Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Agenda 21 - It It Really An "Agenda"?


Agenda 21 – Is It Really An “Agenda”?
by Leon Howard

Is it really an “agenda”? It’s a fair question but the answer is one most folks have difficulty grasping because of it’s sinister world-wide scope. The answer is “Yes!”

When first exposed to the terms used and the planning, our first reaction is like mine when I first heard of “Agenda 21” in 1992: I laughed it off as the pipedream of idiots! Why? Because it reads like a “conspiracy theory” of H.G. Wells. Or we like to think that humans want to further the progress and lives of humans; the UN mandate gives man a menial secondary role to “mother earth”, plants, and animals!

Who would want to make man secondary to everything else on earth? That is the other thing we refuse to accept: We off-handedly refer to them as “elitists” and therein begins the problem!

Who or what is an “elitist”? The term sounds like the “boogieman” and, therefore, it has no face, no name, and no physical being to recognize as the enemy! In this blog, I will try to put a face to the enemies, name the names we know, and show them to be physical beings; I will also name their “useful idiots” in this endeavor and there a lot of them!

The other thing we must understand is this is being carried out by non-government organizations (NGO’s) and aided by the leaders of nations throughout the world – H.G. Wells couldn’t have written a better horror story or conspiracy theory!

The U.S. Senate did not ratify a treaty for Agenda 21 because there wasn’t a treaty for it’s implementation but many of our Senators are complicit in implementation of it’s goals. So, if your Senator(s) speak favorably of “sustainable development” or “growth management”, they are either elitists or useful idiots (most, you will find, are of the latter description) but a few of the worst ones are: John  McCain, Lindsay Graham, Chuck Schumer, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray (definitely a useful idiot!), Marie Cantwell (elitist), and Dick Durbin, to name a few.

Many U.S. House members are complicit because they approve EPA “rules” that assist the Agenda 21 “agenda” – Again, use the criteria used to label Senators, you can determine if you need to select a new Representative.

Of course, I have already named some of our “leaders”: George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Hussein Obama. We have several would-be leaders who support Agenda 21: Governor Rick Perry, Governor Christine Gregoire, Mitt Romney, Hilary Clinton, and Newt, the Chameleon, Gingrich.

It takes lots of money to get as far as the Agenda 21 has got in this country so, there are a lot of “moneymen” – They’re in it for obvious reasons but most don’t understand what the end-goal is; they think they’re going to make a lot money! But there are those who know in their hearts they should rule the world and they think they will rule when Agenda 21 is fully implemented!

George Soros funds many groups whose goals are the implementation of portions of Agenda 21 but they do not know how these all lead back to Agenda 21: More “useful idiots”! But elitists, like Soros, dislike people and, probably, hate themselves – Soros believes he is a god: http://gulagbound.com/6356/on-being-god-from-the-mouth-of-george-soros/

The Bilderberger Group is filled with elitists who embrace the New World Order; their names are kept very secret so I cannot put a face or name to any of them but you can look closer to home for the NGO’s trying to “zone” you out in your own area! Here, in the Tri-Cities, have to look no further than:


Think it won’t effect you? You might wanna think that over again! Here is a list of “things”, deemed by Agenda 21 to be “not sustainable” and are to be done away with:

Golf Courses
Ski Lodges
Fossil Fuels
Private Property
The Family Unit
Consumerism
Irrigation
Paved Roads
Commercial Agriculture
Herbicides
Pesticides
Farmlands
Pastures
Grazing of Livestock

Education is seen as the enemy to Sustainable Development! They tie education with increased prosperity, and increased prosperity leads to increased consumption. Our public schools are not accidentally dumbing down our kids, it's intentional.

The vision is that humans will be limited to small, densely packed areas. To do this they require total control. Unfortunately that's a dream all our "leaders" can get behind.

So, is Agenda 21 really an  “agenda”? You betcha!!!

Some other links you will find of interest on Agenda 21:














Monday, February 13, 2012

Agenda 21


Agenda 21
by Leon Howard

I do not know of anyone who doesn't believe in planning; planning on where to zone commercial; where to zone apartments, single family dwellings, etc. but the idiots who push Agenda 21 have put earth first, birds and animals second, and humans last when it comes to their "planning" - This is not exclusive to one political party or another – It is the exclusive agenda of the 'progressive' movement that has progressively destroying the American way of life for over 100 years!

