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Victims

2008-11-23T13:25:00.000-08:00

I contacted a number of Americans who appeared on the British National Party (BNP) membership lists to get material for a blog post. I expected to find crazed supremacists, but instead found victims. Many of the responses were like this one:

...I was abused and suffer from PTSD. White Nationalists target the abused, hurting and vulerable and they offer them help and friendship. They slowly suck you in and like many cults you find yourself saying things you don't really mean. One day I woke up and that is why I started to back away.

[...]

There are alot of people who get sucked in. David Duke and Nick Griffin don't wear horns on their heads. They can be charming. I look at them now like Jim Jones. They know how to con people into believing their lies, but in the end those lies only lead to ruin. That is why they are so dangerous.

[...]

Yes, to the White Nationalist groups I am a traitor to my race. And yes, I am willing to die if need be to speak up, stand up and tell the world that people need to wake up and stand up against all HATE in this world.

I just want to find a safe place in this world where I am not abused anymore. I don't know if you can understand that.

I don't think the General will be writing about these people.

Rogers Responds to the General

2008-09-08T21:25:00.000-07:00

The General recently wrote Jay Rogers, the Executive Director of The Forerunner International Ministries about his call for an imprecatory prayer seeking John McCain's death should he be elected. Rogers, a big supporter of fellow pentecostal worshipper, Sarah Palin, hoped God would answer that prayer so that Palin could ascend to the presidency. The General suggested that it was wrong to state his plans in plain English and suggested he rewrite that piece of the post using God's Love Language. It's the babbling pentecostal worshipers like Palin do when they "speak in tongues." Here's Rogers's response:

Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 22:45:27 -0400
To: "Gen. JC Christian, patriot"
From: Jay Rogers
Subject: "Up" with imprecations

Great letter! I could not have written a better parody myself. You know too much! That's both a good thing and a bad thing for you though -- depending on where you end up.

One thing that I'll admit is that I am stupid to speak my mind honestly as much as I do.

(May God bless me or curse me accordingly.)

Many Christians read the Bible where they encounter imprecatory prayer all the time. So if it is not "Christian" to pray such prayers then many of the Psalms are not "Christian" because they have David praying for Saul's death.

The purpose of the imprecatory Psalms is to remind us that God is sovereign and he "is angry with sinners every day" -- Psalm 7.

I am Protestant, but I think that the Roman Catholic church is right when they put ashes on people's foreheads each year with the admonition, "Remember man that thou art dust and to dust thou shalt return."

I am not deluded enough to think God kills people if I ask Him to. I have no power over people's lives. They are free to do as they please. But people need to be reminded that there are both temporal and eternal consequences for unrepentant sin.

God is your judge, not me, but I can literally "love" you to death by not telling you this. Real love is warning politicians and the public that votes for them of God's consequences for sin.

These six things does the LORD hate: yes, seven are an abomination to him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that devises wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaks lies, and he that sows discord among brothers. -- Proverbs 6:16-19

You may agree or disagree with this, but this is an example of an imprecatory proclamation. And doesn't it describe politics today?

It's amazing to me that so many people take great offense at the idea of imprecations -- the same imprecatory Psalms that called for King Saul's death also asked God to bless him if he repented. That is my attitude too toward our president whoever he or she will be.

It's funny because although I plan to vote for Chuck Baldwin, I am almost sure that because of Sarah, John McCain is going to win.

All I was trying to say in my blog is that she's next in line, so we might as well pray for John to repent and get it right OR (I wrote "AND" stupidly) that he dies quickly.

What the left is dreading would make me rejoice.

I don't think that's outrageous.

Many (conservatives in general) seeing Sarah and John standing together have thought the same thought, although they are not stupid enough to put it on a public blog forum as I have.

Doh!!

Maybe I have blogger's Tourette Syndrome?

Here's our new campaign slogan:

"Sarah -- one heartbeat away from the presidency!"

"3. Pray for John McCain's salvation and speedy death. (Google The Forerunner's articles on Imprecatory Prayer if you think this is harsh)."

