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2016 January 2 – 8
2016 January 2 – 8
Standoff in Oregon
Standoff in Oregon
The biggest U.S. news this week, in terms of print space and air time devoted to it, is about the occupation of a federal wildlife facility in a remote area of Oregon by a group of states-rights advocates.
Originally, this group assembled as a protest over the fact that two local ranchers had been sentenced to prison for conducting controlled burns on land they leased from the federal government. However, the plot was complicated by the fact that the protest was led, not by local residents, but by Ammon Bundy, the son of Cliven Bundy of Nevada, who traveled to Oregon for that purpose.
The Bundys were key figures at the famous Bundy-Ranch standoff in Nevada in 2014 against agents of the federal Bureau of Land Management who demanded the removal of his cattle from federal land that the Bundy family had leased for over a hundred years. When the Bundys were joined by supporters from the local community and neighboring states who arrived to physically confront the agents, the feds backed down, temporarily, at least.
When Ammon Bundy emerged in Oregon as the apparent leader of the group that seized the federal facility there, it was widely perceived as a repeat of the drama in Nevada, and many Tenth-Amendment advocates instinctively were drawn to support it. However, upon closer examination, there are some important differences.
1. In Nevada, the feds had initiated physical action against property (they were taking Bundy’s cattle) and Bundy was responding in defense mode. In Oregon, the Hammonds objected to their prison sentence but were not resisting. They even turned themselves in voluntarily. The protestors (not the Hammonds) were the ones who initiated physical force by breaking into the wildlife facility and occupying the property. Declaring that they were doing so in the name of the people is the same argument used by collectivist governments when they seize property.
2. In Nevada, there was substantial support and friendly sentiment from local residents. In Oregon, local residents appear to be hostile to the protestors, who they view as outsiders messing up their community.
3. In Nevada, the goal of the resistance (leave Bundy’s cattle alone) was specific and limited. It was possible to achieve without all-out war, and it allowed the federal government to save face without escalating to bloodshed. In Oregon, the goal of the resistance is to occupy the federal facility indefinitely and use it as a base to build military-style opposition to the federal government. This leaves no possible resolution other than a test of military strength. If continued on this course, a bloodbath is assured.
It may be argued that it is time to draw a line in the sand and, if that means a bloodbath, so be it. I plan to deal with that topic in the next issue, and it will focus on the difference between a revolution and a revolt. Revolutions often succeed, but revolts always fail. The Oregon resistance is a classic revolt.
G. Edward Griffin
2016 January 8
THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
THIS WEEK IN REVIEW
A US Hellfire missile, shipped to Europe for NATO use, has appeared in Cuba. Authorities are concerned that the weapon will be reverse engineered with the technical information falling into the hands of Russia and China and their allies. Gizmodo 2016 Jan 8 (Story) (Cached)
South Florida University tenured Professor, James Tracy, was fired for questioning the official narrative about the mass shootings at Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. Due to many anomalies in the official story and suppression of critical information, he believes that the event was staged, and the shooting did not even happen. Before dismissing that view as absurd, you may be surprised at the evidence to support it. Stephen Lendman 2016 Jan 7 (Story) (Cached)
Easton, Pennsylvania: Wal-Mart faces a lawsuit on charges that store employees negligently allowed an underage, intoxicated customer to buy a box of bullets later used to commit three murders. Until recently, sellers of guns and ammunition assumed they were protected from liability by the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, but a Wisconsin jury recently found a gun store liable in the shooting deaths of two police officers. Reuters 2016 Jan 7 (Story) (Cached)
Gary Franchi reveals that Libya is the next front of the war against ISIS. 6,000 European and US troops soon will be deployed there, including 1,000 British Special Forces. He says that Islamic extremists have taken possession of a dozen major oil fields that fund their activities. [We do not expect this to turn out any better than US military action in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria.] Next News Network 2016 Jan 7 (Story)
California has issued more than 605,000 drivers licenses to immigrants, granting them identifying documents, without requiring proof that they are in the country legally. AP 2016 Jan 6 (Story) (Cached)
California: Two and a-half months after an enormous methane gas leak appeared in northern Los Angeles, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency. It is speculated that the delay may have been a result of the fact that the governor’s sister is a member of the board of directors of Sempra Energy, the parent company of SoCalGas, which owns the leaking well. Sempra has donated to Brown’s campaigns since 2006, so it possible that Brown is motivated to protect the financial interests of Sempra. Buzz Feed News 2016 Jan 6 (Story) (Cached)
North Korea claims to have detonated a hydrogen bomb, which is twice as destructive as an atomic bomb. It was exploded underground, leaving scientists unsure of whether it was really an H-bomb or if North Korea is bluffing. Scientists now are busy examining the evidence to find out. Wired 2016 Jan 6 (Story) (Cached)
