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Army Times Details Army Invasion of U.S.
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Army Combat Team to Train for “Homeland Scenarios” Under NorthCom
Gina Cavallaro
Army Times
September 18, 2008
The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the last 60 months in Iraq patrolling in full battle rattle, helping restore essential services and escorting supply convoys.
Now they’re training for the same mission — with a twist — at home.
Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks.
It is not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help at home. In August 2005, for example, when Hurricane Katrina unleashed hell in Mississippi and Louisiana, several active-duty units were pulled from various posts and mobilized to those areas.
But this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities.
After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission, expectations are that another, as yet unnamed, active-duty brigade will take over and that the mission will be a permanent one.
“Right now, the response force requirement will be an enduring mission. How the [Defense Department] chooses to source that and whether or not they continue to assign them to NorthCom, that could change in the future,” said Army Col. Louis Vogler, chief of NorthCom future operations. “Now, the plan is to assign a force every year.”
The command is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., but the soldiers with 1st BCT, who returned in April after 15 months in Iraq, will operate out of their home post at Fort Stewart, Ga., where they’ll be able to go to school, spend time with their families and train for their new homeland mission as well as the counterinsurgency mission in the war zones.
Stop-loss will not be in effect, so soldiers will be able to leave the Army or move to new assignments during the mission, and the operational tempo will be variable.
Don’t look for any extra time off, though. The at-home mission does not take the place of scheduled combat-zone deployments and will take place during the so-called dwell time a unit gets to reset and regenerate after a deployment.
The 1st of the 3rd is still scheduled to deploy to either Iraq or Afghanistan in early 2010, which means the soldiers will have been home a minimum of 20 months by the time they ship out.
In the meantime, they’ll learn new skills, use some of the ones they acquired in the war zone and more than likely will not be shot at while doing any of it.
They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, attack.
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Training for homeland scenarios has already begun at Fort Stewart and includes specialty tasks such as knowing how to use the “jaws of life” to extract a person from a mangled vehicle; extra medical training for a CBRNE incident; and working with U.S. Forestry Service experts on how to go in with chainsaws and cut and clear trees to clear a road or area.
The 1st BCT’s soldiers also will learn how to use “the first ever nonlethal package that the Army has fielded,” 1st BCT commander Col. Roger Cloutier said, referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals without killing them.
“It’s a new modular package of nonlethal capabilities that they’re fielding. They’ve been using pieces of it in Iraq, but this is the first time that these modules were consolidated and this package fielded, and because of this mission we’re undertaking we were the first to get it.”
The package includes equipment to stand up a hasty road block; spike strips for slowing, stopping or controlling traffic; shields and batons; and, beanbag bullets.
“I was the first guy in the brigade to get Tasered,” said Cloutier, describing the experience as “your worst muscle cramp ever — times 10 throughout your whole body.
“I’m not a small guy, I weigh 230 pounds … it put me on my knees in seconds.”
The brigade will not change its name, but the force will be known for the next year as a CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force, or CCMRF (pronounced “sea-smurf”).
“I can’t think of a more noble mission than this,” said Cloutier, who took command in July. “We’ve been all over the world during this time of conflict, but now our mission is to take care of citizens at home … and depending on where an event occurred, you’re going home to take care of your home town, your loved ones.”
While soldiers’ combat training is applicable, he said, some nuances don’t apply.
“If we go in, we’re going in to help American citizens on American soil, to save lives, provide critical life support, help clear debris, restore normalcy and support whatever local agencies need us to do, so it’s kind of a different role,” said Cloutier, who, as the division operations officer on the last rotation, learned of the homeland mission a few months ago while they were still in Iraq.
Some brigade elements will be on call around the clock, during which time they’ll do their regular marksmanship, gunnery and other deployment training. That’s because the unit will continue to train and reset for the next deployment, even as it serves in its CCMRF mission.
Should personnel be needed at an earthquake in California, for example, all or part of the brigade could be scrambled there, depending on the extent of the need and the specialties involved.
Other branches included
The active Army’s new dwell-time mission is part of a NorthCom and DOD response package.
Active-duty soldiers will be part of a force that includes elements from other military branches and dedicated National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Teams.
A final mission rehearsal exercise is scheduled for mid-September at Fort Stewart and will be run by Joint Task Force Civil Support, a unit based out of Fort Monroe, Va., that will coordinate and evaluate the interservice event.
In addition to 1st BCT, other Army units will take part in the two-week training exercise, including elements of the 1st Medical Brigade out of Fort Hood, Texas, and the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Bragg, N.C.
There also will be Air Force engineer and medical units, the Marine Corps Chemical, Biological Initial Reaction Force, a Navy weather team and members of the Defense Logistics Agency and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
One of the things Vogler said they’ll be looking at is communications capabilities between the services.
“It is a concern, and we’re trying to check that and one of the ways we do that is by having these sorts of exercises. Leading up to this, we are going to rehearse and set up some of the communications systems to make sure we have interoperability,” he said.
“I don’t know what America’s overall plan is — I just know that 24 hours a day, seven days a week, there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines that are standing by to come and help if they’re called,” Cloutier said. “It makes me feel good as an American to know that my country has dedicated a force to come in and help the people at home.”
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September 18th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Martial laws coming at the end of the Fiscal year of the USA. Any coincidence? Didn’t Benjamin Fulford give this exact date when the SHTF?
I hope Alex gets Lindsey Williams and Benjamin Fulford back on ASAP.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:50 am
WELCOME TO CUBA.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:57 am
“I don’t know what America’s overall plan is — I just know that 24 hours a day, seven days a week, there are soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines that are standing by to come and help if they’re called,” Cloutier said. “It makes me feel good as an American to know that my country has dedicated a force to come in and help the people at home.”
Well, ya better do better than that in the future seeing your overseeing grossly unconstitutional ops on your own people. It should make you feel like shit that your being ordered to move on your own country you poor dumb bastard!!!! Good god how pathetic.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:58 am
I think he said something big to happen Sept 30
September 18th, 2008 at 9:04 am
UNBELIEVABLE! They are telling us to our face to get ready to be slaves. I’ve had it.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:12 am
My 1200 rds that I bought yesterday, shipped this morning.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:14 am
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September 18th, 2008 at 9:15 am
That last paragraph seems kind of shady in that it could be a large loophole for the goverment to exercise a secret agenda requiring an all connected military to control the populace.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:23 am
shit’s about to hit the fan
September 18th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Ha, ha, ha, ha… “Come on, come on, get ready!” Can you feel it? It’s coming home to roost. Americans are finally gonna get their due. Their just rewards. It’ll be fun to watch. As for the actual soldiers participating in this…
What a bunch of pigs. Let it be known, I will not recognize the U.S. ARMY as a legitimate peace keeping force. I will view them as occupiers. I pray that God will keep these tyrant-spawn from my home town.
I need to go vomit now. America is dead. To all you soldiers out there: I view you as thugs and brutes. Lay down your weapons and join the resistance, or may God forget we were countrymen. When the resistance begins – count me in.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Send them to the White House and Congress to get rid of the real terrorists!
September 18th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Me and the Boys bin to the gulag twict in the last 30 yars fer standin up fer our rights. We uns is already on their shit list. Lay in a good supply o’ flints and keep yer powder dry youngins!
September 18th, 2008 at 10:05 am
I hope my home town is small enough to stay under the radar.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Everything is accelerating towards what we have feared all along. It just blows my mind how willing our own military has become to stomp on our constitution. I hope these young men and women realize what’s going to happen.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Hmm, I know the individual states (and their next door neighbors in the home states need) have such a force now. Its called the National Guard. Its unpresidented to need Federal troops to do this type of “Humanitarian” mission they smoke screen on in the new’s release. I know, did both types of duty. Its got stink all over it, and perhaps is even unconstutional, if to quickly veer’s into the law enfocement relm.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:20 am
BEAT the internationalists at their own game…….become debt free and learn the secrets of the rich from the very best!
http://www.becomericher.info
September 18th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Hit these CCMRFS – sea – smurfs with information wherever they are… put up signs around the army post at Ft. Stewart All you patriots in Georgia! get to them at bars and stores near the base… remind them of the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C. § 1385) passed on June 16, 1878 after the end of Reconstruction, as well as Insurrection Act of 1807 10 U.S.C. § 331 – 10 U.S.C. § 335.
tell them… ITS CALLED POSSE COMITATUS…. AND… WE HAVE NATIONAL GUARD FOR THiS.
before its too late.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Civil unrest and crowd control? Didn’t this happen before in 1970 at Kent State University and 4 kids lost their lives for protesting when the military opened fire with M-16’s? As far as I know according to the constitution, the US gov cannot use the military for policing actions. This must be stopped right now! The US gov is going to end up pitting the people against the military and militarized police. Sad, very sad indeed.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Come on over boys !!! We all out here in the woods got a nice little party we,ll thow far ya!!!!! Most out here are Vets. so when ya come ,come loaded foe BEAR =======Because we ARE !!!!!
