Immigration, The New World Crisis

Immigration will likely be the paramount issue in the next Presidential Election. It is the rocket that Donald Trump is riding on toward the White House. It is the next chasm growing among Americans.

As Ann Coulter pointed out in her recent article, "When the Third World Attacks", ISIS isn't responsible for most of the bloodshed, carnage, and mayhem that is happening throughout the world. It is the unfettered access of criminals and misfits posing as refugees that has swept along with the flood of immigrants around the world.

Let me be clear that I am not against immigration. My family came to this country from all over northern Europe. By the beginning of the Revolutionary War, all but one of my family lines were already in America. The first, John Huntly, arrived in Massachusetts in the 1650's. Andreas Meffert, my paternal ancestor, arrived in Philadelphia in 1754. All of them were required to pledge allegiance to the King of England, the then current leader of this land. They helped fight the Revolutionary War and founded, what was to become the greatest nation on earth based on the principles of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. These rights were guaranteed by the Rule of Law. The posterity of these early Americans now reside in every State in the Union and are productive citizens.

Immigration was what made this country what it is. People with a strong belief in the Judeo-Christian values of hard work, the rule of law, honesty, integrity, independence, chastity, and fidelity created a nation that was willing to not only protect itself from aggressors, but generously give time, treasure, and lives if need be, to protect other people from aggressors within or without. Others who came later also embraced these standards in their lives and because prosperous and productive.

Now we are faced with the collapse of governments all across Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. These ruling parties are based on greed, corruption, and theft for personal aggrandizement. They achieve these nefarious goals with violence and coercion. Whether it is Cartels in Mexico and Central America, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah, the PLO, ISIS in the Middle East, or Boko Haram or other warlords in Africa, the result of their political goals is all the same, the collapse of their economies and the abuse and enslavement of their people. This is the reason for the massive exodus from these countries to Europe and the United States.

Compassion from freedom loving people has tried to take in millions of these homeless refugees, but the sheer number of them is straining the reserves of the host countries. Most of these refugees do not want to come to France, Germany, England or the US because they want to become citizens and live peacefully in Western Civilization, they want to come to get away from the horrors of their homeland and rebuild their lives and culture in the midst of these strange countries. Most of them have no interest or desire to assimilate because their culture abhors the lifestyles and beliefs of the Western civilizations.

There are too many non-Muslims who are demanding bans any Muslims refugees into their countries. This is the continuation of a myth that started with the destruction of the World Trade Center. There is a big difference between Muslims blowing up the Towers and the Towers being destroyed by people who were Muslim.

There are hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees who do not want to annihilate the infidels, they just want a place to raise their families in peace. These travelers need help. And we can and should help. It would be better for their countries to become stable so they could stay there, but presently, that is a very unlikely proposition. There are too many people profiting from the unrest for a peaceful solution to emerge before people starve and freeze this winter.

Here are some suggestions that should be implemented for all refugees, regardless of their religion or country of origin.

1. All immigrants need to be properly vetted before they enter the country.
2. Criminals or political opponents of the host country would be denied entrance.
3. This would require the establishments of refugee camps, preferably in their country of origin.
4. All immigrants would be required to swear allegiance to the country they were entering and disavow the violence and corruption of the country they left.
5. Allegiance would include:
1. Adherence to the Rule of Law and the Constitution.
2. Willingness for their personal or religious convictions to be second to the law of the land.
3. A pledge to obey and uphold the laws of the land.
4. Recognition that any assistance they receive would be temporary and they would be required to become self-sustaining or they could forfeit their stay.
5. Violation would be grounds for immediate return to their country of origin.

These steps are not perfect, but without them, the flood of refugees will drown the culture, resources and good will of the hosts, creating a country just like the one the refugees left.

