Re: Paranoia is the new Black

Watch out folks, that kindly neighborhood priest, Father Flanagan, may
turn you in to Homeland Security!!

Feds Train Clergy To "Quell Dissent" During Martial Law [VIDEO]

Posted by Adam Howard
August 17, 2007.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/60085/

Pastors and other religious representatives could become secret police
enforcers who teach their congregations to "obey the government."

The video to your right is a shocking KSLA news report which confirms
that so-called "Clergy Response Teams" are being trained to by our
federal government to "quell dissent" in the event of a declaration of
martial law. Pastors and other religious representatives could become
secret police enforcers who teach their congregations to "obey the
government" and how to participate in property and firearm seizures,
mass vaccination programs and forced relocation.

According to Prison Planet.com:
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2007/160807_quell_dissent.htm

A shocking KSLA news report has confirmed the story we first broke
last year, that Clergy Response Teams are being trained by the federal
government to "quell dissent" and pacify citizens to obey the
government in the event of a declaration of martial law.

In May 2006, we exposed the existence of a nationwide FEMA program
which is training Pastors and other religious representatives to
become secret police enforcers who teach their congregations to "obey
the government" in preparation for the implementation of martial law,
property and firearm seizures, mass vaccination programs and forced
relocation.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/may2006/240506femaplan.htm

A whistleblower who was secretly enrolled into the program told us
that the feds were clandestinely recruiting religious leaders to help
implement Homeland Security directives in anticipation of a potential
bio-terrorist attack, any natural disaster or a nationally declared
emergency.

The first directive was for Pastors to preach to their congregations
Romans 13, the often taken out of context bible passage that was used
by Hitler to hoodwink Christians into supporting him, in order to
teach them to "obey the government" when martial law is declared.

It was related to the Pastors that quarantines, martial law and forced
relocation were a problem for state authorities when enforcing federal
mandates due to the "cowboy mentality" of citizens standing up for
their property and second amendment rights as well as farmers
defending their crops and livestock from seizure.

It was stressed that the Pastors needed to preach subservience to the
authorities ahead of time in preparation for the round-ups and to make
it clear to the congregation that "this is for their own good."

Pastors were told that they would be backed up by law enforcement in
controlling uncooperative individuals and that they would even lead
SWAT teams in attempting to quell resistance.

Though some doubted the accuracy of this report at the time due to its
fundamentally disturbing implications, the story has now been
confirmed by a KSLA 12 news report, in which participating clergy and
officials admit to the existence of the program.
http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=6937987

The report entertains the scenario of martial law as depicted in the
movie The Siege and states that "quelling dissent would be critical."

Dr. Durell Tuberville serves as chaplain for the Shreveport Fire
Department and the Caddo Sheriff's Office. Tuberville said of the
clergy team's mission, "the primary thing that we say to anybody is,
'let's cooperate and get this thing over with and then we'll settle
the differences once the crisis is over.'"

Such clergy response teams would walk a tight-rope during martial
law between the demands of the government on the one side, versus the
wishes of the public on the other. "In a lot of cases, these clergy
would already be known in the neighborhoods in which they're helping
to diffuse that situation," assured Sandy Davis. He serves as the
director of the Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness.
For the clergy team, one of the biggest tools that they will have
in helping calm the public down or to obey the law is the bible
itself, specifically Romans 13. Dr. Tuberville elaborated, "because
the government's established by the Lord, you know. And, that's what
we believe in the Christian faith. That's what's stated in the
scripture."

Screenshot from the KSLA 12 news article that accompanies the video
report (http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=6937987).

So there you have it - Homeland Security are working with local police
departments and religious leaders to prepare for the declaration of
martial law and in particular developing techniques they will employ
during the crisis to "quell dissent."

Phony Christian leaders are brainwashing their congregations to accept
the premise that the totalitarian police state is "of the Lord" and
that they should get on their knees and lick jackboots while the round-
ups take place as citizens are processed into quarantine zones and
detention camps by the National Guard and U.S. troops returning from
Iraq.

