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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

FW: new Ex order, marshal law

Hey People...
 Things are starting to heat up and it's time to pay very close attention to what's going on not only in Government but also in what the local police and sheriff's departments may try and do, watch out for road blocks or checkpoints and if you can stockpile fuel, food and ammo do so. Remember the de facto government is not your friend, it never was and never will be. Be peaceful in all interactions you have with any of the de facto as they will use any excuse to lock you, the dissident, up without benefit of trial and for as long as possible. Make sure you tell family and friends where you are going and how long you're going to be there, call in often to let them know your status. We can get through this if we use our heads, keep a low profile and be ready to move as one if the time comes, pay attention to who is in your neighborhoods  as strangers are not your friends.
                                                                                        Russ

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Ok guys.  This is getting real now.  Put your seat belt and look at this executive order done fri 8pm that missed the media. We are under martial law and he used Libya as the alibi which is no threat.  It was Wisconsin and the unions. We are seated for the play to begin. This is act one and we had the curtain call Friday 8PM and the curtain is being drawn up this week.    Obama is calling all the governors in for a meeting using some emergency powers he gave them in Jan. They are beyond scared. Source is Whitehouse website (I know they are accomplished lairs but you get the point <smile>:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/02/25/executive-order-libya    The White House  Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release February 25, 2011 Executive Order--Libya  EXECUTIVE ORDER  BLOCKING PROPERTY AND PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO LIBYA        By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,        I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates have taken extreme measures against the people of Libya, including by using weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton violence against unarmed civilians.  I further find that there is a serious risk that Libyan state assets will be misappropriated by Qadhafi, members of his government, members of his family, or his close associates if those assets are not protected.  The foregoing circumstances, the prolonged attacks, and the increased numbers of Libyans seeking refuge in other countries from the attacks, have caused a deterioration in the security of Libya and pose a serious risk to its stability, thereby constituting an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.        I hereby order:        Section 1.  All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:        (a)  the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and        (b)  any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State:    (i)    to be a senior official of the Government of Libya;    (ii)   to be a child of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi; (iii)  to be responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, or to have participated in, the commission of human rights abuses related to political repression in Libya; (iv)   to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial,   material, logistical, or technical support for, or goods or services in support of the activities described in subsection (b)(iii) of this section or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; (v)    to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to   act for or on behalf of, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or (vi)   to be a spouse or dependent child of any person whose property   and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.        Sec. 2.  All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, of the Government of Libya, its agencies, instrumentalities, and controlled entities, and the Central Bank of Libya, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in.        Sec. 3.  For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render those measures ineffectual.  I therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in this order, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1 of this order.        Sec. 4.  I hereby determine that, to the extent section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making of donations of the type of articles specified in such section by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by sections 1 and 2 of this order.        Sec. 5.  The prohibitions in sections 1 and 2 of this order include but are not limited to:        (a)  the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; and        (b)  the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.        Sec. 6.  The prohibitions in sections 1 and 2 of this order apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this order.        Sec. 7.  (a)  Any transaction by a United States person or within the United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.        (b)  Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.        Sec. 8.  Nothing in this order shall prohibit transactions for the conduct of the official business of the Federal Government by employees, grantees, or contractors thereof.        Sec. 9.  For the purposes of this order:        (a)  the term "person" means an individual or entity;        (b)  the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and        (c)  the term "United States person" means any United States citizen or national, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States.        Sec. 10.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order.  The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent with applicable law.  All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order.        Sec. 11.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to determine that circumstances no longer warrant the blocking of the property and interests in property of a person listed in the Annex to this order, and to take necessary action to give effect to that determination.        Sec. 12.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C.   1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)).        Sec. 13.  This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.        Sec. 14.  This order is effective at 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time on February 25, 2011.  BARACK OBAMA  THE WHITE HOUSE,       February 25, 2011.    



