Posted on 06/11/2005 12:09:52 PM PDT by George Frm Br00klyn Park
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Feds cooperate with U.N. programs
to steal private property
By Jennifer Foster
June 1, 2005
I am reaching out for help for a lady who has become a very good friend of mine. She lives in the 1933 Ivanpah General Store, located in the East Mojave Desert. Her home happens to lie in the middle of the Mojave National Preserve, which is under management by National Park Service (NPS). NPS's crimes against the environment and human rights out there would be unbelievable - if my husband and I had not witnessed these crimes for ourselves.
Connie called me Christmas 2003. She had gone through a long list of phone numbers before she came to ours. Everyone else had told her they could not, or did not have time to help her. There was a sound to her voice that reached my heart. She told me I was the last number she had, and that she had prayed that I would be able to help. I told her that while my husband and I fight for rights to use Public Lands for grazing and recreation, I did not know if I knew enough to help her, but I made a date to drive the 2 and a half hours to her house to take a look around.
Connie's environs are like stepping back into history. No electricity, no modern conveniences. Her home is in need of repair, and we have people who will supply the materials and labor to restore her place, if the Park Service would just let her be.
We went out shortly after New Year's Day, 2004. Her full name is Connie Connelly, and back in 1963 her father, Don Connelly, purchased the Ivanpah Store and outbuildings on five acres of land. He moved his family into the store, and started the business going again. The store not only served the Cattlemen in the area, but also the miners and tourists. This area is rich in the history of pioneer travel, homesteading, mining, ranching, and other uses, long before California Statehood, and up to the present day. In 1968, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed some of the land out there. BLM Agents came to Connie's father, and told him he did not own the land. He fought their claims for two years and trusting them, he turned over his paperwork (that proved his ownership) to BLM's Field Manager so that they (BLM) could "set their records straight." In those days, Private Property Owners in the Mojave Desert had no mistrust of this government agency. Needless to say, Connie's father never saw his paperwork again. Now, these and other vital records are missing, at all levels of government: federal, county, and state.
Mr. Connelly's wife became very ill, and they had to move in closer to a medical facility for her care. He boarded up the place, and told BLM the situation, but that they would be back. Connie was about 8 years old then. Her mother was diagnosed with Dementia. (If she were alive today, she would have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.) When she was well enough to go back home, they returned to their home and store, only to find that BLM had let squatters move in. BLM told them the only way they could get the squatters out was to buy them out. So BLM arranged for a Land Contract to be drawn up between the Squatters and the Connellys, in order for them to buy out the squatters. Even with the contract, prepared by a local attorney, it still took the Connellys several years to get the squatters out. Once the Connellys were back in their home, the BLM instructed them to stop paying on the contract, as the contract was illegal from the start.
In 1994, the California Desert Protection Act was passed, much to the dismay of all of us who live and work in the Desert. With that Act of Congress, 1.2 million acres were turned over to management of the National Park Service, and the Mojave National Preserve was born: born out of stealing people's private property - real and personal - either through making "willing sellers," or outright moving of traditional boundary markers, and claiming private properties as federal properties. The Preserve is being managed by NPS, under the U.N. Biosphere Program with its un-American Agenda, through the Desert Managers Group. Contrary to BLM mapping, current NPS mapping shows "no private property within the preserve," although there exists close to 90,000 acres of private property in, and abutting the Preserve. Their mapping is a picture of what they intend for this area: a complete take-over of private properties and water.
Connie dropped out of school in the 8th grade because she needed to be at home with her mother while her father worked. From the time the Preserve was born, BLM, and now NPS, instituted a relentless badgering of Connie and her parents. Her father had been a Deputy Sheriff for two different Counties, and when he retired, he mined. Connie's father was killed in 1990 on his 80th birthday, leaving only Connie with a very ill mother, and a Park Service that kept trying to take their home. Connie did the best she could, but when her mother needed 24 hour care, Connie had no other choice than to put her into a facility. Connie's mother passed away at the end of 2003. Park Superintendent Mary Martin continues to say her parents passed away long before they did. Since that time, the only family Connie has had is mine. She is such an incredible human being, and a Christian woman. Connie never loses faith, no matter what evil comes her way. She may be frightened, but like she says, there is one thing they can never take from her, and that is her faith.
