Bush Executive Order: Criminalizing the Antiwar Movement ( Archived) (56)

Bush Executive Order: Criminalizing the Antiwar Movement


by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky

Global Research, July 20, 2007

The Executive Order entitled "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq" provides the President with the authority to confiscate the assets of whoever opposes the US led war.
A presidential Executive Order issued on July 17th, repeals with the stroke of a pen the right to dissent and to oppose the Pentagon's military agenda in Iraq.

The Executive Order entitled "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq" provides the President with the authority to confiscate the assets of "certain persons" who oppose the US led war in Iraq:

"I have issued an Executive Order blocking property of persons determined to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq or undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people."

In substance, under this executive order, opposing the war becomes an illegal act.

The Executive Order criminalizes the antiwar movement. It is intended to "blocking property" of US citizens and organizations actively involved in the peace movement. It allows the Department of Defense to interfere in financial affairs and instruct the Treasury to "block the property" and/or confiscate/ freeze the assets of "Certain Persons" involved in antiwar activities. It targets those "Certain Persons" in America, including civil society organizatioins, who oppose the Bush Administration's "peace and stability" program in Iraq, characterized, in plain English, by an illegal occupation and the continued killing of innocent civilians.

The Executive Order also targets those "Certain Persons" who are "undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction", or who, again in plain English, are opposed to the confiscation and privatization of Iraq's oil resources, on behalf of the Anglo-American oil giants.

That is just not surprising, from the F***ing war monger!!!

it's almost over with this idiot...I changed the lyrics to jingle bells think i can get arrested for it? It goes like this:
Here comes the election, here comes the election right down democracy lane, Mccain and kerry and all the nominees, putting on campaigns
bombs explodin thats whuy we're voting, this president's been a fright, so clap your hands and stomp your feet cause bush is gone tonight...

True or Propoganda?

If it is true then it goes against our democracy...

ty ty ty fl

Who is pulling who's chain here?

jodigirlsfree - you´re lovely - but I´m affraid it would need a miracle - that the next president will change the laws back to its former constitutional rights - or change the US foreign dealings - specially not the Middle East policies..

whats new he has been doing it since he took office.....