Rumsfeld, DOD officials attend meeting on erasing North American borders

One News Now ^ | January 31, 2007 | Chad Groening

[Between the Lines]

Judicial Watch says Donald Rumsfeld and other U.S. Defense Department officials have met with other countries' officials to discuss effectively erasing the borders between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

The public-interest group Judicial Watch has released documents pertaining to a meeting last fall in Banff, Alberta (Canada), called the "North American Forum," which was attended by former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other high-level U.S. Department of Defense officials. According to the watchdog group, the meeting was put on by a government agency that wants to "harmonize" the laws throughout North America.

The North American Forum was sponsored by the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SSP). On its government website the SSP says it is a "trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the United States, Canada, and Mexico through greater cooperation and information sharing."

Chris Farrell is director of research at Judicial Watch. "They want to harmonize -- that's their word -- rules and regulations and laws between all three countries and try to bring them more and more together and try to erase the boundaries and borders between the three countries," he says.

But Farrell believes some of the objectives of the SSP are not in the best interests of United States citizens. For one thing, the Judicial Watch spokesman takes issue with the idea of taking the North American "grid" the U.S. shares with Canada and integrating it fully with Mexico. "I don't know how that's in our interest," he contends.

Judicial Watch, which works to investigate and prosecutes government corruption, has questioned the fact that the Banff forum was attended by a number of high-level U.S. government and military officials.

One of the more disturbing documents from the North American Forum, the group's director of research notes, contained the phrase "evolution by stealth" in reference to important policy debates, including debate on the North American countries' integration and cooperation.

"So Secretary Rumsfeld goes up to this meeting and with him he brings the Northern Command, the military's Homeland Security command," Farrell says, "and they talk about some pretty disturbing things." Many of the topics discussed at the North American Forum involved potentially "really changing how you and I think of America when it comes to our economic and our energy independence and a variety of other issues," he contends.

[pissant]

Moonbattism at its finest.

[TomGuy]

"Stimulate and accelerate cross-border technology trade by preventing unnecessary barriers from being erected (e.g., agree on mutual recognition of technical requirements for telecommunications equipment, tests and certification; adopt a framework of common principles for e-commerce)."

The above quote is from the White House website. It seems to be a clear statement of the current Administration's intent on border issues.
Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America Prosperity Agenda

[TomGuy]

Bush goes through with anything like this, my respect for him is gone.

Duh!

And so will your national sovereignty.

[1rudeboy]

Sorry, I don't see how making it easier to use my cell phone north or south of the border is a demonstration of some larger "intent" regarding "border issues."

[msg-84]

It is good that you are not holding your breath, because you are wrong.

[TomGuy]

Sorry, I don't see

That's what the powers that be hope. That you won't see, until it is too late to do anything about it. Every dictatorship, every subversive government, has taken power in exactly the same way -- they did it before the masses realized what was happening. By then, it was too late. That is how Hitler took over much of Europe. That is how Islam is taking over Europe. That is how Castro took over Cuba. That is how Chavez is taking over Venezuela. That is how Putin is retaking Russia. They hope the masses keep their heads buried in the sand until......

[reagan_fanatic]

I don't doubt that there are elements within the U.S. Government who believe it is in our best interests to become one with Mexico - the part I'm having trouble understanding is, how is absorbing a poor, third world backwater nation like Mexico, whose culture and language are far different than ours and whose poverty and corruption is legendary, in the best interests of an advanced, industrialized society like the United States?

[billbears]

I choose to not believe this article until I hear it from a more reliable source

Oh come on!! You've got everything you need. Joe Farah, WorldNutDaily, Jerry Corsi, and now Judicial Watch. Only one missing I think is DEBKA. Or possibly the National Enquirer. Once they chime in, I'll be stocking up on Ramen Noodles and bottled water...

[em2vn]

The point of mentioning the military personnal is that they were there. It's a perfectly valid point to make.
Are you suggesting that if the military didn't agree with decisions made by the civilian government it would keep the decisions from being carried out? Are you suggesting a coup would be possible over the AmeriCanaMexico push of the current administration?

[Rex Anderson]

Judicial Watch on the case. lol

[MEGoody]

Sounds like chicken little is at it again.

[Lx]

Don't they have some lawsuits to attend to?

[mysterio]

What borders?

[1rudeboy]

Nor do I "see" how the standardization of civil aviation beacons between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. is a small step on the road to what Hayek calls the road to serfdom.

In fact, Hayek might argue that the threat of dictatorship, or the threat of being on the road to serfdom, is greater when a leader argues we should not standardize such beacons for unfounded, but nationalistic, reasons.

[Rex Anderson]

Does Judicial Watch still believe a missle, not a plane, hit the Pentagon?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L75Gga92WO8

[TomGuy]

Easy: Cheap labor (because Lincoln declared slavery illegal).

Those globalists are more interested in CODA (cost of doing business) than in people. Importing millions of cheap laborers may be detrimental to a sovereign nation, but it is a boon for businesses that use cheap laborers to produce goods and services. How else do large corporation CEO retire with multi-million dollar nest eggs?

==

A few months after Clinton was out of office, he made a speech (at Georgetown U, IIRC). Around the same time Madeline Albright made a similar speech somewhere overseas. Both made reference to the coming time when the US is comparable with 3rd world nations. Clinton's theme was that we needed to be nice to 3rd world nations because the US would be one soon.

I was astonished that the media didn't rake Clinton or Albright for those comments. After 5 years of Bush and open borders and the flood of millions of illegals, I see that we are heading in that direction, unabated. And both political parties are in on it. They are more on-the-same-page than they want the masses to know.

[sheana]

Since THEY have decided they cannot bring all of the third world up to our standards, they will bring the U.S. down to third world standards. Only then can there be a fair and even global playing field.
That also puts the ruling elites on top.

Sounds like a plan to me.

[Between the Lines]

Sorry, I don't see how . . .

"evolution by stealth"

[1rudeboy]

I refer you to my comment #34, if "evolution by stealth" is your concern.

[Between the Lines]

Does Judicial Watch still believe a missle, not a plane, hit the Pentagon?

“We fought hard to obtain this video because we felt that it was very important to complete the public record with respect to the terrorist attacks of September 11,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “Finally, we hope that this video will put to rest the conspiracy theories involving American Airlines Flight 77. As always, our prayers remain with all those who suffered as a result of those murderous attacks.” http://www.judicialwatch.org/5772.shtml

No, they do not.