But, just a moment ago, as I went back to the post to get a link, I noticed that you changed number three to say:

3. Pray for John McCain's salvation and pray specific imprecatory prayers if he fails to pro-actively defend the sanctity of human life.

It was a mistake to make that change. Think about your audience. They aren't the most imaginative bunch, and they're pretty much opposed to book learnin' in any form that doesn't include the Bible--I mean for heaven's sake, they believe God flooded the earth because demonic giants were after our white women and that Noah was too lazy to build an ark large enough to save the dinosaurs. Do you really think they're capable of understand that "specific imprecatory prayer" means "ask God to smite McCain's sorry ass?" I don't think so.

Christians understand it if they've ever read the Bible. Most don't read the Bible though. This is one place where you are incorrect.

There is a lot of ugly stuff in the Bible that is impossible to understand until you know a God who is holy and just -- as well as being a God of love and forgiveness.

I understand why you might have had second thoughts about calling for McCain's death. It makes you appear a bit crazy to just about everyone but the Palins and their fellow dominionists. But I think there's a way to get that message out to your target audience without anyone else catching on. All you need to do is "type in fingers" using God's love language. That way, only the righteous will understand it.

Here's how I'd write it:

3. Pray for John McCain's salvation and boogaboogula nawdami gabba gabba hey! (Google The Forerunner's articles on Imprecatory Prayer if you think this is harsh).

Of course, you may prefer to substitute "Awop-bop-a-loo-mop alop-bam-boom" for "gabba gabba hey." I made my choice based on a desire for brevity, but it's just a stylistic difference, really. Both phrases basically mean the same thing, the only difference being the size of the anvil. That said, expressing God's love language by "typing in fingers" is new to me--I prefer the results I get when I hungrily apply my tongue in the feverish expression my own personal love language--so my written translation skills may not be as developed as yours.

I hope my suggestion works out for you.

Heterosexually yours,

Gen. JC Christian, patriot

Ron Paul supporters blame "Jewish Cabal" for anti-Semitism charges

2007-12-25T18:57:00.000-08:00

This email was forwarded to me the other day. I found it more than a little ironic that Ron Paul supporters would claim that a Jewish cabal was behind an effort to expose Paul as an anti-Semite. That said, there is some interesting info in this letter; it just doesn't clear Paul of anything. More on that later. First, take a minute to read it:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: [redacted]
Date: Dec 23, 2007 4:48 PM
Subject: Busted! So-Called White Supremacist Group Exposed as Israeli False-Flag Operation
To: [redacted]
Cc: [redacted]

What really Happened (no date)
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/whitesupremicistisisraelishill.php

BUSTED! SO-CALLED WHITE SUPREMACIST GROUP EXPOSED AS ISRAELI PROPAGANDA OPERATION!

Every time the Israeli lobbyists in the United States demand more money or more special legal protections, they wave about these so-called "Neo-nazi" or "White Supremacist" groups like Stormfront and the American Nazi Party. AIPAC, ADL, JDL, and their ilk raise tons of money by waving these boogie-men around as a real imminent threat and danger!

Yet no matter what laws get passed and no matter how many millions ADL, JDL, etc. raise, Stormfront and the American Nazi Party remain strangely unmolested by either criminal or civil actions. How very strange!!!

So, earlier today, the Commander of the American Nazi Party, one Bill White, posted an article on the official American Nazis website an article accusing rising Presidential candidate Ron Paul of being a "Secret" White Supremacist.

Now, one might suppose that the American Nazi party would be happy to have a candidate who shares their views, and one might assume that Bill White is smart enough to know that making such a public accusation is going to be quite harmful to the candidate he claims shares his philosophy. Indeed it does appear that Bill White's accusation is intended to cause as much harm to Ron Paul as possible.

Of course, Bill White's claim did not do much more than incite a great deal of laughter. But in their haste to get this message out, one of Bill's minions slipped up.