September 18th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Want to cure this defect and secure the People from this Nazi Fascist takeover? JOIN THEM! You puzzle over how US soldiers are so willing to violate the Constitution and goosestep behind Nazi leaders and blindly follow orders? GET IN THEIR RANKS AS A SOLDIER AND WAKE YOUR FELLOW AMERICAN TROOPS UP – DE-PROGRAM THEM FROM BIG BROTHER AND RE-EDUCATE THEM ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A REAL AMERICAN SOLDIER!
If you and your fellow soldiers refuse UNLAWFUL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL SEDITIOUS AND TREASONOUS ILLEGAL ORDERS, AND EVEN ARREST THOSE ATTEMPTING TO OVERTHROW THE PEOPLE, THERE IS NOTHING THE NAZIS CAN DO!!!
True American patirots must be inside the military in order to prevent and stop the Nazis, just as we need THINKING patriotic independently minded law enforcement officers throughout the US – AND THERE ARE!
September 18th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Almost sounds like they are preparing for a planned attack doesn’t it? God bless the military for thinking they actually are going to protect and fight for the people of the United States in the instance of an attack. I applaud their nobility and valor. They won’t be fighting a terrorist from outside of America. They will be overwhelmed & overrun with the responsibility of herding, containing and building mass graves; cleaning up the mess of a home grown terror on it’s own people. I never thought I’d ever say such a thing, let alone think it possible but I’ve seen and researched too much to be naive. Keep your eyes, ears and mind open. Keep it real.
Watching closely from Canada
September 18th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Take a hard look, when the second civil war starts you know what the free men will be up against. The propaganda has sucked the heart and soul right out of them, but hey, they’d shoot their own mothers for being white Al Quada. That’s what you call good training. I have a tears in my eyes. Tears of disgust.
September 18th, 2008 at 11:42 am
#22 Marilyn
All through my research there has been a small doubt in my mind; something telling me, Surely there is some other explanation for what’s happening.
But as time passes, and especially lately, all doubt is gone. A person would have to be in total denial not to connect the dots today. This economy is obviously going under, and we all know that chaos, hard times and martial law can’t be too far off.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I am posting this so that it may give hope to people. A good friend of mine named Scott Chappell is in the U.S. Special Forces. Right now he is stationed in Iraq and I pray that he stays safe. 12 months ago he was stationed at a base in Colorado. The bad news is he told me that the entire base has been cross trained as Military Police and were briefed that martial law was absolutely going to happen in America. He told me he doesn’t know when or what will cause it but has been briefed that it will happen. The good news is that he told me practically the entire base were all supporters of Ron Paul. I asked him if he was ordered to shoot Americans if he would do it? He said absolutely not.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Feel safer now? You better get yourself a little plastic Chinese American flag and start waving the hell out of it and turn in your guns because your either with them or you are with the terrorists! Oh and pay your taxes and shut up!
September 18th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Aye! We have a major naval installation here and my hometown is right next door to Camp Pendleton MCAS. Martial law is here! Number 11, AGREED. We MUST resist! Anyone who wears the federal uniform and carries a weapon against the American People IS THE ENEMY!!!
September 18th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
All retired military MUST form/join a local militia in your city.
Recruit your neighbors who believe in the second amendment.
BUY AMO!
The time is NOW…
September 18th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
This is just another “sign” of what’s in store for all of us, they’re slowly but surely “programming” everyone to be excepting of the military’s presence in our cities.
On a different note, just stood outside and watched 7 large planes flying at high altitude, leave criss-crossing, long and lingering (from horizon to horizon) chemtrails across the sky here in South Eastern WI…all in a 45 minute span. The trails are NOT just vapor trails as I’m aware they dissipate very quickly, and these trails are STILL very visible in the sky….45 minutes later. Co-incidentally (or maybe not), the sky has gotten cloudy, the temp. has dropped 5 to 10 degrees and there’s an un-natural looking haze predominate now in what was a cloudless, perfectly blue sky.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Yo Grunts! Three words for you. POSSE FUCKING COMMITATUS
September 18th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Just an update to my post #29 here, I’ve now counted 14 planes leaving chem-trails here in SE WI….there were five in the sky at one time that I could see, all going different directions but at the same altitude. Three planes flew directly over-head and I got a great look at ‘em…large, white, four wing-mounted jet engines on each. The trails each left came from what looked the the tail of the plane, not from the engines themselves and are STILL visible in the sky. The white puffy clouds that formed out of the trails are now turning gray and black. Sorry folks if it seems like I’m freaking out here a bit, but what the heck’s going on, never seen anything like this in my life.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
This guy showed his conditioning: “A dedicated force to come in and help the people at home”.
They will believe that all they do at home is for the good of the people; enforcing the government’s will is for our good. Kind of like cops today, when they write you a ticket for the seatbelt law, it’s for your own good.
I’ve questioned cops who were enforcing unjust laws and asked them if they ever thought about whether the law was just. 100% of them will tell you that it isn’t their job to think about things like that. If you ask them to think about it right now, they get a puzzled, screwed up look on their face and look at you as if you are a total idiot. When you tell them that Hitler’s troops were just doing what they were told, the cop will then walk away. (After finishing the ticket, of course)
Soldiers and especially marines are heavily conditioned. Marines are completely brainwashed. People say American troops would never go against the populace, but I say they will. Just look at the cops. See how their mentality has taken a turn for the worse. See how they view us all with disdain and suspicion. This generation that grew up on violence and Volunteered to go kill in Iraq will turn on Americans when they are told that they are fighting Homegrown Terrorism.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
I can just hear W saying it from the Oval Office:
“You’re either with us or you’re with the Terr’ists. We’ve declared martial law because American Al Qaeda cells have been causing discord in some cities. These terrorists are not of Middle Eastern descent, they are all races. They hate us for our freedoms.
“For this reason, to be caught with food or weapons caches is to be on the side of the Terr’ists.
To quote a great man of the past, ‘Please take all weapons and ammunition to the nearest police authority’.”
September 18th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Just one thing I’d like to add: To those of you out there that are parents–educate your children now! Esp. if they are in the public schools. I have done this with both my boys over the years and continue to do so. My 16 year old is dead set against ever joining the military in any branch at this point. Score one for me.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Alex needs more Army/service moles spilling the beans to come forth an be a true patriot.
youtube.com/goldieshome
September 18th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Jeffrey and all others….I’m in Iowa and so far I’ve counted 11 chem trails all going in the same direction at the same altitude. I had my OB appointment today and my blood pressure, (which has been running 110/65 for months), has gone up to 125/102. Clouds are gathering below the chem trails and the air smells funny.
Stock up on supplies. When the economy tanks and people start panicking and rioting, that will give Bush enough excuse to declare Martial Law.
God help the child I’m bringing into this world on the 29th.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Hey hey He!!!!!!
VNV’s don’t neeed any EXTRA training…………………..
Nuff said!!!
September 18th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Here’s a url to the NorthCom/Army version of the story above:
http://www.armytimes.com/news/.....d_090708w/
This version of the story is in some ways even a bit more spooky than the one above.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Look what’s happened to this country since two little WORDS were instituted and ingrained into the mind and psyche of the citizenry. “HOMELAND SECURITY”. What does that mean? That millions of poor foreign people are going to hop on boats and travel thousand of miles equipped to land on our shores and invade our country? And that is why we need to bulk up and expand the militarization of the police and conduct drills to guard us of such an event? Or is there another reason the current government keeps secret and relies on incrementalism to lull us to acceptance?
September 18th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Oh wait. It’s the same article. I’ve spent too much time reading today. LOL
Maybe it’s just spookier coming from the horses mouth.
September 18th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
saw a big square, purple light apearing in the sky and I heard God’s voice! God was angry on people who had turned their back to him and have given up faith and mad at those who were thinking that they had power. Then he said I’m going to send my angel of judgment to show to the world and those people that who is God. So that they will never forget that I’m God the Power.
I looked at the other side , and saw a white cloud , in shape of a woman with a pointed finger , traveling heading towards west. And that was the end of it.
