FLASHBACK: 2002 - She called it “DOMESTIC TERRORISM"- 70 year old Shoshone Tribal Elder describes Harry Reid and the BLM's 30 year-long GRAB for her family's ancestral lands.

In the early nineties, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the US Government set it sights on another tract of land in Nevada…

The target this time was the ANCESTRAL tribal land of two elderly, Native American sisters from the Dann band of Western Shoshones, Mary and Carrie Dann.

In a case that sounds familiar to the Bundy family’s plight, the BLM charged that the Dann sisters' livestock was trespassing on federal land. The BLM first planned to round up the Dann's cattle in October 1991, but bowed out... "in order to avoid a major confrontation with the Dann sisters and their supporters (including Citizen Alert, a powerful local environmental watchdog group), the BLM negotiated a settlement..."

What transpired were years of wrangling between the U.S. Government and these two elderly sisters over the rights to their Shoshone ancestral land. 

The treatment of these two women was SO SEVERE that, in 2002, the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights, slammed the US Government for violating the rights of the Dann sisters. 

It was the first time EVER that an International organization has formally recognized that the U.S. Government violated the rights of Native Americans.

Later in 2006, an anti-racism committee from the United Nations ALSO blasted the U.S. Government for its mistreatment of the Dann sisters. Among other things, the UN committee was concerned... "about reported intimidation of the Western Shoshone people by U.S. authorities, through the imposition of grazing fees, trespassing and collection notices, the impounding horses and livestock, restrictions on fishing and hunting as well as arrests."

Describing their 30 year long battle with the BLM, Shoshone tribe member, Carrie Dunn said that the... "federal government has "terrorized" them for years, causing daily mental stress and even physical assaults as the sisters tried to block Bureau of Land Management agents from taking 269 horses in one particularly traumatic round-up."

Who is it in the US Government that helped terrorize the Danns and Western Shoshone? 

Helping the US Govt bully two elderly, Native American sisters? Spearheading the plan to take the Danns' and other Shoshone lands? 

Who was it that sponsored a bill offering the Shoshone an insulting, pathetic, and paltry 15 CENTS PER ACRE for their ancestral land?

Why, none other than the U.S. Senator from Nevada...

Harry Reid. 

Photo:senate.gov

In 2002, 70 year-old Shoshone rancher and activist, Carrie Dann didn't mince words about Senator Harry Reid:

"It's domestic terrorism," said Carrie Dann of the ongoing federal raids. 

"The mightiest nation in the world sent its paramilitary to steal our livestock and force us off our land. How can a country that professes to value democracy and human rights act like this? It’s morally and ethically wrong." 

"Senator Harry Reid has legislation in Congress to pay off the Indians for 15 cents an acre and destroy our claim to the land...But this is our land and we are going to fight for it."

"I think you people out there ought to write to Harry Reid and tell him 'we cannot do this to the people. That is totally wrong.' And each and every one of you is responsible as a citizen of the United States of America to recognize a wrong that has been committed against your brothers and sisters who have different color of skin." 

"If American people are going to live in freedom, you've got to protect that. Not only for yourselves, but for us as well."

"American people's going to wake up some day when it is totally late, when they are completely controlled by some organization or department of government."

~Carrie Dann, Shoshone Tribe Elder, 2002

HOBOKEN UPDATE: What Zimmer and the NYT Don't Want You To Know

The New York Times reported last week on a May 2013 meeting between Hoboken Mayor, Dawn Zimmer and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. 

The Times article cites email obtained from meeting attendees and states that the first item on the meeting agenda was a “‘review of concepts for flood control measures at Rockefeller property’”. 

The Times suggests that, despite Mayor Zimmer’s pleas to help the city’s “‘ongoing flooding emergency,’” the priority was on the Rockefeller redevelopment project.

It even includes a lovely map of the Rockefeller Property on Hoboken's North End:

Photo Credit: NY Times

But... HERE is what the New York Times and Dawn Zimmer are NOT telling you:

The Rockefeller property in question sits at GROUND ZERO, at the breach point that allows flood waters to enter the city of Hoboken. In order to protect the entire city, flooding issues in this area MUST be addressed. Dawn Zimmer KNOWS this. 

It is outlined in the 2013 “Hoboken Resiliency and Readiness Plan” that BEARS HER NAME.

The two critical breach points are indicated by the red arrows on this lovely map on Page 1 of Zimmer’s Plan:

In fact, protecting and reinforcing the area directly across from the Rockefeller property is a KEY COMPONENT of Zimmer’s Resiliency and Readiness Plan for the city.

And... she’ll have help from some familiar friends:

The HUD/ Rockefeller sponsored “Rebuild by Design” Plan for Hoboken incorporates many of Zimmer’s own ideas about how to fortify the city. 

Judging by the Mayor's Oct 2013 comment on the “Rebuild By Design" Website, it’s safe to say she’s quite a fan of the plan:

"I support this thoughtful approach to address Hoboken’s historic flooding problems due to storms overwhelming the combined sewer system at high tide and the increasing threats from coastal flooding due to rising seas and stronger storms."

Mayor Zimmer’s “Resilience and Readiness Plan” also mentions the Rockefeller funded “Re.Invest Initiative”. An initial $500k grant with the potential for another $1 million for the city. As mentioned in our last post, Zimmer had announced receiving the first award on May 22, 2013, just 9 days after her alleged confrontation with Lt. Governor Guadango.

The NY Times article suggests that Mayor Zimmer’s pleas were going unheard and is claiming that the email quote from the May 9th meeting shows a preference for the Rockefeller Group. But, does it? It certainly appears as though Zimmer was getting everything that she wanted.

FLASHBACK: May 2013 Hoboken NJ Mayor Dawn Zimmer PRAISED Rockfeller Investment in Hoboken's Future

"We are thrilled..."

