THE DECOY AND THE SYMBOL: BAITING AND SWITCHING, YOU CAN'T SEE THE HOAX?

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

This writer is baffled and a little perplexed about all the talk of how going green will facilitate in making America move more toward clean energy (renewable and safe fuel), lessening the United States energy dependency on foreign oil and simultaneously reestablishing America as an economic powerhouse. Thus, all these so-called neo-initiatives are idealistic in scope and at best lacks pragmatism.

The Bilderberger group met last month in Greece (May 14-17, 2009) and I am quite sure that these low level operatives were setting the agenda (pursuant to the orders of the hidden masters) and laying out the world’s political, economic and social discourse for the next ten years. They always meet in secret and their agenda is never revealed to the public and most ordinary citizens do not even know that this most powerful and influential organization exist.

This writer is quite sure that their convening had in depth discussions about the green economy relative to fine tuning their methods of oppression and determining the next step in the global depression, as far as either continuing the economic meltdown or give the appearance of economic recovery and stabilization. The former and the latter are within their power, but the latter will only be setting us up for a future letdown unlike any other crisis in world history. This global economic crisis that we are presently experiencing in 2009 is just a tease; the real deal is coming your way soon.

The Bilderberger membership list reads like a who’s who in politics, business, media—kings, heads of states, billionaires, fraternal heads, etc. However, the real action is not even determined by this powerful august body of men and women, but there is a hidden Elitist brain trust which has Dynastic family roots and they are ones that determine the agenda and decide the global course of humanity.

Adam Abrams is a British-American blogger, currently working as an intern at Haaretz.com authored an article titled, “Are the people who 'really run the world' meeting this weekend? He stated: “There is no official list of who's who in Bilderberg and there are no press conferences about the meetings. This is because the group operates under the "Chatham House Rule," and no details of what goes on inside are released to the press.” “This secrecy has led to many claims that the Bilderberg Group are the world's real "kingmakers," and, some even suggest, behind the global financial crisis.” “There are also rumors concerning Bilderberg's 2008 conference in Virginia, claiming that the recent U.S. presidential election was decided upon in a secret meeting between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, courtesy of Bilderberg.”

However, to many, president Barack Obama sounds like he has a plan or is he just using politically correct language to appease the masses which to further relax us while he leads us into this new era of economic slavery, as the International Bankers continues to set the noose around our necks for next one hundred (100) years under the slogan green economy. But this writer has concluded that beneath his nicely spoken rhetoric there is no real substance, as far as resolving the short and long term economic crisis of the United States and the globe. (Reference: Alex Jones; "Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement”--DVD).

Thus, creating green jobs sounds good and gives way to environmental expediency. It is the same capitalist vipers who created this ecological imbalance, which was rooted in greed and now these invariably ruthless culprits are using environmentalist groups, eco-activist and politicians to swing the political pendulum in their favor to be in the best future position; which to continually economically exploit as we move into this new frontier (they even possess the ability to induce natural disasters and create environmental phenomenon—to move us toward various panic stages in order to manipulate the flow of money and resources). These type chessboard moves will place them at the frontend of this green economy trend in order to continually making money hand over fist. While the ignorant gullible masses are led to believe that we are in race to save the planet from global warming meltdown.

For example, how can you trust a billionaire named T. Boone Pickens, an oil tycoon to lead us into a more energy and environmental friendly era and for decades this low level operative has made billions off of offshore oil drilling and polluting the environment and wrecking the ecological system? Pickens with his wind and solar (also includes clean coal and natural gas) energy initiatives is well aware of the prediction that Middle Eastern oil in less than thirty-five (35) to fifty (50) years will be dried up and alternative energy sources is a matter of United States national security and for that matter world security.

Pickens who’s over eighty years of age, but he is laying the future financial foundation for his great grandchildren and he sees a viable and vital market and this visionary is looking to be front and center, which to capitalize off where energy is headed. We are continually eroding the ozone layer in spite of scientific warnings and mother earth according to the geo-physicist and geologist is heating up at a small but astronomical rate that will have catastrophic implications on the survival of humanity and the planet, if we do not act and make the proper changes. The science is, what it is, but the Sovereign Rulers do not give a damn about the overall welfare of the people or the planet—for the love of money, we all are expendable. (Reference: T. Boone Pickens; "The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future").

This writer thinks President Barack Obama is trying to place the best face on a devastating crisis and phenomena that was induced by the International Bankers, which functions as one of the greatest criminal cartels in history of humanity. They decide the worlds economic, political, and social paradigm shifts and they drive humanity in every direction conceivable and inconceivable in order to accomplish their goals and objectives. (Reference: Ellen Hodgson Brown; "Web of Debt: The Shocking Truth About Our Money System and How We Can Break Free").

The International Bankers have always been behind all the worlds philosophical and economic concepts and even the trend of going green, is really their idea and no doubt, they will be the ultimate beneficiaries. They systematically uses the media as a propaganda ploy, as well as talking heads (who are members of the Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission and Bilderberger agents) to sensitize the ignorant masses into accepting their agenda under the auspices that it is their own agenda and most are unaware that our thoughts have been co-opted by a powerful and influential body of Sovereign Rulers.

The so-called going green and creating green jobs is nothing, but a sophisticated money making hoax and scheme being led by Money Changers to further enslave us (by divvying up labor and resources amongst this wealthy ten percent) and defining the new enslavement terms. The new arrangement between wealth-labor-resources is geared towards decreasing humanities ability to possess anything tangible or have value therein. (Reference: Daniel Estulin: "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group).

Thus, have you noticed that the Money Changers (Rothschilds agents) are literally buying up all the gold and in urban America and rural America (and in Canada and European countries) there are shops everywhere with signs stating, "we buy gold in exchange for cash”. The Rothschild agents are even putting on lavish gold buying conventions in four and five star hotels (advertising by infomercial) and they are steadily luring the masses into relinquishing their precious metals for the valueless currency in return—United States Dollar (USD) and unknowing to the ignorant is that they are giving up hardcore currency that will have value even after they dismantle the monetary system as we know it (they have determined that gold will remain as a viable commodity and as a medium of exchange that will not be effected by the new economic arrangement). The Money Changers are going to declare all U.S. Currency as being valueless and unredeemable (fools gold).

Perhaps this will give you a much clear perspective on why the Thirteenth Tribe is buying up all the gold trinkets and do not mind paying what appears to be comparable USD for all the gold that one can muster up for sale. They are baiting and switching and once they can get most of the minuscule gold (or other precious metals) from the masses, they are going flip the script (institute the Amero) and declare the U.S. Dollar as a worthless piece of paper, as well as other world currencies—you will possess the worthless paper (unredeemable currency) and they will have acquired all the gold, which in essence is the real money. Perhaps you might not know this, there are only three real currencies that have value—Oil, Dope, and Gold/Silver.

The International Bankers operates in concerted efforts and each link is connected to insure financial supremacy and global control over humanity's monetary system, which is the life blood of a nation to maintain stability—those that determine the flow of money holds the guardianship and key to a nation's political success and failure. The Rothschild's sons have spread their tentacles around all seven (7) continents and are behind every economic blunder the world-over. (Reference: Fritz Springmeier; "Bloodlines of the Illuminati")

They will continue to dupe us into believing that we should become more environmentally friendly (of course this sounds reasonable and practical) and many naturalist, New Age Thinkers, radical environmentalist groups, etc., (gophers) are pushing a political agenda which is really a disguised economic agenda (the Invisible Rulers operates off sheer greed and profit motive incentives) shrouded in the sanctity of possessing aspirations of saving mother earth, which appears to be in tune with saving humanity and all other vital life forms.

But many of these advocates do not have a clue about this small powerful invisible minority who are behind wrecking the United States and the world economy. President Barack Obama is just a puppet on a string and he is just doing as he is being ordered and is no way involved in the process of the real decision makers (they do not grant this privilege to their low-level operatives) this status is reserved for a select Elite that has Dynastic Family lineage. (Reference: Webster Griffin Tarpley; "Barack H. Obama: The Unauthorized Biography").

The United States has become a dependent nation. For example, there are very few products that are stamped with the trademark made in the United States of America (USA) in which this reality alone has created over 80% of America's economic woes (this is not rocket science). We (United States) presently produce and manufacture very little of what we consume as a nation and our government who has been manipulated by the wickedly wise, actually sold the economic interest of its people ninety-six years ago.

They have altered the U.S. labor dynamic by enticing illegal immigrants from Mexico (neo-slaves) as the new labor force and wage earners which has systematically dismantled and worked to compromise the American labor force and capitulated corporate interest to unreasonable heights. The ability of labor to impose consequences is no longer perceived as a bargaining chip to slow corporate induced reactionary momentum (the new slaves were happy with their status and was not going to do anything to jeopardize this master to slave relationship). The Sovereign Rulers understood best that these people coming from Developing Nations would not contest U.S. slave wages in comparison to the below poverty and the economic depressed conditions they left in the developing nations of their origin.

The 21st Century immigrants (in particular those from Central and South America) have been used as cannon fodder and in many respects they weaken U.S labor and compromised labor's ability to negotiate the best deal in the interest of wages and working conditions for the least of these. The new "Third World" slaves were no match for their corporate Elitist Masters and this depression is evident of the betrayal.

The Elitist even double crossed the American people, he was having his cake and eating it too; thus, he found an even better and more profitable arrangement (outsourcing)—external slaves in the Far East and in Central and South America (they signed up for the ball and chain on the lands of their own countries of origin) where it was not required to immigrate to the United States for their servitude assignment.

The outsourcing and the downsizing of American jobs found a labor market without boundaries where cheap labor was plentiful (the Elitist made huge profits in these poor foreign nations they could advert the U.S. regulatory rules, laws, standards, etc.). Yet, they are blaming the subprime housing collapse and the global economic depression on us peasants, as though we factored into this crisis and some of us are dumb enough to believe that our little low level financial action contributed to this fiasco. The gross negligence rest on the shoulders of Dynastic Families propensity for greed and they induced this crisis to further reach their long arms into our pockets. They (the powers-that-be) also knew and understood many years prior to implementation that this trend would have tremendous long standing adverse effects on the United States economy and its people. Moreover, where we are today was well thought out and anticipated by this den of thieves.

This writer can remember studying basic economics some years ago on the university level and he could never totally grasp the logic of why the United States Government and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) would financially compensate U.S. farmers as an incentive not to grow certain cash crops. It was even more disturbing to find out that, if the U.S. accumulated an agriculture surplus, it would dispose eatable food commodities by dumping it in the bottom of the ocean (shrewd way of controlling the market).

President Obama knows that his green plan of utilizing solar, wind, coal, etc., to re-stimulate the U.S. economy is a long term solution and in reality, we might not see any tangible results relative to the Green Economy for next twenty-five years. The only ones who can truly solve this present day economic depression are the Sovereign Rulers because they are behind inducing this money crunch and they are the masters over the money game. Obama and Bernanke (I put more credence in the Federal Reserve Chairman because on some level he understands the duping, but the president signed on out of ego and the perceived lust for power)) are deceptive decoys and they fully understand that they have no power to ignite money and resolve the world's economic crisis.

We are such a gullible people that this pawn is attempting to use the same language and strategy that President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced over seventy-five years ago under his New Deal plan, which so-called elevated and rescued America from the Great Depression of 1929 (this crisis was also induced by the International Bankers). This is a different America than the one Roosevelt inherited in 1932 and the old solutions that President Obama is trying to infuse will prove to be economically and politically futile and have no real merit in the 2009 worldview.

The economy has become highly technological and digital and most of all, it does not resemble anything like the world we left behind under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The building and construction of roads and bridges are not the ultimate answers to reestablishing the United States economic prowess. Obama is not going to tell the American people, that America has been for sale for a longtime and the economic interest of our nation is no longer in the hands of the American people or the elected bureaucrats. Why does not President Obama put Americans back to work by giving TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) money to American entrepreneurs who establishes manufacturing businesses inside the country?

This is the only economic solution that will truly put America back on a positive economic course. The entire Green Economy having one of its essential components being relieving the U.S. of its dependency on foreign oil this does not begin to scratch the surface of the web of deception. They do not tell you that the International Bankers control all the Oil Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Therefore, it is not Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Morocco, Nigeria, Venezuela, Libya, Equatorial Africa, etc., that determines the foreign exchange for a barrel of crude. The leaders of these oil wealth nations are powerless, as far as determining the wealth beneath their feet. OPEC takes its marching orders from the Rothschilds—banking family extraordinaire. (Reference: Carroll Quigley; "Tragedy and Hope").

But the Sovereign Rulers at a whisper and at the stroke of a pen can infuse the money back into the global financial reserves and no president or so-called sovereign world leader has it within their so-called realm of power to determine the money dilemma. This level of sophistication is beyond the capability of Heads of States to intellectually conceive (they are to busy being driven by the perception of power) this reality because of the level of machination and complexities of the tentacles of power, it is unattainable for them to be able see the symbol and the decoy. (Reference: Jim Marrs; "The Rise of the Fourth Reich).

This global economic crisis is not about a shortage of currency because with the exception of China and the Kremlin, the majority of the global currencies are valueless—they are kept afloat based on U.S. and European financial markets giving the perception of strength, durability, stability, etc., in particular recently having created a false reality (possessing more bark than bite).

The International Bankers, the International Monetary Fund, and World Bank were more interested in controlling supply and demand (there was never any concern about hunger and poverty, this has always been the least of their concerns) but in particular always creating variables whereas our demand for goods and services exceeded our supply (the slave to master relationship and sheep herding at its best).

This dynamic has allowed the ruthless International Bankers to leverage their influence (exert power and possessing no fear of consequences) to serve as sovereign dictators over determining the value of currency and at the same time manipulate resources and money by driving inflation and creating burgeon interest rates—they often translate this variable into panic and fear, if humanity shows any opposition or resistance other than being good obedient slaves (they possess the tools of whopping us into shape). The destroying of surplus food commodities is a sure indication of controlling the profit margin—moneymaking is above allowing the market to be saturated on the supply end and as well as not giving the masses low cost and cost efficient products, of course this type of thinking benefits the long arm of their criminal cartel.

The United States at its peak was at one time the number one creditor nation in the world and in less than forty (40) years, we have descended to become one of the number one debtor nations of the world. The last eight presidents or better yet since 1913, America sold its soul to the devil (the International Bankers) in which the United States President Woodrow Wilson and the U.S. Congress allowed the International Bankers to put the U.S. citizens and the globe in a stranglehold and sadly to say, there is no escaping their power and influence (the Bible says who can make war with the beast other than God Himself). (Reference: G. Edward Griffin;”The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve").

The U.S. financial markets bailout was a stickup by a shrewd gangster called the Federal Reserve, a consortium of twelve (12) privately owned Central Banks and they function without legal boundaries and they are financially choking the American taxpayers to death. The deceived ignorant desire to dismiss this truth by convincing the other ignorant masses that this type research is conspiracy theory and holds no validity. Yet, President Obama and the U.S. Congress have no legal authority or lawful jurisdiction over the Federal Reserve (fact or fiction?)—the printing of money and interest rates are in the hands of the Rothschilds and their sovereignty is all powerful. How in the hell is this conspiracy theory when this writer always cite sources where my readers can verify the truth for themselves? (Reference: Eustace Mullins; "The Secrets of the Federal Reserve")

This writer does not have a post graduate degree in finance and/or economics, but in the short term, he could solve this economic crisis that the United States is faced with by bringing manufacturing and factories back to the U.S. as a first step and allow them to once again aid us in becoming a key player in the major means of production and distribution. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), North American Treaty (NAT), etc., not only have negated the United States, Canada and Mexico sovereignty, but it altered the balance of economic power forever. (Reference: Lou Dobbs; "Exporting America: Why Corporate Greed Is Shipping American Jobs Overseas").

If this present economic crisis doesn’t wake us up and begin to see the handwriting on the wall, I do not think nothing else will—many have lost their jobs and unemployment continues soar, their homes have been foreclosure on, many have lost their pension plan benefits, lost health insurance benefits, etc., and see no way out of this covert entrapment. But have never had the intestinal fortitude to ask the question, how did we get into this predicament?

William Cooper (author “Behold the Pale Horse”), David Icke (author “The Biggest Secret”), John Coleman (author “The Story of the Committee of 300”), John L. King (author “Chaos in America”), William Guy Carr (author "Pawns In The Game"), Gary Allen and Larry Abraham ( authors “None Dare Call it Conspiracy”), etc. Yes, this writer is thoroughly convinced that these above cited writers and social scientist have provided us with the knowledge to answer the question of, how did we get into this predicament? Through meticulously and tedious research they have unraveled the web of deception and put names, persons, and places in there proper historical and schematic perspective, which places us on the board of players, not as ignorant gophers. But have the ability to wisely use and defend our position and maneuver and yell out CHECKMATE.

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-EL

CUBA HAS WITHSTOOD THE STORM OF AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

The United States for almost five decades has been on the wrong side of history relative to Cuba and the recent political initiatives that President Barack Obama and the United States Government have implemented toward this island nation shouldn’t just be viewed as a gesture of America's good humanity to its neighbor to the south, which sits just ninety (90) miles off the coast of Florida. However, the uplifting of some of the travel restrictions and ability to transfer some U.S. currency to Cuba; still does not resolve the long standing sanctions and embargoes that have served as an economic blockade for almost five decades and are still in tact as I write this article—this is the real issue impeding U.S. and Cuban relations. So lets not completely fool ourselves over President Obama’s so-called olive branch toward Cuba.

But nevertheless, the U.S. Government has come to the realization that, if the United States is to survive as a capitalist empire in the 21st Century, it can no longer afford to continue practicing isolationism toward Cuba and no other nation that possess exploitable markets. President Obama is slowly trying to reverse the backwards foreign policy axiom of his predecessor George Bush who labeled certain nations as part of what he called the "Axis of Evil" and the "Rogue Nations" paradigm. This was the foreign policy mindset that capitulated the Bush theory—either you were with us or against us, which resembled the old Cold War political era and President Obama is working to create more of a diplomatic atmosphere of international tolerance. (Reference: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Damien Cave; On-line article titled, "Obama Opens Door to Cuba, but Only a Crack;" New York Times; April 14, 2009: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/...)/

The United States is a declining nation and it is economically bankrupt and the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (look at who is running the money system of our nation, do I need to say anymore) understand that capitalism will not survive, if it can not continue to expand and produce. Cuba can no longer be viewed as being politically and economically expendable because as the United States dollar continues to weaken and decline and our international debt continues to mount with Europe, China, and other Eastern bloc nations. It is requiring that the U.S. become more economically and politically innovative. (Reference: William Greider; “Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country”).

The U.S. has no other choice but to economically engage and work to create new markets that must prove to be economically sustainable in order for our nation to survive beyond 2009 and into the near future. For example, the United States automobile industry is suffering and the Cubans have been forced since the early 1960s to import European and Asian automobiles due to the trade embargoes. Thus, when you travel to Havana and you will see all these antique and classic automobiles of the 1950s and early 1960s models being driven by the Cuban citizens. This is not necessarily an indication that the Cuban people love old vintage classic U.S. made automobiles, but it is a visual indication of the political effects of a Cold War where Cuba was not allowed to import/export United States goods and services for almost fifty years due to the United States imposed economic sanctions and embargoes.

This could have been a viable automobile market (as well as a potential market for other tradable goods and services) for the United States for the last fifty (50) years—United States based General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, etc. Perhaps this small market could have allowed the U.S. to export thousands of U.S. automobiles to our Latin American neighbor and know telling what the auto industry residual effect this would have had on the spin off market of the automobile industry (automobile parts and technology).

The Cuban Government and the Cuban people have been resilient and great improvisers, simultaneously in order to have withstood United States aggression and the gamut of propaganda spewed by the western media against Cuba. President Barack Obama and the United States Government have made more of a business decision than a political decision to slowly bring Cuba back into the full diplomatic community. This is not to suggest that many of the United States staunch European and Asian allies did not ignore the imposed U.S. Embargoes and continued to trade and do international business with Cuba for over forty years, in spite of the political antagonistic relationship between the U.S. and Cuba.

Western European Governments recognized a long time ago that Cuba had economic markets and based on its long diplomatic relations with the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)possessed tradable commodities, pesos and other viable currencies which to purchase goods and services (the Europeans have always kept the Cuban Tourism industry afloat during these lean embargo years). Most of the United States, European Allies in private viewed the U.S. sanctions and embargoes against Cuba as reactionary, senseless and nonproductive. The United States Government in reality had no legitimate gripe with Cuba, other than they chose to live as a Socialist Government because in all reality, Cuba hadn't committed any crimes against the United States. What are they guilty of other than their right to exercise self-determination?

Many Americans even in 2009 do not have a clue what socialism is and/or is not. The ignorant will say that the Cubans had aligned themselves with the Communist USSR for close to forty years (yet at the same time the United States was trading with the "good communist" and still yet, what crime did Cuba commit?) and perhaps would arrogantly state “we could not have this type of military threat in our backdoor”; in particular the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis incident, which was perceived by the United States as a compromise of international law and a threat to U.S. national security and stability. The United States has controlled foreign nations intervention into the Caribbean Sea and region based on the signing of the 1823 Monroe Doctrine which prohibits foreign powers and authorities of having any military jurisdiction in this vital and strategic region. (Reference: Don Munton and David A. Welch;”The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Concise History").

The Soviet Union so-called collapsed in 1989, which brought an abrupt end to Russian style communism and Cold War politics which had divided the world into two camps Warsaw Pact Nations and NATO for close to fifty years. But President Fidel Castro and the Cuban people had internalized true socialist principles and did not budge, although its biggest political and economic supporter the Soviet Union stood up before the world announcing its betrayal of Socialism. (Reference: Stephen A. Resnick; "Class Theory and History: Capitalism and Communism in the USSR").

Castro and the Cuban people did not embrace the socialist ideology because they were following the former USSR; they weighed the scientific principles based on Cuban history, world history, other modes of economic systems and they saw the human contradictions in capitalism based on it being a vicious system of exploitation that gave way to classism and this served as an antagonistic contradiction in human development. Castro and Cuba in 1989 came to understand that the USSR was always a capitalist nation who had disguised its reactionary political and economic ideological principles in Socialist theories and at the same time betraying many of its Warsaw Pact Nations allies in pursuit of capitalist interest. Many pundits and political scientist expected Cuba too politically and economically collapse after the former Soviet Union deceptions was exposed, which proved they were enemies of Socialism. (Reference: Ernesto Guevara; "Che Guevara, Cuba, and the Road to Socialism").