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--- On Tue, 3/1/11, Meredith <meredith2729@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Meredith <meredith2729@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fw: new Ex order, marshal law
To: "Meredith" <meredith2729@yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 9:36 AM



--- On Mon, 2/28/11, kelwendee@snowcrest.net <kelwendee@snowcrest.net> wrote:

From: kelwendee@snowcrest.net <kelwendee@snowcrest.net>
Subject: new Ex order, marshal law
To: dgwofford@netzero.net, hhartung49@yahoo.com, meredith2729@yahoo.com, cowgyrll@gmail.com
Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 2:11 PM




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Subject: Fwd: FW: Post
From:    "Russ Griner" <bananabelt@velotech.net>
Date:    Mon, February 28, 2011 11:39 am

Hey People...
  Things are starting to heat up and it's time to pay very close
attention to what's going on not only in Government but also in what the
local police and sheriff's departments may try and do, watch out for
road blocks or checkpoints and if you can stockpile fuel, food and ammo
do so. Remember the de facto government is not your friend, it never was
and never will be. Be peaceful in all interactions you have with any of
the de facto as they will use any excuse to lock you, the dissident, up
without benefit of trial and for as long as possible. Make sure you tell
family and friends where you are going and how long you're going to be
there, call in often to let them know your status. We can get through
this if we use our heads, keep a low profile and be ready to move as one
if the time comes, pay attention to who is in your neighborhoods  as
strangers are not your friends.
                                                                                         Russ

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Subject:     FW: Post
Date:     Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:32:40 -0800
From:
To:



Ok guys.  This is getting real now.  Put your seat belt and look at this
executive order done fri 8pm that missed the media. We are under martial law
and he used Libya as the alibi which is no threat.  It was Wisconsin and the
unions. We are seated for the play to begin. This is act one and we had the
curtain call Friday 8PM and the curtain is being drawn up this week.

Obama is calling all the governors in for a meeting using some emergency
powers he gave them in Jan. They are beyond scared.
Source is Whitehouse website (I know they are accomplished lairs but you get
the point<smile>:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/02/25/executive-order-libya


The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
February 25, 2011
Executive Order--Libya

EXECUTIVE ORDER

BLOCKING PROPERTY AND PROHIBITING
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO LIBYA

       By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code,

       I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that
Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates have taken
extreme measures against the people of Libya, including by using weapons of
war, mercenaries, and wanton violence against unarmed civilians.  I further
find that there is a serious risk that Libyan state assets will be
misappropriated by Qadhafi, members of his government, members of his
family, or his close associates if those assets are not protected.  The
foregoing circumstances, the prolonged attacks, and the increased numbers of
Libyans seeking refuge in other countries from the attacks, have caused a
deterioration in the security of Libya and pose a serious risk to its
stability, thereby constituting an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security and foreign policy of the United States, and I hereby
declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.

       I hereby order:

       Section 1.  All property and interests in property that are in the
United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or
hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person,
including any overseas branch, of the following persons are blocked and may
not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:

       (a)  the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and

       (b)  any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State:

   (i)    to be a senior official of the Government of Libya;
    (ii)   to be a child of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi;
(iii)  to be responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering,
controlling, or otherwise directing, or to have participated in, the
commission of human rights abuses related to political repression in Libya;
(iv)   to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial,
material, logistical, or technical support for, or goods or services in
support of the activities described in subsection (b)(iii) of this section
or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant
to this order;
(v)    to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to
act for or on behalf of, any person whose property and interests in property
are blocked pursuant to this order; or
(vi)   to be a spouse or dependent child of any person whose property
and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.

       Sec. 2.  All property and interests in property that are in the United
States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or
hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person,
including any overseas branch, of the Government of Libya, its agencies,
instrumentalities, and controlled entities, and the Central Bank of Libya,
are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in.

       Sec. 3.  For those persons whose property and interests in property
are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence
in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds
or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to
be taken pursuant to this order would render those measures ineffectual.  I
therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in addressing
the national emergency declared in this order, there need be no prior notice
of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1 of this order.

       Sec. 4.  I hereby determine that, to the extent section
203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making of donations
of the type of articles specified in such section by, to, or for the benefit
of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant
to sections 1 and 2 of this order would seriously impair my ability to deal
with the national emergency declared in this order, and I hereby prohibit
such donations as provided by sections 1 and 2 of this order.

       Sec. 5.  The prohibitions in sections 1 and 2 of this order include
but are not limited to:

       (a)  the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or
services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; and

       (b)  the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or
services from any such person.

       Sec. 6.  The prohibitions in sections 1 and 2 of this order apply
except to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted
prior to the effective date of this order.

       Sec. 7.  (a)  Any transaction by a United States person or within the
United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or avoiding,
causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.

       (b)  Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.

       Sec. 8.  Nothing in this order shall prohibit transactions for the
conduct of the official business of the Federal Government by employees,
grantees, or contractors thereof.

       Sec. 9.  For the purposes of this order:

       (a)  the term "person" means an individual or entity;

       (b)  the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint
venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and

       (c)  the term "United States person" means any United States citizen
or national, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of
the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including
foreign branches), or any person in the United States.

