U.N.'s Agenda 21, America Taken By Stealth

by Jonathan Hunt ATU 757 Portland

Being a firm believer in the Constitution and our rights and freedoms as Americans, I could not live with my conscience if I did not SOUND THE ALARMS about this story.

I belong to several groups which fight to maintain our freedoms, and I got this information from Freedom Advocates. They have a booklet called " Understanding Sustainable Development Agenda 21." I recommend it to anyone who doesn't want to live in a communist America.

The way I understand it, the United Nations invented the global warming LIES, (using their OWN group of scientists, who have REWRITTEN global temperatures, to suite the lies...) You may have heard of this in the news recently, that emails were discovered, which showed how they were LYING... Well, what the news coverage NEGLECTED to tell us, was why the lies were invented in the first place.

The lies were invented as a SCARE TACTIC, so all of us gullible Americans, and others would believe that changes had to be made in order to STOP global warming to "protect the environment." The changes they are making are contained in Agenda 21, and according to the booklet, they are being used in all areas of our government. I myself have witnessed some of this first hand. Agenda 21 is being used globally, nationally,and locally.

This agenda never had to pass Congress, because it is considered 'soft-law policy.' It has basically UNDERMINED our Constitution and all other rights. Our government officials, (federal, state AND local,) have bought into this trash bin of COMMUNISM, thinking that they were doing something GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

Maybe some of them know what they are doing. Maybe not. Bill Clinton established it here..so I'd say HE knew what he was doing..(He is the one who gave most of our national parks to the U.N., in case you didn't know.)

The bottom line is this. According to the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights,"Rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations." Government can grant, restrict, or withdrawal your rights according to what it needs. The product of your labor, and you yourself belong to the community. In other words, you HAVE no rights...

The booklet also discusses how the U.N. wants to control and ration our drinking water, HEALTH CARE, and other public services.They will create 'shortages' of things, and control our natural resources, making them forbidden to us.

They are planning to control our dietary intake,and they want to eliminate MEAT from our diets.They want to control the population, and force us to recycle.They want new modes of transportation.They want to brain wash our children to abide by, and promote 'sustainable development.'

Local colleges near me are offering courses that are called 'sustainability and going green.' From the brochure, these classes are teaching students agenda 21 principles, and how to build homes that restrict heating, cooling, appliance usage, and more.

The U.N. wants to take away our private property rights, making fifty percent of the U.S. OFF LIMITS to humans. This is so they can jam us in GOVERNMENT OWNED HOUSING, force us to work GOVERNMENT JOBS, and do exactly what they tell us. All of this is supposedly done to "PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT." The booklet explains how they are implementing this, and the scary part is, they are GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!!

Many of our U.S. cities have already joined with the group called ICLEI, The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives. This group assists the local government in pushing this agenda. You may have heard of 'smart growth, sustainable development, the wild-lands project, or other "GREEN" terms.

Don't you believe the lies. This has NOTHING to do with SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT. It is PURE SATANIC COMMUNISM, and we have got to GET RID OF ALL OF THESE "GREEN" GARBAGE LIES AND RECLAIM OUR COUNTRY!! Please..get the booklet. I wish you all the best, and never give up! May God Bless And Keep Us From This Evil!

What You Should Know About Water Purification And Storage

First off I'd like to say thanks to anonymous who asked about water storage and filtering in the comments of yesterdays post. I've spent a lot of time talking about food and food storage, while neglecting water. This was a mistake on my part. Sometimes I overlook the obvious and need to be pointed in the right direction.

A death by contaminated water

A few years ago my grandfather told me a story that illustrates how deadly contaminated water can be. It happened in the summer of 1934 when he was only 9 years old. He was out in the fields gathering corn, with his dad, brothers and sister. He said it had to be at least 100 degrees because the sun was bright in the sky and the sweat burned his eyes.

His eleven year old sister got thirsty and instead of going to the house to get water, she drank from a nearby stream. She died a few days later. Upon further investigation it was discovered that a cow, from a nearby farm had died upstream from where she drank, contaminating the water.

They had used the water from this spot for years with no ill effects. They thought it was safe but it wasn't - at least not at that point in time.