The precedent for mass gun confiscation and martial law in times of a
real or manufactured emergency was set during Hurricane Katrina, when
police and National Guard patrols forced home owners - even in areas
unaffected by the hurricane - to hand over their legally owned
firearms at gunpoint.

This is a clear precursor for the imminent declaration of a state of
emergency, a scenario that President Bush codified in his recent
Presidential Decision Directive of May 9th, which states in the event
of a "catastrophic event" the President can take total control over
the government and the country, bypassing all other levels of
government at the state, federal, local, territorial and tribal
levels, and thus ensuring total unprecedented dictatorial power.

The scope of the program is so secretive that even Homeland Security
Committee member and Congressman Peter DeFazio was denied access to
view the classified portion of the documents.

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namaste;
bodhi
http://psychedelictourist.blogspot.com




<psychedelictour...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
...... ahhhhh ......... never mind .........

Israeli web site sparks terror alert
By AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1186557419903&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

New York authorities returned the alertness level to normal after
haveing taken extra counterterrorism precautions over the weekend in
response to what they said was an unsubstantiated radiological threat
to the city reported by the Israeli Web site, DEBKAfile.

DEBKAfile (http://www.debka.com) on Friday cited Internet chatter
suggesting that al-Qaida would use trucks loaded with radioactive
material or "dirty bombs" to attack New York. It also mentioned Los
Angeles and Miami as possible targets for dirty bomb attacks.

New York officials said that they had not changed the city's terror
alert status in response to online chatter mentioning a truck packed
with radioactive material. But police deployed extra radiological
sensors on street, water and air patrols, and were stopping vehicles
at checkpoints in lower Manhattan and around the city.

Deputy Police Commissioner Paul J. Browne called the measures
"strictly precautionary." He said DEBKAfile reported that online posts
containing the terror warning were made following a video released
Sunday featuring an American member of al-Qaida threatening foreign
diplomats and embassies across the Islamic world.

DEBKAfile's Giora Shamis defended the report, saying New Yorkers
should be afraid.

"There was definitely a sentence in the warning that referred
specifically to New York," Shamis told Channel 10.

DEBKAfile, a Web site founded in 2000 by Shamis and his wife, Diane
Shalem, deals with security issues and is run out of Jerusalem.
Security sources have sometimes questioned its credibility, saying
some of its stories are conspiratorial and over-exaggerated.

DEBKAfile refused to reveal the source of the dirty bomb report, but
in response to a query from The Jerusalem Post as to whether the
recent "chatter" constituted a genuine threat, an editor at DEBKAfile
said that "DEBKAfile has been exposing al-Qaida's activities for eight
years."

"We have our sources, and [you can see] that the NYPD acted on our
report," the editor said.

New York's Daily News tabloid splashed the story on its front page on
Saturday, with the headline, "Dirty bomb scare rocks city."

"We are closely monitoring the situation," said Homeland Security
Department spokesman Russ Knocke. "There continues to be no credible
information telling us that there's a threat to the homeland at this
time."

The FBI also said there was no credible threat.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the police measures were nothing out of
the ordinary.

"These actions are like those that the NYPD takes every day -
precautions against potential but unconfirmed threats that may never
materialize," he said in a statement.


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namaste;
bodhi
http://psychedelictourist.blogspot.com
<psychedelictour...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Wild Goose Chase .... er .... Creek Terror Ring Busted, Nation
Grateful.

What were two suspicious looking Middle Eastern men in their 20s doing
driving around Goose Creek, South Carolina on a Saturday night?

They must have been up to no good.

"The men were pulled over Saturday night on Highway 176 in Goose Creek
during a routine traffic stop for speeding. Police became suspicious
when one of the men tried to hide a laptop computer. A search of the
car turned up pieces of pvc piping, various model rocket motors and
other items considered suspicious."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/05/AR2007080500232.html

hmmmmm ...... it's called HPR (High Power Rocketry) and it's a pretty
harmless hobby similar to model rockets. It's very popular nowadays
with different clubs all over the country.

"Authorities closed a mile-long stretch of U.S. Highway 176 at about 7
p.m. Saturday, and federal officials said there was "no immediate
threat." It reopened at about 4 a.m. Sunday.