       Sec. 10.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the
promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to
the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this
order.  The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions
to other officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent
with applicable law.  All agencies of the United States Government are
hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to
carry out the provisions of this order.

       Sec. 11.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to determine that circumstances no
longer warrant the blocking of the property and interests in property of a
person listed in the Annex to this order, and to take necessary action to
give effect to that determination.

       Sec. 12.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and final
reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this order,
consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C.
1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)).

       Sec. 13.  This order is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity
by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

       Sec. 14.  This order is effective at 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time
on February 25, 2011.

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE,

      February 25, 2011.







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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

FW: Letter to editor: or guest column "Open Letter to Congress"


Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:00:46 -0800
From: davis4000_2000@yahoo.com
Subject: Letter to editor: or guest column "Open Letter to Congress"
To: muckracker1@gmail.com

 

Open letter to Congress--It's time for weed cleaning in USDA
By Monica Davis
In response to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's 2009 letter claiming
that it was a "new era at USDA", and before he shoved his boot in his mouth with
the premature firing of Shirley Sherrord over a highly edited clip showing her
"racist ways," Lesa Donnelly, a former USDA Forest Service fire fighter who is
now an activist/mediator, wrote:
I am experiencing déjà vu from your 14 action items. While they sound like a
good start, excuse me if I am somewhat skeptical of your plan to bring in a new
era of civil rights at USDA - I've heard it before. And while past "new
approaches" took years to implement, employees continued to lose their
financial, emotional and physical well-being from harassment and retaliation.
The number one reason for this is that many of the employees you will task to
implement your action items are the same employees who worked under Espy,
Glickman, and so on. They were obstacles to positive change in civil rights then
and they will be obstacles to change now. I would like to take this opportunity
to recommend that you pay close attention to the current employees in your OGC
and inspector general offices, civil rights office, human resources office,
mediation cadre, and your directors and regional foresters because these
employees have been the biggest obstacle to making positive changes in civil
rights. I would like to suggest that you seriously reconsider contracting with
attorneys to represent the agency. I've observed they have little vested
interest in settling EEO cases and much interest in receiving thousands of
taxpayer dollars as they extend cases to oblivion. Action item one should be -
Weed Out Obstructionists.
Donnelly, a current Vice-President of the Coalition of Minority Employees, noted
massive problems with USDA and the Forest Service (FS), where substantial
bigotry remains in the "Last Plantation" after more than three decades of
litigation and congressional hearings and legislation.
·         In 2007, a woman in Region 4 was brutally assaulted by a male
coworker. The coworker was not held properly accountable. The woman believes she
is at risk for additional violence. FS management has been nonresponsive and she
has been retaliated against in 2008 and 2009 for filing a complaint.

·         In 2008, an African American woman in Region 5 was threatened and
intimidated by her white male supervisor who told another man that he wanted to
shoot her with his gun. There was no accountability and the woman, who had been
complaining about harassment from this man for years was retaliated against for
reporting the incident.
·         In 2009, there are continual Region 5 incidents of female employees
and employees of color being discriminated against in hiring, promotion and
assignments. This is occurring despite 30 years of litigation for gender and
race discrimination.
·         Women in law enforcement and firefighting are harassed and
discriminated against throughout the Forest Service, particularly in Regions 4,
5 and 6.
·         In 2008, a Region 6 female firefighter (Helicopter Rappel Manager) was
terminated as a result of whistle blowing on her crew for drinking on the job
and other unsafe practices. Former Under Secretary Mark Rey personally assured
me an OIG investigation was initiated but key witnesses have yet to be
interviewed. As we move into fire season I am concerned that personnel and the
public are still at risk.
·         A former female employee in Region 10 (Alaska) who has a serious
disability and physical deformity was harassed, isolated and shunned by her male
supervisor and coworkers. They would make fun of her, humiliate her and treat
her as if she was mentally incompetent due to her physical disability. She quit
due to emotional stress.
·         Recently two African American employees in APHIS were publicly
humiliated when they were presented with monkey dolls as awards.  (Donnelly
letter)


Donnelly is right: USDA is in need of a major weed cleaning. If Congress does
not clean out the obstructionist weeds in the agency, they will strangle and
impede this Settlement, just like they strangled the last one, and other civil
rights class actions over the last 15 years.


It will be business as usual. USDA has made sure of that, beginning with its
failure to make it its mission to add a statement of future compliance and
efforts to ensure compliance with civil rights laws and federal statutes:

Judge Friedman also declared that he was "surprised and disappoint[ed]" that the
USDA did not want to include in the consent decree a sentence that in the future
the USDA would exert "best efforts to ensure compliance with all applicable
statutes and regulations prohibiting discrimination."(CRS report for Congress,
The Pigford Case: USDA Settlement of a Discrimination Suit by Black Farmers,
2010)

In fact, it has been business as usual for the past 14 years, from the filing of
the Donnely female firefighter class action in 1995 against the US Forest
Service (USDA), to the first Black Farmer Lawsuit in 1997, to  the current 2008
Pigford II case.

Lawrence Lucas, Coalition President said, "The blatant discrimination in USDA
and especially the Forest Service is allowing wide-spread abuse of women and
others in California.  We thought the Donnelly Settlement would have a positive
impact but the Forest Service refuses to implement it and USDA refuses to hold
managers accountable.

The 14 year of litigation--Pigford and the current Black Farmer Agreement shows
that it will take more than mere funding of a settlement to eliminate the
institutional bigotry and criminal collusion which necessitated the Black Farmer
Settlement, and other class action suits for women farmers, Native American
Farmers and disadvantaged white farmers in the first place.


Litigation against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for discrimination
against African- American farmers began in August 1997 with two discrimination
suits brought by black farmers—Pigford v. Glickman, No. 97-1978 (D.D.C. 1997)
and Brewington v. Glickman, No. 98-1693 (D.D.C. 1997)—but its origins go back
much further.1 For many years, black farmers had complained that they were not
receiving fair treatment when they applied to local county committees (which
make the decisions) for farm loans or assistance. These farmers alleged that
they were being denied USDA farm loans or forced to wait longer for loan
approval than were non-minority farmers. Many black farmers contended that they
were facing foreclosureand financial ruin because the USDA denied them timely
loans and debt restructuring. Moreover, many claimed that the USDA was not
responsive to discrimination complaints. A huge agency backlog of unresolved
complaints began to build after the USDA's Civil Rights Office was closed in
1983. (CRS report for Congress, The Pigford Case: USDA Settlement of a
Discrimination Suit by Black Farmers, 2010)

Moreover, researchers note that the latest Black Farmer Settlement, "Pigford II"
is "terminal" in the sense that it can not be appealed:

The Pigford II settlement is final and may not be appealed. A provision of the
settlement permitted the claimants to void the settlement should Congress not
make the $1.15 billion appropriation by March 31, 2010. While Congress did not
make this deadline, the settlement is clearly a priority of both the USDA and
the White House, suggesting that the plaintiffs are unlikely to exercise the
right to void the settlement in the near term. Unlike the original Pigford
decision, the Pigford II settlement does not include a suggested settlement
amount for individual claimants, although it does provide for higher payments to
claimants who go through a more rigorous review process. Claimants can seek
fast-track payments of up to $50,000 plus debt relief, or choose a longer
process for damages of up to $250,000. Payments to successful claimants could
begin in the middle of 2011 if the funds are appropriated. (CRS report for
Congress, The Pigford Case: USDA Settlement of a Discrimination Suit by Black
Farmers, 2010)
The "late filers" who missed out on Pigford I have the opportunity to fast-track
their claims and receive up to $50,000 and debt relief, or they can choose a
more rigorous process which is longer, and could result in damages of up to
$250,000.  Either way, it is a bittersweet pill for farmers who have lost farm,
property and income worth millions.
When the average tractor costs more than $50,000 and land goes for as much as
$2500/acre, or more, many of these farmers have lost years of income, and
property worth as much as $500,000, or more.  The  black farmer whose land
contains more than $100,000,000 in coal and oil reserves, the cotton farmer who
produced more than $250,000 in cotton annually, or the would be chicken farmer
who was driven out of business, looks with bitterness at the $250,000 ceiling,
but half a loaf is better than none.
While half a loaf is better than none, many of these farmers would like to see
these institutional thieves, abusers and rapists jailed and prosecuted.  That
will only happen if Congress grows a spine and cleans the weeds out of USDA.
Civil rights laws, federal law and the Constitution apply to USDA, and
everywhere else.
Many farmers are saying thanks, but they'd like to see some house cleaning
at USDA.
Monica Davis is an author/editor/activist who has written and reported for
print, Internet and radio outlets for  more than a decade.  Her book, Land,
Legacy, and Lynching: Building the Future for Black America profiles the
atrocity of economic terrorism in the nation's cities and in farm country.