Driving thru the US you often see looong stretches of fenced land.. ever wonder who owns the largest portion of the US? The federal government owns approx. 29%! The public lands—mostly in the West—are dominated by Arctic tundra, mountains, forests, grasslands and deserts. You may be surprised to learn that the government owns about 85% of Nevada, 69% of Alaska, 57% of Utah, 53% of Oregon, 50% of Idaho, 48% of Arizona, 45% of California, 42% of Wyoming, 42% of New Mexico and 37% of Colorado. http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_08-12-2007/Ask_Marilyn
There used to be a book (that would be out of date now) called Who Owns America? that expounded on that subject.
what's so surprising in the fact the gvt owns the majority of land .. whom else would you expect to own it?
ames Lundeen Ministry Assistant Living Truth Ministries E-mail : Web : http://www.texemarrs.com/ OUR NATIONAL PARKS NOW BELONG TO UNITED NATIONS Across this great land, our national parks, wildlands, forests, and lakes are being turned over to UN control. Joseph Urso, Jr., a friend of the ministry who hails from Knoxville, Tennessee, recently sent me a photograph of the entrance sign of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Notice the telling phrase on the sign: "AN INTERNATIONAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE." This means that, under the United Nations Biodiversity Treaty, a precious resource_owned by American citizens for over 200 years_has been turned over to the UN's bureaucrats for control. Yes, you and I will continue to pay taxes for the maintenance and upkeep of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. But we no longer own it. Now, the UN has ultimate jurisdiction. This alone is startling evidence that the once independent nation-state known as the United States of America is going out with a whimper and not a bang. Our sovereignty is coming to an end. As a consequence, across the U.S.A., our parks and wilderness areas are slowly being closed to the public. Roads inside the parks are being grazed over. Mountain passes and hiking paths are being blockaded. "No fishing," "No hunting," "No trespassing" signs are being erected everywhere on public lands. Entrance fees are being jacked up 100%, even 500% higher, to keep American families out of their own lands. The UN and its elitist masters don't want you on their property! And in case you do "trespass" and enter forbidden areas of these pristine UN lands, you might just be shot. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents and park personnel are now taught to love nature's Mother Earth and to despise and loathe human beings. They are being given firearms and instructed to use them. Meanwhile, foreign immigrants from India, China, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Russia and other nations are being recruited for this national park service police duty because, unlike U.S. nationals, non-English speaking foreigners will not hesitate to carry out orders and shoot American citizen= "intruders." But even if you are not shot or arrested, there is still a possibility of being bitten_or eaten! As my friend, Joseph Urso, Jr., points out, the feds have been reintroducing vicious wolves into Yellowstone National Park and into Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The idea is to put the lives of park visitors in jeopardy and to frighten tourists away. Environmental groups, of course, are overjoyed that the UN is taking over our parks and forests and putting the screws to the people. Such organizations as the Nature Conservancy and the National Wildlife Federation are funded and controlled by Rockefeller monied interests. The leaders of these organizations hate human beings and believe that the takeover of our parklands and heritage sites by the UN is the paying of homage to their pagan nature goddess, "Mother Earth." In protest, I have registered a complaint with U.S. Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina. Helms, a Republican, is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. As Chairman, he has the power to put a stop to all this nonsense. What's more, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lies partly inside Helm's home state, North Caro-lina, as well as in neighboring= Tennessee. My answer from Senator Helms came in March when he and his committee warmly embraced and voted for President Clinton's choice, Madeleine Albright, to be-come Secretary of State. Albright, a Marxist, is an avid supporter of the UN's Biodiversity Treaty. She endorses the unconstitutional giving away of American sovereignty over its lands and natural resources. Some may be surprised that Jesse Helms would commit this act of high treason. They are puzzled that the Senator, who is so warmly supported by the Christian Coalition and other conservative groups, would conspire with Bill Clinton, the UN, and the Illuminati elite to give away our birthright and heritage to New World Order forces. Ever since Jesse Helms was elevated to the 33=F8 of Freemasonry, bowing his knee before the black stone altar of the false gods Jahbulon, Mahabone, and Abaddon, he has digressed in his strong support of American sovereignty. As happens with all Masons, the cultic, ritual brings on possession of the celebrant by devils. In fact, Jesse Helms can't help himself. Like Judas Iscariot, he is taken captive by alien forces. Helms has been neutral-ized, and our historic, great nation is laid low before vile, global forces intent on America's unconditional surrender to the Illuminati's antichrist, United Nations establishment. Texe Marrs and Living Truth Ministries oppose violence. But when the American populace or at least the few who still care and are not dumbed-down_realize that this country's national treasures and heritage have been given away for a mess of globalist porridge, intense anger will result. No doubt, the elite are preparing for just such an eventuality. If Joe and Jane American discover that Yellowstone, Big Bend, Sequoia, Rocky Mountain, Great Smoky, Yosemite, and the other national parks and monuments are under UN jurisdiction and control, the government fully expects a counter-revolutionary explosion. That's why the UN is bringing in foreign troops and training them at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and other military bases to assault U.S.A. cities and towns. That's why the Universal Beast 666 Computer Control System, Project L.U.C.I.D., is being implemented. It is why the White House is making a priority the passage by Congress of totalitarian, gun control legislation and supposed "anti-terrorist" acts. It is why our Armed Forces are now earnestly training to quell a domestic insurrection by militias and patriots. The elite know what's just ahead. They are preparing to deal with the resisters and dissidents in other words, the old-fashioned, solid American patriots and Christians who still refuse to bow to the gods of the New World Order.
Interesting, I was not aware of this. Oddly though, the report from 1997 posted by Big Doug seems to be missing some initial information: U.S. News and World Report, July 21, 1997, Cover Story: "Parks in Peril" THEN, it goes on with the information BD posted. Being ten years old, anyone have an update?
1972 Treaty Grants the United Nations Control Over American Historical Landmarks http://untreaty.un.org/English/UNEP/wildlife_English.pdf
I have always been for leaving the U.N. It's nothing more than a world government run amuck. Me for world dictator!
Thanks atari, but that's stepping back 35 years. Was wondering if there were any recent updates in the last ten years?
What exactly is the point in giving the UN control over parks and historical sites? I assume it's just a show of good faith, no? In other words, if the UN decided they wanted to tear down a historical building or cut some trees down, and we didn't want them to, then what? Then...nothing...right? I just don't see the point in this.
It was a sign of good faith, and probably an attempt to get certain endangered foreign lands registered as World Heritage Sites. I'm still unclear about the legal ramifications of this. The Statue of Liberty, for instance, is a World Heritage Site, yet the states of New York and New Jersey have fought for control of it for decades (New Jersey currently has control over New York's most famous landmark). So does the UN only control these sites when they want to, and leave the individual nations to control it the rest of the time?