Bob, At this point I think Victor is having way too much fun to worry about the quality of his work. Mike is doing a very good job destroying himself, so why should Victor not just sit back and watch it.
--- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, "muckblit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Naturally the newspaper and Victor Thorn let this stand: > > "She denies the meth accusation. "I don't know where he comes up with me > being on methamphetamine," she said." > > More of that in a moment. First, check this out: > > '"I made the mistake of not realizing early-on that I was being > harassed," the woman said in a statement made public by Victor Thorn, > editor of WingTV.net...The woman said she did not > provide the statement, which outlines the alleged harassment, but a > friend of hers did. ' > > ...so Victor Thorn as well as Mike Ruppert need to take journalism 101, > but we don't want any help from the peanut brain gallery i.e. Victor > Thorn and Robert Plain. Ruppert suggests that street level meth head > secretary may have played useful idiot on the government supervised > parole and probation crew of her **METH FELON** boyfriend, a major > omission by Thorn, Plain, and the METH FELON's stickleg bitch with less > than bewitching gum disease. > > Another major omission was the METH FELON's girlfriend's sexual history > in the office. She cost Ruppert his computer systems administrator by > having sex with him and another co-worker. Spam, cheap shots, > distractions, trailing off into nowhere with judas goats, have fun. > > And of course Duncan is nowhere to be found when facts are flying. He > and Thorn showed up on time and squatted momentarily in the vicinity but > did not trip over a single fact. > > -Bob > > --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, "mark urban" <mcurb@> wrote: > > > > http://www.dailytidings.com/2006/0825/stories/0825_ruppert2.php > > > > > > > > Ashland, Oregon August 25, 2006 > > 'Wilderness' relocates to Venezeula > > By Robert Plain > > Ashland Daily Tidings > > Mike Ruppert is gone. He left not only Ashland, his new-found > > hometown, but has denied his allegiance to the United States with a > > reported exodus to Venezuela. > > > > "I left the United States with one large suitcase, my laptop, and a > > backpack," he wrote in an article on his Web site. "I left behind my > > precious library, most of my clothing, my personal possessions, my > > guns, and a house full of furniture. I brought with me less than > > eight thousand dollars in cash and gold to start the final segment of > > my life." > > > > Ruppert is the owner and editor of FromTheWilderness.com, a Web site > > dealing with Peak Oil and alternative Sept. 11 theories. Earlier this > > year he moved to Ashland and quickly drew a local following of > > supporters. Ruppert played a role in the Jackson County > > Sustainability Network, a group of some 200 local people who are > > trying to localize daily life and food production in the area. > > > > > > A few computers, along with boxes, are stacked up in the conference > > room of the From the Wilderness on Washington Street in Ashland. > > > > Photo by Orville Hector | Daily Tidings > > > > The former Los Angeles beat cop became an independent journalist to > > uncover government conspiracies. According to the article on his Web > > site, he says he has relocated to Venezuela, in part, because of a > > June burglary at his Ashland office. > > > > "It was the final outrage in almost three decades of attempts to > > silence my voice," he wrote on his Web site, ostensibly from the > > South American socialist nation. > > > > However, one of the founders of the local sustainability network says > > that his recent disappearance raises more questions about the man's > > mental well-being than any of the reasons Ruppert himself cites for > > his departure. > > > > "My feeling is he really needed a change in his life," said Michael > > Dawkins, a friend of Ruppert's who also facilitates a support group > > for depression and bi-polar disorder. "I think there is some > > depression or mania there." > > > > A strange burglary > > > > Ruppert's brief tenure in Ashland reached a bizarre climax with the > > burglary on June 26. Who committed the crime, and why, remains > > unsolved. > > > > Like the government conspiracy theories he often writes about, his > > thoughts on the burglary include twists, accusations and of course, > > government persecution. > > > > "There will be another time and another place, when I can and will > > say