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one-hour special programme on national public radio about con- There is an interesting piece that just came out that I was most verting the street gangs to law enforcement agencics. fascinated with regarding fircarms laws. It's a book concerning We had been talking about this for years prior to its action. We the Gun Control Act of 1968 in which it has been demonstrated knew that there were preparatory actions taking place. Through that the Gun Control Act of 1968 wasn't simply an American cre- these activities a truce was signed by most of the large gangs in ation: it was taken from Nazi Germany's gun control laws of 1938 the city of Los Angeles. At the time, there were negotiations in word for word. process in Chicago; and this was also taking place in New York. Now that's very important when you consider this because we're Since the initial actions, a full agreement has been signed in Los _ not talking a few paragraphs here and there. The entire document Angeles and both the Crips and the Bloods are now being trained, _is taken from Nazi Germany's Gun Control Law of 1938. If equipped and uniformed with federal funding through California. they're already at that level in 1968, then where are you going to Chicago has finalised this agreement last weck. New York is in go with our gun laws now? the process of doing so some time in the next few weeks and we —_It should be understood that the MJTF police are not trusted by can assume that they will do this very quickly. the federal agencies and eventually will be done away with. Their mission is to be the forefront, the master forces thatcome Again, the MJTF are useful but eventually will be swept to the through the door. Remember that the average federal agent makes _ side. Moving on beyond the MJTF police are—FINCEN. anywhere from $47,000 to $57,000 a year. He is more or less FINCEN, or Financial Crime Enforcement Network personnel, looking at his pension. He is not concerned with risking his life, have as much to do with finances as the SAS had to do with air- especially if he can find someone to throw in front of him asa __ planes. The SAS, Special Air Service, was a cover name, for an sandbag. That's the mission of these brute forces that are being _ entity which existed in England and was the equivalent t6 the OSS organised. Since last I spoke, probably the best example—I'm of World War II, 1941-1945. FINCEN forces are for house-to- sure that everybody listening here has heard about Waco, Texas— —_ house search and seizure, separation and categorisation of men, these forces that were on the ground were women and children, transfer to detention not es fighting ber pe you facilities, securing properties acquired; but retreat and leave wou! and dead lying * not the maintaining of detention camps. on the ground that's called a rout, it's not salt has been demonstrated That will be the om he of the MJTF aie aretreat. And this is symptomatic of pro- that the Gun Control Act of _| should mention very quickly the deten- fessional forces that are there for the rome tion camps themselves. Originally under beep Pm - — hand, if ge = the 1968 wasn't simply an FEMA, 23 detention camps were authorised. old mediaeval pu age principle and you . . ae i fines ptt achanonscup wien American creation: it was es deen camps ves spread you're allowed to confiscate properties, taken from Nazi Germany's there are 20 supplemental camps that were cars, jewellery, furniture, the neighbour's authorised with the 1990-91 military fiscal wife, whatever, then you're highly moti $UN control laws of 1938 budget. Carl Levin's DoD budget amend- vated to go through that door—and espe- ment 656 authorised the implementation of cially if you have been doing it illegally word for word. these 20 camps to mien the 23 that for an extensive period of time, and all of were already authorised. There are now 43 a sudden they're giving YOU the OPT. = comps in total that arc predcployed inside the nity to be legitimised. continental United States. In addition to that, there are supple- Why let the street gang situation foster or flourish the way it mental camps or auxiliary camps through each state and in each did? We had more than the capability to restrict the street gangs at region. An cxample of this would be the Nike Hercules site locat- the time when they came about. Most assuredly we had the capac- ed near Monroe. That is a predesignated detention facility. The ity to restrict them in any way that we wished to. However, by three sites that arc located in Michigan: number one is located due allowing the street gangs to flourish, you create regimentation. _ north of Pickney, Michigan, due west of Brighton; the second is Then the strong come to the top. These are your NCOs and lead- —_ earmarked near Lansing, Michigan, the north-north-east; the third ers. And when you are finished you simply put them in uniform, js Fort Custer military reservation which has been upgraded from then you have an organised military force at your disposal. a D-facility to a B-facility. This is very important because a D- They're thugs, but they're expendable thugs. Remember that. facility is state-authorised and state-controlled. A B-facility on the Now, MIJTF police operations. There are several actions that _ other hand, has been upgraded to federal status and is comparable have taken place within the last two years. Starting in 1991, they _to any of our, for instance, military facilities such Fort Benning, participated in or were part of Operation Achilles which was a Georgia, Dwight Patterson Air Force Base, any facility that we are sweep from the southern Ohio valley up through to Michigan, by _ presently using for active military forces. both the BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) and Now, FINCEN was organised, utilising foreign military person- MITF forces, to harass and eliminate FFL (Federal Firearms nel, as a secret police force here in the United States. They arc License) holders who were manufacturers and producers of com- drawn from military and secret police forces overseas. They are ponents and arms. Their primary concern was not to confiscate or predominantly European. We have Belgian, Dutch, German, charge somebody with illegal arms but rather to acquire records French and a varicty of Asian military personnel. It is known at and resources that were available and in the hands of the people this time, for instance, that FINCEN has an element in Montana who held the FFL. In every case where they went into these busi- that is made up of Gurkhas. The 197th, mechanised as of one nesses, the only thing that they took were the records of who pur- _—_ week ago, has deployed for a training operation that may last as chased products and where they lived—very important to under- —_ long as two months in northem Montana through the Canadian stand, frontier. It is the 197th mechanised infantry combined with two There were a series of other activities that took place after this. brigades of British mechanised infantry, the first Canadian MITF was deployed in Los Angeles during the LA riots, though armoured division, Gurkha mercenary forces, one Belgian brigade, there was only a slight mention of it. one EC and another undetermined number of forces, all foreign. All of the agencies are overlapping and under the general They originally were scheduled to work for approximately three authority of the United Nations, In 1992 through early 1993, reor- weeks in the area but if this is similar to the last mobilisation that ganisation was taking place to try and give the MJTF a greater took place, you will find that they will be there for up to two and a credibility. half, three months. 12°NEXUS FEBRUARY - MARCH 1994