Sandra Bland mysteriously died by hanging in her prison cell three days after her arrest for failure to use her turn signal. Her family says she should not have been arrested and would never kill herself. Brian Encinia is the Texas state trooper who arrested her and who was suspected of excessive force and brutality. A grand jury investigated the case and indicted Encinia for perjury relating to the arrest but did not confirm the charge of brutality. CNN 2016 Jan 6 (Story)
Cologne, Germany: On New Year’s Eve, there were a thousand rioters and scores of mob sexual assaults on women in the street perpetrated by migrant young men from Syria and North Africa. However, on New Year’s Day, authorities issued a press release claiming the previous night was “peaceful” and without incident. [The political agenda of Germany’s leaders is to suppress any news that would interfere with the ongoing cultural suicide of the nation.] InfoWars 2016 Jan 6 (Story) (Cached)
A Chinese company has produced a single-passenger drone that autonomously flies people from one location to another (the passenger does not have access to the controls except for an emergency hovering or landing). The company says it should be commercially available this year, at a cost of $200,000 to $300,000. Gizmodo 2016 Jan 6 (Story) (Cached)
Cologne, Germany: At least 80 women filed complaints of sexual assault on New Year’s Eve by men who appeared to be Arab and North African. Hamburg also had problems with groups of men hunting women. News Beat Social 2016 Jan 5 (Story)
The war in Yemen between the Saudis and the Shia Muslim Houthis has killed at least 5,884 people since the beginning of Saudi airstrikes in March. The Doctors Without Borders organization blames the Saudis for bombing their hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. The country now is at risk for widespread famine. UK Independent 2016 Jan 5 (Story) (Cached)
Obama has announced his latest gun-control measures. They include: expanded background checks for private sales, hiring 200 more BATF agents, clearing the way for denying gun ownership based on mental-health medical records, and promoting ‘smart guns’ that fire only for the designated user. [It is likely that a designated user could become undesignated at any time by the government.] CNN 2016 Jan 5 (Story)
US: Maine’s Secretary of State announced that the Libertarian Party is not qualified for ballot access. The reason is that state officials failed to process all of the registration cards submitted by the party to prove it has over 5,000 registered members, which is required for ballot access. 6,400 cards were submitted, but officials stopped counting at 4,489 in what appears to be a deliberate move to prevent the Libertarian Party from appearing on the ballot. Truth In Media 2016 Jan 4 (Story) (Cached)
Obama rule allows doctors to turn in gun owners who they think may be mentally ill. The purpose is to deny them of their Second Amendment right to bear arms. InfoWars 2016 Jan 4 (Story) (Cached)
Protesters are converging in Burns, Oregon, in support of rancher Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven, who were convicted of arson and sentenced to prison for conducting controlled burns on federal land they had leased. Ammon Bundy, son of Cliven Bundy of Nevada, is leading an occupation of the empty headquarters building of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. So far, there has been no police or military response, but it is inevitable. ABC News 2016 Jan 3 (Story)
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, challenged Democrat candidate, Hillary Clinton, to disarm her bodyguards to prove her claim that guns don’t keep people safe. UPI 2016 Jan 3 (Story) (Cached)
Reporter, David Knight, who was present at the Bundy Ranch showdown with the feds in Nevada in 2014, says that the actions taken there were justified and the strategies were sound. However, he explains why he thinks the new protest in Oregon, led by Ammon Bundy, is not wise. Perhaps the most important of those reasons is that it is not supported by the local population or even by the Hammonds, whose arrest was the trigger for the protest. InfoWars 2016 Jan 3 (Story)
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independent Party (UKIP), had a front wheel come off his car while driving on a busy highway and had to jump over a road divider to escape being hit by oncoming traffic. Police said all four lug nuts on the wheel had been uniformly loosened and that it looked like an attempt on his life. Breitbart 2016 Jan 3 (Story) (Cached)
Saudi Arabia has a Sunni Muslim majority, and the government executed 47 people in a single day from the Shi’ite Muslim minority. Mainstream media are reporting that all of the victims were al-Qaeda members, but Namr al-Namr, a popular Shia cleric who preached non-violence, also was killed. Iran hosts a Shi’ite majority, and citizens there set fire to the Saudi embassy. CBS News 2016 Jan 2 (Story)
Jackson, Mississippi: Councilman, Kenneth Stokes, said black leaders should encourage citizens to throw rocks, bricks, and bottles at police who are in pursuit of small-time criminals. He did not explain how citizens were to know what crimes had been committed by those being pursued. CNN 2016 Jan 2 (Story)
California: Activists are working to get a bill on the ballot that, if passed, would require California state lawmakers to wear patches identifying their financial backers, just like NASCAR drivers. What started as a joke is now being pushed seriously. [We doubt that politicians would vote for this, but it’s interesting to see the action develop.] Vice posted 2016 Jan 2 (Story) (Cached)
India’s New Delhi region has the world’s worst pollution, 40% worse than Beijing in China and almost 700% worse than Los Angeles. Scientists say coal-fired power plants, vehicle emissions, construction dust, crop burning, and cooking fuel are the sources of the pollution. CNN Money posted 2016 Jan 2 (Story)
ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS
News and commentaries that reveal historical facts and trends that place current events into perspective and make it possible to anticipate future events.