Dawn Zimmer, Mayor of Hoboken, NJ

May 22, 2013

This week, Dawn Zimmer, Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, has hit the media with accusations that NJ Lieutenant Governor, Kim Guadagno, threatened to withhold Hurricane Sandy Relief funding if Zimmer didn't throw her support behind a Rockefeller development project.

Zimmer claimed earlier this week in an interview with MSNBC that, on May 13, 2013, she was approached by Lt. Governor Guadagno who suggested that the release of Hurricane Sandy Relief funds was contingent upon Zimmer's support of the "Rockefeller Project." According to Zimmer, Guadango was speaking on behalf of Governor Chris Christie when she gave the ultimatum to the Hoboken Mayor.

In a personal diary account submitted to the media, Mayor Zimmer allegedly wrote on May 15, 2013:

"'At the end of a big tour of ShopRite and meeting, she [Lt. Governor Guadango] pulls me aside with no one else around and says that I need to move forward with the Rockefeller project. It is very important to the governor. The word is that you are against it and you need to move forward or we are not going to be able to help you. I know it’s not right – these things should not be connected – but they are, she says, and if you tell anyone, I will deny it.'”

Meanwhile, on May 14, 2013, just ONE DAY after Zimmer claims she was given the ultimatum, the Rockefeller Foundation announced a $100 Million commitment to the "100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge." 

The international project, developed in celebration of the Foundation's 100th Anniversary was created to help cities develop planning and infrastructure to protect against weather-related disasters. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on May 14, 2013, Rockefeller Foundation President, Dr. Judith Rodin, specifically mentions Hurricane Sandy and its devastating aftermath. The project is intended to reach cities in the United States and abroad.

Just 8 days later, on May 22, 2013, it was announced that a portion of the Rockefeller project known as the "Re. Investment Initiative" had chosen eight U.S. cities as recipients of funding for a "two-year study to look into how to solve flooding and other storm-water infrastructure problems."

One of those first eight cities was Hoboken, New Jersey.

Dawn Zimmer, Mayor of Hoboken, NJ

The award was announced the same day on the Official Webpage for the City of Hoboken, NJ, with Hoboken Mayor, Dawn Zimmer quoted as saying:

"'We are thrilled to be one of the first cities in the country chosen for this innovative partnership to develop and finance sustainable solutions to address our flooding, transportation, and other infrastructure challenges,' said Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer. 'The tremendous technical and financial guidance provided through the RE.invest Initiative will facilitate Hoboken becoming a more resilient community.'”

Obama Administration's Pick to Run Healthcare.gov has History of Government Fraud

ACCENTURE LLP, the Obama Administration’s choice to take-over 'rescue operations' at Healthcare.gov, has a history of committing fraud, waste, and abuse in its contracts with other Federal agencies like the Department of Education (DOE) and the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Just seven months ago, the Postal Service Inspector General’s office issued a “Management Alert” to outline “potential fraud risks associated with Accenture Federal Services Contracting Practices…”  

In the June 2013 document, the Deputy Inspector General for the Postal Service recommended:

“The Postal Service should consider Accenture for suspension or debarment and review existing contracts to determine whether the contracts warrant termination. This action would protect the Postal Service’s financial interest from unethical, dishonest, or otherwise irresponsible supplier practices.”

The letter expressed concerns about a 2012 audit for USPS conducted by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). DCAA investigated Accenture’s Postal Service cost-estimating practices and found eight major deficiencies.

During the DCAA audit, it was noted that Accenture “refused to provide historical cost and pricing data on the projects it had completed for the Postal Service when requested.”

The Memorandum also details previous allegations brought against Accenture, including a 2011 agreement in which Accenture opted to pay $63.6 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Department of Justice.

The case charged that Accenture had engaged in fraudulent practices involving kick-backs, price-gouging, and bid-rigging while under contract with several Government agencies. According to a September 2011 press release, the suit was handled by the Department of Justice with assistance from seven other Federal Agencies.

In a November 2011 report to Congress, the Inspector General for the United States Department of Education indicated that the DOE had also been a party in the Justice Department lawsuit against Accenture:

“The settlement includes $3 million in payments made to Accenture by the Department [of Education] as a result of the contractor’s alleged false claims.”

Accenture’s legal troubles and shady practices don’t appear to be limited to its work within the Federal Government.

In May 2013, a Federal Appeals Court reaffirmed a judgement against Accenture for $44.4 million. Accenture was ordered to pay $26.2 million in compensatory damages and $18.2 million in punitive damages to Wellogix, Inc for “misappropriating” the Wellogix’s trade secrets by stealing the software company’s technology, source codes, and design specifications.

With multiple allegations of abuse, fraud, and theft, one has to question the Obama Administration’s wisdom in choosing Accenture LLP as the new lead contractor for Healthcare.gov.

As the Inspector General for the Postal Service so succinctly stated just a few months ago:

“Accenture’s actions demonstrate questionable business integrity.”

Convicted Criminals Get a Free Pass from Obamacare

The rollout of PPACA, better known as Obamcare, has left many Americans steeped in uncertainty with concerns about cancelled plans, rising premiums, employer mandates, potential penalties, whacked out websites, and doctor availability- among others things...

However, there is one group of Americans that need not worry about where, when, or how to sign-up for Obamacare.

If you are incarcerated, 

the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), the folks that run Healthcare.gov, want you to know that you are "Exempt from the Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals."

That's right!... Just fill out the form, and unlike most Americans, you can be exempt from the IRS requirements under the Obamacare law.

The Administration will grant you an exemption from your share of the burden and you won't be penalized by the IRS for not participating. Whether you're a petty criminal or a hardcore felon, as long as you are in jail, you don't have to worry your pretty little head about Obamacare.