America claims ownership of 782,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean
by Dr. Samori Swygert
I hate saying, “I told you so,” so I’m moving along as planned… A front page, above the fold article in the June 17th Washington Post, revealed the United States plan to expand our claim over the world’s oceans. According to the article, President Obama has addressed the plan at a meeting. He detailed how a vast portion of the Pacific Ocean will now be off limits.
The impetus that’s driving the proposal is to preserve a precious section of the Pacific Ocean. Supposedly, this section has some of the most purest water on earth, it’s devoid of pollution. The proposal will also prevent fishing, energy exploration, and “other activities.” There is an open comment period in which the public can submit concerns and issues for the administration to review.
The terminologies that the administration is using to refer to this vast expanse of water are “sanctuaries and monuments.” Currently, America has claim over 87,000 square miles of the ” Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.” President Obama will expand this to 782,000 square miles. The article also says, ” The ocean area under consideration, by contrast, encompasses uninhabited islands in a remote region with sparse economic activity.”
Early last week, I wrote an in-depth 2-part article called New World Water: Part 1 and Part 2. I illuminated the fact that nations and multinational corporations are laying claim to the world’s water supply. There was a 2014 Global Water Summit in Paris, France that the TV media failed to cover back in April, and the newspapers failed to give any fanfare or attention. This only confirms my assertions and position about the summit. This appears to be one of many sequential steps in complete global dominance.
It’s ironic that only two months after the 2014 Global Water Summit, President Obama seeks to expand the designation and demarcation of America’s “claim” in the Pacific Ocean. The article I wrote addressed only a few topics from the Global Water Summit such as: purchasing water rights, developing water management systems, imposing water restriction policies, and how to develop profitability policies. I’m certain there was more to the summit, but it was an exclusive meeting, and the specific material would only be divulged to entities privileged or authorized to attend.
The Washington Post article also reports that the British government is also creating a “marine sanctuary’ in the Pacific, and the president of a Pacific Island nation of Kirbati said he will close an area “the size of California” to commercial fishing by the end of 2014. President Bush also set aside a claim in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands while he was in office.
The intentions appear noble and good because we are using terms like: “conservation,” “preservation,” and “sustainability.” These terms sound good — they are audibly palatable and pleasing. However, there is a fine line between conservation and imposing man-made limits of a natural resource required for human vitality. When America demarcates these geographical boundaries, who are we depriving of a resource? Who gives us the authority to lay claim over the ocean, and who can/can’t fish in specific marine locales? Why must other nations be restricted from one of the most purest portions of Earth’s oceans?
Understand Political Talk
We must specifically assess the verbiage in political speak. What do they mean when they say “other activities” and “other threats”? These are broad terms. What will it entail, and require to enforce these boundaries? Will this portion of the ocean be specifically untouched by everyone, or only our military and other governing bodies? What’s the criteria for use if this section of water is needed?
I will attach the Washington Post article, my article on the NEW WORLD WATER and the Global Water Summit of 2014, also note that the U.S. Military has developed a way to create Jet Fuel from seawater.
Are we exercising “maritime manifest destiny”?…what are your thoughts?