This is what I saw in my dream last week and I just wanted to share it with you.
I just want you to know , that they are over. Their days are counted. God , our creator is going to open up more eyes and people are going to rise and topple down men who are fooling around with God’s children and his propety the earth.
God bless you all.
September 18th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
“help the citizens at home”, what a joke ! yea just keep drinking the Kool-aid you uneducated dipshit.
September 18th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
The revolution is on put all Media on notice.
September 18th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
After the Civil War ended in 1865, the U.S. Army was tasked to assist in reconstruction in the south by chasing down disaffected Confederat insurgents, and other … “peacekeeping” activities that were actually more like “law and order” responsibilities as we would consider them to be today. Even The 7th Cavalry, General Custer’s famed regiment, participated in this.
The results were so detrimental to the nature of American Governance that the result was what we call the “Posse Comitatus” laws that prohibit the military from participating in law enforcement type activities today.
While the article states this is for what we might ball beneficent, or beneficial, reasons, remember: in the decade after the Civil War, the use of the military was also seen as beneficial … and it turned out quite different.
What’s changed?
September 18th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Isn’t this what the national guard is supposed to be doing?
September 18th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
The military is gearing up for martial law. Once the creditors that the Federal Gov’t owe, starts to ask for payment of their loans, our country will be economically wiped out. So they will need those troops to gather everyone and herd them into those FEMA camps that are already waiting. They will keep us there until a new gov’t is standing. Then they will use some of us for slave labor. The others will simply just disappear. More food for the rest of the rich people. The bankers win. Game over.
September 18th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Just remember what was learned at WACO! NO FRICKIN QUARTER. When they come,raise the black flag! Give them an inch and they will burn you and your children alive and laugh. NO QUARTER! NO QUARTER! Let us determin to die for the Republic and WE WILL WIN! Better to die on your feet,free and fighting,than a slow death in their torture chambers!
DEO VINDICE!
September 18th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Oh shit! I live only 30 minutes away from Ft. Stewart!
September 18th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
We’ve seen those clowns do battle in the streets of baghdad. They pull any shit here at home and they’ll get their asses handed to em and they know it.. Their hand to hand training is an absolute disgrace..
September 18th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I haven’t forgot about the U.S troops who were very willing to violate the Constitution and their oath by confiscating guns. Gun confiscation makes you a traitor! I am disgusted at what has become of our military.
September 18th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
NO mention of Posse Comitatus!
September 18th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Get info out to the Troops and Police, let them know the whole story, don’t assume they know because just like many of the public, they don’t.
Wake em up.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
hmmm….georgia….guess they need soldiers to help put dead bodies in those 500,000 plastic coffin liners they have stored out in the open south of atlanta…..thats just fantastic….i live near their and yep def close to a base……looks like mine will probably be in the first 100 or so….ohhh i hope they put me in number 69……lol……but we all know whats coming and well good luck to us all……..so soldiers we hope you refuse such orders and well just shoot your officers and join us….its that simple….remember you know whats happening…and you know how the government rewards the troops….terrible health care….poor housing…..abandonment once you are of no use…..and well they send you to die for their gain…..so hang wit your boys on libertys side you wont regret it
September 18th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
And yes the troops are itching to drag your family out of the house rape your 13 year old girl in front of you and make then make her watch as they murder you execution style. I see profiles on youtube of these kinds of people in the service. It’s why they sign up they love every minute of it. It’s their hobby.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
GETTING READY FOR MARTIAL LAW!!!! WHEN THEY TRY AND USE NONLETHAL WEAPONS ON YOU, MAKE SURE YOU USE DEADLY FORCE IN RETURN!!! KILL THEM QUICKLY, AND EFFICIENTLY. DON’T FORGET TO TAKE THEIR WEAPONS, YOU CAN USE THEM AGAINST THEM LATER.
IF THEY WANT WAR GIVE THEM WAR, BUT DO NOT LET THEM TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, OR WHERE TO GO, GIVE THEM A BULLET FOR AN ANSWER. THE TIME IS ALMOST HERE PEOPLE, WAKE UP!
September 18th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Way to go gunslinger. #55. I will be joining you in that plan. To get more guns and weapons when the martial is instituted kill police and soldiers and take there weapons. Soldiers have more equipment. Do not do anything they say. Answer with a bullet absolutely. I would love to join a militia with the attutude of gunslinger. we would kick ass
September 18th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
-Thomas Jefferson
September 18th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Well, gee. Isn’t this what the neolibs want? Total federal control over the U.S.?
September 18th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
To the Military and to the Police of these UNITED STATES. DO NOT GO AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF THESE UNITED STATES OF WHOM YOU SWORE TO PROTECT AND CAUSE ALL OF OUR DESTRUCTION!! For I do believe alot of us will die unneccessarily because of the “Greed of the Rich”. I guarantee you the PEOPLE of the US did this in 1776 and will not let their Country submit to the power hungry rich, out of control people, who you are being used for, who wants more money and power and dictate world dominance for profit. Listen to your orders and defy your superiors when you know it’s an unlawful order according to the Military Code of Justice, The Bill of Rights and the Constitution which you “SWORE!” to uphold when you took your oath as a Soldier or Policeman to protect these UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, which this oath holds you to, or don’t you care but for the money you get paid?. Or did you forget? Remember? Or does that not mean anything to you except for the money you are being paid? You WILL be be held accountable for your crimes when this thing is over. You are following orders from a criminal and unlawful administration who pretends they are doing the right thing for America but are taking everything away from you and your family to meet “their” agenda which has been in the making for over forty or so years! Is this too hard too understand? Do some research and you will know. They are the Enemy, not the People! President Eisenhower warned us of this in 1959 and guess what, Believe it for it has come true! More money, More power! Take the world! THINK FOR YOURSELVES PEOPLE! We all still might make it home to our families before it is too late if we all use our heads in these difficult times and resist this fascist way of life these people in power want to choose for us which is not the American Way.
September 19th, 2008 at 12:39 am
I observe some of the comments and can apprecdite the spirit…I feel the same and am willing to take the same stand as many..
Preparations.. I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary..a couple of cases of shotgun shells accumulated more for hunting than defense..
A hundred or so .223 rounds..a couple hundred varios rounds because I live in a rural area and occasianally shoot targets…
I would use them to my advantage if firced.. But one thing we must keep in mind.. The military is organized and suppplied ..WELL supplied no matter who they are sent against..
I am retired military and the thought of defending my nation against my own military is not a good feeling and I would hope it doesn’t come to that. But if it does..I must still defend my Constitution and family. If it comes to that..Our so called leaders should be treated like Mussolini, and the Germans at Nuremberg when the dust settle and if they don’t preval. They should be hunted down and treated like they did Sadaam Hussein…
God help this nation if our own are sent upon us for ANY reason… I will not be punished by people whom my tax payer dollar paid their salaries to do a crime such as this…
September 19th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Some of the higher ranking officers should be pointing out to the politicans that this is not their duty..
September 19th, 2008 at 2:35 am
yes your loving government is coming for you….. we will give you food, clothes, and yes football will be on.
It’s not enough just to obey big brother, you must love him. And when your mind is clean, then we will shoot you.
September 19th, 2008 at 2:46 am
One stupid american grunted ” it make me feel good as a ‘merican to know that my cuntry has deadicated, mm….. uh, force to come in an kill people here at home. Shit, ……. I means to say, save um, help peoples here at home”.
He then started a one man chant for the next five hours. “usa….usa”
September 19th, 2008 at 3:38 am
Well, now we are beginning to see what happens when the military is now given the power to police Americans. So much for Posse Comitatus, may it RIP along side with our Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Habeas Corpus. I have often heard people say that our military/police would never turn against “their own people” and I would love to believe this……..but history has proven otherwise. History is riddled with governments that turned on it’s people, enslaved them, brutalized them, and subjugated them. Those governments never had a problem finding people to do their dirty work for them, and neither shall this one *if it comes to pass*. I wonder how this worlds future will remember the USA……..as a shining bastion of freedom; the great experiment; or just another dictatorship? This all could be stopped, but sadly the power to stop it lies in the hands of “American Citizens” who are more concerned about the $9.00 coffees, the latest fashions, the new line of hummers, and what the celebrities are doing. If “We the People” raised our voices (and it would only take 2% of us) we would be heard. If “We the People” showed our defiance at the pumps, stopped engaging in “mass consumerism” with hedonistic abandonment, and just said ENOUGH, that would bring about change. Sadly, I have lost faith in my fellow Americans and I don’t foresee this happening. Sad how the mighty have fallen, and all it took was some credit cards, televisions, cell phones, gourmet coffee shops, fast food restaurants, and a bunch of celebrities to bring us down.
