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Patriots Labeled as Terrorists by Secret Police Report
By Mark Anderson
Reminiscent
of when the Clinton Administration in the 1990s stepped up efforts to portray
those within the freedom movement as being “ideational conspirators” whose
beliefs could be on par with foreign terrorists and/or potential
domestic criminals, the Missouri Information Analysis Center is a newer
initiative that seems to harbor the same assumptions but lists names in such a
way that it opens itself up to potential charges of libel and slander.
Former Constitution Party presidential candidate Chuck
Baldwin—a Christian pastor and writer who himself is implicated in the MIAC’s
special report as representing a “threat” to law enforcement—wrote the
following: “Thanks to a concerned Missouri state policeman, a nationally
syndicated radio talk show host stated that he was alerted ... to a secret
Missouri state police report that categorized supporters of Congressman Ron Paul,
Bob Barr, and myself as ‘militia influenced terrorists.’ ”
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The
report, an astonished Baldwin continued, “instructs the Missouri
police to be on the lookout for supporters displaying bumper stickers and other
paraphernalia associated with the Constitutional, Campaign for Liberty, and Libertarian parties.” Baldwin
ran for president in 2008 and eventually was backed by Rep. Paul after Paul,
disgusted with the two dominant political parties, dropped out as a GOP
presidential contender, having shook up the political order with his
liberty-minded candidacy and bold statements on nationally televised debates.
This
MIAC report focuses on the so-called “militia movement” and “conflates it with
supporters of Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, Bob Barr, the so-called patriot movement
and other political activist organizations opposed to the North American Union
and the New World Order,” Baldwin goes on to say in his regular column,
published at www.ChuckBaldwinlive.com.
“According to the MIAC, opposition to world government, NAFTA, federalization
of the states, and restrictive gun laws are a potential threat to the police.”
The
MIAC report also refers to the late Aaron Russo’s film, “America:
Freedom to Fascism” as yet another species of information alleged to
signify a “threat” in some manner. American Free Press has met Baldwin,
Rep. Paul and many of those in his movement, as well as Russo and can certify—as
if this needs to be stated—that there is nothing to these spurious allegations.
This project appears to be nothing less than political profiling by a nervous
establishment that fears the American people are waking up to
the devastating effects on the nation brought on by 15 years of NAFTA—which
is a major culprit in the economic downturn.
Americans
in increasing numbers also are concerned about the aggressive efforts of U.S. leaders, captive to a global agenda, to
merge the U.S., Canada and Mexico into a North American Union
like the European Union. AFP has steadily covered the efforts of hard-working
Americans such as Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom who oppose a tangible
project for the North American Union—namely the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor,
or NAFTA Superhighway. The opposition to these schemes is not and has never
been violent, as citizens conduct peaceful marches, file lawsuits, attend
legislative hearings and other normal channels seeking a redress of grievances
and open, accountable government.
”This
report is not original, of course. During the Clinton administration, a Phoenix Federal
Bureau of Investigation and Joint Terrorism Task Force explicitly designated
defenders of the Constitution as ‘right-wing extremists.’ However, the MIAC
report significantly expands on earlier documents and is the first known
document to actually name names,” Baldwin
added.
The
MIAC report itself is linked here. Mark Anderson is the corresponding editor for American Free Press. Write to Mark at [email protected]
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