Paris Bombing photo courtesy of Human Events
World Trade Center photo courtesy of: www.conmilit.com

Benghazi Lies - Terrorists, Treachery, and Treason

There has been too much hoopla and mis-representation about how President Obama, Hillary Clinton and Susan Rice lied to the American people about the real cause for the attack in Benghazi. Rices's talking points, and new emails, that twisted the narrative of what happened that night of September 11, 2012, are for everyone, except Jim Carney, the Presidents Press Secretary, acknowledged as lies, mis-directing responsibility of the attacks onto an aspiring, political film maker. We supposed that the lies were to protect President Obama and his administration from a negative image of his foreign policy as he entered the home stretch in his bid for re-election against Mitt Romney, 2 months later in November.

Now it has come to light, with the release of a report from the Citizens' Commission on Benghazi, that there were many more lies that were much more serious that letting 4 Americans die at the hands of terrorists. Here is the link to the complete report.

Just in case you can't remember that well, here is a photo of Ambassador Christopher Stevens after he was killed, courtesy of an Al Qaeda terrorist and the internet. He and Glen Doherty were trapped in the Embassy the night of the attack. Doherty was killed in the compound and Stevens was found wounded in a Libyan hospital, but was killed and drug out into the street by the terrorists. (More photos from the night of the attack)

Here are photos of the 4 Americans who were killed that night. Woods and Smith left the comfort of a CIA safe house to go to the Embassy a mile away, but the attack there was over. They went back to the safe house to protect the other Americans hiding there, but it was attacked a few hours later and in the ensuing 4 hour battle, Woods and Smith were also killed.

The most terrible tragedy that occurred is that multiple mistakes were made that could have saved the lives of all 4 of these people, regardless of the reason for the attack.

• The Embassy security staff was reduced by Hillary Clinton's State Department office, from 16 to 4 people a few weeks before the attack.
• Woods and Smith wanted to leave the safe house immediately upon hearing of the attack at the Embassy, but were told to wait. They might have saved Stevens and Doherty
• Lt. Col. Gibson and his Special Forces Team heard of the attack on the Embassy and were on their way to board a C-130 cargo plane from Tripoli for Benghazi prior to the second attack on the safe house when he received a phone call from SOCAFRICA which said, "You can't go now, you don't have the authority to go now." And so they did not go.
• Hillary Clinton and Military Commanders said there were no available resources (planes) to send in time. President Obama could have boarded a commercial flight and been there, from Washington DC, in 14 hours. They could have scrambled jets from Andrews Air Force Base and been there before the second battle started, (F-22 Raptor, 5221 miles/1220 mph cruising speed = 4 hours 30 minutes). But we also had scores of jets within 30-60 minutes; in Italy, Turkey, Germany, Spain, England, all armed and ready to fight.
• F-16 fighters were available and according to the Commission's report, “Even if they were not armed, even if they were not loaded with munitions, simply flying a jet like that low and fast on afterburner over a scene like this, has, in the past, in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, had the salutary effect of absolutely scattering the attackers, who are taken by surprise and frightened out of their wits,”

In an article, What Assets Could US Military Use Against Syria Chemical Sites, by Michael Lipin, he discusses the positioning of US Bases and ships at the time of the Benghazi attack. This map was generated to show the US Military Assets available in the fall of 2012, capable of striking Syria. That little bump of land, below the back end of the destroyer, the USS Dwight D Eisenhower, in the Mediterranean, (15) is Benghazi. 

To quote Mr. Lipin, "Two U.S. navy battle groups capable of firing those missiles are on duty in the region."
"The USS Iwo Jima amphibious assault group is at sea as part of the U.S. 6th Fleet, whose area of responsibility includes the Mediterranean. Pike said that is where the group spends most of its time.The USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier group is on duty specifically in the Mediterranean. Pike said the two battle groups likely have about 500 Tomahawk cruise missiles between them." 
"The USS Eisenhower also has the ability to launch warplanes into Syria. Additional U.S. warplanes could be sent into Syria from a variety of air bases that United States shares with allies in Europe and the Gulf." (Bold text added)

Half of these planes would have flown past Benghazi on their way to Syria.

