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2009/11/11 I usually take most political dealings in
stride but this one scares me. Too many things leading up to this have
been setting the path for this to easily happen to our Country. But.......By JANET ALBRECHTSEN
We
can only hope that world leaders will do nothing more than enjoy a
pleasant bicycle ride around the charming streets of Copenhagen come
December. For if they actually manage to wring out an agreement based
on the current draft text of the Copenhagen climate-change treaty, the
world is in for some nasty surprises. Draft text, you say? If you
haven't heard about it, that's because none of our otherwise talkative
political leaders have bothered to tell us what the drafters have
already cobbled together for leaders to consider. And neither have the
media.
Enter Lord Christopher Monckton. The former adviser to Margaret
Thatcher gave an address at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota,
earlier this month that made quite a splash. For the first time, the
public heard about the 181 pages, dated Sept. 15, that comprise the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—a rough draft of what could be signed come December.
So far there have been more than a million hits on the YouTube post
of his address. It deserves millions more because Lord Monckton warns
that the aim of the Copenhagen draft treaty is to set up a
transnational "government" on a scale the world has never before seen.
The "scheme for the new institutional
arrangement under the Convention" that starts on page 18 contains the
provision for a "government." The aim is to give a new as yet unnamed
U.N. body the power to directly intervene in the financial, economic,
tax and environmental affairs of all the nations that sign the
Copenhagen treaty.
The reason for the power grab is clear
enough: Clause after complicated clause of the draft treaty requires
developed countries to pay an "adaptation debt" to developing countries
to supposedly support climate change mitigation. Clause 33 on page 39
says that "by 2020 the scale of financial flows to support adaptation
in developing countries must be [at least $67 billion] or [in the range
of $70 billion to $140 billion per year]."
And how will developed countries be slugged to provide for this
financial flow to the developing world? The draft text sets out various
alternatives, including option seven on page 135, which provides for "a
[global] levy of 2 per cent on international financial market
[monetary] transactions to Annex I Parties." Annex 1 countries are
industrialized countries, which include among others the U.S.,
Australia, Britain and Canada.
To be sure, countries that sign international treaties always cede
powers to a U.N. body responsible for implementing treaty obligations.
But the difference is that this treaty appears to have been subject to
unusual attempts to conceal its convoluted contents. And apart from the
difficulty of trying to decipher the U.N. verbiage, there are plenty of
draft clauses described as "alternatives" and "options" that should
raise the ire of free and democratic countries concerned about
preserving their sovereignty.
Lord Monckton himself only became
aware of the extraordinary powers to be vested in this new world
government when a friend found an obscure U.N. Web site and searched
through several layers of hyperlinks before discovering a document that
isn't even called the draft "treaty." Instead, it's labeled a "Note by
the Secretariat."
Interviewed by broadcaster Alan Jones on Sydney radio Monday, Lord
Monckton said "this is the first time I've ever seen any transnational
treaty referring to a new body to be set up under that treaty as a
'government.' But it's the powers that are going to be given to this
entirely unelected government that are so frightening." He added: "The
sheer ambition of this new world government is enormous right from the
start—that's even before it starts accrediting powers to itself in the
way that these entities inevitably always do."
Critics have admonished Lord Monckton for his colorful language. He
has certainly been vigorous. In his exposé of the draft Copenhagen
treaty in St. Paul, he warned Americans that "in the next few weeks,
unless you stop it, your president will sign your freedom, your
democracy and your prosperity away forever." Yet his critics fail to
deal with the substance of what he says.
Ask yourself this question: Given that our political leaders spend
hundreds of hours talking about climate change and the need for a
global consensus in Copenhagen, why have none of them talked openly
about the details of this draft climate-change treaty? After all, the
final treaty will bind signatories for years to come. What exactly are
they hiding? Thanks to Lord Monckton we now know something of their
plans.
Janos Pasztor, director of the Secretary-General's Climate Change
Support Team, told reporters in New York Monday that with the U.S.
Congress yet to pass a climate-change bill, a global climate-change
treaty is now an unlikely outcome in Copenhagen. Let's hope he is
right. And thank you, America.
Ms. Albrechtsen is a columnist for the Australian.
Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty. See the YouTube video here.Downloaded From mnmajoritydotorg
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On
October 14, Lord Christopher Monckton, a noted climate change skeptic,
gave a presentation at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN. In this 4
minute excerpt from his speech, he issues a dire warning to all
Americans regarding the United Nations Climate Change Treaty, scheduled
to be signed in Copenhagen in December 2009.
