[IPSM] Call for Autonomous Actions: Become the Resistance InsideFortress North America (OTTAWA: N30 & D1)]

[sophie at resist.ca]

CALL FOR AUTONOMOUS ACTIONS
BECOME THE RESISTANCE INSIDE FORTRESS NORTH AMERICA

The Canadian government, headed by Paul Martin, is preparing a warm
welcome for George W. Bush, commander-in-chief of the US Army and
international war criminal, showing its true colors as a willing ally to a
terrorist regime and its imperial adventures. Corporate Canada and its
family of war profiteers are salivating in anticipation of a tête à tête.

Iraq. Palestine. Haiti. Afghanistan. Colombia. Venezuela. Turtle Island.
USA. At the borders. Right where you are and around the world, people are
waging battles for survival, dignity, freedom and justice against U.S.
military and economic offensives and proxy wars.

We can do no less.

We are calling for and encouraging autonomous direct actions throughout
the days of N30 and D1.  To this end, we are providing the following list
of Ottawa-based corporate lobby groups, war profiteers, "security"
agencies and government offices which are bound into the politics of
violent and oppressive domination. This is only a tiny sampling of
Ottawa's imperial offerings - in many ways, "Bush" (the political system,
not the individual) is everywhere! But so are we .

A map of Ottawa with the locations of each of the following is posted on
www.pgablocottawa.net.

++++Crown Corporations and Corporate Lobby Groups++++

-->Canadian Council of Chief Executives (formerly BCNI)
(www.ceocouncil.ca) 90 Sparks

The biggest corporations in Canada are members of CCCE. In 2003, CCCE came
out with their new lobbying agenda: North American Security and Prosperity
Initiative (NASPI) which can be seen as corporate Canada's reaction to
9/11. NASPI proposes US-Canadian "harmonization" on tariffs and so-called
"trade barriers", border "security", general policing, and the military.
CCCE recognises the current necessity of increasing militarisation and
"security" in order to maintain privilege in the hyper-capitalist status
quo, actively lobbying for missile "defense" and other projects of
economic and political domination.

-->Canadian Defence Industries Association (CDIA) (www.cdia.ca/)
100 Gloucester, Ste 202

CDIA is a military industry lobby group. It has over 350 members from the
aerospace and military industries and, according to its website, "an
excellent reputation amongst government circles". CDIA organizes events
such as CANSEC - a military trade fair which, in 2003, brought together
150 exhibits and 3600 delegates from the military industry and government.
Keeping up with the times, CDIA is now working to "expand its traditional
defence activities to meet its members' growing interests in terms of
homeland security".

-->Canadian Commercial Corporation (www.ccc.ca/)
1100 - 50 O'Connor Street

CCC, "Canada's export contracting agency" does more than $1.2 billion in
business annually, approximately 70% of it weapons and parts for Pentagon
and NASA. All military purchases from Canada over US$100,000 go through
the CCC, which provides up to $2M credit to companies to carry out
exports. CCC is currently encouraging Canadian corporations to participate
in the Pentagon's "Joint Strike Fighter" programme, yet another cutting
edge new weapons system to secure and expand existing economic and
political domination.

++++War-profiteers and other Friends of Capitalist Globalisation++++

-->SNC Defence Programs Inc. (www.snc-lavalin.com)
170 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 1100

It is a challenge to pack Canadian giant SNC into a paragraph.  Oil,
mining, atomic energy, public service privatization, ammunition, military
supply services, mega-dams, biotech and more! SNC-Lavalin is a large
engineering firm that is on the forefront of market expansion around the
world, contributing both engineering know-how and military hardware. SNC
Defence Programs and other SNC units are involved in maintaining warships
for Canada and combat training. In fact, they provide logistical support
(IT, food, lodging, laundry, maintenance) to all of Canada's overseas
military engagements, including the Canadian military's lead role in the
occupation of Afghanistan, where they built the military base Camp Julien.
SNC Technologies, SNC's military division and the largest supplier of
ammunition to the Canadian army, signed a new bullet supply contract for
the US military, which was running out of bullets in Iraq. SNC also
indicated great interest in "reconstruction" contracts in Iraq, but have
since conceded that the "security situation" makes the timing of an
investment less than ideal. Perhaps they are hoping that the natives will 
become more cooperative once the SNC bullets have been put to use.

