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I 69 THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. HIGHEST ROAD IN THE WORLD IS IN THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS. IT IS 17,600 FT. ABOVE SEA LEVEL…

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I 69 THE PAST, I 69 THE PAST, PRESENT AND PRESENT AND

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HIGHEST ROAD IN THE HIGHEST ROAD IN THE WORLD IS IN THE WORLD IS IN THE HIMALAYAN HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINSMOUNTAINS. IT IS 17,600 FT. . IT IS 17,600 FT.

ABOVE SEA LEVEL…ABOVE SEA LEVEL…

LOWEST ROAD IN THE WORLD IS LOWEST ROAD IN THE WORLD IS IN IN DEATH VALLEYDEATH VALLEY. IT IS 200 FT. . IT IS 200 FT.

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THE NAFTA SUPERHIGHWAYTHE NAFTA SUPERHIGHWAY Rand Paul In '08: Beware The NAFTA Superhighway! (VIDEO)Rand Paul In '08: Beware The NAFTA Superhighway! (VIDEO) Justin Elliott | May 21, 2010, 1:42PM | May 21, 2010, 1:42PM 256Share 29diggsdigg29diggsdigg Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul Read MoreRead More 2010 Elections, , Amero, Jerome Corsi, Kentucky, NAFTA Superhighway, Rand Paul, Trans-Texas Corridor , Jerome Corsi, Kentucky, NAFTA Superhighway, Rand Paul, Trans-Texas Corridor ShareShare Campaigning for his father in Montana back in 2008, Rand Paul spoke out against the NAFTA Superhighway, Campaigning for his father in Montana back in 2008, Rand Paul spoke out against the NAFTA Superhighway,

encouraging Congress to stop the mythical project that would connect Mexico, the U.S., and Canada and, critics say, encouraging Congress to stop the mythical project that would connect Mexico, the U.S., and Canada and, critics say, deal a fatal blow to American sovereignty. Long a bugaboo on some segments of the Right, the NAFTA Superhighway deal a fatal blow to American sovereignty. Long a bugaboo on some segments of the Right, the NAFTA Superhighway does not actually exist.does not actually exist.

"It's gonna go up through Texas, I guess, all the way to Montana," said Paul, at an event in Bozeman. "So, it's a real "It's gonna go up through Texas, I guess, all the way to Montana," said Paul, at an event in Bozeman. "So, it's a real thing, and when you talk about it, the thing you just have to be aware of is that, if you talk about it like it's a conspiracy, thing, and when you talk about it, the thing you just have to be aware of is that, if you talk about it like it's a conspiracy, they'll paint you as a nut."they'll paint you as a nut."

As was amply documented by As was amply documented by The NationThe Nation a few years back, "There's no such thing as a proposed NAFTA a few years back, "There's no such thing as a proposed NAFTA Superhighway." It represents, Superhighway." It represents, NewsweekNewsweek put it, "a strange stew of fact and fiction, fired by paranoia" that was put it, "a strange stew of fact and fiction, fired by paranoia" that was popularized by Jerome Corsi, the man who spearheaded the Swift Boat attacks on John Kerry in 2004.popularized by Jerome Corsi, the man who spearheaded the Swift Boat attacks on John Kerry in 2004.

The NAFTA Superhighway has been a pet issue of Paul's father, Ron Paul. In a 2006 column, Ron Paul wrote: The NAFTA Superhighway has been a pet issue of Paul's father, Ron Paul. In a 2006 column, Ron Paul wrote: "Proponents envision a ten-lane colossus the width of several football fields, with freight and rail lines, fiber-optic cable "Proponents envision a ten-lane colossus the width of several football fields, with freight and rail lines, fiber-optic cable lines, and oil and natural gas pipelines running alongside. ... The ultimate goal is not simply a superhighway, but an lines, and oil and natural gas pipelines running alongside. ... The ultimate goal is not simply a superhighway, but an integrated North integrated North

CONTINUED…..THE NAFTA SUPERHIGHWAYCONTINUED…..THE NAFTA SUPERHIGHWAY

American Union - complete with a currency, a cross-national bureaucracy, and virtually borderless American Union - complete with a currency, a cross-national bureaucracy, and virtually borderless travel within the Union."travel within the Union."

In the Montana appearance, Rand Paul echoed his father's views, referring to the "Amero" (the Euro-In the Montana appearance, Rand Paul echoed his father's views, referring to the "Amero" (the Euro-style currency of the future North American Union), and saying "I guarantee you it's one of their long style currency of the future North American Union), and saying "I guarantee you it's one of their long term goals to have one sort of borderless, mass continent."term goals to have one sort of borderless, mass continent."

He also mentions the Trans-Texas Corridor, which was a real project. But Paul enters myth territory He also mentions the Trans-Texas Corridor, which was a real project. But Paul enters myth territory when he says the corridor was "gonna go up through Texas, I guess, all the way to Montana."when he says the corridor was "gonna go up through Texas, I guess, all the way to Montana."

Here's the video (start at :27). Transcript is below.Here's the video (start at :27). Transcript is below. Q: What does Ron Paul want to do to fight the prospect of a North American Union and an Amero? Q: What does Ron Paul want to do to fight the prospect of a North American Union and an Amero? Rand Paul: Well I think publicizing it is the first thing, publicizing that it's going on. Trying to get the Rand Paul: Well I think publicizing it is the first thing, publicizing that it's going on. Trying to get the

legislature to stop it, through official acts of Congress. You know any time he talks about it, though, legislature to stop it, through official acts of Congress. You know any time he talks about it, though, the media tries to make fun of him as if it doesn't exist. But I think in Montana, your state legislature the media tries to make fun of him as if it doesn't exist. But I think in Montana, your state legislature has talked about the North American Union. Texas has had several votes about the corridor, they just has talked about the North American Union. Texas has had several votes about the corridor, they just call it a different name, they call it the trans-Texas corridor.call it a different name, they call it the trans-Texas corridor.

Q: It comes right through here.Q: It comes right through here. Rand Paul: Yeah, it's the same thing. It's gonna go up through Texas, I guess, all the way to Rand Paul: Yeah, it's the same thing. It's gonna go up through Texas, I guess, all the way to

Montana. So, it's a real thing, and when you talk about it, the thing you just have to be aware of is Montana. So, it's a real thing, and when you talk about it, the thing you just have to be aware of is that, if you talk about it like it's a conspiracy, they'll paint you as a nut. It's not a conspiracy, they're that, if you talk about it like it's a conspiracy, they'll paint you as a nut. It's not a conspiracy, they're out in the open about it. I saw the YouTube of Vincente Fox talking about out in the open about it. I saw the YouTube of Vincente Fox talking about

the Amero. So, it's not a secret. now it may not be [inaudible] tomorrow, but it took 'em 20 or 30 years the Amero. So, it's not a secret. now it may not be [inaudible] tomorrow, but it took 'em 20 or 30 years to get the Euro, and they had to push people kicking and screaming into the Euro.to get the Euro, and they had to push people kicking and screaming into the Euro.

But I guarantee you it's one of their long term goals to have one sort of borderless, mass continentBut I guarantee you it's one of their long term goals to have one sort of borderless, mass continent

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