The "immediate threat" was in your head, moron.

Goose Creek is home to the Naval Weapons Station, which houses the
U.S. Naval Consolidated Brig, a military prison where enemy combatants
have been held.
The car was heading west, away from Goose Creek, when it was pulled
over about 7 miles from the sprawling Navy facility, Lombard said."

Are you scared yet?

"Berkeley County sheriff's Lt. Vince Lombard (no relationship to the
football coach) would not say what the device was or what bomb
technicians from neighboring Charleston County exploded about 2:45
a.m. Sunday. The item made a loud bang, similar to a firecracker, when
it was demolished."

.... a firecracker????? SERIOUSLY?????

Wild Goose Chase .... er .... Creek Terror Ring ...... paranoia is the
new black....

namaste;
bodhi


<psychedelictour...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Seriously, are you scared yet?

Bush Hires Halliburton/KBR To Build Detention Camps... IN AMERICA
ipsis.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/bush-hires-halliburtonkbr-to-build-
detention-camps-in-america/

Houston-based KBR, Halliburton's former engineering and construction
subsidiary, was awarded an initial, one-year $385 million contingency
contract by the White House and the Department of Homeland Security to
build detention facilities within the continental United States.

History lesson: during World War II, the United States Government
maintained detention camps within America to house American citizens
of Japanese descent.

These detention facilities which Bush has authorized are a part of the
new "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive",
to be used in the event of a national emergency, a mass migration
crisis or a natural disaster.

"The idea of the KBR contract is to support the Army Corp of Engineers
in case we experienced a sudden mass immigration and we had to respond
quickly. We would need immediate detention facilities in the form of
temporary housing that would enable us to determine if the large
numbers of illegal immigrants were political or economically
motivated, or if they were criminals or terrorists."

Is this a possible indication that the Bush Administration is
considering closing down Gitmo?

What could possibly be meant by a "sudden mass immigration"? There are
only a few possible nations around the United States where an exodus
to America could originate from.

Canada? Very unlikely. It's a big country, capable of dealing with a
disaster on it's own.

Mexico? With current immigration trends and geopolitical issues in
mind, only a catastrophic natural disaster would result in a mass
immigration from Mexico to America.

Russia? To Alaska? Yeah, not gonna happen.

Cuba? Now this scenario is possibly conceivable. A coup, overthrowing
Castro (Fidel or Raul) could force some people on the run towards
America, other Caribbean Islands, or Latin America. A natural disaster
would drive people away from the island nation, yet the United States
wouldn't be the number one choice for a lot of Cubans.

Other Caribbean Islands? America is essentially either too far or
politically not very inviting.

Scratch "sudden mass immigration" from the list then. Natural
disaster? The temporary housing of displaced residents from disaster
areas has been FEMA's job, placing them "temporarily" in trailers. A
detention camp would probably be a worse choice than the pitiful
arrangement in place today.

Which brings us to the vaguely specified "national emergency", in the
event of which the President assumes dictatorial powers over the
nation. If you add an element of terrorism to this concuction, you've
got yourself a plan. Anyone suspected of terrorist activities will
have a new home, so to speak.

And you know these detention facilities would exist outside judicial
accountability, just like Gitmo.

Or is the Bush Administration planning something more sinister, such
as rounding up every person of Arab descent within America for
"national security reasons"?

Just speculating here... It's getting harder and harder to distinguish
the truth from the lies, the unthinkable from the possible...

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namaste;
bodhi
http://psychedelictourist.blogspot.com

<psychedelictour...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
yep ..... just what I suspected ..... Paranoia is the new black ......
check this out:

Federal Agents Searching People at Indianapolis Bus Stops: Air
Marshals Patting Civilians Down

Thu Aug 02, 2007
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/8/3/03736/76330

Welcome to another creeping slide towards the big brother state. On
August 2, 2007 over two dozen agents of the TSA setup two checkpoints
at bus stops in Indianapolis Indiana and searched passengers who
wanted to ride on city buses. Federal agents, including Air Marshals
were present and patted people down, looked in bags, and performed
"behavior" tests for the stated purpose of finding weapons and people
who were a threat to public safety.

