By Milt Harris ——Bio and Archives--August 31, 2023
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I am not a conspiracy theorist, but in the world we live in today it’s awfully hard to believe almost any explanation. When word of the Maui fire came out, I can remember thinking that it seems almost inconceivable that a fire could spread that quickly with so little warning. That thought was intensified when I started hearing the death toll numbers as well as the number of people still missing.
After any disaster the number of missing people fluctuates. That said, the missing numbers in this case fluctuated wildly. At one point, over two thousand were said to be unaccounted for. Then one thousand, then eight hundred and fifty, back up to eleven hundred and as I write this, the number has been reduced to three hundred and eighty-eight missing and one hundred and fifteen dead. However, are those numbers real? Many don’t think so.
Then came the stories of water being withheld for as long as five hours or more. Firefighters complained of unexplainable dry hydrants and Kaleo Manuel, the first deputy in charge of the state Water commission and the one accused of withholding the water, was suddenly “reassigned.” Part of the reason for his quick exit was the release of a 2022 video of Manuel where he discussed the use of water as a form of social justice.
"My motto is always like, let water connect us and not divide us. We can share it, but it requires true conversations about equity. We've become used to looking at water as something which we use and not necessarily something that we revere."
Manuel was a leader at the Obama Foundation in 2019. His bio stated that he believes "ancient wisdom and traditional ecological knowledge of native peoples will help save the Earth.”
Did these attitudes contribute to his decision to withhold water? Probably, possibly. Another question is was he told to withhold water? The bottom line is this, water was needed and it wasn’t provided until it was too late.
Then came reports that drones were not allowed to fly over the fire area and take photographs, the question is why? In fact, drones were literally automatically shut down. On August 17 Geoff Cygnus, who considers himself a “volunteer reporter,” announced that local officials shut down their ability to fly drones, which obviously makes many people suspicious about what they are trying to hide.
Joe Biden’s nonchalant response of “No comment” about the fires also adds to the suspicion. “No comment,” really? The President of the United States is asked about a fire where hundreds have died and he can’t muster up a more sympathetic and sincere comment than that? Biden is all about money, just ask Zelenskyy, which brings up the theory that this fire was intentionally set. Residents are very concerned that developers will capitalize on the disaster to build luxury properties, especially given Maui's current housing crisis and high price of average homes. State Police Chief John Pelletier's shady history and the federal disaster declaration haven’t alleviated any fears. Reports indicate minimal assistance post-disaster, including initial restrictions on insulin deliveries.
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The situation has been further inflamed by accusations of downplaying the high number of child victims to protect the Biden administration and local Democrats. Over 2,000 children from Lahaina's public schools remain unaccounted for, raising concerns over the actual toll and more allegations of a cover-up.
The pictures of the scenes that have been released have raised even more questions. Some things were burned while other things were not. Raising questions about the use of specialized weapons.
Now, officials are attempting to obtain a complete media blackout, by building walls around the site and refusing entrance. Yes, Biden thinks it’s fine to wall in a site to hide Democratic sins, but the border is another issue. It always comes down to this with Biden, … protect America, or protect some malfeasance that can make him money, guess what he ALWAYS chooses? Plus, ultra woke FEMA is involved. Here is an anonymous email that was released and sent by them.
Anthony Casaba reported that:
“A person wishing to stay anonymous has sent me this email by FEMA sent to their nonprofit who is headed to Maui to help with disaster relief. They say they are being asked to STOP posting any images or videos while on the ground effective immediately.”
The August 19 letter reads:
“Out of respect for those who perished, we were asked by Maui County officials to pause on posting on social media and elsewhere new imagery of damage/disaster/debris starting now. They are asking for a full stop on disaster imagery going forward. At this time, we have not been asked to take any photos or video down. Our team on the ground is coordinating with the County for further guidance to ensure we remain fully aligned. Cultural sensitivity is of the utmost importance in all our response and recovery activities to this disaster.”
It was signed off as Justin Angel Knighton, who is the Director of FEMA’s Office of External Affairs.
Translation: We don’t want anyone to know what actually happened here, or to have an inkling of what we have planned.
In My Humble Opinion, this was not a natural fire. This is already being brushed aside by the media, which is a definite sign that something is happening and it needs their “non-coverage” assistance.
Something is wrong in Maui. It served its purpose as a distraction, and eventually we will learn the true reason for this greed generated disaster. Not through the MSM, but through truthful resources like this.
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Milt spent thirty years as a sales and operations manager for an international manufacturing company. He is also a four-time published author on a variety of subjects. Now, he spends most of his time researching and writing about conservative politics and liberal folly.