September 19th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Mr. Reality – that’s an interesting appellation you’ve chosen for yourself, considering that your post is full of hyperbole and misrepresentation. Although it must be convenient to reduce to the current set of crises in this country to a series of pointless distractions, it simply does not represent reality, because the problems you mention would be easily repaired or bypassed. Almost everyone I know is concerned about real things, genuine problems. Yes, most of them still subscribe to the illusion that our government amounts to more than wholesale corruption, corporate-sponsored terrorism, and anti-American policies and legislation, but I have found that as a general rule, attacking them and laying out petty accusations tends to piss them off rather than convincing them that the age of American liberty is in its death throes.
You say you have lost your faith in the people, and that this loss is sad, but what did we really lose? Nothing at all. You’re just another drive-by messiah who thinks that whining and attacking strangers is going to prove something. People like you, as far as I’m concerned, are far worse than the so-called “sheep”, because you think you know better when it’s quite obvious that you’re just as blind as the people you attack. You rail against mass consumerism, but I can virtually guarantee that you’re part of it along with everyone else, probably surrounded right now at this very moment by all kinds of products and services you don’t really need. Where did you get your computer? Was it built by monks in a fucking desert monastery using foraged materials?
Get off your high horse before the real Mr. Reality knocks your hypocritical ass right out of the saddle. Stop bitching and do something about it. Put your money where your mouth is, or you’re just another fucking parasite, and that’s the last thing we need right now.
September 19th, 2008 at 8:06 am
I like how they point out “crowd control” as one of their objectives. Quelling rebellion is more to the point. The folks at the top must expect to need martial law very soon.
September 19th, 2008 at 10:23 am
the other guy’s just bitter cause you were describing him.
September 19th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Yeah, MrReality how dare you have a computer? RobertdeSable is clearly unhinged. My tactic in this age of crap consumer culture is to buy only three types of things… Staples (food, shelter) Tools (guns and ammo, computers, books) and experiences (travel, etc)
no luxuries, no garbage entertainment, nothing without lasting value. Get everything you can get used or free. Trade for items. Hit the enemy where it hurts.
September 19th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
MUST READ authored by ARmy personell…
The myth of The Myth of Posse Comitatus !!!
http://www.homelandsecurity.or.....ilcock.htm
September 19th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
(Sorry guys, this is a bit off topic)
#36 & 31-
I live in Seattle and last week there were chemtrails that I have never seen before. 6 or 7 of them in row formations but they were spreading so fast. They were full blown clouds within a minute or two. Even a few of my buddies who think I am a little off my kilter are beginning to change their minds. People were calling me and texting me just to tell me what they were seeing.. I don’t know what’s going on, but it is escalating.
September 19th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
CAROL: exactly. my childs teacher gave an assigment yesterday 9-18-08 on which one of the two presidential candidates would she vote for and why. her response was neither one of them.
BIT OFF TOPIC COMMENTS: i live in northern california and its still going on here.
September 19th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
All the times that the CIA and School of Americas @ Ft. Benning has turned other nation’s armies against the people…it is rather ironic to see the US Army turning on it’s on people.
I thank God everyday that my country doesn’t have an army or any military at all. My heart soars with pride and I sing out.. …”I’m proud to be centroAMERICAN, where at least I know I’m free!”
September 19th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
#27 Andy
I am here in North County also. See ya in the Red Zone my friend.
September 19th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
BREATHE IT IN, BABY! WE’RE GOIN DOWN! LET’S GET READY TO RUMMMBBBBBLLLE…
September 19th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
A radical info war is at hand. The mainstream corporate run media,is without question the propaganda wing of the administration.Our milatary men and women are being fed an overwhelming amount of government supplied horse shit.Theese young people have been broken down pyscologicaly,mentaly,emotionaly and in many cases probably physicaly as well as spiritualy.Have you ever seen a recruitment commercial?There are highly skilled psycological proffesionals by the scores whoose only job is to create the perfect subservient killing machine.What the hell do you think bootcamp is all about?CERTAINLY NOT JUST PUSH UPS! Bootcamp is only the begining of an unending unyeilding process in wich total and complete mental control is to be brought about.This practice has been in operation longer than we know.As the years have gone by and the technology and pyscology has gotten more refined,the better the military has been at achieving their goal of creating theese drones.Then when theese killing machines have served theyre military purpose and or obligations,those who were good enough at it to survive [and many who thrived and excelled at theyre craft],are then returned to their communites as what???YOU GOT IT THE POLICE! Where they now turn theyre highly honed skills on the public at large.The most crucial aspect of the info war is to do whatever is nessacerry to reach theese once innocent young Americans,and to help them understand whats been done to them and remember who they are.The civil war as they say was brother against brother,and so to shall be our next one.We must try to recapture the the true spirit that once was America.Remember what we are all about. That WE!WE HOLD THEESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT.That all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator certain inalienable rights that among theese are the right to life liberty and the pusuit of happiness.[HOW AMAZING ARE THEESE WORDS] As you can tell,my skills as a writer are weak my grammar poor, but belive this, my passion my love of this once great nation and of the men who brought it to fruition,is as strong as ever.Im only sorry that we havent that God given guts to take it back from the ELITEST SCUMBAGS AND CORPORATE FUCKING GANGSTERS THAT HAVE STOLEN HER FROM US! I pray God wake up Americans and take back your country and your self respect,dignity and pride.By god wake up america and take back your rightful place as one nation under God with liberty and justice for all.We are the light the hope and the way.
September 19th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
This is incredible! If the government wanted “helpers”, why aren’t they having cooks come in and help instead of combat teams! Who can’t see thru this BS!
Where’s a list of state militias? It’s time to join up.
September 19th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
“I don’t know what America’s overall plan is…” ??? Plan? Doesn’t he mean to say: I don’t know what my SUPERIOR’S overall plan is? He just follows orders. He is just another cog in the machine, gladly marching to the beat and staying in step towards oblivion without question… and it makes him feel good as an American. Talk about being foolishly blind… And he is a commanding Colonel? God help us!
September 20th, 2008 at 7:33 am
I listen to Alex just about everyday and I like to verify what he, or anyone, says. I came to this article after he mentioned it on his broadcast Friday and what shocked me was that he said something to the effect of “they (the Army) hope that won’t have to shoot any Americans…they said that!”. I don’t see that said in the article anywhere. I do see the parts about emergencies or unrest and the fielding of non-lethal measures. But I don’t see any spokesman for the Army saying “We hope to not have to shoot or kill American citizens”.
I am prior service and it concerns me to see the active Army being used in a domestic capacity when the National Guard normally fills in during a crisis. The government could have been honest and said “We don’t want to have another incident like Katrina and have all of our state National Guard assets deployed to Iraq. Therefore, we are now setting a precedent to have the active Army in our city streets.” Of course, that would have just emphasized how spread thin our Army is with the fake War on Terror. This was a better spin for them.
I do believe there is a “war on for our minds” in the media through the government spin machine. But that same spin machine will take comments like Alex’s which are uttered in the heat of passion and make him out to be some kind of crackpot. He really must confine his comments to supported facts in this war, and stay away from the hyperbole, if we are going to wake up the rest of the sheeple.
September 20th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Brain in MO, I think or guessing where Alex is getting this “We hope to not have to shoot or kill American citizens” is coming from this quote in the article:
“In the meantime, they’ll learn new skills, use some of the ones they acquired in the war zone and more than likely will not be shot at while doing any of it.”
It’s kinda implied, but doesn’t really say that–as you pointed out.
I agree with your comment one has to be very careful with the comments and the article does not specifically indicate this. But if Alex is reading as much as he says he does (which I have no doubt), you’ll have some snafus. I don’t know how he manages all that he does frankly. I’m not making any excuses one way or another. It’s really up to all of us to confirm, via legitimate sources, what we hear–something that Alex encourages.
I also realize you’re not hosing Alex, but pointing out everyone needs to be prudent and cautious in making statements–and I agree with this as well.
Regardless of what Alex said and how he said it, it’s pretty concerning to have combat troops patrolling anywhere in the USA–and if they’re combat troops wandering around in the street, you can bet they won’t be handing out free ice cream bars–so there’s a strong implication they’ll have “shoot to kill” orders even if the article never mentions this.
