Re: [CTRL] Pagans in the Promised Land
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- The article is intersting, but must be seen in the context of the day. The article below is not written by a christian but shows the recurring theme of expansion , contraction and threat leads groups of people to adopt extremist philosophies. I'm afraid history hasnt ended. John -- Forwarded message -- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 00:49:43 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have gone through a period of self doubt about 'islamphobia' and taken seriously the possibility the western view of Islam is a caricature. My conclusion is that it is -- for bending over backwards to give in an equal treatment and respect that any level playing evaluation of its human right record would deny. Here are excerpts from my correspondence with several reporters in 1996, when I and my writings were targeted by Islamic groups as part of a broader pressure campaign. They tend to more than back up John's suspicions. -- In essence what seems to be happening is the following. A cluster of American Islamic pressure groups, some allegedly associated with Hamas and Hezbollah, have apparently been approaching publishers, film companies, and television enterprises for at least six years demanding that works be altered, removed from circulation, and, in many cases, that manuscripts in press not be published. Because publishers are literally afraid of being bombed, they immediately silence all publicity surrounding the intimidation. Then, behind closed doors, they not only accede to Arab demands, but become their own self-censors. As one Islamic victim, author Paul Fregosi (a man with many respected historical works to his name) put it, his publisher killed his book saying, "We've got to play the game according to Moslem rules." The silence of intimidated publishers, from Bob Guccione, Sr. to the editorial staff at my own publishing house, Atlantic Monthly Press, is absolute. They will not honestly answer a question on this issue from the press. In fact, their silence has remained so complete that even John Blesso, head of the anti-censorship group for the Author's Guild, was unaware of this ongoing campaign when we spoke in August, 1996. So was Orin Teicher of the American Bookseller's Association, with whom I'd worked on censorship issues (I founded and headed a national anti?censorship group from 1986 until 1989) for several years. However Steven Emerson, perhaps the preeminent reporter on Arab terrorism's American links, was fully cognizant of this campaign and had been tracking it for years when we spoke, which we have been doing since 1991. In fact, it was he who pointed out that it is not limited to the publishing industry, but has targeted electronic media as well. Steven has done hour-long specials on the subject of Islamic extremism for CBS-tv, PBS-tv, and has written on the topic for well over a decade, appearing in Newsweek, US News and World Report (where he was a staffer for several years), the American Journalism Review, the Columbia Journalism Review, and many other outlets of similar or greater prestige. You are likely to have some trouble getting through to Steven, since he has received many death threats and is justifiably wary of calls from people he does not know. However I copied him with our correspondence of last night. Hopefully this will get you through. Frankly, I was steamed because the head of the (Jewish) Anti Defamation League had personally refused my request for aid, explaining that with the lawsuits mounted against his organization by the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee he was "already in more trouble than we can handle." Even an allegedly aggressive organization like the ADL has thus been silenced. By the way, you'll notice that in the Agence France Presse story I sent as part of my original letter, there was an interesting sentence. "The paper quoted one Islamic expert who warned the publisher, Roger Boase, as saying the book was 'offensive to anyone who cares about the truth.'" My guess is that the "Islamic expert" is one of the pressure group representatives the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has been offering to publishers to pre-censor their manuscripts. The rhetoric quoted has the ADC style. This could mean that Little-Brown, a part of Time/Warner, Inc., is one of th companies which has secretively caved in to Arab intimidation and is allowing its books to be vetted in advance. The subject matter of the work which was cancelled on the "expert's" recommendation is the Islamic Crusade against Europe, which lasted from roughly 730 AD (when Moslem conquerors took Spain and were on the verge of seizing France) to 1540 AD (the last time Vienna was besieged by the Turks). Whereas the West's Crusades against Islam, which were brutal and rapacious, lasted less than 200 years, the Islamic Holy War against Europe continued for 800 years--four times as long. In that battle,
