CounterPunch
by Mike Whitney

11/28/05

All of these changes in the law have taken place below the radar of public attention and all of them correspond to a 'nutcase' conspiracy by the CFR to transform Canada, Mexico and the US into one, integrated 'free trade' nation in 5 years time. (I'm not making this up) See: Trilateral Task Force Recommendations,) The only thing that makes this bizarre specter of a 'capitalist police state' seem believable is that Bush has already carried out most of the basic recommendations of that other wacky conspiracy theory; The Project for the New American Century. The US has extended its military presence throughout Central Asia and the Middle East, curtailed civil liberties at home, greatly enhanced the power of the president, militarized space, passed legislation for Missile Defense 'Star Wars,' and reinvigorated the bio-chemical weapons industry. All of these were outlined in the PNAC. Sometimes 'conspiracy theories' come to fruition despite our unwillingness to give them credence...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp