prepareforchange--2020-06-10--Policing For Profit: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law Enforcement

Picture this : You ’ re driving home from the casino and you ’ ve absolutely cleaned up – to the tune of $ 50,000 .
You see a police car pull up behind you , but you can ’ t figure out why .
Not only have you not broken any laws , you ’ re not even speeding .
But the police officer doesn ’ t appear to be interested in charging you with a crime .
Instead , he takes your gambling winnings , warns you not to say anything to anyone unless you want to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drives off into the sunset .
This actually happened to Tan Nguyen , and his story is far from unique .
It ’ s called civil asset forfeiture and it ’ s a multi-billion dollar piggybank for state , local and federal police departments to fund all sorts of pet projects .
With its origins in the British fight against piracy on the open seas , civil asset forfeiture is nothing new .
During Prohibition , police officers often seized goods , cash and equipment from bootleggers in a similar manner to today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begins right where you ’ d think that it would : The War on Drugs .
In 1986 , as First Lady Nancy Reagan encouraged America ’ s youth to “ Just Say No , ” the Justice Department started the Asset Forfeiture Fund .
This sparked a boom in civil asset forfeiture that ’ s now become self-reinforcing , as the criminalization of American life and asset forfeiture have continued to feed each other .
In sum , asset forfeiture creates a motivation to draft more laws by the legislature , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by law enforcement .
This perverse incentive structure is having devastating consequences : In 2014 alone , law enforcement took more stuff from American citizens than burglars did .
The current state of civil asset forfeiture in the United States is one of almost naked tyranny .
Don ’ t believe us ?
Read on .
Civil asset forfeiture has a deep history in maritime law .
In many cases , it just wasn ’ t practical to bring owners of vessels carrying contraband in front of an American court .
So customs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But in practice , seizure of assets was rare and generally required a felony conviction in court .
Often times these convictions were obtained in absentia , but the point is that there was a criminal proceeding and due process .
During the Civil War , as part of sweeping attacks on liberty that included Lincoln suspending habeas corpus and obtaining an arrest warrant for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court , supporters of the Confederacy had their property confiscated without due process .
Civil asset forfeiture was used during the Prohibition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspected bootleggers .
Even innocent owners had no defense during Prohibition if their property was used in violation of the Volstead Act .
In 1984 , civil asset forfeiture entered a new phase .
The Comprehensive Crime Control Act , championed by then-President Ronald Reagan , allowed for police agencies to keep the assets they seized .
This highly incentivized the seizure of assets for the purpose of funding police departments rather than pursuing criminal charges .
However , the game changed completely in 1996 – the year of the landmark Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 442 ) .
This ruling held that the innocent owner defense was not sufficient to recover assets seized during civil asset forfeiture .
The plaintiff , Tina Bennis , was the joint owner of a vehicle with her husband John .
The latter was arrested by Detroit police when caught with a prostitute on a street in Detroit , and the car was seized as a public nuisance .
The court found that despite having no knowledge of the crime , there was no violation of either her property rights or her right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law was specifically designed to deter people from using their assets in criminal activity , which the Supreme Court found to be Constitutional in a 5-4 decision .
The Supreme Court likewise found that there was no right to compensation for Bennis .
Before going any further , it ’ s important to delineate the differences between criminal asset forfeiture and civil asset forfeiture .
The primary difference is that criminal asset forfeiture requires a conviction while civil asset forfeiture does not .
However , there are other differences worth mentioning .
Civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seized object in question rather than a person .
This leads to rather strange lawsuits like “ Texas vs. One Gold Crucifix.
” The legal burden of proof varies from one state to another , but the most common is preponderance of evidence , not reasonable doubt .
What this means is juries decide if the state ’ s case is more likely to be true than not – not beyond a reasonable doubt .
In a civil asset forfeiture trial , courts can weigh the use of the Fifth Amendment .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The burden of proof question becomes crucial when it comes to retrieving property .
In criminal cases , assets are returned if the prosecution fails to prove the guilt of the accused .
In a civil asset forfeiture trial , the accused effectively has to prove their innocence to get their property back .
Thus , civil asset forfeiture is a highly attractive option for police departments looking to scare up extra scratch in tight budgetary times .
What ’ s more , the accused is not entitled to legal counsel .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s not economically advantageous to try and get one ’ s property back .
The lawyer fees will quickly eclipse whatever value the seized assets have .
A 2015 study from FreedomWorks graded the states on their civil asset forfeiture laws .
Only New Mexico received an “ A , ” after the state passed sweeping reforms with regard to its civil asset forfeiture processes .
Over half the states received a “ D ” or less .
To say that police departments are funding themselves with civil asset forfeiture is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Civil asset forfeiture has exploded since 1986 , when total seizures were at $ 93.7 million .
By 2005 , this had passed the $ 1 billion mark .
That was double the 2004 amount , $ 567 million .
By 2010 , this figure jumped to $ 2.5 billion with more than 15,000 forfeiture cases – 11,000 of which were civil , not criminal .
By 2014 , this figure climbed to $ 4.5 billion , with $ 29 billion seized between 2001 and 2014 .
Between 1985 and 1991 , federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase of over 26 times .
The Justice Department ’ s forfeiture fund ( that does not include customs forfeitures ) ballooned from $ 27 million in 1985 to $ 644 million in 1991 .
By 1996 , this fund grew to over $ 1 billion for the first time .
By 2008 , it had tripled again to $ 3.1 billion .
Cash seizures in Tennessee have gotten so widespread that the state legislature has begun investigating it .
Traffic stops have turned into shakedown operations .
Interstate 40 was described as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Phil Williams , a reporter for Channel 5 in Nashville .
Much like extra-legal gangs , police gangs in Tennessee have started engaging in turf warfare over the spoils of civil asset forfeiture .
The Dixon Interdiction Enforcement ( DICE ) and the 23rd Judicial District Drug Taskforce were caught on video trying to cut one another off in their vehicles to stop civilians and search for cash .
Indeed , officers were in danger of losing their jobs if they didn ’ t seize enough cash .
The head of DICE admitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asset forfeiture cash .
Civil asset forfeiture isn ’ t just effectively a legalized form of theft .
It also drives ( and indeed , incentivizes ) bad policing .
There is ample evidence to suggest local smokies use civil asset forfeiture to pad their budgets .
For example , a 1994 study found that police delay drug busts to increase the value of a forfeiture .
A 2001 study of 1,400 police departments published in the Journal of Criminal Justice found that half of the departments surveyed agreed that civil asset forfeiture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Far more disturbing is the 2004 report showing that police departments keep wish lists for items they wish to obtain via civil asset forfeiture .
To provide some context , in 2014 , the total amount of civil asset forfeiture seizures in the United States was $ 4.5 billion .
The total value of property stolen in burglaries was $ 3.9 billion .
This means that police agencies in the United States are taking more from the American public than burglars .
More to the point , all the time police agencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in no way a danger to their neighbors is time they don ’ t spend tracking down actual criminals .
In some cases , it might be more “ profitable ” for a police department to harass a law-abiding citizen while entirely ignoring dangerous criminals .
Case in point : In Tennessee , officers set up a post to bust drug traffickers on a known highway used for muling drugs from Mexico into the United States .
However , their post was not set up to stop the flow of drugs into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would ostensibly be the goal of the “ War on Drugs ” – to protect American citizens from the inflow of drugs .
Instead , the post was set up to bust cars bound for Mexico that might be carrying cash , a far more valuable commodity for the police departments .
Let ’ s assume that you ’ re against the War on Drugs and against civil asset forfeiture on principle .
So what ?
Who cares about big-time drug kingpins getting their assets seized by the government ?
Well , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t generally taking things from drug lords operating in what are effectively domestic war zones .
They ’ re taking them from average Americans .
First , it ’ s important to remember what the “ civil ” in “ civil asset forfeiture ” means .
It means that no one has actually been convicted of a crime .
Once property has been seized , it ’ s not only difficult to regain it , but it can also be dangerous for the person who has had their items effectively stolen by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s worth looking at the scope creep associated with civil asset forfeiture , for which there are currently over 400 federal statutes on the books .
This amount has doubled since the 1990s .
People who are victims of civil asset forfeiture are many times not even suspected of drug crimes or money laundering .
Civil asset forfeiture is applied to crimes like DWI or violating the National Halibut Fishing Act .
In 85 percent of all cases , no one is ever charged with a crime , though many people are pressured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defense in exchange for a guarantee against criminal prosecution .
In the case of seized vehicles , between 50 and 80 percent were being driven by someone other than the owner when seized .
In one particularly egregious example , a Philadelphia family had their home seized because their son did a $ 40 drug sale on the porch .
In New York City , police seize money from people with as little as $ 100 in their pocket .
A whopping 94 percent of California seizures in 2013 were for $ 5,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seizure in 1998 was $ 25,000 – precisely the cap on what attorneys advise against trying to reclaim due to legal fees and court costs .
Indeed , 88 percent of Department of Justice seizures are “ administrative , ” meaning they were never challenged in court , likely due to the high cost and risk associated with challenging a seizure .
In addition to the legal fees being prohibitively high for most people , anything you say in the course of recovering your property can be used against you in criminal proceedings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ lying to investigators ” that is so often invoked against people once it has been determined that they committed no other crime .
It ’ s a rare moment when the American Civil Liberties Union and the Heritage Foundation come together , but when they do , it ’ s worth noting .
Both oppose civil asset forfeiture .
While such cases are hardly the rule , it ’ s worth pointing out that there have been instances of civil asset forfeiture that can only be described as nightmarish .
Some examples @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include : • Sheriff ’ s deputies in Campbell County , TN tortured a suspect until he agreed to sign over his assets .
• In El Monte , CA , narcotics officers shot a 65-year-old grandfather as he knelt beside his bed .
They then seized his life savings and hauled his family in for questioning before admitting that no one had any connection to the drug trade .
• Police in Bradenton , FL have a longstanding policy of coercing drug suspects into signing over their assets .
• In many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicles from intoxicated drivers who have had no criminal trial .
Nightmarish scenarios aren ’ t necessary to show the tyranny of civil asset forfeiture , however .
While losing a Honda Civic with a market value of $ 1,000 might not sound like a huge tragedy to you , it certainly is to the woman who has to use the vehicle to get to and from her waitressing job every day .
One of the most disturbing aspects of civil asset forfeiture is what some have called “ the war on cash.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be caught with a large amount of cash in your vehicle , even if it ’ s 100 percent legal , unless you wouldn ’ t mind a budget-strapped local police department taking your wad .
United States courts have repeatedly ruled that simply having a large amount of cash on hand is “ strong evidence ” of criminal wrongdoing , in particular drug trafficking .
Then it ’ s up to you to prove you didn ’ t get the money from drug trafficking , and even then you probably won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act created a new crime called “ bulk cash smuggling , ” which expanded the scope of civil asset forfeiture of cash .
Much of the militarized police forces increasingly common in the United States are funded through civil asset forfeiture .
This is a highly disturbing trend .
However , civil asset forfeiture is also used to purchase things that there is virtually no argument for a police department “ needing.
” Confiscated cash has also gone to local Chamber of Commerce chapters , youth baseball leagues , and local Baptist churches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and many times only tangentially related to law enforcement , if at all .
But how does the process work ?
First , there are three different kinds of property that can be seized under the law : • Proceeds : Anything of value obtained through the commission of a crime .
• Facilitating Property : Anything used in the commission of a crime , including property and assets used to hide a crime or make its commission easier .
• Property Involved In : This is generally property used in money laundering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
This property can be real or imaginary , anything from cold , hard cash to intellectual property rights , websites , interests , claims and securities .
However , it must be connected – in theory , at least – to some crime that has been committed .
Different states have different standards of proof when it comes to civil asset forfeiture .
Unsurprisingly , states with a lower burden of proof tend to seize more assets .
Likewise , states with the fewest restrictions on how the money can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prima Facia / Probable Cause : This is the lowest level of proof required , which is little more than what might be required to search your car after a traffic stop .
This is the standard in nine states ( Alabama , Alaska , Delaware , Illinois , Massachusetts , Missouri , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Wyoming ) .
• Preponderance : In these states , the state actor has to present evidence that is “ more likely true than not.
” Four states ( Georgia , North Dakota , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ standard in conjunction with probable cause .
20 states use this as a standard on its own .
An additional three states ( Kentucky , New York , Oregon ) combine preponderance with “ Clear and Convincing.
” • Clear and Convincing : “ Clear and convincing ” is a higher standard of proof .
Rather than just “ more likely true than not , ” the evidence must be compellingly more likely to be true than not .
11 states use this standard of proof alone , or in combination with preponderance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beyond a Reasonable Doubt : This is the same standard used in criminal cases .
It places the burden of proof on the state to eliminate all potential other reasonable explanations .
This is the standard in three states ( Nebraska , North Carolina , Wisconsin ) , as well as one ( California ) where it is used in conjunction with “ clear and convincing.
” • In Florida , criminal charges are required for seizure .
Montana and , most recently , New Hampshire , require a criminal conviction for forfeiture @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has abolished the practice entirely .
Civil asset forfeiture laws and procedures vary widely from one state to another .
If you ’ re an innocent victim looking to get your goods and cash back , the process to do so can be byzantine and obscure .
• At the federal level and in 35 states , the burden of proof is on the owner .
• In five states , it depends on what kind of property was seized .
• In the remaining states and the District of Columbia , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• In some states , fighting seizure in court means the risk of paying the state ’ s legal fees .
• In half of all states , law enforcement keeps 100 percent of all forfeited assets .
In an additional nine states , 80 percent or more is retained by law enforcement .
Some high-profile abuses of civil asset forfeiture have taken place in Texas , which has become a sort of poster child for everything wrong with the civil asset forfeiture system : • Police force targeted black and Latino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ connects Houston with Louisiana casinos .
• In three years , Tenaha police stopped 140 drives for forfeiture .
• Drivers who refused were hassled for months and paid thousands in attorney fees .
The fees generally cost more than the value of the seizure .
• Court records were found indicating that in 200 seizure cases , only 50 were charged .
• District Attorney Ron Sutton used forfeiture to pay for travel to a conference in Hawaii .
• The funds also paid for 198th District Judge Emil Karl Pohl ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and later resigned .
• This is the county including Tenaha .
• District Attorney Lynda Kay Russel paid for tickets to a Christmas parade and a motorcycle rally using forfeiture money .
As if civil asset forfeiture wasn ’ t bad enough on its own , there is also a process allowing police organizations to circumvent the existing laws .
It ’ s called equitable sharing and it ’ s a gold mine for both the federal government and police departments .
This process further incentivizes civil asset forfeiture as a means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , state and local levels .
Here ’ s how it works : state and local law enforcement turn assets over to federal authorities for federal crimes .
The feds then return up to 80 percent of the assets back from whence it came .
This effectively allows state and local authorities to circumvent relevant local laws by bringing in the feds .
For example , in Missouri , seized money is supposed to go to the schools .
When equitable sharing is used , nothing goes to schools .
From 2000 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tripled from $ 198 million to $ 643 million .
Only $ 3 million of this was actually seized in cooperation with federal authorities .
Between 2008 and 2015 , $ 5.3 billion was seized through equitable sharing .
Where the burden of proof is higher , equitable sharing payouts increase .
In 2009 , the federal government paid out $ 500 million in assets under “ equitable sharing ” schemes .
This is up 75 percent from the previous year .
The top states for equitable sharing payouts ( even when controlling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are Rhode Island , California , New York and Florida .
South Dakota , North Dakota and Wyoming are the states using the program the least .
The Civil Asset Forfeiture Process Is Not Transparent Civil asset forfeiture might be a powerful tool for law enforcement to go after bad guys ( and the word “ might ” is doing a lot of work there ) , but it suffers from a terrible lack of transparency .
Only 11 states ( Oregon , California , Minnesota , Missouri , Arkansas , Hawaii , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Hampshire ) and the federal government put any forfeiture information available .
Three states and the District of Columbia were on track to put forfeiture information online ( Nevada , New Mexico , Texas ) .
The remaining states require public records requests or keep no records at all .
Where information is available , it often lacks details like the percentage of criminal versus civil forfeitures or the type of property seized .
When spending categories are included , they tend to be very broad , such as “ equipment ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the federal government carefully tracks the type of property , but does not release statistics on which seizures involved convictions .
The Institute of Justice found most state records it could actually obtain to be unusable .
The four most transparent states with regard to spending are Arizona , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania and Texas .
In these four states : Everything that ’ s not salary is incredibly opaque .
For example , the aforementioned margarita makers could easily be filed under “ equipment , ” to say nothing of the totally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been an increasing skepticism from the bench about civil asset forfeiture , and some states are amending their laws to restore rights to people whose assets are seized in this fashion .
Some recent reforms have been enacted at the state level , including : • Arizona : In April 2017 , the Arizona State Legislature unanimous passed civil asset reform legislation .
The language of the bill is vague , however , it does raise the burden for civil asset forfeiture on police departments .
The legislation likewise takes steps to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California : In January 2017 , new legislation took effect requiring a criminal conviction to seize any assets below $ 40,000 .
This limit is high because the main reason people do not challenge civil asset forfeiture is due to the property seized often not being worth the legal fees that would be involved in getting the goods back .
• Connecticut : Connecticut now requires an arrest for assets to be seized through civil asset forfeiture .
Barring a conviction or a guilty plea , assets must be returned at the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The State of Georgia passed very modest civil asset forfeiture reform in 2015 .
The law created greater transparency in the process and required that seized assets be used directly for law enforcement .
No more margarita machines .
Despite these reforms , Georgia continues to have some of the worst civil asset forfeiture laws in the nation .
• Minnesota : The Metro Gang Strike Force settled with 96 victims in 2009 for $ 840,000 .
In the wake of this scandal , the state legislature passed SF 874 , a sweeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asset forfeiture laws .
Criminal conviction or an admission of criminal conduct is now required in Minnesota to seize assets .
The burden of proof was also shifted to the state .
• New Mexico : The Land of Enchantment passed what are perhaps the most sweeping reforms of civil asset forfeiture in the nation .
Criminal convictions are required for forfeiture and the proceeds now go into the state ’ s general fund rather than acting as spoils for the seizing police department .
The legislation sharply limited the degree to which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the equitable sharing program .
• Pennsylvania : In June 2017 , Pennsylvania passed legislation raising the burden of proof on police departments involved in civil asset forfeiture cases and created innocent owner protections .
A hearing is now required to seize property .
• Tennessee : Former state trooper and state Rep. Barrett Rich introduced a bill requiring a warrant , but this bill failed to pass .
An amended version did pass , however , with far more modest reforms including the right to an immediate hearing before a judge .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to wait up to a year .
• Arkansas : Arkansas passed Senate Bill 308 earlier in March .
SB 308 prohibits the state government from seizing an individual ’ s property , unless it is able to obtain a criminal conviction in the first place .
• Michigan : In 2019 , Michigan passed three new laws that limited property seizure practices in the state .
The new statutes bar police officers from taking property for suspected drug crimes without first receiving a conviction or plea agreement , during cases dealing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures also demand that the government inform an individual if their property has been seized .
The burden is then placed on government officials to demonstrate that the forfeiture is justified .
If the officials fail to do so , the property must then be returned to the owner within two weeks .
In addition to state reforms , the judiciary is becoming increasingly critical of civil asset forfeiture .
In June 2017 , the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of civil asset forfeiture victims .
What ’ s more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a scathing critique of civil asset forfeiture as a whole in March 2017 .
While rejecting the victim ’ s appeal on procedural grounds , he called into question the entire existence of civil asset forfeiture as it currently exists .
How to Protect Yourself You might think there ’ s nothing you can do to protect yourself against civil asset forfeiture .
However , this is not the case .
While there is no 100-percent guarantee against civil asset forfeiture , there are some things you can do to provide yourself with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innocent ownership .
If you rent property , include a clause stating that illegal behavior is prohibited on your property .
• Be careful who you rent your property to .
If you don ’ t trust someone completely , don ’ t let them borrow your car or house sit for you .
• Keep your LLC property on the up and up .
It ’ s increasingly common for people to own property through an LLC .
If you do this , make sure that all the legal i ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crossed in terms of establishing your ownership .
• Exercise dominion over your property .
You can protect your rental property by regularly visiting it and documenting these visits .
• Obtain fresh notes for any large amounts of cash .
Nearly all circulated currency has drug residue on it , which is often used as evidence of criminal wrongdoing in civil asset forfeiture suits .
You can protect yourself by requesting fresh notes when you go to the bank .
Show that you have taken active steps to prevent illegal activity on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rent or lend .
It won ’ t protect you completely , but it will give you a legal leg to stand on if you ever end up on the wrong side of a greedy police department .
While civil asset forfeiture is certainly scary to anyone who values liberty and property , much like the War on Some Drugs , the tide seems to be turning in favor of liberty and against those who wish to take it .
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By Sam Jacobs,
Picture this: You’re driving home from the casino and you’ve absolutely cleaned up – to the tune of $50,000. You see a police car pull up behind you, but you can’t figure out why. Not only have you not broken any laws, you’re not even speeding. But the police officer doesn’t appear to be interested in charging you with a crime. Instead, he takes your gambling winnings, warns you not to say anything to anyone unless you want to be charged as a drug kingpin, then drives off into the sunset.
This actually happened to Tan Nguyen, and his story is far from unique. It’s called civil asset forfeiture and it’s a multi-billion dollar piggybank for state, local and federal police departments to fund all sorts of pet projects.
With its origins in the British fight against piracy on the open seas, civil asset forfeiture is nothing new. During Prohibition, police officers often seized goods, cash and equipment from bootleggers in a similar manner to today. However, contemporary civil asset forfeiture begins right where you’d think that it would: The War on Drugs.
In 1986, as First Lady Nancy Reagan encouraged America’s youth to “Just Say No,” the Justice Department started the Asset Forfeiture Fund. This sparked a boom in civil asset forfeiture that’s now become self-reinforcing, as the criminalization of American life and asset forfeiture have continued to feed each other.
In sum, asset forfeiture creates a motivation to draft more laws by the legislature, while more laws create greater opportunities for seizure by law enforcement. This perverse incentive structure is having devastating consequences: In 2014 alone, law enforcement took more stuff from American citizens than burglars did.
The current state of civil asset forfeiture in the United States is one of almost naked tyranny. Don’t believe us? Read on.
The Origins of Civil Asset Forfeiture
Civil asset forfeiture has a deep history in maritime law. In many cases, it just wasn’t practical to bring owners of vessels carrying contraband in front of an American court. So customs enforcement would simply seize the contraband. But in practice, seizure of assets was rare and generally required a felony conviction in court. Often times these convictions were obtained in absentia, but the point is that there was a criminal proceeding and due process.
During the Civil War, as part of sweeping attacks on liberty that included Lincoln suspending habeas corpus and obtaining an arrest warrant for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, supporters of the Confederacy had their property confiscated without due process. Civil asset forfeiture was used during the Prohibition Era to seize assets from bootleggers and suspected bootleggers. Even innocent owners had no defense during Prohibition if their property was used in violation of the Volstead Act.
In 1984, civil asset forfeiture entered a new phase. The Comprehensive Crime Control Act, championed by then-President Ronald Reagan, allowed for police agencies to keep the assets they seized. This highly incentivized the seizure of assets for the purpose of funding police departments rather than pursuing criminal charges. However, the game changed completely in 1996 – the year of the landmark Supreme Court decision Bennis v. Michigan (516 U.S. 442). This ruling held that the innocent owner defense was not sufficient to recover assets seized during civil asset forfeiture.
The plaintiff, Tina Bennis, was the joint owner of a vehicle with her husband John. The latter was arrested by Detroit police when caught with a prostitute on a street in Detroit, and the car was seized as a public nuisance. The court found that despite having no knowledge of the crime, there was no violation of either her property rights or her right to due process. Michigan’s law was specifically designed to deter people from using their assets in criminal activity, which the Supreme Court found to be Constitutional in a 5-4 decision. The Supreme Court likewise found that there was no right to compensation for Bennis.
Criminal Asset Forfeiture vs. Civil Asset Forfeiture
Before going any further, it’s important to delineate the differences between criminal asset forfeiture and civil asset forfeiture. The primary difference is that criminal asset forfeiture requires a conviction while civil asset forfeiture does not. However, there are other differences worth mentioning.
Civil asset forfeiture is a lawsuit against the seized object in question rather than a person. This leads to rather strange lawsuits like “Texas vs. One Gold Crucifix.” The legal burden of proof varies from one state to another, but the most common is preponderance of evidence, not reasonable doubt. What this means is juries decide if the state’s case is more likely to be true than not – not beyond a reasonable doubt. In a civil asset forfeiture trial, courts can weigh the use of the Fifth Amendment. This is not true in criminal trials.
The burden of proof question becomes crucial when it comes to retrieving property. In criminal cases, assets are returned if the prosecution fails to prove the guilt of the accused. In a civil asset forfeiture trial, the accused effectively has to prove their innocence to get their property back. Thus, civil asset forfeiture is a highly attractive option for police departments looking to scare up extra scratch in tight budgetary times. What’s more, the accused is not entitled to legal counsel. This is why, in most cases, it’s not economically advantageous to try and get one’s property back. The lawyer fees will quickly eclipse whatever value the seized assets have.
A 2015 study from FreedomWorks graded the states on their civil asset forfeiture laws. Only New Mexico received an “A,” after the state passed sweeping reforms with regard to its civil asset forfeiture processes. Over half the states received a “D” or less.
Sound paranoid? Keep reading.
Civil Asset Forfeiture: Big Business For Police
To say that police departments are funding themselves with civil asset forfeiture is more true than you might think. Civil asset forfeiture has exploded since 1986, when total seizures were at $93.7 million. By 2005, this had passed the $1 billion mark. That was double the 2004 amount, $567 million. By 2010, this figure jumped to $2.5 billion with more than 15,000 forfeiture cases – 11,000 of which were civil, not criminal.
By 2014, this figure climbed to $4.5 billion, with $29 billion seized between 2001 and 2014. Between 1985 and 1991, federal forfeitures increased by 1,500 percent, an increase of over 26 times. The Justice Department’s forfeiture fund (that does not include customs forfeitures) ballooned from $27 million in 1985 to $644 million in 1991. By 1996, this fund grew to over $1 billion for the first time. By 2008, it had tripled again to $3.1 billion.
Cash seizures in Tennessee have gotten so widespread that the state legislature has begun investigating it. Traffic stops have turned into shakedown operations. Interstate 40 was described as “a major profit center” by Phil Williams, a reporter for Channel 5 in Nashville. Much like extra-legal gangs, police gangs in Tennessee have started engaging in turf warfare over the spoils of civil asset forfeiture. The Dixon Interdiction Enforcement (DICE) and the 23rd Judicial District Drug Taskforce were caught on video trying to cut one another off in their vehicles to stop civilians and search for cash. Indeed, officers were in danger of losing their jobs if they didn’t seize enough cash. The head of DICE admitted that it was funded entirely by civil asset forfeiture cash.
Civil Asset Forfeiture Drives Bad Policing
Civil asset forfeiture isn’t just effectively a legalized form of theft. It also drives (and indeed, incentivizes) bad policing. There is ample evidence to suggest local smokies use civil asset forfeiture to pad their budgets. For example, a 1994 study found that police delay drug busts to increase the value of a forfeiture. A 2001 study of 1,400 police departments published in the Journal of Criminal Justice found that half of the departments surveyed agreed that civil asset forfeiture was “necessary as a budget supplement.” Far more disturbing is the 2004 report showing that police departments keep wish lists for items they wish to obtain via civil asset forfeiture.
To provide some context, in 2014, the total amount of civil asset forfeiture seizures in the United States was $4.5 billion. The total value of property stolen in burglaries was $3.9 billion. This means that police agencies in the United States are taking more from the American public than burglars. More to the point, all the time police agencies use seizing assets from citizens who are in no way a danger to their neighbors is time they don’t spend tracking down actual criminals. In some cases, it might be more “profitable” for a police department to harass a law-abiding citizen while entirely ignoring dangerous criminals.
Case in point: In Tennessee, officers set up a post to bust drug traffickers on a known highway used for muling drugs from Mexico into the United States. However, their post was not set up to stop the flow of drugs into the United States, which one would think would ostensibly be the goal of the “War on Drugs” – to protect American citizens from the inflow of drugs. Instead, the post was set up to bust cars bound for Mexico that might be carrying cash, a far more valuable commodity for the police departments.
Civil Asset Forfeiture Targets Regular People
Let’s assume that you’re against the War on Drugs and against civil asset forfeiture on principle. So what? Who cares about big-time drug kingpins getting their assets seized by the government? Well, as it turns out, the police aren’t generally taking things from drug lords operating in what are effectively domestic war zones. They’re taking them from average Americans.
First, it’s important to remember what the “civil” in “civil asset forfeiture” means. It means that no one has actually been convicted of a crime. Once property has been seized, it’s not only difficult to regain it, but it can also be dangerous for the person who has had their items effectively stolen by the police.
Additionally, it’s worth looking at the scope creep associated with civil asset forfeiture, for which there are currently over 400 federal statutes on the books. This amount has doubled since the 1990s. People who are victims of civil asset forfeiture are many times not even suspected of drug crimes or money laundering. Civil asset forfeiture is applied to crimes like DWI or violating the National Halibut Fishing Act. In 85 percent of all cases, no one is ever charged with a crime, though many people are pressured into signing away their right to a defense in exchange for a guarantee against criminal prosecution. In the case of seized vehicles, between 50 and 80 percent were being driven by someone other than the owner when seized.
In one particularly egregious example, a Philadelphia family had their home seized because their son did a $40 drug sale on the porch. In New York City, police seize money from people with as little as $100 in their pocket. A whopping 94 percent of California seizures in 2013 were for $5,000 or less, but the average DEA seizure in 1998 was $25,000 – precisely the cap on what attorneys advise against trying to reclaim due to legal fees and court costs. Indeed, 88 percent of Department of Justice seizures are “administrative,” meaning they were never challenged in court, likely due to the high cost and risk associated with challenging a seizure.
In addition to the legal fees being prohibitively high for most people, anything you say in the course of recovering your property can be used against you in criminal proceedings. This includes the nebulous charge of “lying to investigators” that is so often invoked against people once it has been determined that they committed no other crime.
It’s a rare moment when the American Civil Liberties Union and the Heritage Foundation come together, but when they do, it’s worth noting. Both oppose civil asset forfeiture.
Civil Asset Forfeiture Nightmares
While such cases are hardly the rule, it’s worth pointing out that there have been instances of civil asset forfeiture that can only be described as nightmarish. Some examples of egregious overreach of civil asset forfeiture include:
Sheriff’s deputies in Campbell County, TN tortured a suspect until he agreed to sign over his assets.
In El Monte, CA, narcotics officers shot a 65-year-old grandfather as he knelt beside his bed. They then seized his life savings and hauled his family in for questioning before admitting that no one had any connection to the drug trade.
Police in Bradenton, FL have a longstanding policy of coercing drug suspects into signing over their assets.
In many municipalities, it is policy to seize vehicles from intoxicated drivers who have had no criminal trial.
Nightmarish scenarios aren’t necessary to show the tyranny of civil asset forfeiture, however. While losing a Honda Civic with a market value of $1,000 might not sound like a huge tragedy to you, it certainly is to the woman who has to use the vehicle to get to and from her waitressing job every day.
Don’t Carry Cash!
One of the most disturbing aspects of civil asset forfeiture is what some have called “the war on cash.” Put simply, don’t be caught with a large amount of cash in your vehicle, even if it’s 100 percent legal, unless you wouldn’t mind a budget-strapped local police department taking your wad.
United States courts have repeatedly ruled that simply having a large amount of cash on hand is “strong evidence” of criminal wrongdoing, in particular drug trafficking. Then it’s up to you to prove you didn’t get the money from drug trafficking, and even then you probably won’t get it back. The Patriot Act created a new crime called “bulk cash smuggling,” which expanded the scope of civil asset forfeiture of cash.
Civil Asset Forfeiture: A Slush Fund for Police Departments
Much of the militarized police forces increasingly common in the United States are funded through civil asset forfeiture. This is a highly disturbing trend. However, civil asset forfeiture is also used to purchase things that there is virtually no argument for a police department “needing.”
Here’s a short list of frivolous purchases made using civil asset forfeiture funds:
Confiscated cash has also gone to local Chamber of Commerce chapters, youth baseball leagues, and local Baptist churches.
How Civil Asset Forfeiture Works
Civil asset forfeiture is big business and many times only tangentially related to law enforcement, if at all. But how does the process work?
First, there are three different kinds of property that can be seized under the law:
Proceeds: Anything of value obtained through the commission of a crime.
Anything of value obtained through the commission of a crime. Facilitating Property: Anything used in the commission of a crime, including property and assets used to hide a crime or make its commission easier.
Anything used in the commission of a crime, including property and assets used to hide a crime or make its commission easier. Property Involved In: This is generally property used in money laundering (for example, a cash-based business).
This property can be real or imaginary, anything from cold, hard cash to intellectual property rights, websites, interests, claims and securities. However, it must be connected – in theory, at least – to some crime that has been committed.
Different states have different standards of proof when it comes to civil asset forfeiture. Unsurprisingly, states with a lower burden of proof tend to seize more assets. Likewise, states with the fewest restrictions on how the money can be used tend to seize more.
Civil Asset Forfeiture State by State
Civil asset forfeiture laws and procedures vary widely from one state to another. If you’re an innocent victim looking to get your goods and cash back, the process to do so can be byzantine and obscure.
At the federal level and in 35 states, the burden of proof is on the owner.
In five states, it depends on what kind of property was seized.
In the remaining states and the District of Columbia, the burden of proof is on the government.
In some states, fighting seizure in court means the risk of paying the state’s legal fees.
In half of all states, law enforcement keeps 100 percent of all forfeited assets. In an additional nine states, 80 percent or more is retained by law enforcement.
Some high-profile abuses of civil asset forfeiture have taken place in Texas, which has become a sort of poster child for everything wrong with the civil asset forfeiture system:
Teneha, TX: Population: 1,046
Police force targeted black and Latino motorists on Highway 84. The highway connects Houston with Louisiana casinos.
In three years, Tenaha police stopped 140 drives for forfeiture.
Drivers who refused were hassled for months and paid thousands in attorney fees. The fees generally cost more than the value of the seizure.
Court records were found indicating that in 200 seizure cases, only 50 were charged.
Kingsville, TX: Population: 25,000
Highway forfeitures paid for: Souped-up Dodge Chargers $40,000 digital ticket writers Sniper rifles and military-style rifles
Kimble County, TX
District Attorney Ron Sutton used forfeiture to pay for travel to a conference in Hawaii.
The funds also paid for 198th District Judge Emil Karl Pohl’s travel. Pohl approved the expenditure and later resigned.
Shelby County, TX
This is the county including Tenaha.
District Attorney Lynda Kay Russel paid for tickets to a Christmas parade and a motorcycle rally using forfeiture money.
Equitable Sharing: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Circumvents the Law
As if civil asset forfeiture wasn’t bad enough on its own, there is also a process allowing police organizations to circumvent the existing laws. It’s called equitable sharing and it’s a gold mine for both the federal government and police departments. This process further incentivizes civil asset forfeiture as a means of funding police departments at the federal, state and local levels.
Here’s how it works: state and local law enforcement turn assets over to federal authorities for federal crimes. The feds then return up to 80 percent of the assets back from whence it came. This effectively allows state and local authorities to circumvent relevant local laws by bringing in the feds. For example, in Missouri, seized money is supposed to go to the schools. When equitable sharing is used, nothing goes to schools.
From 2000 to 2013, equitable sharing payments to states tripled from $198 million to $643 million. Only $3 million of this was actually seized in cooperation with federal authorities. Between 2008 and 2015, $5.3 billion was seized through equitable sharing. Where the burden of proof is higher, equitable sharing payouts increase. In 2009, the federal government paid out $500 million in assets under “equitable sharing” schemes. This is up 75 percent from the previous year.
The top states for equitable sharing payouts (even when controlling for the number of drug arrests) are Rhode Island, California, New York and Florida. South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming are the states using the program the least.
The Civil Asset Forfeiture Process Is Not Transparent
Civil asset forfeiture might be a powerful tool for law enforcement to go after bad guys (and the word “might” is doing a lot of work there), but it suffers from a terrible lack of transparency.
Only 11 states (Oregon, California, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, Hawaii, Michigan, Georgia, New York, New Hampshire) and the federal government put any forfeiture information available. Three states and the District of Columbia were on track to put forfeiture information online (Nevada, New Mexico, Texas). The remaining states require public records requests or keep no records at all.
Where information is available, it often lacks details like the percentage of criminal versus civil forfeitures or the type of property seized. When spending categories are included, they tend to be very broad, such as “equipment” or “salaries.” For its part, the federal government carefully tracks the type of property, but does not release statistics on which seizures involved convictions. The Institute of Justice found most state records it could actually obtain to be unusable.
The four most transparent states with regard to spending are Arizona, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. In these four states:
33 percent went to equipment
21 percent went to salaries
17 percent marked as “other”
Everything that’s not salary is incredibly opaque. For example, the aforementioned margarita makers could easily be filed under “equipment,” to say nothing of the totally nebulous “other” category.
Pushing Back Against Civil Asset Forfeiture
There has been an increasing skepticism from the bench about civil asset forfeiture, and some states are amending their laws to restore rights to people whose assets are seized in this fashion. Some recent reforms have been enacted at the state level, including:
Arizona: In April 2017, the Arizona State Legislature unanimous passed civil asset reform legislation. The language of the bill is vague, however, it does raise the burden for civil asset forfeiture on police departments. The legislation likewise takes steps to close the equitable sharing loophole.
In April 2017, the Arizona State Legislature unanimous passed civil asset reform legislation. The language of the bill is vague, however, it does raise the burden for civil asset forfeiture on police departments. The legislation likewise takes steps to close the equitable sharing loophole. California: In January 2017, new legislation took effect requiring a criminal conviction to seize any assets below $40,000. This limit is high because the main reason people do not challenge civil asset forfeiture is due to the property seized often not being worth the legal fees that would be involved in getting the goods back.
In January 2017, new legislation took effect requiring a criminal conviction to seize any assets below $40,000. This limit is high because the main reason people do not challenge civil asset forfeiture is due to the property seized often not being worth the legal fees that would be involved in getting the goods back. Connecticut: Connecticut now requires an arrest for assets to be seized through civil asset forfeiture. Barring a conviction or a guilty plea, assets must be returned at the end of criminal proceedings.
Connecticut now requires an arrest for assets to be seized through civil asset forfeiture. Barring a conviction or a guilty plea, assets must be returned at the end of criminal proceedings. Georgia: The State of Georgia passed very modest civil asset forfeiture reform in 2015. The law created greater transparency in the process and required that seized assets be used directly for law enforcement. No more margarita machines. Despite these reforms, Georgia continues to have some of the worst civil asset forfeiture laws in the nation.
The State of Georgia passed very modest civil asset forfeiture reform in 2015. The law created greater transparency in the process and required that seized assets be used directly for law enforcement. No more margarita machines. Despite these reforms, Georgia continues to have some of the worst civil asset forfeiture laws in the nation. Minnesota: The Metro Gang Strike Force settled with 96 victims in 2009 for $840,000. In the wake of this scandal, the state legislature passed SF 874, a sweeping reform of the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. Criminal conviction or an admission of criminal conduct is now required in Minnesota to seize assets. The burden of proof was also shifted to the state.
The Metro Gang Strike Force settled with 96 victims in 2009 for $840,000. In the wake of this scandal, the state legislature passed SF 874, a sweeping reform of the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. Criminal conviction or an admission of criminal conduct is now required in Minnesota to seize assets. The burden of proof was also shifted to the state. New Mexico: The Land of Enchantment passed what are perhaps the most sweeping reforms of civil asset forfeiture in the nation. Criminal convictions are required for forfeiture and the proceeds now go into the state’s general fund rather than acting as spoils for the seizing police department. The legislation sharply limited the degree to which local and state agencies can participate in the equitable sharing program.
The Land of Enchantment passed what are perhaps the most sweeping reforms of civil asset forfeiture in the nation. Criminal convictions are required for forfeiture and the proceeds now go into the state’s general fund rather than acting as spoils for the seizing police department. The legislation sharply limited the degree to which local and state agencies can participate in the equitable sharing program. Pennsylvania: In June 2017, Pennsylvania passed legislation raising the burden of proof on police departments involved in civil asset forfeiture cases and created innocent owner protections. A hearing is now required to seize property.
In June 2017, Pennsylvania passed legislation raising the burden of proof on police departments involved in civil asset forfeiture cases and created innocent owner protections. A hearing is now required to seize property. Tennessee: Former state trooper and state Rep. Barrett Rich introduced a bill requiring a warrant, but this bill failed to pass. An amended version did pass, however, with far more modest reforms including the right to an immediate hearing before a judge. Previously, victims of civil asset forfeiture had to wait up to a year.
Former state trooper and state Rep. Barrett Rich introduced a bill requiring a warrant, but this bill failed to pass. An amended version did pass, however, with far more modest reforms including the right to an immediate hearing before a judge. Previously, victims of civil asset forfeiture had to wait up to a year. Arkansas: Arkansas passed Senate Bill 308 earlier in March. SB 308 prohibits the state government from seizing an individual’s property, unless it is able to obtain a criminal conviction in the first place.
Arkansas passed Senate Bill 308 earlier in March. SB 308 prohibits the state government from seizing an individual’s property, unless it is able to obtain a criminal conviction in the first place. Michigan: In 2019, Michigan passed three new laws that limited property seizure practices in the state. The new statutes bar police officers from taking property for suspected drug crimes without first receiving a conviction or plea agreement, during cases dealing with assets under $50,000. These measures also demand that the government inform an individual if their property has been seized. The burden is then placed on government officials to demonstrate that the forfeiture is justified. If the officials fail to do so, the property must then be returned to the owner within two weeks.
In addition to state reforms, the judiciary is becoming increasingly critical of civil asset forfeiture. In June 2017, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of civil asset forfeiture victims. What’s more, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a scathing critique of civil asset forfeiture as a whole in March 2017. While rejecting the victim’s appeal on procedural grounds, he called into question the entire existence of civil asset forfeiture as it currently exists.
How to Protect Yourself
You might think there’s nothing you can do to protect yourself against civil asset forfeiture. However, this is not the case. While there is no 100-percent guarantee against civil asset forfeiture, there are some things you can do to provide yourself with some level of protection:
Establish innocent ownership. If you rent property, include a clause stating that illegal behavior is prohibited on your property.
If you rent property, include a clause stating that illegal behavior is prohibited on your property. Be careful who you rent your property to. If you don’t trust someone completely, don’t let them borrow your car or house sit for you.
If you don’t trust someone completely, don’t let them borrow your car or house sit for you. Keep your LLC property on the up and up. It’s increasingly common for people to own property through an LLC. If you do this, make sure that all the legal i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed in terms of establishing your ownership.
It’s increasingly common for people to own property through an LLC. If you do this, make sure that all the legal i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed in terms of establishing your ownership. Exercise dominion over your property. You can protect your rental property by regularly visiting it and documenting these visits.
You can protect your rental property by regularly visiting it and documenting these visits. Obtain fresh notes for any large amounts of cash. Nearly all circulated currency has drug residue on it, which is often used as evidence of criminal wrongdoing in civil asset forfeiture suits. You can protect yourself by requesting fresh notes when you go to the bank.
Show that you have taken active steps to prevent illegal activity on or with any property that you own, rent or lend. It won’t protect you completely, but it will give you a legal leg to stand on if you ever end up on the wrong side of a greedy police department.
While civil asset forfeiture is certainly scary to anyone who values liberty and property, much like the War on Some Drugs, the tide seems to be turning in favor of liberty and against those who wish to take it.
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Benjamin Fulford 6/8/20 Report: Huge Victory for Humanity as Khazarian Mafia’s Long-planned 666 Revolution Fizzles

The forces of light scored a huge victory against the Khazarian Satanists as their long-planned 2020/06/06/.06 offensive was stopped dead in its tracks , multiple sources agree .
Instead of massive bloodshed involving armed demonstrators ( million man occupation of the white house ) and the U.S. military , there was a small , peaceful march against racism .
This was because the armed saboteurs and their financial backers were all rounded up before their planned climax of mayhem , Pentagon sources say .
Even those of us who are not religious took note that very unusual lightning struck the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fizzled out .
This reminded a lot of people of how lighting struck the Vatican in 2013 immediately after pope Maledict resigned https : //www.youtube.com/watch ?
v=U4qdo0e8ECE The plan that was stopped , ( with or without divine intervention ) aimed to use massive bloodshed to replace the Republic of the United States with a draconian totalitarian government .
As Rothschild front man George Soros , told Bild Magazine in September 2014 : “ I ’ m going to bring down the U.S. by funding black hate groups .
We ’ ll put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them blame white people .
The black community is the easiest to manipulate.
” Note : attempts to label this quote as fake appear at the top of internet searches such as “ Lead Stories ” but NSA sources say it ’ s real .
The plan nearly worked as the death of African American George Floyd triggered huge , coordinated acts of looting and vandalism all over the United States .
Take a look at this video here , for example , to see the damage in New York City .
U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only after over a thousand armed looters were shot .
In addition , U.S. and Russian Special Forces teams went around hunting down and killing the financiers and Khazarian agents stoking the flames .
Also , on June 5th U.S. military White Hats found and disarmed three nuclear devices , seized countless pipe-bombs , and arrested two snipers , ” according to NSA sources .
For those of you who still think that U.S. President Donald Trump is responsible for the rescue of the Republic of the United States of America , please @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bailed out by the Rothschilds each time he went bankrupt .
This is a matter of public record .
Also , his son in law is the Satanic 666 5th Avenue Jared Kushner who has been trying to mark of the beast microchip everybody .
Please check the facts for yourself .
In any case , Trump ’ s attempt to use the military to shoot down civilians caused a long overdue Pentagon revolt against his rule .
“ The 11 retired 4-stars who criticized Trump for using the military to suppress protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Pentagon sources say .
“ Led by Generals James Mattis and John Kelly with former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairmen Mike Mullen and Marty Dempsey these onward Christian soldiers are declaring jihad against the Zionists and raising their profile at a critical time prior to the global currency reset , ” the sources add .
General Kelly also uncharacteristically went public to say : “ There is a concern , I think an awful big concern , that the partisanship has gotten out of hand , the tribal thing has gotten out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people that are running for office and put them through the filter : What is their character like ?
What are their ethics ?
” Translation : neither Trump nor Joe Biden is fit to be the next president .
CIA sources , for their part , are saying the trigger for the recent chaos really was… “ George Floyd was a hit .
[ His killer ] Derek Chauvin was controlled by dirty PD & organized crime involved in sex-trafficking .
Young girls/teens were being sold .
The club where Floyd & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get out .
He talked .
Chauvin is already dead .
This is why they burned the club and the cop shop.
” So according to these sources , his death was real and not a staged psy-op as many believe .
In any case , paid Antifa=Al Qaeda=ISIS agents used the death as the trigger for their planned insurrection , CIA sources say .
As a part of this , they began releasing hardened criminals onto the street and paying them to cause mayhem .
“ Every single one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released back onto the streets by local prosecutor Kim Gardner , ” the CIA sources note .
NSA sources add the electromagnetic wavelengths that are known to agitate people were pumped last week through TV stations , especially those with large African American audiences .
The military White Hats were able to turn this situation around by June 6th .
So that in the end “ black lives matter ” protests on four continents , North America , Europe , Asia , and Australia may have led to real police reform , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city , county , state , and national policy changes are banning Israeli knee-on-neck training of local and federal law enforcement , ” they say .
Furthermore , they add , the pentagon has been banned from donating surplus military equipment to police departments .
Also , Palestinian lives matter protests in Israel and the U.S. are setting the ground for economic sanctions and war crimes prosecutions against Israeli criminals like Crime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , the sources say .
Israel will be forced “ not just to cancel annexation [ of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occupation and apartheid , ” the pentagon sources promise .
As his Zionist controllers implode , Trump seems to be increasingly losing touch with reality .
Last week he tweeted “ I built the greatest economy in the World , the best the U.S. has ever had .
I am doing it again !
Wow !
96 % Approval Rating in the Republican Party ( and I believe this was before the “ GREAT ” Jobs Numbers yesterday ) .
Thank you !
” Somebody should tell Trump that resorting to fake economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It turns out the “ GREAT ” May jobs numbers were fake .
https : //www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/The-May-jobs-report-had-misclassification-error-15320999.php And , in this “ greatest economy in the world ” one in four Americans ( 26 % ) say they or someone in their household have skipped meals or relied on charity or government food programs since February .
Also , three in ten adults ( 31 % ) say they have fallen behind in paying bills or had problems affording household expenses like food or health insurance coverage .
A second American revolution is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Trump is the situation has degenerated to the point that 80 % of Americans feel the country is spinning out of control , according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll .
https : //www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-more-troubled-by-police-actions-in-killing-of-george-floyd-than-by-violence-at-protests-poll-finds-11591534801 Speaking about reality , doctors are finally starting to tell the truth about the so-called coronavirus .
It is now clear nobody is dying from this so-called virus .
https : //www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/enraged-italians-abandon-masks-denounce-pandemic-scam Even experts like the UK Statistics Authority chairman Sir David Norgrove say the government ’ s daily coronavirus testing figures are “ far from complete @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BS and gobbledygook .
https : //www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/sir-david-norgrove-response-to-matt-hancock-regarding-the-governments-covid-19-testing-data/ It has been brought to my attention that Google has been taking down u-tube posts ( including some by this writer ) presenting evidence the entire coronavirus scam is a psy-op .
Google says it will only allow information about the coronavirus that is approved by the Center for Disease Control .
The CDC is a criminal organization .
We will not deep dive into that here but if you search the term “ CDC scandal ” you will find over 5 million links that detail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CDC .
The fact that Google is censoring on their behalf makes them criminally liable as well .
Remember , President Trump signed an executive order on May 28th that makes Google legally liable for censorship and misinformation .
https : //www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/ Google has also for years enabled rampant , systematic piracy of this website .
They have further systematically and deliberately distorted web searches related to independent journalists , including this writer .
We know that 50 state attorney generals and the Department of Justice are investigating Google .
The EU is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Margrethe Vestager says : “ The need in Europe for tighter rules on U.S. internet giants has become ‘ urgent , ’ … We want competition , but we want democracy , and we reject the negative consequences of unregulated capitalism.
” https : //www.dw.com/en/eu-calls-for-greater-regulation-of-us-tech-companies/a-53717205 If the authorities fail to bring them to justice , the White Dragon Society will hunt down and kill the top ten shareholders and executives of Google and other disinformation monopolies .
Speaking about disinformation , let us talk about Elon Musk and his so-called space exploration .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ SpaceX official release , shows there is a MOUSE ( as in the animal ) visible in space during the NASA SpaceX Dragon Launch .
It looks like Musk is going to go to jail for fraud soon .
It reminds me of what Paul Laine from the Defense Intelligence Agency once told me : “ NASA stands for Not A Space Agency.
” It is important to get to the bottom of what NASA is really up to because there are signs they are planning to use “ asteroids , ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could wreak havoc with the internet and telecommunications worldwide .
https : //www.zerohedge.com/markets/pandemic-economic-crash-social-unrest-and-now-four-asteroids In any case , all this turmoil surrounding the West is distracting world attention away from important news happening elsewhere .
For example , WDS sources in South East Asia report : “ There is no food in Cambodia .
The border is closed between Thailand in Cambodia therefore no food is allowed to cross the border to Cambodia .
The Cambodian side ( Hun Sen ) stopped border crossing to starve and kill people .
We have to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very serious .
It is genocide again against the Cambodian people.
” Also , the Amazon is also being destroyed at an accelerating pace while its native inhabitants are being persecuted , multiple media reports note .
The Khoi San people in South Africa are also under attack , Khoi San representatives say .
All of this needs to be dealt with .
Enough of the bad news , now let us look at a couple of good news items .
One is that solar power is now by far the cheapest source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have fallen by 82 % since 2010. https : //www.pv-magazine.com/2020/06/03/solar-costs-have-fallen-82-since-2010/ Another is that China has suspended debt repayments for 77 countries https : //www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2020/06/07/china-suspends-debt-repayment-for-77-developing-countries Finally , there is a meeting scheduled this week between representatives of Eastern and Western secret societies aimed at finalizing the global currency reset .
If the meeting goes well , virtually unlimited funding will be made available for ending poverty , stopping environmental destruction and promoting human colonization of the universe .
However , there is unlikely to be any immediate announcement even if an agreement is reached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ technical work will be needed to turn an agreement in principle into reality on the ground .
Remember , the real goal is not to “ get ” the bad guys but to save the planet and start a new age .
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The forces of light scored a huge victory against the Khazarian Satanists as their long-planned 2020/06/06/.06 offensive was stopped dead in its tracks, multiple sources agree. Instead of massive bloodshed involving armed demonstrators (million man occupation of the white house) and the U.S. military, there was a small, peaceful march against racism. This was because the armed saboteurs and their financial backers were all rounded up before their planned climax of mayhem, Pentagon sources say.
Even those of us who are not religious took note that very unusual lightning struck the Washington memorial immediately before the 6/6 offensive fizzled out.
This reminded a lot of people of how lighting struck the Vatican in 2013 immediately after pope Maledict resigned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4qdo0e8ECE
The plan that was stopped, (with or without divine intervention) aimed to use massive bloodshed to replace the Republic of the United States with a draconian totalitarian government. As Rothschild front man George Soros, told Bild Magazine in September 2014:
“I’m going to bring down the U.S. by funding black hate groups. We’ll put them into a mental trap and make them blame white people. The black community is the easiest to manipulate.”
Note: attempts to label this quote as fake appear at the top of internet searches such as “Lead Stories” but NSA sources say it’s real.
The plan nearly worked as the death of African American George Floyd triggered huge, coordinated acts of looting and vandalism all over the United States. Take a look at this video here, for example, to see the damage in New York City.
U.S. military intelligence says the rioting was stopped only after over a thousand armed looters were shot. In addition, U.S. and Russian Special Forces teams went around hunting down and killing the financiers and Khazarian agents stoking the flames. Also, on June 5th U.S. military White Hats found and disarmed three nuclear devices, seized countless pipe-bombs, and arrested two snipers,” according to NSA sources.
For those of you who still think that U.S. President Donald Trump is responsible for the rescue of the Republic of the United States of America, please remember that as a businessman he was bailed out by the Rothschilds each time he went bankrupt. This is a matter of public record. Also, his son in law is the Satanic 666 5th Avenue Jared Kushner who has been trying to mark of the beast microchip everybody. Please check the facts for yourself.
In any case, Trump’s attempt to use the military to shoot down civilians caused a long overdue Pentagon revolt against his rule. “The 11 retired 4-stars who criticized Trump for using the military to suppress protests,” were retaking the Trump presidency, Pentagon sources say. “Led by Generals James Mattis and John Kelly with former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairmen Mike Mullen and Marty Dempsey these onward Christian soldiers are declaring jihad against the Zionists and raising their profile at a critical time prior to the global currency reset,” the sources add.
General Kelly also uncharacteristically went public to say:
“There is a concern, I think an awful big concern, that the partisanship has gotten out of hand, the tribal thing has gotten out of hand…I think we should look at people that are running for office and put them through the filter: What is their character like? What are their ethics?”
Translation: neither Trump nor Joe Biden is fit to be the next president. CIA sources, for their part, are saying the trigger for the recent chaos really was…
the murder of George Floyd.
“George Floyd was a hit. [His killer] Derek Chauvin was controlled by dirty PD & organized crime involved in sex-trafficking. Young girls/teens were being sold. The club where Floyd & Chauvin worked was cover. Floyd tried to get out. He talked. Chauvin is already dead. This is why they burned the club and the cop shop.”
So according to these sources, his death was real and not a staged psy-op as many believe. In any case, paid Antifa=Al Qaeda=ISIS agents used the death as the trigger for their planned insurrection, CIA sources say. As a part of this, they began releasing hardened criminals onto the street and paying them to cause mayhem. “Every single one of the St. Louis looters and rioters arrested was released back onto the streets by local prosecutor Kim Gardner,” the CIA sources note.
NSA sources add the electromagnetic wavelengths that are known to agitate people were pumped last week through TV stations, especially those with large African American audiences.
The military White Hats were able to turn this situation around by June 6th. So that in the end “black lives matter” protests on four continents, North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia may have led to real police reform,” pentagon sources say. “Now the city, county, state, and national policy changes are banning Israeli knee-on-neck training of local and federal law enforcement,” they say. Furthermore, they add, the pentagon has been banned from donating surplus military equipment to police departments.
Also, Palestinian lives matter protests in Israel and the U.S. are setting the ground for economic sanctions and war crimes prosecutions against Israeli criminals like Crime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the sources say. Israel will be forced “not just to cancel annexation [of the West Bank] but to end the occupation and apartheid,” the pentagon sources promise.
As his Zionist controllers implode, Trump seems to be increasingly losing touch with reality. Last week he tweeted “I built the greatest economy in the World, the best the U.S. has ever had. I am doing it again! Wow! 96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party (and I believe this was before the “GREAT” Jobs Numbers yesterday). Thank you!”
Somebody should tell Trump that resorting to fake economic news is not going to change reality. It turns out the “GREAT” May jobs numbers were fake. https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/The-May-jobs-report-had-misclassification-error-15320999.php
And, in this “greatest economy in the world” one in four Americans (26%) say they or someone in their household have skipped meals or relied on charity or government food programs since February. Also, three in ten adults (31%) say they have fallen behind in paying bills or had problems affording household expenses like food or health insurance coverage. A second American revolution is needed. https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-may-2020-health-and-economic-impacts/
The reality Mr. Trump is the situation has degenerated to the point that 80% of Americans feel the country is spinning out of control, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-more-troubled-by-police-actions-in-killing-of-george-floyd-than-by-violence-at-protests-poll-finds-11591534801
Speaking about reality, doctors are finally starting to tell the truth about the so-called coronavirus. It is now clear nobody is dying from this so-called virus. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/enraged-italians-abandon-masks-denounce-pandemic-scam
https://nypost.com/2020/06/02/coronavirus-clinically-no-longer-exists-in-italy-doctor/
Even experts like the UK Statistics Authority chairman Sir David Norgrove say the government’s daily coronavirus testing figures are “far from complete and comprehensible.” Translation: They are BS and gobbledygook. https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/sir-david-norgrove-response-to-matt-hancock-regarding-the-governments-covid-19-testing-data/
It has been brought to my attention that Google has been taking down u-tube posts (including some by this writer) presenting evidence the entire coronavirus scam is a psy-op. Google says it will only allow information about the coronavirus that is approved by the Center for Disease Control. The CDC is a criminal organization. We will not deep dive into that here but if you search the term “CDC scandal” you will find over 5 million links that detail the long, criminal history of the CDC. The fact that Google is censoring on their behalf makes them criminally liable as well. Remember, President Trump signed an executive order on May 28th that makes Google legally liable for censorship and misinformation. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/
Google has also for years enabled rampant, systematic piracy of this website. They have further systematically and deliberately distorted web searches related to independent journalists, including this writer. We know that 50 state attorney generals and the Department of Justice are investigating Google.
The EU is also taking action. EU anti-monopolies chief Margrethe Vestager says:
“The need in Europe for tighter rules on U.S. internet giants has become ‘urgent,’… We want competition, but we want democracy, and we reject the negative consequences of unregulated capitalism.” https://www.dw.com/en/eu-calls-for-greater-regulation-of-us-tech-companies/a-53717205
If the authorities fail to bring them to justice, the White Dragon Society will hunt down and kill the top ten shareholders and executives of Google and other disinformation monopolies.
Speaking about disinformation, let us talk about Elon Musk and his so-called space exploration. The video below, taken from a SpaceX official release, shows there is a MOUSE (as in the animal) visible in space during the NASA SpaceX Dragon Launch. It looks like Musk is going to go to jail for fraud soon. It reminds me of what Paul Laine from the Defense Intelligence Agency once told me: “NASA stands for Not A Space Agency.”
It is important to get to the bottom of what NASA is really up to because there are signs they are planning to use “asteroids,” to trigger Electromagnetic Pulse incidents next. This could wreak havoc with the internet and telecommunications worldwide. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/pandemic-economic-crash-social-unrest-and-now-four-asteroids
In any case, all this turmoil surrounding the West is distracting world attention away from important news happening elsewhere. For example, WDS sources in South East Asia report:
“There is no food in Cambodia. The border is closed between Thailand in Cambodia therefore no food is allowed to cross the border to Cambodia. The Cambodian side (Hun Sen) stopped border crossing to starve and kill people. We have to stop the law on Covid-19. This is very serious. It is genocide again against the Cambodian people.”
Also, the Amazon is also being destroyed at an accelerating pace while its native inhabitants are being persecuted, multiple media reports note. The Khoi San people in South Africa are also under attack, Khoi San representatives say. All of this needs to be dealt with.
Enough of the bad news, now let us look at a couple of good news items. One is that solar power is now by far the cheapest source of energy on the planet as prices have fallen by 82% since 2010. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/06/03/solar-costs-have-fallen-82-since-2010/
Another is that China has suspended debt repayments for 77 countries https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2020/06/07/china-suspends-debt-repayment-for-77-developing-countries
Finally, there is a meeting scheduled this week between representatives of Eastern and Western secret societies aimed at finalizing the global currency reset. If the meeting goes well, virtually unlimited funding will be made available for ending poverty, stopping environmental destruction and promoting human colonization of the universe. However, there is unlikely to be any immediate announcement even if an agreement is reached. That is because a lot of technical work will be needed to turn an agreement in principle into reality on the ground. Remember, the real goal is not to “get” the bad guys but to save the planet and start a new age.
Source: https://benjaminfulford.net/
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prepareforchange--2020-06-11--Pandemic Is A Great Cover For A Financial System Reset

SBTV spoke with Lynette Zang , Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading , about where the world is headed to from this crisis and how gold and silver are the best assets to protect wealth during these times .
13:51 Not time to be complacent , time to prepare 17:04 Decent amount of gold and silver to have 38:22 Confidence in the fiat Ponzi scheme is ending Disclaimer : We at Prepare for Change ( PFC ) bring you information that is not offered by the mainstream news , and therefore may seem controversial .
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SBTV spoke with Lynette Zang, Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading, about where the world is headed to from this crisis and how gold and silver are the best assets to protect wealth during these times.
Discussed in this interview:
06:38 Gold for wealth preservation, silver for barter
13:51 Not time to be complacent, time to prepare
17:04 Decent amount of gold and silver to have
21:00 Mixed feels over economy shutdown
28:48 Dollar to lose reserve currency status soon?
34:03 Watch the bond market
38:22 Confidence in the fiat Ponzi scheme is ending
47:36 Exit strategy for precious metals
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prepareforchange--2020-06-11--PA submits ‘counter-proposal’ to US plan, providing for demilitarized Palestine

The Palestinian Authority has sent the diplomatic Quartet a plan for Palestinian statehood in response to the US Mideast proposal , which sees parts of the West Bank being annexed by Israel , Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said Tuesday .
“ We submitted a counter-proposal to the Quartet a few days ago , ” he said , referring to the group mediating the conflict , made up of the United Nations , United States , Russia and European Union .
Shtayyeh said that the PA ’ s plan provides for the creation of a “ sovereign Palestinian state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minor modifications of borders where necessary.
” The Palestinian text foresaw possible land swaps between the two future states on a like-for-like basis , he said at a press conference .
Shtayyeh declined to provide further details about the 4 1/2-page proposal but said the Palestinian position on major issues is well-known .
Announced at the end of January in Washington , US President Donald Trump ’ s peace plan provides for the annexation by Israel of 30 percent of the West Bank — covering all the settlements and the Jordan Valley — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the rest of the territory , including some areas on the outskirts of East Jerusalem .
The Palestinians have rejected the US plan in its entirety .
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to annex the 132 settlements , home to some 450,000 Israelis , next month , and the rest of the territory allocated to Israel soon after , subject to American approval .
Shtayyeh said the Palestinians were hoping that Netanyahu would not go ahead with his annexation plan .
He called annexation an “ existential threat ” that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national aspirations.
” On Monday , Hussein al-Sheikh , a senior Palestinian official and close adviser to PA President Mahmoud Abbas , took a different tack , telling the New York Times that the government in Ramallah was weighing cutting off civil services to its population in the hope of compelling Israel to abandon its annexation plan .
“ Either they backtrack on annexation and things go back to how they were , or they follow through with annexation and they go back to being the occupying power in the whole West Bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not accept that my role is a service provider .
I ’ m not a municipality or a charity.
” EU member states are weighing options such as economic sanctions or recognition of Palestinian statehood to dissuade Israel from going ahead with the plan , and what measures to take in the event that it is not deterred , diplomatic sources say .
“ We want Israel to feel international pressure , ” Shtayyeh said Tuesday .
“ For the first time the European political allies are discussing sanctions against Israel because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added .
In recent days , demonstrations against Netanyahu ’ s unilateral annexation plans have multiplied in the West Bank and in Israel , without , however , drawing large crowds on the Palestinian side .
“ The anger is there , the dissatisfaction is there , the frustration is there and all that is a recipe for more problems , ” said Shtayyeh , insisting , however , that the Palestinian Authority , led by Mahmoud Abbas , wanted to avoid widespread disruption .
The PA will transition from “ a temporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a state on the ground , and Palestine will be a state along the 1967 borders and its capital will be East Jerusalem , ” Shtayyeh said in remarks delivered to the Foreign Press Association in Ramallah .
His comments echoed statements he made Monday night to Palestine TV , when he promised to “ advance all that is related to the issue of transitioning the Authority politically and legally into a state , if Israel continues along this course.
” Should Israel annex large parts of the West Bank and the Jordan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Palestinian Authority will undertake a “ constitutional announcement ” and establish a “ constituent assembly.
” This is not the first the time that PA officials have announced a deadline for a unilateral declaration of independence .
In 2011 , the Palestinian Authority became a non-state member of the United Nations General Assembly after a unilateral push for international recognition .
During the same period , then-Palestinian premier Salam Fayyad stated repeatedly that his government intended to pursue a declaration of statehood , with or without Israel ’ s consent .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed through on those threats — instead returning to bilateral negotiations with Israel mediated by US secretary of state John Kerry .
Nonetheless , Shtayyeh ’ s announcement is taking place in a considerably more fraught moment — and with a much tighter timeline .
While Fayyad indicated that months or years might pass before Palestine declared itself an independent state , less than a month remains before Netanyahu can start annexing parts of the West Bank under the terms of his coalition deal with rival-turned-partner Benny Gantz , the alternate PM and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ramallah had a closer ally in US president Barack Obama , who called for a return to negotiations and a two-state solution .
The Trump administration , on the other hand , has backed annexation in principle , with its peace plan forming the basis for Israel ’ s planned move .
Under the coalition deal signed between Netanyahu and Blue and White party leader Gantz , the government can begin the process of applying Israeli sovereignty to West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valley starting July 1 .
It was unclear whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” would result in genuine changes in how the Palestinian Authority functions .
In Palestinian media soon after his remarks Tuesday , articles led with the Palestinian Authority ’ s inability to pay civil servants their monthly salaries , with Shtayyeh ’ s threat relegated to the last few paragraphs .
Shtayyeh also said Palestinian leaders would not give in to Israeli demands that they resume contacts in order to facilitate the monthly transfer of some $ 150 million in taxes and customs that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Palestinian Authority .
Shtayyeh said Israel could continue to make the transfers without any direct contacts .
He said if the transfers do not go through , the PA will be unable to pay the salaries of tens of thousands of civil servants and security forces starting this month .
“ Our people are ready for sacrifices , ” Shtayyeh said .
“ We are not ready to accept any blackmail .
The issue here is not money for politics.
” He said the Palestinian Authority would continue to issue medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who require treatment in Israel .
He also said the PA would continue to “ support our people in Gaza in every single way possible.
” Shtayyeh acknowledged that the coming period would be difficult .
“ Patience is the name of the game , ” he said .
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By AARON BOXERMAN and AGENCIES,
The Palestinian Authority has sent the diplomatic Quartet a plan for Palestinian statehood in response to the US Mideast proposal, which sees parts of the West Bank being annexed by Israel, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said Tuesday.
“We submitted a counter-proposal to the Quartet a few days ago,” he said, referring to the group mediating the conflict, made up of the United Nations, United States, Russia and European Union.
Shtayyeh said that the PA’s plan provides for the creation of a “sovereign Palestinian state, independent and demilitarized” with “minor modifications of borders where necessary.”
The Palestinian text foresaw possible land swaps between the two future states on a like-for-like basis, he said at a press conference.
Shtayyeh declined to provide further details about the 4 1/2-page proposal but said the Palestinian position on major issues is well-known.
Announced at the end of January in Washington, US President Donald Trump’s peace plan provides for the annexation by Israel of 30 percent of the West Bank — covering all the settlements and the Jordan Valley — with conditional provisions for a Palestinian state in the rest of the territory, including some areas on the outskirts of East Jerusalem.
The Palestinians have rejected the US plan in its entirety. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to annex the 132 settlements, home to some 450,000 Israelis, next month, and the rest of the territory allocated to Israel soon after, subject to American approval.
Shtayyeh said the Palestinians were hoping that Netanyahu would not go ahead with his annexation plan. He called annexation an “existential threat” that would mark the “total erosion of our national aspirations.”
On Monday, Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior Palestinian official and close adviser to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, took a different tack, telling the New York Times that the government in Ramallah was weighing cutting off civil services to its population in the hope of compelling Israel to abandon its annexation plan.
“Either they backtrack on annexation and things go back to how they were, or they follow through with annexation and they go back to being the occupying power in the whole West Bank,” al-Sheikh said. “I will not accept that my role is a service provider. I’m not a municipality or a charity.”
EU member states are weighing options such as economic sanctions or recognition of Palestinian statehood to dissuade Israel from going ahead with the plan, and what measures to take in the event that it is not deterred, diplomatic sources say.
“We want Israel to feel international pressure,” Shtayyeh said Tuesday. “For the first time the European political allies are discussing sanctions against Israel because we asked for them,” he added.
In recent days, demonstrations against Netanyahu’s unilateral annexation plans have multiplied in the West Bank and in Israel, without, however, drawing large crowds on the Palestinian side.
“The anger is there, the dissatisfaction is there, the frustration is there and all that is a recipe for more problems,” said Shtayyeh, insisting, however, that the Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas, wanted to avoid widespread disruption.
PA plans transition to state
The PA will transition from “a temporary authority” to “the imposition of a state on the ground, and Palestine will be a state along the 1967 borders and its capital will be East Jerusalem,” Shtayyeh said in remarks delivered to the Foreign Press Association in Ramallah.
His comments echoed statements he made Monday night to Palestine TV, when he promised to “advance all that is related to the issue of transitioning the Authority politically and legally into a state, if Israel continues along this course.”
Should Israel annex large parts of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley on July 1, Shtayyeh said, the Palestinian Authority will undertake a “constitutional announcement” and establish a “constituent assembly.”
This is not the first the time that PA officials have announced a deadline for a unilateral declaration of independence. In 2011, the Palestinian Authority became a non-state member of the United Nations General Assembly after a unilateral push for international recognition. During the same period, then-Palestinian premier Salam Fayyad stated repeatedly that his government intended to pursue a declaration of statehood, with or without Israel’s consent.
The Palestinian Authority, however, never followed through on those threats — instead returning to bilateral negotiations with Israel mediated by US secretary of state John Kerry.
Nonetheless, Shtayyeh’s announcement is taking place in a considerably more fraught moment — and with a much tighter timeline. While Fayyad indicated that months or years might pass before Palestine declared itself an independent state, less than a month remains before Netanyahu can start annexing parts of the West Bank under the terms of his coalition deal with rival-turned-partner Benny Gantz, the alternate PM and defense minister.
At the time, Ramallah had a closer ally in US president Barack Obama, who called for a return to negotiations and a two-state solution. The Trump administration, on the other hand, has backed annexation in principle, with its peace plan forming the basis for Israel’s planned move.
Under the coalition deal signed between Netanyahu and Blue and White party leader Gantz, the government can begin the process of applying Israeli sovereignty to West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valley starting July 1.
It was unclear whether Shtayyeh’s proposed “constitutional announcement” would result in genuine changes in how the Palestinian Authority functions.
In Palestinian media soon after his remarks Tuesday, articles led with the Palestinian Authority’s inability to pay civil servants their monthly salaries, with Shtayyeh’s threat relegated to the last few paragraphs.
Shtayyeh also said Palestinian leaders would not give in to Israeli demands that they resume contacts in order to facilitate the monthly transfer of some $150 million in taxes and customs that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians. The funds are a crucial source of income for the Palestinian Authority.
Shtayyeh said Israel could continue to make the transfers without any direct contacts. He said if the transfers do not go through, the PA will be unable to pay the salaries of tens of thousands of civil servants and security forces starting this month.
“Our people are ready for sacrifices,” Shtayyeh said. “We are not ready to accept any blackmail. The issue here is not money for politics.”
He said the Palestinian Authority would continue to issue medical permits and help with the expenses of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who require treatment in Israel. He also said the PA would continue to “support our people in Gaza in every single way possible.”
Shtayyeh acknowledged that the coming period would be difficult. “Patience is the name of the game,” he said.
Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com
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