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Bush Extends 9/11 National Emergency Yet Again
Peter Dale Scott
Global Research
Friday, Sept 5, 2008
Though few Americans realize it, Cheney and Rumsfeld worked through the 1980s and 1990s on emergency nuclear-response plans which allegedly suspended the American constitution and also Congress.[1] (Through these decades Rumsfeld was CEO of a major pharmaceutical firm, and in the later 1990s Cheney was CEO of Halliburton; but their private status did not deter them from continuing to exercise a supra-constitutional planning power conferred on them by Ronald Reagan.)
Even fewer Americans know that these rules, originally dealing with a nuclear attack on America, were extended by Reagan Executive Order 12656 to cover “any occurrence, including natural disaster, military attack, technological emergency, or other emergency, that seriously degrades or seriously threatens the national security of the United States.”[2] And few Americans realize that at least some of these rules, known technically as Continuity of Government or COG rules, were invoked before 10:00 AM on September 11, 2001.[3]
As he did in 2007, President Bush has again, on August 28, 2008, continued for another year the national emergency first officially proclaimed on September 14, 2001, along with “the powers and authorities adopted to deal with that emergency:”
Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks
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Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency I declared on September 14, 2001, in Proclamation 7463, with respect to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, New York, New York, the Pentagon, and aboard United Airlines flight 93, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the United States.
Because the terrorist threat continues, the national emergency declared on September 14, 2001, and the powers and authorities adopted to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond September 14, 2008. Therefore, I am continuing in effect for an additional year the national emergency I declared on September 14, 2001, with respect to the terrorist threat.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
August 28, 2008.[4]
Once again appropriate personnel in Congress should learn and review what those “powers and authorities” are, since almost certainly they include COG (Continuity of Government) rules. In 2007 National Security Presidential Directive 51 (NSPD 51), issued by the White House, also extended for one year the emergency proclaimed in 2001; and it empowered the President to personally ensure “continuity of government.”[5]
NSPD 51 also contained “classified Continuity Annexes” to “be protected from unauthorized disclosure.” Congressman DeFazio twice requested to see these Annexes, the second time in a letter cosigned by House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Christopher Carney. The White House denied these requests, claiming that the congressmen lacked the requisite clearances. But as I wrote earlier this year,
“Congress has a right to be concerned about Continuity of Government (COG) plans refined by Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld over the past quarter century….The story, ignored by the mainstream press, involved more than the usual tussle between the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. Government. What was at stake was a contest between Congress’s constitutional powers of oversight, and a set of policy plans that could be used to suspend or modify the constitution.”[6]
Oliver North, who worked on COG planning with Rumsfeld and Cheney in the 1980s, was asked in the Iran-Contra Hearings about his work on an emergency plan “that would suspend the American constitution.” Democratic Senator Inouye, who was presiding, pounded his gavel and interjected that this was a “highly sensitive and classified matter,” not to be dealt with in an open hearing.[7] Congress has never discussed COG plans publicly since that time.
According to Wikipedia, “The National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601-1651) is a United States federal law passed in 1976 to stop open-ended states of national emergency and formalize Congressional checks and balances on Presidential emergency powers. The act sets a limit of two years on states of national emergency. It also imposes certain “procedural formalities” on the President when invoking such powers, and provides a means for Congress to countermand a Presidential declaration of emergency and associated use of emergency powers (emphasis added).
Bush’s denial of the Homeland Security’s right to review the COG plans in the classified Appendices of NSPD-51 should have been seen as a constitutional crisis — a line in the sand for Congress to assert its constitutional rights and duties. Now, one year later, I understand (although I cannot corroborate it from the Internet) that Congressman Kucinich has introduced or will introduce a bill for Congress, under the terms of the National Emergencies Act, to countermand the presidentially proclaimed national emergency. This is an important move, but it should not obviate the need for Congress to review rules which allegedly restrict its own powers under the constitution.
Between now and November the American electorate have an opportunity to present this demand to everyone running for office: that they will insist on vigorous congressional action to expose and dispose of these secret COG rules — rules that allegedly suspend the American constitution.
[2] The provisions of Executive Order 12656 of November 18, 1988, appear at 53 FR 47491, 3 CFR, 1988 Comp., p. 585, “Executive Order 12656—Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities,” http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/12656.html. The Washington Post
(Gellman and Schmidt, “Shadow Government Is at Work in Secret,” March 1, 2002) later claimed, incorrectly, that Executive Order 12656 dealt only with “a nuclear attack.”
[3] Peter Dale Scott, The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2007), 228; citing 9/11Commision Report, 38, 326; Richard A. Clarke, Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terrorism (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004), 8.
[4] http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/08/20080828-7.html .
[5] National Security Presidential Directive 51, http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html.
[6] Peter Dale Scott, “Congress, the Bush Adminstration and Continuity of Government Planning: The Showdown,” http://www.counterpunch.org/scott03312008.html.
[7] Scott, Road to 9/11, 9, 23, 184. The New York Times published a complete transcript of the interchange on July 14, 1987, but did not mention it in its news story about North’s testimony.
