I'd heard of "FEMA Camps" - supposed prison camps set up by FEMA to imprison hundreds of thousands of America. When others had looked into it, it always proved to be nothing more that railway yards, army bases, or nothing in particular. There was zero evidence to suspect a conspiracy. For a general debunking, see:
http://www.infobomber.org/2009/05/07/citizens-guide-to-fema-camps/ (http://archive.today/qg3ZL)
Likewise with this particular aspect of the claim:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread59023/pg1 (http://archive.today/1GoA6)
The claim is quite ridiculous. There's nothing like that anywhere in Alaska - at least not that anyone can point to. It hardly even bears debunking, it's so out there.
But how did such a claim get started. I've been trying to track down the original source. Most version of the story include this paragraph, which dates back to the earlist I can find at September 28th, 2000.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openyourthirdeye/message/4530 (http://archive.today/C5Jcr)
This is the start of the article that started it. The part about 2,000,000 people camps in Alaska was added later.
http://webspace.webring.com/people/nu/um_8596/reports3.html (http://archive.today/eu3NM)
This root article starts with the header:
And ends
That final line was removed in later versions, perhaps as the midnight hour passed.
So who is Terry Kings? He seems to have left no mark at all on the internet besides this one "article", so it seems likely it's a pen name. Who added the 2,000,000 person camp in Alaska? Unfortunately it seems to be one of those conspiracies, like chemtrails, that started just as the internet was gearing up, hence much of the original online material is lost. We may never know where the claim came from - but we do know that even though it's entirely baseless, it's probably going to keep running for another ten to twenty years.
http://www.infobomber.org/2009/05/07/citizens-guide-to-fema-camps/ (http://archive.today/qg3ZL)
Likewise with this particular aspect of the claim:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread59023/pg1 (http://archive.today/1GoA6)
There over 600 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and even surrounded by full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are to be operated by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) should Martial Law need to be implemented in the United States.
The camps all have railroad facilities as well as roads leading to and from the detention facilities. Many also have an airport nearby. The majority of the camps can house a population of 20,000 prisoners. Currently, the largest of these facilities is just outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. The Alaskan facility is a massive mental health facility and can hold approximately 2 million people.
The claim is quite ridiculous. There's nothing like that anywhere in Alaska - at least not that anyone can point to. It hardly even bears debunking, it's so out there.
But how did such a claim get started. I've been trying to track down the original source. Most version of the story include this paragraph, which dates back to the earlist I can find at September 28th, 2000.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openyourthirdeye/message/4530 (http://archive.today/C5Jcr)
A person named Terry Kings wrote an article on his discoveries of camps
located in southern California. His findings are as follows:
Over the last couple months several of us have investigated three soon-to-be
prison camps in the Southern California area. We had heard about these sites
and wanted to see them for ourselves.
This is the start of the article that started it. The part about 2,000,000 people camps in Alaska was added later.
http://webspace.webring.com/people/nu/um_8596/reports3.html (http://archive.today/eu3NM)
This root article starts with the header:
Why All The Prison Camps?
By Terry Kings terrykings@hotmail.com
And ends
You don't think it could happen to you? Obviously those rounded up and
killed didn't think it could happen to them either. How could decent people
have witnessed such atrocities and still said nothing? Are we going to do
the same here as they cart off one by one those individuals who are taking
a stand for the rights of the citizens as they expose the truth happening
behind the scenes? Are we all going to sit there and wonder what happened
to this country of ours? Where did we go wrong? How could we let it happen?
Wake up before it is too late to do anything about it. We just might be
approaching the midnight hour.
That final line was removed in later versions, perhaps as the midnight hour passed.
So who is Terry Kings? He seems to have left no mark at all on the internet besides this one "article", so it seems likely it's a pen name. Who added the 2,000,000 person camp in Alaska? Unfortunately it seems to be one of those conspiracies, like chemtrails, that started just as the internet was gearing up, hence much of the original online material is lost. We may never know where the claim came from - but we do know that even though it's entirely baseless, it's probably going to keep running for another ten to twenty years.
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