Before you think I am joking, let me refer to both the Indianapolis
Star report http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070802/LOCAL/70802006
as well as posted first person reports of what happened yesterday and
why it effects us all.

UPDATE: Thanks to DailyKos readers, this has been found to be a part
of an 18 month old Federal Operation, read more below!

The first reports I heard of something going on yesterday seemed like
a bloggin hoax:

"Anybody know what's going on? There are TSA stations with about 20
agents each set up in at least two spots in downtown Indy, 1 is near
Capitol and Market, the other is near the federal building. They're
stopping and searching people getting on and off city busses and
travelling on the street. This is going a little too far. Where
exactly did this authority come from?"

reference: Feds searching people in Indy
http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=8&f=30&t=276692&page=1

I thought this had to be a hoax since the TSA surely had better things
to do than hassle people riding buses in a major US city. But over
the day more and more reports came in confirming that not only were
searches being made, but that they were being made by federal agents
(including Air Marshals) and that many agencies were involved.

Then came a report from the Indianapolis Star, which said:

Screeners from the Transportation Security Administration checked
passengers at two Downtown city bus stops this morning, looking for
weapons and suspicious behavior.

David Kane, federal security director for TSA in Indianapolis, called
it a "VIPR" operation.

"It's called Visual Intermodal Prevention Response. We have
plainclothes inspectors, blue-gloved uniformed security officers who
are checking baggage, the behavior detection officers, and federal air
marshals, which are the law enforcement arm of TSA."

Security stations were set up at bus stops at Capitol Avenue and
Market Street, and Ohio and Meridian streets.

Some passengers were patted down or submitted to having bags checked.

TSA said the searches were "by-permission," meaning patrons could
decline to be checked. Those who did would not be turned away, an
official said, unless they otherwise appeared to be a security threat.

reference: TSA checks IndyGo bus passengers

So to be clear, 20 or more agents of the federal government came to
Indianapolis, downtown, and setup two search stops for those wanting
to ride the bus. People could decline, legally, but only if the knew
they could. Traveller safety was the excuse, but in reality all the
were on an explicit fishing operation that included everything plus
"behavior detection officers".

Did people even know they could decline the search? That is unclear.
But at least one report indicates that they TSA weren't even aware of
local law! For those who do not know, Indiana allows licensed
individuals to carry firearms and accepts permits from other states
for individuals to carry firearms as well. We have the highest per
capita concealed carry population in the nation and the TSA was not
even aware of our laws.

My wife has a cousin who lives in Indy and he was one of the lucky
ones volunteered for a pat-down. He, like me, recognizes the value in
being prepared for one's own self defense. The screener asked if he
could be patted down for weapons to which he responded "I'll save you
the trouble, my licensed handgun is on my right hip." The screener
thought he was joking. Once she realized he was serious she announced
that there was a situation and called in the reinforcements.

He was told rudely "YOOOOUUU CAN'T CARRY A GUN AROUND HERE!" And
he replied "I bet I can, this isn't an airport..." By then a
supervisor walked over, took a quick look at his Kentucky CCW and
asked the Indianapolis PD next to him if it was any good. The Indy cop
replied that a CCW from any state or country is valid in Indiana. So
the supervisor declared in a loud voice to let him proceed, treat
anyone with a CCW like a cop and pass them on. Needless to say though,
he had a very quiet bus ride with lots of passengers staring at him
the whole time.

Aside from being galled at the concept of this kind of thing, I
think it's pretty sad that the federal security professionals need to
learn the rules as they go. One would think that if you were supposed
to set up a checkpoint to screen for weapons, you'd do a preliminary
check to see what was against the law in Indiana, what was permitted,
etc. Goes to show how arbitrary the whole thing is.

reference: Federal Agents Searching Civilians in Indy (No BS)
http://ohioccwforums.org/viewtopic.php?t=12532

So what was this operation, why was it needed, and what does it mean
for us all?

First, it was a clear encroachment on our 4th Amendment rights. Even
if it was legal (because individuals could refuse it), the fact that
law enforcement is searching people without cause is an encroachment.

