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PART II
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
WARNING: The Closing Of An Open Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Our Founders Wisdom.
Topic Overview
2. The Effects of 9/11 on Civil Liberties.
3. Lessons From the Past and Not Too Distant Past.
5. What We Have to Do.
6. Discussion
4. Will History Be Repeated?
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Franklin, Madison and Jefferson working on the U.S. Constitution
Our Founders Wisdom
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1. “CIA WORKER SAYS MESSAGE ON TORTURE GOT HER FIRED” 7/22/06 New York Times
2. “DRAFT BILL WAIVES DUE PROCESS FOR ENEMY COMBATANTS” 7/29/06 Washington Post
3. “THE COURT UNDER SEIGE” 7/29/06 New York Times
4. “A SLIP OF THE PEN” 7/31/06 New York Times
5. “BLOGGER JAILED AFTER DEFYING COURT ORDER” 8/2/06 New York Times
6. “GOVERNMENT WINS ACCESS TO REPORTER PHONE RECORDS” 8/2/06 New York Times
7. “STRONG-ARMING THE VOTE” 8/3/06 New York Times
8. “U.S. ASSIGNS TERROR SCORE TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS” 12/1/06 Associated Press
9. “WITH ONLY A LETTER, FBI CAN GATHER PRIVATE DATA” USA TODAY July 6, 2006
10. “MAKING MARTIAL LAW EASIER” February 19th, 2007 New York Times Editorial
The Effects of 9/11 on Civil Liberties.
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In Germany, they [Nazi’s] came first for the Communists,
And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist; And
then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a trade unionist; And then they came for the
Jews, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew; And then
. . . they came for me . . . And by that time there was no one
left to speak up.”
Pastor Martin Niemoller (1892 – 1984)
Lessons From the Past and Not too Distant Past.
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Its Called Fascism Anyway You Look At It!
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
What is Fascism?
A Roman fasces or fascism
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Time, Fortune, and Life magazines. Time featured Mussolini on its cover eight times between 1923 and 1943.
Fascism In America
1938 Better Homes and GardensBenito Mussolini August 1923
Adolf Hitler March 1935
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Fascism In America
In 1938 Henry Ford received the Grand Cross of the Order of the German Eagle as a birthday present from
Adolph Hitler.
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“Gen. Butler Bares 'Fascist Plot' To Seize Government by Force” November 21, 1934, Wednesday New York Times
Fascism In America
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Western Hemisphere Institute For Security Cooperation (WHINSEC)
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Will History Be repeated?
2008 Republican National Convention, St. Paul
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2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MinnesotaFreedom of Assembly?
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CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
Fascism
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups
6. Arbitrarily Detain And Release Citizens
8.Target Key Individuals
9.Restrict The Press
7. Cast Criticism As “Espionage” And Dissent As “Treason”
10. Subvert The Rule Of The Law
Fascist
Shift
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
The FBI Identified These 19 Suspected Hijackers Within A Few Hours After The 9/11 Attack.
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
2. Establish Secret Prisons
Abu Ghraib – ABC News
Guantanamo - AP
USS Peleliu Used to Hold Detainees - AP
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1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
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3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
Blackwater in New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina
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Is this what democracy is supposed to look like?
2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN
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Is this what democracy supposed to look like?
2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
Signals Intelligence Site In England (SIGINT)
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
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AT&T NSA ‘Data mining’ facility At AT&T 611 Folsom Street, San
Francisco, CA
NSA Room 641A At the AT&T Facility
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“IS THE PENTAGON SPYING ON AMERICANS? SECRET DATABASE OBTAINED BY NBC NEWS TRACKS ‘SUSPICIOUS’ DOMESTIC GROUPS”
DEC. 14, 2005 NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
5. Infiltrating Citizens’ Groups
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
“Police raid anarchist homes in advance of RNC;Infiltration programs aided the pre-emptive strike”
9/3/08 City Pages
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups
6. Arbitrarily Detain And Release Citizens
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
“U.S. Settles Suit Filed by Ore. Lawyer; $2 Million Will Be Paid For Wrongful Arrest After Madrid Attack” Thursday, November 30, 2006; Page A03 The Oregonian
Brandon Mayfield
6. Arbitrarily Detain And Release Citizens
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups
6. Arbitrarily Detain And Release Citizens
7. Cast Criticism As “Espionage” And Dissent As “Treason”
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
7. Dissent equals treason
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1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups
6. Arbitrarily Detain And Release Citizens
8.Target Key Individuals
7. Cast Criticism As “Espionage” And Dissent As “Treason”
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
8. Target Key Individuals
Bill Maher from Politically Incorrect
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups
6. Arbitrarily Detain And Release Citizens
8.Target Key Individuals
9.Restrict The Press
7. Cast Criticism As “Espionage” And Dissent As “Treason”
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
9.Restrict The Press
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups
6. Arbitrarily Detain And Release Citizens
8.Target Key Individuals
9.Restrict The Press
7. Cast Criticism As “Espionage” And Dissent As “Treason”
10. Subvert The Rule Of The Law
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
10. Subvert The Rule Of The Law
The Patriot Act
Defense Authorization Act of 2007
Military Commission Act
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Fascism
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups
6. Arbitrarily Detain And Release Citizens
8.Target Key Individuals
9.Restrict The Press
7. Cast Criticism As “Espionage” And Dissent As “Treason”
10. Subvert The Rule Of The Law
Fascist
Shift
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
THE 2008 ELECTION IS OVER! THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTACKING OUR FREEDOMS ARE GONE! WE WILL GET OUR
CIVIL LIBERTIES BACK! RIGHT?
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CHANGE IS HERE ! OUR RIGHTS WILL BE RESTORED!
1. “U.S. WON’T LABEL TERROR SUSPECTS AS ‘ENEMY COMBATANTS’” 3/11/09 New York Times
2. “OBAMA ADMINISTRATION MAINTAINS BUSH POSITION ON 'EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION' LAWSUIT” 2/9/09 ABC News
3 . “EX-ISLAMIC CHARITY WINS RULING IN WIRETAP CASE” The Oregonian February 27, 2009
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
Fascism
1. Invoke An External And Internal Threat
2. Establish Secret Prisons
3. Develop A Paramilitary Force
4. Surveil Ordinary Citizens
5. Infiltrate Citizens’ Groups
6. Arbitrarily Detain And Release Citizens
8.Target Key Individuals
9.Restrict The Press
7. Cast Criticism As “Espionage” And Dissent As “Treason”
10. Subvert The Rule Of The Law
Fascist
Shift
Democracy
The Ten Steps To A Closed Society
CIVIL LIBERTIES AND 9/11
Selma Alabama Civil Rights MarchPolice wait for marchers to come across the Edmund Pettus
Bridge on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965.
What we have to do.
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November 1969
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1999 Seattle World Trade Organization Protest
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2008 Republican National Convention Protest, St. Paul MN
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“Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it” – George
Santayana