We were exposed to this sinister plan about 2 years ago when one of our great Tea Party members brought it to our attention. Clint Didier is a retired NFL Super Star, earning 2 Super Bowl rings while playing for the Washington Redskins under Joe Gibbs; but, today, Clint is a farmer near Othello, Washington. The EPA (Environmental ‘Protection’ Agency) had proposed a new rule that herbicides, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers could not be used within 500 feet of any waterway. Sounds pretty benign, doesn’t it? That was what they wanted us to think but when you are in an agricultural area, you realize it’s not “benign” – It would be devastating to the entire region!

When you study the intent of the ‘rule’, you will find that it would remove over 63% of our agricultural land in Washington State from production! There was no plan to compensate the farmer for the forced idling of 2/3 of their land – How many do you think would be in business in 1 year? How many less in 2 years? This is the underlying agenda to the EPA’s ‘rules’! Hard to believe, isn’t it?

I heard of Agenda 21 years ago but, after looking into their grandiose plans for their “New World Order”, laughed it off as the pipe dream of idiots! I have never believed in the United Nations and they have continually proven to me and the world that they are a very bad joke! But they keep trying and our own government in complicit in this stupidity! The first stupid President to buy into this crap was George H.W. Bush and he was the first to coin the phrase “New World Order” when we conducted Desert Storm – Another conflict we had absolutely no business being involved in! (Sorry, I am a real stickler for the Constitution and “rule of law” – Mr. Bush is just one of many not interested in either one!) Then, along comes Bill, “I Feel Your Pain”, Clinton who gave voice to Agenda 21 by Executive Order (An abuse of power Newt, the Chameleon, Gingrich refused to call him on!); Clinton empowered the EPA to implement Agenda 21 through rules and regulations.

Then along comes George W. Bush whose goals included destroying the education system with his “No Child Left Behind” and his nation-building – He said God wanted him to spread democracy throughout the world! Can our children pass a math test like I took when I was in school right after WWII? At least 40% cannot pass any math test! Can they read? The majority of high school graduates must be tutored to increase their reading skill before entering college! Can they pray in school? Only when they study Islam! Is there a study of the Jewish religion? No! Is there a study of Christianity? No! If they can study the cult of Islam, why can’t they study the other major religions? If ‘education’ is the goal, why are they dumbing them down? “No Child Left Behind” just means the children are being taught how to follow the “Pied Piper” to Mecca and slavery to the State! This is all part of Agenda 21 – If you are raised not knowing what liberty is, how do you know when you are no longer free!

Now we have President Zero, er-r-r – Obama, sorry! He is attacking everything American and was having quite an impact when he had an almost veto-proof Congress but is relentless in his attacks on the American way of life! The EPA rule I mentioned at the beginning comes under his administration. He is a Christian/Muslim or a Muslim/Christian – Most cannot figure out which but he stated in his book, “ …. If things go ugly, I will side with the Muslims .. ” I believe that pretty much answers that question, for me, at least!

But he is only the President and we can shut his agenda down, so it is not him I fear – It is US! We, the People, are too easily swayed by neat-sounding names and glib politicians! That is how we got here and to get out of here, we have to take the initiative and tell our non-representing representatives to “ … lead or follow, but get the Hell outta the way because this is not where we are to be!”

We have been effective is slowing down the Agenda 21 “New World Order” and we will get better as our army of informed citizens grows! We now know that NGO’s (Non-Government Organizations) working on Sustainable Development and Public-Private Partnerships (PP3’s) are not anything we will entertain anymore! Counties and Communities across the nation are opting out of I.C.L.E.I. and doing their own “planning”, as they did before!

It’s working!! But we cannot ease back now or we will lose the war for our lands and our rights!

We have them worried because we have been exposing them for their agenda for less than 2 years and they have been losing ground throughout the United States.  So, to try and rebuild momentum, they are now training their minions new terminology, thinking the People will buy into it again – Wrong!! Use the links below and get yourself informed with the new terms and, trust me, they will be using these new terms until they realize we're on to their stupidity again!


