American society and is as such a natural phenomenon. In fact, it is largely because the “opposition” has behaved with nonviolence that has forced the government to position itself with things like “The Homegrown Terrorist” laws, amazingly passed by the Congress and currently before the Senate. Each time they have to raise the bar, they reveal themselves as the frauds and charlatans they really are.
I just heard an interview on CBC radio – As It Happens — with Corporal Dale Carr (not sure of spelling) an RCMP police spokesman for the homicide investigation unit supposedly investigating the tazer death of a Polish man in the Vancouver airport this fall. A video of the event, which had been confiscated from the individual who took it and only returned to him after he retained a lawyer, was broadcast nationally and all over the internet yesterday. The RCMP spokesman, who supposedly represented the investigation, provided no facts to dispute what the video clearly shows was rapid use of the tazer by the officers, stating again and again that the video was only one perspective. The spokesperson didn’t know what the protocol was for using a tazer, nor could he explain how the man’s actions warranted him being tazered. He basically tried to whitewash the whole tazering of a Polish man in Vancouver airport, pushing the discovery of the truth into the future when a tribunal would, under oath, allow the officers – after much preparation I am sure – to tell their story about what happened. He referred to non-police who might want to be represented at any proceeding as “civilians”, unconsciously highlighting the gap between police forces and the public which is being nurtured today. Things are heating up, for sure.
I have not watched the video. Likely will not. I heard the man screamed in absolute agony as he was being stunned by the 50,000 volts. A short time later he is dead. Those screams impact everyone on a deep level and serve to wake them up further as to what is really happening in our world today. A seed of doubt is planted as to whether or not the measures being promoted by government can really be trusted. The video showing police acting with no restraint grabs people’s attention as to what these measures really mean. The Newtonian equal and opposite reaction occurs and in turn, the government needs to become even more draconian to counter the phenomenon. This reveals their evil, and how empty and fraudulent their claims to be champions of freedom really are, especially when their opponents are using only non-violence and the truth to reveal the establishment’s lies.
It is imperative to remain nonviolent in the face of such tyranny. Indeed, nonviolence is the most powerful way to completely topple such systems. At a time when the internet wasn’t even an idea, Ghandi demonstrated that nonviolence could topple the greatest empire the world had ever known. As the measured and truthful response to tyranny, and nonviolence more and more reveals the truth about a myriad of conditions in society today, it draws others to the truth as well and forces the powers to take even more drastic actions to protect themselves. Eventually all who might support such systems see that they too will be destroyed by those same systems. As more and more levels of society reject the prevailing vision of the government, the old order comes ever closer to collapse. But with the collapse of the old order, a whole new range of opportunities for the growth and awakening of mankind become available to all of us.
This is indeed a spiritual struggle. In addition to nonviolence, I also recommend, as I am sure Ghandi would have, that one prays to God for forgiveness that the world has gotten to be the way it is – we are all responsible for that – and for guidance through the challenging times ahead.
“You only have the freedoms you are willing to fight and die for.”
Thomas Jefferson
Some things are worth going to jail for. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, and Freedom to Assemble are but a few of the things worth fighting for and going to jail for.
This is the time we have to remember Martin Luther, who stood up by himself against the most evil police-state the world has ever seen, The Roman Catholic Church-state, and said loudly and clearly: “Here I Stand!”
It was the beliefs of Scripture Alone and Justification By Faith Alone that destroyed that evil Catholic police-state and gave us our Protestant civil liberties, and it will have to be the same to save them now.
Kurt wrote:
“….H.R. 1955 is a “form of prior restraint,” explains David Price, a professor of anthropology at St. Martin’s University who studies government surveillance and harassment of dissident scholars. It will prevent people from petitioning the government, lest they find themselves equated with terrorists….”
Wolf responds:
In the process of nothing but peacefully and non-violently “petitioning the government” for redress of grievances through legal channels two years ago, I was equated with being a violent threat to the government through a false claim of allegedly being such a “threat”, a step just short of being “equated with terrorists”, if I haven’t already been secretly labeled a “terrorist” as is very likely. So this establishment of “thought crime” has already been going on for several years, and was codified into “law” through the “USA Patriot Act” after 9-11. The authorities are now simply seeking to codify it even further in order to make their violations of the U.S. Constitution “ironclad”. This also points out that they are not just going after political and/or civil liberties groups, but also after individuals.
They have a favorite term as a result of the “Patriot Act” and other such unConstitutional “laws” that is called, “perceived threatening conduct”, which is what I was falsely accused of for the foregoing reasons. In other words, all the government has to claim is that THEY perceive that anyone’s conduct is “threatening”, and it doesn’t have to be actual “threatening conduct” as most sane legal professionals would classify such conduct, though the government has now classified a wide range of actions, including exercising one’s Constitutional rights and duties, as so-called “perceived threatening conduct”. Kurt’s writing and posting the instant article, my writing and submitting this comment, etc., are now considered to be “perceived threatening conduct” and a threat to the unfettered abuse of power by the state.
For all of the above-referenced activities, according to such draconian laws, we can be “disappeared”, “extraordinarilly renditioned”, “interned” in “concentration” or “FEMA” camps, or other government jails and/or prisons, without charges, access to a lawyer, fair and impartial hearings and/or a trial, and can be so-held indefinitely and/or be put to death for “perceived threatening conduct” and being “terrorists”. This is what “the land of the free, and the home of the brave”, more like ‘the land of the slaves, and the home of the cowards’, has degenerated into.
Yes, we are “stripped of all advocates”.
Yes, luckily it looks like the above theories of Junius and db are correct. Even the top brass military are beginning to resist the pressure for more war now:
http://www.prisonplanet.com/ar.....warned.htm