Preparedness Recommendations for 2009

1) This may be the last period of time in your lives to stockpile
fuel (gasoline and diesel) at reasonable prices. These prices won't
stay down for ever. Be prepared by buying several 30 or 55 gallon
drums so that you can fill them all up when prices reach their
bottom (I suspect we are pretty near the bottom right now). For
those with larger resources acquire new EPA fuel tanks for putting
underground at your retreat to store gasoline and diesel. Both
should have storage additives added to the barrels and tanks (PRI-D
for diesel and PRI-G or "Stabil" for gasoline). Gasoline tanks
should have air tight seals--keep cool inside a building or
underground. Do not allow to vent or it will go bad within a year
as the higher volatile liquids evaporate.

2) This is a good time to do any property acquisitions for retreats
or relocation. Property prices will bottom out in 2009 so now or in
the Spring is a good time to start looking. If you have to sell
your property to do so, this bad real estate climate may be a
problem for you, necessitating some creative financing. I don't
normally recommend debt, but some will have no choice if they want
to take advantage of the low prices, and hold on to their existing
home until prices recover. If your income stream is solid and you
don't carry much debt currently, consider acquiring your retreat or
future location now with the low subsidized loan rates that are
becoming available (slowly), and pay it off with the sale of your
other property when prices recover. If you are able to access these
new low subsidized rates to refinance your existing mortgage, do
so. Once inflation reignites, it will do so with a vengeance and by
the time you sell your existing property, the property you want
will also be higher in price (with some exceptions for slow growing
areas). In short 2009, is the year to find that better location if
you need one.

3) Take advantage of low commodity prices to stock up on the bulk
foods like wheat, rice and beans that should provide the vast
majority of your food storage. Like fuel, it is temporarily cheap
due to falling demand. Shortages will be severe in the future, so
don't delay in doing this. Everyone can afford to buy wheat and
rice in bulk - even if it's just a sack at a time. It's cheap.

4) Now that the new clean diesel technology has hit the markets,
start thinking about trading in your gasoline car for a super
economy diesel vehicle when you replace your current car. Hybrids
are too complex to repair in the long term, and replacing the
battery pack is $10k or more. The lessening in fuel prices will
also help reduce demand for these new high mileage diesels so you
won't have to pay a premium as people did this year. Remember, not
only does diesel get about 1/3 better mileage than gas (even
offsetting its higher price, which shouldn't last) but diesel fuel
stores almost indefinitely, unlike gasoline--and is less dangerous
to store as well. I recommend the VW Jetta station wagon with a
manual transmission.

An Analysis for Latter-day Saints - New World Order

• Ether 8:24. The modern Prophet Benson and the ancient Prophet Moroni speak to us in unison: "Wherefore, the Lord commandeth you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you." (See God, Family, Country, pp. 322 & 349; italics added.)

• The Prophet has said: If you use the scriptures as a guide, you know what the Book of Mormon has to say regarding murderous conspiracies in the last day and how we are to awake to our awful situation today (see Ether 8:18-25). I find certain elements in the Church do not like to read the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants so much—they have too much to say about freedom." (The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p. 81; see also p. 42.)

The Prophet continues: The Book of Mormon warns us that when we see these murderous conspiracies in our midst, we should awaken to our awful situation (see Ether 8:24). Now, why should we awaken if the Lord is going to take care of us anyway? Let us suppose that it is too late to save freedom. It is still accounted unto us for righteousness' sake to stand up and fight. Some Book of Mormon prophets knew of the final desolate end of their nations, but they still fought on, and they saved some souls, including their own, by so doing. For, after all, the purpose of life is to prove ourselves, and the final victory will be for freedom."
See full analysis here.

What is a Conspiracy?

