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... GLOBAL NEWS ... NEWS _ BIOMETRIC ID CARDS ARE COMING IN AN IMMIGRATION ‘TROJAN HORSE! merica, like many other countries, seems.determined to implement a national A® card system: It has tried and failed several times in the recent past using such guises as ‘health’ or ‘crime’. The latest guise is ‘illegal aliens'—but this time it is more than just an ID card system! Enter 5. 269, the Immigration Reform Act of 1996, the latest attempt by US Congress to. mandate a computer-driven, biometrically-verifiable. national identifica- tion system. If enacted into law, 8, 269 would require the most comprehensive regis- tration and tracking of American citizens by the federal government in history. Some experts have speculated that, once the system envisioned by S. 269 is in place, the scope of the identity card will be expanded to include information of a highly personal nature, such as credit and. spending history and medical, educational and social records. Why would Congress and the Clinton Administration consider such a plan? Some Americans believe that the USA is in the midst of an illegal immigration cri- sis. Politicians want to show their constituents that they are taking strong action against illegal immigration. These politicians argue that the best way to control ille- gal immigration is to give the government the right to approve all employee hiring in America. They argue that by using advanced: technology to. register, track and store information‘on every citizen, it will be easy to spot illegal immigrants. Among other things, the Bill establishes that: + The federal government create a national database containing information on all Americans and immigrants eligible to work in the USA (S. 269, Sec. 111). + All Americans.may be required to obtain a national identification device, like an ID card (S. 269, Sec. 111(b)). * Beginning in 1999, all employers must receive authorisation from the national computer database before hiring any new employee. This does not apply just to. immigrants. For each new employee, the company would be required to transmit his name and identification number via modem and then wait for the national database to respond with an authorisation code. It the person's name is not in the database, he cannot work (S: 269, Sec. 111). * All American children must register with the SSA (Social Security Administration) by age sixteen, When they register, they must. provide the agency with a “fingerprint or other biometric data". The agency would place the "fingerprint or other biometric data” on the child’s birth certificate, hoping to make the birth cer- tificate more fraud-resistant (S. 269, Sec. 1 16(7)). * In violation of the Tenth Amendment, the Senate Bill would create federalised rules pertaining to the creation of drivers’ licences, and would unconstitutionally. man- date that (1) Social Security numbers be attached to the licence; and (2) all drivers’ licences "shall contain a fingerprint or other biometric data" (S. 269, Sec. 116(b)). + The government would have a comprehensive registry of every American name, date of birth, place of birth, mother's maiden name, Social Sccurity number, gender, race, and other information. Personal information that is now scattered-in many dif- ferent places would be consolidated into one database,-controlled by: a single federal agency. * Personal information would be accessible to:local agencies and anyone who claims to be an employer, * The government would have to grant approval before a company enters into-a pri- vate employment contract with a private citizen. The House Version of the Bill: H.R. 2202 In its current form, H.R. 2202 calls for pilot programs to test the:idea of a comput- er-linked verification system. It calls for new and unprecedented databases and data- sharing and computer link-ups between state and federal agencies, thus expanding the government's ability to monitor private citizens. Like S. 269, it would, for the first time, require private employers to receive approval from a federal computer database before entering into private employment contracts with individuals. (Source: Team Infinity, PO Box 952, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA; email: ralph@TeamInfinity.com; downloaded via the InterNet from Newsgroup-alt.conspiracy, 7 May 1996) Manager of the Long Life Biomedical Co. in Western Hefei, China, presented his research to 600 delegates from 17 nations. In 47 per cent of cases, the protein arrested the tumour. "Yes, urine can cure cancer," he said. Dr Ming Chen Liau's findings would appear to echo those of US-based Dr Stanislaw Burzynski, who has successfully cured hundreds of people diagnosed with terminal cancer. His treatment: antineo- plastons! (Needless to say, the FDA soon put a stop to him!) Dr Shigeyur Arai, researcher in the Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories in Okayama, Japan, told delegates that gar- gling with urine could cure many diseases including cancer, hepatitis B and influenza. (Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 March 1996) FDA GIVES MSG THE GREEN LIGHT DESPITE DANGERS The US Food and Drug Administration has decmed the food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG) to be safe, ignoring evi- dence that has linked it to conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's dis- ease. The FDA has ruled that food manufac- turers have to mention MSG on labels only if the contents contain more than three grams of the additive. The decision has enraged lobby groups who argue that the FDA is ignoring its own findings which suggest that people suffer reactions from MSG at just half the three- grams level. (Source: What Doctors Don't Tell You, vol. 6, no. 11, February 1996) INDOOR POLLUTION MAY BE WORSE THAN OUTDOORS Toxic fumes from carpets, paint, furni- ture and cleaning products can pollute the air inside houses and offices to up to seven times the level outside, according to Mr Steve Brown, a principal research scientist at Australia's CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) building, construction and engineering division. Culprits include carpets (especially freshly cleaned carpets); dry-cleaned cloth- ing; particle board and fibreboard walls; solvent-based adhesives, sealants, paints and wood stains used during house con- struction; deodorisers; vinyl flooring; table surface waxes; insulation; foam couches; and gas heaters, to name a few. (Source: The Australian, 8 May 1996) JUNE-JULY 1996 NEXUS ¢ 9