Castro taught the people to embrace the revolution and to inculcate the principles in their lives (the revolution was not based on any perfect socialist model nor was it rooted in charismatic style leadership) and this is why twenty years later Cuba has been able to withstand a powerful Capitalist country like the United States and even overcome Russia's deception. However, after Cuba's abandonment by the former Soviet Union in 1989 they were left with many strategic challenges—politically, economically and socially, but their courage, determination and optimism have proven greater than the betrayal of their chief political and economic ally. This writer has been saying this for over thirty years that the Cuban people had the right to self-determination and that included the right to choose socialism or communism as their form of government. Why has this right kept the United States from having constructive and normalize relations with the Cuban Government for so long? Reference: Ariana Hernandez-Reguant; "Cuba in the Special Period: Culture and Ideology in the 1990s (New Concepts in Latino American Cultures)’ “.

The United States government has imposed unjustified sanctions and embargoes against Cuba since the early 1960s and former President Fidel Castro has been the target of many Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert plots and assassination attempts because he refused to bow to American imperialism. His legacy has to be considered as one of defiance and longevity and his tenure has outlasted at least eight United States Presidents. President Castro should have received a Nobel Peace Prize for his revolutionary work and Cuba’s ability to politically, economically, and socially sustain itself against one the world’s foremost superpowers—the United States.

This writer has always respected President Fidel Castro and Cuba for opening up its country to so many revolutionaries and political prisoners and most all their commitment in supporting revolutionary struggles around the world. Cuba stood with the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) under the leadership of the late Yasser Arafat; Cuba stood with the Irish Republican Army (IRA); Cuba stood with the freedom fighters of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) in Namibia, Africa who had been fighting for centuries for their freedom and independence from the vicious racist regime of the South African Government; Cuba stood with Steven Biko and Nelson Mandela and African National Congress (ANC) and their fight against the white Afrikaner Government and Apartheid regime of South Africa (Azania) who had been vicious and oppressive since the Dutch arrive 1652.

Cuba stood in the early 1980s with the tiny Caribbean nation of Grenada and its Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and the New Jewel Movement who was later betrayed by one of his top lieutenants Bernard Coard; Cuba stood with Colonel Muammar Qaddafi and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and their quest for a United States of Africa ; Cuba stood in the 1980s with Nicaraguan Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and its controversial leader Daniel Ortega; Cuba in the 1970s stood with Angola, Africa and their struggle for independence from the Portuguese; Cuba and President Fidel Castro in the early 1960s visited Harlem, New York and stood in solidarity with the Nation of Islam and Minister Malcolm X. (Reference: Fidel Castro; "Fidel Castro Speeches 1984-85; three volumes).

Perhaps one of the most controversial positions Cuba has taken was granting political asylum to a United States prisoner of war named Assata Shakur formally known as Joanne Chesimard of the Black Liberation Army (BLA). She was accused and convicted of killing a New Jersey State Trooper on the New Jersey Turnpike in the early 1970s and was sentenced to life in prison without parole within the U.S. Federal Prison system. But after serving five years in FCI Morgantown, West Virginia; Shakur escaped to Cuba where she received political asylum from the Cuban Government. Shakur is still considered a fugitive of justice on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Most Wanted List and on the U.S. Marshal's Most Wanted List (there is now a million dollar bounty over her head) and I am quite sure she has been upgraded to the Homeland Security top criminals priority listing. (Reference: Assata Shakur; "Assata: An Autobiography").

Shakur has now lived in Cuba for over three decades in which many rightwing U.S. politicians over the years have tried to issue extradition warrants (of course these actions were non-binding) and in an attempt to pressure Cuba to releasing her into United States custody. But Cuba has refused to capitulate to U.S. pressure and this also has been a thorn in the side of U.S. and Cuba relations. Cuba and the U.S. do not have an agreed extradition treaty. Many believe to this day that Assata Shakur was innocent of all charges and was a mere victim of the former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and his counter intelligence program called Cointelpro which was aimed at radical militant and not so radical black leadership during the 1960s and 1970s. (Reference: Assata Shakur; "Assata: An Autobiography").

Hoover used a gamut of dirty tricks to destabilize, neutralize, assassinate, incarcerate, imposed illegal wiretapping, spied, sent paid informants to disrupt progressive black organizations, placed agent provocateurs in strategic leadership positions within some of the most militant black organizations in America, etc., which to closely monitor the leadership and the organizations. Shakur has maintained her innocence and she outlined her legal case and personal history in her autobiography titled, "Assata" and chronicled her side of the story relative to the events that led to a N.J. State Trooper being murdered on the New Jersey Turnpike in 1973. (Reference: Elaine Brown; "A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story").

The United States Judicial system has not always provided its political prisoners with a fair and impartial legal process—this was seen in cases of Black Panther Party members such as George Jackson, Geronimo Pratt, Mumia Abu Jamal, Huey P. Newton, Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin etc., so from that perspective Assata Shakur presents a credible argument relative to how she was treated within the U.S. judicial system, as well as within the penal institutions of America. This writer believes that she could never receive a fair trial within the United States based on racism and the case being a high profile case of killing a white police officer. Now! If President Barack Obama wants to do something honorable and noble, why do not he commute Assata Shakur's criminal sentence and issue her a presidential pardon? What would be the difference in lieu of President Bill Clinton issuing a presidential pardon to a criminal like Marc Rich? (Reference: Dhoruba Bin Wahad, Assata Shakur, and Mumia Abu-Jamal; "Still Black, Still Strong").

This writer believes that the Cuban Government was right in granting Shakur political asylum and they too believe that she was a United States political prisoner and met the international legal criteria to be considered as a political prisoner. This new so-called goodwill political approach that President Obama is offering in U.S. and Cuban relations, it essentially has to be viewed as a good step and will prove to be a positive refreshing new era in the area of U.S./Cuba international diplomacy. In spite of it being a politically opportunistic maneuver on behalf of the United States (Cuba needs the United States and United States needs Cuba).

The political awkwardness between the two nations could be partially blamed on the petite bourgeoisie Cubans who left Cuba in 1959 as a class of self-imposed exiles after Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was deposed and setup a defacto exile Cuban Government in Miami, Florida—acculturated and assimilated somewhat into American life—this wealthy and well educated class of Cubans who once lived privilege lives in Havana worked to create strong and effective Cuban-American political lobby groups inside the boarders of the U.S. and for fifty (50) years have garnished their influence to shape public policy and direct U.S. Foreign relations relative to Cuba. (Reference: Martha Harnecker; "Fidel Castro's Political Strategy").

Thus, U.S. politicians often took their lead from the Miami based Cuban-American community who had become very thrifty business people; in particular in the areas of finance and banking. Cuban-Americans were politically savvy enough to leverage their economic prosperity, which to make large financial contributions to the Republican Party and the Democratic Party (they had learned and master the political game). So American policy makers did not make any decisions on Cuba without being in direct consultation with the Cuban-Americans on all matters concerning their homeland and carried out the political aspirations of these well financed and organized Cuban-American political action groups. (Reference: Patrick Haney and Walt Vanderbush; "Cuban Embargo: Domestic Politics of American Foreign Policy").

The Cuban-American position toward President Fidel Castro often made the case for reactionary and racist U.S. politicians such as the former Republican Senator of North Carolina Jesse Helms (a tobacco chewing redneck that constantly spewed rightwing propaganda against President Castro and the nation of Cuba) this made room for strange bedfellows because the United States reactionary foreign policy toward Cuba was being driven by the Miami Cuban-Americans and United States Politicians had their biggest ally, which to justify demonizing Castro and isolating Cuba. (Reference: Jeffrey Elliot; "Nothing Can Stop the Course of History").

The Cuban-Americans have been relentless in their uncompromising and unwillingness to pursue a calmer and gentler political strategy with Castro for the greater good of both sides. This writer believes after almost fifty (50) years they have finally come to their senses and to the realization that it benefits both sides by working to ease the political tension and suspicion. Thus, by the U.S. uplifting of some of the travel restrictions, if nothing else allows Cuban-American family members to visit their relatives in Cuba which has to be considered a positive step in the right direction. This common sense approach will benefit the spirit and booster the psychological morale of both nations.

This writer must say the Cuban-Americans for many years sold—shaped and molded the American polity that the Cubans who left Cuba on poorly built rafts and fishing boats were so-called escaping political persecution (the minute they illegally left Cuba and entered international waters they were deemed political prisoners) at the hands of a repressive Cuban dictator and this made them entitled to U.S. political asylum, as well as other diplomatic status.

Yet, also many have argued for years that the Haitians were escaping political tyranny from Port-au-Prince, but they were met with hostility and political opposition from the United States Government and were denied the diplomatic status of political asylum which was often granted unconditionally to the so-called fleeing Cuban refugees. There were no goodwill ambassador and open arms policy shown to the Haitian refugees. Many of the Haitian refugees were criminalized and placed in federal detention camps and were eventually deported back to Haiti. (Reference: Randall Robinson; "Quitting America: Departure of a Black Man From His Native Land").

Perhaps this was an example of the influence and the political power that the Cuban-Americans had in swaying the U.S. Judicial system and manipulating U.S. extradition laws and deportation policies to their benefit. This immediately put the Cuban refugees on track to become United States citizens and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) granted them rights and privilege and resources. But others argued that the Haitians were black and African in which at the root of the Haitian refugee issue was American style racism and this was the driving force behind this political double standard. No doubt the Haitian community in the United States did not have the political clout and the financial wither all, which to influence United States foreign policy like their Caribbean counterparts the Cubans. (Reference: Carol Bohmer and Amy Shuman; "Rejecting Refugees: Political Asylum in the 21st Century").

Haiti is considered the poorest nation in the western hemisphere and essentially is a powerless people in comparison to the Cuban-Americans. This writer believes that the Europeans are still punishing Haiti for the historical events of 1803 where Haiti became the first independent black nation in the western hemisphere due to Toussaint L'Overture defeating the powerful French military that was led by Napoleon Bonaparte. These events have haunted the island nation of Haiti for over two hundred years. (Reference: Paul Farmer; "The Use of Haiti").

However, in 1999 a little Cuban boy refugee named Elian Gonzalez was rescued off the coast of Florida by some deep sea fishermen and Elian Gonzales relatives in Miami declared the boy was a political refugee escaping the tyranny of a Castro led government. The Cuban-American lobbies had immediately turned this incident into a political football; hoping to further exposed President Fidel Castro as a ruthless and repressive dictator and this innocent little boy and others (Elian mother was one of the fleeing Cubans to lose her life in this allege escape attempt) would risk their lives to escape to freedom by any means necessary. They thought they had the right political ammunition by using Elian Gonzalez as the poster child to contest international human brutality coming out of Cuba. However, this strategy and tactic would later backfire in their faces. (Reference: Michael John; "Betrayal of Elian Gonzalez").

Elian Gonzalez's father traveled to the United States and legally declared parental rights to his son and petitioned the United States Courts and lawmakers to declare him the right to take his minor child back to Cuba where he was a citizen. The State Department eventually sided with Mr. Gonzalez—he was granted the legal right to take his son from U.S. soil back to Cuba. This legal decision devastated the powerful Cuban-American lobby in Miami and even after the legal decision was rendered the American Gonzalez family and Cuban-Americans refused to relinquish the little boy back to his father. But the United States Attorney General Janet Reno and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals, INS, ATF, etc., with power and force and in no uncertain terms demonstrated to the Cuban-Americans that they were not above reproach and the law. The United States Government could not allow any arm group inside the U.S. to dictate their own law and to publically defy a U.S. Court order to relinquish Elian Gonzalez. If they hadn't respond the way that they did, perhaps this would have sent the wrong message to other political renegades. (Reference: Michael John; "Betrayal of Elian Gonzalez").

The Cuban-Americans felt betrayed by Reno and the Clinton administration and perhaps in the 2000 U.S. presidential election, it would be Florida after much political confusion and debate that would decide the United States presidency for the Republican candidate George W. Bush. This writer used to work in the field of international commodity trading and import/export and were in talks with Cuban officials over ten years ago relative to the U.S. and Cuba import/export markets; I believe under the Clinton administration and later under President George W. Bush, Black farmers in the United States had convinced the U.S. State Department in allowing them to export some of their agriculture products to Cuba and not be penalized or effected by the sanctions and embargoes laws and policies.

Kwesi Mfume, the former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) led a U.S. Delegation of mainly African Americans to Cuba to explore this new economic open door policy created by the Clinton and Bush administrations. Cuba was prepared to engage the African American farmers in an import agriculture agreement, but Mfume and the other Black intelligentsia were out of their league and none of them had any real expertise in import/export business procedures and we witness a golden opportunity end in blunder. (Reference: Zamgba J. Browne; "U.S. Black farmers to supply Cuba" on-line http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79492632... New York Amsterdam News; November 27, 2002).

This was ashamed and yet the group this writer was associated with had the expertise and knowledge to consummate the deal, but due to politics and the crabs in the barrel mentality; these high level talks seven years ago never amounted to anything. U.S. Black Farmers have been discriminated against and many of the their farms are being foreclosed on—they are the last to receive governmental subsidies, as far as low interest loans and grants and they do not receive the assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Reference: John Boyd Link National Black Farmers Association http://www.blackfarmers.org/ (click icon that says media).

Some of the Black Farmers activists have filed federal law suits against the U.S. Government. These small farmers have legitimate legal grips and yet there is a double standard where the large commercial farms are constantly receiving bailout money and USDA incentives, but the small U.S. black farmers are in a fight for their economic survival. This is why this writer views Mfume and the Black leadership with contempt and disgust because they are part cause of the predicament black farmers are in 2009.

Many have yearned for this day when United States citizens could freely travel and engage Cuba in its rich social and cultural history. However, many Americans have been traveling to Cuba in spite of the U.S. Embargoes by way of Mexico and Canada and the Mexican/Cuban Customs Officials understood the political complexity of U.S. and Cuban relations; they often took the liberty not to officially stamp U.S. Passports and not documenting U.S. citizens travel to Cuba based on the prior travel restrictions and economic sanctions and embargoes imposed on Cuba. This non-passport action also protected United States citizens from being legally prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's office; (Reference: Helen Osieja; "Economic Sanctions As an Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy: The Case of the U.S. Embargo Against Cuba").

But others found loopholes in the policy and laws outlined by the United States Treasury Department relative to U.S. citizens traveling to Havana. They often brought back firsthand accounts relative to the political, economic, and social condition of the people on this Caribbean Island nation. But this only furthered my curiosity and it was difficult for me to reason that because these people were Socialist, it led the United States toward a policy of isolationism for almost fifty years toward Cuba. Our foreign policy toward Cuba even to date just does not make any sense.

The United States once served as a colonial master of Cuba and Cuba was once a lucrative slave port where African slaves (Cuba in the 1920s was ninety percent black) were brought into work the massive sugar plantations from the 15th Century to 19th Century known as the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The Spanish and the British exploited Cuba—raping and robbing the land and the indigenous people of their wealth and resources for European economic gain. (Reference: Eric Williams; Capitalism and Slavery").

This was a great criminal act and it created a system of economic, political and social inequality and classism that has haunted this nation until 1959 when Fidel Castro overthrew the repressive regime of Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar. Batista had turned Cuba into a den of inequity—gambling casinos, prostitution houses, drugs, organized crime, etc., it was the play island for wealthy Europeans who looked to bathe in the Caribbean sun and all rules were negotiable. This writer has always agreed with Comrade Fidel Castro and the political positions he took against the United States. He nationalized the Cuban sugar industry which gave the Cuban people more economic control over this and other cash crops commodities. Bloodsucking capitalist companies such as ConAgra, Archer Daniel Midland, Cargill. etc., have also played a huge part in United States and Cuban relations because Cuba would not allow them to exploit its people and resources.

The citizens of the United States should demand that President Barack Obama and the United States Congress rescind and overturn all the embargoes and economic sanctions against Cuba and work to reverse this devastating foreign policy that has created so much political tension for the last fifty years. Perhaps President Obama will seize the moment and not be swayed by the politics of yesteryear and work to completely change U.S. relations toward Cuba for the better. We know the blockades and embargoes have been ineffective and this writer believes that the people on both sides will welcome normalize relations between the two sovereign governments. The time is now.

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-EL

RUSH LIMBAUGH: TALKING LOUD AND SAYING NOTHING

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

This writer about a month ago was turning his television channels and just happened to turned to C-Span where the syndicated radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was giving a public talk. This writer has never heard Limbaugh give a complete public presentation because often the media gives us sound bites and snippets of information. However, this is often done for the ignorant and dumbfound masses by the media to systematically shape and mold public opinion and formulating a perception of a person and/or event for them without presenting them with all the facts which to make an intelligent assessment or evaluation. I had somewhat dismissed Rush Limbaugh a long time ago, as just some loudmouth rightwing conservative who was good at manipulating the fears of poor and middle class whites in order to hustle and pimp them to the bank.

But I must admit, I am guilty of judging Limbaugh from those same sound bites and in actuality had drew my opinions and conclusions of him from the mass corporate control media (this can be a dangerous trend for any free thinking human being). Thus, this is something that I often do not do, but most of his public comments after assessing them closer were reactionary, but like all Talking Heads their minds and tongues are controlled and their political views do not necessarily reflect any real political departure from the status quo (they are the first line of defense for the Invisible Rulers because they carryout the Art of Propaganda).

The majority of your Talking Heads are only agents of the Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberger, which these groups control all discussion (both pro and con). This writer suspects Limbaugh to be an agent of these groups. They pay him to socially and politically agitate and to appeal to the dissatisfied in order create pressure from the bottom and pressure from the top. Limbaugh uses his syndicated radio broadcast where he speaks to over forty (40) million people everyday giving his listening base the Gospel according to this self-proclaimed and self-righteous radio prophet who mixes a pure form of nationalism and a message of good ole American patriotism in his often contradictory diatribe of espousing conservative values.

People have bought into this idea that we have political ideological options within the United States based on our Democracy mainly being of a two party system—Democrat and Republican; this so-called affords us two ideological views or choices that are supposedly of different poles on the political spectrum. However, those that control and manipulate national and international debate always give the appearance to the ignorant masses that there are contradictory viewpoints being espoused (and to falsely lead you into believing that you have political choices). But in reality, according to Allen and Abraham in their monumental book titled, "None Dare call it Conspiracy" there is one debate and it is always carefully crafted to benefit the interest of the Invisible Rulers and the Dynastic Families. So whatever Rush Limbaugh says can not be viewed outside of this context and it does not matter how extreme his views may be; he serves one Master (in reality we all are servants of this small minority of Masters) and they have the money, power and influence to make the likes of Limbaugh a rising star. Who controls the media and what is their objective?

Some have deduced Limbaugh down to a mere entertainer in order to minimize his credibility and dismiss him as having no substance, as far as formulating and shaping public policy. This writer thinks a more appropriate and applicable label when referencing Rush Limbaugh should be pawn. But very few understand the chessboard game that is being played on the lives of humanity. Limbaugh is only a low-level sheep herder and he works in the interest of the Invisible Rulers. This writer considers all media talking heads as mere public entertainers even the ones that most people would deem as being serious and competent reporters such as: George Stepenolopous, Anderson Cooper, Charlie Gibson, Larry King, Barbara Waters, Mike Wallace, Roland Martin, Campbell Brown, Wolf Blitzer, William Bennett, Don Lemon, Kate Snow, Bill Maher, etc., they do not report independent of the agenda and script—they are more of entertainers than Rush Limbaugh (they put on great performances in front of the cameras).

These low level operatives are masters of luring the public to sleep by presenting media distractions and constantly dumbing down America. We should not just be asked to dismiss Limbaugh because of being labled and referred to as an entertainer, but we should be able to see that all these high profile talking heads are mere entertainers as well (the media talking heads put on good performances every night as anchor men and women so-called reporting the “news”). Limbaugh is not the defacto leader of the Republican Party, he is the leader and he is one of the few Republicans who have remained theoretically true to so-called conservative values and right about now, the party is looking for anyone to give direction to a divided and fragmented organization. Limbaugh has a big bully pulpit and there are many who look to him to shape the conservative argument and to talk the code language of white privilege and class espoused best in covert conservative racist ideology, but without directly engaging in political incorrect race baiting (he is really good at this). Thus, often the likes of a Limbaugh it is not what's being said that you need to pay attention, but it is often what aren't be saying that you must pay even closer attention.

Here is the dilemma that the present day Republican Party finds itself after eight years under Bush; President George Bush had an agenda, which he accepted as a low level operative to carryout, the hidden agenda of the Invisible Rulers in which this group do not have any loyalty to low-level party affiliations (conservatives or liberals). They had one objective which was ushering in a New World Order and a One World Government and he turned the conservative core values topsy turvy. We witness the national debt climb from five trillion dollars in 2000 when he took office to over ten trillion dollars when he left office in 2008. There was no fiscal responsibility and no fiscal restraints the hallmark signature of past Republican conservative Congresses and Republican Presidents.

Big government exploded under President George Bush, a Republican who's father George Herbert Walker Bush served as partner in crime with conservative maestro President Ronald Wilson Reagan, but none of this mattered because beginning in 2000 unknowing to the masses the world was being restructured and realigned under the leadership of George W. Bush; this would take precedent over all philosophical and political party motives. The Invisible Rulers made every available resource at George W. Bush disposal which to get all the strategic pieces in place relative to Homeland Security, Patriot Act, new military initiatives or powers, nationalization of banking and finance, revamping the U.S. Jurisprudence system, the massive monetary cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, etc.

Bush gave the appearance of betraying all the fundamental principles that have traditionally represented the philosophy and ideals of the Republican Party. He represented big government at least in theory, a sharp departure from past Republican led governments. Bush perhaps had an assigned mission unlike any other commander-in-chief and most who belong to his political party were oblivious to the goal and objectives because even in the Council of Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission, Milner Group, Carlyle Group, etc., there are layers, a circle, within circle. The external (the outer layer) members who belongs to these powerful organizations are not privy to its most secret inner workings (the hidden decision makers that are insulated and desire to be invisible). The likes of George Bush had a greater loyalty to these masters than he had to the Grand Old Party and this is what Rush Limbaugh does not understand or perhaps he does understand and is just part of the duping. His orders could have been to give the appearance that he is presenting the political anti-thesis (he is just part of the controlled argument equation).

Limbaugh at times appears to be a strict constitutional constructionist and he gives these passionate commentaries about the meaning and original intent of this great document and no doubt this resonate with the Second Amendment advocates who are not willing to give up their firearms. The United States Government uses distractions to corral the ignorant masses by constantly bombarding them with gun control propaganda, but the ultimate objective is to disarm the people and this is far removed from good public policy. Rush Limbaugh does understand that a weaken United States Constitution does not serve the interest of those who understand how vitally important it is for us to hold on to the Bill of Rights and fight for our constitution.

It is even sadder because very few high level Republican leaders have come out and said that former President Bush is the blame for the party being fragmented and in disarray and in the public eyes it cost the Republican party the 2008 election at least on the surface; Bush has not been characterized as a Benedict Arnold, perhaps the top level agents was well aware of his mission. Thus, during the 2008 presidential elections you would have thought he had the bubonic plague and Presidential Republican nominee John McCain did everything in his power to keep himself arms lengths away from former President George W. Bush because he was deemed a political liability. Bush could not stump for Senator McCain and he went through the motion as a lame duck.

