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HomeMy WebLinkAbout31-Public Comments , "Three Strikes" Research / California in 1994 When Democracy becomes a threat to ruling class power, you will find out that you have none. 1994 was a pivotal year for the Drug War Economy in California and the rest of America as well. It had been over twenty years since Nixon declared the War on Drugs. During those twenty years, it was obvious to everyone, that the Drug War had failed miserably at its publicly stated function: To reduce the use, availability and harm to society from illegal drugs. During those twenty years, the Drug War Economy and one of its key front subsidiaries, the prison industry, had also become a dominate force in state and National Politics. In California, Republican, Pete Wilson was Governor and the prison population in many states, California included was approaching double capacity. Court ordered early releases of inmates, forced large numbers of institutionalized "criminals" back into society. Huge numbers of those institutionalized "Criminals" were Drug War related. California and many other states, required voter approval of prison bonds. While California citizens did not accept the decriminalization of illegal drugs, they refused to fund prisons for the criminals the Drug War was creating either. California voters had overwhelmingly turned down prison bond initiatives in 1988, 1990, and 1992. By 1994, it was apparent that voters would not bailout the Drug War by financing an ever expanding prison industry through the initiative process. One of the goals of "Three Strikes" was to subvert the initiative process to Jlrison construction. (WHEN DEMOCRACY BECOMES A THREAT TO RULING CLASS POWER, YOU WILL FIND OUT THAT YOU HAVE NONE) What was not apparent however, was why the Drug War Economy needed an expanding prison population to survive. The first thing W understand about the Drug War is that you are not criminalizing drugs. You are crimin~lizing those people associated with the production, distribution and consumption of those drugs. Another important factor is the impact of institutionalized corruption in the Drug War. This simply means that these drug laws are not enforced uniformly because of political and economic considerations. Here are a few unpublished rules for the Drug War Economy. Drug Prohibition + Selective Enforcement = Regulated Distribution Black Market Profits + Corrupt Officials = Illegitimate Power Illegitimate Power + Black Market Profits = Institutional Corruption Institutionalized Corruption + Jack Boots = Population Control The revenues from the smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband (Such as slaves, alcohol, opium, tea, gunpowder, weapons, cigars, gold, sex, currency and the list goes on) has been a source of economic and political power since civilization began. The Drug War is just another example of a ruling class tradition that consolidates power and enforces the subjugation of the masses. Drug Prohibition in America is a regulated distribution network. Organizations like the CIA regulate that network and provide immunity for their suppliers and distributors. (Yes, they get their cut.) They also handle the disbursement of revenues from these black market -1J- 31 7/1JD3 Jl<</{~i!Y -- f~ex~Yc~) drugs. Those outside the loop are considered "Fair Game" and potential political threats to the power structure as it exists in America. This regulated distribution network is extremely , lucrative and sufficient punishments must be incorporated into this system to discourage participation by competing geopolitical interests. This is why prisons were such an important component of the Drug War. Prisons are an alternative to defacto legalization and from an illegitimate power perspective legalization could not be tolerated. What is described here is an acquisition of power model called Narco-Colonialism. This destructive model had other repression tools built into in as well and the rules of distribution were far different in the inner cities than the suburbs. So were the punishments, the marketing strategies and the impact of "Three Strikes" on specific populations. Another fact about "Three Strikes" was its timing. "Three Strikes" and NAFTA were being discussed and passed during the same time frame. "Three Strikes" simply dealt with the long term economic realities ofNAFTA, repression style. So what is "Three Strikes" exactly? It has very little to do with addressing violent crime because only a small percentage of those given lengthy sentences under "Three Strikes" are career criminals with a long history of violence. It's a long term prison growth initiative and a poverty program for California. It is also a slave labor pool for Prison Industries It has made the prison industry so profitable, that it is one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in the California. This "Prison Industry" in California, almost totally controls the Republican party in this state. But behind this prison industry is the Drug War Economy itself and the regulated distribution of Black Market Drugs. One question. why is this drug market located in the inner cities and the violence allowed to fester and destroy those communities? Four reasons. 1) The power structure behind the Drug War Economy could not get away with this shit in the suburbs. 2) Poor people have no power, fuck urn, its the American way. 3) Create the demand for a Police State in America with the manufactured turmoil associated with thriving black markets. 