Lord Monckton
served as a policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher. He has repeatedly
challenged Al Gore to a debate to which Gore has refused. Monckton sued
to stop Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth" from being shown in British
schools due to its inaccuracies. The judge found in-favor of Monckton,
ordering 9 serious errors in the film to be corrected. Lord Monckton
travels internationally in an attempt to educating the public about the
myth of global warming.
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Countdown to Copenhagen
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment... 2008/4/18 Got a strange wake up this morning. At about 435 am I was awoke by stuff on my headboard shaking along with my bed. First I thought my dog was leaning on the bed having a seizure or something. I sat up to see them coming down the hall to my bedroom with a worried look on their faces. So, Daddy got up & showed them what happened and that it was ok. Don't think I had any significant damage, might find a small crack in a wall or ceiling later if any at all. the center of the quake was about 250 miles east of where I live. Here's a link to show the center. Earthquake link2008/3/23 Local Astronaut Bob Behnken Makes Spacewalking HistoryAstronaut Major Bob Behnken, 37, who grew up in St. Ann, Missouri, graduating from Pattonville High and Washington University, performed the first of his three scheduled spacewalks.
Add his feat to St. Louis's
rich aeronautics and space history, dating to the days of Charles
Lindbergh and the McDonnell Mercury and Gemini space capsules built in St. Louis.
Behnken worked on a robot Monday night. The robot, nicknamed "Dextre", is designed to handle exterior repairs at the International Space Station.
"What
they're working on now is calibrating the robotic hand," said David
Ritchey, as he watched a live feed of the spacewalk on NASA's web site.
Ritchey is a space buff and Associate Director of Visitor Experience at the St. Louis Science Center's Planetarium.
He
said Behnken's space walk would certainly build interest in science,
especially among young people in St. Louis, but also do a lot more:
every move Behnken and his fellow astronauts made, Ritchey said, was
important not just to NASA, but to humanity, plotting a roadmap through
space; a life-threatening task.
"Any spacewalk is one of the most dangerous things any astronaut can undertake," Ritchey said. "Once you connect all these dots, where it's leading us, is back to the moon, then ultimately onto Mars, then who knows where."
Washington University biomedical engineer Dr. Sal Sutera remembered Behnken as a student from the late 80's into the early 90's.
"He
doesn't look very much different from what I remembered," he said,
referring to recent pictures of Behnken he'd seen from the mission.
Sutera said Behnken followed in his footsteps after graduating from Washington University, getting his Master's and Doctorate degrees from the California Institute of technology within 4 years, a daunting task.
Sutera
said thousands of his students went on to excel in life, but Behnken's
achievements were, by their very nature, unmatched.
"We always have sort of a fatherly attitude toward our students," he said. "When one of them really succeeds in an endeavor like this … you can't help but being proud."
Behnken's spacewalk Thursday could be even more significant. He'll be testing a kind of "space" spackle to repair damaged heat tiles on the space shuttle.
That could prove critical in August, when astronauts repair the Hubble space telescope.
2007/11/28 And I'm not talking Baseball!!!
I just got Kerosene & gas here Saturday.
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Video version
2007/9/8
Prime Minister John Howard - Australia
Muslims
who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out
of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off
potential terror attacks.
A day
after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to Australia and
her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John Howard, he and his
Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a crackdown. Treasurer
Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some radical
clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept that
Australia was a secular state, and its laws were made by parliament. "If
those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a
theocratic state, then Australia is not for you", he said on National
Television
"I'd be
saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people
in Australia : one the Australian law and another Islamic law that is false.
If you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy,
and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another
country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better option",
Costello said.
Asked
whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he said those
with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the other country.
Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who did
not want to accept local values should "clear off. Basically people who
don't want to be Australians, and who don't want, to live by Australian
values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off", he
said.
Separately,
Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported
spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT
AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation
worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture.
Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in
patriotism by the majority of Australians."
"However,
the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct'
crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was
offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge
against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia ."
"However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our
country, and apparently some born here, need to understand." "This idea of
Australia being a multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our
sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians, we have our own
culture, our own society, our own language and our own
lifestyle."
"This
culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and
victories by millions of men and women who have sought
freedom"
"We
speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,
Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our
society . Learn the language!"
"Most
Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing,
political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian
principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is
certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God
offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your
new home, because God is part of our culture."
"We
will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you
accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with
us."
"If the
Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like "A Fair Go", then you should
seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with
our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you
did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not
force it on others.
"This
is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every
opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining,
and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of
Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian
freedom,
'THE
RIGHT TO LEAVE'."
"If you
aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to
be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."
Maybe if we
circulate this amongst ourselves, American citizens will find the backbone
to start speaking and voicing the same truths.