Rather than cut and paste the text of Bill's accusations, one of the members of Bill's blog, apparently to prove the story's source, screen captured Bill's article, posted it to various newsgroups and in doing so, let slip a rather interesting secret.

Here is that screen capture:

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/nazi-white-screenshotCU.gif

Note the tiny little icon indicated by the arrow in the Windows toolbar. It's a megaphone. But not just ANY Megaphone, it is the icon proving that the member of Bill White's American Nazi group is ALSO a member of Megaphone, the Israeli propaganda communications network!

Here is what the Megaphone looks like when it is running:

http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/Megaphone_screenshot.jpg

More about Megaphone can be found at Wikipedia here:
htpp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaphone_desktop_tool

and more about Bill White and his many fronts can be found HERE:
http://www.onepeoplesproject.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=154&Itemid=27

But what we have here is what appears to be a group of self-proclaimed NeoNazis using the Israeli propaganda network! ... which goes a long way to explaining why they are never arrested or sued by those groups that raise so much money using them as scarecrows!

Nothing in this letter contradicts anything Bill White said on his website nor does it in any way tier Bill White to a "Jewish Cabal." The only thing that can be determined by the facts as presented is that someone who uses Megaphone posted the screen caps on white supremacist message boards. Who that person was and why he or she did it is anyone's guess but it could be any of the following:

A white supremacist who keeps tabs on his zionist counterparts by using Megaphone (I am on nearly every right wing christian mailing list imaginable for the same reason).
A Little Green Fascist or Israeli supremacist who is doing his thing for the Fatherland.
One of Bill White's fellow white supremacists (He was recently involved in a fight against child predators, satanists, and witches (really) in his organization) But of course, that requires the same convoluted reasoning as the letter.
a Paulite who saw the Bill White blogpost and wanted to discredit it.

Coalition of the Willing

2005-12-30T02:21:00.000-08:00

Update: They locked up his mother when she complained.

"Human Rights Watch has learned that the body of Muzafar Avazov, a 35-year old father of four, showed signs of burns on the legs, buttocks, lower back and arms. Sixty to seventy percent of the body was burnt, according to official sources. Doctors who saw the body reported that such burns could only have been caused by immersing Avazov in boiling water. Those who saw the body also reported that there was a large, bloody wound on the back of the head, heavy bruising on the forehead and side of the neck, and that his hands had no fingernails."

Bush and Blair's involvement.

The General's take.

The Documents (mirrored)

Telegrams

Legal Advice to the British Foreign Office.

Photos from Muslim Uzbekistan

Fellow Mormons

2005-11-27T16:20:00.000-08:00

Although I left the Mormon Church decades ago, I'm still a member. Quitting seemed like a bigger hassle than what it was worth--the requirement to appear before a "Bishop's Court" felt too much like a violation of my personal sovereignty.

I feel differently now that the Church has essentially endorsed torture. I can't allow my name to be associated with them any longer, not even nominally. I'm sending my resignation letter today. I urge you to do the same. Instructions for doing so can be found here. Please be sure to cite their endorsement of torture as your reason for leaving.

From what I understand, Bishop's courts or interviews are not always required anymore, but I'm going to demand one in my letter. I want to hear them explain why they oppose a bill to ban torture while supporting efforts to persecute gays. I want my local Church apparatchiks to consider what's being done in their name.

Why is Perkins afraid

2005-10-24T23:41:00.000-07:00

Tony Perkins seems to be afraid that Dobson will be called to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, afraid enough to issue a veiled threat.

I received the following email on Monday. It was also posted on the Family Research Council website until about an hour ago, but for some reason, they removed it.

Dr. Dobson as a Witness?
To: Friends of Family Research Council
From: Tony Perkins, President
Date: October 24, 2005 - Monday
==============================
Please forward this to your Friends and Family!
==============================

In This Edition:
--------------------------------------------
1) Dr. Dobson as a Witness?
2) We're Not in Kansas Anymore--Or Maybe We Are
3) Beam and Mote Time
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Dr. Dobson as a Witness?