[CTRL] [endsecrecy] Clinton's Davos Speech 2000
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: Conspiracy Shopping Cart: http://a-albionic.com/shopping.htmlFrom: Remy C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: endsecrecy list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [endsecrecy] Clinton's Davos Speech 2000 Date: Sunday, February 13, 2000 1:33 PM Annual Meeting 2000 Davos, Switzerland 29 January 2000 From: http://www.weforum.org/davos.nsf/Documents/Home+-+Annual+Meeting+-+Address+b y+US+President+Clinton Address William J. Clinton President of the United States THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. President Schwab, I think that it is an indication of the importance of the topic and the importance of the World Economic Forum that you have so many leaders from around the world here today. I see, just scanning the audience, the President of Colombia, the President of South Africa, Chairman Arafat, the Prime Ministers of Spain and Turkey and a number of other leaders. We have here with me today the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy and our Trade Ambassador. There's no one home in Washington to take care of things. We have a large delegation from the United States Congress here; leaders from all over the world and business; public life; the leader of the American Union Movement, John Sweeney, whom I know has spoken to you. So I think that maybe the presence of all these distinguished people in the crowd is evidence of the importance of our being here and shows, in my mind, one of the things we need to determine to do as a people. The World Economic Forum has been at it, as you pointed out, for 30 years now. The thing that I have appreciated most about your deliberations is your consistent focus on the future. For example, you spotted the networking of society before the Internet was out of its infancy. Both Vice President Gore and my wife, Hillary, have spoken here; and I am glad, even though I am late, to finally get in on the act. Your theme, "New Beginnings, Making a Difference," it seems to me, is the right theme. What I want to ask all of you to think about today is, what does making a difference and new beginnings mean in an era of globalization? What are the opportunities? What are the obligations? What are the hazards? What new beginnings will make a positive difference? And, perhaps the most difficult question of all: do we have the institutional and organized mechanisms to make them? As we know, in many ways the global economy was almost as integrated as it is today 100 years ago. But after World War I, leaders in the United States and Europe made what all now recognize were false and shortsighted choices. Instead of partnership, they chose protectionism and isolationism. And for decades, globalization went in reverse -- with utterly disastrous consequences. After the second war, the leaders were given a second chance. This time it was clear that what was at stake was not simply the return of prosperity, but the defense of freedom. They chose the path of economic and political partnership, and set the stage for 50 years of growth across the globe. No one can seriously argue that the world would be a better place today if they had reverted to the old isolationism. So today, at the start of a new century, the entire world, not simply Europe and the United States, and the wealthiest nations of Asia, the entire world finds itself at a crossroads. Globalization is revolutionizing the way we work, the way we live and, perhaps most important, the way we relate to each other across national boundaries. It is tearing down doors and building up networks between nations and individuals, between economies and cultures. The obvious consequence is that we are growing ever more interdependent, driven to be part of every vital network, understanding we cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs. Today, we know that because of scientific and technological advance, we can change the equation between energy use and economic growth. We can shatter the limits that time and space pose to doing business and getting an education. But, the openness and mobility, the flexible networking and sophisticated communications technologies that have made globalization what it is -- so totally consuming, all these factors have also made us more vulnerable to some of our oldest problems. Terrorism, narco-traffickers and organized criminals, they can use all this new technology, too, and take advantage of the openness of societies and borders. They present all of us with new security challenges in the new century. The spread of disease; ethnic, racial, tribal, religious conflicts, rooted in the fear of others who are different -- they seem to find ways to spread in this globalized era. And the grinding poverty of more than a billion people who live on less than a dollar a
[CTRL] [MC] False Memory by Dean Koontz - IMPRESSIVE MIND CONTROL NOVEL!