There has been little political evaluation and criticism of Bush's none role in the 2008 election; it was like he did not exist and the political bagged he carried out weighed the possibility of any good he could have done to assist his party. This was a cold and calculated risk made by the New World Order proponents (let me assure you Bush's presidency was not a failure and within the grand scheme of things—Mission Accomplished). If nothing else they understand whoever is in the U.S. presidential big chair they win regardless. Limbaugh at least give the public impression that he is concerned about the political direction of the Republican Party and has enough emotional rhetoric to rally the troops back to the so-called clarion call of conservative ideals. Limbaugh has never held a public office, but he is in a position to be a flamethrower and wields tremendous political influence over elected officials.

This Talking Head has a loyal following base and not many today's Republicans command the ability to move and sway the party base like this low-level operative. Limbaugh understands you must give the people what they want and right now his base wants fire and brimstone. Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana was supposed to be the new rising star of the Republican Party, but how can you trust a man who has refused to publically acknowledge his East Indian heritage and culture. He is also a Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderberger, and Trilateral Commission member. They sent him out as a gofer to rebuttal President Barack Obama's State of the Union address and his performance left a lot to be desired.

The Republicans just refused to lay the nation's blame on President Bush and this lack of critical assessment has left them with no defense and they appear politically disorientated. Rush Limbaugh is the only Republican pundit with a platform and they would not admit to this, but the state of Republican Party rest in the direction he will take it or may be I should say, the direction his hidden paymasters will order him to take the GOP. Limbaugh was quoted as saying he hopes President Obama fails; this writer also hopes he fails, but let me clarify this statement; he was selected to further the New World Order and the One World Government agenda. Therefore, this writer can not in good conscious laud his success because his success marks the total demise of global humanity. The G-20 Summit was held recently in Europe, which was billed as a convening of twenty (20) of the most powerful governments on earth; their hidden objective was to tweak and continue to work out the kinks relative to the One World Government initiatives.

These summits are led by the Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Oppenheimers, etc., in which the international financial crisis is being driven by this hidden invisible Elite. This really has never been about the conservative versus liberal, it was more about a paradigm shift, in which none of the old arguments would factor into the minds nor influence this unstoppable trend of globalization. Thus, perhaps you have not notice, but nothing would resemble the world that we are rapidly leaving behind. Limbaugh knows this appeals to the raw emotions of the political right—their fears and their patriotism.

The last administration trampled all over the core values and principles which has traditionally glued this party together with such reckless abandonment, it created a leadership vacuum. Limbaugh recognizes this better than any other so-called conservative voice in America and he is forever seizing the moment to give political and philosophical direction to a party that is struggling for an identity. They truly yearn for yesteryear and Limbaugh has the ability to create a nostalgic fervor like no other present day conservative personality.

The appointment of Michael Steele as the first African American to head the GOP National Committee and perhaps the appointment was a counter to the Democratic Party nominating and electing President Barack Obama as our first African American Commander-in-Chief. But even in 2009 Steele does not have the right skin color to mend a Republican Party whose ideology is historically steeped in southern Confederacy, which is a reflection of a collective conscious. This statement in no way implies that the Democratic Party has differed in their policy initiatives toward African Americans; nevertheless, let us not digress to race and lose focus of the real issues which operates outside of the parameters of race. This is the trump card that the real enemy uses to keep humanity divided and has the ability to shrewdly manipulate the unsolved emotional history of race relations in the United States for their diabolic benefits.

These manipulators have plenty of use for the likes of a Rush Limbaugh. They uses him to appeal to the deep seated and unresolved emotions of a society which created racial havoc for over 310 years. Limbaugh reasons and secure their psychological guilt by making the victims appear as the criminals and the criminals appear as the victims, but this is all done by strategic design. No one is listening to the Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele (I know for sure African Americans aren't listen to him) and the majority of his white constituency do not trust him as the man with the master plan which to once again return the Republican Party into a formidable political machine.

The party has lost its political swagger and the leadership void has further propelled Limbaugh as the man of the hour. Steele a couple of months ago tried to write Limbaugh off as a mere entertainer and he would later come back to make a public apology. Limbaugh as the big Republican political cheese put him on blast, as to say, "the power rest with me and not with you." This induce economic crisis has render politics as usual as being obsolete because the rules of the game has changed. Walter Fauntroy an old confidante of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, use to say good politics was being in the room when the money was being divided. I guess Limbaugh would like to blame America's economic depression on the poor and 'have nots' and use them as the scapegoats for America's economic woes. I wonder has he read the "Protocols of the Learnt Elders of Zion" and I wonder, how would he be perceived if he attacked American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Zionist with same fervor that he attacks blacks and Latinos?

Limbaugh knows and understands that it is easy to ridicule a powerless people and know the political repercussion would be minimum at best. Moreover, just think about this, two United States Presidents (Bush and Obama) have given the world's corporate Elite over 161 billion dollars of the taxpayers money which automatically represents the enslavement of five unborn American generations (it is called passing the debt on). Limbaugh even during this economic depression is dependent upon advertisement dollars--

JPMorgan $25 billion; Citigroup $25 billion; Wells Fargo $25 billion; Bank of America $15 billion;

Merrill Lynch $10 billion; (NOTE) Goldman Sachs $10 billion; Morgan Stanley $10 billion;

Bank of New York Mellon $3 billion; State Street Corp $2 billion; Bank of Commerce $17 million;

First Financial Svcs $16 million; UCBH Holdings Inc $299 million; Northern Trust Corp $1.6 billion;

SunTrust Banks $3.5 billion; Broadway Financial Corp $9 million; Washington Federal $200 million;

BB&T Corp $3.1 billion; Provident Bancshares Corp $151 million; Umpqua Holdings Corp $214 million;

Comerica $2.3 billion Regions Financial $3.5 billion Capital One Financial $3.6 billion;

First Horizon National $866 million; Huntington Bancshares $1.4 billion; KeyCorp $2.5 billion;

Valley National Bancorp $300 million; Zions Bancorp $1.4 billion; Marshall & Ilsley Corp $1.7 billion;

US Bancorp $6.6 billion; TCF Financial $361 million; First Niagara Financial $184 million;

HF Financial Corp $25 million; Centerstate Banks Fla. $28 million; First Community Bancshares, Inc. $42 million;

Western Alliance Bancorp. $140 million; Webster Financial $400 million; Pacific Capital Bancorp. $181 million;

Heritage Commerce Corp. $40 million; Ameris Bancorp. $52 million; Porter Bancorp $35 million;

Banner Corp $124 million; Cascade Financial $39 million; Columbia Banking $77 million;

Heritage Financial Corp. $24 million; First PacTrust Bancorp. $19 million Severn Bancorp, Inc. $23 million;

Boston Private $154 million; Associated Banc-Corp $525 million; Trustmark Corp $215 million;

First Community Corp. $11 million Taylor Capital $105 million; Nara Bancorp, Inc. $67 million.

Limbaugh suffers from diarrhea of the of the mouth and he is constantly blaming the "liberals" for the economic, political and social troubles of the United States (this allows the real troublemaker to continue to hide and carry out their deceptive acts against all humanity). This pawn wouldn't dare tell the public that Henry Kissinger wields more power and control over the affairs of America and the world than President Barack Obama. He does not possess the intestinal fortitude to tell his gullible listening audience that the Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Oppenheimer, etc., the international bankers have induced this economic depression and credit crunch to further place that noose around our necks, chain and ball around the minds of their modern slaves. There is truly no honor amongst thieves and if the talking heads were to tell the people the truth their careers and the financial crumbs would dry up like stagnated water in a sizzling hot desert.

Limbaugh perhaps knows that someone possess the power and authority to call the debt-in, which is outside the framework of the Democratic process and is not bind by the U.S. Constitutional legal framework (this group functions outside of all sovereign and legal jurisdictions the world over). This writer predicts that Limbaugh influence will only increase because of the desperation and the hopelessness that has been created inside of the United States. People are looking for someone to lead them and provide them with guidance--the government has failed them and at same time enriched the international bankers and their Dynastic families at the expense of the ignorant.

Limbaugh knows how far to go and he will not cross certain lines and he will never lay blame upon the real culprits. He is atypical of how western media functions; journalism is censored and it is highly controlled—they systematically feed us government propaganda in order to keep us confused and dumbfound. Limbaugh and no other western Talking Head can be trusted; they are the gatekeepers of our enslavement because they feed our minds sublimely with decoded messages designed to keep us politically ignorant and misinformed while they silently rule over all humanity without any real opposition.

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-EL

Freemasonry: The American Dilemma; Power and Mystery

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

Who is running the United States Government and the world? This writer briefly wrote about the Freemasonic connection to the White House and the United States Capitol (edifice, architecture, art, geometric lay out, etc.) in the last half of his article titled, "The Domino Effect: Don't Believe the Hype".

This writer constantly receives queries about whether or not he knew if President Barack Obama belongs to the Order. Thus, ordinarily inquirers have a predetermined suspicion based on President Obama’s ascension to "power" that he might be an Oath Taker, but this notion is inconclusive and it is shrouded in nonfactual conjecture but at least they have the sense to seek some external independent source for validation. This writer has no independent and/or substantiated evidence proving that President Obama was raised (meaning initiated in the ancient Masonic ritual of symbolically being brought from a dead level to a living perpendicular on the square) in Masonic Lodge.

No United States Grand Masonic Lodge of either of the two most prominent Masonic bodies—Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (AF&AM) or perhaps the most influential body of Masons relative to African Americans who called themselves Prince Hall Masons of the Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM) body have issued any public documentation confirming and/or denying whether President Obama is a member of a Freemasonic Order. But he is a member of three of the most powerful and influential organizations the world over—Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberger these three organizations functions on the same lines of Freemasonry and often the network is interwoven into Freemasonry and in that sense, it is difficult to view these three powerful groups separate and apart from High Degree Freemasonry because they at times share a cross membership.(Reference: Gary Allen and Larry Abraham; "None Dare Call it Conspiracy").

However, this writer does not think President Obama would have opted to be Masonic initiated by some clandestine group (a Masonic group that is not duly chartered and does not have a legal Masonic Dispensation to function as body of Freemasons). The label of "irregular" or better yet "clandestine" has even been applied to the predominately African American Prince Hall Masons. Although, their founder, a free slave named Prince Hall received a legitimate charter from the Grand Lodge of England in 1784 recognizing the Black Masons as a duly constituted lodge. There are eleven (11) southern states that are part of the Ancient Free and Accepted (AF&AM) Masonic Order who still in 2009 do not recognize nor accept the Black Prince Hall Masons as legitimate Masons. (Reference: Paul M. Bessel and Alton G. Roundtree, “Out of the Shadows: The Emergency of Prince Hall Freemasonry in America").

This writer authored an article titled, "There is No Brotherly Love Between Black Masons and White Masons" and he submitted his thesis to both AF&AM (white Masons) and F&AM (black Masons). This writer challenged the racist hypocrisy and took them both the task on the principles of Masonry. This writer has personally met the North Carolina Prince Hall Grand Master Milton "Toby" Fitch who is a prominent Superior Court Judge on the State bench in North Carolina. Thus, up until November 2008 with all his civic and professional awards and educational achievements he would have been denied Masonic entry into the white body AF&AM within state of North Carolina because of race and skin color. (Reference: Joseph Walkes, Jr,: Black Square and Compass 200 Hundred Years of Prince Hall Freemasonry").

However, I wrote the article titled,” There was No Brotherly Love Between Black Masons and White Masons" sub-titled, "Let There be Light" perhaps last years early 2008 with an objective to socially agitate. The article was written because after having many conversations with Prince Hall Masons who were dismayed with how the AF&AM body was treating them. But many of them were unwilling to openly challenge AF&AM un-Masonic conduct and did not have the intestinal fortitude to confront the wrongs of Caucasian Masonry in the United States. It was at that point that I had truly committed myself to becoming a student of Masonry and allowing myself to go far beyond the established reading list in order to research and study the historical and philosophical principles of Freemasonry. I saw hypocrisy and racism as being in contradiction to the tenets of Freemasonry. (Reference: Fahim A. Knight-EL;"Let There Be Light: There Is No Brotherly Love Between White Masons and Black Masons").

Thus, many Masons that I had converse with was satisfied and had become complacent after being raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason (third and final degree in Masonry) and thought at that point they had arrived to some great place within the Divine Scheme of things and there was no need to continue the search for knowledge. It is this type of ignorance that is so pervasive amongst Masons (high degree Masons and Master Masons) that has led to intellectual stagnation. Many do not have a clue that historically the United States Government polity structure was built on Freemasonic ideological premises and the outward Masonic symbolism is not coincidental, but it still remains the guiding force and the language of communication amongst our world decision makers. This writer understands that all acquired Masonic knowledge had a root much deeper than the symbolic introduction that most Freemasons received in their Masonic training.

This writer had read the works of great Caucasian scholars such as Albert Churchward, Gerald Massey, Sir Godfrey Higgins, George Frazer, etc., who pointed to Kemet (Egypt) as being the cradle of civilization from which all knowledge sprung. I had also, read a book written in 1954 by George G.M. James titled, "Stolen Legacy" in which James attributes Greek Mythology as being stolen Egyptian philosophy and since Freemasonry is built on these scientific and mathematical principles this led me to investigate Kemet (Egypt) further and this is where I found the root of all Masonic teachings in Kemet (Egypt). (Reference: George G.M. James; "Stolen Legacy").

Manly P. Hall and Albert G. Mackey and all the great Masonic writers pointed us to Kemet (Egypt) where this great craft received its origin. On the walls of the great pyramids it was inscribed "Man Know Thyself" and as a people of African descendant we had been made blind to the knowledge of self and Freemasonry or Speculative (philosophical) Masonry had enough in its teachings to verify that this society had an ancient origin that went much further back than 1717. The origin gave us a Nubian African reality and all the Masonic schools of thought came from African people. (Reference: Ra Un Nefer Amen; “Metu Neter: The Great Oracle of Tehuti and the Egyptian System of Spiritual Cultivation”).

Most of your United States Presidents from George Washington forward were Freemasons (over 20 United States Presidents were Freemasons) and the early architect and the symbolism from the statues on the Mall—the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, White House and the Capitol architect being spoken beyond the naked eye were Masonic in its symbolism without a doubt. Masons communicate and recognize each other by a Word, Sign, and/or Token (handshake grip) and the Washington DC is full of these unrecognizable symbols. Some historians maintain that the Mall is arranged geometrically to how the pyramids are setup in Kemet (Egypt). (Reference: David Barton; "The Question of Freemasonry and the Founding Fathers”).

This writer does not have any independent or verifiable information that President Barack Obama is a Prince Hall Freemasonry, but I believe that he might belong to a sister group called the Black Boule where some of the most powerful and influential Blacks and mostly 33rd degree Masons are members and some argue that the Black Boule was founded by Prince Masons as an elitist group. (Reference: Charles H. Wesley; “History of Sigma Pi Phi, first of the Negro-American Greek-letter fraternities”).

If we started from that premises of what the Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught, which was that Freemasonry was for Caucasians and not the Asiatic Black man. He taught of all the knowledge one could acquire; thus there was none greater than attaining the
knowledge of self. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad then stated my teachings can be summed up in six words "accept your own and be yourself." The African Nubians are the true originators of the knowledge based on the Egyptian Mystery Schools—architect, mathematics, medicine, and the Seven Liberal Arts originated in Kemet (Egypt). The Black man was robbed of the knowledge of self and he doesn't even know, he is from the East and when he answers that Masonic question from a standpoint of "which way you are traveling?" (east to west) his answer reflects historical ignorance. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad stated: "of all our studies, history is the most attractive and best qualified to reward our research, as it develops the springs and motives of human actions and displays the consequences of circumstances which operates most powerfully on the destinies of human beings” (Reference: Elijah Muhammad; “The Secret Teachings of Freemasonry”)

Muhammad equated this hitting in the head (the Hiram Abiff myth) with the European Nations of France, England and America who robbed and kidnapped the original man from his land. So the first three degrees is a reenactment of the Caucasian man's history. Elijah Muhammad stated we allowed him to come amongst us, but when he started causing confusing; we ran him out of the Holy Land 2,200 miles across the hot Arabian Desert (Turkey would be the Islamic Nation responsible for keeping him in the hills and cave sides of Europe; take a close look at the national flag of Turkey and look at symbol of the Mystic Shrine). The Shrine ritual talks about the hot burning sands and how difficult it is to cross. Also, most of your college fraternities and sororities make reference to the hot burning sands. Thus, for him he did traveled from East to West and when people of African descendent join the Lodge, it is his history and culture that we adopt. In all reality, Masonry was not meant for Asiatic black man. We are the originators of the knowledge. This writer abhors racism and has fought against racism for all his adult life. So he went on a personal crusade which to heighten the contradiction and agitate this good ole boy Masonic fraternity who had after two hundred (200) year was still practicing racism in 2008 and even to this very day. (Zachary P. Gremillion; "African Origins of Freemasonry").

Does the Freemasonry possess an inordinate amount of power and influence over the governments, politicians, policy makers and do they determine the political, economic, and social course of humanity? Yes they do; because the Power Elite set up Freemasonry as an Order that would shield their inner workings (power, greed and their teachings of Godhood status). The Dynastic Families and Invisible Emperors were themselves inspired and magnetized by the principles and teachings of harmony, justice, equilibrium, reciprocity , etc., that were offered by the Ancients. Most of the greatest Masonic writers such as Manly P. Hall, Albert Mackey, Albert Pike, Albert Churchward, Sir Godfey Higgins, etc., had tapped into a body of esoteric and occult wisdom and knowledge that have been around since the ancient of days. (Reference: Nesta H. Webster; “Secret Societies and Subversive Movements”).

The ancient writings in the Kabala trace this knowledge back to Kemet (ancient Egypt ) and all other ancient wisdom seekers have traced the origin of this knowledge and principles back to Kemet. However, we must understand this knowledge represented a source of energy and the embracing of the principles led ordinary men to do extraordinary deeds. Thus, for the most part both the Scottish Rite and the York Rite Masonic bodies corrupted those pristine ancient lessons that were originally taught in the Egyptian Mystery School; this is how the writers of the Kabala describe that school of thought this way:

“From old Egypt have come the funda¬mental esoteric and occult teachings which have so strongly influenced the philosophies of all races, nations and peoples, for sev¬eral thousand years. Egypt , the home of the Pyramids and the Sphinx, was the birthplace of the Hidden Wisdom and Mystic Teachings. From her Secret Doc¬trine all nations have borrowed. India, Persia, Chaldea, Medea, China, Japan, Assyria, ancient Greece and Rome, and other ancient countries partook liberally at the feast of knowledge which the Hiero¬phants and Masters of the Land of Isis so freely provided for those who came prepared to partake of the great store of Mystic and Occult Lore which the master¬minds of that ancient land had gathered together.” (Reference: By Three Initiates; “The Kybalion: A Study of Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece” pg 15-16).

The Kabala continued: "In ancient Egypt dwelt the great Adepts and Masters who have never been sur¬passed, and who seldom have been equaled, during the centuries that have taken their processional flight since the days of the Great Hermes. In Egypt was located the Great Lodge of Lodges of the Mystics. At the doors of her Temples entered the N neophytes who afterward, as Hierophants, Adepts, and Masters, traveled to the four corners of the earth, carrying with them the precious knowledge which they were ready, anxious, and willing to pass on to those who were ready to receive the same. All students of the Occult recognize the debt that they owe to these venerable Mas¬ters of that ancient land. (Reference: By Three Initiates; “The Kybalion: A Study of Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece” pg 16-17).

These modern philosophers tried to convey in words what the ancient Sages and Scribes conveyed in symbolic ritual and resonated spiritually with its neophytes, which went far beyond the external lessons that were being dispensed and it enlightened and illuminated the internal spiritual soul of man, which allowed him to transcend the mundane external confinements of the physical word. (H.P. Blavatsky; "Isis Unveiled").

The ancient masters of Kemet ( Egypt ) in one sense had evolved to the point that they did not see themselves separate from "God" in fact they accepted and understood that they were "God". This view had very little correlation to western thought; it was not based on a duping or used in an imperialistic manner to create an imbalance in the natural order of things, but just the opposite, it served as a model of human potential. Western Freemasonry without doubt, perhaps could not exist with the mythological and the mystic teachings that evolved out of Kemet ( Egypt ) and the Freemasonic ascension over other schools of thought and Orders is a direct result of someone tapping into occult and esoteric wisdom of Kemet (Egypt). They borrowed the ancient symbols and have even incorporated the ancient language in their modern Masonic rituals. The blind, deaf and dumb has no idea that as they move about in this physical world that what is driving the direction of the national and global political, economic and social orders is high degree Freemasonry (now lets not be foolish this writer is not referring to those who are raised in the Blue Lodge nor those who have ascended up the York Rite and Scottish Rite ladder) in which there are orders that functions separate and apart from these visible Masonic Orders. (Reference: Manly P. Hall; "The Secret Teachings of all Ages").

This writer had the opportunity in 1990 and 1991 to visited the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angles and was blown away by the overt Kemetic symbolism that has been adopted by western Masonic Orders; thus every direction I turned in the auditorium there were Egyptian architecture, art, statues, relics and various inscriptions, perhaps designed to make every attempt to connect Speculative Masonry to a mystique Ancient Order where knowledge flowed as readily as the Blue and White Nile. President George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and founding fathers built a philosophical and political system that would be rooted in the Ancient esoteric wisdom of ancient Kemet. They took a portion of what Akhenaton, Imhotep, Ramasee, etc., taught and simultaneously built two governmental societies side by side—one would function as a visible entity and other would be cloaked in secrecy and possessing much more power than the latter. (Reference: Anthony Browder; "The Nile Valley Contribution to Civilization").

The majority of your United States presidents were initiated into the Scottish Rites and/or York Rite Freemasonry and they understood that signs and symbols provided them with a tool and knowledge base that had the power to transcend religion and politics (this led them to embracing the metaphysical). The Europeans were both intrigued and fascinated by the lessons the mystics left us in the realm of symbolism. Although, they corrupted the lessons that were being taught in the Egyptian Mystery Schools—Buddha, Confucius, Zoroaster, Jesus, Muhammad, etc., were able to create universal movements because they too had tapped into that higher power and embraced the lessons in what the Rosicrusicans called mental alchemy. How could one be traveling from East to West in search of more light in Masonry and fail to pay homage to Kemet? The West borrowed their light (wisdom and knowledge) from the East. But England, France and the United States became the citadels of learning because unlike other European societies Freemasonry was allowed to flourish, which the Elite and aristocrat even before 1717 had come in contact with the ancient writings of Kemet (Egypt). (Reference: Ralph M. Lewis; "Mental Alchemy").