Many evil things have taken place, at the hands of NPS Superintendent Mary Martin and her Chief Ranger, Dennis Zeiman. I have never in my life met someone and immediately felt evil emanating from them, like I did when I met this Park Superintendent. Connie has had the threat of her home being bulldozed - if she leaves it for any length of time. They even had heavy equipment sitting on the road down from her for days. Rangers carrying guns have terrorized her. Our own Congressman refuses to help her. When I called his office for help, all they would tell me were false rumors that she had a drug lab, and that, "No Desert Person was going to embarrass the Congressman!" I told them they should call the local Sheriff's office, and the Captain could tell them all about Connie, because when all the terrorizing of Connie started, I called the Sheriff. He was sending out Deputies to check on her all the time. Come to find out our local Congressman has family property, and a vested interest in the Preserve, as does a U.S. Senator. The politics that continue to go on out there are incredible. It is downright disgusting. They sit in their high paying jobs, and move people around, like pieces on a game board.
I have taken Connie's issues all the way back to Washington, DC, but so far, all they have done is work with NPS to relocate her to Wyoming, instead of helping her keep her home. Connie does not want to leave her home. It is hers. I have documents to prove this, including the fact that she and her parents paid county taxes on their home. It is all she has left: a lifetime of memories; a place where she can walk where her father and mother once walked. Probably more important to her than most, because of her Native American Heritage from both her parents.
Connie was issued a Federal Trespass Violation and told she would be tried under Maritime Law. I acted quickly, and found out that she would be going to court on the Marine Base in Yermo, and a Magistrate would oversee her case. All along she has never been afforded her Constitutional right of Due Process. Her rights have been trampled on, and it seems no one who could make a difference for her, cares. When I called the Marine Base, the person who was in charge of PR on the base told me that the Marine Corps wanted everyone to know that they did not want this case on their base. They did not want to be a part of persecuting and prosecuting an American that had done nothing wrong. I have also been informed that NPS could drop the trespassing charges anytime they wanted, but it is the only thing they can hold over her head to make sure she leaves her land.
Right now we have an extension of Connie's court date (re: federal trespassing charges) to the 10th of June, and I have found her a private attorney. I don't know what will happen to Connie, but my husband, a few friends, and I are trying our best to save her home for her. Connie is strong in her faith, she never wavers, and I tell her all the time, she is the brave one, because she looks evil in the eye every single day.
While we are trying to do what we can, we could sure use some help in shining a light on this situation, to expose it for the evil that it is. Connie is one among many property owners that Park Service is working to remove. They thought she would be easy to get rid of because they thought she had no one, and they could just stomp all over her, and her rights. Well, she has us to stand with her. Now, others out there are coming forward with their own horror stories of the takings of their properties. A 62-year-old gentleman was arrested earlier this year for protecting his friend's life and property. He is looking at 7-16 years in Federal Prison for keeping a potentially violent situation with Park Service rangers from happening in front of his friend's 9-year-old son. We are also helping with that case. (One of those out-of-control Rangers has now been conveniently reassigned to the U.S. Virgin Islands.)
We need in-depth and on-going reporting of these true-life stories to bring needed attention to the fact of our sovereign land being taken over by federal agencies, for ultimate control by the United Nations. Their actions are certainly not about the environment; it is all about grabbing land and controlling water. The Desert Managers Group, of which NPS is a member agency, publicly declared last year that it was going to eventually take over all private water rights out there. If it were about the environment, they would not have given orders to shoot burros that have always been protected under our Wild Horse and Burro Act. They would not have drained the only water reservoir that could be used for wildland fires, nor obliterated water guzzlers that wildlife counted on for water sources, for over 100 years. They certainly would not have put their foremost endangered desert species, the Desert Tortoise in harm's way, by having heavy equipment moving around ripping and tearing out historical fence lines and corrals, destroying not only our Historic Western Heritage, but also destroying precious Desert Tortoise Habitat. And certainly not without a Biologist on the ground during the operations, which would have been in accordance with their own rules. They did this during the mating season, when the tortoise is above ground. Hal Avery was the Lead NPS Biologist for the Desert Tortoise on the Mojave National Preserve at the time this was going on. He was held at bay in the town of Nipton, when Park Superintendent Mary Martin refused to issue him the requisite permit to study and monitor the Tortoises' wellbeing.