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: Conspiracy Shopping Cart: http://a-albionic.com/shopping.htmlFrom: James Daugherty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MC] False Memory by Dean Koontz - IMPRESSIVE MIND CONTROL NOVEL! Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 8:17 AM Just started listening to the audio tape version of the latest Dean Koontz novel! So far, an impressive job in making Manchurian Candidate style "mind control" appear plausible. Hardcover Novel: $26.96 Audio Tape Version: $39.95 In-stock -- Purchase by Credit Card: http://a-albionic.com/merchform.html *** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research (POB 20273, Ferndale, MI 48220), a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. Quarterly journal, book sales, rare/out-of-print searches, New Paradigms Discussion List, Weekly Up-date Lists E-text Archive of research, intelligence, catalogs, resources. To Discuss Ideas: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msen.com/~lloyd/ For Ordering Info Free Catalog: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://a-albionic.com/formaddress.html For Discussion List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] text in body: subscribe prj [EMAIL PROTECTED] **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Explore Our Archive: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html Every Diet Has Failed! What Can I do? Click Below to "Ask Dr. Kathleen"! http://www.radiantdiet.com/cgi-bin/slim/deliver.cgi?ask-1364 *** __ Post to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List info: www.topica.com/lists/mc. _ Keep up with breaking news! Join our Hot Topics list. http://www.topica.com/lists/breakingnews/t/12 Forwarded for info and discussion from the New Paradigms Discussion List, not necessarily endorsed by: *** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research (POB 20273, Ferndale, MI 48220), a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. Quarterly journal, book sales, rare/out-of-print searches, New Paradigms Discussion List, Weekly Up-date Lists E-text Archive of research, intelligence, catalogs, resources. To Discuss Ideas: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msen.com/~lloyd/ For Ordering Info Free Catalog: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://a-albionic.com/formaddress.html For Discussion List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] text in body: subscribe prj [EMAIL PROTECTED] **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Explore Our Archive: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html Every Diet Has Failed! What Can I do? Click Below to "Ask Dr. Kathleen"! http://www.radiantdiet.com/cgi-bin/slim/deliver.cgi?ask-1364 *** A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] AFP:China 'ready to fight US over Taiwan
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- China is already preparing electromagnetic pulse emp weapons for use against US aircraft carriers in this war. China 'ready to fight US over Taiwan' BERLIN -- China is ready to engage in war and even nuclear conflict with the United States should fighting break out over Taiwan, Der Spiegel magazine reports on the basis of a supposedly-secret Chinese file. "Document No. 65", allegedly produced by the military sub-committee of the Chinese Community Party's central committee, discussed the possible course of a war over the disputed island claimed by China. "We would have to make a military intervention as early as possible, before the American troops are fully operational," according to the document cited by the German magazine. Faced with US bombardment of key sites and military installations, the document stressed that China has roughly the same level of conventional forces and would benefit from a fight close to its own territory. While arguing that the US would have little interest in starting a nuclear war over the island, the file said that Beijing would be ready to turn to its nuclear arsenal should circumstances demand. "We are ready to defend every square centimetre of our country," said the document. Dated August last year, the analysis would appear to have been drafted during a low point in relations between Beijing and Taipei caused by Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui's insistence that his country should enjoy "state-to-state" ties with China. China considers Taiwan a breakaway province and has repeatedly warned that it would use force if necessary to ensure its return to the mainland. -- AFP A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] NWO Spin: War hero is beaten by bad temper
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- In a message dated 02/20/2000 9:32:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: War hero is beaten by bad temper JOHN McCAIN's anger was vividly on display in the hours after his primary defeat; the Arizona senator's famous temper may also explain why he lost the South Carolina contest and his momentum in the race for the Republican presidential nomination (Ben Macintyre writes). So what? Better he lets it out than nurse it in his heart, pledging to get even later. Amazing, since he was a military man that he should be so forthright. At least the first six months after a colonel puts on his first star is spent getting even with everyone he thinks did him dirt before he was a general. Give me a man with an honest temper every time. Prudy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] NWO Spin: War hero is beaten by bad temper