China’s yuan was added to the International Monetary Fund’s international basket of currencies in November, bolstering the prestige of the yuan. China’s central bank then proceeded to devalue its currency to stimulate the sale of Japanese products to foreign buyers, and that caused international traders and hedge funds to sell off the currency quickly, sending its value lower than planned. For the second time this week, the Chinese stock exchange abruptly shut down all trading in response to what was perceived as panic selling. China’s desire to control its economy instead of allowing a free market has caused the yuan to fall in value and stature. WSJ 2016 Jan 7 (Story) (Cached)
The movie The Big Short shows the inner workings of the banking industry and the bundling of toxic mortgages that led to the US housing bubble and the 2008 financial meltdown. The end of the film warns that Goldman Sachs and other banks now are reviving the scam under the name of “bespoke tranche opportunity” investments. [Why would they risk another meltdown? Because they know their losses will be, once again, covered by taxpayers and depositors.] World Policy 2016 Jan 7 (Story) (Cached)
Here is an analysis of the reasons behind Saudi Arabia’s move against Iran. It’s all about oil prices and profit margins. Forbes 2016 Jan 4 (Story) (Cached)
Hawaii is facing a homeless crisis. Housing is so expensive that an estimated 7,000 people are living in tent cities, even though many of them have jobs. A Catholic priest is interviewed who says that it is a government problem. He implies that the government should provide more housing and more welfare for these people. He is clueless to the reality that more government housing and welfare always leads to more people seeking those benefits and merely increases the problem. The only way to reverse this trend is to get the government, with its taxes and regulations, off the backs of citizens so they can create jobs, increase wages, build homes, and take care of those in need without political intervention. CBS News 2016 Jan 2 (Story)
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REACTION TO SECOND CONGRESS OF FREEDOM FORCE
Posted 2015 Dec 29 from John Sneison, Council Member and Secretary
Hi Mr. Griffin, I want to say that the meeting at Paso Robles was humbling as I met so many fantastic human beings who are doing so much for Freedom and Individualism. I am proud to be part of Freedom Force and I am committed for life to keep The Creed of Freedom alive for as long as I live. I want to change our world so people can live voluntarily and non-aggressively. I know this will require a total effort from me and all of us to get the message heard. I am very excited to be a leader in my community and in my nation (Canada). I want to dedicate every breath of my life to promote the great word of Freedom and Individualism.
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REFLECTIONS ON FREEDOM FORCE EVENT
Posted 2015 Dec 27 from Dan Happel (newly elected member of the Leadership Council)
Hello Ed.
I made it back to Hawaii yesterday, but wanted to send this email to my friends that made the Second Congress of Freedom Force International an event to remember for the rest of our lives. I can’t express in words how proud I was to be associated with such a tremendous group of patriots and friends. Because of you participation and support the event came off with hardly a hitch and the presenters were world class in every way. I can hardly wait for the DVD of the event to be available to new and prospective candidates as a training aid and tool. You can all be very proud of your part in this watershed event in the restoration of our republic. Please stay in touch and help to spread the message of liberty across the globe…………we are going to win the war for the minds, hearts and souls of freedom-loving individuals everywhere. God bless you for all you do!
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