From U.S. Army Field Manual 21-76

By drinking nonpotable water you may contract diseases or swallow organisms that can harm you. Examples of such diseases or organisms are:

* Dysentery - Severe, prolonged diarrhea with bloody stools, fever, and weakness.

* Cholera and typhoid - You may be susceptible to these diseases regardless of inoculations.

* Flukes - Stagnant, polluted water--especially in tropical areas--often contains blood flukes. If you swallow flukes, they will bore into the bloodstream, live as parasites, and cause disease.

* Leeches - If you swallow a leech, it can hook onto the throat passage or inside the nose. It will suck blood, create a wound, and move to another area. Each bleeding wound may become infected.

Not to mention pollutants from human activities that often find their way into the water - trash, pet wastes, fertilizers, herbicides, oils, heavy metals, salts, pollutants from vehicles etc. and it's impossible to tell what is safe without laboratory testing.

But there are some general guidelines that can help:

* Running water is generally safer than still water.
* Look for clear water
* Avoid water that has algae growing in it
* Avoid discolored water
* Avoid water from marshes / swamps
* Avoid cloudy water

Homemade Berkey

The spring water here at the homestead kitty runs in a constant flow from the side of the mountain and it's as clear as bottled water, but I won't drink it or use it for cooking without first running it through my homemade Berkey filter.

My dad and grandfather drive out here on the weekend and fill their jugs from the spring - drinking and cooking without any filtration or other purification. They've never had any trouble but I'm the paranoid type and can't risk getting sick over something so easily avoided.

The Berkey filters are extremely effective at removing pathogenic bacteria, cysts, parasites, chemical contaminates and impurities – the elements have an indefinite shelf-life and will filter at least 3000 gallons before needing replaced. I store mine in zip-lock bags until ready to use.

If you suspect the water to contain viruses, add 1/8 teaspoon (or 8 drops) of regular, unscented, liquid household bleach for each gallon of water, stir it well and let it stand for 30 minutes before you use it. Or boil for 5 minutes, then filter through the Berkey. This may sound like over kill, but it's not – you can never be cautious enough with your health.

Boiling

Boiling is one of the the surest methods of water purification. All you need is a heat source, suitable container and water. Bring the water to a boil for at least five minutes to kill any viruses or bacteria that maybe present. Boiled water tastes like crap but can be improved by pouring back and fourth between two containers to reoxygenate and improve taste.

Storage

As for water storage, I have six – five gallon containers bought at Wal-Mart in the sporting goods department. Thirty gallon isn't much , but I don't see water being a major issue for me at my location.

If you live in a dryer region, water would be a major concern that may necessitate the storage of hundreds of gallons for an emergency.

Don't store water in used five gallon milk jugs. They're not strong enough for long term storage and eventually breakdown and leak. The five gallon containers sold in the sporting goods section of most department stores work great, as do the 55 gallon plastic drums. Just be sure the drums are clean and contained no harmful chemicals before filling.

If you must us small containers, empty 2-liter pop bottles work well. They are stronger than the afore mentioned milk jug and have better lids and are more covenant. Avoid glass containers because they break to easily.

Rotate as needed.

Tap water

If your storing tap water from a municipal water system there's no need to add bleach as suggested by some. Water from the municipal tap already contains enough chlorine to thwart any bacterial growth and can be stored without any other additives.

Your Thoughts

I’m interested to hearing reader thoughts on this topic – know of a better more effective way of purifying or storing water, please share your thoughts in the comments below.
by Jonathan Hunt

No Recovery: Economic Stats Have Been Faked

by Jonathan Hunt

Author, investor and longtime Wall Street observer James Dale Davidson says the government is lying to us: There is no genuine economic recovery happening.

“I think what we have seen ... is a simulated recovery which has been generated by the government faking it in a lot of different ways," putting out what he calls statistical falsehoods on economic numbers "to make it seem that the economy is stronger than it is,” Davidson told Newsmax.

For example, calculations for the recently released unemployment figures released failed to include the fact that the Bureau of Labor Statistics had undercounted the number of unemployed people in 2009 by 824,000 persons.

"A lot of the supposed improvements have been faked by the government," Davidson says.