Some other links you will find of interest on Agenda 21:














Saturday, February 11, 2012

Foreign Policy of Fools - Part 2


The Foreign Policy of Fools!
(Part 2)
By Leon Howard

I have gotten some “flack” for my last Blog, saying that I am blaming the United States for the attack on 9-11 … I guess I will have to speak a little slower for those who have bought into our “foreign policy” nightmare:

Our foreign policy, the foreign policy both parties have foisted on the American People since WWII, has never gained peace but it has gained us a lot of enemies and cost the lives of over 100,000 of our finest and bravest young men and women in United Nations “police actions”! Not “war”! The difference? Ah, one of the misconceptions our non-representing representatives, senators, and presidents gloss over to keep our foreign policy thriving! We have always entered a war after we were attacked; the Congress passed a formal Declaration of War; we fought those wars with every weapon we needed to win the war – We always fought to win! And then we came home!

Osama bin Laden and Al Qaida were responsible for the attacks on the United States on 9-11, nobody else! Our own CIA trained this vile piece of feces and he turned on us because he doesn’t believe as we do and he wanted us out of their affairs! He was wrong; now he’s dead wrong! His course should have been to petition his government to stop accepting U.S. Foreign Aid so we had no economic hold on them and, if his government refused to listen, attack his own government to create a true sovereign nation.

Our response to the attacks should have been to issue Letters of Marque and Reprisal against Osama bin Laden and other members of Al Qaida and have them hunted down and killed as Osama was 10 years later! Had we done it properly, Osama would have been killed sooner and we wouldn’t be fighting the same “war” 10 years later at the cost of thousands of lives!

Why did we invade Afghanistan? Because they wouldn’t hand over Osama? Maybe they were more afraid of what he could do to them than they were afraid of us – Ya think? So, we became the “invaders” and were resented by the Afghanis; can we blame them? We represented a life style completely foreign to them – What made us think they wanted it? Just because we believe in liberty doesn’t mean everybody else does – So what did we do? We forced the Taliban out of power, creating even more enemies, and the Afghanis look at us like we are the “Great Satan” their “leadership” has been warning them of – Who would you believe? The army invading their homeland or the abusive government they are used to? It’s a “no-brainer” folks!

This wasn’t foolish enough; Mr. Bush, with the approval of the neo-cons in Congress authorized the invasion of another sovereign nation – Iraq! Why? Were the Al Qaida in Iraq? No! Somehow, the reports that Saddam Hussein had “weapons of mass destruction” that he had, at one time, used against his own Kurdish citizens was all the excuse they needed to authorize invading Iraq and deposing Saddam. Iraq’s internal affairs are none of our business; that is the business of the Iraqi People and Iraq’s neighbors and we are not from the neighborhood!

Our foreign policy is now the policy of the United Nations agenda; we have ‘volunteered’ to be the “policeman of the world” and we engage ‘enemies of the New World Order’! We now engage in deadly battles, lasting for years (in some cases), so the diplomats gain negotiate a “peace” and concessions from these bad governments. We send our military into “harm’s way” to protect the agenda of the elites who believe they are destined to rule the world!

To understand how misguided and foolish out foreign policy is, you must first distinguish between military spending (budget) and defense spending (budget) because they are not the same thing! The other aspect you must consider is defensive and offensive stances and I will address that first: This nation’s “foreign policy” is offensive in design; not defensive! It is offensive because we are not defending from attack on our soil; we are “defending” the New World Order and that is not our responsibility by our Constitution! Our “leadership” uses any excuse to involve us in protecting people of other nations, even though it does nothing to protect the People of the United States! Oh, they use such lame terms as “… it is in our own best interests … ”; “ … this will prevent a larger conflict … ”; “ … the people of (name any nation) need our assistance to protect them from (name any other nation) … ” Balderdash!! These are all lies the elites have used to convince us we need to “save” the world from … ? Only the Shadow knows! (the shadow government: Council on Foreign Relations CFR, Project for the New American Century, Foreign Policy Association, the Stanley Foundation, A Look at Foreign Policy Issues, Atlantic Council of the United States, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Foreign Policy Research Institute, American Foreign Policy Council, the list of organizations goes on and on!) I call them the “shadow government” because they’re the ‘advisors’ our Presidents and Congress use to direct foreign policy and the People have no input on!