September 22nd, 2008 at 10:07 am
I know the bainwashed masses think that to have the military invovled in anything is a great thing. Hell, most would probably rather have a soilder deliver a baby over a doctor… THE MILITARY ARE HERE! YAAAAAAY!
This country is going to hell in a hand basket.
September 22nd, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Live Free or Die! The Constitution was created to govern the Government! Not the people! I will come back to make another comment when I have more time! Until then, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! Remember your oath to the Constitution military!
September 23rd, 2008 at 3:59 am
its one thing to be fighting the “terrorists” and “insurgents” but i do not believe the military has brainwashed the grunts enough to turn on their own people. when you can speak to a stormtrooper in their native language and get to them emotionally, they are not going to pull the trigger. of course there are grunts who would follow orders but i believe the majority would resist
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
They ”this combat unit”may be called upon to help with cival unrest or crowd control.This is all I need to know.
For those that automaticaly reject anarchy,maybe you should reconsider your position. Is a goverment system that requires the people to pay for the military that may one day be used against them”if they get tired of paying”really all that superior to a system in which all action is voluntary and people generaly live and let live? Is anarchy really anymore dangerous than a systyem of goverment in which you can and may be thrown into the prison which you helped build?
Virtualy every goverment throughout history”regardless of type”has failed to bring lasting peace,true justice or even real progress to the citizens they have ruled,yet so many people refuse to consider a world without goverment or so called legitimate authority.Just remember this those of you who believe that anarchy is or would be the most immoral form of cival relations;it was not the anarchists who have built enough nuclear weopons to destroy the planet many times over.When the day comes when nuclear war breaks out,and millions perish within minutes,we will at that point wonder if perhaps we should have gave true freedom a chance.
September 23rd, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I agee with alex and I have had this same argument with a friend of mine. The majority (and i mean a huge majority) would refuse to or just couldnt engage there friends, homes, schools, and families. I think that works in the people advantage. I am a marine (out now) I sure as hell wouldnt follow those orders,……but afterall i wasnt all that good at complying
September 23rd, 2008 at 4:21 pm
i have to strongly disagree….anarchy is not a smart or more beneficial type of government…to my knowledge there has never been an anarchist government that was succsessful….If there has been please correct me if im wrong. It seems rather ironic to pay for a military that could once be turned on you or to pay for a prison that u may have to imprissioned in but the question is this. What would you do if you had no military pressence in the u.s. when a LEGIT attack occured? I think regulating and restricting what the military can do here in the states such as restricting them from what they are doing now is what should be done but anarchy would simply make things worse there would be no laws, policys or regulations so people such as those in office would just find away to opress u even more and if u couldnt stop them….well …ud be screwed. There still has to be a system the difference is the people SHOULD be running it
September 23rd, 2008 at 4:53 pm
to sum up my point( no pun intended towrds james at all i respect ur opioion) the system of goverment we have now is not flawed, its the application of the law within the system that is flawed and those in office and then sum are corrupt due to the amount of power that we have granted the military, bankers, and most importantly the president. Once agian I dont think anarchy would solve anything
September 23rd, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Get the truth out to the Troops and the Police, dont assume they know, they are too busy, distracted like many other people are.
September 24th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Public Law 109-364, or the “John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007″ (H.R.5122) (2), which was signed by the commander in chief on October 17th, 2006, in a private Oval Office ceremony, allows the President to declare a “public emergency” and station troops anywhere in America and take control of state-based National Guard units without the consent of the governor or local authorities, in order to “suppress public disorder.”
September 24th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
background on what makes the concerns above realizable: an article titled ” Bush Moves Toward Martial Law” by Frank Morales available at http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=17432
September 25th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Our forefathers were scared s–tless of a standing army that’s why to this very day all branches of the military aside from the U.S. Navy (the ONLY Constitutional service) have to be reauthorized every two years or so.
We could shut them all down by deauthorizing them and/or not funding them.
As to whether or not the Army would turn on civillians…well, first those soldiers were basically children when they enlisted and know really nothing of government and politics and were taught to obey from minute one. They will be controlled to do the bidding of their field commanders. And then you have to envision this scenario. You are in uniform and armed facing a hostile crowd of your fellow citizens. Behind you is an officer with his weapon drawn and who, sensing confusion and hesitation among his troops, says “he will shoot the first soldier to disobey the order to fire.” How would you react under the circumstances, were you an enlistee with only a few years of service under your belt? Not an easy choice, not by a long shot. For me, having served in combat in the 60’s and now living a peaceful life since then it is a no-brainer. But I have the wisdom of age plus I have taken the time to read American history that was never taught or covered in school.
God save us all.
October 7th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
IT GIVES RISE TO ALL KINDS OF MISHAPS, AND JUST UNPREDICTIBLE SCENARIOS, EVEN IF THE TROOPS HAVE THE BEST OF INTENTIONS, THAT’S WHY IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.
YOU DON’T WANT A BUNCH OF GUNG HO YOUNG MEN WHO REALLY BELIEVE THERE’S TERRORISTS RUNNING AROUND WITH MACHINE GUNS AND ROCKET LAUNCHERS. SOMETHING IS BOUND TO GO WRONG
October 10th, 2008 at 12:19 am
This Cloutier is a clueless freaking moron. Makes me embarrassed to be of the same species. What a tool.
October 26th, 2008 at 8:32 am
WHY IS IT, NOT ONE OF YOU PEOPLE HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT THEY ARE PREPARING FOR THE ELECTION, AND THE “PEOPLE” WHO FIGURE WE ALL GET FREE TV’S IF WE SMASH A STOREFRONT. OBAMA, WIN OR LOSE, THE BLACKS ARE GONNA GO CRAZY!
Daino is teh beast Reply:
February 24th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
No…they are not..what they are getting ready is for a revolution. People are getting tiered of waking up ad loosing more money every second they breath.Eventually there is going to be a uprising …
March 16th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
the bolshevics did this in russia and killed est. 45million people, who were disarmed, from 1917 to 1938 and the nazis did the same thing disarmed the civil population and seized power and we all know what happened,it looks like it is our turn to get butcherd . why? just think about it then gear up and dont say a word except to fellow true believers . jones was right all along,we have been sold out. may god give us the power to get it back.
March 17th, 2009 at 3:30 am
Smart Grid and How It’s Tied into the New World Order
The first question most people ask is what is Smart Grid? Here is your answer:
Smart grid
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A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology to save energy, reduce cost and increase reliability. Such a modernized electricity network is being promoted by many governments as a way of addressing energy independence or global warming issues. For example, if smart grid technologies made the United States grid 5% more efficient, it would equate to eliminating the fuel and greenhouse gas emissions from 53 million cars.[1]
The then President-elect, now President, Barack Obama asked the United States Congress “to act without delay” to pass legislation that included doubling alternative energy production in the next three years and building a new electricity “smart grid”. [2].
[edit] Overview
The term smart grid represents a vision for a digital upgrade of distribution and long distance transmission grids to both optimize current operations, as well as open up new markets for alternative energy production. As with other industries, use of robust two-way communications, advanced sensors, and distributed computing technology will improve the efficiency, reliability and safety of power delivery and use. One United States Department of Energy study calculated that internal modernization of US grids with smart grid capabilities would save between 46 and 117 billion dollars over the next 20 years[3]. As well as these industrial modernization benefits, smart grid features could expand energy efficiency beyond the grid into the home by coordinating low priority home devices such as water heaters so that their use of power takes advantage of the most desirable energy sources. Smart grids can also coordinate the production of power from large numbers of small power producers such as owners of rooftop solar panels — an arrangement that would otherwise prove problematic for power systems operators at local utilities.
Here’s an article from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7622347.stm
BBC NEWS
The internet giant Google has teamed up with technology multinational General Electric to develop a “smart” electric power grid and promote clean energy.
Both companies want to make renewable energy more accessible and useful.
In a joint statement they said: “Our economic, environmental and security challenges require we use electricity more efficiently and generate it from cleaner sources.”
“Clean energy is eminently doable and solvable,” said GE ceo Jeff Immelt.
“This just makes good sense,” said Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
The plan was unveiled at Google’s Mountain View headquarters in California where the firm was holding its annual Zeitgeist, a conference bringing senior executives from around the world to discuss the pressing issues of the 21st century.
Both GE and Google said they would leverage their lobbying muscle in Washington to try and persuade politicians to push for major policy changes in energy.
The statement by the two firms said that “policy is a major impediment to building a 21st century electricity system.”
Mr Immelt said while his instinct is to keep government at arm’s length, in this case there is a vital role for politicians to play.
