PROJECT BlueBolt - AMERICAN GULAGS: BOOK I - AMERICAN GULAGS

by Marshall Huffman

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  CVTV NEWS-

  The White House announced officially today that Internal Special Services Department would be headed by the former Homeland Security Director, Taylor Spears.

  “ISS is such an important part of keeping America safe we felt it was imperative to have the most qualified person we could find to take control immediately. We are familiar with the record and past results of Mr. Spears and the President has asked him to step in and head up ISS.

  “Effective immediately, I am appointing Mr. Taylor Spears to head the ISS,” the President said from the White House earlier today. “Mr. Spears was an outstanding director when he headed Homeland Security and is a natural for the position.”

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN

  “Starting today we go after these fifteen Representatives. They seem to be the most vocal and are the ringleaders from what I have gathered. That doesn’t mean we will stop with just this group but I am hoping the others will get the message and back off or change their minds about going forward.”

  “I assume it is at my discretion as to how I handle each representative?”

  “Absolutely. That’s why I put you in the position,” the President said.

  “I have files on most of them already. Of the ones on your list, four have extramarital affairs going on at this very moment. Two have illegitimate children they are trying to hide. They will be easy pickings. The others will require a little more subtle approach.”

  “As long as it can’t be connected to either the ISS or the White House I don’t care how you do it.”

  “What about Senator’s Petty, Zeek, Volter and Decker?”

  “For now they aren’t our priority. If we can stop it in the House of Representatives, it is essentially over. The Senate can’t do a thing about it. For now, just concentrate on that list,” she told Spears.

  “I’ll get started right away. Any other items that you feel are on the front burner at present?”

  “At some point I want to track down the officers who resigned their commissions. It is a considerable group and they could be a problem in the future. For now, though, you have your hands full just taking care of the House situation,” she told him.

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  CVTV –

  Representative Jimmy Bigalow, Republican from Georgia, has died as a result of an apparent hit and run car crash early this morning. Representative Bigalow was returning home from a speaking engagement when his car was hit by a large truck as he was exiting his vehicle. The truck reportedly did not stop after striking the Representative’s car.

  Police said they are continuing to investigate the incident and have several leads from eye witnesses. Representative Bigalow was pronounced dead at the scene of severe head injuries.

  In other news, Representative Ralph Packer, Republican, from New Mexico, was killed when his plane crashed on takeoff from Ronald Reagan International Airport. The twin engine Sky King was piloted by Mr. Packer. According to witnesses on the ground, the plane seemed to take off normally but around 500 feet it veered sharply to the right and immediately went into a nose dive. The plane crashed into an apartment complex, killing three people on the ground. It is unconfirmed, but it is believed that Mr. Packer’s plane held two other passengers. The names have not been released pending notification of next of kin. The National Transportation Safety Board has sent investigators to the site in hopes of determining the exact cause of the crash.

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  Taylor Spears was pleased with the way the first two eliminations had gone. Since the NTSB was under his control he knew there would be no problems with the report. He also knew that nothing would ever come of the truck crash that had taken out Representative Bigalow. The truck was already totally dismantled and disposed of.

  Representative Helen Stoner was his next target. She had been having an affair for two years and was keeping her ‘boy toy’ in an apartment she had leased for him in Georgetown. Her husband, a prominent surgeon, was a heavy contributor to the Republican Party and served on the Board of Directors for several companies.

  Several of the sleazier papers had rather embarrassing pictures of Representative Stoner plastered on the front page. Other news media immediately jumped on the bandwagon and within a week it was headlines in ever newspaper across the nation. Stoner fought the allegations, adding more fuel to the fire until very specific details were finally brought out. It made her look not only like an adulteress but clarified that she had lied to the public. Not particularly unusual for a politician, nevertheless it brought into question her judgment and professionalism.

  Just as this was dying down, someone sent information about an illegitimate child of Representative Hubert Langley, Democrat from Iowa. This was immediately picked up by the press and Langley, rather than fight the allegations, admitted it and asked for public forgiveness and for his wife and family to forgive his indiscretion. Neither were successful.

  Within weeks, Representatives Stoner and Langley quietly retired from their respective House positions.

  By the end of the month Spears and the ISS had managed to get rid of ten members of the House of Representatives on the list.

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  “This is turning into a total nightmare,” Senator Petty said.

  “I don’t for one minute believe what is happening in the House is coincidence. Someone, probably the ISS, is feeding the press this information. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were behind the demise of Bigalow and Langley as well,” Volter added.

  “Easy. We don’t know that. NTSB said it was a mechanical failure of one of the engines that caused the crash.”

  “And who is in charge of the NTSB?” Decker asked.

  “ISS.”

  “Exactly,” Volter replied.

  “Well they didn’t arrange the affairs and illegitimate children. That was on Stoner and Hubert.”

  “Yes, but how did the information get out? Someone fed it to the press.”

  “What? Do you really think you can keep a secret in Washington? Surely you know better than that,” Decker said.

  “Bailer, you are pretty quiet. What do you think?” Petty asked.

  “Four of the people we were counting on most to get support suddenly turn up dead or are caught with their fingers in the cookie jar. I doubt that any of it is a coincidence. The ISS and the President must know that the house is considering impeachment. They were bound to find out. It only takes one person to spill the beans and it’s all over. My best guess is that by now they know we are the ones behind the push for the House to initiate impeachment proceedings. I think we need to be very, very careful. If they feel we are being too aggressive, we will end up like the others.”

  “Do you really think they would go that far?” Petty asked.

  “I think nothing is beyond both the ISS and the President,” he told them.

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  CVTV NEWS

  House Majority Leader, Republican Mike Conway was brutally murdered in his home last night. Police were called to the scene this morning by the maid when she found the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Conway bludgeoned to death in their Hillshire home.

  Police believe it was a burglary. They found a door forced open in the garage and jewelry and other valuables were missing. Police Chief Dwayne Dawson said “It looks like Mr. Conway may have heard the commotion and went down to investigate. We found his body in the dining room. This has all the earmarks of a burglary that went bad. Mr. Conway was unarmed and we think he came down to investigate. He was then hit from behind with a blunt object and beaten to death. His wife was still upstairs. The perp must have entered their bedroom and killed her as well.”

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  “Madam President,”

  “David. Welcome back. My, you are getting to be a regular visitor here.”

  “I just want to do my part,” Representative David Bing said.

  “So tell me, how are things at the House?”

  “Different.”

  “How so?”

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nbsp; “The talk of impeachment has come to a screeching halt.”

  “Really? I thought that was the hot topic among the legislators. What has happened?”

  “Well the death of the Majority Leader for one thing. I mean that was a huge development.”

  “Yes, I suppose it would be but I thought there were a whole bunch of Representatives up in arms, so to speak.”

  “Too much has happened. When you consider Stoner, Langley, Bigalow, Packe, and now poor Mike, it has everyone on edge.”

  “I don’t understand. I mean I know it is a shock to all of us but why are they on edge?”

  “It just seems that five of the most vocal impeachment people were suddenly rendered ineffective.”

  “But that’s only five out of what did you say, two hundred and fifty or so?”

  “I think they are just spooked.”

  “I still am not sure why. They were all different and easily understandable. It’s not like it is a big conspiracy or anything. Planes crash, burglaries happen, and car crashes are daily occurrences.”

  “Still, the fact that they were the most vocal has everyone’s attention.”

  “I’m just sorry for their loss,” the President said, “They were great Americans and served the country with distinction.”

  CHAPTER SIXTEEN

  Project BlueBolt was not new by any means. It had been conceived as far back as 1996. The main goal was to establish various ‘interment camps’ in case of mass civil disobedience. The internment camps were located in extremely remote locations throughout America. While most were located in the southwest at least four were erected in Alaska.

  The project was complex and involved the slow process of quietly eliminating the people’s Constitutional freedoms without them even realizing what was happening. While considered under the Administration at that time, it was finally shelved.

  It wasn’t until the current administration under President Clemons that the project was dusted off and reconsidered. The first part of the plan was already in place. The absorption of the CIA, FBI, Homeland, FAA, and NSA had already take place. The creation of the Media Czar gave them control over all media and was just starting to flex its muscles. President Clemons’s next plan was to activate the internment camps. The discussions were already underway as to how best achieve the next step.

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  “How many camps do we currently have that could be readily activated?” the President asked.

  “Twelve at the moment. Six others are being readied and will be available before the end of the year.”

  “How many does each camp hold?”

  “It varies but generally around 30,000 each, some a little more.”

  “We are going to need more than that,” she told Taylor.

  “I’ve been giving that a lot of thought. Why not use the Supermax and Maximum Security prisons as well.”

  “What about the current inmates?” she asked.

  “We dispose of them.”

  “Dispose of them? Meaning, get rid of them?”

  “Exactly.”

  “And you have a plan for this?”

  “I do,” Taylor assured her.

  “And no one will trace it back to the White House?”

  “How could they? I haven’t given you the details. You have total deniability.”

  “Yes. Good. That’s very good. Alright, we can use those as well. Just make sure no one finds out what happened to the inmates.”

  “I have it under control,” Taylor assured her.

  “Who do you intend to move to the internment camps first?”

  “Actually I don’t want to use them first. I heeded hardened facilities for the people I want to go after first.”

  “Who are they?” Clemons asked.

  “Class III gun owners.”

  “What are Class III guns?”

  “Automatic assault weapons and machine guns. They are the ones we need to subdue first. We have the names and addresses of the people having license for Class III weapons. We will sweep in and grab the guns and the owners. The owners will be housed in the prisons. They will be the hardest to control,” he told her.

