Chuck Colson laid the groundwork for WH new "Southern Strategy"

For several years, I've worried that the GOP's bigwigs would ignite a new race war when they got desperate. They would start attacking America's Black Muslim population as dangerous, hate radio would take it up, the Mighty Wurlitzer would push it, and we would have a demonized and feared minority population and a stupid frightened electorate again.

One of the people laying the groundwork for this plan is Charles Wendell Colson, Nixon's hatchetman. He has been writing about the Black Muslims in America's prison system for years and how al Quaida is "recruiting and training" in our gulags.

Here's a link to a major article in the Catholic journal "First Things" -- the same publication in which he advocated violence against the judiciary a few years earlier.

http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0211/opinion/colson.html

Excerpt:

"Consider: You’re black, and you believe you’re being oppressed by the white power structure. Along comes a person of color who invites you to join the brotherhood—the most appealing aspect of Islam in prisons—and offers you a means of striking back at your oppressors. If, on top of that, prisoners are taught that the more aggressive they are, the more favor they gain with Allah, you have a dangerous mix.

How can we prevent the transformation of petty criminals into professional terrorists? Prison officials must be vigilant, but balanced. They need to be on the lookout for anyone preaching violence, and they ought to run out anyone, Christian or Islamist, who condones it. Court decisions give them sufficient legal authority to do this.

A generation ago, wardens were forced to deal with radical religious teaching involving both white supremacist and Black Muslim groups. In O’Malley v. Brierley (1973) prison officials were supported in preventing two priests from leading religious activities in a prison after they conducted what was described as an “Afro-American Mass” attended mostly by the prison’s Black Nationalists and Black Panthers. The prison officials charged that the Mass had been a political rally, not a religious service, and that the priests’ activities were likely to have incited violence. According to the Becket Fund, a nonprofit legal institute that litigates on behalf of Christians, Muslims, and Jews, “the court held that in determining whether the inmates’ rights had been violated, state authorities were to be held only to a reasonableness test and were not required to prove that presence of clergymen constituted a clear and present danger to the prison.”

....you will find many instances where Colson expresses his fears of American prisons as training grounds for Muslim extremists.

Colson is religiously insane; got that way in prison.

Of course, he's always been part of The Gang. I'm sure they just feel Colson's imprisonment for Watergate crimes was an enormous injustice to the Imperial Presidency that should be avenged.

...and I have paid attention to his career post-prison. He's a GOP power broker with a cult following among the religious right. He has been accused of using the non-profit status of his work to wage political warfare. He's part of the inner circle of James Dobson and Richard Viguerie -- those who push politics cloaked in religiosity.

"When news broke that Abdullah al-Muhajir, better known as Jose Padilla, the man accused of planning to build a "dirty bomb," was a graduate of America's prison system, I wasn't surprised. I've seen hundreds of potential Abdullahs up close. During 26 years walking the cell blocks of America's prisons, I've encountered a growing Muslim presence. Islam, which offers brotherhood and solidarity, especially for people of color, is for the most part a law-abiding religion. But not always.

Some years ago I spoke at an open meeting at the Jackson, Mich., penitentiary. Over 300 Christians filled the seats on one side of a cavernous auditorium; an equal number of Muslims took seats on the opposite side. The tension was palpable. Extra guards were posted at the rear doors. They were right to worry. Every time I mentioned Jesus in my speech, Muslim inmates cranked up their portable radios full blast. Soon there was shaking of fists and taunts hurled back and forth. As angry men moved to the center aisle, I pleaded with the Christians to sit quietly and ignore the hecklers. But only by the grace of God was I able to keep order. Several times, I feared they would lose it--and we'd have a full-scale riot on our hands.

Now, there is nothing unusual about confrontations in prison--gang wars regularly occur. What this illustrates, however, is something different--the aggressive nature of Islam behind bars, where one out of six inmates is an adherent. Islam, certainly the radical variety, feeds on resentment and anger all too prevalent in our prisons. Two million people occupy America's prisons and jails today--two-thirds of whom are nonwhite. Many feel oppressed by the white power structure and sentencing disparities, which too often fall most harshly on minorities."

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110001885

...looking for a scapegoat group.

They're trying really hard to objectify and inflame hate for Mexicans. The blathering hate speech on talk radio is chilling. I don't think their propaganda plan worked though. Many people understand the truth--that Hispanics are good, decent people, and that the illegals who are here are hardworking people who just want a better life.

Now...we're hearing more rumblings about Muslims training African Americans in our prison system. Predictably, this notion is being trumpeted by hate-wing radio.

Our government needs a scapegoat; a group that America hates and views as insects. My guess...these bastards are planning something sinister for a group. They're attempting to cultivate contempt for a group--so they can get away with whatever they're planning.

I think we should all be terrified. Really terrified. These sharks are circling the waters--scouting out victims. My guess is that the who immigration debate was manufactured to incite hate and to gage America's willingness to adopt unfavorable views of Hispanics. It didn't work and they're now trying something else.

This new tactic doesn't just demonize Muslims. It's directed at African Americans. This (most likely fabricated and exaggerated) tale about Muslims converting disaffected African Americans is designed to incite suspicion and hate for African Americans. Now, we'll all wonder which African Americans are really newly converted Muslim terrorists---fresh out of prison.

Be afraid. Our government is looking for a scapegoat...we need to be paying close attention and asking why. What are they doing? What are they planning?

when they start a new strategy. There's always something behind every action they do. Ann Coulter's new book...where is that supposed to lead people in their thinking...Santorum/Hoekstra announcing WMD Found, Lou Dobbs carrying on about illegals...ports deals (while our military parts makers are taken over by the same Dubia Company that the Ports deal was)

Everything they do which sounds "bumbling" has some higher purpose in their "PLAN" and we know the Think Tanks have been working on "plans" for years along with their use of the Religious Fundies for their purposes.

I do begin to wonder lately if they haven't finally "over reached." This weeks bumbling really seems like bumbling but you can't trust them for a minute. The bumbling itself may be a distraction. Or, part of a plan to induce paranoia amonst their enemies like us...by just wearing us down drip by drip...terra alert by terra alert.

All it takes is some planted provocateurs, a hot summer, and we're off to the races.

When will the American people be free of these tyrants?

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