Thus, even the African Moors under Tarik Ibn Zaid in 711 A.D had come in contact with the ancient knowledge of Kemet (Egypt). For example, maritime science, cartography, architecture, philosophy, engineering (electrical and mechanical), etc. were first taught in Kemet (Egypt). Although, Alexander in 333 BCE had pillaged and destroyed the libraries at Alexandra (which stood as the true citadel of learning and education), it was still remnants of knowledge that remained in tact because the pyramids led the seekers to the power of Amen Ra and Osiris. (Reference: Edward W. Blyden: "Christianity, Islam, and the Negro Race").

Most historians like to focus on the Moors and their relationship to Islam and make every attempt to elevate Saudi Arabia and Prophet Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (pbuh) as an enlighten society above Kemet, where political, social and economic progress sprouted in Africa, Asia, and Europe was a so-called direct relations to these societies involvement with Islam. No, doubt Islam as religion and political institution was able to flex its muscles from the 8th Century to the 15th Century (conquered all of North Africa, part of the Asian Pacific, West Africa and even made its way to the boarders of Southern France). The Moors took what they had learned in Egypt (Kemet) and civilized Spain (You can still see the Moorish Islamic influence in Spanish cities such as Cordova, Seville, Barcelona, Madrid, etc.) and led to a renaissance in Europe; lifting Europe out of the Dark Ages. (Reference: John G. Jackson & Willis N. Huggins; "A Guide to Studies in African History).

I have been presented with this question over and over again by Muslims of all persuasions relative to how Islam and Freemasonry (Mystic Shrine Masonry) differ. This writer always points out that Islam is a religion (or a way of life) and it is a serious faith tradition beginning with Prophet Muhammad 570-632 AD (PBUH) and the revelation of the Qur'an, and there is no compulsion in Islam. Islam does not have a "secret" theology and it is open to all who desire to investigate this faith tradition and to become a Muslim it only requires a prospective believer to take the Shahadah and by bearing witness "there is no God, But Allah and Muhammad Ibn Abdullah is his Messenger". There is no elaborate rituals like you would find associated with Masonry. (Reference: Muhammad Husayn Haykak; "The Life of Muhammad").

But I believe that Muslims have distorted and mis-characterize Freemasonry as being a "secret society" and in my estimation, they have a tendency of mixing truth with falsehood. Freemasonry is not a "secret society" but it is an organization that possesses secrets and there lie the difference. The other misnomer is that Freemasonry claim to be a religion; it is a fraternity, brotherhood and function separate and apart from religion; yet religion is used to explain and exemplify ethical and moral lessons. (Reference: E.M. Storms; "Should A Christian Be A Mason).

However, Muslims believe that Freemasonry teachings are anti-Islamic and the organization is Zionist inspired aimed at destroying Islam and it teachings are heretic. I have met many Sunni, Shia, and of course some Nation of Islam members who are active Prince Hall Masons and we have had some engaging conversations relative to Islam and their involvement into Freemasonry. There are good arguments on both sides and how Muslims view Freemasonry varies, but many do not take the time to the research they only echo what the Imam or cleric may have stated. There are few who do a complete study course and research in order to determine whether or not becoming a Mason would compromise one's Islamic beliefs. I can assure you this, Islam like all three major world religions (Abrahamic faiths) are accepted into the philosophical the body of Freemasonry. (Mustafa El Amin; "African-American Freemasons: Why They Should Accept AI-Islam").

There is overwhelming evidence that perhaps suggest that Prophet Noble Drew Ali, leader and founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America in 1913. The first organized Islamic group founded in America; He was a Prince Hall Mason and was elevated to the Mystic Shrine 32nd degree (pseudo Islam organization). Now! this is where it gets a little sticky; the full name of the Shrine is the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. You can kind of discern from that name that at least in theory somebody was perhaps working with some real knowledge. The Black Shriners were formulated in 1893 and in most jurisdictions until recently black Masons and White Masons still had separate and apart Masonic lodges. So you can assume that Prophet Noble Drew Ali was initiated in an African American Shrine Temple based on the segregation and racism during that volatile period in American history. He was born around 1886 and was murdered around 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. (Reference: Peter Lamborn Wilson; "Sacred Drifts: Essays on the Margins of Islam"

There is no doubt that the Shriners taught a generic form of Islam and was it perhaps this teachings that inspired Prophet Drew Ali to search for greater truths after coming in contact with the Masonic teachings. But the Shriners used the Holy Qur'an, make references to Islam, and make a lot of mention of Prophet Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (PBUH) in their body of liturgy and was this Ali's first subtle orientation to Islam (the origin of Shia Islam rest on the controversy posed by Caliph Ali ibn Talib ).(Reference: Charles Eric Lincoln; "The Black Muslims in America").

Some rightly argue, that the Moors history goes back to the 8th century in North Africa and these black men had one of the greatest and significant reins ever recorded in human history, relative to Tarik Ibn Zaid and how the Moors enlightened all of Europe and brought a high civilization and culture. Some historians maintain that Prophet Drew Ali worked on the railroad and met perhaps Ahmadiyyah Muslims while working on the train and they began to expose him to an oriental Islam and others believe that he traveled to North Africa; in particular Morocco and Egypt and was initiated in the Egyptian Mystery Schools; where he learned the esoteric sciences and Islam and was given instructions to come back to North America and teach the lost-found Asiatic black man and woman in America Islam. But those of us who study Speculative Masonry can trace Masonry back to the Egyptian Mystery Schools and in recent times back to the date of 644 A.D. to the linage of Muhammad's (PBUH) son-in-law Ali Ibn Talib (may Allah be please with him). (Reference: Mustafa El-Amin; "Freemasonry: Ancient Egypt and the Islamic Destiny").

Yes. Newton, Galilee, Copernicus, René Descartes, etc., great European thinkers and theoretician were only standing on principles that were being taught in Kemet (Egypt) long before these theoreticians would make their mark on humanity. The Moors built magnificent structures based on Eastern architect and later European Freemasonry would erect Masonic lodges resembling the Islamic Moorish architect styles. The Freemasons were able transcend religion and saw the secular value in the Qur'an, Bible, Vedas, etc., which the compass and square took on a universal meaning and any "Holy Book" could serve as the Great Light on the alter, it would be depended upon the nation and the faith tradition of the land. This allowed Freemasonry to attract men from various religious, social, political, and educational status—they believed that it is "a beautiful system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols". For example, this notion of being a "system of morality" has undergirded the intellectual and jurisprudence basis of the United States being raised from the rubbish heat over 200 years ago to become one of the greatest modern world powers of all time. (Reference: Robert Lomas; "Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science").

The United States greatness can not be viewed outside of its relationship to the Masonic worldview and almost at every turn in American history there is Freemasonry. Its philosophy and ideology gave the U.S. Government teachings that would alter the world's power dynamic and create a paradigm shift that has been in existences for over two centuries. Thus, for the most part, until perhaps the last twenty years historians and social scientist have ignored the Masonic influence in shaping our democracy. Yes, as I stated above some of the early Masonic writers had documented this reality, but oftentimes their research were dismissed as mere conspiracy theory and this further allowed Freemasonry to cloak it-self and remain under the radar. But let’s be clear those that embraced Freemasonry have stood shoulders above their uninitiated brothers. (Reference: Nicholas Haggar; "The Secret Founding of America").

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

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THE DOMINO EFFECT: DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

Let me start this particular article off by being a little unorthodox by citing some of my sources and giving the readers right off the back, a glimpse into how this article was formulated, which these are some of the best available sources which allows us to assess and evaluate events and trends and to determine what is true and false, in particular during these most trying times. Moreover, without relying on the corporate controlled mediums to make that determination for us in matters like these. This writer used perhaps over fifty (50) different references, but these ten (10) have given shape to many of my articles and whenever I find myself in doubt about trying to understand the mind of the globalist and the New World Order advocates. I do not hesitate to call on these FREE THINKERS: 1).Reference: Gary Allen and Larry Abraham: “None Dare Call it Conspiracy.” 2). Reference Carroll Quigley: "Tragedy and Hope" 3). Reference: Henry Ford: “The International Jew: The World’s Foremost Problem" 4). Reference: David Icke: “The Biggest Secret" 5). Reference: John Coleman; Conspirators Hierarchy: The Committee of 300" 6). Reference: Andy Stern: “Oil: From Rockefeller to Iraq and Beyond” 7). Reference: William Cooper; “Behold A Pale Horse” 8). Russell S. Bowen; “The Immaculate Deception: The Bush Crime Family Exposed” 9). Reference: Terrance Jackson; “Putting it All Together: World Conquest, Global Genocide and African Liberation.” 10). (Reference: William Greider; “Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country”).

The propaganda machines have done a masterful job of giving the masses abstract and decoys in order to keep them confused and politically disorientated. They have sent the entire planet into panic mode relative to the international economic meltdown and the financial crisis facing the globe. The Dynastic Money Changers are working to further rearrange wealth and labor; thus, creating an economic depression to justify further empowering the world’s wealth holders by blaming labor for contributing to America's recent economic collapse. The Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Oppenhemiers, etc., are bent on greed, although they control over ninety-nine (99) percent of the world's wealth; they are dissatisfied that their modern slaves having access and somewhat control over a measly one (1) percent. The masses do not see or know that Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG, Chase Manhattan, Bear-Sterns, Bank of America, etc., are treasures (they use these front banks to services us peasants, but the real action is taking place on the Central Banks level) of these hidden families who have created an unequal economic, social and political playing field. (Reference: Eustace Mullins; "The Secrets of the Federal Reserve")

What is taking place, as far as the global economic crisis is not accidental history, but someone has the power and authority to create this economic domino affect (someone has the power to call the debt-in), but at the same time give the appearance that the Fortune 500 Companies due to poor management and bad investments have landed us in this economic predicament. Remember President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney deregulated Wall Street given Capitalist a free reign to set their own rules (as far as how the flow money was going to be engaged in the economic market and how it was going to be disseminated—this agenda would be centered around greed) with no governmental interference or accountability. In essence, this isn't about the failure of the subprime housing market and it isn't about American banking institutions collapsing. Their agenda is even far more sinister than the effects this economic phenomenon is having on the psyche and social stability of some of the most wealthiest developed societies in the world.

These vipers have come to the conclusion that even one (1) percent of the world's wealth being in the hands of the ignorant masses is to much and this induce panic is designed to forever destroy the present and future labor arrangement (they do not desire for human labor from this day forward to be a negotiating commodity under the new globalization rules) by steadily increasing the unemployment rate and by forcing the corporate and the business sector to continue to experience financial losses while we watch the Dow Jones and the Stock Exchange market continue to plummet; they will achieve this goal. They now want all the money and this induce crisis will put them even in a better position to get control over all the loose change. Thus, this crisis was also designed to position the people to become almost desperate and they themselves will start believing the hype. The Invisible Rulers throughout history have consistently and effectively used this same strategy and tactic of fear and ordinarily they get their intended results. We will begin to voluntarily and unconditionally accept their arrangement and proudly wear the chain and ball around our minds. (Reference: Dr. John Coleman: “Conspirators Hierarchy: The Story of the Committee of the 300”)

They dislike labor unions serving as an intercessor between production (capitalist interest) and labor (mass work force) and their ability to negotiate a little more financial crumbs in the interest of labor has become intolerable. For example, they do not want American autoworkers (blue collar workers) and wage earners to ever again to be in a position and/or demand higher wages for their labor. They know that in Mexico and Central and South America and East Asia, they can exploit labor and maximize Capitalist monetary interest. Labor and money have been devalued with little to no resistance in these societies and economic markets. This economic meltdown will forever weaken labor unions and alleviate some altogether and with a reactionary result turn the United States into a right to work nation; a slave state where all the power and authority rest in the hands of the corporate entities, which all of this fit quite nicely into agenda of the New World Order plan.

American businesses are closing their doors (since December 2008 almost over five hundred thousand jobs lost in the United States) and some of the biggest companies like IBM, General Motors, Glaxo Kline Smith, GE, etc., and other small and large conglomerates have felt the so-called economic crunch. President Obama is asking the poor taxpayers for another 800 billion dollar stimulus package to so-called ignite the United States economy and like his predecessor George W. Bush, he began to use fear base and scare tactic language; such as it would be catastrophic for the American people, if Congress did not pass the stimulus bill. What is a catastrophic is this New World Order front man who has agreed to the same agenda of President Bush and he too does not give a damn about wrecking the U.S. economy and global economy because those that put him in office is all powerful and unforgiving. They are now going to strategically use him and he has to make good on their investment (they raised over 500 million dollars for this operative—more than any other low level servant in the history of American politics in order to put him in office). Do the American people realize that these stimulus packages and bailout packages are not only going to enslave us today, but these trillions of dollars of debt has already been assigned to our great grandchildren and future unborn generations labor and wealth have already been mortgaged off? They will be forced to bear the economic brunt of this mess that the Invisible Rulers have created in 2008 and 2009.

The 2001 passing of the United States Patriot Act by the United States Congress rendered the United States Constitution as a legal impotent document and this act alone has led to the global rearrangement of the world's political, economic, and social systems. The U.S. Patriot Act was deemed to be all intrusive and it literally replaced the U.S. Constitution; this act destroyed "Rights" and "Civil Liberties" which the Americans and global community volunteered to surrender their little bit of "Freedoms" with no fight. They began believing and accepting the hype. We were setup by the events of 9/11 there were no external terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, but it was made to appear like the United States National Security was being compromised and tested by a foreign enemy. Reference Naomi Wolf given an address at Kane Hall at the University of Washington—Seattle delivered on October 11, 2007. She is the author of “The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjALf12PA...

The attack was to appear of having an objective of disrupting the world's financial capitol, but this was only the first step in the globalization process and it marked a global paradigm shift, which went directly over most people’s heads. Those who were awake witness the greatest political transition in the history of humanity and sadly to say most of people did not have a clue and still do not have a clue that 9/11 incident dismantled the old world as we knew it and it ushered in a New World Order. New York represents the belly of the beast, the venom sack of the snake and right after 9/11 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and their partners in Tel Aviv were transferring Arab and Muslim funds, hard currency and assets that were deposited in U.S. and European banks anticipating (or really knowing) that the State Department and the U.S. Treasury Department working in conjunction with the United States Justice Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon were going to declare certain nations and individuals as being involved in terrorist activity. This allowed the United States Government to freeze and steal billions of dollars from Islamic entities both public and private.

This writer was recently viewing BBC and they were reporting on the thirty (30) year Anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution that was spearheaded by Imam Ayatollah Rullah Khomeini in 1979, which overthrew the reactionary regime of Shah Mohammed Pahlavi who was a U.S. Government agent provocateur and a betrayer of Islam. There was an Iranian Government official speaking and he said that the United States Government froze between 20-30 billion dollars in Iranian assets after the 1979 revolution and thirty (30) years later the U.S. Government still refuses to relinquish these assets back to the Iranian Government. How can President Barack Obama declare that he wants to open up diplomacy with Iran and did not even send an official low level government delegation to the Iranian Revolution commemoration celebration in Tehran?

If he had done so, it would have spoken volumes and it would have, at least assured President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that President Obama was serious about changing U.S. Foreign Policy course toward the nation of Iran and in addition, it would have provided a sense of political optimism for the entire Middle Eastern region. But he missed a golden opportunity to explore a positive diplomacy moment and to make his word his bond. Thus, for good measure and a start, why doesn’t the U.S. Government unfreeze this sovereign nation's assets? Bush declared certain nations as “Rogue Nations” and as part of the “Axis of Evil” and in doing so he could keep certain economic sanctions and embargoes on these nations and use this antagonistic U.S. Foreign Policy to justify keeping these foreign nations assets frozen and currency hidden in vaults of the United States.

President Obama has the entire world in his hands and he will either use his enormous popularity and power in a responsible manner or he will squander it away just like former President George Bush did after 9/11. The world embraced the United States after the 9/11 hoax and looked for moral guidance from the White House instead Bush isolated the world and took a course of imperialism. On one hand, many have a view of political optimism relative to President Obama’s ascension to power. But this view serves as a contradiction and as an oxymoron because if he is a low level operative for the Invisible Rulers then, why should we be anticipating anything from President Obama that would be adversely different from the policy agenda of President Bush or the other past forty-two (42) presidents that proceeded Bush? (Reference: David Sanger: “The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power”).

The script and the agenda have been written and set; President Barack Obama will just be executing their well defined New World Order and global agenda. So, one could ask, why should we in the United States, in particular and the world in general, be so excited over this pawn? Thus, during his inauguration on January 20, 2009 he drew over 1.5 million people to the Washington Mall and to the U.S. Capitol. I had an interesting conversation with one of my sons who asked me was I going to attend this so-called historical event. This writer emphatically said hell no because most of the African American population was being driven by raw emotions. They still do not realize he was just a black face, chosen to be in a high place and in one sense is more dangerous because this so-called historical moment has further lured the masses to sleep. The former Hip-Hop artist KRS-1 defines Barack Obama as New World Order in Blackface; please reference link this guy is a serious thinker http://happilynaturalday.com/blog/index....

Many stood in chilling temperatures on the Capitol grounds surrounded by Masonic, esoteric and occult architecture and symbolism, but had no idea that it would be these signs and symbols at the root of the philosophical minds of those who control President Obama and that the Invisible Rulers had setup—Orders (hidden and secret societies that are only open to the Power Elite) from which almost every U.S. president and most foreign presidents have been apart of. The meaning of President Obama’s historical significance was more rooted in those hidden symbols displayed on the U.S. Capitol grounds (or really visible symbols) than America’s history of racism which has spanned over two hundred twenty two (222) years denying African Americans the right to be president. This writer saw this crowning of President Barack Obama and this occasion of having much more historical implications than the achievement of another Civil Rights accomplishments for African Americans.

These symbols, edifices, monuments and signs that engulf the U.S. Capitol were all around those who assembled at the U.S. Capitol on that day and very few had any knowledge to interpret their inner meanings because they have been made blind, death and dumb to the knowledge of self by the Prince of Darkness (the 10 percent the rulers of the world). Symbols are what makes up language and language allows us to communicate, but also, symbols have always had a duality in meaning (the visual message and the esoteric message). Many saw the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, as well as the Masonic cornerstones and many saw the signs coming into Washington DC from south to north that read Alexandria, Virginia (but very few had the ability to decode the symbolic language). President Obama is being guided by those masterminds who have built a world and a society that uses these symbolic lessons to confound and control the ignorant and to communicate on a higher level amongst themselves. The Invisible Rulers have invited President Obama into their internal world (although he lacks the Dynastic Family lineage and does not have powerful family name and more so than that he does not come from a history of money). But they will share some of the “Secret Book” with him and this writer is quite sure his initiation took place long before he became a candidate for the U.S. presidency. The Masonic lessons teach us that we travel from East to West in search of more light in Masonry. The U.S. Capitol (sits in the West—North America) is now the seat of world power and domination. (Reference: Manly P. Hall; “The Secret Teachings of All Ages”).

No, doubt all of what we know as Operative Masonry and Speculative Masonry goes back to Africans (Moors—Blacks) that were practicing this HIGH SCIENCE in Kemet (Egypt) long before the Europeans of Greece, Roman and the United States were on the scene; they too studied in Kemet (Egypt) and brought these principles back to Europe. The Egyptian Mystery Schools served as the center of enlightenment of the entire world. It was inscribed on all the most scared temples in Kemet (Egypt) "Man Know Thy Self”. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said out of all the knowledge you can acquire, there is none more valuable than the "KNOWLEDGE OF SELF". He also stated my teachings can be summed up in six words "accept your own and be yourself." Our revolutionary scholars such as John Henrik Clarke, Yosef Ben Jochannon, Asa Hilliard, Naim Akbar, Molefi Kete Asante, John G. Jackson, Chancellor Williams, Ivan VanSertima, Cheik Anta Diop, etc., have proving without a shadow of doubt that Kemet (Egypt) fed all of humanity—civilization. There is a Prince Hall Masonic brother who wrote a very good book detailing these facts his name is Zachery P. Gremillion; "African Origins of Freemasonry”

Freemasonry has always been one of those intriguing topics for me and in my study, I have traveled across many theoretical paths and Masonry was one of those paths, but each path could not totally confine nor define my thinking and my quest for greater truths always became evident and won out. I have two strong audiences that find my research attractive and appealing. I do not accept nor acknowledge the term "Conspiracy Theory" but there are others who freely use this term to define people and scholars like myself who pursue alternative history and neglected viewpoints, which do not receive proper attention from the corporate media. This audience like myself truly believe that there is some powerful hidden entities that operates in darkness and are hidden from humanity, but rule over humanity with an iron claw.

Some of my readers have asked for my take on Masonry having a so-called Jewish origin. There are several Islamic based theories that view the entire system of Freemasonry as a Zionist invention and an enemy against the religion of Islam. Thus, some of the Freemasonic theoretical teachings evolved form the Jewish Kabballah, Torah (Old Testament) and from the Jewish Talmud. However, the Ancient people of Kemet (Egypt) were practicing a sophisticated system of initiation with their neophytes, perhaps thousands of years prior to the teachings of the Kabballah, which is definitely correlated to the Masonic doctrine and worldview. Now! The original Jews were from Ethiopia called the Fulasha Jews and they were Black and of African origin. But later an imposter Jew called Khazars and the Ashkenazi Jew from Eastern Europe adopted the racial identity and the religion of Judaism, but who were master tricksters. (Reference: Jose V. Malcioln; “The African Origins of Modern Judaism: From Hebrews to Jews”).

We were taught that these Caucasian Jews were the most learned of all the Caucasians they received 33rd degrees (known as Shriners—Moslem Sons) of knowledge and were able to run circles around their non-initiated Caucasian brothers. But Masonry foundation rest on the SEVEN LIBERAL ARTS and the FIVE ARCHITURE schools of thought; we have proof positive that these high sciences evolved in Kemet (Egypt) and was practiced in the Egyptian Mystery Schools. However, some believe that a certain sector of Jews had a secret and clandestine agenda, which was written in the book titled, "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion." Some Masonic historians believe that the Three Ruffians that is so eloquently displayed and taught at the Master Mason levels were actually symbolic of a Jewish Conspiracy against the Grand Master Hiram Abiff (but this allegorical character run the gamut in symbolism). (Reference: Mustafa EI-Amin's books titled, "AI- Islam, Christianity, and "Freemasonry". "Ancient Egypt’ and “Ancient Egypt and the Islamic Destiny").

