Volume 1.
Issue 12.
The Falcon
A Keen Eye For News
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Monday, November 12th, 2012
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Arts & Culture News
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How we view music and the future of the album
Agenda 21: A look at the UN world plan CAMPUS
CROSS Sigma Alpha Iota Musicale November 11, 7:30pm – 9:30pm LeBaron Recital Hal
Best Buddies Meeting November 12, 5:00pm – 6:30pm Farmer Hall
UPC Ultimate Blowout Event November 13, 4pm – 10pm Anna Irvin Dining Hall World Hunger Banquet November 14, 7pm – 9pm Student Retreat
SGA Arts and Sciences Constituent Meeting November 15, 6pm – 7pm Comer Auditorium
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by Andrew Meechum Associate Editor This year’s elections proved that as a nation we are a divided. With a presidential vote that split voters right down the middle on where we want this nation to go, it would seem America is at a crossroads and can’t definitively decide which path it wants to take. Rest assured however as the United Nations has a plan, and it’s called Agenda 21. Adopted by 178 governments in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, Agenda 21 aims to make the world a better place. Agenda 21 is full of left leaning language like, “greater equity in income dis-
tribution” and “developing and implementing “ plans and methodologies to meet the goals outlined by the voluminous work. The coversheet for Agenda 21 says its aim is to act as a, “comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.” Acting as the middleman between governments and the UN is the ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. Formerly known as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, ICLEI is poised to become an environmental big brother whose job is to enforce the principles outlined in Agenda 21. Through dissemination of training doctrine, software, publications and consulting the ICLEI seeks to institute Agenda 21 in lo-
cal and national governments and potentially control several aspects of our lives under the guise of sustainable development. According to their website ICLEI is currently working with, “12 mega-cities, 100 super-cities and urban regions, 450 large cities as well as 450 small and medium sized cities and towns in 84 countries.” Huntsville, Birmingham and Montgomery joined ICLEI USA in 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. In coming issues we will delve deeper into the four sections and 40 chapters that make up Agenda 21 as well as its coming into being. If conspiracy theorists on the Internet are to be believed, Agenda 21 will prove to be very bad for America. We will compare initiatives and goals within Agenda 21 to the United States Constitution to determine if the two are compatible or if the two documents are as incompatible as many believe.
We will also take a look at George Soros who donated over $2.1 million to ICLEI and famously wrote in 1998, “Insofar as there are collective interests that transcend state boundaries, the sovereignty of states must be subordinated to international law and international institutions.” While these may only be Soros’ personal sentiments, one can’t
expect anyone to donate large sums of money to an institution that doesn’t support or line up with their ideologies. Look to The Falcon next week as we dive into Agenda 21, Section I: Social & Economic Dimensions where we will see what the agenda for consumption patterns and human settlement development looks like under the UN’s plan for the world.
The protest of November 5th by Matt Lord Staff Writer The Hacktivist group Anonymous along with other hackers celebrated Guy Fawkes Day this year with a series of cyber attacks, and large public protest both in the United States, and London. November 5th, or Guy Fawkes Day, as it’s celebrated in London is the annual celebration of the failure of Guy Fawkes failed attempt to blow up Par-
liament in 1605. This now being an annual holiday celebrated with fireworks and burning of effigies of Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes image became popularized by Alan Moore’s Graphic Novel V for Vendetta. V, the main character of the graphic novel, wears a mask is based on Guy Fawkes. These Guy Fawkes masks have become the signature of Anonymous. Along with the mask Anonymous uses quotes from the movie and graphic novel in their protest. The London branch of Anonymous posted this on their Facebook group for Operation Vendetta which both the
United States Branch ,and London Branch called the protests: “At 8pm on November 5th 2012, Anonymous will march on The Houses of Parliament peacefully and unarmed. This is the centerpiece of a worldwide Anonymous operation of global strength and solidarity, a warning to all governments worldwide that if they keep trying to censor, cut, imprison, or silence the free world or the free internet they will not be our government” The groups US branch made their reason for the march on Washington DC clear with a statement you
can read in full here. “On November 5th 2012 WE THE PEOPLE will march on Washington DC peacefully and unarmed to arrest all members of congress, the president, and all Supreme Court justices where they will be held without bond until a full independent investigation and trial have been completed. We must reelect our government within 90 days in order to stave of unrest,” On the same day as both protests a number of cyber attacks were carried out in connection with the holiday. The targeted sites for the hacker groups cyber attacks included; Trapwire,
INDECT, Symantec, Australian Government sites, Lady Gaga and NBC. Along with those confirmed attacks PayPal was targeted, but reports have been released that it was not harmed. Of the sites that were named as targets TrapWire, INDECT and Symantec were involved in
internet surveillance and security. Several other sites such as Facebook, and game developer Zynga where threatened, but were not hit. Early reports stated an attack on PayPal’s site also hit continued page 3