“There is no such thing as a perfect free market. It is a market that needs a little catalyst from the government and then I think the entrepreneurial dollars will flow to that.”
Ecomagination
During an interview session at the conference, Mr Schmidt quizzed Mr Immelt about GE’s decision to focus on clean technologies under an initiative dubbed “Ecomagination.”
GE is now one of the biggest players in the wind power industry and is involved in developing hybrid locomotives, water reuse solutions and photovoltaic cells.
The GE boss admitted to the audience that the company’s eco game plan did not meet with approval from many sectors of business when it was initially unveiled in 2005.
“We had a lot of suspicious people around but we felt the time was right to attempt to do something like this.”
He said the move has paid off as sales of products and services in this area have grown from $4-$5bn (£2.2-2.7bn) at its launch to $18bn a year.
Mr Immelt also boasted of his decision to buy Enron’s wind business out of bankruptcy in 2003 for $300m and revealed that it now makes between $7-$8bn in revenues.
“I have done some bad business deals in my day, but this isn’t one of them,” joked Mr Immelt.
Google is also involved in clean energy initiatives that include geothermal, solar and wind-generated electricity.
The search giant has maintained that the benefits of renewable electricity can not be fully realised without updating US power transmission lines into a “smart grid” that lets people track and control what types of power they use and when. “This 21st century electricity system must combine advanced energy technology – a major GE focus – and cutting edge information technology – a major Google focus,” said the joint communiqué.
“We believe that by combining our efforts, along with other relevant businesses and industries, we can advance critical policy change in Washington and develop new technologies and services for consumers.”
GE and Google plan to work on technologies that will convert geothermal power into electricity as well as prepare the nation’s grid for plug-in vehicles.
Dan Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google.org, the charitable arm of Google, said both businesses feel they can make a real difference.
“A smart grid is something we desperately need in this country and we humbly think we might have something to contribute.
So who owns Google? Lets take a closer look.
Google is privately owned but it is financially backed by
Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers Sequia Capitol.
Google Management
Co-founders Larry Page, president of Products, and Sergey Brin, president of Technology, brought Google to life in September 1998. Since then, the company has grown to more than 10,000 employees worldwide, with a management team that represents some of the most experienced technology professionals in the industry. Eric Schmidt joined Google as chairman and chief executive officer in 2001.
Board of Directors
• Eric Schmidt, Google Inc.
• Sergey Brin, Google Inc.
• Larry Page, Google Inc.
• John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
• Ram Shriram, Sherpalo
• John Hennessy, Stanford University
• Arthur Levinson, Genentech
• Paul Otellini, Intel
• Shirley M. Tilghman, Princeton University
• Ann Mather
http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html
Heres a list of the executives of Kleiner Perkins Caufield:
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
COMPANY
Immensely wealthy Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
Official Website:
http://www.kpcb.com/
Industry:
Private Equity
Corporate headquarters:
Palo Alto, CA
EXECUTIVES
Name
Occupation
Birth
Death
Known for
Brook Byers
Business c. 1946 Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins
Frank J. Caufield
Business c. 1940 Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
John Doerr
Business 29-Jun-1951 Silicon Valley venture capitalist
William R. Hearst III
Business c. 1950 San Francisco Examiner Editor, 1984-95
Bill Joy
Computer Programmer 8-Nov-1954 BSD designer, C shell, vi, Java
Vinod Khosla
Business 28-Jan-1955 Venture capitalist
Eugene Kleiner
Business 12-May-1923 20-Nov-2003 Venture capitalist
E. Floyd Kvamme
Business 1938 Partner, Kleiner Perkins
Douglas F. Mackenzie
Business c. 1959 Partner, Kleiner Perkins
Tom Perkins
Business 1932 Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins
Colin Powell
Government 5-Apr-1937 US Secretary of State, 2001-05
EXTRANEOUS
Name
Occupation
Birth
Death
Known for
Jim Barksdale
Business 24-Jan-1943 CEO of Netscape, 1995-99
Scott Sassa
Business 2-Feb-1959 Former President of NBC
Doug Mackenzie is listed as one of the beneficial ownership partners in GE Capital Information Technology Solutions Inc.
http://www.nndb.com/company/841/000120481/
Here’s what we think the prosperous privates are worth this year. $20 MILLION TO $50 MILLION Two of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’s hottest young guns probably fall in this category. Doug Mackenzie has had a string of hits for the firm as the company’s lead VC on Visio, MMC Networks, and Preview Travel (Kleiner Perkins still owns 10.8% of Preview, worth around $27 million).
Heres a list of businesses that Sequoia Capital backs financially:
Sequoia Capital
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Sequoia Capital
Type
Private
Founded 1972
Founder(s)
Don Valentine
Headquarters Menlo Park, California,
United States
Number of locations 6
Industry
Venture capital
Employees
~ 130 worldwide
Website
http://www.sequoiacap.com
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm’s partners include Don Valentine, Randy L. Ditzler, Greg McAdoo, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Gaurav Garg, Michael Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme.
The firm has offices in the US, China, India and Israel. Sequoia has funded companies including Cisco Systems, Oracle, Apple, YouTube and Google.
Marc Andreessen noted the business plan format on his blog [1] and is outlined as:
• Clarity of Purpose (Describe objective in one brief sentence.)
• Large Markets (Identify existing rapidly growing or changing markets.)
• Rich Customers (Identify customers that are willing to pay immediately and with large pocketbooks.)
• Focus (Keep it simple. Stay focused on a key value proposition.)
• Pain Killers (Identify single element of importance to customer.)
• Think Differently (Challenge conventional wisdom. Outwit competitors.)
• Company Culture (Company culture is established early. Team should be the smartest in their domain.)
• Agility (Keep it quiet and make it fast.)
• Frugality (Spend money like it is your own. Focus on critical expenditures. Maximize profitability.)
• Inferno (Start with only a little money.)
Contents
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• 1 Portfolio
• 2 References
• 3 External links
• 4 See also
[edit] Portfolio
Sequoia Capital provided venture capital for the following companies:
Name
First Invested
Description Status
Achates Power
6 August 2007 Diesel engine systems. Private
AdBrite
26 July 2004
Sell advertising on their websites and blogs Private
AdMob
19 May 2006 Mobile advertising marketplace. Private
Advanced Power Projects
17 March 2008 Power generation systems. Private
AMCC
15 September 1987 Provides storage, embedded hardware and software solutions. Public
Amobee Media Systems
07 January 2005 Mobile Advertising Systems for Mobile Operators. Private
Appirio
20 June 2008 SaaS systems integration services. Private
Applabs Pvt Ltd
1 January 1999 Software Testing Company. Private
Apple Inc.
1 January 1978 Designs and manufactures consumer electronics. IPO
Aricent
1 September 2006 Independent communications software company. Private
Aruba Networks
19 April 2002 Delivers enterprise network to users IPO
Asia Media
21 September 2005 Electronic program guide systems. IPO
Atari
1975 Coin-operated video games, coin-operated pinball machines and home game consoles.
Atom Entertainment
14 January 2000 Distributes casual games, short films, and animations on the web. Acquired by Viacom/MTV
Bihu.com
14 December 2007 In-game instant messaging services. Private
Café Coffee Day
14 July 2006
Coffee distribution and retail services. Private
Cafepress
21 January 2005 Print-on-demand ecommerce site. Private
CERNET-Koncept
17 July 2008
College social networking services. Private
Challenge Games 24 September 2007 Online casual gaming services. Private
Cisco
14 December 1987 Networking hardware, software, and services. Public
Correlix
22 August 2008 Latency Intelligence™ systems. Private
Data Connection
7 January 2008 Telephony software. Private
Documentum
18 October 1993 Enterprise content management. IPO and later acquired by EMC
Dropbox
24 September 2007 File sharing and storage. Private
Electronic Arts
6 December 1982 Distributor of computer and video games. IPO
Eloan
2 September 1998 Financial services company that offering home mortgage, home equity, and auto loans. IPO
FirstSource
13 June 2001 Provider of business process management services. IPO
Flextronics
29 June 1993 Worldwide electronics design, fabrication, assembly, and test company. IPO
Followap
02 June 2005 Mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Acquired by NeuStar
Funny or Die
17 April 2007 Large media company with multiple vertical websites, including funnyordie.com started with comedian Will Ferrell.