There are others who have recently asked me to describe who I think my audience may be and I must say; I attract a unique audience in that; the majority of those who show interest in my work from the perspective of solidarity is Caucasian and is willing to explore the possibilities. These audiences also cross over to those people who think Zionism is racist and view it as an enemy against the freedoms of all people. These anti-Zionist quite often point to the Zionist Money Changers as being a disrupted force in the lives of all humanity presently and historically. These anti-Zionist are very political in their thinking and worldview and they can appreciate my historical research relative to me exposing the invisible forces behind finance and banking and the Federal Reserve System, as well as my analysis on the Invisible Rulers. Although, I might not agree with the anti-Zionist political worldview step by step—there are some things that we do agree upon. I said two groups, but let me expand that number; this writer does receive a lot of correspondences from Freemasons because in one sense, I do not attack Freemasonry (not that I agree with all their teachings because I do not and I am often critical of Illuminati and other Orders that comes in the name of Freemasonry). But I desire to have a conversation with various schools of thought including Freemasonry and if people feel that you are being intellectually condescending or disrespectful they are not going to be willing to share in your dialogue and often becomes closed to your discussion. So, I use my Blog research to teach Freemasons because many of them are tied to lodge rituals and are very weak in the philosophical aspect of Masonic teachings. This is an ancient order and has been very influential in shaping the political, economic and social structure of the world. But the rank and file member after receiving the Master Mason (third degree) becomes stagnated.

The path of connecting the dots is a life long journey and I equally know that it is a difficult task because those who control the world seeks to be invisible (functioning with all sovereignty and invisible to the masses) and a lot of the ancient wisdom has been intentionally scattered, fragmented and dissected, which makes our job even more difficult. The more you seek, the more you shall find. But there does appear to be a central theme and the same faces and agenda keeps re-occurring throughout human history and they are responsible for deceiving humanity. They have corrupted the world's political, economic, social, and spiritual systems including organized religion—Judaism, Christianity and Islam. There is a war going on for the hearts and minds of humanity and the powers-that-be constantly feed us propaganda in order to further enslave humanity. Sometime I have to literally ask myself, why did the Creator allow me to think outside the box and why couldn't I have been one of the "walking dead" who lacks the knowledge of self and is not burden by the daily struggles to know? This position alone will create all types of personal havoc and often time render you unpopular and can even determine whether or not you will eat, work and/or live. But many are called, but there are few that are chosen and I have made the ultimate sacrifice to walk a true path. I believe Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Confucius and countless others were led to this same conclusion and spiritual reality. I am not comparing myself to these Sages.

There are still others who wanted to specifically know what led me to this path; I started studying Esoteric, Freemasonry, Occult, Metaphysical science, world religions, etc., all this put me on the path that I am on today. This study process allowed me the ability to decode the symbolism because it is symbolism that continues to keep us in mental slavery and if I was going to get closer to the truth then I could no longer ignore the vast world of symbolism. The first book that deeply struck me, was a book written by Kersey Graves titled, "The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors" in which Graves brought to my attention that there were so-called other world Saviors from which Christians borrowed the entire myth of the birth, death, resurrection and ascension from ancient societies in Egypt, Persia, India, China, Mexico, Greece, etc. In fact, the ancient story of Osiris (Asar), Isis (Aset), and Horus (Huru); (the Father, Son and Holy Ghost)—the birth, death, resurrection and ascension were an old story. Yeshua ben Josef (Jesus, the Christ) was actually predated by some thousands of years by the Osirian Myth, even before the advent of Isa bin Yusuf or Yeshua ben Yosef (better known in the West as Jesus Christ—the so-called Son of God) was ever a thought.

These legends are rooted in the Sun God and Solar God concepts. For example, right-minded historians and social scientists have traced these rituals and customs back to the worship of the Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice that were originally being practiced in Kemet (ancient Egypt). I found this knowledge intriguing and believable based on the standards that I applied to determine truth. I read the "Lost Books of the Bible" and many more like sources and most of it pointed to how Constantine and Bishops in 325 A.D. set-up Christianity and the Christian Creed. This type of knowledge set me on the path to know and it is empowering to see behind the symbols and decoys, which is where the naked truth lies.

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-EL

BLACK HISTORY MONTH, IS IT STILL RELEVANT?

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

Black History Month, why is it necessary? This writer could simply answer this question by referencing what the founder of Black History Month; Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) called "The Mis-Education of the Negro". No, the election of President Barack Obama does not signify that the celebration of Black History month has become insignificant, outdated or has out lived its purpose and relevance. The dominant society has elevated President Obama and his achievement as a means to silence the racial contradictions that exist in America both past and present. But this token promotion does not resolve all the past and present disparities which continue to factor into America's social dynamics. (Reference: C. Eric Lincoln; “Coming through the Fire: Surviving Race and Place in America”).

This writer and millions of other African Americans are proud of President Obama's monumental achievement and his reaching the highest political office in the world, but we know this does not begin to address the real social, political and economic issues effecting African American people. Thus, we should not put our guards down and become complacent and thinking that we have arrived and America has finally become a true melting pot where as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., preached that we are now being judged by the content of our character and not by the color of our skin. (Reference: Cornel West; “Race Matters”).

President Obama's appointment does not resolve race issues in America and we forever need the voices of Louis Farrakhan, Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Father Phleger, Cornel West, Malik Zulu Shabazz, Michael Dyson, etc., to remind us and America that the struggle for liberation continues and we will not be duped nor deceived by a token appointment and we call that progress. Our revolutionary scholars and activist can not be lured to sleep and cease to fight for freedom, justice and equality just because President Obama has become the so-called first African American president of these United States of America. The struggle is continuum and we must not allow ourselves to be intentionally placed in a lax mode. (Reference: Michael Eric Dyson: “Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line”).

Dr. Carter G. Woodson stated: “When a Negro has finished his education in our schools, then he has been equipped to begin the life of an Americanized Europeanized white man, but before he steps from the threshold of his alma mater he is told by his teachers that he must go back to his own people from whom he has been estranged by vision of ideals which in his disillusionment he will realize he cannot attain. He goes forth to play his part in life, but he must be both social and bi-social at the same time. While he is part of the body politic, he is in addition to this a member of a particular race to which he must restrict himself in all matter social. While serving his country he must serve within a special group. While being a good American, he must above all things be a "good Negro"; and to perform this definite function he must learn to stay in a "Negro's place." “(Reference: Woodson; “The Mis-Education of the Negro” pg 4).

This writer detest the Black History month pimps who are paid handsome honorariums to crisscross America speaking at colleges and universities in which many of these tired 1960s armchair revolutionaries have sold out and are just hustling outdated theories and have lost the meaning of conviction. I have no respect for these intellectual pimps who live bourgeoisie life styles and are hidden in white America's ivory towers and have become part of the so-called privileged class. They only promote black history to make money; some of these Negroes make $10,000 to $20,000 per speech given these glorified and apolitical black cultural talks which are very safe and non-threaten and supports the status quo.

Thus, after Black History month these Negroes disappear and black history is left to languish in obscurity until next year. They chose the shortest month of the year to honor the oldest history and longest (African History) to ever be recorded; twenty-eight days (28) does not even begin to allow us to scratch the surface. The study of African history must be 365 days; this writer is very familiar with Woodson choosing February because of the 19th Century Black leader Fredrick Douglas was born in this month and the so-called great black emancipator Abraham Lincoln was also born in this month. February was chosen in honor of these two American icons.

My keeping it Real Think Tank has an African American base and it has always been my primary audience, but I would be foolish to deny or disregard like minds of other races and cultures that share and understand the struggle we are up against, which affects all of humanity. But the African American has always been in a precarious situation in America, which stems from their history under Chattel Slavery (1555-1865). This history has never been redeemed and atoned; it therefore, continues to pose a dichotomy and creates and antagonistic social contradiction inside of America. It easy for people to say, we should overlook the 310 years of subjugation and are not sensitive to one of most inhumane crimes ever recorded in human history. (Reference: Ida Hakim; “Reparations: The Cure for America’s Race Problem”).

Chattel Slavery literally devastated a people psychologically, socially and culturally and the present generations of African Americans were never allowed to heal and yet just 150 years removed from the brutality they are still dealing with this not so distant history. This is not a cry of victimization or seeking sympathy, but it is a reality, that this history haunts the psyche of most black people, if they are honest. The United States as a governmental entity has never had a serious conversation relative to race and racism and as a nation we have been in denial and the issue of race therefore remains unresolved even in 2009. So, this sense of cultural and historical duality automatically breeds a position of nationalism because here goes a people that have lost their names, religion, land and lost a cultural reference point and there will always be a need to remind them of the value of their history prior to Chattel Slavery. (Reference: Richard Williams; “They Stole it, But You Must Return it”).

This writer was drilled by his college professors at a small Liberal Arts university in North Carolina in the value of the study of Black History. Professors such as Dr. Earlie Thorpe, Dr. David W. Bishop, Dr. Stephen Fortune, Dr. Percy Murray, Dr. Beverly Washington-Jones, Dr. Sylvia Jacobs, Dr. Freddie Parker, etc., were some of the best traditional historians in the United States—the history department was prominent and a well respected department headed by qualified scholars. Thus, as much as, this writer could appreciate these professional historians’ perspectives, it was not enough to captivate my imagination. (Reference: Earl Thorpe; “The Central Theme of Black History”).

But, it wasn’t until this writer came in contact with the likes of Elijah Muhammad, J.A. Rogers, Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannon, Dr. John Henrik Clarke, Dr. Chancellor Williams, Dr. John G. Jackson, Dr. Cheik Anta Diop, Dr. Ivan VanSertima, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Dr. Marimba Ani, Runoko Rashidi, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Dr. Naim Akbar, etc., that my thinking evolved, it was these scholars who took my thinking to next level as it pertains to the study of African history and no doubt their views were outside the box and it challenged the system of white supremacy. These above scholars are true Black History advocates who have not compromised the principles of truth. They have uprooted the lies, half-truths and the historical distortions giving to us by the dominant culture. (Reference: Kwaku Person-Lynn; “First Word, Black Scholars, Thinkers, Warriors”).

This curriculum that was taught gave me a greater appreciation for the struggle and accomplishments that African Americans had made in world history before their sojourn as slaves. This writer oftentimes finds himself differing with white social activist and liberals when it comes to issues relating to race and yet we share some commonality on other political, social and economic issues. They desire to downplay the effects of race and racism and this writer has to constantly remind them that an unbalance playing field was created due to Chattel Slavery (1555-1865) and thereafter with Jim Crow (legal segregation). Black History month evolved out of these social dynamics because America's race relations had denied people of African descendent their humanity and had systematically denigrated them to an inferior status for over four hundred (400) years. (Reference: C. Vann Woodard; “The strange Career of Jim Crow”).

Dr. Woodson stated: No systematic effort toward change has been possible, for, taught the same economics, history, philosophy, literature and religion which have established the present code of morals, the Negro's mind has been brought under the control of his oppres­sor. The problem of holding the Negro down, therefore, is eas­ily solved. When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his "proper place" and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there is no back door, he will cut one for his special benefit. His education makes it necessary. (Reference: Carter G. Woodson; "The Mis-Education of the Negro" pg. ix).

Africa was called the "Dark Continent" interpreted to meaning they gave nothing to human civilization and although the nations of Ethiopia (Cush) and Egypt (Kemet) had splendid histories in which these African societies arguably fed all of humanity and were the birth places of man. It has been recorded that students from around the world came to learn from the wise ancient Sages of Cush (Ethiopia) and Kemet (Egypt). The scholars and social scientist are still baffled of how the Nubian Egyptians constructed the Eighth Wonder of the world—the building of the pyramids; surely these Africans were not inferior in their intellectual capacity. The science of medicine, mathematics, astronomy, religion, art, science, geometry, hydraulics, engineering, philosophy, architect, etc., originated on the African continent. (Reference: John G. Jackson; “Introduction to African Civilization”).

This writer is often amused by European Bloggers who have delved into various dimensions of Kemet (Egypt) and have come up with geometric and physics based reasoning to explain our sacred temples and pyramids of Kemet (Egypt) and not mention that it was Africans who left this puzzle for humanity to resolve. The Scholars Wallis Budge, Sir Godfrey Higgins, Albert Churchward, George Frazer, Manly P. Hall, Madam Blavatsky, Gerald Massey, H.G. Wells, Will Durant, etc., recognized that builders of the Kemetic pyramid structures were Africans. These modern day Egyptian intellectuals talk around this fact and they desire to place Egypt (Kemet) in the Middle East (there is such no place called the Middle East; the only thing that separates this territory from Africa is a man made ditch called the Suez Canal; for those who still do not know Egypt is in Africa) or come up with some false mulattoe ethnic race in order to deny the Blackness of Egypt. (Reference: Cheik Anta Diop; “Civilization Or Barbarism”).

I think America grew to become an even more ethnocentric society between World War 11 and the Cold War (1941-1989) periods whereas subjects like world geography and world civilizations weren’t deemed important and our educational philosophy was not being formulated around where the world was headed (globalism and the global market of ideas). We had arrogantly, selfishly and ignorantly embraced what we deemed as Americanism or better yet Eurocentrism. This thought led us to believe that everything from ideas—cultures and human achievements evolved around America —a so-called “superior culture” that had in one sense become isolated and it was this idea that contributed to the dummying down of America.

The Afrocentric movement led by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante and other scholars challenged America and all Western Education to reconsider, in particular how Africa was being viewed and how blacks were being viewed stemmed more from cultural ignorance and the educational curriculums reflected this institutionalize ignorance and was contributing toward our cultural incompetence . Although, this argument had its political, social and economic limitations; nevertheless, it forced American educators in the mid 1980s and 1990s to adopt educational strategies that would reflect and encompass the pluralism and the cultural diversity of our society. (Reference: Molefi Kete Asante; Afrocentricity).

This was a step to correct a nation’s psyche and redirect an educational ideology that had gone off course; this led to the multi-cultural movement, a movement to correct and address global projections once it was finally realized where the rest of the world was headed. I just do not think past great educational philosophers had the foresight to look deep in the future and create social theories that could stand without the need of any new assessments and evaluations which to make them relevant to where we are in this space and time. But blacks were robbed of a knowledge of self in this process they lost their culture, names, religion, folkways, mores and by being kidnapped they even lost their land.

Slavery was the greatest criminal act ever committed against humanity; it divided black slaves who spoke the same tribal languages and shared an ethnic heritage (dividing of the families had tremendous everlasting impact on African Americans). Slavery worked to disconnect blacks from their history and destroyed their linkage to a past and justified all manners of oppression and subjugation by calling Blacks the biblical children of Ham and depicted Blacks as being cursed base on their interpretation of the Bible. This theological interpretation more than anything else justified racism and white supremacy; it led to a subsiding of moral and ethical criticism based on this so-called divine system of reasoning. Blacks were denied the right to read and write (other than the Bible); learning for them was outlawed and a crime. They could be killed if caught with a book during chattel slavery. (Reference: John Blassingame; “The Slave Community”).

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches that history builds the springs and motives of human actions, it empowers a people beyond dates and events to come to know the contribution their ancestors made on the stage of human civilization. Many do not know that a black man named Granville T. Woods invented the telephone system and apparatus; Phillip B. Downing invented the letter box; William B. Purvis invented the fountain pen; Joseph V. Nichols and Lewis H. Latimer invented the electric lamp; W.A. Lavalette; Robert F. Flemmings, Jr., invented the guitar; John Stanard invented the refrigerator; Norbert Rillieux improved the sugar making process; George W. Kelley invented the steam table; Willis Johnson invented the Egg Beater; John Albert Burr invented the Lawn Mower; J.H. Smith invented the Lawn Sprinkler; George F. Grant invented the golf tee; Oscar E. Brown invented the horseshoe; Jan E. Matzeliger invented the shoe lasting machine; M.C. Harney invented the lantern or lamp, etc. (Reference: Ivan VanSertima; “Blacks in Science”).

This writer can go on and on about the countless inventions that African Americans made in which many were stolen because they could not get a patent for their inventions based on racism. These Black unsung heroes have languished as the unknown contributors toward the advancement of our culture refinement. While others profited financially off the inventions of African Americans and racism allowed them to be exploited and even to this day they have not received any compensation. No, we can not just overlook this and every intelligent African American who has come into the knowledge of self has a job, duty and responsibility to expose America’s hypocrisy. Even in 2009 the above cited contributions have almost been totally written out of American history and our children are given a distorted view of history based on the practices of intellectual racism. So the establishment of Black History month serves as an attempt to correct the wrongs and to give people a truer perspective of African Americans historical accomplishments seen outside the visual realms of the former slave masters and their children. (Reference: Chip Smith; “The Cost of Privilege: Taking On The System of White Supremacy and Racism”).

American history has been tainted by 400 years of racial politics and it has unjustly denigrated other people who were not of European descendent as inferior and relegated them to an insignificant role within the scheme of American history. In 1925 Dr. Carter G. Woodson recognized that African Americans were sixty (60) years removed from slavery and had suffered a tremendous systematic disconnectedness from a glorious past. Woodson was a well trained scholar who had received a Ph.D in history from Harvard University in 1912 and was the second black behind W.E.B. Dubois to earn a Ph.D in history from Harvard 1895. Woodson was a contemporary of Marcus Garvey and use to write articles for Garvey's publication titled, "The Negro World.” Garvey advocated Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism—Garvey preached back to Africa and self-reliance. (Reference: J.A. Rogers; “The World’s Great Men of Color”).

Woodson may have shared in some of Garvey's political, economic and social philosophy, but I believed Woodson was entrapped by his own western education. He may have empathized with some of Garvey's views, but as an intellectual perhaps wasn't willing to embrace Garvey's hardcore Black Nationalism teachings on separation and his call for a Pan-African state. However, no black leader did more to inspire and connect Diaspora blacks to Africa and to create an African worldview than Garvey. His philosophy was steeped in African tradition and represented a symbolic fulfillment of the prodigal sons and daughters having an identified home being Africa. But more importantly in theory, it reaffirmed their traditional linkage to a long lost culture and heritage. (Reference: Harold Cruse; “The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual”).

The establishment of Negro History week (it was originally called Negro History week prior to becoming Black History Month in 1976 and it was co-founded by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity) was essentially a reaction to white American style racism. American history had precluded blacks and there wasn't too many positive black images being offered in the text books and often blacks contributions were minimized to a footnote or was just outright discarded. Dr. Woodsin in 1916 founded the Journal of Negro History (presently called the Journal of African American History) where he began to write and publish scholarly and scientific research articles on varying aspects of black history. Woodson used this periodical to prove to the world that blacks indeed had made a worthwhile contribution, in particular to American history and world history in general. Woodson served as its first editor from (1916-1950), Rayford Logan (1950-1951), William M. Brewer (1952-1970), W. August Low (1970-1974), Lorraine A. Williams (1974-1976), Alton Hornsby (1976- 2001), etc., these were some of the early editors of the Journal of Negro History.

Woodson stated: “A further examination of their curricula shows, too, that invariably these Negro colleges offer courses in Greek philoso­phy and in that of modern European thought, but they direct no attention to the philosophy of the African. Negroes of Africa have and always have had their own ideas about the nature of the universe, time, and space, about appearance and reality, and about freedom and necessity. The effort of the Negro to inter­pret man's relation to the universe shows just as much intelli­gence as we find in the philosophy of the Greeks. There were many Africans who were just as wise as Socrates.” (Woodson: “The Mis-Education of the Negro” pg 89).

Woodson in 1915 founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (presently called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History) all geared toward rectifying the intellectual damage caused by the brutal system of Chattel Slavery. Many historians have tried to piece the black experience together from remnants of scattered records because blacks were considered as the white man's property—vital statistics (family names, birthdays, siblings, tribal affiliation, etc.) were not kept on African slaves. Also, during early United States Census reports blacks were only listed as property. (Reference: Herbert G. Gutman; “The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom 1750-1925”).

Early on scholars such as W.E. B Dubois wrote extensively on varying aspects of African and African American history using his pen to reclaim the black man’s past. Dubois first book was titled, "Suppression of the African Slave Trade", "The Souls of Black Folk," The Philadelphia Negro," "The Autobiography of W.E.B. Dubois," "From Dust of Dawn" and perhaps his most celebrated work was titled, "Encyclopedia Africana" this writer does not think he ever completed this monumental project, but it was dedicated toward a pulling together of African people's history from around the world. But I believe Dr. Henry Louis Gates may have completed what Dubois started fifty (50) years ago. (Reference: W.E.B. Dubois and Herbert Aptheker (editor); “The Education of Black People: Ten Critiques, 1906-1960”).

Dr. Woodson also wrote and researched extensively and as a professional historian, he and Dubois took the study of African American history to the next level based on their use of empirical research methods, as for as scientifically approaching black history as a credible field of study.

Dubois stated: “The history of the American Negro is the history of this strife—this longing to attain self-conscious man­hood, to merge his double self into a better and truer self. In this merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost. He would not Africanize America, for America has too much to teach 'the world and Africa. He would not bleach his Negro soul in a flood of white Americanism, for he knows that Negro blood has a message for the world. He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American, without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without having the doors of Opportunity closed roughly in his face." (Reference: W.E.B. Dubois; "The Souls of Black "Folk pg. 45-46).

Woodson perhaps authored one of the most definitive books examining the social, political and economic mindset of the African American titled, "The Mis-Education of the Negro" first published in 1933. This book answers the critics’ opposition to why African American still find it necessary to promote and advocate Black History Month every February. Racism is systemic and you can not reverse three hundred ten (310) years of human brutality which created certain attitudes and behavior as a result it became inculcated in the psychology of a nation.

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-EL

CON GAME IS AN ART: NO ONE PLAYS IT BETTER THAN THE POWER BROKERS

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

This writer abhors and detest con artists and their criminal enterprise networks, but what about when your own government is a practitioner of con and the masses of the people do not have a clue that the likes of a Bernie Madoff or Eron (Kenneth Lay), Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken (the junk bond scammers), Mark Rich, etc., were not the real causes of people losing their life savings, retirement benefits, homes, businesses, investment portfolios, etc (these are convenient distractions given to the public).

Gary Allen and Larry Abraham in "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" give us this interesting scenario: "Most of us have had the experience, either as parents or youngsters, of trying to discover the "hidden picture" within another picture in a children's magazine. Usually you are shown a landscape with trees, bushes, flowers and other bits of nature. The caption reads something like this: "Concealed somewhere in this picture is a donkey pulling a cart with a boy in it. Can you find them?" Try as you might, usually you could not find the hidden picture until you turned to a page farther back in the magazine which would reveal how cleverly the artist had hidden it from us. If we study the landscape we realize that the whole picture was painted in such a way as to conceal the real picture within, and once we see the "real picture," it stands out like the proverbial painful digit.”

Allen and Abraham continues: “We believe the picture painters of the mass media are artfully creating landscapes for us which deliberately hide the real picture. In this book we will show you how to discover the "hidden picture" in the landscapes presented to us daily through newspapers, radio and television. Once you can see through the camouflage, you will see the donkey, the cart and the boy who have been there all along. Millions of Americans are concerned and frustrated over mishappenings in our nation. They feel that something is wrong, drastically wrong, but because of the picture painters they can't quite put their fingers on it." (Reference: Gary Allen and Larry Abraham; "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" pg 9-10).

