Posted on 07/16/2009 6:10:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Forced abortions. Mass sterilization. A "Planetary Regime" with the power of life and death over American citizens.
The tyrannical fantasies of a madman? Or merely the opinions of the person now in control of science policy in the United States? Or both?
These ideas (among many other equally horrifying recommendations) were put forth by John Holdren, whom Barack Obama has recently appointed Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology -- informally known as the United States' Science Czar. In a book Holdren co-authored in 1977, the man now firmly in control of science policy in this country wrote that:
• Women could be forced to abort their pregnancies, whether they wanted to or not; • The population at large could be sterilized by infertility drugs intentionally put into the nation's drinking water or in food; • Single mothers and teen mothers should have their babies seized from them against their will and given away to other couples to raise; • People who "contribute to social deterioration" (i.e. undesirables) "can be required by law to exercise reproductive responsibility" -- in other words, be compelled to have abortions or be sterilized. • A transnational "Planetary Regime" should assume control of the global economy and also dictate the most intimate details of Americans' lives -- using an armed international police force.
Impossible, you say? That must be an exaggeration or a hoax. No one in their right mind would say such things.
Well, I hate to break the news to you, but it is no hoax, no exaggeration. John Holdren really did say those things, and this report contains the proof. Below you will find photographs, scans, and transcriptions of pages in the book Ecoscience, co-authored in 1977 by John Holdren and his close colleagues Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich. The scans and photos are provided to supply conclusive evidence that the words attributed to Holdren are unaltered and accurately transcribed.
[UPDATE: Make sure to read the new statements issued by the White House and by John Holdren's office in response to the controversy raised by this essay -- you can see them below following the Ecoscience excerpts, or you can jump directly to the statements by clicking here.]
This report was originally inspired by this article in FrontPage magazine, which covers some of the same information given here. But that article, although it contained many shocking quotes from John Holdren, failed to make much of an impact on public opinion. Why not? Because, as I discovered when discussing the article with various friends, there was no proof that the quotes were accurate -- so most folks (even those opposed to Obama's policies) doubted their veracity, because the statements seemed too inflammatory to be true. In the modern era, it seems, journalists have lost all credibility, and so are presumed to be lying or exaggerating unless solid evidence is offered to back up the claims. Well, this report contains that evidence.
Of course, Holdren wrote these things in the framework of a book he co-authored about what he imagined at the time (late 1970s) was an apocalyptic crisis facing mankind: overpopulation. He felt extreme measures would be required to combat an extreme problem. Whether or not you think this provides him a valid "excuse" for having descended into a totalitarian fantasy is up to you: personally, I don't think it's a valid excuse at all, since the crisis he was in a panic over was mostly in his imagination. Totalitarian regimes and unhinged people almost always have what seems internally like a reasonable justification for actions which to the outside world seem incomprehensible.
Direct quotes from John Holdren's Ecoscience
Below you will find a series of ten short passages from Ecoscience. On the left in each case is a scanned image taken directly from the pages of the book itself; on the right is an exact transcription of each passage, with noteworthy sections highlighted. Below each quote is a short analysis by me.
Following these short quotes, I take a "step back" and provide the full extended passages from which each of the shorter quotes were excerpted, to provide the full context.
And at the bottom of this report, I provide untouched scans (and photos) of the full pages from which all of these passages were taken, to quash any doubts anyone might have that these are absolutely real, and to forestall any claims that the quotes were taken "out of context."
Ready? Brace yourself. And prepare to be shocked.
As noted in the FrontPage article cited above, Holdren "hides behind the passive voice" in this passage, by saying "it has been concluded." Really? By whom? By the authors of the book, that's whom. What Holdren's really saying here is, "I have determined that there's nothing unconstitutional about laws which would force women to abort their babies." And as we will see later, although Holdren bemoans the fact that most people think there's no need for such laws, he and his co-authors believe that the population crisis is so severe that the time has indeed come for "compulsory population-control laws." In fact, they spend the entire book arguing that "the population crisis" has already become "sufficiently severe to endanger the society."
CLICK ABOVE LINK FOR THE REST AND SCANNED SAMPLES OF THE PAGES OF HIS BOOK
I believe that is why he has ramrodded everything through so fast. To keep everyones' heads spinning so no one has any time to concentrate or focus on, or become familiar with any one thing long enough to stop the insanity and deny Obama his dream.
It is one idiocy after another with him. It is chaos. It is a whirlwind of lunacy and will lead to riots, panic, and revolution. Then he will command that we need to be a police state and he will take ultimate control...sans Congress.
My God,we need to start a special filing system to keep up with this regime`s screw ups and outrages!
Possibly - a scenario.
He certainly smiled and enjoyed the chaos in Kenya didn’t he when his brother/cousin encouraged violent protests in order to get him into power after he had been legitimately defeated in the elections there.
I don’t have the picture of O in Kenya smiling - I believe while standing in a doorway.....all the while ENJOYING the destruction his cousin/brother had wrought.
So you might be on to something.....who knows?
I know millions of Americans are going to be needlessly forced out of jobs and businesses will close down and energy costs will skyrocket and healthcare rationing will take hold and taxes are going to zoom out of sight.....just to name a few of the disasters awaiting us.
Excellent post...sadly I agree.
It will take a miracle to end this and get that man out of the White House. And I am praying for that miracle, whatever it is! Those who still support him will soon find that they will be the ones hurt the most. Trust is a sad thing to loose, and people don't get over it. Those who trust a narcissist are more wounded than those who knew what was coming. Just watch!
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Yes, you are so right - those who trusted Zero are going to be mightily hurt aren’t they. I know some of these supporters very well - some are in my own family.
When I hear them say, ZERO was a big mistake.....then I will know there is hope.
However, the damaage by that time will be so horrible, and the strength of those who want him OUT of office - along with the Demoniacsw in Congress .....will be so weakened, it will take a miracle or two or three to save this nation from total disaster.
A narcissistic leader relies on swift action...and fancy words to gain the trust of the people. Obama did that.
But he will loose that trust and the people who supported him will be hurt the worst. Those of us who saw this coming won't have that reaction. But the sheeple who followed him, the ones who will really suffer, will not be able to overcome the loss of trust in this man who led them down the drain to despair. Just watch!
No doubt, the sheeple will be full of despair and anger that we who have anticipated this will not. As prepared as one can be...psychologically anyways we are there.
If you have not seen this yet you may find it interesting. Saw it way back in Sept/Oct. Tried to get folks I know to pay attention (voted Obama) to no avail.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32cxf_yuri-bezmenov
So often these people who are smart in plasma physics or some other esoteric field assume they are equally smart in moral philosophy.
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