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War Abroad, Surrender at Home (with apologies to Tariq Ali)

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 11:21pm

In response to Obama's duplicitous and delusional state of the disUnion speech, and the ongoing criminal conspiracy that comprises our national government, as defined by the Nuremburg Principles, I offer the readers a copy of my recent letter to the IRS regarding my tax refusal for 2006 and 2007.  Substitute Obama for Bush in the letter below and there is no difference.  Sheeple, if you are nauseated by your choices this year and by your government you will have to starve the beast.  As former Reagan Secretary of State Alexander Haig said, "Let them protest all they want, as long as they pay their taxes."

Dear Miss Duenas,

                  Thank you for providing me with additional time to complete my tax returns for 2006 and 2007.  I appreciate it.  In response to our conversation August 30, 2011, I am enclosing my returns for 2006 and 2007.  The tax due for 2006 after credit for tax withheld is $3925.35. This contrasts with the IRS calculation of tax due before penalties and interest of $6709.00.  The tax due for 2007 is $2845.85 after credit for tax withheld.  This contrasts with the IRS calculation of tax due before penalties and interest of $3396.00.  Since I have no way to recalculate the penalty and interest on the revised tax due, I would appreciate it if you would make this calculation and notify me so I know what the total amount due is.

However, I must inform you that I will be unable to pay the balance at this time.  I have no objection to the payment of taxes under normal circumstances, and I am not making any frivolous claims about the denial of my obligation to pay taxes.   However, I feel that due to the extraordinary circumstances in 2006 and 2007 when these taxes were due, I am unable to pay.  Please allow me to explain.

Extensive legal review performed by the National Lawyers Guild, by international legal scholar Francis A. Boyle, and former attorney general Ramsey Clarke determined that the United States was engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace in the conduct of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the “war on terrorism” in violation of the UN charter, the Nuremburg Principles, the US Constitution, the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact, and Army Field Manual 27-10.   To quote Professor Boyle,  “In international legal terms, the Bush Jr. Administration should be viewed as constituting an ongoing criminal conspiracy under international criminal law in violation of the Nuremburg Charter, the Nuremburg Judgement, and the Nuremburg Principles, due to its formulation and undertaking of war policies which are legally akin to those perpetrated by the NAZI regime in pre-WWII Germany”.  Some of these actions include pre-emptive war, massacre of civilian populations, torture, rendition for torture, use of indiscriminate weapons of mass destruction (depleted uranium), and assassinations without due process of law.

The political and judicial systems of this country failed to prevent these crimes from taking place, and therefore we were left with no other option than civil disobedience and civil resistance.  I had a legal and moral obligation as an American citizen under international law not to cooperate with these international war crimes.  Part of the system that enabled these crimes to take place was financing provided by the tax system.  I do not deny that I owe these taxes, but under international law I would be complicit with war crimes if I paid.  International law is a higher law than US tax law, and as signatories to the UN and Nuremburg charter we are bound by it as US citizens.  Therefore I am compelled not to pay, and accept the consequences.  I would like to offer you a more detailed explanation, which I hope to explain in any future legal proceedings.

Sincerely,

Gary Flomenhoft

Update: More evidence in support of this letter:  Bush and Blair were recently found guilty of Nuremburg War Crimes by a tribunal in Malaysia.  See link.