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- In a message dated 00-02-21 08:19:24 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So what? Better he lets it out than nurse it in his heart, pledging to get even later. Amazing, since he was a military man that he should be so forthright. At least the first six months after a colonel puts on his first star is spent getting even with everyone he thinks did him dirt before he was a general. Give me a man with an honest temper every time. Prudy The point of the post was that showing McCain's "temper tantrums" is one of the new spins that the New World Order, reincarnated in George Bush, is using. From Murdoch's NWO London Times to America's minds.Alfred A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN SLAM CARA LANDS LEGACY BILL
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Excuse me please, but if Don Young is for it, there's something really suspicious here. Don Young isn't worried about the environment. He's worried only about Don Young. Something is wrong here. Anybody able to figure out what it is? Prudy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Bush wins S.C. by outspending McCain
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Bush's big bucks firewall saved him in South Carolina February 21, 2000 By DON VAN NATTA Jr. and JOHN M. BRODER In the South Carolina primary, Gov. George W. Bush reaped the enormous benefits of his overstuffed campaign treasury, which allowed him to refuse federal matching funds and spend as much as he needed to win. And while his heavy spending in South Carolina and elsewhere has depleted that treasury, he is still in a position to significantly outspend the McCain campaign for the next few weeks, even as he launches a new round of fund raising. According to the estimates of several senior Republican fund-raisers, Bush's campaign spent roughly $5 million in South Carolina on an aggressive campaign that flooded the airwaves with attacks against Sen. John McCain and the winning message that the Texas governor is ``a reformer with results.'' Because McCain has no choice but to accept federal matching funds, his campaign was forced to abide by the state's spending cap. Sunday, McCain blamed his defeat on being outspent. ``One of the reasons why we had a little trouble getting our message out in South Carolina because we were outspent 5-, 6-, 10-to-1,'' McCain said Sunday on NBC's ``Meet the Press.'' The margin might not have been that great, and it may be months before each campaign's spending totals in South Carolina are revealed. Most of all, the emphatic Bush victory in South Carolina illustrates the overarching importance of money in this year's presidential campaign. ``If there is a Bush firewall in this presidential election, it turns out to be money, not South Carolina or any other individual state,'' said Fred Wertheimer, a campaign finance expert and the president of Democracy 21, a nonpartisan public policy group here. ``Bush's financial flooding of South Carolina is the first on-the-ground, concrete example of just what his huge money advantage really means in this election.'' Despite the pace of his spending, Bush still holds a strong financial edge over McCain. In Michigan, the Bush campaign intends to outspend McCain by more than 25 percent; the Bush campaign expects to spend $2.6 million on advertisements compared with the $2 million that the McCain campaign said it planned to spend. And that spending difference could widen in some of the 13 states that have Republican contests on March 7, such as New York, California, Massachusetts and Missouri. Scott McClellan, a Bush spokesman, declined Sunday to disclose how much money the Bush campaign had in the bank. McCain has about $8 million remaining, including more than $6 million in matching funds the campaign says it has qualified for but has not yet received. © 2000 N.Y. Times News Service A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to
Re: [CTRL] NWO Spin: War hero is beaten by bad temper
I am so impresssed with McCain I am beside myself. I only wish my fellow Americans were not sheeple. == So what? Better he lets it out than nurse it in his heart, pledging to geteven later. Amazing, since he was a military man that he should be soforthright. At least the first six months after a colonel puts on his firststar is spent getting even with everyone he thinks did him dirt before he wasa general. Give me a man with an honest temper every time. Prudy The point of the post was that showing McCain's "temper tantrums" is one ofthe new spins that the New World Order, reincarnated in George Bush, is using.From Murdoch's NWO London Times to America's minds.
