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Militias Scare the Striped
PanFOtr
BigC'overnment
Could tlrs end of big gwemment be near? }l'hen the
-Founding
FatLrs decided tlrat thcy could no longer endut
: ttreUramry of Britain, they turned to thc even'then ancient
instiiudonof the militia, organized and armed men loyal to
' .family, community, and property''not a distant stBts appa-
' ratus.
PatickHe4ry said:'Gtrard wlthlalors anention ttre public
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libqrty. Suspocfeveryone who approaches that
jewel' Un-
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fotttrnatety, nothing viill preserve it btrt downright forcs'
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:,illhdeveryql
give up.thd' forco' yott are ircvitnb$ ruin!d."
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llleiFywastalkitii'-nof aboutGeorgoltr--ttrtaboutthe
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;newceflral
gov!mmont, which hs fcarcd would oventually
, t*rconxityiannical as well. Ho wqntedlho militiapeserved
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s a defense against domestic opprc.ssion.
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Tte militia antophied, and was hamstung by the politi-
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,cians
and'burpaucrats. But now- in a conscious rtcrcstion
'..'of,ih*eearly years of ouiRepublic, militias areforming all
across thecpuntry. Somehavebeenfonmd
to potect against
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irime. Othesare conspicuous displays of the miliury ethos
,
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. 0rat nuvives aming the nation's
gun ownors- But nearly all
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understand thiat an aurned and organiiid people is the final
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protectionagainstgovemrncntt$Bn$y.
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Indmd tlre Foundpns rvrote the Second Amendrnent not
: to,pressrvo.or{ sbility
to}unt.
It wos witten so wo could
Foiect
our.selver agoinst i tyrannicat cbntnl su0e . As The
'mqs
Jeffesori sai{.'tlie $bongost
r!ason for the people to
'-:, ,rttain tlre rightto kcep and bsar alms is, as a last resort, to
protect
themselve.s against tyrarmy in governrnent."
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Thu sopretne Court doesn't like to talk about this'his'
mti*f fari for an obvious reasonl.Uose.-nUe tyqants-for-
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life ils 0te.'epitorln of centralized tylsnny. But Suprerm
:
'Clurt
or.ndL militias ub pcpPing up all over ths colltltry'
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-The'peoplelwho join.them spend one rught
per weeh or
sometirnes
ppr rronth, drilling,shmting' airdformingtherr
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selvesinloacoherentforceofcorrmunity'piotlc'tion'
They
pledge to defend each other's properties and families in
tilrr ofcrisis, largs orsnrall.Tlny bond wially and politically.
This radical new movement is a magnificent sign of the
tirnes, one of many indications that the central state faces
massive resistance ft,om average people and is losing its
grip on political power. Psychologically' people no longer
feel themselves bound by its dictates. Bill Clinton has dis-
crediJed the whole federal enterprise.
These militias are not only found in Southern states and
lhe nual West, but even in the Midwest' An Associated
Prre,ss article reported the forming of a militia in Petoskey
in Norihem Michigan. The article ri$iculed the group and
painted them as outlandish radicals associated with fringe
elernents that our govemment likes to define as cults. At
the sanptinre, it pointedoutthatthe fintbrigade was formed
this past April. Today,eleven othqr Michigan counties have
organized their own militias.
Washington fears such movenrents, but even Republi-
cdns have no ideajust how far behind they are in calling for
fundamental reform. It's the domination o{the country by
Washington th* isdriving the militia and other heroic move-
mentrs aloundthe country, People do not 6ust any$ing'as-
sociated with the curent crcp of politicians.
One of many unintended effects of Clinton's attack on
gun ownerslup has been to cause a ntsh on private guns'
Feople whobave never thought about owning anything big'
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AsThomas leffenonsai4
'tltc
sfrongest rdas on
for
tlu peoplc b retah the
right to kpep and b ear alrms
is, cs c last resorl to
Pvtect
tlDmselves agabst iyrunY
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hgovemment
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ger than aBB
gun archrying seriorsmmhry-*yto weapurs and
tpining with 0reni"Bvery
gun dealer and manufachuer in the
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counhy r!ports record sales and
pofits. I'm no "gun nug" but
this seems to me to be another great sign.
-tr{ost
oftliencw gln orvners say lhey fear streetcrime, but
they also admit to feuingtheir own govenment' They point
ro'the episodas involving Randy Weaver and tlr Davidians at
Waco. As a resull they must do what they sinceiely believe
.lhe Constitution allows them to do'-arm thenuelves.