Davidson believes the government secretly used quantitative easing as an excuse to funnel money into U.S. capital markets.

“It’s not a coincidence that the market started to rally in March at the same time they announced they were going to do the quantitative easing,” he observes.

“In my view, it’s all created by the government as a hoax.”

The whole administration is based on one lie after another, he says.

An Economic Emergency

by Jonathan Hunt
How loud do the alarms have to get? There is an economic emergency in the country with millions upon millions of Americans riddled with fear and anxiety as they struggle with long-term joblessness, home foreclosures, personal bankruptcies and dwindling opportunities for themselves and their children.

The door is being slammed on the American dream and the politicians, including the president and his Democratic allies on Capitol Hill, seem not just helpless to deal with the crisis, but completely out of touch with the hardships that have fallen on so many.

While the nation was suffering through the worst economy since the Depression, the Democrats wasted a year squabbling like unruly toddlers over health insurance legislation. No one in his or her right mind could have believed that a workable, efficient, cost-effective system could come out of the monstrously ugly plan that finally emerged from the Senate after long months of shady alliances, disgraceful back-room deals, outlandish payoffs and abject capitulation to the insurance companies and giant pharmaceutical outfits.

The public interest? Forget about it.

With the power elite consumed with its incessant, discordant fiddling over health care, the economic plight of ordinary Americans, from the middle class to the very poor, got pathetically short shrift. And there is no evidence, even now, that leaders of either party fully grasp the depth of the crisis, which began long before the official start of the Great Recession in December 2007. - more here.

No Recovery: Economic Stats Have Been Faked

Author, investor and longtime Wall Street observer James Dale Davidson says the government is lying to us: There is no genuine economic recovery happening.

“I think what we have seen ... is a simulated recovery which has been generated by the government faking it in a lot of different ways," putting out what he calls statistical falsehoods on economic numbers "to make it seem that the economy is stronger than it is,” Davidson told Newsmax.

For example, calculations for the recently released unemployment figures released failed to include the fact that the Bureau of Labor Statistics had undercounted the number of unemployed people in 2009 by 824,000 persons.

"A lot of the supposed improvements have been faked by the government," Davidson says.

Davidson believes the government secretly used quantitative easing as an excuse to funnel money into U.S. capital markets.

“It’s not a coincidence that the market started to rally in March at the same time they announced they were going to do the quantitative easing,” he observes.

“In my view, it’s all created by the government as a hoax.”

The whole administration is based on one lie after another, he says.

The Perfect Storm - Overpopulation and Lack of Resources

Malthus wrote in his classic work, "An Essay on the Principle of Population", as population continues to increase and the amount of resources needed to support the population decreases the quality of life goes down.


I know a lot of people think we have room for a few billion more and in a sense we do - If all you consider is sheer volume of land mass and not available resources, then yes, we have standing room for a few billion more.

But land mass does not equal sustainability, fertile productive land does. Alaska has over 378,242,560 acres or roughly one acre for every American. But try to support that population with the resources available solely in that area and you will experience a lack of resources leading to mass die off to a sustainable level.

All land is not created equal, nor suitable for human habitation, food production, clean water, energy, waste disposal, housing etc, should all be taken into consideration when weighing carrying capacity against population. The amount of land needed to support an individual goes far beyond were he lives.

We should also consider population of a given area, take for instance San Francisco or New York City - both major population centers who's populations are sustained through importation of necessities. If outside imports were suddenly cut off, neither could sustain their populations for very long.

To put it another way, say you have three people in a given area but only sufficient resources to sustain two of them - then the area is essentially overpopulated no matter how vast the land area maybe. They have exceeded the carrying capacity of their environment.

With that being said, overpopulation is not the most significant contributing factor (at least not yet) to a lack of resources, but an inefficient use of the resources available. For example; Despite steadily increasing need for food production, we continue to divert prime agriculture land into other non-sustaining forms of land use.

Another problem is many feel a need to "keep up with the Joneses" and the sense of entitlement, whimpering at the slightest inconvenience, delay, or restriction. Why have a 3,000 square foot home when 1,000 would suffice? Why a Hummer when a small compact car will get you from point A to point B as just as quickly while consuming fewer resources?

