Building Fortress North America
March 2, 2010 - 5:46am
US - Canada Border Security and Military Integration
http://www.blacklistednews.com/news-7612-0-9-9--.html
"Under the pretext of the war on terror and through initiatives such as the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) as well as other commitments, there has been an ongoing effort to further harmonize North American security forces.."
European Anarchist Has to Cancel US Trip
http://www.progressive.org/mc021910.html
"I am mad not only because we lost a great speaker, I am mad because we are losing the ability to move and act freely in this world, all under the guise of making us 'safer'. As someone who studies the role of travel, movement and border crossings in the construction of social movements and political activism,
I can tell you that programs like the unaccountable 'No Fly List' will have serious effects on the possibilities for political action, both across and within borders.
This is simply one more step in trying to not only deligitimate opposition, but also to make it increasingly difficult to build and maintain connections between activists.
We live in Orwellian times..."