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Sunday, August 27, 2006
Throughout the history of recorded civilization rumors of a shadow government have persisted. Whether real or imaginary, the idea that a secret cabal of people plotting to control the world's resources is certainly a chilling prospect. The past ten years have provided such true believers with plenty of fodder. Conspiracy theorists (or whomever) did not react kindly to the European Union. Many saw it as one step closer to a new world order. Indeed, by joining together the countries of Europe have become much stronger than they ever could have been on their own.
But did you know that we may very soon see a North American Union?
Or that we already have an unnamed one?
In November of 2004 President Bush announced that;
"We will both work bilaterally to address Canada-U.S. priorities and continue our close cooperation with Mexico on issues of trilateral importance. This New Partnership will set an agenda designed to increase the security, prosperity, and the quality of life of our citizens"
What differs this from normal "we will work together we are friends blah blah" is that the White House gave specific things this "new partnership" would do;
"improving the coordination of intelligence-sharing, cross-border law enforcement and counter-terrorism [...] increasing the security of critical infrastructure, including transportation, energy, and communications networks [...] Our objective is to expand economic opportunities and prosperity for all our peoples and the competitiveness of North American business [...] Our New Partnership will provide a clear, practical guide to protect our peoples and our way of life as we strengthen our global collaboration"
You'd think this sort of thing would have been covered by the mainstream media. After all, the prospect of a North American Union is pretty juicy, especially considering all the immigration issues that are currently being discussed. CNN ran a report briefly that is periodically available on Youtube (until CNN takes it down). Other than that the press coverage has been practically nil.
On March 18th of 2005 Henry J Hyde of the House's Committee on International Relations gave a speech calling the US and Mexico "parts of a single whole, of a community that is coming into being." He went on to claim that;
"Viewing the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico in the context of an emerging North American Community reveals much about the deeper reality of our convergent evolution. But our relationship is already much closer than that suggested by any abstract concept. A de facto community already exists independent of any formal agreements."
March 23rd of 2005 saw Bush reiterate the above points in a meeting with Canadian and Mexican officials. The outcome of said meeting was the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America Prosperity Agenda.
It should be clear: the White House has yet to suggest officially naming this partnership the North American Union-but others have. Not just any others either. The Council on Foreign Relations, which calls for a North American Union (by name) in 2010.
Just who is the CFR? Members of the CFR are some of the most powerful men on the world, working in all industries. Many conspiracy theorist think that the CFR IS the shadow government. There is good reason to be suspicious, the CFR does have a large influence in US foreign policy. Whether the US will take the CFR's advice may be irrelevant, however, as giving a name to this may only be an official stamp.
Not yet convinced?
According to some, the CFR plan calls for a "'permanent tribunal for North American dispute resolution" that would trump the Supreme Court.
Enter NASCO. What is NASCO? NASCO is;
"A non-profit organization dedicated to developing the world’s first international, integrated and secure, multi-modal transportation system along the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor to improve both the trade competitiveness and quality of life in North America."
NASCO is quick to point out that it is not a government entity. Still, members of NASCO include the states of Iowa and Oklahoma, the Texas transportation department, numerous Texas counties, the United States-Mexico chamber of Commerce, Lockheed Martin, and numerous other cities and organizations.
Now you know.
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http://QUESTIONTHEMARK.ORG
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Throughout the history of recorded civilization rumors of a shadow government have persisted. Whether real or imaginary, the idea that a secret cabal of people plotting to control the world's resources is certainly a chilling prospect. The past ten years have provided such true believers with plenty of fodder. Conspiracy theorists (or whomever) did not react kindly to the European Union. Many saw it as one step closer to a new world order. Indeed, by joining together the countries of Europe have become much stronger than they ever could have been on their own.
But did you know that we may very soon see a North American Union?
Or that we already have an unnamed one?
In November of 2004 President Bush announced that;
"We will both work bilaterally to address Canada-U.S. priorities and continue our close cooperation with Mexico on issues of trilateral importance. This New Partnership will set an agenda designed to increase the security, prosperity, and the quality of life of our citizens"
What differs this from normal "we will work together we are friends blah blah" is that the White House gave specific things this "new partnership" would do;
"improving the coordination of intelligence-sharing, cross-border law enforcement and counter-terrorism [...] increasing the security of critical infrastructure, including transportation, energy, and communications networks [...] Our objective is to expand economic opportunities and prosperity for all our peoples and the competitiveness of North American business [...] Our New Partnership will provide a clear, practical guide to protect our peoples and our way of life as we strengthen our global collaboration"
You'd think this sort of thing would have been covered by the mainstream media. After all, the prospect of a North American Union is pretty juicy, especially considering all the immigration issues that are currently being discussed. CNN ran a report briefly that is periodically available on Youtube (until CNN takes it down). Other than that the press coverage has been practically nil.
On March 18th of 2005 Henry J Hyde of the House's Committee on International Relations gave a speech calling the US and Mexico "parts of a single whole, of a community that is coming into being." He went on to claim that;
"Viewing the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico in the context of an emerging North American Community reveals much about the deeper reality of our convergent evolution. But our relationship is already much closer than that suggested by any abstract concept. A de facto community already exists independent of any formal agreements."
March 23rd of 2005 saw Bush reiterate the above points in a meeting with Canadian and Mexican officials. The outcome of said meeting was the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America Prosperity Agenda.
It should be clear: the White House has yet to suggest officially naming this partnership the North American Union-but others have. Not just any others either. The Council on Foreign Relations, which calls for a North American Union (by name) in 2010.
Just who is the CFR? Members of the CFR are some of the most powerful men on the world, working in all industries. Many conspiracy theorist think that the CFR IS the shadow government. There is good reason to be suspicious, the CFR does have a large influence in US foreign policy. Whether the US will take the CFR's advice may be irrelevant, however, as giving a name to this may only be an official stamp.
Not yet convinced?
According to some, the CFR plan calls for a "'permanent tribunal for North American dispute resolution" that would trump the Supreme Court.
Enter NASCO. What is NASCO? NASCO is;
"A non-profit organization dedicated to developing the world’s first international, integrated and secure, multi-modal transportation system along the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor to improve both the trade competitiveness and quality of life in North America."
NASCO is quick to point out that it is not a government entity. Still, members of NASCO include the states of Iowa and Oklahoma, the Texas transportation department, numerous Texas counties, the United States-Mexico chamber of Commerce, Lockheed Martin, and numerous other cities and organizations.
Now you know.
> (Happy to see that this article is getting out there. I encourage you to support the cause and site (I am but a poor college student) by clicking on our ads. This helps me afford this site. If you are using Internet Explorer I encourage you to download Firefox for free from our link at the top on the right. It's much better; faster and less prone to ads and other nasties. I also encourage you to e-mail me (editor@questionthemark.org) and let me know what you think of the article and site. Thanks for the support)