  “The last thing I want is to hear about this on the news. Just make damn sure you do it the right way,” she warned him.

  “We have it all worked out,” Taylor assured her.

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  In Freemont County, Colorado, the Administrative Maximum Facility, referred to as the ADX Florence is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Since it fell under ISS jurisdiction, it would be one of the first to be emptied.

  The plan was simple. A large pit had been dug in the Black Rock Desert at the northern most end. Fifty at a time would be transported and terminated. Lime would be spread over the bodies and covered. Then the next fifty would be transported to the site until all 490 inmates had been disposed of.

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  Sixty officers with shotguns and machine guns stood along the center of the isles on the first level.

  “Level one, cells 1-50, clear to open.”

  The doors were electronically opened.

  “Inmates 1-50 take one step out into the isle,” the loudspeaker instructed.

  Fifty inmates stepped out. It was the first time for many of them to even know who their neighbor was.

  “You are being transported to a new facility as of today. Any failure to comply with an order will result in your immediate termination. Any attempt to escape will result in your execution. Any unauthorized talking will be dealt with harshly. Anyone attempting to pick or otherwise remove their restraints will be shot. You are being transported to a secure air field and will be flown to your new facility.”

  “Where are you taking...” was all the prisoner got out before he was hit in the head with the butt of a shotgun and crumpled to the floor.

  The guard smashed the butt into the side of his head once more just to make sure the others understood.

  “If you think for one minute any of my instructions are not to be carried out, you need to think again. There will be no escape attempt,” the voice on the speaker said.

  They all had on handcuffs, ankle chains and waist chains. Each inmate was attached to the other by a three foot chain around the neck of person in front of him.

  “You will be taken out the door, placed in a special transporter and taken to the airfield. From there you will be placed in a C-131 airplane and taken to your new destinations. The rear of the plane is compartmentalized and you will have no access to anyone at that time so don’t even think about trying to take it over. You will be monitored constantly and if any disturbance takes place, the rear of the plane will open and you will be subjected to not only freezing cold but a lack of oxygen. Most of you will not make it so don’t even think about it.”

  The men were marched outside and into the transportation truck. They were taken to a small airfield and immediately rushed into the waiting C-131. Their legs and neck chains were secured to the bulkhead and floor of the plane. Within an hour they were secure and on their way.

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  “Where do you think they are taking us?” one of the inmates whispered to the man next to him.

  “How the hell should I know?”

  “Can they do this legally?”

  “Geez are you stupid or something? They can do whatever they damn well please. What are we going to do, call our Congressman and complain?”

  “What could be more secure than ADX?”

  “Look man, I don’t know any more than you do. How about shutting up before they beat the hell out of us when we land. They are probably listening right this minute.”

  The inmate’s eyes got wide but he shut up.

  When the plane landed they were placed in a similar truck. They rode for an hour before it finally stopped and they were allowed to disembark. Three other trucks were already there and armed guards standing around.

  As soon as they got out they knew something was wrong. There wasn’t a thing in any direction. Th
e temperature was over one hundred degrees and the sky was without a single cloud.

  A man in a suit walked up to where they stood looking around.

  “I’m afraid this is the end of the line. Your sentences have been changed.”

  While he was talking the guards had lined up and had their weapons pointed at the convicts.

  “I’m here by notifying you that you have been scheduled to be executed as of today,” he said and stepped back.

  The roar of shotguns and automatic fire was deafening as convict after convict was shot and fell to the ground. When it was over three of the executioners went down the line and shot each convict in the head with a twelve gauge shotgun to make sure no one lived.

  The chains were hooked to a backhoe and dragged to the open pit. They were stacked in on top of each other and covered with lime. Once that was done, the backhoe packed the sand down and scraped it smooth.

  One by one the cell blocks were emptied and no one was the wiser. A few rumors circulated that a new facility had been built even more secure than the Supermax prisons but no one knew for sure.

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  Within three months both ADX Florence and America’s newest Supermax prison, Verner-Winedot near Gila Bend, Arizona, had been emptied. Combined, they could hold over 1000 new inmates. A third prison in Spring Creek, Alaska was being emptied as well and would allow for another 500 inmates. Spring Creek may not have been a Supermax Prison but it desolate location makes it almost as secure.

  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

  “I assume you have a list of the first group you intend to incarcerate?” President Clemons said.

  “Yes. The first ones have more than one Class III weapons. Some of them have as many as ten or twelve. That’s way too much fire power to leave in civilian hands.”

  “I agree. How are you going to go about it?”

  “We know everything about them. When and where they work. What time they get home and what type of weapons they have. Our plan is to be in the house waiting for them. As soon as they step foot inside we take them down and confiscate the weapons and ammunition. They will be hauled out and taken to one of the three prisons.”