Jim Deakin is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2010, challenging Senator John McCain. Mr. Deakin submitted the following Op-Ed to Gila Courier. For more information on his campaign, see JimDeakin.com.

UNITED STATES TO FUND GENOCIDE THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES AND LEGISLATION

Whether you believe global warming is manmade or a natural planetary evolution the truth is; U.S. and global environmental taxation associated with the buying and selling of “Carbon Credits” will lead to mass poverty, mass murder and genocide.

Carbon Credits will be purchased from countries with low green house gas emissions and sold to companies and countries with higher green house gas emissions, in an effort to offset the consumption of consumer countries such as the United States and help the people of poor countries to improve their lives and promote social equality and social justice.

Almost everyone is familiar with the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.  Quickly for your information – Omar al-Bashir is the ruler of Sudan. His human rights abuses have killed 200,000 people and driven five million from their homes.

Because Sudan has low carbon emissions, Omar al-Bashir will be able to sell his “Carbon Credits” to companies like GE, through a broker such as Al Gore.

If Omar were compassionate and made the lives of his people better he could build solar power facilities and homes. His people could buy GE refrigerators, GE washer/dryers, cups, plates, bowls, plastic food containers, and yes, even cars… the carbon footprint of his country would increase.  Sudan aka Omar now has fewer “Carbon Credits” to sell.

Since we already know that Omar is willing to kill his people for free, how many would he kill to receive a $2 Billion check from a multinational conglomeration like GE?

The United Nations will not prevent this tragedy. I remind you of the failures by the U.N. to prevent the current genocide.  I would also remind you of the corruption and failures by the U.N., France, Russia and other countries associated with the “Oil for Food” program.

Omar is not the only person in the world who could succumb to this level of financial pressure. Parade magazine just published its annual list of the world’s ten worst dictators.  North Korea, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Burma, Zimbabwe, Syria, Libya and Uzbeckistan are already on the list.

Enslaving humanity to pay for “carbon pollution” and mass murder are a violation of human rights.  The global climate change hoax must be stopped.

The United States is a leader in innovative solutions because of our character and freedom, not because our government imposes taxes to force compliance.