more about what happened," he wrote on his Web site. "Certain > > important events have yet to unfold, and I'm holding other key facts > > until the time is right. There are facts about the timing of the > > burglary that may eventually connect to events here in Venezuela." > > > > Ruppert said he believes a former employee, who he had fired weeks > > for the crime, burglarized his office. > > > > The former employee thinks she knows who committed the burglary. > > > > "I think he did that himself," she said. > > > > Ashland Police are keeping an open mind. Officers would not rule out > > Ruppert himself as a suspect. > > > > "At this point the case is still under investigation," Deputy Chief > > Rich Walsh said. "We're looking into both current and ex- employees." > > > > He added, "We'd like to find out what the purpose of moving to > > Venezuela was. It may have absolutely nothing to do with it but we > > would like to know." > > > > A troubled relationship > > > > When interviewed the morning after the alleged burglary, Ruppert said > > he suspected the employee of trying to use his shipping department to > > smuggle methamphetamine. > > > > "Her behavior was entirely consistent with meth addiction," he said, > > noting that some of his clues included highly erratic behavior, mood > > swings, poor dental hygiene and her slight figure. > > > > According to the woman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity > > because she fears Ruppert or his allies could try to hurt her, her > > accusation of sexual harassment caused her dismissal. She denies the > > meth accusation. "I don't know where he comes up with me being on > > methamphetamine," she said. > > > > Both parties admit to engaging in conduct typically deemed > > inappropriate at the workplace, such as conversations about sexual > > preferences and other flirtatious behavior. > > > > "I made the mistake of not realizing early-on that I was being > > harassed," the woman said in a statement made public by Victor Thorn, > > editor of WingTV.net. "For a while I was able just to 'laugh it off' > > when such comments came from Mr. Ruppert by telling myself it was > > just a harmless product of a patriarchal American society." > > > > Wing TV is a competing 9-11 conspiracy site. Both Thorn and Ruppert > > describe themselves as internet rivals. The woman said she did not > > provide the statement, which outlines the alleged harassment, but a > > friend of hers did. The friend, she said, is actually another former > > Ruppert staffer whom she met after leaving From The Wilderness. > > > > The morning after the alleged burglary, Ruppert discussed his > > troubled relationship with the former employee. > > > > Ruppert admitted to stripping down to his underpants and parading > > around the office while he and the woman were the only two there, an > > accusation the woman made in her statement. However, he said his > > motive wasn't sex but rather an attempt to uncover the woman's "con." > > > > "I was trying to make her show her hand because I knew she was up to > > something," he said while sitting in his office as Ashland Police > > surveyed the seven computers that were smashed with a sledge hammer > > in another room. "I needed to cross a line to make her show her > > hand." > > > > When asked if he thought this was a wise move on his part, he > > said, "I handled it the best way I know how. I may spend the rest of > > my life asking myself that question." > > > > Ruppert denies he harassed the woman, but said he was attracted to > > her. > > > > "Was I tempted? Sure. Did I think she was cute? Absolutely." > > > > He added, "Nothing she said rises to the level of sexual harassment. > > I'm a 55-year-old, divorced, healthy male who is lonely. Is that a > > crime?" > > > > The woman is afraid of Ruppert and fears he might harm her. She > > doesn't believe that he is in Venezuela. > > > > "I don't know what Ruppert is capable of," she said. "He's mental. My > > mom wants me to move out of town because she doesn't think I'm safe > > here." > > > > She said she has reported Ruppert to the state civil rights division > > for sexual harassment but has not pursued criminal charges. She says > > she is still considering a wrongful termination lawsuit against him. > > > > "I was the wrong female to mess with," she said. > > > > The government > > > > Ruppert's former employee is not the only one he blames for the > > alleged burglary. Ruppert also suspects the smashed computers might > > be related to a government plot to ruin him. > > > > "Other facts