Secret Societies are organizations which though may be known in title to the public have secret membership, rites, rituals, oaths, etc. Freemasonry, the Society of Jesus, Knights of Malta, Knights Templar, and Rosicrucian are a few examples of such societies. As a general rule secret societies have a militaristic hierarchical structure arranged in the shape of a Pyramid. Initiates of the bottom level are most commonly indoctrinated into the society through ritualistic ceremony and then are confirmed through their free-will based affirmation under oath to said society. As initiates advance in their respective societies of choice, they are usually required to submit to increasingly more serious oaths, so in effect as they’re allowed to rise within the structure and are trusted with more of that particular societies secrets they most likely must submit to these oaths. The oaths at the lower levels subscribe minor punishments for offenses against the society, as one rises in the societies structure the oaths severity of punishments rises with the initiates. At the upper levels the oaths usually call for the horrific death of the initiated should they ever betray/reveal the secrets of the society …

Overview

(from the F.E.M.A.’s homepage)

Advising on building codes and flood plain management…teaching people how to get through a disaster…helping equip local and state emergency preparedness…coordinating the federal response to a disaster…making disaster assistance available to states, communities, businesses and individuals…training emergency managers…supporting the nation’s fire service…administering the national flood and crime insurance programs…the range of FEMA’s activities is broad indeed and spans the life cycle of disasters.

The disaster life cycle describes the process through which emergency managers ‘prepare’ for emergencies and disasters, respond to them when they occur, help people and institutions recover from them, mitigate their effects, reduce the risk of loss, and prevent disasters such as fires from occurring.

And at every stage of this cycle you see FEMA — the federal agency charged with building and supporting the nation’s emergency management system.

From my part (helped by the web by a document named FEMA: The Secret Government accessible there):

FEMA – The Secret Government, by Harry V. Martin with research assistance from David Caul. Copyright FreeAmerica and Harry V. Martin, 1995:

First some things has to be said about F.E.M.A.:

It is not an elected …