When land changes from private property ownership/stewardship to that managed under the U.N. Biosphere program, no Constitutional or true environmental protections for people or animals matter. It's more than time to investigate National Park Service on the Preserve, as well as the Desert Managers Group - a pilot program that has not, since its inception, been held accountable for its egregious actions against American citizens and the environment.
Our Western Heritage (including our precious wildlife) is being utterly destroyed, day by day, in our Federal Courts, and on our Public Lands by these "land managers." I do not believe that this is what our Founding Fathers had in mind when the Constitution was written, in order to secure our inalienable God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (Originally, the Founders had declared the rights to life, liberty, and property.) I am just a Grandma who wants her grandchildren, and all future generations, to live in a free society - continuing as good stewards of the land, and respectful of their and their neighbors' rights to live peacefully on their own land. Right now, our freedoms are threatened from not only the U.N., but from our own government. I pray all the time for the people who are at the mercy of National Park Service and other government agencies. The violence against their persons, and loss of property and possessions that these property owners face, is incredible.
I thank you for taking time to hear this story. Documentation, including copies of handwritten notes by Federal Agents on their personal note pads, and photos related to the cases above, are available. These are American stories that need to be told; they need to be shouted from and heard in the highest places of our land. Again, thank you for taking the time to hear this story. I am so sorry for the length of this, but it has become impossible to summarize in just a few words. If you would like to know more about these issues, I can be contacted at:
Jennifer Foster
15546 Fir
Hesperia, CA 92345
760.244.9157
or 760.964.6291
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BTTT there George!
Fed/U.N. land grab alert ping!
Land grab by Feds/U.N. ping!
I'd like to hear from someone familiar with this. How is the UN behind NPS? How much control does it have?
Participation in the DMG does not diminish an agency's autonomy or authority to conduct/accomplish their mission.Guys, The above is from the Desert Managers Group's Website. The "consensus" of "participants" does NOT include input by landowners. Only their managers. "Cosensus" IS a dirty word used by socialists. Peace and love, George.
Agencies participating in the DMG will work to create opportunities and develop partnerships to effectively and efficiently manage resources.
Participating agencies recognize the diverse uses of the California deserts and their responsibility to the American people for being good stewards of desert resources.
Participants in the DMG agree to make decisions by consensus. Consensus for the DMG is defined to mean a proposed solution or decision that participants can support or live with.
Participating agencies recognize their responsibility to keep the public informed and provide opportunities for comment on DMG activities and initiatives.
DMG activities will be consistent with and/or designed to implement agency resource management plans (i.e., National Park Service General Management Plans; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management Plans; Department of Defense Integrated Natural Resource Plans).
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TK, Do a search on "Agenda 21". Also, the source site also has quite a few confirming articles. And, you might do a search for "U.N. Biosphere Program". Their maps and objectives WILL impress even you. The "coincidences" just ain't. Peace and love, George.
There are alot of us out here who know what we are up against and what is required of us. We need a leader to pull us all together.
I am waiting for the SCOTUS to hand down it's decision on 'Imminent Domain'. If they rule against it...we are no longer a free nation, we will be socialist. Property rights are what make us who we are.
Their decision is supposed to come down this month. We are all waiting with bated breath to see which way this nation falls...Republic...or socialist.
Can someone post pictures of Mary Martin and her Chief Ranger, Dennis Zeiman? I think America needs to be able to see what these folks look like.