Re: [CTRL] Elian Gonzalez's grandmother wanted to defect, nun says
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Bet the grandmother was less than thrilled to have this information made public! A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] MK-ULTRA FOIA CD ROM
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: Conspiracy Shopping Cart: http://a-albionic.com/shopping.htmlSubject: MK-ULTRA FOIA CD ROM An email 12/09/99 said: CIA documents CD-ROM -- MKULTRA records released by the CIA on CD ROM. They sent this after an FOIA request on Sidney Gottlieb. If you want your own collection please write to the CIA's FOIA Office and tell them you want the three CD ROMs on MKULTRA and a copy of a share-ware TIF file viewer. The cost is $30.00. You can cite FOIA request number F 1999-00674 Ralph McGehee http://come.to/CIABASE Shop for Cars On-Line: http://a-albionic.com/ads/srch.html Forwarded for info and discussion from the New Paradigms Discussion List, not necessarily endorsed by: *** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research (POB 20273, Ferndale, MI 48220), a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. Quarterly journal, book sales, rare/out-of-print searches, New Paradigms Discussion List, Weekly Up-date Lists E-text Archive of research, intelligence, catalogs, resources. To Discuss Ideas: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msen.com/~lloyd/ For Ordering Info Free Catalog: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://a-albionic.com/formaddress.html For Discussion List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] text in body: subscribe prj [EMAIL PROTECTED] **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Explore Our Archive: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html Every Diet Has Failed! What Can I do? Click Below to "Ask Dr. Kathleen"! http://www.radiantdiet.com/cgi-bin/slim/deliver.cgi?ask-1364 *** A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] [endsecrecy] 1996 Clinton-Gore China Connection
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: Conspiracy Shopping Cart: http://a-albionic.com/shopping.htmlFrom: Remy C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: endsecrecy list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [endsecrecy] 1996 Clinton-Gore China Connection Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 9:50 AM From: http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=2000/2/13/201536 Me, Charlie Trie and Beijing's Mystery Woman: The White House Visitor Now Sentenced to Death Johnny Chung February 14, 2000 The Los Angeles Times reported last week that former Clinton fund-raiser Charlie "Yah Lin" Trie admitted to the FBI that his involvement in the 1996 Clinton-Gore campaign finance scandal went much deeper than was previously known, according to FBI documents recently obtained by the paper. It turns out that Trie confessed to investigators that the notorious Buddhist Temple fund raiser attended by Vice President Gore that April was actually Tries idea. Only later, at the request of Chinagate figure John Huang, did he turn the project over to longtime Gore fund-raiser Maria Hsia. Hsia went on trial last week for election fraud based on charges arising from that event. Charlie Trie also told the FBI that he had a friendly relationship with first lady Hillary Clinton. Not only did Mrs. Clinton accept gifts from him, she personally conducted tours through the White House for Trie's friends. If and when it all comes out, his testimony could spell trouble for Mrs. Clinton's bid to be the next U.S. Senator from New York. But it was something else Trie admitted that most caught my eye. The onetime Little Rock restaurateur also acknowledged that he had a business relationship with an officer in China's Army, Col. Lin Ruoquing. The Times reported that Col. Lin supplied Trie with license plates registered to the People's Liberation Logistics Department when he was in Beijing. In turn, Trie invited her to become a member of the Democratic National Committee's Business Leadership Forum. I, too, knew Lin Ruoquing. But in all our dealings she kept her position in the Chinese military completely secret from me. To me she was Chairwoman Lin, a simple businesswoman, who headed up China's Three Best Pharmaceutical company. Only later would I learn of Lin's true importance. It turns out Chairwoman Lin was no mere Chinese army colonel who controlled a drug company. In reality, as I would later find out, she was one of the most powerful military officers in all of the People's Liberation Army. Lin Ruoquing was the person in charge of China's one-child policy for the entire millions-strong People's Liberation Army. As such, it was she who determined how big the families of China's military class could be. Anyone in the armed forces who wanted a second child had to secure permission from her office. That meant she and her underlings had the power to enforce the one-child rule with forced abortions when necessary. But now, five years after I terminated my relationship with Chairwoman Lin, she