When I stated we need to close down all the military bases overseas, I got folks angry! “We need to be there!” they say. When I asked, “Why? Why do we need bases in 135 sovereign nations?” I got the answers I expected – “Talking Points” used by our “leaders” in government, the “talking-heads” in the media, and our “diplomats”: “ … to protect our interests …”, “ … Our commitments to NATO …”, “ … so we don’t have to fight here …”, blah, blah, blah, blah! Again: Balderdash!!

I especially like: “ … so we don’t have to fight here …” Now there is some real stupidity being voiced and I have heard it before; my reaction is the same today as it was 15 years ago: “Who has the capability to attack us here?” Please don’t be confused by that simple question; I am not talking about 19 Islamic jihadists using commercial airlines to attack 3 buildings here, that could happen again with or without 1070 military bases in 135 nations! The “who” in the question is “what nation” has the capability? I can think of four (4): Canada, Great Britain, France, and Russia. None of our overseas military bases are in Russia and I don’t think France, Great Britain, or Canada want to destroy or conquer us … We have 1070 bases overseas to protect us from Russia? Remember, our military defense is for the defense of the United States, otherwise we have an offensive posture and that is not Constitutional!

The next thing I hear is, “You are naïve; the world is more dangerous today than it was before WWII.” To which, I will respond, “The world has always been dangerous and as long as the People of other nations choose to be slaves to their government and put up with despots, it will continue to be dangerous!”

I have a questions for the neo-cons: If putting our military into all the conflicts is to make the world ‘safer’, why are we still having to fight in all corners of the world? The only period of relative ‘peace’ since WWII, is the years between Viet Nam and Desert Storm – 1975 to 1990 – 15 years! 15 out of 40 – Boy, that makes me all warm & fuzzy!

WWII was “the war to end all wars …” except from 1950 to 1975 and then from 1990 to today! Wow! Those negotiations have gone so well and we have conquered all the dictators and despots and now everybody is living in harmony, peace and brotherhood – Oh, they’re not? How effective has this offensive foreign policy been then? Not very and it’s unconstitutional! It is still the foreign policy of fools!

If you question the intelligence of defense decisions, think about this: Our gutless Congress couldn’t make the ‘tough decisions’ to cut spending, so they passed the ball off to a “Super Committee”, denying the very responsibility of passing the federal government budget – Both actions are, not only irresponsible, but unconstitutional! And this “Super Committee” was a dismal failure from the beginning! Surprise, surprise!!

So, because of their gutless nature, each department is suffering budget cuts equally – Well, that sounds fair – Until you analyze that National Defense is being cut as deeply as Welfare! That’s right, Mr. Leon Panetta, another Beltway Insider, Secretary of Defense, must submit a budget plan that cuts spending $546 Billion for this next fiscal year. Now, I will admit Mr. Panetta is dumber than the average idiot in the Beltway but he believes in the foreign policy of fools – He is proposing a cut in active duty Marines and Army of 90,000! (The last time I checked, these idiots had our military in 3 “wars” with Afghanistan requiring 89,000 troops! – Just think’n … ) and wants to close a few military bases in the United States! – Huh!!

No mention at all of closing some of the 1070 bases in other countries – Close bases here! I am sorry – Anybody who agrees with that is an absolute idiot! No cuts in Military Spending; only cuts in Defense Spending! I am with Dr. Paul, especially on this issue: Cut Military Spending – Expand, somewhat, Defense Spending! Close military bases overseas, no more $1 Billion embassies in Iraq or anywhere else! We could cut a $ Trillion from Military Spending and not effect Defense Spending at all!! Close bases overseas and open a few back up in the United States for Defense!!

It ain’t rocket science, folks! It’s common sense and the foreign policy of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Neither one of them were idiots or fools!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The "Foreign Policy" of Fools!



The "Foreign Policy" of Fools!
By Leon Howard

I received a communication from a close friend with a quote from one of his church leaders and I was flabbergasted! Where he issued this statement as a warning to be avoided, the fools “in power” have implemented it to the detriment of our nation and the world!