Private
Gene Security Network
8 June 2007
Bioinformatics technology services. Private
GlobalLogic
31 January 2008 Outsourced software development services. Private
Google
26 May 1999 Search Engine. IPO
Gracenote
26 June 2002 Digital media data management software. Private
Green Dot Corporation
27 February 2003 Prepaid credit cards. Private
Guruji.com
Local search services. Private
Idea Cellular
27 November 2006 Cellular services, SMS services and mobile communication devices. IPO
imeem
15 December 2006 Social media networking services. Private
Infoblox
1 April 2003
Core network services. Private
Isilon
3 July 2002
Modular network storage solutions designed for large digital files. IPO
IT Structures
3 April 2008
Virtual sales engagement software. Private
Jajah
4 November 2005 Consumer VoIP services. Private
Jawbone (headset)
31 August 2007 Bluetooth headsets. Private
Jive Software
9 August 2007 Enterprise 2.0 collaboration software. Private
Joost
21 March 2007 Online TV services. Private
Kayak.com
17 December 2004 Travel search services. Private
Kenshoo
11 December 2007 Search Engine Marketing Platform. Private
LinkedIn
7 November 2003 Online network that helps you find and be found by former colleagues. Private
Loglogic
27 October 2003 Log data systems. Private
Loopt
2 November 2005 Mobile social networking services. Private
Luxim
3 August 2003 Solid state high intensity light source technology. Private
LSI Logic
20 January 1981 Provider of silicon, systems and software technologies. IPO
Mahalo.com
14 December 2006 Human powered search services. Private
Mark Logic
25 February 2003 XML server software. Private
Meebo
15 December 2005 Instant messaging services. Private
Mellanox Technologies
1 June 1999
Provider of InfiniBand technology. IPO
Meraki
2 March 2006 Mesh wireless networking. Private
Merlin Securities
12 December 2007 Mesh wireless networking. Private
Microchip Technology
6 April 1989
Manufacturer of microcontroller, memory and analog semiconductors. IPO
Netezza
10 July 2003
Provider of enterprise data warehouse appliances. IPO
Netscreen
21 May 1998 Networking and security solutions. IPO and later acquired by Juniper Networks, Inc.
Netshops
12 May 2006 Niche retailer services. Private
NetApp
23 September 1994 Provides an integrated solution that enables storage, delivery, and management of network data. IPO
NVIDIA
2 July 1993
Technologies for video cards, graphics cards, notebooks, workstations, and desktop PCs. IPO
Paypal
2 August 1999 Internet payment services. IPO and later acquired by Ebay
Plaxo
1 March 2002 Address book services. Acquired by Comcast in 2008.
PixelWorks
29 April 1998 Designs, develops and markets highly integrated system-on-a-chip solutions for broadband communications. IPO
PMC-Sierra
11 January 1984 Broadband communications and storage chips. IPO
Pure Digital Technologies
3 March 2005 Digital imaging systems, including the Flip Video family of digital camcorders. Private
Rackspace
28 March 2000 Managed hosting service provider. IPO
Rayspan
15 June 2007 Metamaterial air interface systems. Private
Renhe
28 December 2007 Commercial property development services. Private
RingCentral
8 December 2006 Small business telecommunications services. Private
RockYou
9 January 2007 Slideshow widgets. Private
Royal Orchid Hotels
6 October 2007 Hotel chain catering to business travelers. IPO
Ruckus
4 November 2002 Smart Wi-Fi systems. Private
Satellier
2000 Outsourced AEC design services. Private
Satnav Technologies
28 May 2008 Mobile mapping and navigation services. Private
SCIOinspire
17 December 2007 Healthcare accounting services. Private
Silent Communication
November 2007 Call completion services for mobile operators. Private
Sourcefire
16 January 2004 Network security. IPO
Stardoll
15 June 2006 Girls social networking. Private
Storwize
1 June 2007
Storage compression systems. Private
Sugar Inc.
12 September 2006 Women’s publishing. Private
Tokbox
3 August 2007 Video communications services. Private
Trulia
7 May 2007
Real estate search services. Private
Ujjivan
1 December 2008 Microfinance services. Private
Widgetbox
1 May 2007
Widget marketplace services. Private
Xoom Corporation
19 December 2003 Global money transfer services. Private
Yahoo!
5 April 1995
Web Portal. IPO
YouTube
21 October 2005 Hosts user-generated videos. Acquired by Google
Yodlee
October 1999 Online data aggregation and online Bill Pay service provider. Private
Zappos.com
N/A
Online Retailer Private
Lets take a closer look at GE:
Who owns CNN? or MSNBC? ABC?
by systemfailure Wednesday, Apr. 09, 2003 at 1:43 AM
So ya think we have a “free press” eh? Check out who owns who, and who owns what you think…….
GENERAL ELECTRIC –(donated 1.1 million to GW Bush for his 2000 election campaign)
Television Holdings:
* NBC: includes 13 stations, 28% of US households.
* NBC Network News: The Today Show, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, NBC News at Sunrise.
* CNBC business television; MSNBC 24-hour cable and Internet news service (co-owned by NBC and Microsoft); Court TV (co-owned with Time Warner), Bravo (50%), A&E (25%), History Channel (25%).
The “MS” in MSNBC
means microsoft
The same Microsoft that donated 2.4 million to get GW bush elected.
Other Holdings:
* GE Consumer Electronics.
* GE Power Systems: produces turbines for nuclear reactors and power plants.
* GE Plastics: produces military hardware and nuclear power equipment.
* GE Transportation Systems: runs diesel and electric trains.
The GE Building (RCA Building)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Center
The centerpiece of Rockefeller Center is the 70-floor, 872-foot (266 m) GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (”30 Rock”)—formerly known as the RCA Building—centered behind the sunken plaza. The building is the setting for the now famous photograph taken by Charles C. Ebbets in 1932 of workers having lunch, sitting on a steel beam, without safety harnesses. The 840-foot (260 m) drop lies below.
The building was renamed in the 1980s after General Electric (GE) re-acquired RCA, which it helped found in 1919. The famous Rainbow Room club restaurant is located on the 65th floor; the Rockefeller family office covers the 54-56th floors. The skyscraper is the headquarters of NBC and houses most of the network’s New York studios, including the legendary Studio 8H, home of Saturday Night Live. NBC currently owns the space it occupies in the building as a condominium arrangement.
So Who is funding Smart Grid?
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111-5, PDF, H.R. 1, S. 1) is an Act of Congress enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009.
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Infrastructure Investment
Total: $80.9 billion
Core investments (roads, bridges, railways, other transportation)
Highway construction is the biggest single line infrastructure item in the final bill
Energy
Loans and investments into green energy technology is a significant part of the final bill
Total: $49.7 billion
• $11 billion funding for an electric smart grid
• $6.3 billion for state and local governments to make investments in energy efficiency
• $6 billion for renewable energy and electric transmission technologies loan guarantees
• $6 billion for the cleanup of radioactive waste (mostly nuclear power plant sites)
• $5 billion for weatherizing modest-income homes
• $4.5 billion for the Office of Electricity and Energy Reliability to modernize nationçs electrical grid and smart grid.
• $4.5 billion for state and local governments to increase energy efficiency in federal buildings
• $3.4 billion for carbon capture experiments
• $3.25 billion for the Western Area Power Administration for power transmission system upgrades.
• $2.5 billion for energy efficiency research
• $2 billion for manufacturing of advanced car battery (traction) systems and components.
• $3.2 billion toward Energy Efficency and Conservation Block Grants
• $500 million for training of green-collar workers (by the Department of Labor)
• $400 million for electric vehicle technologies
• $300 million for federal vehicle feets, to cover the cost of acquiring electric vehicles, includiing plug-in hybrid vehicles.
• $300 million to buy energy efficient appliances
• $300 million for reducing diesel fuel emissions
• $300 million for state and local governments to purchase energy efficient vehicles
• $250 million to increase energy efficiency in low-income housing
• $600 million to cleanup hazardous waste that threaten health and the environment
• $200 million to cleanup petroleum leaks from underground storage tanks
• $100 million to evaluate and cleanup brownfield land
• $400 million for the Geothermal Technologies Program
The Answer is we are.
So what is the Smart Grid capable of?
Power line communication
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Power line communication or power line carrier (PLC), also known as Power line Digital Subscriber Line (PDSL), mains communication, power line telecom (PLT), or power line networking (PLN), is a system for carrying data on a conductor also used for electric power transmission. Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) uses PLC by sending and receiving radio signals over power lines to provide access to the Internet.
Electrical power is transmitted over high voltage transmission lines, distributed over medium voltage, and used inside buildings at lower voltages. Powerline communications can be applied at each stage. Most PLC technologies limit themselves to one set of wires (for example, premises wiring), but some can cross between two levels (for example, both the distribution network and premises wiring).