started to indicate government involvement," he wrote on > > his Web site. "As soon as I discovered the burglary I ran next door > > to the offices of the US Forest Service which shares the same > > building. I asked [an employee] if they had surveillance cameras > > covering the front of the building and our only parking lot. Reacting > > as though I was scaring her to death, she hastily replied, 'No'. I > > couldn't help but feel she already knew about the burglary." > > > > Indeed, government plots against him have been one of the most > > consistent aspects to his career as a writer. > > > > "My permanent exodus from the U.S. was actually ordained 30 years ""- > > to the month ""- before I left for good on July 18th, 2006," he wrote > > on his Web site. "It was thirty years ago that my then-fiancée, a > > career contract agent for the CIA, disclosed to me that "her people" > > were interested in giving a major boost to my career with LAPD if I > > would become involved with her "anti-terror" operations that > > involved "overlooking" (i.e. protecting) large drug shipments coming > > in while facilitating the movement of large quantities of firearms > > going out." > > > > According to LAPD documents, he was put on leave until he could pass > > a psychological evaluation. > > > > Staff writer Robert Plain can be reached at 482-3456 x. 226 or > > bplain@ > > > > Current Comments: > > sounds like your typical 1% ashlander nutjob. > > mike hunt - ashland, or - August 25th, 3:53 PM > > "Like the government conspiracy theories he often writes about, his > > thoughts on the burglary include twists, accusations and of course, > > government persecution." > > > > > > "Like the corpoorate greedheads who pay his salary, staff writer > > Robert Plain ignores all the facts which do not support his biased > > attempts to discredit any and all opponents of the current > > administration." > > Farquaar - Ashland - August 25th, 3:53 PM > > Off his meds and on the lam! Gosh, maybe Comrade Hugo will send Mad > > Mike to Iran to team up with Pete Seda! They can trade stories about > > the repression and harassment threatening Ashland! > > (Hey, Farquaar, Robert Plain and I use our real names on what we > > write, why don't you?) > > > > Rich Kline - Ashland, OR - August 25th, 4:18 PM > > Wow Farquarr... > > > > "Robert Plain ignores the facts which do not support his biased > > attempts..." > > > > Did YOU read Ruppert's last article? That is an extraordinary example > > of that very thing! > > > > Give me a break! > > Jane - Eugene, OR - August 25th, 5:44 PM > > Ashland is a great place for a guy like Ruppert to thrive. There are > > so many disillusioned leftists living here that they will listen and > > support anything and anyone touting self rightous enviromental/anti- > > government ideas. Any discredit for Ruppert is his own doing. It > > sounds like he and his wanna be girlfriend were both smoking the > > bubble (meth pipe). > > River rain summer - Medford - August 25th, 6:15 PM > > Off his meds and on the lam! Gosh, maybe Comrade Hugo will send Mad > > Mike to Iran to team up with Pete Seda! They can trade stories about > > the repression and harassment threatening Ashland! > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Many thinking errors. Pete Seda has lost his adopted country, his > > children, his business, because of government persecution. Whatever > > Mike Ruppert's doing, he's not avoiding a trip to Guantanamo, to > > slander Pete by association with Chavez is inane. > > Charles Carreon - Ashland - August 25th, 9:23 PM > > Farquaar,Ruppert,Pete Seda,Tidings Plain and Green are a just a few > > examples of the many very confused and hateful people that have come > > to Ashland to abuse the hospitatlity of a good community. Ever since > > the Tidings ownership changed,the new Medford owners seem to take > > delight extending front page status to the ravings of those whose > > mental stability raises more questions than their political views.The > > more whacked out a view or perspective,the more attention given the > > Tidings. Tabloid news. > > Kevin - Ashland,OR - August 26th, 3:37 AM > > Mike and Rich, > > Don't bother to let your self-serving useless quips to get in the way > > of substance, OK? In fact, just makes something up, pull it out of > > your warm dark spot, and post it up... it's easier. > > Phil Wilson - Ashland, OR - August 26th, 5:59 AM > > I read through Mr. Ruppert's 28,000 word "Farewell" letter. This > > letter makes much more sense if you look at it in the context of > > bipolar psychosis (i.e. the grandiose paranoia and persecutory > > delusions found in his Kristalnacht paragraphs). > > > > If Mr. Ruppert is suffering from mental illness then living without > > proper care is dangerous. Moving to a new country without such care > > is extremely dangerous. Hopefully his friends will ensure he gets the > > care he needs so he can live a safe, healthy life > > Kirk Evenson - Sioux Falls, South Dakota - August 26th, 8:53 AM > > Good riddance. Now if all the other Ashland wackjobs would follow > > suit and join him. Kool-aide is waiting. > > Gymjunkie - Medford, Or. - August 26th, 9:18 AM > > More and more I see our culture sliding deeper into the abyss. > > Whenever someone does a brave and difficult act, usually outside and > > against the mainstream of this culture's beliefs, they are maligned > > and discredited. So what if he was "difficult". Most of the people in > > the world worth knowing are difficult. I couldn't care less if he > > was "mental". I think we're all crazy for being proud these days, and > > our intolerance for anyone like Mike is just a bit too conservative > > and smacks of a mob. > > Thomas W. - Ashland, OR - August 26th, 10:37 AM > > Re Michael Ruppert's Ashland Break-In and Fleeing to Venezuela > > > > Everybody probably knows about this by now. The Ashland Daily Tidings > > did a front-page piece on it yesterday, slandering Michael Ruppert up > > one way and down another, doing the sleaziest thing a newspaper can > > ever do which is to blame the vandalism on the victim. SCUM, SCUM, > > SCUM! "There be dragons here in Ashland." Little Miss Innocent White > > City lady is obviously an agent, and the vandalism has U.S. > > government written all over it. It happened right in the middle of a > > huge Forest Service complex. Yes, right in the middle. First > > question: why would Michael Ruppert, who distrusted the government in > > every way, and rightly so, > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 26th, 12:32 PM > > Mr. Carreon: > > Pete Seda fled the U.S, knowing Iran will not extradict him to answer > > legitimate questions and face criminal charges. Flight to avoid > > prosecution is evidence of guilt. Let him return to face his > > accusers he will have the presumption of innocence under the > rule > > of law or hide under a hostile government's protection and > suffer > > the consequences. He made his choice. (Sounds like Ruppert and Seda > > have similar mental problems, and have found similar ways to deal > > with them.) > > Rich Kline - Ashland, OR - August 26th, 1:02 PM > > Mike Ruppert is the most despicable human being I have ever had the > > misfortune to know and work for. To those who casually dismiss the > > short-comings of his personality (to put it lightly) I would invite > > them to spend just one month in his pressence. If his subscribers > > only knew the duplicity and the cosmocentrism that he exhibits they > > wouldn't believe a word he says or writes. He's a pig and I think > > it's very likely that he's the one who smashed up his office. > > ex-employee (praise god!) - Nowhere, USA - August 26th, 6:42 PM > > It's sad that so many people give money to that guy. I first met Mike > > Ruppert in a bar in Ashland. "A bar?" one might ask. "I thought he > > was an alcoholic." Right, he is, and a really ugly one, too. It's the > > opinion of more than a few people out here that Mike Ruppert moved to > > Oregon because he was under the impression that he would be recieved > > as a king. When that didn't happen (and as his business started to > > fail) he smashed his computers and fled the country. Good riddance. > > ursula - ashland, or - August 26th, 6:59 PM > > First question: why would Michael Ruppert, who distrusted the > > government in every way, and rightly so, position himself right in > > the middle of a huge Forest Service complex? The Forest Service is > > the government! Their agents can be easily infiltrated by other > > agents to make bad things happen. And there's almost the feeling that > > he was there among friends. We went and checked it out, yesterday. I > > would never have put my office there in a million years! And there he > > is, dancing around in his underwear in front of his employee right > > there in the middle of the U.S. Forest Service complex. Apparently, > > he wanted her to show her hand. Is that hand as in "hand" job? > > > > > > > > The guy is off his fu > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 26th, 8:47 PM > > Coming from long-time intelligence family, he's a candidate for an > > infiltrator. He