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davebygolly, read the Executive Order dated July 17th on the Whitehouse website. You can find it by googling Bush, executive order. Don't believe it unless you've read it yourself. I read it myself, and I believe it, but if you have another interpretation, tell us.
Bob Ebersole
Here's the link to the press release: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070717-3.html
An interesting analysis by Prof Michel Chossudovsky here, sees it in terms of the criminalization of dissent - and no response from the House? WTF?
http://www.globalresearch.ca/PrintArticle.php?articleId=6377
There's an argument for legitimizing the EO in terms of its application to acts of "violence" (or threat thereof), rather than opposition per se. But what is really interesting is how the EO seems to apply to those who work for or with agents who may *later* be deemed to have used violence to upset the Iraq plan. Read it closely, folks, this is the future (present).
Incidentally, Chossudovsky sees the EO (and others like it. surely) tied in with NSPD 51, which we should all be aware of by now:
"In May 2007, Bush issued a major presidential National Security Directive (National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive NSPD 51/HSPD 20), which would suspend constitutional government and instate broad dictatorial powers under martial law in the case of a "Catastrophic Emergency" (e.g. Second 9/11 terrorist attack)."
Like they say, by the time you hear the gunshot, you're already hit.
sm
About Lebanon, previous order, June 29, 2007,
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Responsible for Policies and Actions That Threaten Lebanon's Sovereignty and Democracy
white house
The US supports the Siniora Govmt, with all the clout is has. The Lebanese reacted very badly to this order: travel restrictions, etc. and who can certify who supports or not the present Govmt? How do ‘they’ decide? What about a person who is somewhat for and a bit against?
Fascist Gvmts. as we all know tend to keep such criteria secret so that ppl are left vulnerable, subservient, afraid, and guessing, as in WW2, then within nation States (not only but mainly).
Other views: unapplicable orders are empty sops, posturing, to satisfy this or that party, thus making a mockery out of any law, rule, order, etc.