-->EMS Technologies (www.ems-t.com/contact/directions_ottawa.htm)
1725 Woodward Dr. Ottawa

EMS Technologies are the makers of targetting systems that were used by
U.S. tanks during the Iraq war. They are quite proud of their role in the
war effort, as the following press clips from their website indicate:
§         Founded in 1968, EMS Technologies (NASDAQ: ELMG) is a leading
developer and manufacturer of advanced technology hardware products for
commercial space, defense, and wireless communications, and focuses on the
needs of mobile and broadband users.
§         EMS Satcom Technology Assisting the War in Iraq, CJOH-TV -
Ontario, 22/3/2003
§         Military Tech Wares Met Challenge in Iraq  Investor's Business
Daily, 7/11/2003
§         High-tech Gadgetry From Georgia Would Star In a War In Iraq

-->Raytheon Canada Limited (www.raytheon.com)
360 Albert Street, Suite 1640

Key areas of their bloody business focus include:  Homeland Security
(enforcing Fortress North America's borders, aiding the US government in
detection and deportation of migrants, web monitoring/privacy invasion),
Ballistic Missile Defence, and Precision Engagement ("executing", killing
and destroying by bombs/missile, on target). Raytheon is a major US
defence contractor (along with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and
Boeing). Think war and the many high tech killing machines that make it
happen, and Raytheon is behind much of it. Raytheon produces missile
systems (Patriot, Hawk, and Tomahawk), radars, and reconnaissance,
targeting, and navigation systems. Raytheon also makes radios, air traffic
control systems and radars, and satellite communications systems, all used
by the US in the wars waged along the borders and in Iraq, Palestine, etc.
The company's Raytheon Aircraft unit makes turboprop aircraft and Beech
and Hawker jets. Raytheon also makes commercial electronics products and
services, but the US government (including foreign military sales)
accounts for nearly
three-quarters of sales.

-->Lockheed Martin Canada (www.lockheedmartin.com/)
3001 Solandt Road, Kanata, Ontario

The largest military corporation in the world, Lockheed Martin profits
from and contributes to Fortress North America's border obsession and the
US war of terrorism.  For "Operation Apollo" they are installing
electonics equipment in aircraft to be used to detect illegal immigration
in Canada's coastal waters, but also serve overseas. Operation Apollo is
Canada's contribution to the U.S.-led war on terrorism. The company's many
other activities include the production of fighter jets, patriot missiles,
nuclear weapons, and surveillance equipment. They were recently awarded a
contract to perform and administer Canada's 2004 national census. In 2001,
the US Department of Defence awarded Lockheed with a $300 billion contract
for the Joint Strike Fighter programme (will replace existing fighter jets
with a "new generation" of US custom-made planes, to be used by all its
allies). After lobbying by the high tech military industry lobby group
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, Canada agreed to join the
project, contributing $150 million in its development. Just one example of
this corporation's worlwide influence.

-->Accenture (www.accenture.com)
160 Elgin St.

Gang member of a number of influential business groups including the U.S.
Coalition of Service Industries (USCSI), a major GATS pusher.  Accenture
is the new name for Andersen Consulting, which broke away from Arthur
Andersen in 2000.  Changing to Accenture was the fastest, most expensive
re-branding effort in history as everything was changed to fit the new
logo in a matter of days. It is Arthur Andersen who is in so much legal
trouble for allowing Enron to cook their books and destroying Enron's
documents as Enron collapsed. This corporation has made its money on the
privatization of public services. They eliminate public sector jobs, and
the services provided are by no means improved.  They are involved in
Ontario Welfare, Immigration Services and BC Hydro, to list a few Canadian
examples. But they are not ones to stay behind the times!  In June 2004,
Accenture won the prime contract for the US-VISIT program, which aims to
fingerprint and photograph most foreign visitors entering the US. With a
potential value of $10 billion, this contract also attracted bids by such
giants as Computer Sciences Corporation (owners of Dyncorp) and Lockheed
Martin (biggest military company in the world). In the present context of
the so-called "war on terror", it's not hard to see how this contract will
advance further repression against immigrants and refugees.