They have what I call "the look at me" syndrome, were their entire existence consists of trying to impress everyone else around them, no matter the cost or expenditure of resources. I'm fully convinced that at least 75% or more of the average family's financial assets are dedicated to feeding this syndrome.

As you can see; overpopulation is only one of many contributing factors to resource depletion, poor management of existing resources, greed and a sense of entitlement are also taking their toll.

If the resources required to sustain a given area are consumed faster than they can be renewed, then that area is overpopulated and will collapse without huge amounts of cheap imports from other areas.

The availability of cheap oil has made this possible by keeping shipping cost and retail prices low at a consumer level. As the demand for oil and other resources outstrip production and supply, look for prices to rise and supplies to contract accordingly, leading to shortages and chaos especially in areas suffering from overpopulation.

As individuals there isn't a lot we can do to change this, the only feasible thing for us to do is to get out of major population areas and become as self-reliant as possible, by simplifying our life and reducing our needs, for outside imports.

While it may be impossible to become totally self-reliant, at least for an extended period of time, we as survivalists should see this amount of self-sufficiency as our ultimate goal, and plan accordingly.

What do you think - do we need a few billion more people or have we already passed our limit?

by Jonathan Hunt

Two Videos NOT to Buy For Survival

Several months ago, a reader sent ( thanks Mike) me several boxes of books and videos, most of which were very informative, to the point and useful. I love it when readers send me free stuff (hint) especially books and videos that I can review here on The Survivalist Blog.

Most of the stuff Mike sent was utilitarian, but at least two of the videos presented little usable information or instruction. But that doesn't matter - since the bulk of the package was great and even the few subpar items where greatly appreciated - at least I can review them here, so you don't get burned by an uninformed purchase.

The first video not to buy for survival is "Tactical Concealed Carry 2" put out by Gunsite Training Academy. I have to say this was one of the worst instructional videos (of this type) that I have ever had the misfortune of viewing.

During the course of the video presentation, it was stated several times that this was advanced instruction, with the suggestion for those not at this "advanced level", to purchase one of their more basic videos or to seek other instruction.

If this was their advanced video training course, I can only imagine what their basic "Tactical Concealed Carry 1" video would consist of. This is a gun. This is a trigger. This is the grip. Or probably something to that effect...

Aside from being extremely boring and painful to watch "Tactical Concealed Carry 2" offered nothing unique, useful or even interesting. Everything presented here; safety, firearm and holster selection and carry positions, can be learned by attending just about any state required concealed carry permit class.

If you know anything about shooting or firearms this video is a total waste of your time and money. A much better and useful production is Jim Grover's Inside the Crucible series. Don't waste your money on Tactical Concealed Carry.

The next video not to buy for survival is Whispering Death - Secrets of Improvised and State-of-the-Art Silencers put out by Paladin Press. While I enjoy most of the work done by Paladin, I have to say that "Whispering Death" was below their usual standards.

The author spends the majority of the 40 minute video shooting through soda cans, two litter plastic bottles and other improvised "sound suppressors". While a silenced weapon would be a great survival tool, under certain conditions - you will not learn anything from this video that isn't available for free by doing a Google search for improvised silencer construction.

What is the worst survival related instructional video (or book) that you have had the misfortune of viewing? Please let us know in the comments below - so it can be avoided by the rest of us...

Predictions For 2010

The National Inflation Association is pleased to announce its top 10 predictions for 2010.

1) We will learn the 2009 holiday shopping season was a bust.

The Commerce Department reported seasonally adjusted November retail sales up 1.3% from October. However, if you apply the average seasonal adjustments that were used during the years 2006 and 2007, which account for a normal spike in November sales due to the holiday shopping season, retail sales were actually down 1.3% in November.

NIA believes any year-over-year increase in 2009 holiday season retail sales will be bottom bouncing from 2008 and not an indication of an economic recovery. Most likely, adjusted for inflation, retail sales will be flat over a year ago. We expect to see a sharp sell off in many retail stocks, as a full economic recovery appears to be already priced into their share prices.

2) We will see a major decline in the Dow/Gold ratio.