apparently has had big influences on goverrnment. He > > basically got CIA director Deutsch fired. That would definitely cause > > payback. But maybe it was staged as part of creating the beat- upon, > > abused Michael Ruppert image. How can he be an infiltrator if people > > don't think the government are after him, if he isn't truly > > expressing his own views, if he doesn't have connections and effects? > > But Peak Oil works perfectly for Dick Cheney. And the Illuminati are > > always willing to reveal some important information, like live-fly > > exercises on 9-11, in order to get a bigger result of making Michael > > Ruppert look like > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 26th, 8:48 PM > > This forum is just free speech inhibitive. It only pretends to let > > you make comments. Where is the justification for the delay? That > > they have to be censored first? That is SO FREE! > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 26th, 10:35 PM > > Yes, it does have to be checked. If everyone would read the > > disclaimer and follow the simple rules of decent behavior it would be > > different. And then there are the automated tooks filling these forms > > with tons of crap that must be removed. We are sorry it does take > > time to keep these up and activated as I am doing it now on my Sunday > > morning. > > Webmaster - Ashland, OR - August 27th, 9:52 AM > > Michael Ruppert had a huge responsibilitly to the 9-11 truth movement > > to act appropriately in all ways. They invited him to their forums. > > They sat next to him. They cited his works. And now he is making > > himself look shamed and fearful. He either is who he says he is, in > > which case he never smashed his own computers, or he isn't who he > > says he is, and we're talking about something completely different > > than the lone nutter theory. I've never trusted Michael with his > > LIHOP theory (let it happen on purpose). And I hated his peak oil > > thing. That is so Cheney. And why is he on a campaign against > > renewable energy resources? > > > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 27th, 11:05 AM > > Yes, it does have to be checked. > > ************************************************* > > Actually, the paper has an absolute exemption from libel and other > > forms of "publisher liabiity" under 47 USC Sec. 230(c)(1), under > > Zeran v. AOL, 129 F.3d at 331, so there is no need to censor > > anything. (Although Zeran says you can, you don't need to.) No charge > > for the advice. > > > > > > > > Charles Carreon - Ashland, Oregon - August 27th, 12:04 PM > > Webmaster: Regarding your need to edit posts: Under 47 USC Sec 230 (c) > > (1) and the interpretation in Zeran, 129 F.3d at 331, the Tidings has > > an absolute exemption from libel and other forms of "publisher > > liability," so it is free to allow people's posts to appear just as > > they are made, without editing. No charge for the advice, Mr. > > Bolsinger :) > > Charles Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 27th, 12:07 PM > > I have worked with Mike Ruppert since 1999. There is no one who > > better understands how difficult he can be to work with then me. > > Having also been a target of harassment, I also understand how > > targeting can cause the best person to behave unprofessionally. > > > > I work with Mike because he provides critical coverage of events that > > saves readers lives and assets. > > > > I write for From the Wilderness and am proud of it, > > > > Catherine Austin Fitts > > Catherine Austin Fits - Hickory Valley, TN - August 27th, 3:17 PM > > I interviewed Mike about two weeks before the breakin. He was not in > > a mood to wreck his own setup. He was proud of his achievements, > > ready to buy a house in Ashland, enjoying karaoke nights, and open > > about being, as he put it, "a lonely guy." To say he destroyed his > > owned machines is as preposterous as the FBI's claim that Judy Barry > > blew herself up. Shame on the Tidings for spreading the pure > > speculation of what they'd call a "disgruntled employee" were the > > subject other than Mike Ruppert. > > Charles Carreon - Ashland, Oregon - August 27th, 8:16 PM > > I want to know the history of the rental at the forest service > > complex. Michael, let's hear it. It makes no sense that this space > > would be available to outsiders, because that blows their entire > > security setup in the back. How did you get this space? > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 28th, 1:26 AM > > All of the work Michael did on 9-11 is now discredited. It's