'Single-Issue Extremists'

A few days ago, CBS news reported that the Alabama Homeland Security Department web site listed Single Issue Extremists -- like Gay Rights Advocates -- as potential terrorists. Many Blogs are now discussing this issue but without looking at or linking together all of the seemingly unrelated stories about the recent directive signed by un-President Bush and plans for building FEMA camps, etc. One reader suggested that we include into the mix the issues of global warming and genetically modified food since she feels that there may be a need to create a health disaster to justify the killing off of many unwanted people. No need for gas chambers if mass murder can be blamed on an "Act of God" or "Mother Nature."


Maybe we are getting paranoid or just going crazy... BUT we never dreamed our Government could become so corrupt in such a short time and while everyone was watching...

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Are YOU a Terrorist?

According to the web site, 'Terrorism Awareness and Prevention'

"Law enforcement often feels the greatest terrorist threat is from “single issue” or “special interest” groups."

These groups include:

• Environmentalists
• Animal Rights
• Pro-Life
• Anti-Nuclear/Anti-War
• Gay Rights
• Anti-Geneticists (opposed to genetically altered crops)

I don't know about you, but under this criteria, almost everyone I know -- including myself -- is a potential terrorist!

This 'single issue group = terrorist' definition is not limited to this particular web site... yesterday, CBS News reported that the Alabama State Homeland Security Department's web site (until they removed it on Friday) also listed Gay Rights Activists as potential terrorists.

The page had said, "Single issue extremists often focus on issues that are important to all of us. However, they have no problem crossing the line between legal protest and change and illegal acts, to include even murder, to succeed in their goals. In many communities, law enforcement officials feel that these groups offer the greatest organized threat to the community."

The Terrorism Awareness and Prevention web site even offers an interactive quiz so you can test your terrorism knowledge base.

As we reported last week, this information should be considered along with other news about the National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive recently signed by Bush, as well as the building of FEMA camps not only as proof that our Constitutional rights are quickly deteriorating, but also that we are in very deep doo-doo.

It is now clear that the neo-cons, along with right-wing fundamentalist religious groups and the military industrial complex have teamed up to create a Government -- that in a post September 11 world -- has declared that anyone who exercises their Constitutional right to freedom of speech and assembly is a "Domestic Terrorist."

We've GOT to pay attention to what this crowd is up to and do something about it. The question is WHAT and WHEN? When is it too late to stop the madness? Are we like the proverbial frog in a stew pot with the temperature rising so subtly that we will not sense when it is too late to jump out and save ourselves?

Please note that these web sites are NOT the work of crazed and paranoid fringe groups! They are published and sanctioned by various states and federal governmental agencies and their message is clear:

If you belong to one or more of these groups, YOU, too, might be a Terrorist!

Terrorists Throughout the Ages: A Rogue's Gallery of Misfits and Malcontents from Across History and Today.

Bush To Be Dictator In A Catastrophic Emergency

Is George W. Bush setting up a scenario to justify the suspension of the 2008 elections by creating (or letting happen) a catastrophe on US soil that would give him Constitutional authority to remain President beyond his 8 year term??

If you think this sounds paranoid, read on!

According to an article in Global Research by Lee Rogers (read it here), Bush recently signed a National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive that will empower him, in such an "emergency" to suspend the balance of power granted by the Constitution. Rather than co-equal branches of government, Bush -- as President -- will have the authority to "coordinate" the Congressional and Judicial branches. As usual, this directive does not result from the legislature. It is an executive order. No oversight.

According to Rogers:

"The directive defines a “Catastrophic Emergency” as the following.

"Catastrophic Emergency" means any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions;

So what does this mean? This is entirely subjective and doesn’t provide any real concrete definition of what such an emergency would entail. Assuming that it means a disaster on the scale of the 9/11 attacks or Katrina, there is no question that the United States at some point in time will experience an emergency on par with either of those events. When one of those events takes place, the President will be a dictator in charge of ensuring a working constitutional government."

What's all this got to do with the LGBTQ Community? PLENTY! Today, environmentalists are prosecuted as "terrorists" -- FEMA is setting up camps in case of a homeland emergency... If right-wing fanatics like James Dobson continue to consult with the President/dictator-for-life, perhaps we will begin to see a rise in fundamentalist-inspired anti-gay violence in this country.

The time to start paying attention is NOW!