The Dow/Gold ratio is currently 9.3, having bounced from the low of 7 it saw in early 2009. We are likely to see a decline in the Dow/Gold ratio to below 7 in 2010.

Many people who have bought U.S. stocks on the bet of an economic recovery, will soon realize the economy is not recovering and stocks have been rallying only due to inflation. Although some people selling stocks may once again mistakenly move to the U.S. dollar as a safe haven, we believe an increasing amount of people will avoid the U.S. dollar and buy gold as a safe haven.

3) We will see a sharp decline in the Gold/Silver ratio.

The Gold/Silver ratio is currently 64, above the average of the past 100 years of 50. Between the years 1,000 and 1,873 when silver was used as real money, the Gold/Silver ratio traded between 10 and 16. In recent history, the Gold/Silver ratio dipped below 20 on two occasions, once in 1968 and once again in 1980.

NIA believes silver prices will continue to outperform gold in 2010, as the world once again begins looking at silver as money, instead of just an industrial metal. The Gold/Silver ratio could decline to below 50 in 2010.

4) The U.S. Dollar Index will see short-term bounce, then huge crash.

We are at a point where there are more people who are bearish on the U.S. dollar than ever before, which means from a technical standpoint it is overdue for a short-term bounce. However, we would not consider going long the dollar even as a trade. A huge crash in the U.S. dollar could occur at any time.

The world has become flooded with U.S. dollars. Foreigners currently hold over $10 trillion in dollar-denominated assets that can be dumped at any time. With the Federal Reserve continuing to expand its monetary base to record highs, as soon as banks begin lending their excess reserves we could see a spike in consumer prices and a rush to get out of U.S. dollars.

5) Oil will rise back above $100 per barrel.

Losing Our Freedoms

More and more bills are being passed thru Congress and the House of Representatives that either limit or eliminate our rights as Americans. These bills are worded in such a manor that they sound as if in the best interest of America. However, a large percentage of them have words and phrases in them allowing them to be interpreted in meaning other than what the original intent was. This is very frightening to people like us. One such bill that is currently attempting approval is H.R. 2401, or the ‘No Fly, No Buy Act of 2009’. This act states that any person that is on a DHS Watch list (anyone that is possibly linked to terrorist organizations) that is banned from boarding aircraft also are banned from not only purchasing firearms, but also from just being near them, basically treating these people as if they had been charged with felonies, and, if found guilty of breaking this law, if enacted, shall be fined and/or imprisoned. The prelude of this bill states, “To increase public safety and reduce threat to domestic security by including persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes.”

The last phrase, ‘for other purposes.’ can be viewed, interpreted and translated to mean any number of things, and this is a very large threat to the sovereignty of all Americans’ rights. And this bill is not the first of this kind.

The bill H.R. 645 ‘‘National Emergency Centers Establishment Act’’ is far more scary than that bill. H.R 645 establishes “national emergency shelters on military installations”. Once again, one could view this bill in many ways, and the format in which it is presented aims this as a good thing. If used properly, this bill would house persons subjected to natural disasters on the closest military installations until their homes can be rebuilt. That’s not such a bad thing, now is it? However, once again, the way it is worded could also indicate that this bill could forcibly relocate people from their homes “in the name of national security and public safety”.

You can look up and view these bills for yourself online, and interpret them however you choose, but, while they may be used for good doing right now, in the end they will be the way that all those who oppose the New World Order and One World Government will be rounded up and executed.

So if you are frustrated at the loss of freedom and responsibility in America, while the growth of government and taxes continues unabated and if you want to live in strong communities where your rights are respected, and people exercise responsibility for themselves and in their dealings with each other, then ATU 757 is for you.

I am currently seeking patriotic White Oregonians who are concerned with the direction this country is heading and would like to prepare with others of like mind, to protect yourself, your family, community, state and country. The post on this blog you’ll find articles from the media about the government and the economy that you may have missed and articles on survival that I’ve written for those just starting out and trying to workout the basics. It unpacks the basics of survival planing and a lot of the decisions and strategies that you’ll want to consider when starting out, or to become better prepared, even if you have most of your preps in order now.

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