[Rokke]

"You think a CFR member, couric, who has a soapbox that reaches upwards of 7.5 million people a day cannot be a propagandist for the anti-American CFR?"

You have provided absolutely nothing to show CFR is an "anti-American" organization, so your entire premise is moot.

"Do you think that her broadcasts will not be biased against the American system?"

They clearly are. But since when does the CFR sponser the "Today Show"? And who is obligated to watch that show? Do you?

[hedgetrimmer]

“Study of North American Integration and Canada's Role in the Light of New Security Challenges”

Tuesday, November 27, 2001

Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman.

My name is Stephen Flynn. I am a Senior Fellow with the National Security Studies Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. The Council on Foreign Relations is a non-governmental, non-partisan think-tank with offices in New York and Washington.

It is privilege for me to be here today to testify on the vital issue of securing an open border between our two countries in the wake of the tragic events of September 11(keep borders open in spite of common sense)

countries should be embracing universal biometric travel identification cards that include electronic scanning of fingerprints, eye retina or iris information. (use unconstitutional biometric tracking devises in lieu of securing our border)

Inspectors and investigators will continue to play a critical role in the timely detection and interception of anomalies. To be effective, however, a serious effort must be made to improve their pay, staffing numbers, and training, and to push them beyond the border itself into common bilaterlal or multilateral international inspection zones. (diminish sovereignty)

Ultimately getting border management right must not be about constructing barricades to fend off terrorists. (in spite of the fact that 80% if the American people want this)

[hedgetrimmer]

The CFR advocates creating yet another supranational organization that would control immigration for us, instead of leaving that sovereign issue in the hands of the American people.

Achieving a comprehensive policy relating to the international movement of people would require new international institutional arrangements capable of serious research leading to the generation of norms in this field – a World Migration Organisation (WMO). Only a deep understanding of the issues will permit policy to be made in an area that is largely governed by narrow political appearances and realities. Comprehensive international arrangements would help to secure the sovereignty of both governments and individuals.

The ultimate objective for a WMO would be to make and arbitrate global migration policy, just like the WTO which should be more effective, generous and humane than is currently the case. The alternative is to muddle along, failing to appreciate both the threats and benefits. But the costs of just muddling along will become increasingly great in terms of insecurity and lost opportunities.

Sooner or later – and the sooner, the better - a WMO-type mechanism will be needed to formulate international migration policy, with an inclusive definition of forced migration. The world needs a comprehensive policy for people who move.

People Movement: The Need for a World Migration Organisation