2007/7/14 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19587110/
Owning a jet, made easy
If purchasing a private jet seems daunting, you can always buy a piece it
2007/6/10 Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas is a fairly famous
institution and for a variety of reasons:
1. John F. Kennedy
died there in 1963
2. Lee Harvey Oswald died there shortly after
3. Jack Ruby-who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, died there a few
years
later..by coincidence
"On the flip side, Parkland is also home
to the second busiest
maternity ward in the country with almost 16,000
new babies
arriving each year. (That's almost 44 per day---every
day)
A recent patient survey indicated that 70 percent of the
women
who gave birth at Parkland in the first three months of 2006
were illegal immigrants. That's 11,200 anchor babies born every
year just in Dallas .
According to the article, the
hospital spent $70.7 million
delivering 15,938 babies in 2004 but
managed to end up with
almost $8 million dollars in surplus funding.
Medicaid kicked in
$34.5 million, Dallas County taxpayers kicked in
$31.3 million
and the feds tossed in another $9.5 million.
The average patient in Parkland is maternity wards is 25 years
old, married and giving birth to her second child. She is also
an
illegal immigrant. By law, pregnant women cannot be denied
medical care
based on their immigration status or ability to pay.
OK, fine.
That doesn't mean they should receive better care than
everyday,
middle-class American citizens. But at
Parkland Hospital , they do. "
Parkland Memorial Hospital has
nine prenatal clinics. NINE.
The Dallas Morning News article followed a Hispanic woman who
was a patient at one of the clinics and pregnant with her third
child---her previous two were also born at Parkland . Her first
two
deliveries were free and the Mexican native was grateful
because it
would have cost $200 to have them in Mexico . This
time, the hospital
wants her to pay $10 per visit and $100 for
the delivery but she was
unsure if she could come up with the
money. Not that it matters, the
hospital won't turn her away. (I
wonder why they even bother asking at
this point.)
"How long has this been going on? What are the
long-term affects?
Well, another subject of the article was
born at Parkland in
1986 shortly after her mother entered the US
illegally - now she
is having her own child there as well. (That's
right, she's
technically a US citizen.)
These women
receive free prenatal care including medication,
nutrition, birthing
classes and child care classes. They also
get freebies such as car
seats, bottles, diapers and formula.
Most of these things are
available to American citizens as well
but only for low-income
applicants and even then, the red tape
involved is almost
insurmountable.
Because these women are illegal immigrants,
they do not have to
provide any sort of legitimate identification - no
proof of
income. An American citizen would have to provide a social
security number which would reveal their annual income - an
illegal immigrant need only cla im to be poor and the hospital
must
take them at their word.
"My husband is a pilot for the United
States Navy (yes, he
fought in Iraq ) and while the health care is
good, we Navy
wives don't get any of these perks! Car seats? Diapers?
Not so
much. So my question is this: Does our public medical care
system treat illegal immigrants better than American citizens?
Yes, it does!
As I mentioned, the care I have received is
perfectly adequate
but it's bare bones, meat and potato medical care -
not top of line.
Their (the illegals') medical care is free -
simply because they
are illegal immigrants? Once again, there is no way
to verify
their income.
Parkland Hospital offers
indigent care to Dallas County
residents who earn less than $40,000 per
year. (They also have
to prove that they did not refuse health coverage
at their
current job. Yeah, the 'free' care is not so easy for
Americans.)
There are about 140 patients who received roughly
$4 million
dollars for un-reimbursed medical care. As it turns out,
they
did not qualify for free treatment because they resided outside
of Dallas County so the hospital is going to sue them! Illegals
get it all free! But U. S citizens who live outside of Dallas
County get sued! How stupid is this?
As if that isn't annoying
enough, the illegal immigrant patients
are actually complaining about
hospital staff not speaking
Spanish. In this AP story, the author
speaks with a woman who is
upset that she had to translate comments
from the hospital staff
into Spanish for her husband. The doctor was
trying to explain
the situation to the family and the mother was forced
to
translate for her husband who only spoke Spanish. This was
apparently a great injustice to her.
In an attempt to create a
Spanish-speaking staff, Parkland
Hospital is now providing incentives
in the form of extra pay
for applicants who speak Spanish.
Additionally, medical students
at the University of Texas Southwestern
for which Parkland
Hospital is the training facility will now have a
Spanish
language requirement added to their already jammed-packed
curriculum. No other school in the country boasts such a
ridiculous multi-semester (multicultural) requirement.
In the
meantime, I have to end my column here. I have to go buy
a car
seat."
(Ed: Sorry for the length, but this needs wide
circulation
particularly to our "employees" in Congress.)
Remember that this is only ONE hospital is Dallas, Texas . There
are many more hospitals across our country that also have to
deal with this.
If you
want to verify accuracy:........
http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/parkland.asp
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