sits in a Beijing jail sentenced to death, according to reports from Hong Kong, after being found guilty on charges of massive corruption. What the Los Angeles Times reported about Chairwoman Lin barely scratched the surface. My part of her story is another key puzzle piece in the Clinton-Gore campaign finance scandal. I have shared this information with the Justice Department as part of my agreement to cooperate fully with their investigation. Now, for the first time, I can share it with the public. In the spring of 1995 Chinese businessman Yi-Qiou Chen came to the United States with several fellow entrepreneurs. He was part of a delegation headed up by the president of the Chinese Entrepreneur Association in Beijing. The group included approximately 25 businessmen who had come to the U.S. in search of trade opportunities. That's how Chen came to visit the office of my fax broadcasting business in Los Angeles. During that meeting Yi-Qiou Chen took me aside and told me, "Next time you visit China I would like you to come to see my company." I agreed. As fate would have it, I was scheduled to travel to China just weeks later. It was on this trip to Beijing that Chen introduced me to Chairwoman Lin, whom he identified as chief of Three Best Pharmaceutical. His own company was a subsidiary of Chairwoman Lin's operation. Having no idea that Lin was a colonel in the People's Liberation Army, I thought I was just dealing with Chinese business people. Just like in Washington, I was the new kid in town in Beijing, too. This was only my second or third visit to the People's Republic. Looking back on this episode, I see now there were clues that Yi-Qiou Chen and Chairwoman Lin were no mere Chinese business executives. For instance, my hosts were able to put me up in Beijing's state house, the Diaoyutai in building number two, which offered
Re: [CTRL] Bush wins S.C. by outspending McCain
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Prove it. Regard$, --MJ There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else. -- Oscar Wilde A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: McCain: Arizona Republic Investigation
Inside Bush Watch - http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3750/bush.htm McCain Watch www.mccainwatch.com is now in operation... "After three months of investigation by some of its best reporters, The Arizona Republic published a whopping two-page exposé in last Sunday's paper proving that, as far as anybody knew, U.S. Senator John McCain had absolutely nothing -- as in nada, zilch, diddly-squat -- to do with the murder of one-time newspaper writer Ron Bianchi. Not only that, but the Republic reported that its three months of digging, probing, seeking out clues, analyzing, tracking down leads and generally leaving no stone unturned provided "no evidence sustaining Bianchi's claim" that McCain had an affair with performer Connie Stevens "With that in mind, I would like to report that after three intense . . . hours of exhaustive investigation (two of which may have looked like lunch but actually involved the grillings of "sources") I'm prepared to state with complete confidence that Sen. McCain was in no way involved with the disappearance of Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa, the collapse of the Arizona Cardinals and the mysterious success of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire "However, after three months of investigation, the Republic reported that "Gila County Attorney Jerry DeRose and sheriff's detectives would find no evidence whatsoever of an affair between McCain and Stevens or of any mob ties." Also, in a taped interview with McCain, Gila County Deputy Byron Mills told the senator, "I will put it in writing that we have absolutely zero evidence to prove that you had anything, or any knowledge even, about this man's death. . . ." Fine, but what about JonBenet Ramsey and Vince Foster?... "I've done some checking. McCain is not mentioned in any of these reports I've read concerning the death of President Clinton's late friend and lawyer, and, so far as I know, he has yet to be questioned by police in Boulder, Colo. I've been unable to find out if O.J. Simpson -- on a nationwide tour of golf courses in search of the "real" killer -- has removed McCain from his list of potential suspects. However, "sources" tell me it's unlikely McCain had anything to do with the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst. That is, unless he concocted the plot while locked up in Hanoi. I've also been assured that McCain's name has not surfaced in court proceedings related to a triangle UFO, big as a football field, reported over Phoenix three years ago. Nor has a credible witness come forward with any proof of a McCain-Elvis connection." --E.J.Montini, A HREF="http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2000-02-17/flashes.html"Phoenix New Times/A, 2/17/00 more at McCain Watch...www.mccainwatch.com Inside Bush Watch - http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3750/bush.htm McCain Watch www.mccainwatch.com is now in