The propaganda machines desires for us to believe that vicious criminals like the ones that this writer has listed above are part responsible for creating the economic meltdown that is destabilizing America and the rest of the world. However, there are some hidden players (who practice subliminal seduction), that are a lot more sinister and vicious than these low level operatives that are hidden inside of Powerful Orders and are the real Power Brokers such as the Club of Rome, Carlyle Group, Milner Group, the House of Rothschild, Royal Institute of International Affairs, etc. (Reference: David Icke; “The Biggest Secrets”).

This writer receives a lot of Con Game emails mostly from criminal con artists disguising themselves as foreign investors seeking international business partners; moreover, these bogus emails, list names of various sham front banks located in Africa and Europe. These criminals ordinarily make claims of having access to millions of dollars and many of them profess to be the blood lineage to some of Africa's deposed royal dictators and they make claims of needing someone in the West to assist them in acquiring these huge sums of money. But as an allege national the local laws so-called prohibits them from gaining access to the money.

So they devise these elaborate con game business plans involving non-nationals who must agree to share a portion of the wealth with them upon conclusion of the transfer of the funds out of these countries to a reputable United States and/or European bank (there is never no funds to be transferred; these den of thieves usually windup with your money). The majority of these con games and scams originate out of Houston, Texas and Lagos, Nigeria. They have suckered many Westerners who were looking for a quick get rich scheme; but later to find out they had been victimized by some cheap petty "third world" con artist from Nigeria better known as the Nigerian 401 scams.

These Con Games are mere inconsequential and child’s play in comparison to the ones the Rothschilds, Rockefellers and the Money Changers have played on all of humanity. They are masters in the science of “tricknology” and are behind this economic meltdown that the world economy is experiencing today. The masses have been duped and continue to be duped; these Con Artists have no shame in their Game. They have always pulled all the political, economic, and social strings that affect all of humanity. We love the Devil because he gives us nothing. (Reference: John Lawrence Reynolds; “Secret Societies: Inside The World’s Most Notorious Organizations”).

President George Bush left office with one of the lowest approval ratings of any prior U.S. president within the history of American politics. He stole the 2000 election in which his brother Governor Jeb Bush of Florida led to the disenfranchisement of millions Floridians who had their votes disqualified and went uncounted by the Florida Board of Elections. This writer can remember the major news networks in 2000 announcing that Florida had been won by Vice President Al Gore (this electoral state would have giving Gore the presidential victory over Bush), but this reality was nullified by the conspirators. (Reference: “American Blackout” Cynthia McKinney—DVD).

If we proclaim in a democracy that that the vote represents the will and aspirations of the people and in 2000 the people had clearly spoken and their political choice was not George W. Bush. The 2000 voting fiasco was no different than what you would find occurring in developing nations where a dictator reign is in jeopardy and the possibility exist of losing power cause them do all manner of things to rig the political elections towards their favor. But give the appearance to the national people and international community that free elections were carried out, which to satisfy the advocates of western style democracy that as a developing nation is worthy of being the beneficiaries of Europe and America so-called political and economic generosity (World Bank and International Monetary Fund recipients).

The Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation created the confusion in Florida and right before the American people's eyes, the unthinkable took place, a presidential election was stolen (a coup d’état took place right inside of America). This was no different than what Europe and the United States are accusing President Robert Mugabe of in Zimbabwe (the 2000 U.S. election had the ugly face of dictator, despot, tyrant, autocrat, etc., written all over it; no different than what is taking place in this Southern African Nation).

Bush was officially seated by a United States Supreme Court decision in a five (5) to four (4) vote with little to no opposition from Vice President Al Gore. Gore and Bush are brother members of the Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderberger, Trilateral Commission and Skull and Bones fraternity brothers; it was ultimately these powerful Orders decision to seat George W. Bush over his frat brother. (Reference: Jeffrey Toobin; “The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court”).

Many view his eight (8) year presidential tenure as a failure; however, this reality is depended upon who lens you are looking from. Thus, quite naturally from the duped masses are strictly judging Bush's legacy from his public blunders and his appearance of leadership incompetency and many have been bothered by that silly smirch. The masses of the people’s thinking are a creation of the mass mediums and are slavish led by the masterful spin doctors (those Invisible Entities that have the ability to mold and shape public opinion).

President Bush strategically worked the Invisible Rulers plan to almost perfection and in many ways from their vantage point the forty-third president was the most successful president in the history of America. He was led to create a new society, a society that would have very little resembles to the old society prior to September 11, 2001. The old society coexisted with the United States jurisprudence system and the United States Constitution was truly the law of the land, but this is not to suggest that our legal governing system was not often subverted and compromised by NSA, CIA, FBI, United States Defense Department, United States Justice Department, etc.

We know that the Central Intelligence Agency from its inception has been engaged in covert operations to assassinate foreign leaders and destabilize foreign governments; it was the most lethal and ruthless agency that was at the disposal of the United States commander-in-chief, in particular during the Cold War era (Homeland Security added much more to his disposal). It is not like the CIA gave a damn about United States law or for that matter international law, but the law served for all and intent purposes as a meaningful symbolic set of agreed standards that were deemed recognizable and if caught breaking the law it was binding. (Reference: Ralph W. McGhee; “Deadly Deceits: My Twenty Five Years in the CIA”)

President Bush has led the American people, in particular and international community in general, down a dangerous and lonely path where he was allowed to weaken the powers of the United Nations and international law became subjective and at the same time U.S. law became more repressive and the U.S. Constitution became a document that no longer protected and secured the basic rights of the American people.

The Bush administration used 9/11, which was induced to create fear and this mood of fear would be systematically used as a con game ploy to having us surrender our rights (this was the real deal, it was never about a war on terrorism) and in lieu of allowing the government to protect us from these new so-called enemies—Islamic Terrorist and so-called extremist who were allegedly responsible for bringing the World Trade Center twin towers down to her knees. (Reference: David Sanger: “The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power”).

We quietly surrendered what the Founding Fathers fought so gallantly for and at a blink of an eye over 200 years of perceived freedom, justice and equality dissipated to never again return. This single incident allowed Bush to rearrange the entire world and essentially brought an end to American democracy as we know it. He passed all types of reactionary Executive Orders, while the ignorant applauded his overt overtures of moving us towards a new era of protectionism, but very few saw the ultimate deceptions.

Bush and his Masters knew that after 9/11 the public would be dumbfound and could be manipulated into participating in their own enslavement. It was easy to blame a group of people that was already marginalize for the 9/11 tragedy and no one would question the government's motive. The so-called Cold War had ended in 1989 when the Berlin Wall came tumbling down and the United States Government and its private defense contractors who had profited huge and reaped unimaginable monetary profits during this time from the manufacturing and selling of military hardware around the world to Warsaw nations and NATO nations. They were deeply concerned with the basic question of supply and demand—this was the impetus for our involvement in Iraq, which has cost the American taxpayers 800 billion dollars and billions more in Afghanistan.

Thus, after the Cold War so-called came to an abrupt end, America had to create a new enemy in order to sustain its flow of money. Islam and Muslims in its ideology (in particular what the West labeled as militant radical Islam or what they call Islamic extremism—the so-called breeding ground for terrorism was chosen as the new enemy) had enough political antagonism towards the West to at least appear in the American people's psyche as a formidable enemy worthy to declare war on and sadly to say, no one would give damn. (Reference: Bob Woodard; “State of Denial”).

But this declaration had a twofold objective in which the American people was led to believe that our national security had reached the highest level of priority and vulnerability, perhaps not seen since World War II. A so-called enemy in the 9/11 incident declared an act of war against the United States and this induced event left us with a sense of national vulnerability. The 9/11 hoax left over three thousand (3,000) Americans dead; not on a foreign battlefield, but on United States soil; surely this incident was unprecedented within American history.

The mass mediums hailed the dead of 9/11 as martyrs and through the deceptive ploy of molding and shaping public opinion the war mongers and the money changers systematically guided United States Foreign Policy agenda to the doors steps of Iraq and Afghanistan. The American people wanted revenge and justice, more revenge than justice; this entire hoax I must say was well organized from their vantage point. The Bush administration was able to incite the American people and the world into surrendering their freedoms in the name of combating a so-called enemy.

The sad phenomena, is that most Americans knew very little about Islam prior to 9/11; although Islam had been in America perhaps from the inception of Chattel Slavery (1555-1865) when the first slave ship docked on the eastern seaboard; there were Muslims who was brought against their will from West Africa to the Americas. Some Americans were familiar with the Nation of Islam that was popularized by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and his minister, Malcolm X, but knew very little beyond this minuscule perspective relative to Islam. (Reference: “Sultan A. Latif and Naimah Latif; “Slavery: The African American Psychic Trauma”).

Others argue that the Moors from North Africa in the 8th Century had made voyages to the Americas and had converted some of the early Native Americans to Islam. Many of us were so ignorant relative to the Islamic geo-political landscape and the divergent Islamic cultures that we were baffled when the propaganda machines fed the illiterate, radical Islamic images who advocated a deep hatred towards the West. These images incited a United States populous to side with the reactionary policies of President George Bush going to war in Iraq in 2004. (Reference: Ivan Van Sertima; “They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in America”).

It was their shear raw emotions that were being slavishly guided by the Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderberger group and the Trilateral Commission. Bush and the CIA knew that Iraq did not have any Weapons of Mass Destruction, but this did not matter because the ultimate decision to attack Iraq came from a much higher echelon than himself. He like all prior presidential servants are taught to hear and obey those in authority over him. (Reference: George Tenet: “At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA”).

They sold the masses on a war against terrorism and at the same time was stealing trillions of dollars in Oil revenues from the colonized nation of Iraq and wrecked an ancient Nation and culture who had artifacts and treasures going back over 6,000 years dating back to the Babylonian Empires and served as proof positive that a superior civilization existed far greater than the western barbarians who were raping and pillaging the Holy Land. (Reference: Alexander Hislop; “The Two Babylons”).

The home of the second largest Oil reserve in the world and the Western propaganda machines continually kept the illusive image of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda movement front and center and planted deep in the recess of our minds while they robbed Iraq blind. Osama Bin Laden is dead, if you did not know this, just say you heard it from me, Bin Laden is dead. But whenever the Bush administration needed a further reason to remain as occupiers in Iraq and Afghanistan the CIA always come up with a so-called new tape recorded message delivered by Bin Laden declaring words of Jihad and urging the Muslim world to take up arms against the United States and the West.

We know who controls the world media and those of us are well acquainted with their deceptive and manipulative ploys knew that Islam did not pose a threat to the United States or to the West. Bush and the media told the United States citizens good and well crafted boogie man stories (lullaby stories) and they lured the moral consciousness of its citizens to sleep, while we witness the colonization of a nation in the 21st Century by the United States. What price did we pay for so-called allowing the government to protect our freedoms and combating terrorism?

We agreed to become a police state and we have witnessed under President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney the separations of powers become compromised and Bush through various Executive Orders had transferred all the power to the Executive Branch of government. The United States Congress and Judicial Branches of government were rendered powerless under Bush. This was done in name of politics of fear and he consistently used his executive powers to subvert Congress and at the same time tighten the noose around the necks of humanity, as far as depleting them of their civil liberties. (Reference: Naomi Wolf: “The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot”).

Yes, after 9/11 Big Brother had reached an entire new level; these new patriots obliterated the U.S. Constitution and depleted it of having any jurisprudence substance. These are truly dangerous times that we are living in; Bush should have been crowned as a dictator who led a Fascist regime based on the political moves he made while president of the United States.

The United States Congress passed the United States Patriot Act forty-three (43) days after 9/11; giving the U.S. Government unprecedented authority and power over the lives of the American people. This reactionary legislation put Americans more under surveillance than scrutinizing and monitoring so-called external enemies. We have truly transitioned into a police state—the government does not need warrants to arrest, eavesdrop, spy, conduct searches, etc., they can just label you as an enemy combatant and from that point you have no legal rights.

The so-called war on terrorism was a smokescreen designed to create an illusion, but this entire agenda became a war on the citizens of the United States. Many even in 2009 haven't yet realized that they have no rights and, I do not know what it is going to take to wake the ignorant masses up from their slumber. This writer finds the rightwing policies of our government far more dangerous than any war the so-called Islamic extremist could ever wage against the United States.

We have been conned by masterful con artists who took our most precious document the U.S. Constitution and gave us fairy tale stories in return—they keep telling us the terrorist are coming to get us (who are really coming to get us are black boot U.S. Government agents) and we are foolishly looking for some external enemy to attack America. Please do not look too far. Will the real terrorist please stand-up?

Islam, Muslims and Arabs are not the enemies of America or the American people; they see an unfair and unbalance foreign policy that is reprehensible and deserving of being condemned in the Middle East when it comes to Israel and the Arab States. This is not going to get any better under President Barack Obama because we have recently witness Israeli aggression and a military onslaught against the Palestinians on the Gaze Strip where the Israelis blacked out and controlled all the media reporting. The international community could not receive any un-sanitized news coming out of Gaza; Palestinians were massacred and killed in the streets in a twenty-two (22) day inhumane onslaught and Obama did not utter one word. (Reference: Jimmy Carter; “Peace: Not Apartheid”).

President Obama should be hailed the first Jewish president; his political cabinet and top advisors are Zionist and they got his tongue and his mind. The candidate of change did not bring much change; his cabinet looks like a recycle Clinton administration possessing the same reactionary players of yesteryear, was this the change that the American people had anticipated?

Let’s reason with me; President Obama is now asking the U.S. Taxpayers for another 800 billion dollars what he is calling an economic stimulus package to jump start our economy by infusing this money back into America in order to create jobs. Who is going to foot these massive economic bailouts? In particular as more Americans become unemployed there is a shrinkage in the tax base (simple economics you got more going out than there is coming in) is this fiscal responsibility or is it just putting a band aid on cancer.

So where will this money becoming from; we are being setup again by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Shalom Bernanke in which they will be printing more money out of thin air (not back by gold and silver) and Central Banks will be selling us money (their biggest private contractor who is the U.S. Government) at astronomical interest rates. President Obama is just a tool and a pawn they dealt him a no win hand. (Reference: William Greider; “Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country”).

Bush and the boys robbed the United States Treasury blind and rode off into the sunset (symbolized by the racist Lone Star State) and he could care less about a public opinion poll. His place in history will be determined by those who have the power to influence the pen of social scientist and historians and not by the emotional sentiments of a powerless masses who do not know that they are voiceless and do not factor into these decisions. These sophisticated spin doctors will put a positive period behind one of their most efficient and faithful servants George W. Bush.

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-EL

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Stood Tall and Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

How do we honor a falling warrior? Other than continuing the struggle for justice in his honor. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a warrior for justice who made the ultimate sacrifice in order to transform a society that was steeped in racial injustice that has permeated the entire social and political structure of America and has led to a history of social inequality relative to African Americans. Dr. King stated: "Man is man because he is free to operate within the framework of his destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make decisions, and to choose between alternatives. He is distinguished from animals by his freedom to do evil or to do good and to walk the high road of beauty or tread the low road of ugly degeneracy." (Reference: Martin Luther King, Jr., The Measures of Man, 1959).

Dr. King became morally convicted to transform a society that was steeped in racial injustice and prejudice. Dr. Martin Luther King called for America to look deep into her self and he challenged the moral and ethical foundation in which this nation was supposedly built upon. King stated: "Being a Negro in America means trying to smile when you want to cry. It means trying to hold on to physical life amid psychological death. It means the pain of watching your children grow up with clouds of inferiority in their mental skies. It means having your legs cut off, and then being condemned for being a cripple. It means seeing your mother and father spiritually murdered by the slings and arrows of daily exploitation, and then being hated for being an orphan." (Reference: Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967).

Dr. King in many ways was a true trailblazer and a pioneer for human justice; to celebrate his birthday on January 15, is much more than honoring a black hero, but it is a tribute to a modern day prophet. He was thrust into a vicious human rights battle in the 1950s and 1960s as the premier spokesman for the Civil Rights Movement which he received his assignment from the Montgomery Improvement Association. A little black woman named Rosa Parks in 1955 who refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white patron and it was this incident that sparked the Civil Rights movement and led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott that lasted for 381 days.

Dr. King's motivation can not be viewed separate and apart from the historical context of when the first slave ship docked on the eastern seaboard of the United States in 1555. There was a clarion call and a yearning for human rights from those who were brought to these shores as unwilling captives in chains; the inception of Chattel Slavery was the advent that led to a four hundred (400) year history of systematic oppression, injustice, and racism. Dr. King stated: "Many of the ugly pages of American history have been obscured and forgotten....America owes a debt of justice which it has only begun to pay. If it loses the will to finish or slackens in its determination, history will recall its crimes and the country that would be great will lack the most indispensable element of greatness--justice." (Reference: Martin Luther King, Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967).

These social variables were the impetus that sparked a young southern Christian preacher to pick up the torch of liberation and activism and to stomp on behalf of the least of these. So many Christian preachers today have lost sight of Jesus the Christ mission and have turned a blind eye to addressing oppression and often time their mission is about money and social mobility. They are driven by materialism and not humanism; Dr. King taught a social Gospel, he was deeply concerned with the same people that Jesus was concerned with. King was not interested in building mega churches and sanctuaries; he was more concerned about building human character and used his brilliant oratory skills to challenge a modern day Roman Government who was much more powerful than Pilate. The Prophet Job lost everything, but he never lost faith in God; this was the kind of faith Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had.

There are a plethora of social issues plaguing the African American community ranging from gang violence, single parenting, high school drop out rate, unemployment, high black homicide rate, teenage pregnancy and a sense of disillusionment with a government that has betrayed the poor. Dr. King would be addressing these issues from the pulpit and he would be in the streets amongst the poor and oppressed working to give a voice to the voiceless. These modern day "Uncle Tom" Negro leaders are to busy window dressing and saying what is politically expedient and claiming they are the heir apparent to the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Reverend Al Sharpton is not a contemporary of Dr. Martin Luther King, but the white media has elevated him to the status of modern day mass leader of the African American race, this is insidious and you would have thought Dr. King himself anointed and handpicked him as his predecessor. Reverend Sharpton was a little boy when Dr. King was leading and was not part of King's inner circle. The reality is, the day of elevated mass black leadership is over and we should not be looking for one black leader (the savior syndrome) to lead us to the promise land. This is antiquated thinking and failure to recognize that the world has made a paradigm shift and the concept of race leaders is obsolete.

Reverend Jesse Jackson was not King's most closest confidante; he was a young man who ran errands (getting King’s shoes shined and getting coffee, picking up lunch and answering the phones, etc.) and some of these Negroes were on the FBI payroll, but after King's death they rose to national prominence.

The United States as a nation had evolved socially, politically and economically around the politics of race. Thus, race has consumed the psyche of the citizens of the United States from the very inception and the establishment of this republic. Racial politics has created and shaped the behavior of the dominant culture (European Americans) and the subcultures like (African Americans) behavior, which impacted the socialization process of a nation. Dr. King was confronted with the vicious system of Jim Crow in which African Americans were systematically disenfranchised and denied freedom, justice and equality. Dr. King said he was a drum major for justice. Dr. King stated: "Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true." (Reference: Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength To Love, 1963).

It is difficult for me to attend these elaborate King celebrations that are put on every year around January 20 where people who claimed to have walked with Dr. King yesterday but cease to struggle today and now get up giving speeches reminiscing in a nostalgic fashion, as though we have arrived as a people. We in 2009 are faced with some of the same challenges that Dr. King faced over forty (40) years ago, the enemy today is more covert and sophisticated and has further lured black people to sleep with Barack Obama being elected as the president of the United states of America, as though this resolves the social divide and all of sudden racism does not exist and all of America’s race problems have been solved. King stated: “But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition.” (Reference: Martin Luther King; “I Have a Dream” Speech 1963).

This is indeed a great accomplishment in the history of black America and one that Dr. King fought for and he to would be proud of President-elect Obama becoming the first African American president of the United States of America. However, I must caution President-elect Obama is a token; he does not resolve 310 years of injustice. Now! You do not reach the level that President-Elect Obama has reached by voting and/or by a ballot box election; voting is only an illusion, in what the masses perceive as their tool of expression pursuant to democracy participation and we are taught this is the highest representation of freedom and liberty that one can exercise in a so-called civilized society.

No, I am not willing be duped on a symbol of token success and we call that progress; this so-called progress has been carefully orchestrated and well crafted by those who practiced deception and chicanery to lure the masses of the people to sleep into believing that Obama's appointment resolve 450 years of human injustice and conflict. This election does not begin to resolve the political, economic and social divide that exists inside of America. It is going to take a little more than the appointment of the first so-called African American president. Obama has not paid proper homage to the likes of Dr. King, Fannie Lou Hamer, Thurgood Marshall, A. Phillip Randolph, Rosa Parks, Whitney Young, Bayard Rustin, Roy Wilkins, etc., these Civil Rights leaders paved the way that he might sit in the White House today.

This writer was explaining to his daughter that blacks were killed, lynched, beaten and were the victims of various types of physical violence during the turbulent Civil Rights era. President-elect Obama is the beneficiary of that struggle and sacrifices that were waged by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and those brave black and poor Civil Rights workers who stood up against some vicious tobacco chewing rednecks in the Confederate South and the Confederate North. They paid a price; they use to sing "I am not going to let anyone turn me around" and they understood the words of Patrick Henry, "Give Me liberty or give me death" and there is an old saying if you do not stand for something you will fall for anything.

African Americans after the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) and the passing of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution which freed the slaves in theory from chattel slavery. African Americans from 1865-1877 during what was known as the Reconstruction Period started to make tremendous strides toward economic and political progress. Thus, during this twelve year stint in southern states black politicians were being elected to high State level political offices. For example, in Mississippi Hiram Revels and Blanche K. Bruce, and Robert Smalls in South Carolina who served in the United States Congress. P.B.S Pinchback who was a Lieutenant Governor and for over two months served as governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction. (Reference: John Hope: “From Slavery to Freedom”).

But all this progress was turned back with United States Government cut a deal with the south and removed federal troops who were there to enforce federal law. Thus, nineteen (19) years later the courts ushered in one of the most infamous U.S. Supreme Courts decision within the history of African American—the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, which once again the high court legalized and institutionalized racism within the United States. The United States Supreme Court essentially said that in all matters of social, political and economic that segregation (separate but equal) was constitutional and could be practiced as a matter of law. This law was the mother of all Jim Crow laws which led to further racial segregation and discrimination—fostering racial hate, hate crimes, race riots, lynching, etc. Dr. King referred to America as the greatest purveyor of violence and she was hypocritical to criticize other nations and was unwilling to look in the mirror at how she was treating the African American. (Reference: W.E.B Dubois; “Black Reconstruction in America”).