1. the act of conspiring.
2. an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot.
3. a combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose: He joined the conspiracy to overthrow the government.
4. Law. an agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act.
5. any concurrence in action; combination in bringing about a given result.
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“Joseph Smith said that the Book of Mormon was the ‘keystone of our religion’ and the ‘most correct’ book on earth. This most correct book on earth states that the downfall of two great American civilizations came as a result of secret conspiracies whose desire was to overthrow the freedom of the people. ‘And they have caused the destruction of this people of whom I am now speaking,’ says Moroni, ‘and also the destruction of the people of Nephi.’ Now undoubtedly Moroni could have pointed out many factors that led to the destruction of the people, but notice how he singled out the secret combinations, just as the Church today could point out many threats to peace, prosperity, and the spread of God’s work, but it has singled out the greatest threat as the godless conspiracy. There is no conspiracy theory in the Book of Mormon — it is a conspiracy fact.”

Obama will not end the occupation of Iraq

As Jeremy Scahill writes, Obama doesn't even plan to end the occupation of Iraq. "The New York Times is reporting about an 'apparent evolution' in president-elect Barack Obama's thinking on Iraq, citing his recent statements about his plan to keep a residual force in the country and his pledge to 'listen to the recommendations of my commanders' as Obama prepares to assume actual command of US forces.

"The reality is there is no 'evolution.' Anyone who took the time to cut past Barack Obama's campaign rhetoric of 'change' and bringing an 'end' to the Iraq war realized early on that the now-president-elect had a plan that boiled down to a down-sizing and rebranding of the occupation. While he emphasized his pledge to withdraw U.S. 'combat forces' from Iraq in 16 months (which may or may not happen), he has always said that he intends to keep 'residual forces' in place for the foreseeable future."

Given the size of US military bases in Iraq, "residual forces" could well be over half the existing force. Obama also indicated this week that he will double the number of troops in Afghanistan. The anti-war movement that backed Obama will not be infinitely tolerant of these excuses, though they will have no place else to turn.

Obama's Globalist Handler

Obama's new Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will be his handler. Emanuel goes way back with Democratic politics starting as director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 1988. He is known as somewhat of a fanatic in his private lobbying for what he wants in Congress. Some of his most notorious episodes have been documented in a Wikipedia biography: "Emanuel is known for his 'take-no-prisoners attitude' that has earned him the nickname 'Rahm-bo.' Emanuel is said to have 'mailed a rotten fish to a former coworker after the two parted ways.' On the night after the 1996 election, 'Emanuel was so angry at the president's enemies that he stood up at a celebratory dinner with colleagues from the campaign, grabbed a steak knife and began rattling off a list of betrayers, shouting 'Dead! ... Dead! ... Dead!' and plunging the knife into the table after every name.'" According to Larry Klayman of Judicial Watch, "Rep. Rahm Emmanuel, (D-IL) Emmanuel ran political interference for Bill and Hillary Clinton in the Clinton White House." I think we can expect more of the same for Obama.

Constitution - Hanging by a Thread

According to a few sources, President Bush angrily opposed any mention of the Constitution when he and others were gathered together to brainstorm how best to trample the document, calling it just a “piece of paper” (the actual quote containing some more colorful language). When reports of this exchange were published, many were justifiably shocked and appalled at the behavior of a man who has publicly sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution.

But while such behavior is repulsive and tyrannical, Bush was right—the Constitution is just a piece of paper.

The Constitution is a contract that exists between “we the people” and our federal government. In reality, the document itself is nothing more than a collection of much-debated words scrawled on parchment. It is a historical wonder and a great collector’s item, but at the end of the day, it’s just a paper with words on it.

Like any other set of words, the Constitution only has power if the value we apply to the words leads us to honor and fulfill their meaning. A contract between two people that nobody enforces is worth nothing more than the sheet of paper upon which it is written. Likewise, without a group of people who respect and implement the Constitutional contract created by the words found on the document, its only value is that of the price it will fetch at a collector’s auction.

Ignoring the Constitution—an action which happens more often than not in Washington, D.C.—renders null and void any attempt to establish authority and restraint on power. Without a willing and authorized party to enforce its provisions and ensure they are obeyed, the document serves no purpose and transforms itself into historical eye candy.

With leaders like President Bush in power, and a cowardly and complicit Congress and Supreme Court, the checks and balances created by the document fade into oblivion and leave us with a piece of paper. Bush was right: our failure to enforce the contract created by the Constitution has resulted in it being treated as little more than the animal parchment and ink used to create it.