Subject: MNN Trick or Jay Treaty?Mohawk women who have been
harassed, assaulted, threatened, abused, raped, almost killed and "disappeared"
at the Cornwall Ontario border crossing
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 12:34 Subject: MNN Trick or
Jay Treaty?
TRICK OR JAY TREATY? CANADA BORDER ASSAULTS
REMIND INDIGENOUS WOMEN OF OLD INDIAN STORY
MNN. Oct. 17,
2008. The hundreds of Mohawk women who have been
harassed, assaulted, threatened, abused, raped, almost killed and
"disappeared" at the Cornwall Ontario border crossing are getting to the
point where they must challenge the Canadian Border Services Agency CBSA
goons. This check point has been illegally put right in the middle of
the Mohawk community of Akwesasne disrupting the normal flow of life, forcing
people to submit to questioning and examinations by officials of a foreign
state whose rule we never consented to.
There is no way
the CBSA can be confused with honorable defenders of peace loving people
against "terrorism". Like common criminals the goons have become
terrorists themselves. They behave worse than street gangs.
They are part of a scheme designed to make us defenseless. Their
training is created to take advantage of their primitive instincts and
emotions. It's the "Abu Graib" syndrome where soldiers tortured, maimed
and killed thousands of innocent Iraqis.
The CBSA goons usually
attack the women in packs of 4 to 6 when they catch these women passing
through the border alone, night or day. The goons are well armed with
all the latest so called non lethal weaponry like pepper spray, batons,
handcuffs and other "pain compliance" gewgaws. They now have the
technology to aim and send micro wave pulses to fry us. They also
have sound battering weapons which can destroy internal organs. Other
electro magnetic pulse weaponry can disable electronic equipment and render
people non-functional. They are in the process of forcing everyone to
carry biometric radio frequency ID [RFID].
The goons uniform
consists of steel toed shoes, flak jackets with badges that have numbers
instead of names, everything to remove them from personal responsibility for
their brutality. Many look bulked up with steroids and appear to be
under the influence of legal and non-legal drugs. It's well known that
people under such influence are prone to violent unprovoked behavior.
They act together in an out-of-control frenzy. All levels involved back
each other up, be they border guards, local cops, courts or other crown
agencies. They started out as civil servants and are
now "foreign" gangsters who steal and protect goods stolen from
us.
The manufactured 911 event is used as their justification.
According to the December 3, 2001 "Joint Statement on Cooperation" adopted by
the Solicitor General of Canada, Minister of Citizenship and immigration and
the Attorney General of the United States, the main concern is protecting the
"flow of commerce". They were careful not to mention that what they are
protecting are the resources they are stealing from Indigenous
peoples.
The border crossing system is designed to victimize us and
eventually eliminate us, not to protect human rights. There are now
over 300 and growing reports of abuses of our people at Akwesasne. No
one is there to defend or protect us. Because of the climate of fear
created by the Canadian government, most of the complaints have been
submitted to the Akwesasne Mohawk Council [who work for the government] and
not to the Canadian government, courts or human rights commission
CHRC. Canadian justice tends to be slow when it isn't
non-existent. After a two year investigation of one case, the CHRC did
confirm that discrimination took place and an inquiry was warranted.
Euro Canadians are rarely hassled. The average Canadian citizens would
probably be shocked to learn what's really happening at
Akwesasne. The wise Ms. Red XY, an Indigenous sage of the fourth
dimension, has been watching this. She is urging Mohawk woman to stand
up and protect our rights and that of our children. She is appalled by
the behavior these goons are getting away with. They handcuff the women
behind their backs and assault them in a mob. They subject them to
strip searches and get extra jollies by doing cavity
searches.
One elder was almost killed when she was subjected to the
well known "stress position" that is used by the U.S. armed forces in their
overseas operations. She was violently removed from her car, cuffed and
put in a cell in the customs building. While she was suffering a heart
attack, she was ordered to bend forward as one stood in front of her trying
to pull her down and another tried to push her over from behind. This
would have caused death, given the heart attack they had already
induced.
Five border guards jumped one woman and tried to rape her
in broad day light while video cameras filmed the whole pileup. The
result? She was charged with assault because she
resisted.
One young woman was forced to drive her SUV under an
untested VACIS X-ray machine that was meant for transport and commercial
vehicles only. She was pregnant and lost her baby.
Their
favorite trick is to wave the Mohawks through the "Indian lane" and then
accuse them of "running the border". From then on they give
themselves the right to harass, charge, arrest and assault these women and
their family members for many years. Women are pulled over for
groceries, toys and whatever else the goons feel like taking. Our cars
are searched, torn apart and taken away. When they can't find anything,
they look for receipts. "Ah, we thought you were up to something" after
finding a receipt for shoes. They are taken into the Customs building
and verbally brow beaten. If the woman reacts defensively, then plan 2
is put into motion. The goons don't let the woman call anyone to let
them know what's happening. Some are abused and some have even
been "disappeared", panicking our families who don't know what happened to
us.
When a women stands up to them, their cop friends follow us on
the highway, stop us and give us tickets. Many put their hands out for
money or try to get us to "help them out with information" on our families
and people in exchange for dropping their threats and charges against
us.
Ms. Red XY decided to remind us of an old story about General
Clinton when he was in a battle with the Mohawks. He saw one Mohawk
warrior standing on top of a hill. He sent ten of his soldiers to go up
the hill and kill him. A big fight broke out. Not one returned.
His soldiers all died. The lone warrior stood back on the hill and
looked down at the colonial army. General Clinton then sent 25 of his best up
the hill to kill him. Once again, not a one returned. They too
were all killed. Finally, the general send the rest of his army up the
hill to finish off this lone warrior. A huge battle ensued. All
were killed except for one. He limped back bloody and beaten down the
hill. The general asked him, "How could that one warrior stand up to
our whole army?" The soldier answered, "He wasn't alone. He had a
Mohawk woman behind him". Is this the new/old reality?
Note:
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Some of the
culprits involved: Phil Fontaine of the AFN is a partner in CBSA's
Sustainable Development Strategy 2007-9; Chris Kealey, Canada Customs Excise,
Immigration Taxation Board, CBSA Media Relations 613-991-5197; President CBSA
613-952-3200, 613-957-0612, CBSA-ASFC@Canada.gc.ca;
National Aboriginal Initiative CHRC 204-983-2189 1-866-772-4880 info.com@chrc-ccdp.ca; Canada Customs
Port of Entry at Cornwall Island Ontario; Gaetan Cousineau, Quebec Human
Rights presidence@cdpdj.gc.ca; Akwesasne
Mohawk Police 613-575-2250 ex 2400; Mohawk Security at the
border 613-932-5183, 613-575-2340; Lance Markel, District Director
CBSA 613-930-3234, 613-991-1214; Brent Lafave, Investigator CBSA; Susan
St. Clair, Canadian Human Rights Commission, 344 Slater, Ottawa
613-995-1151, 1-888-214-1090, 613-943-5188; CBSA National Spokesperson
613-957-6500; Quebec Media Relations CBSA 514-350-6130; Chief Mohawk Council
Akwesasne 613-575-2250 nbenedict@akwesasne.ca; Minister
Stockwell Day, Ottawa 613-995-4432; Melissa Leclair Communications Pub.
Safety 613-991-2863.