as if it > > had a giant "X" on it saying, "DON'T GO THERE! MICHAEL RUPPERT IS A > > BOZO!" A quick out and in, the information being buried more > > effectively than if it had never been revealed, which it eventually > > would have. People don't just go insane like this. He obviously > > planned it. > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 28th, 5:29 AM > > I still like Mike and I respect his work; despite any short- comings > > he may have as a person. I now believe that 911 was an inside job, > > and Ruppert's work, amongst others, helped convince me. > > > > I also know that when you begin to look behind the facade of what > > really goes on...the JFK assassination, the MLK assassination, U.S. > > foreign policy, and 911 it can make one very depressed and somewhat > > paranoid. > > > > Mike, wherever you are, you need to get to a meeting. > > > > Greg B in Chico. > > Greg B - Chico, Ca - August 28th, 8:08 AM > > The only thing I have to say is that sometimes people who are a > > little "out there" still may have remarkable insights. > > > > I am not saying Ruppert is necessarily bipolar, I am cautioning > > against the deduction that if he is a bit sick, he cannot possibly > > have been the source of important and accurate information. > > > > That is just too simplistic. > > Tony - Dallas,TX - August 28th, 8:17 AM > > When doing a Webb-job, please try to refrain from the old Stalinist > > way to "explain" anyone who doesn't hail government propaganda as the > > absolute truth as mentally ill. It's just so, well, transparent. > > People who know better are getting to see this stuff too you know. > > Albert Bakker - Veendam, GR - August 28th, 8:29 AM > > Looks like a Dick Cheney set-up. I wondered how they would try to > > destroy Ruppert after his book "Crossing the Rubicon" detailed the > > oil sector's blood profits, and their part in all these illegal wars. > > As for this employee? Most likely a plant, perhaps a Zionist fascist? > > Thoughts - Fort Worth, TX - August 28th, 9:09 AM > > "Let him return to face his accusers he will have the > presumption > > of innocence under the rule of law" > > > > Rich Kline you are either delusional or blind. Can you say Gitmo bay? > > Presumption of innocence...how long have those folks been rotting > > away down there without charges or lawyers? > > > > Get a life Rich. > > Lee Donovan - Ottawa, Canada - August 28th, 9:11 AM > > If Mr. Ruppert is sick, and I'm skeptical, he is in the very best > > place for help, since Venezuela and Cuba have a reciprocal deal - > > cheap Venezuelan oil for Cuba in exchange for Cuban doctors for > > Venezuela. Both Cuba & Venezuela offer healthcare far superior to > > what we (at least, some of us) have in the US. > > > > Good luck, Mike. Lately, I have been seriously contemplating moving > > to Venezuela, too. Maybe I'll see you around. > > > > P.S. Anyone using the term "leftists" is suspect. > > Krish - Lafayette, IN - August 28th, 9:36 AM > > Is there a secret, cult meaning to "FTW," as in "F_ck the World"? > > Wikipedia wrote: > > FTW can refer to: "F_ck The World", a tattoo seen on bikers, prison > > inmates, and punks. In common use since the early 1970s." Do you take > > us as suckers? Is that "Save the Wilderness," as in Iggy's song: "God > > and his captains, they wanna pull the f_cking plug, they wanna pull > > the f_cking plug, and give the skies back to the birds and bugs"? Why > > does FTW use the CIA logo? > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 28th, 9:38 AM > > Mike Ruppert's book "Crossing the Rubicon" put several hundred nails > > in the coffin of the hideous scum who did 9/11 -- Cheney and the > > NeoConMen (with possibly some help from the Mossad). There is no > > doubt whatsoever that he was monitored, harrassed, and "black- op"ed > > by confederates of the the above mentioned slime balls. > > > > His personality, positive or negative, is an irrelevant point. The > > book exposes the mass murdering scum who pulled the towers and > > launched the fascist takeover of America. > > Patriot - Washington, DC - August 28th, 10:10 AM > > I for one support Mr. Ruppert. > > This thing has CIA written all over it. This smear campaign itself, > > instigated at this time and without Mr. Ruppert present anymore to > > defend himself, is their standard procedure used to discredit. > > Also, please note that most people who are informed and have an > > understanding will prefer to post anonymously, or not post at all, > > for obvious reasons. This will therefore tend to support the anti- > > Ruppert