King was born on January 15, 1929 during the Great Depression and just thirty-three (33) years after the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision and grew-up in the Jim Crow south of Atlanta, Georgia where he witness racial politics at its best. He was trained at three fine institutions of higher learning—Morehouse College, Crozier College and Boston University where he received a doctorate degree in religion. This writer does not believe early on that Dr. King visualized himself as a leader of the black multitudes; I believe that he would have been satisfied serving as the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, as opposed to being a leader of a mass movement. Sometime history finds us and it is mere accidental that we are led to certain stations in life but Dr. King was destined to be a modern day prophet, one who changed the outcome of humanity and this was a reality he could not escape. (Reference: Martin Luther King and James M. Washington; “A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.”)

Moreover that does not mean that he was above reproach nor does it implies or insinuate that perhaps I do not have any disagreements (Separation versus Integration) with his philosophy, strategy, and tactics. What ever disagreements I may have, it does not rise to the level of me breaking ranks with a giant of a man. King understood best the words of one of the greatest rappers, poets and spoken word artist in Gil Scott Heron when he said, "the motherfucking dogs are in the streets"

King vehemently opposed the Vietnam War and as he grew politically, he openly condemned United States aggression in South East Asia. He stated: "Somehow this madness must cease. We must stop now. I speak as a child of God and brother to the suffering poor of Vietnam. I speak for those whose land is being laid waste, whose homes are being destroyed, whose culture is being subverted. I speak for the poor in America who are paying the double price of smashed hopes at home and death and corruption in Vietnam. I speak as a citizen of the world, for the world as it stands aghast at the path we have taken. I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." (Reference: Martin Luther King, Jr., The Trumpet of Conscience, 1967).

King by 1967 became one of the most dangerous leaders in America because he was growing politically and he had made some ideological transitioning beyond the Civil Rights movement and had come to recognize that the true struggle was international, which involved a struggle for human rights. Some of Dr. King's top advisors like Ralph Abernathy and Andrew Young advised King not to make this transition because it was a lot more political and expansive in ideology.

Dr. King stated: "Over the past two years, as I have moved to break the betrayal of my own silences and to speak from the burnings of my own heart, as I have called for radical departures from the destruction of Vietnam, many persons have questioned me about the wisdom of my path. At the heart of their concerns, this query has often loomed large and loud: "Why are you speaking about the war, Dr. King?" "Why are you joining the voices of dissent?" "Peace and civil rights don’t mix," they say. "Aren’t you hurting the cause of your people?" they ask. And when I hear them, though I often understand the source of their concern, I am nevertheless greatly saddened, for such questions mean that the inquirers have not really known me, my commitment, or my calling. Indeed, their questions suggest that they do not know the world in which they live. In the light of such tragic misunderstanding, I deem it of signal importance to try to state clearly, and I trust concisely, why I believe that the path from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church—the church in Montgomery, Alabama, where I began my pastorate—leads clearly to this sanctuary tonight." (Reference: King speech Beyond Vietnam April 4, 1967. New York, N.Y.).

Dr. King as he evolved politically became a target of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its zealous director J. Edgar Hoover and was covertly scrutinized under Cointelpro (FBI and the US Government Counter Intelligence Program). J. Edgar Hoover was obsessed with all black leadership from all political spectrums. King advocated civil disobedience and nonviolent protest and used tactics like boycotts, marches, sit-ins, freedom rides, etc., to force America uphold the laws which in 1954 the United States Supreme Court pursuant to Brown v. Board of Education which overturned Plessy v. Ferguson had declared “separate but equal as being unconstitutional. (Reference: Ward Churchill and Jim Vander Wall; The COINTELPRO Papers: Documents from the FBI's Secret Wars Against Dissent in the United States (South End Press Classics Series).

Dr. King led marches and demonstrations to force America to abide by its laws to end segregation and he went on a campaign to desegregate the south by any means necessary of course non-violently. King's agitation led to the U.S. Congress and President Lyndon B. Johnson passing perhaps two of the most important pieces of legislation in the history of black America, which was the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act these laws solidified black Americans status in this country as "Americans" and in theory opened up the door for full citizenship and public accommodation.

However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation kept their eyes on the "Prince of Peace" and FBI director Hoover sent agent provocateurs to infiltrate King's organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and spied and eavesdropped on some of Dr. King's most private and intimate conversations. Hoover had a mandate to infiltrate and disrupt all progressive black leadership and Dr. King and Elijah Muhammad (leader of the Nation of Islam) was one and two respectively on that list. The Cointelpro agenda was revealed via the Freedom of Information Act and the public acquired thousands upon thousands pages of documents relating to Hoover and his FBI surveillance plan. (Reference: Mark Lane and Dick Gregory; “Murder in Memphis: The FBI and the Assassination of Martin Luther King”).

Hoover was obsessed with any black leader that he thought had the ability to unify and electrify the masses or what he called a "Black Messiah". No doubt the United States Government can not escape culpability in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that took place on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. James Earl Ray was a pasty, a fall guy and the former President John F. Kennedy and his brother, the former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy were part of the United States Government conspiracy aimed at Dr. Martin Luther King. However, the Kennedys have this untainted historical place in the hearts of many African Americans who have lived through the Civil Rights era but only if they knew the dirty tricks of Kennedys relative to Dr. King and other black leaders of that era. (Reference: Philip H. Melanson: “The Murkin Conspiracy: An Investigation into the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”).

Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis he was there to speak and rally on behalf of sanitation workers (garbage collectors) and demand better working conditions for poor black and white workers. King grew to understand that inequality between wealth and labor (labor and the means of production created an antagonistic contradiction between the "haves and have nots") for this position he was called a socialist, as if that label represented something bad.

King stated: "When we ask Negroes to abide by the law, let us also declare that the white man does not abide by law in the ghettos. Day in and day out he violates welfare laws to deprive the poor of their meager allotments; he flagrantly violates building codes and regulations; his police make a mockery of law; he violates laws on equal employment and education and the provisions of civil services. The slums are the handiwork of a vicious system of the white society; Negroes live in them, but they do not make them, any more than a prisoner makes a prison." (Reference: Martin Luther King, Jr., The Trumpet of Conscience, 1967).

I am socialist and if we had any damn sense the entire 40 to 50 million Africans living in America would be Socialist. Like Dr. King, I am against exploitation and I am against that one (1) percent of the population hoarding ninety five (95) percent of the world's wealth and resources; if that makes me a socialist, then I will wear that title with the highest honor and if Dr. King was a live today, I am quite sure he would stand shoulder to shoulder with me.

Dr. King would be in total opposition to the Zionist State of Israel who ended the year and started the New Year in 2009 killing innocent Palestinian men, women, and children on the Gaza Strip. What is taking place in Gaza is a criminal act and should be condemned by all civilized people of the earth. There are forty-one (41) Congressional Black Caucus Members (CBC) and there should have been a collective statement, a resolution of sought issued condemning Israel for this unlawful act of aggression against the Palestinian people. Hamas was chosen as a democratic elected government and do not the Palestinians have the right to self-determination.

King said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. I have not heard the so-called black leaders nor the religious community stand-up and condemn what the Israeli military is doing in Gaza. Yet, many of them for the next two weeks will be putting on public programs honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and telling how they are followers of his philosophy. But King would not be sitting silent and watching the Palestinian people being slaughtered on Gaza strip and Gaza City go up in flames and not raise a voice of opposition. These are hypocrites and liars.

Former Congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney is one of the few black leaders that have stood up to condemn Israel for its aggression in Palestine. Everyone around the world knows that there is not an Arab military unit in the region that is comparable to the highly technical and sophisticated arm forces of the Israelis. The Palestinians are not a military match to the Israelis and this is why this onslaught should be condemned. Thus, ironically this is the home of Jesus and yet violence and oppression is occupying the Holy Land. If Israel claims a right to exist then it can not deny the indigenous people that same right. Lets honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, the right way and stand up against injustice whereever we find it on the earth.

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-EL

THE CIRCLE, WITHIN A CIRCLE, WITHIN A CIRCLE: THE ART OF DECEPTION

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

Did anybody else hear President George W. Bush say he has had to abandon the free enterprise and free market system: Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oetNPJJcu.... Wow! It shocks me how most Americans have very short term memory. This writer has written numerous articles pointing to this very same point prior to the president's open admission, in particular it was evident after President Bush and the United States Congress were in complicit with the Invisible Rulers in orchestrating one of the biggest silent heist in the history of the United States. These bloodsucking vipers created this so-called economic meltdown that is being compared to the Great Depression of 1929.

Popular referred to as the Bailout in which in the name of the American taxpaying citizen, we authorized the United States Government to hand over $750 billion dollars to some of the most powerful and wealthiest free market enterprise entities in the history of capitalism. This government economic bailout maneuver of Wall Street was a clear indication that it appeared on the surface of not being consistent with the principles of capitalism or was it. The bailout and/or rescue package (they use language as a tool of manipulation to exacerbate or soften an intended objective) of the United States financial institutions was essentially a form of nationalization (central government control). Since the United States president has declared abandoning the free market system; what type of economic system will be put in its place? How will this declaring affect the political agenda of President-elect Barack Obama upon taking office in 2009?

The answers to these questions do not lie within the realm of bureaucratic policymakers, but these matters have already been resolved and Obama have already picked up his assigned orders to further the globalization agenda. Some will argue that he is the United States president and will be mere dumbfounded that this writer would make such assertion of him taking orders from someone(s) much Higher. President-elect Obama is nothing but a pawn for the Rockefellers, Rothschilds, and Henry Kissinger is guiding and leading him under the secrets of the Star of David.

The new national and international financial agenda will be established by them; with their interest at stake, in particular creating "new money" (electronic money, microchip and a complete barcode economy which is already in affect) a technological digital medium of exchange system (no real money will be transferred). Thus, no one will be able to escape their supreme power and control unless you have vast amounts of pure gold and silver which will still possess value in the new system of those who control the flow of money. Yes, say you heard it from me, all paper currency will be rendered obsolete and having no redeemable value by 2012.

The United States Congress and United States Treasury Department have given these big banks over 300 billion dollars and did not require any governmental accountability or third party due diligence. Merrill Lynch, Morgan Chase, AIG, Lehman Brothers, Bank of America, Bear-Sterns, etc., took the United States Taxpayers money and do not even feel an obligation to have to answer back to Congress (the so-called people or better yet the taxpayers) of how the money is being spent (if this is not an act of extortion or conspiracy what other name could we call it by). It epitomized these sovereign entities arrogance and their contempt towards the ignorant masses.

These low-level operatives are not accustomed to being held accountable by no ignorant subordinate masses and they feel insulted because many of them answer directly to the Invisible Elite group; some on this list are higher up on the pecking order than others (these said names are part of a Dynastic Heir lineage established only by bloodline and some of them answers to no one but themselves): the Astors , Bundys, Collins, DuPonts, Freemans, Kennedys, Li(Chinese), Onassis, Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Russells, van Duyns, Merovingians, etc.

No, oversight was required for the bankers; this just sounds outside of the judicial and legislative standard of operational procedure, but this writer also knows that President George W. Bush and Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson were only following orders as usual, the American people fell for it hook, line and sinker. They have a way of convincing us that our entire economic system was on the verge of collapsing and unless we agreed to the $700 billion dollars bailout, the sun was not going to shine tomorrow and an economic collapse was inevitable and this reality still may occur. But those who control the flow of money will be front and center in our global economic demise.

Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Chairman who has direct ties to the Dynastic Families (ex-officio member of the House of Rothschild) used his control of the financial markets and at the dictates of the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds manipulated interest rates (the buying and selling of money) and printing of money, which he was ordered to flood the world markets with valueless United States Currency. Thus, when it appeared to be peaking (possessing comparable strength to the Yen, Euro and Yuan ) and the U.S. Dollar had the illusion of strength they dumped this currency into a gullible global economic markets. But only to leave Hong Kong, Japan, Beijing, Moscow, London, Pretoria, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, etc., holding the bag because unknowing to the global gofers their next step would be to induce artificial crisis to devaluate the United States currency (on the streets where I am from we call it putting you in the TRICK BAG) and at the push of a button sent all the world financial markets into a tailspin. (Reference: Henry Ford; “The International Jew: The World’s Foremost Problem”).

Those Invisible Rulers intentionally dumped essentially all this worthless currency and then blamed the ignorant masses for the Subprime real-estate and mortgage crisis, but very few have pointed out that corporate greed is what led to the collapse of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mac at least in theory. However, somebody is bankrolling this global economic meltdown and it is the same ones who have the ability and power, to call the debt-in and their names and faces are forever reoccurring at every turn in the history of humanity.

This writer consistently uses the book titled, "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" by Gary Allen and Larry Abraham as a reference—they stated, "Those who believe that major world events result from planning are laughed at for believing in the "conspiracy theory of history." Of course, no one in this modern day and age really believes in the conspiracy theory of history -except those who have taken the time to study the sub­ject. When you think about it, there are really only two theories of history. Either things happen by accident neither planned nor caused by anybody, or they happen because they are planned and somebody causes them to happen. In reality, it is the "accidental theory of history" preached in the unhallowed Halls of Ivy which should be ridiculed. Otherwise, why does every recent administration make the same mistakes as the previous ones? Why do they repeat the errors of the past which produce inflation, depression and war? Why does our State Department "stumble" from one Communist -aiding "blunder" to another? If you believe it is all an accident or the result of mysterious and unexplain­able tides of history, you will be regarded as an "intellectual" who understands that we live in a complex world. If you believe that something like 32,496 consecutive coincidences over the past forty years stretches the law of averages a bit, you are a kook!" (Reference: Gary Allen and Larry Abraham; "None Dare Call it Conspiracy" pg. 11).

But this writer believes that ever since 1913 at the establishment of the Federal Reserve that these Dynastic Families (300 Invisible Families rule the world, but you can deduce that to about 13 families that actually rule the entire world) the international bankers placed humanity in a deadly chokehold, which marked an invisible system of mainly economic slavery. The use of chains, whips, guns, etc., (overt violence was a ploy of yesterday) would be outdated and unnecessary nor would physical subjugation suffice the type of control that they would implore over all of humanity. These money changers would create a system of lending that would be debt based (volunteer slavery) in which this type of slavery is the worst kind of slavery; it uses every sophisticated technique at their disposals to lure us into purchasing our enslavement (buying mortgages, educational loans, automobile loans, funeral and death plots, various insurances, acquiring useless financial portfolios (these would include both investment debt and consumer debt), and if they do not get us this way; they then use the long corrupt arm of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to finish sticking us up) and the majority have no knowledge this is taking place. (Reference: John Coleman; “Conspirators’ Hierarchy: The story of the Committee of 300”).

So, what am I saying?, the United States has been on a social, political and economic collision course since 1913 and what is occurring in 2008, with this economic meltdown has been in the making for some time now. President Bush in a very condescending manner stated he was doing everything in his power to assist in making Obama's transition easier and he desired to leave him with minimum obstacles because he did not want to leave President-elect Obama in a bad situation. Really! Bush has literally bankrupt the country—do you think Vice President Dick Cheney or former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld or that patriot Paul Bremer (note: they did not give two damn cents about Secretary State Condoleezza Rice or her title; surely these patriots have no respect towards their fore parents ex-slaves) and they equally did not give a damn about preserving American Democracy. These pawns play for high stakes and were low-level operatives of the Invisible Rulers who were committed to the agenda; and their loyalty will be rewarded handsomely by the paymasters.

The majority of George W. Bush's initial (first term 2000) cabinet appointments were guided and made by his father, President George Herbert Walker Bush, the son of Oil tycoon Prescott Bush. These old school and good ole boys have been front-men for Henry Kissinger for many years and they were ordered to help an idiot named George W. Bush reconstruct America and the world. Bush Senior is ruthless and as the former head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) understood the complexity of the world a lot better than his son and he provided him with people who could insulate his ignorance and move the agenda forward.

President Bush as of late has made remarks of regretting some of the reactionary political moves that he has made while commander-in-chief—like invading Iraq. His actions were driven by a small, but powerful Cabal (the Circle within a Circle, within a Circle) in which their agents are already lined up in front of President-elect Obama; did you notice this writer said in front of Obama because the president-elect has not the slightest of what he is dealing with or may be he does. But on the other hand the Invisible Rulers are very selective when picking their servants and he has sworn by oath his allegiance to Henry Kissinger, the godfather of America's political and economic order and one of the architects of the New World Order.

This writer has stated in previous articles one does not rise to the highest office in the world unless he/she has agreed to the hidden agenda, which is to move all politics towards globalization and towards a one world government. There are very few speakers that captivates my attention, but I sat the other night and listened to an Internet speech being delivered by David Icke (author of the "Biggest Secrets") and I will not insult him by comparing his talks or speeches with a religious sermon or an Islamic Khutbah given at Jummah prayer, but for me I enjoyed his revealing speech much better than any message I have ever received from a cleric. Reference to the David Icke link: http://www.edgemediatv.com/article001_ic.... (Reference: David Icke: “The Biggest Secret”).

Wikipedia defined Capitalism in this manner: "Capitalism is an economic system in which land, capital goods, and other resources, are owned, operated and traded by private individuals or corporations for the purpose of profit. In a capitalist system, private control of these productive enterprises is protected by the rule of law. A capitalist legal system protects the exchange and distribution of capital between legal or private persons, which is driven by competition and profit-maximization, and where investments, distribution, income, production and pricing of goods, commodities and services are determined by private decision in a market economy rather than through central economic planning by the state. Human labor power is for sale in the market as one of the many commodities."

Moreover, have you notice United States economist and the world economist are always giving us abstract and diversionary economic critiques of how this global economic meltdown has occurred. Many of these Talking Heads have earned MBAs and Ph.Ds in economics and finance from Harvard University School of Business and are authoring scholarly research in well respected academic journals and being published by big university presses. But very few give any scholarly research attention to the role of the Central Banks, Federal Reserve and the men and women who operates behind these shadow sovereign entities.(Reference: John L. King; “Chaos in America).

Many of them are seeking a fellow placement at one of the prominent think tanks, which are fronts for the Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderbergers, and Trilateral Commission, etc., and are willing to be used in getting the Power Elite agenda across to the masses. There is never no two sides to a debate in these type of affairs there is always one side and it is always in the interest of Edgar M. Bronfman, Harry Oppenheimer, Lord Peter Carrington, King Juan Carlos, Karl Von Habsburg, Rockefeller Family, Giovanni Agnelli, Rupert Murdoch. Heinrich Von Pierer, George Soros, Prince Berhard and the granddaddy of them all the Rothschild clan and their descendents. (Reference Texe Marrs; “Circle of Intrigue: The Hidden Inner Circle of the Global Illuminati).

If the scholars were properly trained and properly equipped with the right knowledge they could start analyzing this present day economic depression from 1913 by assessing and evaluating the historical and present affect this meeting between the international bankers and politician that took place on Jekyll Island which has led to this present day economic global crisis. However, the majority of the social scientist who called themselves economist has no idea how the Central Banks functions and are oblivious to fact that Federal Reserve is a private entity and is not under auspice of the United States Government. Why do not these economist stop all this irrelevant rhetoric and tell the people the truth that the Dynastic Family and the private bankers were allowed to steal all the world's gold and silver and the Federal Reserve introduced valueless paper money that was not backed by real currency gold and silver? (Reference: Eustace Mullins; “The Secrets of the Federal Reserve”).

The Federal Reserve and the Central Banks set-up a paper currency economy, in which their was no limitations and boundaries or governmental parameters. They have the power to print money and establish nation's interest rates and as sovereign Gods have been allowed a high level of anonymity and invisibility. (Reference: William Greider; “Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country”).

Perhaps one of the foremost and monumental works on capitalism was authored by Adam Smith titled, "An inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" stated something very interesting: "Should the circulating paper at any time exceed that sum, as the excess could neither be sent abroad nor be employed in the circula­tion of the country, it must immediately return upon the banks to be exchanged for gold and silver. Many people would immediately perceive that they had more of this paper than was necessary for transacting their business at home, and as they could not send it abroad, they would im­mediately demand payment of it from the banks. When this superfluous paper was converted into gold and silver, they could easily find a use for it by sending it abroad; but they could find none while it remained in the shape of paper. There would immediately, therefore, be a run upon the banks to the whole extent of this superfluous paper, and, if they showed any difficulty or backwardness in payment, to a much greater extent; the alarm, which this would occasion, necessarily increasing the run. " (Reference: Adam Smith; "An inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" pg. 301).

What does this mean when the United States Commander-in-Chief flat out tells the American people that he has abandoned the free market system? Those of us who study and are not duped by the American propaganda machines were sounding this alarm months before when the United States Government and the Federal Reserve System mandated that U.S. taxpayers should further enrich the Rockefellers and the various Dynastic Families. The United States people are to ignorant to really assess what is going on and the policymakers are too tied to the Invisible Rulers and is driven by the Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderbergers and the Trilateral Commission in which to render any objective decision on behalf of the masses. They have taking sworn oaths not to reveal to you what is truly going on. The majority of us are waiting for some damn religious prophet to reveal to us the hoax, the con game and the masterful scam they continue play on humanity. Sorry to inform you most of your secular leaders and religious leaders are all pawns working towards your enslavement and your salvation surely will not becoming from them. (Reference: William Guy Carr; "Pawns In The Game").

We are truly between a rock and hard place. The United States Government taking over private banks and functioning as stockholders was clear sign of nationalization; this well planned move resembled the former Soviet Union prior to dispersing under the rule and order of how the world was once arranged economically and politically before 1989 (ending the Cold War). The United States since 1941 and after World War II led the American citizens to believe that Communism and/or socialism was bad and this propaganda led to massive military build-up and stockpiling of nuclear weapons by both NATO aligned nations and Warsaw Pact aligned nations. (Reference: Ralph Epperson; “The New World Order”)

The United States move towards the nationalization of banking and finance, is this a step closer towards the objectives of the One World Global Agenda and its enslavement of all of humanity. Thus, one thing for sure, it does not affect how the Federal Reserve functions and operates, but did you notice Bush nor the United States Congress did not say lets us nationalize and federalize the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Perhaps this is another push towards the establishment of the North American Union whereas Canada, United States and Mexico in which in many ways have already absolved their sovereignty and will become to function on similar lines like the European Common Market and possessing one international currency (Euro) that is able to be exchanged as an acceptable medium of exchange amongst various "sovereign" European nations; in particular in western Europe. (Reference: Pat Robertson; "The New World Order").

Former President Bill Clinton was one of the architects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which has laid the foundation for the North American Union and for the introduction of the new currency known as the Amero. He was taught by an insider named Professor Carroll Quigley at Georgetown University the author of "Tragedy and Hope" and "Anglo American Establishment" and by the former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Quigley did not opposed these secret societies nor their agenda, but where he differed was on he felt their workings and agenda should be made available to the public with a level of organizational transparency. However, the Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderberger group and Trilateral (which was established later in 1973) taught and believed that their covert agendas were beyond public scrutiny. (Reference: Daniel Estulin: “The True Story of the Bilderberg Group”).