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(22) (and Date Inscribed) |
(70) (in cooperation with the Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage |
Alabama | Moundville Site | |
Alaska | Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (1992) Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (1979) |
Aleutian Islands Unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (Fur Seal Rookeries) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Cape Krusenstern Archaeological District Denali National Park Gates of the Arctic National Park Katmai National Park |
Arizona | Grand Canyon National Park (1979) | Casa Grande National Monument Hohokam Pima National Monument Lowell Observatory Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Saguaro National Monument San Xavier Del Bac Taliesin West Ventana Cave |
California | Redwood National Park (1980) Yosemite National Park (1984) |
Joshua Tree National Monument Point Reyes National Seashore/Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks |
California/ Nevada |
Death Valley National Monument | |
Colorado | Mesa Verde National Park (1978) | Colorado National Monument Lindenmeir Site Rocky Mountain National Park |
District of Columbia | Chapel Hall, Gallaudet College Washington Monument |
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Florida/ Georgia |
Everglades National Park (1979) | Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge |
Georgia | Ocmulgee National Monument Savannah Historic District Warm Springs Historic District |
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Hawaii | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (1987) | Haleakala National Park Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park |
Illinois | Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (1982) | Auditorium Building, Chicago Carson, Pirie Scott and Company Store, Chicago Eads Bridge, Illinois-St. Loius, Missouri Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Leiter II Building, Chicago Marquette Building, Chicago Reliance Building, Chicago Robie House, Chicago Rookery Building, Chicago South Dearborn Street-Printing House Row North Historic District Unity Temple, Oak Park |
Indiana | New Harmony Historic District | |
Louisiana | Poverty Point | |
Maine | Acadia National Park | |
Massachusetts | Goddard Rocket Launching Site | |
Missouri | Wainright Building, St. Louis | |
Montana (more) | Glacier National Park (1995) | |
New Jersey/ New York |
Statue of Liberty National Monument (1984) | |
New Mexico | Carlsbad Caverns National Park (1995) Chaco Culture National Historical Park (1987) Taos Pueblo (1992) |
Pecos National Monument Trinity Site |
New York | Brooklyn Bridge General Electric Research Laboratories, Schenectady Prudential (Guaranty) Building, Buffalo Pupin Physics Laboratory, Columbia University Original Bell Telephone Laboratories |
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North Carolina/ Tennessee |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1983) | |
Ohio | Mound City Group National Monument | |
Oregon | Crater Lake National Park | |
Pennsylvania | Independence National Historic Site (1979) | Fallingwater |
Texas | Big Bend National Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
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Utah | Arches national Park Bryce Canyon National Park Canyonlands National Park Capitol Reef National Park Rainbow Bridge National Monument Zion National Park |
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Virginia | Monticello (1987) University of Virginia Historic District (1987) |
McCormick Farm and Workshop Virginia Coast Reserve |
Washington | Olympic National Park (1981) | Mount Rainier National Park North Cascades national Park |
Wisconsin | Taliesin | |
Wyoming | Grand Teton National Park | |
Wyoming/ Montana |
Yellowstone National Park (1978) | |
Puerto Rico | La Fortaleza-San Juan National Historical Site (1983) |
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Good job B4Ranch, thanks.
Amazing that so many people still don't know what is happening in our very own country...right under our noses.
Does the phrase, "Population Control" ring a bell?
Check out the UN's interest on the subject.
Agenda 21...spells it all out.
This map was constructed from core, buffer, and corridor area
parameters from the Wildlands Project by Dr. Michael Coffman
Wildlands Project: Summary review and Map
Glad to help out with any information regarding what is at stake here.
"Her mother was diagnosed with Dementia. (If she were alive today, she would have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.)"
For whatever it's worth .. this is not a true statement. Dementia is very different from Alzheimers. I know .. I take care of my mom - who has Dementia. While some of her memory problems are similar to Alzheimers - the disease is very different. My mom is actually having little strokes which disable her brain. However, she can go around those areas and relearn or re-establish memory patterns.
I just want people to know these two afflictions are really not the same.
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