perception that most people are in agreement with the smear. > > This is not true either. > > Anonymous - Somewhere, Texas - August 28th, 10:40 AM > > Michael Ruppert's article entitled "By the Light of a Burning > > Bridge," is an Illuminati pun for the Sun. "Pun for the sun" -- that > > rhymes! In it he says "My permanent exodus from the U.S. was actually > > ordained thirty years ago -- to the month." "Ordained" is a religious > > term meaning "to invest with priestly authority, confer holy orders, > > authorize as a rabbi, by fate ordained." All Illuminati concepts. > > Sounds like KULT to me. > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 28th, 10:49 AM > > Of course Michael Ruppert is kinda neurotic and paranoid. Anyone who > > has a clue what's going on in the world feels like that sometimes. I > > can only imagine the stress on someone who spends their life > > investigating and reporting on the evil of their own government. That > > doesn't totally excuse his character flaws, but conversely, his > > character flaws don't invalidate the exhaustive research he's done > > into 9/11, CIA drug-smuggling, and other areas. > > Jeremy - Oakland, CA - August 28th, 11:41 AM > > Mike Ruppert is a master of the 'limited hangout' where just enough > > information is leaked in order to sway the reader into a belief of > > plausibility for the storyline. While I respect his analysis of the > > political machinations that led to the middle east imperial project > > we're on today, I find his views on 'Peak Oil' to be highly suspect. > > They read just like the Club of Rome, which is made of the same > > elitists Ruppert supposedly hates. You don't fight a system only to > > promote its worldviews. > > A. Magnus - Tampa Bay - August 28th, 11:55 AM > > A few points: > > 1)Michael Ruppert is an ingratiating individual and a bit off to be > > sure. Still, do not exclude all that has been put out from the web > > site. There is still much in the message, though not as much as he > > would have you think. > > 2) The rents sure are high in lilly-white liberal Ashland. What's up > > wid dat? Your CoOp has gone down the gentrified toilet too, though > > the tiles shine nowadays. > > > > Now wake up fools and focus on your fascistic gov't instead of > > one "lonely guy" who hit the road. > > > > > > Michael - Ithaca, NY - August 28th, 12:12 PM > > Ruppert is a disinformation artist who's usefulness has been used up. > > When he started saying that the 9/11 truth movement should just > > accept what happened and move on, it became quite clear what his true > > motivations really were. Disinformation and derailment. Just because > > he has written some books critical of the Bush's doesn't mean he is > > on OUR side of things. They send out guys like this to confuse > > everyone allowing them to get away with even more terrible things. It > > is a very old tactic. > > Getagrip - Canada - August 28th, 12:25 PM > > If A. Magnus was closer, I'd ask him out for a drink. Talk about > > fighting a system only to promote its worldviews: one of the headings > > in Michael's "Burning Sun Bridge" article is "The End of History." > > The End of History is part of Leo Straus's Nihilist revolution, an > > apology for terror, nicely detailed by Webster Tarpley in "9/11 > > Synthetic Terrorism Made in USA." The end of war is the end of > > history. > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 28th, 12:25 PM > > Blaming the victim: very sleazy journalism. > > > > Ruppert's detractors can only dream of being as aware, intelligent, > > and informed as Mike. They'll never get there watching Fox News, or > > reading the Ashland Daily Tidings. > > Chesapeak Oil - Happy Camp, CA - August 28th, 1:06 PM > > Tara Carreon, you make me laugh out loud. Thanks for the > > entertainment. > > Uber Dude - Portland, OR - August 28th, 1:15 PM > > I just interviewed a lady at "Pathway Enterprises," CEO Jim Ormand. > > They moved into the forest service building across from FTW AFTER the > > terrorist attack. That's what it was, not a burglary. Three guys with > > sledgehammers smashing computers is terrorism. She knew nothing about > > Mike Ruppert. The whole building was forest service until they > > brought in FTW. Ranger stations don't take in tenants. There is no > > building directory outside. Pathway is a cover for the forest service > > rental story. > > Tara Carreon (ambu@) - Ashland, OR - August 28th, > > 1:31 PM > > Ruppert's slamming by a corporate-owned newspaper is expected. Local > > commentary doing the same in an upper-income