 The biggest mistake of all, was when the Libyan Rebellion began months before and we started to bomb the day lights out of Libya, Muammar Qaddafi offered to step down with only 2 conditions. 

1. Assurances that Libya would not fall into the hands of Al-Qaeda 
2. Legal protection for himself and his family

That was all he wanted. But we said, "No."

We then continued to provide support for the Libyan Rebels, by helping to broker a deal for guns to be purchased from Eastern Europe with a loan from the United Arab Emirates for about $1 billion. The guns were sent to Libya and the Transitional National Council, (the revolutionary government) which was staffed by the Muslim Brotherhood (Al-Qaeda supporters) and enforced by Al-Qaeda operatives. As the guns were sent into the country, NATO had such a tight blockade, that nothing went in or out without NATO (and US) approval. This meant, the United States was knowingly helping to supply guns and ammunition to Al-Qaeda, the same organization who declared war on us on September 11, 2011 and over 3000 of our young men and women had given their lives fighting to destroy for the past 11 years.

(It should also be noted that during this time, the uprising in Syria was gaining momentum and many of the weapons purchased were also shipped on to Syria to aid the Al-Qaeda-backed rebels.)

The US Constitution states in Section 3: "Treason against the United States, shall consists only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid or Comfort." Anyone who condoned, allowed, or ordered this gun transaction to occur is guilty of treason.

Then to move from ridiculous to incredulous, the TNC decided to sell half of the guns and munitions to Qaddafi supporters for $500 million. That's right, they sold guns to the very people they were fighting. Since they had the backing of NATO, the TNC was sure they could not lose; so this transaction allowed them to raise cash, prolong the war and liquidate more of their opponents before a new government was installed.

To summarize:

• Qaddafi offered to step down shortly after the Libyan Rebellion began which was months before the Benghazi attack.
• Tens of thousands of lives and damage would have been spared if the President Obama had agreed, but he said, "No."
• The Transitional National Council was staffed by the Muslim Brotherhood (Al-Qaeda supporters) and enforced by Al-Qaeda operatives.
• The rebellion and overthrow of Qaddafi were the goal of Al-Qaeda, supporting the ouster was supporting the agenda of Al-Qaeda.
• The US had brokered a deal for arms to be purchased and shipped to Libya to support the rebel fighters, knowing who they really were.
• The US and NATO allowed the guns and ammunition to pass through the blockade into the hands of the rebels.
• Providing aid to Al-Qaeda is treason.
• The rebels turned around and sold half the guns and ammunition to their enemies, Qaddafi supporters, raising cash and prolonging the war.
• The State Department, under the direction of Hillary Clinton, intentionally reduced the number of security personal at the Benghazi Embassy from 16 to 4, even though the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks were just a few weeks away.
• When the attack occurred, no one was mobilized to provide any aid or extraction for the Americans at the Embassy.
• Stevens and Doherty were completely abandoned by the United States Government.
• At least 2 different independent rescue missions were started, but told to "wait". The order to "stand down" was never given, but "wait" produces the same result.
• There WERE assets available to have evacuated the CIA safe house and possibly have saved the lives of Stevens and Doherty.
• Who abandoned our people, allowing them to be butchered and the debauchery published on the Internet?

Anyone who refuses to support investigations that get to the bottom of who was responsible so those people can be appropriately punished, is complicit or an accessory after the fact, in these horrible acts.

Bibliography:

Media Hits and Misses Covering Benghazi Press Conference

Committee Finds Major Problems with Benghazi

Declaration of the Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi

Did the U.S. help arm the Benghazi attackers?

How America Switched Sides in the War on Terror

Surreal: White House denies memo was about Benghazi attack

Report that CIA in Benghazi Told to Stand Down, Shot Down by Report that They Were Told to Stand Down

Benghazi Alert: Syrian Sideshow Hides New FOIA Report Obama White House Let Them Die

What Assets Could US Military Use Against Syrian Chemical Sites?

Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi Releases Interim Report

All photos are from the afore-mentioned articles.