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ALREPOR
u,
'
ilhy
Militias
Scare
heStriped
PanFOtr
BigC'overnment
Could lrsendof big gwemment enear?
l'hen
the
-Founding
FatLrs
decided
lrat
hcy
could
no
onger
ndut
:
ttreUramry
f Britain,
hey
urned
o
thc
even'then
ncient
instiiudonof
he
militia,
organized
nd
armed
men oyal
o
'
.family,
community,
nd
property''not distant
tBts
ppa-
'
ratus.
PatickHe4ry
aid:'Gtrard
lthlalors
anention
tre
ublic
,
libqrty.
Suspocfeveryone
ho approaches
hat
ewel'
Un-
,
fotttrnatety,
othing
iill
preservet btrt
downright
orcs'
,,
,illhdeveryql
give
up.thd'
orco'
ott
are
rcvitnb$
uind.
I,,:
llleiFywastalkitii'-nof
boutGeorgoltr--ttrtaboutthe
'
:
;newceflral
ovmmont,
hich
hs carcd
would
oventually
,
t*rconxityiannical
swell.
Howqntedlho
ilitiapeserved
.
,
s
a defense
gainst
omestic
pprc.ssion.
'
' Tte militiaantophied,ndwashamstung ythepoliti-
,,',
cians
and'burpaucrats.
ut
now-
n
a conscious
tcrcstion
'..'of,ih*eearly
years
f
ouiRepublic,
militias
areforming
ll
across
hecpuntry.
omehavebeenfonmd
o
potect
against
',
rime.
Othesare
onspicuous
isplays
f
the
miliury
ethos
,
-:,
0rat
nuvives
aming
henation's
un
ownors-
ut
nearly
ll
'
'r,
understand
hiat
n
aurned
nd
organiiid
people
s
he inal
,
protectionagainstgovemrncntt$Bn$y.
,
'.
Indmd
tlre
Foundpns
vrote
he
Second
mendrnent
ot
:
o,pressrvo.or{
bility
to}unt.
It woswitten
sowo could
Foiect
our.selver
goinst
tyrannicat
bntnlsu0e
As The
'mqs
effesori
sai{.'tlie
$bongost
ason
or the
people
o
'-:,
,rttain
lre
ightto
kcep
and
bsar
alms
s,as
a
ast
esort,
o
protect
hemselve.s
gainst
yrarmy
n
governrnent.
I ThusopretneCourtdoesn'tiketo talkabouthis'his'
mti*f
fari
for
an
obvious
easonl.Uose.-nUe
yqants-for-
.
life
ils
0te.'epitorln
f centralized
ylsnny.
But
Suprerm
:
'Clurt
or.ndL
militias
ub
pcpPing p
all
over
hs colltltry'
-
-The'peoplelwho
oin.them
spend
ne
ught
per
weeh
or
sometirnes
pr
ronth,
drilling,shmting'
irdformingtherr
'
selvesinloacoherentforceofcorrmunity'piotlc'tion'
hey
pledge
o
defend
each
other's
properties
and
families
in
tilrr
ofcrisis,
args
orsnrall.Tlny
bondwially andpolitically.
This radical
new
movement
s a magnificent
sign
of
the
tirnes,one
of
many
ndications
hat
the
central
state
aces
massive
esistance
t,om average
people and
is
losing
its
grip
on
political
power.
Psychologically'
people
no
longer
feel
themselves
ound
by its
dictates.
Bill
Clinton
has
dis-
crediJedhe
whole
ederal
enterprise.
These
militias
are
not
only
found n Southern
states
and
lhe
nual
West,
but
even
in
the Midwest'
An Associated
Prre,ssrticle
reported
he forming
of a
militia
in
Petoskey
in
Norihem
Michigan.
The
article
ri$iculed
the
group
and
painted hem
as
outlandish
adicals
associated
ith
fringe
elernentshat
our
govemment ikes
to
define as
cults.
At
thesanptinre, t pointedoutthattheintbrigadewas ormed
this
past
April.
Today,eleven
thqrMichigan
counties
ave
organized
heir
own
militias.
Washington
ears such
movenrents,
ut
even
Republi-
cdnshave
no deajust
how
far
behind
hey
are n calling
for
fundamental
eform.
t's
the
domination
o{the country
by
Washington
h*
isdriving
hemilitia
andother
heroic
move-
mentrs
loundthe
country,
People
do not
6ust
any$ing'as-
sociated
with
the
curent
crcp of
politicians.
One of many
unintended
effects
of
Clinton's
attack
on
gun
ownerslup
has
been
o
cause
a ntsh
on
private guns'
Feople
whobave
never
hought
about
owning
anything
big'
'
AsThomas
effenonsai4
'tltc sfrongestdas n or
tlu
peoplc
b
retah
the
right
o
kpep
and
bear
alrms
is, cs c last
esorl
to
Pvtect
tlDmselves
gabst
yrunY
November
15,
1994
Volumc
X, Number
11
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hgovemment
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:
ger hanaBBgun rchryingeriorsmmhry-*ytoeapursnd
tpining
with 0reni"Bvery
un
dealer
nd
manufachuer
n the
.
-.
counhy
ports
ecord
ales nd
pofits.
I'm no
"gun
nug"but
this
seems
o
me o be
another
reat
ign.
-tr{ost
oftliencw
gln
orvners
ay
hey
earstreetcrime,
ut
theyalso
admit
o
feuingtheir
own
govenment' hey
point
ro'the
pisodas
nvolving
Randy
Weaver
nd
lr Davidians
t
Waco.
As
a resull
hey
must
do
what
hey
sinceiely
elieve
.lhe
Constitution
llows
hem
o do'-arm
thenuelves.