All power line communications systems operate by impressing a modulated carrier signal on the wiring system. Different types of powerline communications use different frequency bands, depending on the signal transmission characteristics of the power wiring used. Since the power wiring system was originally intended for transmission of AC power, the power wire circuits have only a limited ability to carry higher frequencies. The propagation problem is a limiting factor for each type of power line communications.
Data rates over a power line communication system vary widely. Low-frequency (about 100-200 kHz) carriers impressed on high-voltage transmission lines may carry one or two analog voice circuits, or telemetry and control circuits with an equivalent data rate of a few hundred bits per second; however, these circuits may be many miles (kilometres) long. Higher data rates generally imply shorter ranges; a local area network operating at millions of bits per second may only cover one floor of an office building, but eliminates installation of dedicated network cabling.
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[edit] High-frequency communication (≥MHz)
High frequency communication may (re)use large portions of the radio spectrum for communication, or may use select (narrow) band(s), depending on the technology.
[edit] Home networking (broadband)
Power line communications can also be used to interconnect home computers, peripherals or other networked consumer peripherals. Proprietary specifications for power line home networking have been developed by a number of different companies within the framework of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, the Universal Powerline Association and the HD-PLC Alliance.
On December 12th 2008, the ITU-T adopted Recommendation G.hn/G.9960 as the first worldwide standard for high-speed powerline communications[1]. G.hn also specifies communications over phonelines and coaxial wiring.
A few days later, on December 19th 2008, IEEE P1901 confirmed[2] the baseline text for another standard for high-speed powerline communications, which includes both in-home and access applications. Although IEEE P1901 specifies multiple non-interoperable PHY and MAC options[3], it provides mechanisms for coexistence between them[4].
Who is also involved in Smart Grid?
IBM
Heres a statement from their website:
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ideasfr.....igent_grid
IBM Smart grid
For decades, power was something the average person did not think much about… until it went out. And then it was all you thought about… until it came back. Not any more.
Climate change, rising energy prices and technology advances are all forces that have been reshaping the collective mindset of consumers, turning many from “passive ratepayers” to highly informed, environmentally conscious customers who want a role in using power. And now, with the emergence of the technologies that make smart grids possible, companies can provide their customers with the information and control they need to actually change their behavior patterns and reduce usage and costs.
Losing power
Today’s power grids were developed at a time when power was cheap, the environment wasn’t an issue and the consumer wasn’t part of the equation. They were centralized, closely managed and supplied by a relatively small number of large power plants.
The inefficiencies in our current grids are systemic. With little or no intelligence to balance loads and monitor power flows, every year grids around the world lose enough electricity to power India, Germany and Canada.
Entering the digital age
IBM is helping utilities add a layer of digital intelligence to their grids. These smart grids use sensors, meters, digital controls and analytic tools to automate, monitor and control the two-way flow of energy across operations-from power plant to plug. A power company can optimize grid performance, prevent outages, restore outages faster and allow consumers to manage energy usage right down to the individual networked appliance. “Smart” grids can also incorporate new sustainable energies such as wind and solar generation, and interact locally with distributed power sources, or plug-in electric vehicles.
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Heres a news article from CNNmoney:
IBM Chairman Issues Upbeat Message To Stockholders
March 09, 2009: 11:59 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- The chairman and chief executive of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) issued an upbeat message to stockholders Monday, in marked contrast to the mood of other large tech companies.
IBM, whose stock has outperformed its large cap tech peers, said in a letter accompanying the company’s annual report that it is “positioned to lead in the era that lies on the other side of the present crisis.”
“We will not simply ride out the storm,” CEO Samuel J. Palmisano said in the letter. “Rather we will take a long-term view, and go on offense.”
Palmisano’s letter stresses IBM’s global exposure – nearly two-thirds of the company’s business comes from outside the U.S. – and its investment in cloud computing as two trends which it believes will help the company keep its edge over peers and prosper not just in the current environment but after economic growth returns.
He also talked extensively about the way IBM has positioned itself to play a role in selling “smart meter” technology, underscoring its position at the heart of the company’s growth strategy and the central role it is likely to play in rebuilding infrastructure across the world.
Palmisano said the devices, which plumb analytical software into small devices that can be used in everything from traffic management systems to food traceability products, will play a central role in the efforts by governments and corporations to revive the world economy.
“Through pervasive instrumentation and interconnection, almost anything – any person, any object, any process or any service, for any organization, large or small – can become digitally aware, networked and intelligent,” he said.
http://money.cnn.com/news/news.....RTUNE5.htm
We all know that Microsoft is owned by Bill Gates, lets take a closer look at his “charity foundation”:
[edit] Diversion of health care resources
In a January/February 2007 Foreign Affairs article, Laurie Garrett claims that many charitable organizations, among whom the Gates Foundation is prominent, harm global health by diverting resources from other important local health care services.[48] For example, by paying relatively high salaries at AIDS clinics, the foundation diverts medical professionals from other parts of developing nations’ health care systems; the health care systems’ ability to provide care diminishes (except in the area the foundation funds) and the charities may do more harm than good. Similar findings were reported in a December 2007 Los Angeles Times investigation.[49]
[edit] Population control and abortion
The Foundation has also come under criticism from pro-life conservatives because it distributes money to groups that sponsor population control and family planning. [50]
Not only is Bill Gates sponsoring abortion in Africa but he has ties to the Rockefellers:
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
The Gates Foundation has partnered with the Rockefeller Foundation to enhance agricultural science and small-farm productivity in Africa, building on the Green Revolution which the Rockefeller Foundation spurred in the 1940s and 1960s. The Gates Foundation has made an initial $100 million investment in this effort, to which the Rockefeller foundation has contributed $50 million.
Lets take a closer look at the Rockefeller Foundation:
The Rockefeller Foundation funded programs such as the Green Revolution.
[edit] The Green Revolution
Agriculture was introduced to the Natural Sciences division of the foundation in the major reorganization of 1928. In 1941, the foundation gave a small grant to Mexico for maize research, in collaboration with the then new president, Manuel Avila Camacho. This was done after the intervention of vice-president Henry Wallace and the involvement of Nelson Rockefeller; the primary intention being to stabilise the Mexican Government and derail any possible communist infiltration, in order to protect the Rockefeller family’s investments.[15]
By 1943 this program, under the foundation’s Mexican Agriculture Project, had proved such a success with the science of corn propagation and general principles of agronomy that it was exported to other Latin American countries; in 1956 the program was then taken to India; again with the geopolitical imperative of providing an antidote to communism.[15] It wasn’t until 1959 that senior foundation officials succeeded in getting the Ford Foundation (and later USAID, and later still, the World Bank) to sign on to the major philanthropic project, known now to the world as the Green Revolution. It also provided significant funding for the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines. Part of the original program, the funding of the IRRI was later taken over by the Ford Foundation.[15]
Costing around $600 million, over 50 years, the revolution brought new farming technology, increased productivity, expanded crop yields and mass fertilization to many countries throughout the world. Later it funded over $100 million dollars of plant biotechnology research and trained over four hundred scientists from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It also invested in the production of transgenic crops, including rice and maize. In 1999, the then president Gordon Conway addressed the Monsanto board of directors, warning of the possible social and environmental dangers of this biotechnology, and requesting them to disavow the use of so-called terminator genes[16]; the company later complied.
Let’s take a closer look at one close friend of David Rockefeller, Jerry Speyers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Center
[edit] Business and Social Life
Speyer began his career in 1964 as Assistant to the Vice President of Madison Square Garden. Speyer has served as President & CEO of Tishman Speyer since the company formed in 1978.
Speyer is deputy chair and a member of the Executive Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, vice chairman of the New York Presbyterian Hospital, and vice chair on the Board of Trustees of the Rand Corporation. Speyer is also chair of the Executive Committee and chairman emeritus of Columbia University, chair emeritus of the Real Estate Board of New York, and past president of the Board of Trustees of the Dalton School.
Speyer is also chairman of the Museum of Modern Art, and chair emeritus of the influential Partnership for New York City, founded by David Rockefeller.
Speyer sits on the board of Carnegie Hall, alongside Sanford Weill, the former chairman of Citigroup, with whom he has a close business relationship (see External Links below). His other board affiliations include Siemens AG and the Real Estate Roundtable, and have included YankeeNets, the New York Presbyterian Foundation, Inc., and the Urban Land Institute. He is a member of the Economic Club of New York, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations