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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is one of the world's largest untouched arctic preserves. Almost the size of South Carolina at over 8 million acres, it contains a full range of arctic and subarctic habitats, with the widest ecological variety of any comparable arctic reserve. Some species endangered elsewhere are common there. It has caribou herds; 36 land mammals; all three species of North American bear; archeological sites; and no introduced species whatsoever.
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This should come as no surprise, as it was perfectly predictable. It is the logical consequence, after all, of the the Supreme Court's coronation of "President" George W. Bush, a candidate backed by big oil interests and coming from a state so horrendously pro-oil that it even tried to outlaw riding bikes in groups larger than 3.
Now the aftermath of the WTC attacks has provided His Majesty's administration with new excuses to rape nature for the benefit of a few corporations. Since the Refuge is in federal lands, with the US Congress in full war frenzy, we cannot count anybody in the US government to stop this. Thus, more unconventional methods are required. And examining the history of Alaska, a plan jumps out. Alaskan Independence. Alaska's admission into the Union was, after all, illegal. Though the clearest online exposition of this fact is about Hawaii, the story is the same for Alaska: the US, claiming to be following UN decolonisation policy, illegaly twists it in order to legitimate its expansionist goals. The "self-determination" referenda were yes/no statehood votes (and not offering a independence or commonwealth options as mandated by the UN policy the US cited as justification for them), in which the natives of the colonies were denied information and participation, and recent immigrants from the US (most offensively, US military personnel) were allowed to vote. This is illegitimate annexation, not self determination. Thus, in this light the moves by the current administration to exploit the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are colonial and blatantly illegal, and by international law, armed resistance is justified. We must all promote such resistance; otherwise all is lost. Of course, the Alaskans need to be supplied with weapons. Sadly, we can't count on our friends from the true-blooded USian the National Rifle Association to help us, unless we deprive them of some amount of the blood in question; after all, we will be committing treason to the USA. Thus, we need to enlist a different ally: the Russian Mafia. They've got the guns. They've got the military equipment. They've got uniforms (an essential for any self-respecting soldier). And they want the money. And Alaska was originally Russian, anyway; I'm sure they must feel responsible deep down for the situation. After the weapons are secured, then it's a matter of military organization and training. The thing is to identify organizations with such training that may be persuaded to assist the fight. The Militia of Montana might just be the trick; a trade of Russian guns (given the already acquired connections) for training should do it. Obviously, the US armed forces are powerful. This means that we must fight a long guerilla war to defeat them. Surely, the support of the great Alaskan natives will be indispensable. Our Ak-47s will surely be useful as hunting rifles, and vast amounts of free seal meat will doubtless gain the favor of this hardy people. Given the weapons, knowledge of the terain and support of the locals, victory shall be ours. |
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