operation... "After three months of investigation by some of its best reporters, The Arizona Republic published a whopping two-page exposé in last Sunday's paper proving that, as far as anybody knew, U.S. Senator John McCain had absolutely nothing -- as in nada, zilch, diddly-squat -- to do with the murder of one-time newspaper writer Ron Bianchi. Not only that, but the Republic reported that its three months of digging, probing, seeking out clues, analyzing, tracking down leads and generally leaving no stone unturned provided "no evidence sustaining Bianchi's claim" that McCain had an affair with performer Connie Stevensp "With that in mind, I would like to report that after three intense . . . hours of exhaustive investigation (two of which may have looked like lunch but actually involved the grillings of "sources") I'm prepared to state with complete confidence that Sen. McCain was in no way involved with the disappearance of Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa, the collapse of the Arizona Cardinals and the mysterious success of Who Wants to Be a Millionairep "However, after three months of investigation, the Republic reported that "Gila County Attorney Jerry DeRose and sheriff's detectives would find no evidence whatsoever of an affair between McCain and Stevens or of any mob ties." Also, in a taped interview with McCain, Gila County Deputy Byron Mills told the senator, "I will put it in writing that we have absolutely zero evidence to prove that you had anything, or any knowledge even, about this man's death. . . ." Fine, but what about JonBenet Ramsey and Vince Foster?...p "I've done some checking. McCain is not mentioned in any of these reports I've read concerning the death of President Clinton's late friend and lawyer, and, so far as I know, he has yet to be questioned by police in Boulder, Colo. I've been unable to find out if O.J. Simpson -- on a nationwide tour of golf courses in search of the "real" killer -- has removed McCain from his list of potential suspects. However, "sources" tell me it's unlikely McCain had anything to do with the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst. That is, unless he
[CTRL] Fwd: [EWAR] Alaska Air Statement Contradicts Feds
http://64.14.130.248/E_latest.asp RELEASED AT 2:15P.M. February 14, 2000 STABILIZER CHECK ON ALASKA AIRLINES PLANE FOUND EQUIPMENT WELL WITHIN REQUIRED WEAR LIMITS Contrary to misleading reports in the media, the horizontal stabilizer mechanism of the Alaska Airlines MD-83 involved in the Flight 261 accident was found to be well within wear limit tolerances in a 1997 heavy maintenance check. A C-5 check was performed on the aircraft (tail number N963AS) on September 29, 1997 at the Alaska Airlines maintenance facility in Oakland. The initial examination of the jackscrew and gimbal nut assembly of the horizontal stabilizer indicated that the endplay of the jackscrew was .040 inch, within allowable limits prescribed by Boeing, the plane's manufacturer who sets those limits. Boeing's instructions for mechanics performing this check state: "Check that endplay limits are between .003 and .040 inch. Readings in excess of above are cause for replacement of acme jackscrew and nut." The instructions also state that the measurements should be repeated "several times to ensure consistent results." The assembly was re-examined on September 30, 1997, indicating that the endplay was .033 -- well within standards. This test was rechecked five additional times to ensure consistency of results and each time the results indicated the endplay was well within standards. Under the maintenance schedule approved by the FAA and recommended by Boeing, the endplay of the aircraft's jackscrew and gimbal nut assembly is conducted every other C-check and was scheduled to be reexamined on this aircraft in June 2000. The tolerances provided by the manufacturer are designed so that the aircraft can fly safely until its next scheduled inspection. The instructions for this check are included in Boeing's maintenance manual, and their step-by-step instructions for mechanics. Alaska Airlines used those instructions in its maintenance task card. This test is one that is routinely signed off on by both a mechanic and an inspector to provide an extra level of scrutiny. Since the multiple rechecks of the jackscrew and gimbal nut assembly found it to be within specifications, no action was necessary under Boeing's maintenance manual which is approved by the FAA. RELEASED AT 12:45 P.M. February 14, 2000 FACTS REGARDING OAKLAND MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATIONS In recent days, a number of questions have been asked regarding the FAA and U.S. Attorney's Office investigations into maintenance practices in Oakland, Calif. The following information is meant to clarify Alaska's position on these investigations and reiterate that they have not involved the Alaska Airlines' aircraft involved with Flight 261 on Jan. 31, 2000. OVERVIEW The Oakland Maintenance Base is the primary location where Alaska performs heavy checks on its Boeing MD-80 fleet. Heavy