Whole towns are beiirg organized on the principle of pro-
'fmtion frrom govemment. The New'York lines, in a sneering
r!porl tells of a rcmole community in cennal Idaho founded
by Bo Gtitz,.the decorated Grcen Beret and political activist.
His new community.is designed mainly for self defense ftom
govemmsnt, urd each home owner is rcqufued to potect the
otlrens in the cvent of an emsrgency.
' thc Times anicle can be interpeted another way. The rc-
porterandthe paper's editors were puning the FBI and BATF
on alert. In fact, I suspect that many of these movements are
rak!ady
experiencing
govemment iirfrlq*ion of their rar*s'
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thess ate tltc times that tr-y men's soulsf So if you bclong to
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Vo of thcso groups, be careful not to let/dorvn your guard too
!asib it at all, Erpel the FBI or BAIF socret agent who cottnsels
yiolence (ono wayyou can tell the feds from the Americans).
You are ultirnntely responsible for your own pmtection.
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Big government is forcvoq, says 0re Beltrvay elite. But don't
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believo'ii, If people form their own communities of intemal
protectiop; tlro cendil stats becomes an even more obviopgl
trnrasite.It
is 0n encouraging sign that the end of govemrfnff
^isweknowitmnybonear.
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',South'African
Gold l)evelopments
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South African gold sharas have rebounded nicely since
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., Netson Mandela was electe4 which mly bo proof that he is
playing bsU wilh Trilateral business intercsts. Mandela is not
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to go the way of Norioga, I(adafi, or Castno. But the
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ptoblems of Sqrth Africa art far from solved. Tiibsl hatrds
:,.:. 1psisitr, of course. Comrption is now tlp norm. And s new
: problemhas ui'sen: massivs crimo increases.
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he'cerjdkingstlratareoccuringinsouthAftice$Emol!
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than occasional. In Johamcsburg, the first six montlm of 1993
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i:saw
l,$lgcarjmkingscompaledto4,656inthefirstsix months
'..6f.1994.
Pioperty crirnes arg:incnissing at a rapid rste' Ard
..black
crlmmunities are being disnubed by waves of witch
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as the ht!mationalists wantcd us to believe things were rosy
in Russia, they arc doing everything poSsible to mske surc that
there is no negative news that fny reflect on Mandela'
Even though I anticipatq that South Africa will slip into
economic ihaos, it is not likely to happen immediately. Harry
Oppenheimer and other mine owne$ have been able to bribe;
Mandela and his communist friends to tolerate the special in-
tercss of capitalism. Even when blood flows in the steets,
there areprofits to beLad,andthis case provides no exception.
The gold sharp.s, as one would expect under cufien!
sQ[di-.
tions, far out-performed any other industry group' In fact' both
fundamental and technical factors point to sharply higher gold
prices.
Investnpnt insiden I talk to expect a price of $aflF$a70by
December, and much higher pricas for gold on the long nrn.
Some even think we've entercd a secular bull market in gold
tlrat will last 12-15 years, similar to 1968 to 1980.
North American Gotd
As the price of gold moves to*ard $475, which I consider
inevitable, high-cost gold producers witl do well. Royal Oak
Mines is one example. It got quite a bit of publicity for its
attempted takeover of Lac Minerals, but even without [-ac' if s
an interesting proPerty.
Most North Anrerican producers have a cost per ounce pKF
duced of about $225, Royal Oak's is $305. Its poduction this
year will be about 350,000 ounces, rising to 475,000 ounces
next year from its four Canadian mines.
Thecost of production is highernotbecause of inefficiercy'
for the most part, but berause of the grade of ore. Its under-
ground worldorce is unfortunately unionized, but the ore av-
erages about .10 ounces of gold per ton. Most mines have .30
or more. But Greg Onell, my recommended broker, and I be'
lievc it's an'interc,sting speculation.
Royal Oakrades at around $4 3/8 on ihe Anprican Stock
Exchangerurdertheticket symbolRYO. Due to ttre company's
sensitivity tothe goldprice, Greg and Irecommend a stop loss
8r $3 5/8.
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GolVlinorco
For several years, I have recommended Minorco as a gold
hedle invastnent. It is conuoled by the Trilateralist Anglc
Amrican DeBeers group of South Aftica" though their asseJs
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ale nd locat!d in South Aftica (the Insiders aryn't s[rpid,just
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Until twelve months ago, Miilorco was stictly a h6!lin9 .. ;'
companywithalotofcaslr"Now it has tralsfonned itself into
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