demographic is equally > > typical. For the article to suggest he pounded his own hard drives > > because he may have exhibited bipolar behavior is deplorable. Denying > > the current administration's brown-shirt tactics is blindness. Vocal > > support of fascism to protect a stock portfolio seems a mite > > shortsighted. > > Chewbacca - Dantui - August 28th, 1:37 PM > > I have an important correction to point out: that Venezuela is a > > democracy and that it is not socialist. To conclude, the author of > > this article is obviously brainwashed, has not done his background > > work, and knows very little about widely-recognized forms of > > government. In sum, the author is lacking in education. > > Tom Lowe - Borrego Springs - August 28th, 2:02 PM > > I hope Mike finds some peace in Venezuela. I used to visit the US > > every year to go to Disneyland. Now that The US has suspended habeus > > corpus, the right to unreasonable search an seizure and most other > > rights and is shipping tourists to the middle east to be tortured I > > will no longer set foot on American soil. The US is just another 3rd > > world country now. I was wondering how long Mike would stay in that > > cesspool. Good luck Mike. I will look you up if I am in your area > > > > Chuck Beyer > > Chuck Beyer - Port Alberni BC Canada - August 28th, 2:11 PM > > I just called three ranger stations in the area. Adele, at the Butte > > Falls two ranger stations, when asked if they rented spaces > > replied "Oh, no!" Jim Good at the Prospect ranger station said no, > > and also that none of the forest service buildings he knows of have > > surveillance. A lady at Applegate ranger station said no, they don't > > rent spaces either. > > Tara Carreon (ambu@) - Ashland, OR - August 28th, > > 2:14 PM > > Pictures of the forest service complex and Michael's office can be > > seen here: http://www.american- > > buddha.com/911.abyliteburningbridgeruppert.htm . There are S.O.S. > > Alarm stickers all over now. I have a call into Ray to find out > > whether Mike had service then, if they got a call, if they reported > > it, what their response was. > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 28th, 3:09 PM > > There are a lot of skeptics posting unfavourable comments about Mike > > Ruppert, many of whom I suspect have not read his articles or > > subscribed to his site. Tara Carreon I sense deep anger in you. > > > > The fact of the matter omitting anything about his character is that > > FTW has been accurate and written presciently about the unfolding of > > current global events related to Peak Oil. Ruppert has been well > > ahead of the game. Love him or loathe him FTW's analysis is very > > accurate. > > Deano (Dean@) - United Kingdom - August 28th, 3:11 PM > > Deano rhymes with Beano. "I sense deep anger in you." Oh, now I'm the > > psycho! FTW's analysis is NOT very accurate. When was it we were > > supposed to have imminent war with Columbia? There is no evidence for > > peak oil. It's the same old Malthusian bull -- limits to growth -- > > we've been hearing for ever from these neocons. Anything Michael has > > said, Webster Tarpley has said better. Michael doesn't talk > > about "physical evidence," because it can be refuted; whereas, > > conjecture is irrefutable! > > Tara Carreon - Ashland, OR - August 28th, 4:00 PM > > Yes, yes... I love the duplicity in these comments... > > > > This article is a smear? Did anyone read Ruppert's that triggered > > this one? > > > > It was employees/gov't officials/meth dealers that broke into the > > office. Did anyone notice he took the insurance money and ran? (Uh, > > hello!) > > > > How DARE Robert Plain exercise his free speech!? It's blasphemy! > > (Ruppert is OK though...) > > > > OF COURSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE POSTING unfavorable comments. > > There are many that aren't subscribing to Mike's story. > > Robby (solarrob@) - Sonoma, Ca - August 28th, 5:44 PM > > Leave a Comment: > > > > Your Name: > > > > City, State: > > > > Email: > > > > Comment: (Max 500 characters) Characters Left > > Display Email: Check if you wish to display your email > > > > Disclaimer: The Ashland Daily Tidings reserves the right to determine > > if a comment is to be published on the web or not. In order for ANY > > comment to be accepted, all of the above fields MUST be filled in. > > Incomplete form submissions will be DISCARDED! All comments are > > moderated and no abusive language or toned comments will be accepted > > for printing. 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