Fortress North America: A Vast Gated Community

Fortress North America: A Vast Gated Community

America has always been known as the great melting pot where people from various nations can come here with hard work and a bit of luck enrich their lives and the lives of our families. Immigrants have come to America and brought skills that we as Americans valued. We gained from their skills and labor and they came to a country where you can be free to live in peace and comfort.

Today Mexicans are leaving their country in droves and come to America to improve their lives. If I lived In Mexico where the there is such a divide between those have and those who have not I would take the risks and come to America myself. The problem is that there are at least 30 million illegal aliens in America who have not been tested for diseases like TB[1] and they are being exploited by America businesses who don't want to pay the minimum wage or higher.

These men and women break their back in this country only to be paid slave wages. In many states such as Florida, Georgia, Texas and Arizona they have taken over many towns and locals have had to move out. Now many of us have begged the government for a border fence, well we are going to get one but is it took keep the illegals out or to keep us in?

Fortress North America[2] is a term used during World War II which was devised to protect America and Canada from the Nazi blitzkrieg in case all the other nations failed to stop them. Since 9/11 it has been used to further integrate North America and secure the continent. If we are to integrate with Canada and Mexico why is it that we can no longer cross both borders without a long-range RFID enabled passport, thumb print and a cavity search[3]?

Forget about travelling out of the country on an airplane, you must have 'clearance' before hand. If you are on a no-fly list then you can't even leave the country. Now when you travel abroad you are put in a Homeland Security database which creates a risk assessment profile to determine whether you are a terrorist, subversive or peaceful protestor. This is called the Automated Targeting System[4]. Bruce Schneier said it best, "It's the sort of thing you'd expect from the former Soviet Union or East Germany or China."

RFID, radio frequency identification is being using in U.S. passports, Wal-Mart groceries and the jeans you buy in The Gap. It is being used by the government because it is easy to track and trace travelers who come and go. A recent story showed that the National Guard[5] during times of disasters and emergencies will be using RFID to track people, pets and equipment. So if you are put on a bus going to a wonderful local FEMA center you are being tracked and corralled like cattle.

On the northern and southern border the U.S. VISIT[6] initiative has created biometric checkpoints for everyone but illegal aliens. The U.S. government may be willing to put unregulated mercenary forces such as Blackwater USA or Dyncorp[7] on both borders to 'keep us safe'. All of this safety is beginning to look a lot like East Germany. We have lost so many liberties that Americans have taken for granted. Our government has taken our liberties and replaced them with permissions attached with fees.

We live in a gated North American community ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the police state. When the next attack happens on American soil will you quietly go to your local FEMA center? Halliburton[8] is building detention camps, and preachers[9] are being bought off by Homeland Security to quell dissent when martial law is declared. This police state apparatus is being built right under our noses. It is late in the game but we still have time. Plan for your family before your government unveils their plans for you.

Michael Vail
Clever tyrants are never punished. --Voltaire

1. Business World. Illegal aliens bringing drug-resistant TB and other diseases with them. 2005 [cited; Available from: http://www.businessword.com/index.php/weblog/comments/1598/.

2. Global Research. "Securing the North American Security Perimeter". 2005 [cited; Available from: http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=175.

3. PC World. Plan to Use RFID in U.S. Border Control Draws Fire. 2007 [cited; Available from: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136981-pg,1/article.html.

4. Bruce Schneier. Automated Targeting System. 2006 [cited; Available from: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/automated_targe.html.

5. Mobile Radio Technology. National Guard uses RFID to track people, property. 2007 [cited; Available from: http://mrtmag.com/briefs/national_guard_rfid_091007/.

6. SECURE ID News. Biometric data to be required upon exiting the United States [cited; Available from: http://www.secureidnews.com/news/2007/06/29/biometric-data-to-be-required-upon-exiting-the-united-states/.

7. El Paso Times. Private security force isn't desirable. 2007 [cited; Available from: http://www.elpasotimes.com/opinion/ci_6847673.

8. Alternet. American Prison Camps Are on the Way. 2006 [cited; Available from: http://www.alternet.org/rights/42458/.

9. KSLA. Homeland Security Enlists Clergy to Quell Public Unrest if Martial Law Ever Declared. 2007 [cited; Available from: http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=6937987.