John Taylor, LDS, (1880-1887) stated, "We find the world split up and divided into different nations, having different interests, and different objects; with their religious and political views as dissimilar as light and darkness, all the time jealous of each other, and watching each other as so many thieves; and that man at the present day (and it has been the case for ages), is considered the greatest statesman, who, with legislation or diplomacy, can make the most advantageous arrangement with, or coerce by circumstances, other nations into measures that would be for the benefit of the nation with which he is associated. No matter how injurious it might be to the nation or nations concerned, the measure that would yield his nation an advantage, might plunge another in irremediable misery, while there is no one to act as father and parent of the whole, and God is lost sight of. What is it that the private ambition of man has not done to satisfy his craving desires for the acquisition of territory and wealth, and what is falsely called honor and fame?"

Maybe not the words I have used to describe but then I am a simple man who wants to live in harmony with other men and women of my nation and throughout the world! I was born into liberty with innumerable inalienable rights and want to see the rest of the men and women of the world enjoy these same liberties when they are ready for them! I do not seek, nor do I support a foreign policy that seeks to “grant” these “rights” to all men and women now!

My government, since WWII, has implemented a foreign policy that tries to force other Peoples of the world into liberty and democracy and it is wrong! It is wrong-headed and will not happen because the rest of the world isn’t ready for liberty! Plus, I would not wish ‘democracy’ on any People! We are not a democracy; we are a republic! They could be, at least, promoting the system of government our founders created for us but I wouldn’t support that either if they wanted to implement it the way they’ve implemented today’s ‘foreign policy’!

The popular saying, “Freedom is not Free” is a truism; the same is true for liberty! We want to use them synonymously but they really have separate meanings; that’s not important right now but the fact that Liberty and Freedom are not Free is true but doesn’t go far enough because it allows the neo-cons, the ‘talking-heads’, and the diplomats to make Americans think it is our responsibility to provide liberty and freedom for the rest of the world – That is a bald-faced LIE and it cannot be done that way!

We cannot give anyone liberty or freedom if we aren’t the ones oppressing them!

I will repeat that slowly for the neo-cons, the talking-heads and the diplomats: “The American People are not the oppressors in Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and the countless ‘hotspots’ throughout the world! Saddam Hussein and his thugs were the ones oppressing the Iraqi People; the Taliban government was the ones oppressing the Afghan People; and the list goes on and on – We are not the oppressors but we are looked on as the ‘invaders’ in these nations we attack!”

“Well,” the neo-cons, the talking-heads, and the diplomats will say, “Saddam Hussein is dead; the Taliban aren’t ‘in-charge’ in Afghanistan so you are wrong; we did free those People!”

Did we? Are the Iraqi People more secure now than they were when Saddam was the dictator? Are the Afghan People better off today than they were 10 years ago when the Taliban was the government? Do you think Iraq will be a thriving democracy in 2 years or 5 years? Do you think the Taliban will be defeated and the Afghan People will be free, living in a democracy in 2 years or 5 years?

Before you try to answer that, take a little time to consider what the neo-cons, the talking-heads, and the diplomats didn’t consider: The Arab Peoples are still tribal; the predominant religion is Islam, a belief system spawned in the 7th Century and has not progressed as all other religions in the world have. There are the Sunni and Shiite factions of Islam; they distrust and hate each other! They only make alliances against a common enemy and we have conveniently provided that for them – It is US!

Now, before you get your panties in a twist, I am not saying it is our fault they attacked us on 9-11! That is the accusation the neo-cons, the talking-heads, and the diplomats will throw to anyone who speaks out against this stupid foreign policy! Nothing justifies that infamous attack on the Twin Towers because it was not the government being attacked – It was the American People who were attacked and we do not implement foreign policy! We are the ignorant innocents who have been electing ‘leaders’ who have been implementing this stupid foreign policy since WWII!

Now, back to my point: We cannot grant liberty and freedom to anybody but ourselves! The best we can do is be the living example for the People of other nations to emulate; if they like what they see, they can legally emigrate here or, when their home country is ready, they can copy our example – They will do that when they are thirsty for liberty and freedom and they will do it through protest and pressure on their leaders or they will do it as we had to do it 236 years ago – Take up arms and fight for it!

