-------------------------------------------------------- To: "Richard K. Moore" <•••@••.•••> From: a reader Subject: Re: Army Reg #210-35: Civilian prison camps on Army installations Slaves are people who work involuntarily, typically for substandard (if any) pay. What this regulation describes is a program wherein an inmate--someone convicted of a crime and serving time--has volunteered for a work or work-study program. He will be paid a prevailing wage by his correctional facility. But he will perform the work on an Army base doing work that the base needs done. If he does not like the work, he can quit. He will still be housed, fed and clothed by the prison in which he is confined, but he won't get supplemental pay unless he accepts other work offered by the prison. It is not about Gitmo prisoners. They have not been accused, let alone convicted of anything. It is not about herding civilians into trains without judicial process and hauling them off to camps where they must work or be gassed. Even the excerpts you chose make this fairly clear, but the parts you omitted make it totally unambiguous, especially the appendix that includes EO 11755. That executive order says, among other things: The development of the occupational and educational skills of prison inmates is essential to their rehabilitation and to their ability to make an effective return to free society. Meaningful employment serves to develop those skills. It is also true, however, that care must be exercised to avoid either the exploitation of convict labor or any unfair competition between convict labor and free labor in the production of goods and services. Under sections 3621 and 3622 of title 18 of the United States Code, the Bureau of Prisons is empowered to authorize Federal prisoners to work at paid employment in the community during their terms of imprisonment under conditions that protect against both the exploitation of convict labor and unfair competition with free labor. Nor shall it prohibit the employment by a contractor in the performance of such contracts of persons confined for violation of the laws of any of the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands who are authorized to work at paid employment in the community under the laws of such jurisdiction, if ((1) (a)) The worker is paid or is in an approved work training program on a voluntary basis; ((b)) Representatives of local union central bodies or similar labor union organizations have been consulted; ((c)) Such paid employment will not result in the displacement of employed workers, or be applied in skills, crafts, or trades in which there is a surplus of available gainful labor in the locality, or impair existing contracts for services; and ((d)) The rates of pay and other conditions of employment will not be less than those paid or provided for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the work is being performed; and (2). The Attorney General has certified that the work release laws or regulations of the jurisdiction involved are in conformity with the requirements of this order. -------- Dear reader, Thanks for sending in your comments. This gives us an opportunity to look into the question of how one interprets the meaning of unfolding events. What we know for sure is that they are converting army facilities into civilian prison camps, to be run by military personnel. They are setting this up very systematically, including liaison arrangements with agencies at all levels, on a nation-wide basis. They tell us the system is primarily for federal prisoners, but many exceptions are noted, and the introduction talks about certain groups being "currently excluded from this program". These seem to be rather clear signals that the program can be readily expanded as regards who qualifies for entry. They also tell us, as you point out, that the program is for entirely good purposes, saving the taxpayer money, and rehabilitating prisoners. Why, I ask, should we accept this statement of purpose at face value? Clearly any government agency, discussing the 'purpose' of a program in a public document, is going to put their best PR face forward. Given the record of lies from this administration - probably breaking historical records - I think we are justified in assessing the purpose of these facilities based on our best judgement, taking everything into account. There are a lot of army camps, they can hold a lot of people, they are relatively isolated and easy to guard, and we need to think about the reason for the scale of such an operation. Most certainly they are not talking about rounding people up and carting them off, but this program clearly creates the infrastructure that could facilitate that kind of action. I see these camps, and the Patriot Acts, as being closely related. The Patriot Acts allow anyone to be rounded up, and the camps provide a place to put them. If an antiwar or environmental protest is declared to be a 'terrorist act', all the participants would instantly become 'federal prisoners', and would be eligible for immediate participation in the Civilian Inmate Program. As the regulation says, this would utilize under-used facilities, and avoid overcrowding in our prison system. There's also the savings in legal expenses, as terrorist detainees have minimal rights. I suppose if one believes the official 911 story, then only confusion can follow. Such people will need to fend for themselves. If, however, one has realized that 911 could only have been an inside job, orchestrated at the highest levels, then one needs to ask the question: what is the purpose of the Patriot Acts? If there are no terrorists to detect or detain, and the White House knows this, then why all the government powers? Why all the loss of legal protections? Perhaps the more apt question is, what was the purpose of the 911 project? The answer to this is pretty obvious. The purpose of the project can be observed in the subsequent actions of the perps, particularly those actions that are enabled by the project. Answer: 911 provided the means to pursue aggression abroad and to keep the domestic population under control - under whatever circumstances might arise. These camps help fulfill this purpose. The nation has been taken over by a militarist regime, and one that has exhibited scant regard for the welfare of the American people. The American people are being used, their economy is being looted and driven into bankruptcy, and there is very likely to be a general economic collapse. There is also likely to be a nuclear war in the Middle East, initiated by the same perps, and it is unclear what the consequences of that will be, internationally and domestically. This regime is intent on pursuing its agenda despite whatever opposition might arise, and it is a regime that is strongly opposed by a growing majority of the population. There is every reason to expect massive discontent and civil unrest, particularly in the face of an economic collapse and an aggressive nuclear attack. The regime needs and has acquired the means to deal with such unrest. I can understand why religious conservatives are fooled by the regime's rhetoric, but I find it difficult to understand why progressives and liberals continue to be in denial about what is happening to our society. The signs are so blatant at this point. rkm -- -------------------------------------------------------- Escaping the Matrix website http://escapingthematrix.org/ cyberjournal website http://cyberjournal.org blog: cyberjournal forum http://cyberjournal-rkm.blogspot.com/ blog: Achieving real democracy http://harmonization.blogspot.com/ blog: for readers of ETM http://matrixreaders.blogspot.com/ blog: Community Empowerment http://empowermentinitiatives.blogspot.com/ Blogger made easy http://quaylargo.com/help/ezblogger.html subscribe cyberjournal list mailto:•••@••.••• Posting archives http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?lists=newslog
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