Dr. James Dobson has been witnessing for decades, but now
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Penn.)
says he is likely to summon Dr. Dobson to testify before
his panel as it considers the nomination of Harriet Miers
for the Supreme Court. "My instinct is that they'll be
called. And the American people are entitled to
clarification," Specter told CBS's "Face the Nation"
yesterday. Specter was referring not only to the President
of Focus on the Family, but also to other Evangelical
leaders. The Senator may not be a regular listener to Dr.
Dobson's nationally broadcast Focus on the Family program,
but his staff should at least inform him that Dr. Dobson
has already clarified his remarks before a radio audience
of millions. Any effort to haul Dr. Dobson before the
Committee should be seen for what it is--political
grandstanding.

But if the Committee is intent on getting the whole story
of judicial confirmations on record, they might start by
examining the relationship between some Judiciary Committee
members and staff and liberal outside groups. These groups
sought to block Miguel Estrada's confirmation. Committee
files showed that Estrada was opposed for a seat on a U.S.
Appeals Court because liberals did not want an Hispanic
conservative "on deck" to be named to the U.S. Supreme
Court. Now, that would be a clarification that Americans
genuinely need.

6+1 degrees of separation

2005-09-27T20:54:00.000-07:00

Apparently, Rep. Stacey Campfield (R-Illiterate) believes that everyone is as gullible as his supporters. Responding to charges that one of the blogs on his blogroll, Staghounds, is racist, he writes:

It was because I had a link to a sight [sic] that had a link to a site that quoted a black man who wrote for a black owned paper in a black run country about a thought he had that some call racist.

Well, it's not quite that simple. Let's take a look at the post in question. It appeared at the top of the Staghounds blog on the day Rep. Stacey X updated his blogroll.

No black American would DARE
say this publicly, and no American medium would air it. Even though millions of Americans, white and black, are thinking it.

"Desperation? Yeah, right. I am beginning to believe that black people, no matter where in the world they are, are cursed with a genetic predisposition to steal, murder, and create mayhem."

# Shocking truth and expecting more- how dare he!

Is, as Campfield claims, this a case of racism--three-links-removed? Hardly. Staghound's thesis is obvious--"no one in the politically-correct United States would dare speak the truths uttered by this Jamaican journalist." There's no other reasonable interpretation. Campfield's readers should be insulted that he holds them in such contempt that he'd offer up such a weak excuse.

A better move would have been to say that the Staghounds link was not added on that day. As noted in my previous post, I could not definitely put a date on the link's first appearance. The fact that he didn't employ this stronger argument suggests that the assumption I made below was correct. Staghounds was added on the day when that horrendously racist post appeared at the the top of the page. One could therefore assume that it's what prompted Rep. Campfield to add it to his blogroll.

In any event, racist diatribes seem to be a staple at Staghounds. Campfield surely knew what he was linking to.

Southern Strategy

2005-09-24T22:28:00.000-07:00

Tennessee state representative Stacey Campfield added links to his blogroll on September 14. One of those links was to a blog called Staghounds.

This was the post at the top of the Staghounds page on Sept.14, the day Rep. Campfield updated his blogroll:

No black American would DARE

say this publicly, and no American medium would air it. Even though millions of Americans, white and black, are thinking it.

"Desperation? Yeah, right. I am beginning to believe that black people, no matter where in the world they are, are cursed with a genetic predisposition to steal, murder, and create mayhem."

To be fair, I can't say for sure that Campfield added Staghounds to his blogroll on the 14th--Google cached it a few days later--but inasmuch the links are not in alphabetical order, one could assume that staghounds is last on the list because it was added after the rest. Even if that is not the case, the "No black American would DARE" post on Staghounds was not an unusual one for that blog. See Jesus' General for other examples.

Torture Gonzales

2005-01-25T16:59:00.000-08:00

Gun Owners of America is unhappy with Bush's pick of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General and is asking its members to write Bush and complain. Obviously, by organizing a letter writing campaign directed at Bush instead of the Senate, they are attempting to gain leverage in future debates rather than to kill the nomination.

