http://NextNewsNetwork.com | In early 1994, a Marine Lance Corporal named Jeff Seeger stationed at Twentynine Palms Marine Base in California sent a letter to The New American magazine describing a "Combat Arms Survey" that asked Marines if they would be willing to fire on U.S. citizens who resisted gun confiscation measures. Lance Corporal Seeger was one of several hundred who had combat experience in recent deployments abroad. They were mustered in a mess hall to take the 46-question survey. It was administered by US Navy Lt. Commander Ernest "Guy" Cunningham, who was working on a Master's Thesis dealing with the deployment of US military units under foreign command as part of UN-supervised missions abroad. Marines were asked about their willingness to serve under the operational command of foreign military officers, and if they would be willing to swear an oath of allegiance to the United Nations. But the final question was positively thermonuclear. Quote: "The US government declares a ban on the possession, sale, transportation, and transfer of all non-sporting firearms. A thirty (30) day amnesty period is permitted for these firearms to be turned over to the local authorities. At the end of this period, a number of citizen groups refuse to turn over their firearms. Consider the following statement: I would fire upon US citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the US government." Even in that pre-Internet era, news of the Twentynine Palms "Combat Arms Survey" went viral -- through fax networks, talk radio, and word of mouth. Lt. Cmndr. Cunningham was accused by many as promoting civilian disarmament, or the transfer of the US military to UN control. In fact, he supported neither of those objectives. Instead, he was using his survey to determine the extent to which such policy choices would have the support of military personnel who had served in combat abroad. When Cunningham released his findings it was revealed that more than 61 percent of the Marines who took the survey responded that they wouldn't carry out such an order under any circumstances. Now, twenty years later, we are being told that for young military officers, willingness to fire on U.S. citizens is a prerequisite for promotion. We see the U.S. military perpetually deployed overseas in multi-lateral "peacekeeping" and "nation-building" missions, often at the direction of the UN Security Council. And there are ominous developments on the civilian disarmament front, as well. How have things changed since the Twentynine Palms Combat Arms Survey? We will have the privilege of discussing that question with Lt. Commander Cunningham himself. Lt. Commander, thank you so much for joining us today. Next News Network's World News Program airs daily at 6pm and 11pm Eastern on Comcast, DirecTV and Over-the-Air and Online at http://.com/.html World News is available to 6 million viewers from South Beach to Sebastian, Florida and to 2 million viewers in Boston, Massachusetts via . broadcasts on RF channel 44 (virtual channel 9) from Palm City and is carried on cable TV channels 44 (SD) and 1044 (HD) by AT&T;, on cable channels 17 (SD) and 438 (HD) in West Palm Beach by Comcast, on satellite channel 44 (SD) in West Palm Beach by DIRECTV, and on -Boston which broadcasts on RF channel 38 (virtual channel 6) from the Government Center district in downtown Boston. More about : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Stream: http://NextNewsNetwork.com Facebook: http://Facebook.com/NextNewsNet Twitter: http://Twitter.com/NextNewsNet Sub: http://bit.ly/Sub-to-N3 Hashtag: #N3

• published: 02 Apr 2013
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