4) Seized assets. By the time the citizens of this country, figure out the long term agendas behind seized assets legislation, they will be out of assets to loot. This war has a bad habit of destroying legitimate economies and forcing people into the black markets to survive. That's how Narco-Colonization works and it is most effective as a tool for controlling the political process. Its really is simple. The money generated from "Black market Commodities" buys the politicians and consolidates their power base. This procedure works best when (1) the source of the drugs and the consumers of those drugs are in different countries and (2) the intelligence community is the middleman, controls much of the political process, is accountable to nobody and the ear of the law enforcement communities. It is sort of like a drug dealing snitch, with drug addict cops and corrupt politicians on their payroll. Accept it is run on a global scale. Sincerely, Jay Lindberg \ Drug War-Real War Why are we involved in this quote "Drug War" and why is the government misrepresenting its own research to promote it? Is the Institutional corruption "State Organized Crime" associated with the Drug War a greater threat to our democracy and National Security than the black market drugs themselves? Do profits from black markets finance domestic intelligence operations? Can we end this war without a bloodbath? This web site, Drug War / Real War addresses these questions honestly and proactively. The book, Drug War Economics: The Machine Behind the Madness is also available on this site. It is a brutally honest assessment of America's drug policy and the Institutional Corruption that dictates public policies on a global scale. The first chapter is included at this site. As well. As the life cycle of this war runs its course, state organized repression (an escalating cycle of violence) will become a more dominate factor in our lives. The driving force behind this war is not just the addictive nature of these drugs. The drug addict is only the cattle in the bigger picture. The real addicts in this war are our intelligence commumtIes and the power structure itself. They became addicted to the illegitimate power and the revenues the "black markets" and the "Drug War" created. They used (1) "black Market" drugs to destabilize communities and governments; (2) the revenues these black markets generated for access to power; (3) Finally, the power to criminalize their competitors and consolidate political control over communities and eventually nations. What started off as off budget funding of domestic and foreign intelligence operations ended up the corrupt power base that dominates our political parties, institutions and most world governments. It is time to ask these questions (1) What are the power brokers willing to do to protect this power base? (2) Where is this war headed? (I) I have studied and witnessed the destruction the Drug War Economy has used in the acquisition and maintenance of power in the global community. I have no evidence to conclude, the Drug War Economy will be less viscous when defending the status quo and their own heads. An early example of the Drug War Economy in action was the CIA funded Phoenix Program during the Vietnam War. The Phoenix Program included the systematic assassination of over 35,000 South Vietnamese civilians during the war. This CIA program was financed with revenues from tht( heroin trade and turned 100s of thousands of Americans into heroin addicts. Once the trade routes and markets were established, our intelligence community became addicted to the money, the drugs and the illegitimate power those markets created. The 1980s was more of the same, with Cocaine Wars in Central and South America, but on a much larger scale. Democratic governments such as Bolivia, fell to Nacro Generals with loyalty to our intelligence community. The conquest continues. (2) Where is this war headed? Straight to hell. Foreign intelligence agencies are I acquiring greater control over black market drug supplies in America. The drugs destabilize the host nation and the revenues finance access to political power or terrorist operations inside our own borders. The costs associated with our prison. industry deny critical infrastructure investments in legitimate domestic alternatives. This escalating cycle of violence is self perpetuating. If we do not end this war (if that is even possible) our landscape will be littered with scenes like Waco, Oklahoma City and the Twin Towers. Before it is over, many millions will have died in the conflict and the institutions defining civil society will be gone. This is not the ravings of a Madman, I wish it was. It is just the honest assessment of the history of the Drug War Economy and the history of the corrupt regimes the Black Markets / Drug War created. DRUG WAR ECONOMICS: THE MACHINE BEHIND THE MADNESS and this site also set several logical guidelines for the use of violence to end this war. Several of those guidelines are capital crimes under Federal anti terrorism statutes and state legislated criminal codes. Unfortunately, the criminals are rogue assets of domestic intelligence networks and corrupt government officials. Violence is also assessed as a legitimate option when this statement is true. "When the people in power cannot step down because the skeletons in their closets will cost them their heads, they will leave in cuffs or they will leave in a box." The final question, can we end this war without a bloodbath? Probably not. A lot will depend on whether American troops, when given the order, will fire on American citizens or turn their guns on the oppressors. Another possibility is open hostility in the law enforcement communities, the military and our intelligence communities to the power brokers that feed and profit from this mess. I hope law enforcement, the military and our intelligence community aren't offended by this statement but, we will probably get more justice in a crack pipe. I would sure like to see them prove me wrong. In closing, if you are in law enforcement, the military, intelligence, public policy planning, a lawyer, jailer, a judge, in the bail business, black market, domestic intelligence or whatever, go ahead and purchase this book or the CD. I did a lot of my research with you folks and asked those forbidden questions. I also field tested this book to people in your professions. They liked it. You will not be disappointed with it and God knows you've made enough money on this war already. One last statement to law enforcement, the military, our foreign / domestic intelligence communities and anyone that gives a shit. "Question your own reality. You might find you lack the moral authority to do the wrong thing." Sincerely, Jay Lindberg ~ '. Brought to you by Lindberg Publishing , (We Fly Right)