I say we use their anger to our advantage. If your Senators are willing to back a torture supporter, call them up and tell them to oppose Gonzales on the basis that he's a "gun-grabber." Be sure to mention that GOA is unhappy with him. If we can raise concerns in the Republican caucus, Gonzales might suddenly have a nanny problem.

Contact your Senators, not Bush. They can kill the nomination.

The GOA email:

AG-nominee Backs Semi-auto Ban
-- Gonzales tells Senate he supports gun control

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151
Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408
http://www.gunowners.org

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Testifying before the U.S. Senate last week, Alberto Gonzales announced he supports President Bush's position on the semi-auto ban.

"The president has made it clear that he stands ready to sign a reauthorization of the federal assault weapons ban if it is sent to him by Congress," Gonzales said. "I, of course, support the president on this issue."

While some might be tempted to give Gonzales a "pass" since he was parroting his boss' position, Gonzales went even further, indicating that gun control was a heart-felt position of his own.

He spoke of his brother, who is a Houston SWAT officer, and said, "I worry about his safety and the types of weapons he will confront on the street." Hence, he supports a prohibition on semi-automatics that, in truth, only amounts to a ban on ugly guns.

GOA activists are certainly aware of the fact that President Bush has repeatedly trumpeted his support for the Clinton semi-auto ban which expired last September. But every time Bush has opened his mouth on this issue, GOA activists have led the way in bombarding the White House.

And that is why it is VERY important that gun rights supporters take the President to the "political woodshed" once again. No, we probably won't change his mind on this issue. But if we barrage his office with phone calls, faxes and e-mails, it is very possible that we will increase his reluctance to push the ban.

Most likely, our stiff opposition in the past has already accomplished this. A frequent complaint during the campaign last year was that Bush was doing very little to press Congressional Republicans to send him gun ban legislation.

Remember the third presidential debate last year? Bush was asked, "You said if Congress would vote to extend the ban on assault weapons, that you'd sign the legislation, but you did nothing to encourage Congress to extend it."

Yes, maybe Bush was trying to have it both ways. But your outspoken opposition to the ban has certainly not hurt our efforts to restrain the President from pushing it.

So please make sure you contact President Bush. While some might think that an anti-gun Attorney General is limited in the amount of damage he can inflict upon the Second Amendment, we can be sure that his position on critical court cases could affect our gun rights for generations to come.

Remember that it was former Attorney General, John Ashcroft, who opposed us on the important Emerson case that came before the Supreme Court not too long ago. A Fifth Circuit District Court had initially ruled in favor of Second Amendment rights, arguing that a federal gun statute was unconstitutional -- the law disarmed citizens who were not guilty of any crime or had not been convicted by any jury. After the Appeals Court reversed the decision, Dr. Emerson appealed to the Supreme Court.

While the Supremes refused to hear the case, gun owners did not fail notice that General Ashcroft was in full support of how the Emerson case was ultimately decided -- thus, putting him in total support of the federal gun restrictions.

Not only that, but the Ashcroft-led Justice Department also opposed gun owners in the Silveira semi-auto ban case and the Lamar Bean case.

All of this to say, it is imperative that we speak out once again -- if for no other reason than to remind President Bush there are millions of gun owners that he, and his party, cannot afford to take for granted.

ACTION: Please contact President Bush and express your outrage that he would nominate an Attorney General who supports a federal ban on semi-automatic firearms.

You can visit the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm to send a pre-written e-mail message to President Bush. To call or snail mail the President regarding the semi-auto ban, you can use the following contact info:

President George Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Fax: 202-456-2461 or 202-456-1907
Phone: 202-456-1414

----- Pre-written letter -----

Dear President Bush:

I am very disappointed that you would nominate an anti-gun Attorney General such as Alberto Gonzales. He supports the Clinton ban on semi-automatic firearms, and I think that's a travesty.

Please realize that you were reelected President, in large part, because gun owners opposed the cockeyed positions of your opponent. I would expect to see a bigger difference between the two of you when it comes to Second Amendment issues.

