The New World Order is just around the corner.

[Shizamus]

As America sleeps, globalization is firmly underway. The simple fact is
that the hour is later than most people think when it comes to the move
towards a collective global nation-state. The European Union is steadily
coalescing itself into a virus-like entity with tentacles that are
insinuating themselves into more and more sociopolitical orifices in both
Europe and the US. We barely grunt at these unsolicited penetrations as a
European governing body which voted itself into existence, arbitrarily
assumes more and more power for itself, passing so-called "laws" that give
it the de-facto authority to dictate everything from religious expression
to Internet publishing standards for countries that are not even officially
part of its Union! For example, the International Criminal Court has given
ITSELF authority to punish a web author for "hate crimes" if material on a
website, though legal in the country where it originates and is hosted, is
VIEWED in a country that has legislation prohibiting such expressions. And
we blithely give these groups credibility by running to them for ever-more
expansive rulings regarding everything from ecological preservation to
copyright violations. Every time we ask for a ruling by the ICC or its ilk,
we establish a ruling that becomes a legal precedent merely by the fact of
its existence. Every time this precedent is referenced in subsequent
rulings (yes, even by our U.S. Supreme Court!), it gains even more
credibility, even though the original finding was provided by an
organization with no legal right to exist, and no binding legal authority
in this country!

I was recently privy to a fairly high-level brief by a strategic military
and political planner who spoke of globalization not only as highly
desirable, but as an all but forgone conclusion. Countries with strong,
nationalistic identities were viewed as "old world" and presented as the
enemies of globalization, and thus indirectly, enemies of the United
States. That's right. The United States was presented by this senior
military planner as being at the forefront of the move towards an
interdependent global identity. He spoke of finding and implementing ways
to deal with "system perturbations," which were defined as actions by those
who won't "get on board" with globalism. Traditionally this has meant third
world countries, especially those of fundamentalist Muslim foundations. I
am not making this up. In effect, those who oppose globalism are in effect
third-world throwbacks who won't get on board, and so have to be dealt
with. So boil it down to one sound-bite: Under current political thought at
the highest levels, opposition to globalism equates with terrorism in both
the perceived threat and required response. You read it here first.

I suspect that the move towards globalism is about three or four steps
ahead of where most people, even those who view themselves as informed,
think we are. You can see hints of it in many shapes and forms. Notice that
many phone numbers, especially on widely sold products, now use a period
instead of a dash to separate the numbers (i.e. - 209.555.1212). This is a
European convention that is quietly, without fanfare and little notice,
being widely adopted by businesses and political institutions. Nearly all
operational and strategic military doctrine and planning hinge on the
concept of "jointness." This is not just joint service commitments, such as
conducting warfare using assets from the Air Force, Navy, Army and Marines,
but also Joint in the aspect of relying on foreign countries to fill out
our force mix. Much planning and thought is going into how to best operate
in a "joint environment" and "joint theatres of conflict."

Some would say that you can't maintain control over a world government of
such a scale. You can if control is mostly voluntary, under the color of
treaty and international law. Enforced by economic sanctions and military
force. How viable could such a military be? Western Navies have in their
inventory catamaran-hulled "fast response ships" which can cruise at
upwards of 80 knots -- nearly three times as fast as the 25 knots capable
by most older amphibious ships, changing response times from days to mere
hours. They can offload an entire Battalion Landing Team in 20 minutes. The
US is also developing a hypersonic bomber capable of carrying out an
unmanned attack anywhere in the world in two hours. The social, political,
and military resources needed to make the "global village" work are
inexorably being worked into place. Penalties for opposition and/or
noncompliance are being established and given progressively greater
authority and legitimacy by sold-out politicians who have read the writing
on the wall and are working to secure their place as high up as possible in
the new world's command structure.

Don't be fooled into thinking the the US is some valiant bulwark against
globalism. Our legislative, judicial, and executive branches are not only
greasing the rails, but pouring coals to the locomotive as well. And here
we sit in the dining car, blissfully playing Canasta while our destiny is
decided for us because we care not for where the train is going, as long as
our glass is full and our seat cushions soft.