Whole
owns
are
beiirgorganized
n
the
principle
f
pro-
'fmtion
rrom
ovemment.
he
New'York
ines,
in a sneering
rporl
tells
of a
rcmole
ommunity
n cennal
daho
ounded
by
Bo
Gtitz,.the
ecorated
rcen
Beret
and
political
activist.
His newcommunity.isesigned ainly
or self
defense
tom
govemmsnt,rd
each
ome
owner
s
rcqufuedo
potect
he
otlrens
n
thecvent
f
anemsrgency.
'
thc
Times
nicle
an
be
nterpeted
nother
ay.The
c-
porterandthe
aper's
ditors
were
puning
he
FBI andBATF
on alert.
n fact, suspect
hat
manyof
thesemovements
re
rakady
experiencing
ovemment
irfrlq*ion of
their ar*s'
I
thessate
ltc imes
hat
r-y
men's
soulsfSo f
you
bclong o
'.
Vo of thcso
roups,
ecareful
ot o et/dorvn
our
guard
oo
asib
t atall,
Erpel he
FBI
or
BAIF socret
gent
hocottnsels
yiolence
ono
wayyou
can ell
the
eds
rom he
Americans).
Youare
ultirnntely
esponsible
or
your
own
pmtection.
.
Big
government
s
orcvoq,
ays
re
Beltrvay lite.Butdon't
'
,
believo'ii,
f
peopleorm heir
own
communitiesf intemal
protectiop;lrocendil statsbecomesnevenmoreobviopgl
trnrasite.It
s 0nencouraging
ign hat
heend
of
govemrfnff
^isweknowitmnybonear.
\-J2
',South'African
Gold
)evelopments
'
'.
South
African
gold
sharas
ave ebounded
icely
since
'
.,
Netson
Mandela
as
electe4
which
mly
bo
proof
hathe s
playing
sU
wilh
Trilateral
usinessntercsts. andelas not
'
.-a*ioiit
to
go
heway
of Norioga,(adafi,
or
Castno. ut he
,.
ptoblems
f Sqrth
Africa
art
far from
solved.
iibsl
hatrds
:,.:.
1psisitr, f
course.
omrptions
now lp norm.
And
s
new
:
problemhas
i'sen:
massivs rimo ncreases.
,''',.
he'cerjdkingstlratareoccuringinsouthAftice$Emol
. . . hanoccasional.n Johamcsburg,he irst sixmontlmf 1993
.,
i:saw
,$lgcarjmkingscompaledto4,656inthefirstsix
onths
'..6f.1994.
Pioperty
rirnes rg:incnissing
t a rapid
ste'Ard
..black
crlmmunities
rebeing
disnubed
y waves
f
witch
,..
,
burnings.-
.
as he
htmationalists
antcd
s o believe
hingswere osy
in Russia,heyarcdoingeverything oSsibleo mske surc hat
there s
no negative
news
hat ny
reflect
on
Mandela'
Even
though
I anticipatq
hat
South
Africa
will slip into
economic
haos,
t is not
ikely
to
happen
mmediately.Harry
Oppenheimer
nd
other
mine
owne$
have
been
able o bribe;
Mandela
and
his
communist
riends
o
tolerate
he special n-
tercss
of capitalism.
Even
when
blood
flows
in the steets,
there
areprofits
o
beLad,andthis
case
rovidesno exception.
The
gold
sharp.s,
s
one
would expect
under
cufien
sQ[di-.
tions, ar
out-performed
ny
other
ndustry
group'
n fact' both
fundamental
nd
echnical
actors
oint
o sharply
igher
old
prices.
Investnpnt
nsiden
talk o expect
price
of
$aflF$a70by
December,
nd
much
igher
ricas
or
gold
on
he ong
nrn.
Some
ven hink
we'veentercd secularull marketn gold
tlrat
will
last
12-15
ears,
imilar
o 1968
o
1980.
North
American
Gotd
As the
price
of
gold moves o*ard
$475,
which
I consider
inevitable,
high-cost
gold producerswitl do
well.
Royal
Oak
Mines
is one
example.
t
got quite a bit
of
publicity
for its
attempted
akeover
of
Lac Minerals,
but
evenwithout
[-ac'
if s
an interesting
proPerty.
Most North
Anrerican
producers avea cost
per
ounce
pKF
duced
of
about
$225,
Royal
Oak's
s
$305.
ts
poduction this
year
will be
about
350,000
ounces,
ising to
475,000
ounces
nextyear rom its four Canadianmines.
Thecost
of
production s highernotbecause
f
inefficiercy'
for the
most
part,
but
berauseof
the
gradeof
ore.
Its
under-
ground
worldorce s
unfortunately
unionized,but
the
ore
av-
erages bout
10
ounces
f
gold per
ton. Most
mines
have
30
or more.
But Greg
Onell,
my
recommended
roker, and
be'
lievc
it's
an'interc,sting
peculation.
Royal
Oakrades at
around
$4
3/8
on ihe
Anprican
Stock
Exchangerurdertheticket
ymbolRYO.
Due o ttre
company's
sensitivity
othe
goldprice,Greg
and recommend
a stop
oss
8r$3
5/8.
.
GolVlinorco
For severalears,have ecommendedinorcoasagold
hedle nvastnent.
t
is conuoled y theTrilateralist
nglc
Amrican
DeBeers
roup
f South ftica"
hough
heir
asseJs
.
alend locatd
n
South
ftica
the
nsiders
ryn't
s[rpid,just
.
evil).
''
'
Until
twelvemonths go,Miilorco
was
stictly
a
h6 lin9
..
companywithalotofcaslr"Nowt hasralsfonned
tself
nto
.E