In the future, I hope you will use the Second Amendment as a litmus test in nominating candidates who oppose gun control when filling important administrative and judicial positions.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Secret Service shuts down Michael Moore interviews

2004-08-30T23:03:00.000-07:00

This is a transcript of the broadcast the General describes in his letter. Audio is available here (click on Monday, hour 2)

1st clip begins at 31:19

NPR Reporter Andrea Seabrook: Hello Frank. I'm standing here with Michael Moore, the filmmaker who made Fahrenheit 911. Mr. Moore, why are you here?

Michael Moore: I'm here writing a guest column each day for USA Today.

Seabrook: OK, so you have credentials to...

Secret Service Agent Come around here

Seabrook: I'm going to have to join him. They're kicking me out of this exact area but I can go around to...They just asked me to come around to the other side here.

NPR Convention Anchor Fred Stachio (phonetic spelling): Andrea Seabrook on the floor with Michael Moore.

Seabrook: [unintelligible]

Stachio: I know you're still there. I just want to be sure that you can still hear us while your being moved, Andrea.

Seabrook: Well, well I'm not...the Secret Service has blocked off that area. They're calling it a...a hazard because of the number of people who are a gathered around him. There aren't that many people, but the Secret Service won't let me around him anymore, so I think a the access to him might be cut off for a moment. We'll try to get back with him.

2nd clip begins at 39:55

Seabrook: Yes, I am in the middle of a...you might be able to hear the Secret Service yelling into my mic at the same time. There, there are a bunch of Secret Service that have surrounded Michael Moore's section. There are three or four reporters with him right now, but they are trying to kick all of the reporters and press photographers who are around him out of his area. The convention staff is also here. They're standing here telling us that we have to move from this are...they're obviously disturbed by the fact that Michael Moore is here and want as little public here as possible.

Stachio: Can we hear? Can we hear what's going on? Can you stick a mic in there? I don't know if we can hear.

Seabrook: Yeah...ah...eh...they've sort of moved me away from that area.

Stachio: I don't understand. Who is it? Is it Secret Service?

Seabrook: It's Secret Service which is interesting because the Secret Service of all agencies is the one that remains...is the least involved in the sort of political...political kinds of things, but of course they always cover the candidates and they have to be involved in the convention like this. They claim that what they're doing is for safety reasons, although there is a almost nobody around Michael Moore right now. So a we'll see if I can a...

Secret Service Agent: [crosstalk] thank you very much

Seabrook: Yeah, I'm being herded back in four different ways right now.

Florida Republicans helping Swiftboat Attack Dogs Raise Funds

2004-08-20T18:29:00.000-07:00

From the Collier County Republican Central Committee web site:

Venezuela

2004-08-20T02:15:00.000-07:00

I googled an old college friend from Venezuela last night. His name appeared on a list of counter-revolutionaries. That's not a big surprise, because although he was very liberal, his family was part of the oligarchy. His father held an important post in the state security police force until he had a falling out with the President in the Eighties. Then things became tough for the family as the father's old bureaucratic enemies turned a blind eye to the looting of the family's property.

I lost track of him about ten years ago, but it's possible given the nature of oligarchies, that my friend sided with those who opposed Chavez, even if many of them were rightists and the very people who disgraced his family. Class is very important in Latin America.

I don't know as much as I should about Venezuelan society and politics. As my remarks above suggest, I believe it's as stratified in terms of class as Mexico and the Central American countries. I could be wrong.

Given this bias on my part, I've been inclined to support Chavez as a defender of the poor and disenfranchised. I've doubted much of what has been printed about him, because it's the same rhetoric I've heard from the oligarchs in San Salvador, Managua, and Mexico City. The fact that Otto Reich despises him also suggests that he might be someone we should embrace.

However, after seeing my friend's name on a list of counter revolutionaries, and, indeed, learning that such lists exist, I'm beginning to wonder about Chavez. It's time I learned more about Venezuela. I'd appreciate any suggestions you might have in regard to articles and books on the subject.