Many of our founders paid the ultimate price for our liberty and freedom and it is up to us to keep it or lose it! We can all see how close we are to losing it today because we have been trusting the best “sound bites” and electing and re-electing the same kinds of retards we have been since Theodore Roosevelt! Another reason this foreign policy is so stupid – We aren’t a very good example anymore!

Yes, we are the freest People in the world but, when you compare our liberties today to what the People of the nation enjoyed even 50 years ago – Well, it’s like saying that owning an 8-year old Chevie is as good as the new Cadillac we could still own! We have lost a lot!

I would to point out the stupidity of what we do in this foreign policy.
How many U.S. Military bases are there outside the United States? Answer: In a recent article in Asia Times, investigative reporter Nick Turse calls the answer to that question, “…the one number no American knows. Not the president. Not the Pentagon. Not the experts. No one!”
You can’t get a consistent answer from news stories, that’s for sure. Recent articles, media reports and op-eds peg the number variously at 460, 507, 560, 662 and more than 1,000. Depending on whom you ask or what source you consult, writes Turse:
“There are more than 1,000 US military bases dotting the globe. To be specific, the most accurate count is 1,077. Unless it’s 1,088. Or, if you count differently, 1,169. Or even 1,180. Actually, the number might even be higher. Nobody knows for sure.”

Doesn’t that make you feel all warm and fuzzy? Over 1,000 military bases in 135 sovereign nations and we cannot even be certain how many? – Why? What are they there for? To protect our “interests”? What interests? (I told you it was stupid!) “Assuring liberty and freedom to the world”? I offer this view:

"We are friends of liberty everywhere, custodians only of our own."  Thomas Jefferson
(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President

Now, let’s reveal the stupidest part of our foreign policy and it is the most tragic!

How many of our young men and women have died in combat, in undeclared wars since WWII?

Let me remind you that in WWI (1917-1918), we suffered 117,465 deaths of U.S. servicemen and woman; in WWII (1941-1945), we suffered 418,500 deaths of U.S. servicemen and woman – These were declared wars and were fought the way we should fight all wars: Congress declares the War; we fully commit to the war; we win it as soon as we can; and we come home!

Since WWII, we have not fought a declared war, so we have been sending our military into “harm’s way” without the Constitutional Declaration of War; the Congress and the Presidents have sent them with U.N. “mandates” so where does our “interest” lie?

Korean Conflict (1950-1953) ……………………62,372
Viet Nam (1955-1975) …………………………...60,054
Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)………………..........1,986
War on Terror (2001-Now)………………….........17,355
                  TOTAL TO DATE:…………………..141,767

The “Military Industrial Complex” has developed better ways to kill the ‘enemy’ and protect our warriors but for what? Who did we free? For whom did we sacrifice our young warriors?

We have not fought a “war” to win since WWII – We helped create the United Nations (another stupid entity serving nobody but itself!) and have been used as the “policeman of the world” since then! We give Israel $3 Billion a year for defense and, to be “fair”, we give $12 Billion to her Arab enemies! Why? We would be better off, Israel would be better off if we stopped all foreign ‘aid’ “to be fair” to Israel! The neo-cons have convinced us that we must “protect Israel” or she will be crushed! By who? It certainly won’t be her Arab neighbors – Every time they have tried that, they got their butts kicked soundly! When has Israel ever asked us to fight her wars? How about NEVER! Israelis know they are the only ones who can assure Israel’s survival – Just like the United States, Israel fought for it’s freedom and liberties – We cannot fight their battles nor does she want us to! She wants our friendship and that she has and we can support her by selling her the weaponry she needs to survive.

How about this for a foreign policy: We leave Israel to deal with her violent neighbors anyway she sees fit, sell her the weaponry she needs, and provide the negotiators when Hezbollah, Hamas, and the rest of those idiots petition for peace!

We killed Osama bin Laden the way we should have conducted the “war” – Gathered intelligence, figured where he was and sent a SEAL Team in to kill him! We should do that to the rest of these extremists! No more “nation building”! Hell, we cannot even keep our own nation afloat; how good are we at “nation building”? The final score on that is zero! Nada! Nyet!

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson voiced almost identical opinions for the nation’s foreign policy. Using Thomas Jefferson’s words, March 14, 1801, "Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none."

Make this our new foreign policy because the one we have implemented now is ‘foreign’ to a free and just People!