This writer considers himself to be a free thinker and an outside the box thinker who do not mind going the extra mile in search of truth. I have been on this journey for a very long time and have come to the realization that there is a war going on for the minds, hearts and souls of humanity. The enemies of truth have consistently fed humanity false concepts, half-truths and outright lies. I have taken upon myself to help liberate the minds of all of those who have been duped by this evil Cabal. Thus, I am not a conspiracy theorist, but I accept that there are some well planned conspiracies by the Dynastic Families and their Operatives. We have an obligation to expose falsehood.

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

Stay Awake Until We Meet Again,
Fahim A. Knight-EL

KWANZAA: A CULTURE CELEBRATION INSPIRED BY A POLITICAL ERA

By Fahim A. Knight-EL

Kwanzaa is an African American culture based celebration and it is not considered a religious holiday or as an alternative to Christmas nor is it a Black Muslim celebration. These are often the misnomers that are associated with the celebration of Kwanzaa. This article will somewhat delve into the historical and social variables in order to give the readers some understanding of the culture void of African Americans that was created by Chattel Slavery (1555-1865), the greatest criminal act in the history of humanity. We will never overlook this crime and the devastating affect it had on the psychological, social, political and economic lives of over one (100) million Africans that were killed and displaced during Middle Passage and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The impetus and motivation of Kwanzaa and its celebration has to be viewed and understood within the said historical context and the necessity of its establishment then becomes justifiable within the scheme of an African cultural linkage for the prodigal sons and daughters that were displaced 450 years ago. (Reference: Carl N. Degler; “Out of Our Past: The Forces That Shaped Modern America”).

It was founded by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966 in Los Angles, California. The word Kwanzaa comes from the Ki- Swahili language of East Africa, which means First Fruit. Karenga would perhaps be considered a Pan-Africanist, Cultural Nationalist and perhaps one of the foremost Black Nationalist intellectuals in the United States. This writer visited the Los Angles, California Crenshaw District in 1990 and 1991 and got a chance to visited Dr. Karenga’s Us Organization Study Group. Thus, Dr. Karenga struck me to be highly intelligent and very insightful on the liberation struggles of black people in America, Africa and the Diaspora, along with having a keen knowledge of Kemet (Egypt) as an Egyptologist, anthropologist, historian, and archeologist.

Karenga rose to national prominence in the 1960s as an aspiring black nationalist and as one of the premier spokesperson and leaders in 1967 the Black Power Conference held in Newark, New Jersey on October 20, 1967, which also included Imamu Amiri Baraka, Floyd McKissick, Nathan Wright Jr. (the conference chairman and workshop coordinators) in included Ossie Davis, James Farmer, Hoyt Fuller, Nathan Hare, H. Rap Brown (Jamil El-Amin) Cleveland Sellers, Chuck Stone and host of other black activist during that time.

The United States was in an unjust war in Vietnam in South East Asia and antiwar demonstrations were taking place on white and black college campuses; protesting U.S. Foreign Policy. Thus, this also was at the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement being led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was protesting segregation and racism in the Jim Crow South and North inside the United States; demanding public accommodation and equal rights under the law. King advocated non-violent social change, but organizations like the Deacons for Defense in Monroe, North Carolina headed Robert Williams (NAACP president in Monroe, NC), and Stokley Carmichael (Kwame Ture) Lowndes County, Alabama had already began to formulate the early stages of “Black Power” and actually the symbol of the Black Panther came out of Lowndes, County Alabama before Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale officially established the Black Panther Party in 1966 in Los Angles. (Reference: Elaine Brown: “A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story”).

The United States in the 1960s was a social tender box in which segregation, political, economic, and social disparities created an atmosphere of unrest and black grassroots people began to call for freedom, justice and equality by any means necessary. The Vietnam War was steadily heighten the contradictions and although, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on August 28, 1963 led one of the largest mass protest demonstration in the history of the United States on the Capitol grounds for equality, jobs, public accommodation and inclusion, which his strategy was based on Civil Disobedience modeled after the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. The political mood was beginning to change and the social politics being led by the political left were becoming more radicalized and challenging to the traditional Civil Rights leaders philosophy. The racist Jim Crow philosophy was tearing the United States apart as a nation and although the Brown versus Board of Education decision was rendered by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. It was not until African Americans had fought for the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Bill and 1965 Voting Rights Act which these two groundbreaking pieces of legislation signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson that began the gradual process of fostering public accommodation access and desegregation. (Reference: Martin Luther King and James M. Washington; “A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.”).

Thus, Kwame Ture (Stokley Carmichael) was beginning to advocate the philosophy of “Black Power” and young African Americans were starting to be influenced by militant black radical spokesmen like Minister Malcolm X who taught a form of Black Nationalism and called for a renewal in black cultural identity. The Diasporas Africans in America and their movement for social, economic and political justice led to the influencing of the liberation struggles of African Nations in the 1960s who were also seeking freedom, liberation and independence from under European colonial rule. Ghana in 1958 became one of the first African nations to throw off the shackles of British colonialism and became a sovereign state. (Reference: Stokely Carmichael & Ekwueme Michael Thelwell; “Ready For Revolution: The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael [Kwame Ture}”).

African leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Julius Nyerere, Ahmed Ben Bella, Amilcar Cabral, Jomo Kenyatta, Ahmed Seku Toure, Haile Selassie, Patrice Lumumba, Ide Amin, etc. These African leaders in return provided African Americans with a model of African Nationalism and their philosophies of Pan-Africanism gave the Black movement in America a necessary connection to their motherland, in particular the ability to reclaim a distant culture and history that were stolen from them 400 years ago. (Reference: John Henrik Clarke:Africans at the Crossroads) & (Reference: Kwame Ture and Charles V. Hamilton; “Black Power: The Politics of Liberation”).

The political analysis in the 1960s ranged from black activist adopting the class struggle, race struggle and cultural struggle—Marxism and economic determinist theories and black theoreticians declared scientific socialism as an alternative to Capitalism and there were others more partial towards cultural nationalism, which Franz Fanon work titled, “The Wretched of the Earth” typified the African intellectual struggle and its opposition to European colonialism in Africa and there was other works such as the one written by Walter Rodney titled, “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa typified these struggles.”

Dubois called his first Pan-African Congress 1900 and would call four more Pan-African Congress 1919, 1921, 1923 and 1927 which to dramatize the necessity of blacks in America and throughout the Diaspora linking up with Africa to resolve the issues of colonialism, racism, oppression, imperialism, etc., as well as enhance cultural unity. There was also the Pan-Africanist George Padmore who was deeply involved in issues of a Pan African worldview and in his latter years in the 1940s stood as an elder Statesman in the last Pan African Congress session. However, there were probably none more passionate about reconnecting Disaporian Africans back to Africa than Marcus Mosiah Garvey (his motto "Africa for the Africans at home and abroad"). The Garvey back to Africa movement was perhaps both physical and psychological—more psychological than physical, it provided Disaporian Africans with a symbolic reaffirmation of a long lost home from whence their ancestors were kidnapped from over four hundred (400) years ago and robbed of the knowledge of self and culture, as well as land and valuable resources. (Reference: Amy Jacques Garvey; “Philosophy & Opinions of Marcus Garvey”).

The 1960s rebellions (what the United States Government and the popular media referred to this form of resistance as riots) in cities such as Newark, Washington D.C., Gary, Detroit, Los Angles, etc. The rebellions represented a philosophical and strategic departure from the political views of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. who consistently advocated non-violent social resistance. For example, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) philosophy changed and evolved and became radicalized under the leadership of Stokley Carmichael (Kwame Ture) and later under H. Rap Brown (Jamil Abdullah El Amin). Their philosophical tactics and strategies were based a lot more on direct confrontation with the Power Apparatus and became the greatest challenge and threat to the passive politics of the traditional Civil Rights movement—not to mention the revolutionary politics of the Black Panther Party led by its Chairman Huey P. Newton. (Reference: H. Rap Brown; “Die Nigger Die!”).

These new radical and militant leaders were inspired by the voice of Minister Malcolm X, in particular after his defection from the Nation of Islam in 1964. The rebellions of the 1960s left many urban cities under U.S. Military seize because the violence and the destruction of personal property crippled the so-called orderly running of local governments and many black communities were in social and economic despair. This was the social, political and economic climate that led to Dr. Mualana Karenga formerly known as Ron Everett originally from Baltimore, Maryland to establish the cultural celebration we come to know as Kwanzaa.

Dr. Karenga was head of a Black Cultural Nationalist organization called Us Organization he is professor and chair of the Department of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Karenga is also chair of the President's Task Force on Multicultural Education and Campus Diversity at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Karenga holds two Ph.D.'s; his first in political science with focus on the theory and practice of nationalism (United States International University) and his second in social ethics with a focus on the classical African ethics of ancient Egypt (University of Southern California). (Reference: Maulana Karenga & Haki R. Madhubuti; “Million Man March/Day of Absence: A Commemorative Anthology”).

Dr. Karenga for over forty (40) years has advocated synthesize theories of Pan Africanism and Black Nationalism and although the Black Panther Party started out with similar theories, but in the late 1960s began to transition more towards the socialist theories of Marxist-Leninist and some of the early emphasis on Pan Africanism and Black Nationalism were debunked. The Black Panther Party replaced their hardcore black nationalist views upon embracing of the revolutionary philosophy of Che Guevara and the Chairman Mao Tse Tung’s “Red Book” in which the these economic determinist theorist viewed the class contradictions as the foremost antagonistic contradiction throughout human history that has led to the political, economic and social destabilization and division of humanity.

But proponents of Black Nationalism and Cultural Nationalism in the 1960s and 1970s viewed race as the social contradiction that was leading the cause of social and political conflict in American and was driving the international conflicts that was rooted in European imperialism and colonial domination of Developing Nations in Africa, Caribbean, Asia, Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand and other nations of color. These analysis and political evaluations led to theoretical conflicts in the Black Nationalist Community; many argued including Dr. Maulana Karenga that African Americans were engaged in a cultural struggle for self-identity and reclaiming of a glorious history and past that needed to be reaffirmed by revisiting a history that declared Africa as the “Dark Continent” and offering a more correct view of history that was shaped by western civilization and was steeped in a Eurocentric ideology that had justified the stealing of the indigenous peoples lands. (Reference: Chip Smith; “The Cost of Privilege: Taking on the System of White Supremacy and Racism).

This writer in the early 1990s as stated above flew out to Los Angles to visited Dr. Maulana Karenga’s Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies and his Us Organization and in certain aspects of the black community within Los Angles, in particular and in the entire black community in general, there exist a level of suspicion and skepticism relative to Dr. Maulana Karenga. This rift seems to have its origin in the 1960s between Karenga’s Us (United Slaves) Organization and the Black Panther Party had a historical rife that was never mended and there is a lot of bad blood in Black Nationalist and Pan-African circles even in 2008 relative to a four (4) decade old dispute. Some black nationalist have accused Dr. Karenga of allegedly being a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent provocateur who was complicit in a shootout that landed two popular Black Panthers Party members dead—Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins of the Southern California Chapter were murdered on the Campus of University of California at Los Angles (UCLA), in which their deaths have haunted the image and legacy of Dr. Karenga since 1969.

Thus, in Los Angles during the 1990s a cultural nationalist and African Centered theoretician named Ashra Kwesi led a huge African Centered Study group and it was taboo to mention Dr. Karenga’s name. There were other renowned scholars and activist who were critical of Dr. Karenga such as the late Professor Emeritus Dr. John Henrik Clarke, the dean of the Afrocentric thought in America and there was Steve Cokley who I heard make some real critical statements against Dr. Karenga and his allege government complicity against the Black Panther Party. This writer has heard both sides of this argument and in all fairness; it has left him inconclusive about the allegations and counter allegations, but the burden of proof in my opinion lies with Dr. Maulana Karenga. We also must understand the United States Government and its Cointelpro (Federal Bureau of Investigation Counter Intelligence program) was in full affect under FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover aimed at militant and not so militant leaders and personalities in the 1960s and 1970s.

Minister Louis Farrakhan leader of the Nation of Islam and Dr. Benjamin Chavis Muhammad reached out to Dr. Karenga during the campaign to organize the Million Man March in 1995, naming him to the Million Man March Executive Committee; this appointment helped reestablish Dr. Karenga’s credibility amongst some Black Nationalist leaders and progressive leaders who for almost four decades wouldn’t be caught on the same stage with Dr. Karenga. But Minister Farrakhan is a smart leader and organizer he recognized that Dr. Karenga still possess a black cultural nationalism following and this was a vital segment of the black community, which brought a militant and radical legitimacy to the Million Man March—this alliance was perhaps more political than Minister Farrakhan overlooking Dr. Karenga’s controversial history.

Karenga advocated building institutions and teaching and training African people to be self-sufficient; he was academician by training who has taught in the California state University systems for now over four (4) decades and has led to the establishment of Black Studies programs, as well as being engulfed in the Afro Centric movement and using his wealth of intellectual knowledge and pen to write one of the foremost black history college text books titled, “Introduction to Black Studies.” Thus, using African models, conventional data, research methodology and more of an empirical and scientific approach to document African contributions to American history and to all of western civilization. He has been one of the few Black Nationalist leaders from the 1960s that has delved into analyzing African contribution to humanity from a scholarly perspective. Karenga was unique because as a social activist he was able to tie the liberation struggles of Black people in America to a higher intellectual pursuit taking place on the campuses of colleges and universities and he struck me as being equally committed to the intellectual and academic struggle as he was about his social activism. (Reference: Maulana Karenga: “Introductions to Black Studies”).

In 1966 the Watts section of Los Angles and the black community after the 1965 rebellions was in dire need of positive rehabilitation. Dr. Maulana Karenga developed a theory known as Kawaida which gave life to Kwanzaa; he defined Kawaida as “Kawaida Theory stood out as the most structured and influential theory of the Black Cultural Revolution. Kawaida (Karenga. 1980, 1978b) contends that the key crisis in Black life is the cultural crisis, i.e., a crisis in views and values. This crisis was caused by several factors, among which are enslavement and deculturalization, the ideological hegemony (dominance in the realm of ideas and values of the ruling race/class) and the growth of popular culture at the expense of national culture.

Dr. Karaenga continues “Culture revolution, according to Kawaida, can be defined as the ideological and practical struggle to: 1) transform the cultural context in which people live; 2) transform them in the process, making them self-conscious agents of their own libera­tion; and 3) build the institutional base to sustain and constantly expand that transformation. It implies and necessitates revitaliz­ing, creating and recreating culture (Karenga, 1967). Kawaida defines culture as the totality of a people's thought and practice by which a people creates itself, celebrates, sustains and develops itself and introduces itself to history and humanity. This occurs in seven basic areas: religion, history, social organization, economic organization, political organization, creative production (art, music and literature), and ethos (collective self-definition and consciousness). It is on these seven levels, Kawaida contends, that Black people must rebuild themselves by rebuilding their culture; so that each area is in both their image and interests. This in turn necessitates a struggle against oppression to define, defend and develop that distinct culture. For it is a political fact that the greater the difference between the culture of the oppressed and the oppressor, the greater the difficulty of dominance and the capacity for resistance (Cabral, 1973).” (Reference: Maulana Karenga: “Introductions to Black Studies”).

Kwanzaa means first fruit or first harvests, which borrowed many of its concepts and precepts from more ancient rites. For example, in ancient Kemet (Egypt) Africans built systems of religions, sacrament rites, myths, etc., based on the winter and summer solstice, in which agricultural rites evolved around the sacredness of planting and harvesting—this translated into elaborate myths such as Auras, Aset, and Heru that dealt with lessons in birth, death, resurrection and ascension. The Black community after the devastating affect of the 1960s rebellions which had destroyed many urban infrastructures and the political, economic, and social lives of African Americans that were effected; they were in need of a cultural resurrection and a rebirth.

The glorious 1960s created a movement of resistance and mood to re-identify and fulfill a vacuum that had been created by four hundred years of oppression and cultural alienation from Africa by a system rooted in white supremacy ideology. Karenga instituted what was called the Nguzo Saba, which is the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa—these principles were formulated to reconstruct a community that was divided and to correct a sense of despondency that was pervasive after the 1960s rebellions. Many of these cities in 2008 have yet to recover from the 1960s and Newark, New Jersey somewhat under Mayor Cory Booker after forty (40) years is just starting to revitalize the infrastructure and the people. The rebellions had long term social, political and economic ramifications on black urban America; however, the neglect of these cities were a systematic effort to punish those who had violently opposed the status quo—they were left to become depilated, decadent, and languished in social and economic obscurity in which this seemed to be a pattern for the majority of the urban cities that rebelled during the 1960s. Kwanzaa was a solution to that despondency. Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 25 –January 1 (Reference: Maulana Karenga; “The Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt) and (Reference Karenga: "Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture”).

Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles of Kwanzaa)

1). Umoja (Unity) to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.

2). Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)-To define ourselves, name ourselves, and speak for ourselves instead of being defined and spoken for by others.

3). Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)-To build and maintain our community together and to make our brothers and sisters problems our problems and to solve them together.

4). Ujamma (Co-Operative Economics)-To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses, and to profit together from them.

5). Nia (Purpose)-To make as our collective vocation the building and developing of our communities in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

6). Kuumba (Creativity)-To do always as much as we can, in the way that we can, in order to make our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

7). Imani (Faith)-To believe with all our hearts in our parents, our teachers, our legitimate leaders, our people, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

The dates for Kwanzaa are December 26 – January 1. On each day of Kwanzaa one of the principles of the NGUZO SABA is highlighted and celebrated:

December 26- Umoja December 27- Kujichagulia
December 28- Ujima December 29-Ujamma
December 30-Nia ­ December 31- Kuumba

January 1- Imani

On each day members of the community greet each other with the phrase "Habari gani?" which means "What is the News?" The response to the greeting is the NGUZO SABA principle for the particular day. For example, if a brother or sister asks "Habari gani?" on the fifth day of Kwanzaa, the response would be "Nia", the fifth principle.

THE SEVEN BASIC SYMBOLS

1. Mazoa (crops, fruits and vegetables) These represent the fruits of our collective labor.

2. Mkeka (straw mat) Symbolic of tradition and history. The ground of which we stand and on which we build.

3. Kinara (seven lamp candleholder) Symbolic of the
parent stalk-continental Africans. Represents our ancestors as a collective whole.

4. Mishumaa Saba (seven candles: 3 red, 3 green 1 black) These represent the seven principles of NGUZO SABA. They are placed in the Kinara with the black candle representing Umoja placed in the center.

5. Muhindi (ears of corn) These represent the children (watato). Each ear represents a child in the family and the potential of the offspring to become stalks themselves, reproducing and insuring the immortality of the people.

6. Zawadi (gifts) Rewards given in love and appreciation
to children and adults for acts of commitment to the "family, community, nation and race. Gifts are given for merit and should enhance personal growth and "connection to the community.

7. Kikombe Cha Umoja (unity cup) It is used to pour Tambiko (libation) in remembrance of those who have gone before us, our ancestors.

ARRANGEMENT OF SYMBOLS

A low table should be used to place the symbols. Spread out the Mkeka and place the Kinara in the center. The Muhindi should be placed around the sides of the Kinara. As they become available the Zawadi should be placed on the Mkeka in an artistic arrangement. The Mishumaa should all be placed at the far right of the Mkeka so that they are available for lighting each day. The Kikombe Cha Umoja and the Mazoa should be creatively and conveniently placed.

THE KWANZAA RITUAL

Each day the celebration of Kwanzaa should include but not necessarily be limited to the following:

1. An explanation of Kwanzaa: The African roots and contemporary meaning and significance of the celebration should be made clear to all who have gathered together.

2. An explanation of the NGUZO SABA: A presentation of the importance of a Black value system and a brief review of all the seven principles.

3. Lighting of the candles: The black candle is lit for the first day representing Umoja. Each day after the first day the black candle is 1 it first and then the candle is lit for that particular day and the days preceding it. For example, on the third day, Ujima, the first candle lit will be the black Umoja candle. Then alternating from left to right the first red candle would be lit for Ujima. On the seventh and last day of Kwanzaa six candles would be lit before "lighting the last (green) candle symbolizing Imani:

4. Description of symbols: A presentation describing the meaning and importance of the seven basic symbols of Kwanzaa.

5. Libation to ancestors (Tambiko): In traditional African societies expressions of homage were paid to ancestors through the pouring of libation. We pour libation during Kwanzaa in remembrance of those who have made sacrifices and prepared a way for us. Through libation rituals we are bonded to those who have' gone before us and to those who will come after. Our commitment to the liberation of African people is strengthened.

As the libation is poured a tamshi la tambiko (libation statement) should be made as pouring gestures are made in the direction of the four winds: north, south, east, and west. Unfermented wine (grape juice)' should be used for the libation.

6. Elucidation of the Principle for the day: The principle for the day should be made fully clear. Participants in the ceremony should be led to have a full (spirit/mind/body) experience of the principle. Use of such things as arts and crafts, poetry readings, music, plays, chanting, singing, dancing, drumming, dialogue, etc. can be used to heighten the participants' experience.

7. The Call: A person should be designated to lead the gathered participants in seven spirited shouts of "Harambee" which means "We are pulling together." The seventh "Harambee" should be held for an extended length of time to symbolize unity and harmony among our people.

The Kwanzaa Karamu: The evening of December 31 has been designated as the time for the Karamu which means feast. Celebrants participate in an evening of eating, drinking, dancing and gaiety in an atmosphere of communal fellowship and oneness.

Exchanging of gifts: On January 1, the day of Kwanzaa, gifts in the spirit of the meaning of Zawadi may be enchanted. Gift giving MUST NOT become commercialized and the purchase of gifts should not place excessive economic strain on the giver. Gifts should educate and inspire the receiver.

SUGGESTED READING

Kwanzaa: The Origin. Concepts. Practice by R. Maulana Karenga, Kawaida Publications, San Diego, California.

KWANZAA: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO ASK by Cedric McClester, Gumbs & Thomas Publishers, New York, N.Y.

Fahim A. Knight-EL Chief Researcher for KEEPING IT REAL THINK TANK located in Durham, NC; our mission is to inform African Americans and all people of goodwill, of the pending dangers that lie ahead; as well as decode the symbolisms and reinterpreted the hidden meanings behind those who operate as invisible forces, but covertly rules the world. We are of the belief that an enlightened world will be better prepared to throw off the shackles of ignorance and not be willing participants for the slaughter. Our MOTTO is speaking truth to power. Fahim A. Knight-EL can be reached at fahimknight@yahoo.com.

STAY AWAKE UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN,
Fahim A. Knight-EL