-->Bearing Point (www.bearingpoint.com)
150 Metcalfe Street, Suite 700

Bearing Point is one of the world's largest consulting and accounting
firms. In 2003, it received a contract to refashion the economic
infrastructure of Iraq, having previously received similar contracts in
Afghanistan and Bosnia. Bearing Point (a private American company which
approaches the redesign of a country's economy as a purely technical task)
will be developing trade regulations, nurturing pivate businesses,
creating a commercial banking programme, building a system to provide
social services, reviewing tax policies and generally working alongside
the puppet-government to make sure that the country's fiscal policies
reflect "free" market ideology, stay open to foreign (mainly US) ownership
and establish new hierarchies and privileges within Iraq itself (or
entrench old ones).

-->Delta Ottawa Hotel and Suites
361 Queen St. Ottawa

Sun Peaks Resort, with its Delta Hotels, are built on Secwepemc
territories that have never been ceded or surrendered to the Canadian
entity. Land and Water BC disregarded the Secwepemc, who said NO to
expansion in stakeholder meetings, and in June 2001 obtained a court
injunction to forcibly remove Secwepemc from their homelands. The
Skwelkwek'welt Protection Center, at the Resort's entrance, is asserting
Aboriginal title and rights. For this exercise of rights, 54 arrests, with
charges from criminal contempt and intimidation (blocking a road) to
resisting arrest, have been made. In January 2003, a BC judge found four
Elders not guilty for refusal to obey an injunction to tear down the
Center, and as she left court, Elder Irene Billy stated: "I always knew we
were right, this is our land, and Sun Peaks and the province cannot remove
us from it."

++++Mercenaries and State Security++++

-->Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) (www.csc.com)

In the spring of 2003, CSC bought famed mercenary company DynCorp and
formed a new division, the Global Security Solution Organisation, which
offers "physical security" solutions, including the planning and design of
surveillance systems and prisons. CSC's Global Security Solution division
specializes in euphemisms for dubious services tailored to the "war on
terror", such as "security consulting; compliance management and identity
and access management". ("Compliance management"!?) That same spring saw
CSC DynCorp acquire the prime contract to provide "law enforcement support
in Iraq". CSC Dyncorp is tasked with re-establishing police forces around
the country and training local agents in what they call "practices suited
to democratic societies". As in Afghanistan, they will be providing a
private fist to enforce laws of the occupation-established government. CSC
is just as committed to the "war on terror" and the political and economic
projects which underpin it in its work in North America, where the company
is involved in numerous projects that demonstrate the close link between
politics and profits.

-->Ottawa Police
474 Elgin Street, Ottawa

The Ottawa Police wage a daily assault on the streets of Ottawa.  The
difference on N29, N30 and D1 will be the direction of the assault.  While
the daily brunt is felt by those on the streets panning and struggling for
bread, on the days of Bush's visit the Ottawa Police Tactical Team will
turn their attention to organised political dissent. This is not a new
role for them, their violent attention has been turned towards our active
political engagement on several occasions.  Remember the protests around
the G20 meetings, where people participating in a mass demonstration and
journalists were attacked by dogs and batoned. Remember the Non-Status
Algerians sitting in for a meeting with the Immigration Minister only to
be violently attacked and dragged out in a bloody state.  Remember the
Seven Year Squat and the massive use of tear gas and destruction of a
building in the police eviction of the people trying to draw attention to
housing accessibility issues.