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September 5th, 2008 at 6:55 am
Fantastic. If you believe for a second that these laws and plans in any way protect YOU from a terrorist attack, send me an email, I have some dinosaur attack insurance to sell you. I’ve had my policy for 10 years, and not a single dinosaur attack. See? It works!
COG plans so secret, congress can’t even read them.
“any occurrence, including natural disaster, military attack, technological emergency, or other emergency, that seriously degrades or seriously threatens the national security of the United States.”
Well, something that ambiguous can be applied to just about any event you can think of. Couple that with the fact that every single American is considered a terrorist by the FBI, and you see where it’s going.
Did you really think those Halliburton detention camps were just for protesters?
September 5th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Is it time to “throw off such government” yet???
September 5th, 2008 at 10:34 am
dammit!! i was just terrorized by a dinosaur just last week!
wished i woulda got that insurance…..
September 5th, 2008 at 10:42 am
“Is it time to “throw off such government” yet???”
that time has long since passed. But they’ve changed the game, and good luck with your revolution, you can’t even protest, people are rounded up and arrested at political rallies for wearing pins.
blackwater mercs are working with the DEA, people downloading music online face stiffer jail terms than murderers.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:10 am
What is most disturbing is that the criminals wielding power aren’t even shading their evil intentions anymore.
September 5th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
“And the God of Peace, will soon crush satan under your feet.”
September 5th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Ask the question 9/11 who benefited? If your a aware individual the only conclusion is Israel.
How far does the rabbit hole go?
NWO/”globalist” = Criminal Zionist Jew
September 6th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Maybe another Al-Mosada attack has been uncovered..
September 6th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
ECTOENDOMEZO,
In order to completely halt the contribution to the man. People would need to be self sufficient and start anew with grassroot communities that don’t pay taxes or feed the “machine” by using corporate products. Then, when the bad guys march in and start shooting the people in the head, you have to take it and not fight back. Because if you fight back they will exterminate everyone. Then, your grassroot ideal must spread like wildfire over the whole country, in order to collapse the “machine”. It is far from simple..
And I know the reason you, me or anyone else here who doesn’t agree with government don’t do it because we’re lazy and don’t want to die horrible deaths.. Sounds sad, but it’s true.. How many are ready to head out into the woods tommorow and stop being complicit to the mass murder’s of our country? Do I see any hands? Thought not..
Corey M
September 6th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
BAN SANE NOW! HE IS A TRAITOR! HE WORKS WITH THE ANTI-CHRIST!
EVERYONE NOWS YOUR CHANCE TO START ATTACKING SANE VERBALLY. HE IS A SATANIST BULLY, A TRAITOR.
IT’S TIME WE ALL TAKE BACK PRISONPLANET!
WHOS WITH ME? DON’T LET SANE OR WATSON (IF HES INVOLVED) STARCH TRUE FREEDOM
SANE MUST LOSE HIS MOD POSITION, HE IS A FORUM TRAITOR.
SANE IF YOUR READING THIS I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, YOUR AGENDA, I FIGURED YOU OUT, YOU DON’T FOOL ME.
September 6th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
BAN SANE NOW! HE IS A TRAITOR! HE WORKS WITH THE ANTI-CHRIST!
EVERYONE NOWS YOUR CHANCE TO START ATTACKING SANE VERBALLY. HE IS A SATANIST BULLY, A TRAITOR.
IT’S TIME WE ALL TAKE BACK PRISONPLANET!
WHOS WITH ME? DON’T LET SANE OR WATSON (IF HES INVOLVED) STARCH TRUE FREEDOM
SANE MUST LOSE HIS MOD POSITION, HE IS A FORUM TRAITOR.
SANE IF YOUR READING THIS I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, YOUR AGENDA, I FIGURED YOU OUT, YOU DON’T FOOL ME.
BAN SANE NOW! HE IS A TRAITOR! HE WORKS WITH THE ANTI-CHRIST!
EVERYONE NOWS YOUR CHANCE TO START ATTACKING SANE VERBALLY. HE IS A SATANIST BULLY, A TRAITOR.
IT’S TIME WE ALL TAKE BACK PRISONPLANET!
WHOS WITH ME? DON’T LET SANE OR WATSON (IF HES INVOLVED) STARCH TRUE FREEDOM
SANE MUST LOSE HIS MOD POSITION, HE IS A FORUM TRAITOR.
SANE IF YOUR READING THIS I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, YOUR AGENDA, I FIGURED YOU OUT, YOU DON’T FOOL ME.
