Posted on 09/26/2006 11:10:53 PM PDT by mukraker
Government documents released by a Freedom of Information Act request reveal the Bush administration is running a "shadow government" with Mexico and Canada in which the U.S. is crafting a broad range of policy in conjunction with its neighbors to the north and south, asserts WND columnist and author Jerome R. Corsi.
The documents, a total of about 1,000 pages, are among the first to be released to Corsi through his FOIA request to the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, or SPP, which describes itself as an initiative "to increase security and to enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation."
"The documents clearly reveal that SPP, working within the U.S. Department of Commerce, is far advanced in putting together a new regional infrastructure, creating a 'shadow' trilateral bureaucracy with Mexico and Canada that is aggressively rewriting a wide range of U.S. administrative law, all without congressional oversight or public disclosure," Corsi said.
Among the initial discoveries, said Corsi, is the existence of an internal Intranet website that never has been revealed to Congress or the public.
"This private internal website undoubtedly contains a wealth of documentation that the FOIA request has so far intentionally excluded."
Corsi told WND the documents reveal hundreds of internal meetings, memoranda of understanding and other referenced agreements that have not been disclosed.
"We have here the beginnings of a whitewash in which SPP evidently thinks the public will be hoodwinked by a 'Myths vs. Facts' document posted for public relations purposes on their public website."
Among the documents is an organizational chart accompanied by a listing of trilateral Mexican, Canadian and U.S. administrative officers who report on multiple cabinet level "working groups."
The government watchdog Judicial Watch announced today it has received some of the same documents, including the organizational chart, which can be seen in this pdf file, on page seven.
"There is no specific authorization for this massive administrative-branch integration with Mexico and Canada other than what amounts to a press conference jointly issued by President Bush, Mexico's President Vicente Fox, and Canada's then-Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 23, 2005, at the end of their summit in Waco, Texas," Corsi said.
"Even the "Myth vs. Facts" blurb on the SPP.gov website admits the SPP is neither a treaty nor a law."
"The Bush administration is trying to create the infrastructure of a new regional North American government in stealth fashion, under the radar and out of public view. Where is Congress, asleep at the wheel?"
The SPP organizational chart shows 13 working groups covering a wide range of public policy issues, including Manufactured Goods; Energy, Food & Agriculture; Rules of Origin' Health; E-Commerce; Transportation; Environment; Financial Services; Business Facilitation; External Threats to North America; Streamlined & Secured Shared Borders; and Prevention/Response within North America.
U.S. administrative-branch officers participating in these working groups are drawn from the U.S. departments of State, Homeland Security, Commerce, Treasury, Agriculture, Transportation, Energy, Health and Human Services, and the office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
The released documents affirm that counterparts from official governmental agencies in Mexico and Canada are combined with the U.S. administrative branch to form new trilateral "working groups" that actively rewrite U.S. administrative law to "harmonize" or "integrate" with administrative law in Mexico and Canada.
"What we have here amounts to an administrative coup d'etat," Corsi told WND. "Where does the Bush administration get the congressional authorization to invite two foreign nations to the table to rewrite U.S. law?"
BTW someone changed the title of this thread from what was originally posted
Such as when he was National Security Advisor for Latin America during the Carter Administration? Perhaps you were in grade school and missed the excitement as the Sandanistas took power during his watch. We'll all be sure to take your advice that Pastor is a nonentity who can be easily dismissed.
You might not be aware that Carter left office in 1981. Pastor is now simply another looney-left professor, of which we have many here in the U.S.
"simultaneously"
No, I didn't know that. What were you doing in 1981? Kindergarten or nursery school?
That's a good question. How about you? Ever go to college? Run across any leftist professors? Or is Robert Pastor the first one in your experience? /rhetorical
Ha Ha! Double entendre!
In the leading post, it says the following: "The documents, a total of about 1,000 pages, are among the first to be released to Corsi through his FOIA request . . ."
I say, before anyone goes out for their tin foil hats, let's have an examination of the documents for ourselves. There are 1000 pages worth. We can read over them and see if they pose a threat to our liberties. I for one, do not have much time to read over such information now. Bureaucratese is not one of my favorite reads. This is something that will take lots of time to read. I would advise that people wait until after the elections to spend much time on this endeavor. We have an election to win and why spend our energy chasing rabbits down the rabbit hole? Win the elections first.
Pastor is a seriously misguided fellow, and should he ever get in a position where his ideas carry any weight, then I'll be the first to move to a bunker in Idaho.
What, to you, constitutes "a position where his ideas carry any weight"?
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Banana boxes make good moving boxes as they're sturdy and waxed.
And guess who one of those "scholars" is...Robert A. Pastor.
Oh yeah, he's out of the picture all right.
Why? Because our sovereignty IS at stake and any politician who is involved with or who supports this NAU/SPP, regardless of party, is a threat to our country and IMO should not be in a position of power. But, that's just my opinion based on what I've already read about it. The 1000 pages released in the FOIA, the frosting on the cake, may disclose the names of those politicians involved and who have wished to remain undisclosed, will be helpful to know prior to voting. I will vote Republican, but not for anyone who supports NAU/SPP and OpenBorders/Amnesty.
The NAU/SPP is, IMO, the very reason that our borders have gone unsecured since 9/11 and will remain unsecured, at risk to our national security.
Oh, I thought you meant one document of 1000 pages.
How do you propose ridding the U.S. of leftist professors short of lining them up against the wall and having them shot?
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