-->Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) (www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/)
155 McArthur Avenue, room 609, Vanier (and on the streets)

Don't fool yourself into thinking the RCMP should enforce War Crimes and
pick up Dubya for International Terrorism.  If you think that, you are
wrongly thinking that the RCMP works for justice.  Historically, the RCMP
was created to protect war criminals; to enforce and expand the
colonialism on which Canada was founded. Currently, they share their
colonial expertise in places like Haiti and Iraq. Not only are the RCMP
involved in monitoring and quashing dissent in Indigenous and other
communities in Canada, but they share their expertise internationally. For
example, Canada is spending $10 million for the RCMP to train Iraqi police
in Jordan. The fact that this training has to take place in a neighbouring
country reveals something about the popularity of police enforcement of
the laws put in place by the occupation forces and quisling government.
This training support also represents a de facto acceptance of the illegal
invasion and further unmasks the hypocrisy of Canada's official stance of
non- involvement.

-->Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS) (www.csis-scrs.gc.ca/)
1941 Ogilvie Road, Ottawa (and behind the trees)

CSIS is Canada's spy agency.  They compile hearsay and speculation and
file it all in an orderly fashion.  One use for this orderly speculation
is to appease the US government and assure them that Canada is on the look
out for terrorists.  To this end, Canada has detained 5 Muslim men under
the Secret Trial Security Certificate (see PSEPC below for more). Much
more widespread, however, is the daily intimidation of Muslims and Arabs
by CSIS, through home visits and "voluntary" interviews of people with
vulnerable status. They also monitor and create files on
environmentalists, anti-globalization and anti-war activists, students,
trade unionists - all who actively engage in democracy.

-->Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
(www.psepc-sppcc.gc.ca) 340 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa

The division of the government that is responsible for the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS),
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), National Parole Board (NPB), Canada
Firearms Centre, and Canada Border Services Agency. Deportations fall
under this department. The Minister is the Solicitor General; one of her
many duties in this capacity is the signing of Secret Trials Security
Certificates.  Five Muslim men are currently held without charges under
secret evidence under this special programme, which disciminately applies
only to refugees and permanent residents. They are denied due process and
the right to a fair and open trial. They face deportation to torture and
possible death thanks to this department.

-->Canadian Forces Recruitment Centre
66 Slater Street, Ottawa

This is where the Canadian government enlists its cannon fodder to send to
Afghanistan, offering special entry packages to the most marginalised
communities.  The US has received ongoing Canadian backing for their "good
war" in Afghanistan.  Every soldier the Canadian government sends to
Afghanistan frees up a US soldier to join the occupying forces in Iraq.
Canada is very much an active party to the imperialist wars in this way.
The Canadian government has announced Canadian Forces would train Central
and South American forces in peacekeeping in exchange for a schooling in
jungle combat. Preparing for future involvement in imperialist war!

-->Department of National Defense (www.dnd.ca)
101 Colonel By Dr. (opposite the Rideau Centre shopping mall)

The war department, the bureaucratic heart of Canada's military machine.
Leading the occupation of Afghanistan and covertly contributing to
America's other wars. Now apparently expanding the domestic "security"
role which they have long played in Turtle Island (most recently
Kanesatake, Gustafsen Lake). Organising research into new technologies of
death and control, including research to support the missile "defense"
system. On every level, increasingly integrated into US war machine.

++++Other Canadian Government Sites of Interest++++

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (aka Deportation Canada) - Jean Edmonds
Tower South, 365 Laurier Avenue West
Prime Minisiter's Office - 80 Wellington
Foreign Affairs Canada // International Trade Canada - 125 Sussex Dr.
Industry Canada - CD Howe Building, 235 Queen

++++Select Embassies++++

U.S. - 490 Sussex Dr.
U.K. - 80 Elgin St.
Italy - 21st Flr., 275 Slater St.
Israel - Suite 1005, 50 O'Connor St.
Mexico - Suite 1500, 45 O'Connor St.
Colombia - Suite 1002, 360 Albert St.



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