September 6th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
We have no better example than the Messiah when asked about paying “tribute” (first century word for taxes) to Caesar of Rome, the bloodiest empire in history. He replied, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto Yahweh the things that are Yahweh’s.” Matthew 22:21 Original Hebrew Scroll I am reminded that He was only 33 when He was ordered to be put to death by Rome possibly by this same Caesar He was talking about. The Jewish rulers and rabble chose “Barrabbas” (meaning “Son of the Father”, a pretender messiah)instead of Him. He came as the Lamb of Yahweh and went meekly to his slaughter. All of His words are for our counsel today. He does say, “. . .and he that does not have a sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.” Luke 22:36 These words are especially meaningful in light of this news along with extermination camps, “coffins FEMA”, and the “closed session of Congress on 3-13-2008″ (the latter two are on http://www.YouTube.com). Those who are “sealed” with the Names of Yahweh and Yahshua
(Revelation 14:1) will even survive these! Blessings if we are!
September 6th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I am so glad I am Not living in America. God help you.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Joe Biden said on September 3 that he and Barack Obama will pursue criminal charges against the Bush administration.
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/n.....ent-129791
Contact the Obama/Biden campaign and tell them that unless there is repeated, emphatic commitment on this issue you aren’t going to vote for them and you’re going to encourage others to refuse to vote for them also.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/contact2
FREE AMERICA
REVOLUTIONARY (DIRECT) DEMOCRACY
September 7th, 2008 at 5:06 am
About taxes, what should we support all those on welfare, schools are a problem, if you want “YOUR CHILD” to get an education then pay for it yourself, my parents did, so why should I or you pay for public schools? If I want to go back to collage, I couldn’t because of all the property taxes I and my wife are paying, time for a federal lawsuit against this taxation.
September 7th, 2008 at 9:55 am
ECTOENDOMEZO good luck with that…
You do realize that most people here in the U.S. don’t live in a vacuum where they grow their own food, produce their own energy, and eliminate their own waste, right? You do realize that most people lucky enough to still be earning a living wage are required BY THEIR EMPLOYERS to fill out those IRS forms upon starting employment for fear that they’ll lose their job? You do realize that some employers require an update to that IRS form EVERY YEAR, don’t you? Do you honestly believe that a rant on prisonplanet is going to sway these people? If you do, you might want to talk to the person selling dinosaur insurance: phishybongwaters.
What about the results of masses of people who decide to no longer pay their property taxes? The suggestion is nice and all, but it’s about as far away from the real world as the Andromeda galaxy (which in the grand scheme of things, is pretty damn close but close doesn’t count) and unfortunately, your words will go unheard by the majority of Americans because they offer no real options.
September 7th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
The only true “National Emergency” we’ve had these past 7 years is the calamity known as “Bush/Cheney Administration”. The damage done by them and their huge swarm of cockroaches in gov’t and private banks and corporations is more than any enemy has ever inflicted upon our nation bar none. Out of all the wars, depressions, disasters and corrupt officials that threatened to destroy this country none has come close to the heinous treason and pure evil of these Nazis from hell. The single most important goal for Americans is not to win Iraq or seek out the deceased Osama or even bail out the dollar, as important as that is. First and foremost MUST be rooting every one of these NeoCon criminals out, exposing their crimes and sending them to trial, prison or gallows. The United States has no chance of survival as long as ANY of these traitors hold any kind of public office.
LONG LIVE OUR BLOOD-BOUGHT FREE AMERICAN REPUBLIC!
September 8th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
FREDDIE MAC WAS A TAKEOVER BY THE CARLYLE GROUP!!!!
“David Moffett, who served as vice chairman and chief financial officer of U.S. Bancorp until early 2007 and then joined the Carlyle Group private-equity firm as a senior adviser, will take over Freddie Mac”.
SOURCE: CNN.COM MONEY SEPT.7TH
WE ARE IN FOR MORE FUN AND GAMES BOYS AND GIRLS CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS SEPT 10TH!!!!!MY CRYSTAL BALL SAYS SOMETHING BIG THIS WAY COMES!!!!!!!
September 8th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
THIS IS WHY CONGRESS IS SITTING ON ITS HANDS. THEY LITERALLY HAVE NO POWER ANY MORE. DOES IT MAKE SINCE NOW BOYS AND GIRLS?
WHOEVER WINS THE ELECTION(SELECTION) IS IRRELEVANT.
IF YOU EVER WONDERED IF CHANGE WAS REALLY COMING THIS IS YOUR ANSWER. BIG CHANGE IS COMING AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE LOSERS.
BUSH WILL STAY IN OFFICE!!!!! THIS IS ALMOST A GUARANTEED DEAL IF NOT PHYSICALLY HE WILL BE HEAD OF THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT RUNNING (RUINING) THINGS. THEY ARE NOW DETAINING PEOPLE AT THE BORDER(CANADIAN) WHETHER GUILTY OF A CRIME OR NOT THEY RE ARRESTING PEOPLE AT THEIR WHIM!!! NOTE: WHEN YOU HEAR THE OTHER SHOE DROP IT WILL BE TOO LATE…. HALF THE POPULATION WILL BE DETAINED. NEW FLU IS COMING TO A CHILD NEAR YOU…PREPARE NOW!!!!
January 14th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
The shame of all of this is that Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul are the only ones with enuff ballz to combat tha Bullshyt Bush be tryin’ to pull, they really want to hold his ass accountable, as we all should