Second, it was an encroachment done by the Federal Government in the
guise of proposed safety. While Indianapolis has had crime problems,
the bus system has not been the hub of those problems. Nor have any
federal crimes been committed on Indianapolis busses.

Third, it was a Federal operation performed by those who are not even
aware of the law. Since they had no understanding of Indiana weapons
laws and were performing weapons searches, why should I have any
confidence in their understanding of, and care for Constitutional law
in regards to personal searches.

Fourth, it was a Federal invasion of civilians that used our federal
tax dollars to search bus passengers, who if criminal could have moved
on to the next bus stop or just declined the search. The very same
Air Marshals that are supposed to be protecting our plans are
searching people at bus stops. This operation could hardly have been
an effective expenditure of resources, especially as no reported
arrests or confiscations took place.

Fifth, the stops seem to be better explained as a test of what
encroachments Americans will accept, and the fact that only one
article has mentioned it, sparsely at that, makes their test a likely
success for federal agencies that seek to expand their powers.

So now it is up to us to decide, again, what is acceptable and what is
not.

Personally, I plan to contact my Congressman in the morning (as this
was a federal operation) and demand some basic investigations be
done. Specifically, I have the following questions:

1. Why my tax dollars were spent this way?

2. What SPECIFIC threat this was addressing?

3. What CLEAR 4th Ammendment considerations were taken in the
planning and made clear in the searches?

4. What effect this event was expected to have among the
population, etc.?

5. Why were federal agents unaware of Indiana law when they were
there to search for violations of that law?

6. Was any notification given to the public before the event (as is
done with road-blocks)?

7. In a time when there are concerns with not having enough air
marshals on commercial planes, why do we have them at bus stops rather
than at the airport?

8. Are there plans to continue this program or expand it to other
cities? Should we all expect federal agents to be searching citizens
in our streets with no cause?

I also plan to send a letter to the Indiana ACLU and to the mayor's
office.

To quote my congressman Baron Hill:

September 11th illustrated that, while the threat may have
changed, the US still faces dangerous enemies in the 21st century. Our
enemies are no longer monolithic nation-states, but, instead, fluid
networks of terrorists that operate covertly in dozens of nations. To
successfully combat this threat, it is crucial that we coordinate and
develop a coherent strategy to enhance our homeland security. We must
not, however, sacrifice the personal freedoms of American citizens to
achieve these goals. (Source: 2006 Congressional National Political
Awareness Test Nov 7, 2006)

Let's see if anyone responds.

To my fellow Kos readers, I ask "Where is the reporting on this?" I
have not seen anything in the HuffingtonPost, or drugeretort, etc.
Please help us all by looking into this.

It really is just the beginning.

UPDATE: I was wrong, thanks to hungrycoyote, the fact is this is a
part of an 18 month old program opposed by law enforcement groups:

The law enforcement association already was unhappy with an 18-
month-old TSA program that teams the agency's armed federal air
marshals -- who have law-enforcement powers -- with unarmed screeners
and inspectors on special units deployed at airports, rail and bus
stations.

These squads, known as Visual Intermodal Protection and Response
units, or VIPR teams, gained a higher profile earlier this month when
they were sent to East and West Coast airports and other
transportation facilities to beef up security patrols in the wake of
terrorist incidents in England and Scotland.

"The teaming up of highly trained federal air marshals with
civilian TSA screeners in uniform in front of airports and train
stations is a recipe for disaster," Gordon wrote.

Lawmen object to plans for screeners
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-11/118473476794000.xml&coll=1

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namaste;
bodhi
http://psychedelictourist.blogspot.com

wrote:
It's becoming quite fashionable of late.

Economic Collapse ..... War with Iran ..... Another 9/11 False Flag
Terrorist Attack .... Looming Dictatorship in the U.S.......

paranoia is the new black.

yet I haven't heard much talk about this subject on AGR - or anywhere
else for that matter.

It's because all the Warriors of the Light (ie: THE GOOD GUYS) are out
there in the bush, hunkered down, and keeping the chatter at a
minimum .....

is your powder dry, patriot?

namaste;
bodhi

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