Update: Upon further research, I found that my friend is a major Chavez backer. The list was put out by the opposition because he holds an influential position in the State oil company. They're angry with him because of his actions during the company's shut down after the attempted coup. It's interesting to see the oligarchy brand its enemies as being counter-revolutionaries.

About CIFA

2004-07-19T19:04:00.000-07:00

The Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) has been monitoring Jesus' General, and Call of Cthulhu. What is CIFA?

Their mission as stated in a 2002 DoD directive:

The mission of the DoD CIFA is to develop and manage DoD Counterintelligence (CI) programs and functions that support the protection of the Department, including CI support to protect DoD personnel, resources, critical information, research and development programs, technology,critical infrastructure, economic security, and U.S. interests, against foreign influence and manipulation,as well as to detect and neutralize espionage against the Department.

Here's how Dow Jones describes CIFA:

Another little-known Pentagon group, the Counterintelligence Field Activity, was set up two years ago. With 400 service members and civilians stationed around the globe, the CIFA was originally charged with protecting the military and critical infrastructure from spying by terrorists and foreign intelligence services. But in August, Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy defense secretary, issued a directive ordering the unit to maintain a "domestic law-enforcement database that includes information related to potential terrorist threats directed against the Department of Defense."

The CIFA also works closely with the FBI and is conducting some duties for civilian agencies. For example, according to Department of Agriculture documents, the CIFA is in charge of doing background checks on foreign workers and scientists employed by the department's agricultural-research service. The group also provides information to the Information and Security Command, or Inscom, the Army's main intelligence organization, based at Fort Belvoir, Md.

Military.com adds a little more to the description:

Quietly created post-September 11, CIFA has a broad charter to provide counterintelligence and security support to the Defense Department around the world and within the United States.

"Worldwide, more than 400 civilian and military employees work for CIFA with the ultimate goal of detecting and neutralizing the many different forms of espionage regularly conducted against the United States by terrorists, foreign intelligence services and other covert and clandestine groups," according to the Defense Security Service.

"The threats posed by these adversaries include actions to kill or harm U.S. citizens; to steal critical information or assets (military or civilian); or destroy critical infrastructures."

Are Cthulhu and I suspected of being "terrorists" or members of "foreign intelligence services and other covert and clandestine groups?" If not, why are we being monitored by CIFA? Is it because we are opposed to the Bush regime?

The funny thing about this is that CIFA could hide their IP address if they chose to do so, but they don't. Are they just too stupid to do it, or are they brazenly attempting to intimidate us? If it's the latter, they've failed in my case. In any event, it's beginning to look like COINTELPRO may be making a comeback.

Are you being monitored as well? You may want to check your own logs.

Update: Cthulhu points out that a whois query for CIFA.MIL leads us to a nameserver belonging to nipr.mil. What is nipr.mil:

Nipr.mil is not a single domain a but a hush-hush web proxy that acts as a gateway for hundreds of U.S. military domains in order to hide their identities. It was established by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in response to a memorandum (CM-5 1099, INFOCOM) issued in March 1999 by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calling for "actions to be taken to increase the readiness posture for Information Warfare." "Uncontrolled Internet connections," the document says, "pose a significant and unacceptable threat to all Department of Defense information systems and operations."

It doesn't look like they're hiding their identities very well to me.

desperation

2004-06-26T16:20:00.000-07:00

One only need go to the Bush-Pinochet '04 homepage to see just how desperate the campaign's become. The president's picture is nowhere to be found. Kerry's picture, on the other hand, appears three times.

The word "Bush" is printed fourteen times: six as a part of the campaign's name, "Bush-Cheney 04;" three times as Laura Bush's last name; once as the email domain name; and six times referring to the President--six also being the number of times Kerry's name is printed.

It's obvious that the campaign has forsaken any attempt to sell Bush on his own merits--indeed, given the complete absence of Bush photos, one could surmise that they've concluded that he's becoming a liability to the campaign. Kerry attacks are virtually all they have left.

That's called desperation.