Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The Terminator
As an energy industry funded phenomenon, the Wise Use Movement is the cutting edge of fascism in America. As an adjunct of the GOP and its supporters, Wise Use operatives have for twenty years engaged in not only bogus propaganda, but also arson, assault, bombings, and attempted murder. One of their primary targets is American Indians.
The emerging anti-Indian battlefield is centered around California, where organized anti-Indian groups--led by Governor Schwarzenegger--have scapegoated Indians for state budgetary shortfalls caused in fact by white collar crime perpetrated by friends of the governor himself. A second tier of anti-Indian hostility in the state is represented by agricultural water users (i.e. in the Klamath River Basin). But the issue with the greatest potential for fostering violent bigotry is clearly the energy rights-of-way conflict, where industry front groups in the Southwest are already fearmongering and scapegoating Indians over energy insecurity.
All of this entrepreneurial hate propagation presently takes place within the context of the Cobell Indian Trust Fund litigation over royalties looted by the U.S. Department of Interior in collusion with the U.S. Department of Justice and the energy industry. Unwilling to participate in obstruction of justice at the behest of the White House, several US Attorneys were recently purged. Some of them are suspected as having been cut loose for refusing to participate in the conspiracy to defraud Indian tribes over energy rights-of-way.
Energy in California is a very big issue, and the governor--despite personally subverting the attorney general's prosecution of Enron for bilking the state on energy bills--made the statement over gaming revenue that, "The Indians are ripping us off."
Governor Schwarzenegger is a dangerous demagogue with the ability to get innocent people killed. He is also potentially the terminator poster boy for Wise Use. As usual, the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise will undoubtedly be involved in funding and coordinating the anti-Indian groups. Some links to players and topics follow.
California anti-casino group
Energy industry front group
CDFE
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Cobell trust fund litigation
Energy connection to US Attorney purges
Preparing for Battle
The emerging anti-Indian battlefield is centered around California, where organized anti-Indian groups--led by Governor Schwarzenegger--have scapegoated Indians for state budgetary shortfalls caused in fact by white collar crime perpetrated by friends of the governor himself. A second tier of anti-Indian hostility in the state is represented by agricultural water users (i.e. in the Klamath River Basin). But the issue with the greatest potential for fostering violent bigotry is clearly the energy rights-of-way conflict, where industry front groups in the Southwest are already fearmongering and scapegoating Indians over energy insecurity.
All of this entrepreneurial hate propagation presently takes place within the context of the Cobell Indian Trust Fund litigation over royalties looted by the U.S. Department of Interior in collusion with the U.S. Department of Justice and the energy industry. Unwilling to participate in obstruction of justice at the behest of the White House, several US Attorneys were recently purged. Some of them are suspected as having been cut loose for refusing to participate in the conspiracy to defraud Indian tribes over energy rights-of-way.
Energy in California is a very big issue, and the governor--despite personally subverting the attorney general's prosecution of Enron for bilking the state on energy bills--made the statement over gaming revenue that, "The Indians are ripping us off."
Governor Schwarzenegger is a dangerous demagogue with the ability to get innocent people killed. He is also potentially the terminator poster boy for Wise Use. As usual, the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise will undoubtedly be involved in funding and coordinating the anti-Indian groups. Some links to players and topics follow.
California anti-casino group
Energy industry front group
CDFE
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Cobell trust fund litigation
Energy connection to US Attorney purges
Preparing for Battle