checks on its Boeing 737 fleet are primarily performed in Seattle. There are two parallel investigations into maintenance practices at Oakland. One was conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration and another is continuing by the U.S. Attorney's Office. Alaska has fully cooperated with both the FAA and the U.S. Attorney's Office in their investigations and has provided all maintenance records either agency has requested during their investigations. When these investigations began, Alaska asked the FAA specifically if any of its aircraft should be grounded and was told by the FAA that it was not necessary. THE SOURCE OF THE ALLEGATIONS The source of the allegations leveled at the airline is John Liotine, a lead AP mechanic (Airframe and Powerplant) for Alaska in Oakland. Mr. Liotine is currently on administrative leave, receiving full pay and benefits. He was placed on leave because his presence in the workplace has been disruptive to operations. Mr. Liotine served briefly as president of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association local in Oakland until he was removed from office by mechanics. Mr. Liotine was passed over for promotion by two of the supervisors he has accused, one of whom started work for Alaska on the same day Mr. Liotine began his employment with the company. Mr. Liotine's allegations generally focus on a final check known as the Post Maintenance Final Run Checklist (PMFRC). This check was developed specifically by Alaska and is above and beyond the manufacturer's required maintenance program. Mr. Liotine did complain to Alaska that the PMRFC should be performed later in the heavy check process. Alaska Airlines was investigating his complaint when the government investigations began. Contrary to Mr. Liotine's assertions, he did not report alleged falsification of documents to the company before going to the FAA. Mr. Liotine contends that Alaska employs too few mechanics and that they are under-compensated. Those claims are untrue. THE FAA INVESTIGATION Based on Mr. Liotine's allegations, the FAA in Los Angeles has conducted an administrative investigation and proposed a
[CTRL] Fwd: Who Killed Martin Luther King?
consortiumnews.com - http://www.consortiumnews.com One of America's most troubling historical chapters is the case of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who led the battle against racial segregation, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. The authorities remain convinced that his assassin was a career criminal named James Earl Ray. But the story was never that simple. For years, J. Edgar Hoover's FBI had treated King as an enemy of the state, with that alarm growing when King opposed the Vietnam War and called for a poor people's march on Washington. Last December, after a civil trial brought by King's family, a 12-member jury challenged the conventional wisdom of a lone gunman. But the major media attacked the trial as bizarre and ridiculed the King family as conspiracy theorists. A new investigative article at Consortiumnews.com reexamines that case and sorts through what the case may have contributed to the historical record. The article by Douglas Valentine can be found at http://www.consortiumnews.com Consortiumnews.com is a free Web site, but we urge anyone who wishes to support our investigative journalism to make tax-deductible donations to The Consortium for Independent Journalism. Checks can be sent to 2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 102-231, Arlington, VA 22201, or Visa/Mastercard can be used by calling 1-800-738-1812 or 703-920-1802. __ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unlike any Steaks you've ever tasted...Filet Mignons from Omaha Steaks! No "supermarket" steak can equal the perfect taste and tenderness of a Filet Mignon from Omaha Steaks. Now order 4 (5oz.) Filet Mignon for $29.99 and receive a free gift! http://www.listbot.com/links/omaha2
[CTRL] Test/inquirey
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Have not received any CTRL mail in 2 days. Is there a problem? A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] [NA] Everyone into the Battle!
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: Conspiracy Shopping Cart: http://a-albionic.com/shopping.htmlFrom: Jim Condit Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NA] Everyone into the Battle! Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 8:26 AM www.networkamerica.org "Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything." Communist Tyrant Josef Stalin February 18, 2000 NA (Network America) e-wire Everyone into the Battle! We are closing in on 300 subscribers to this e-wire list after a little over a month of operation. I am trying to learn more about how to change the website so we can update it regularly. I believe we will grow to over 1000 members by early summer. Maybe more. This is enough to decisively impact the entire nation on this issue. Here is what we need to be done, in no particular order: 1. Hopefully find Citizen for a Fair Vote Count representatives who are willing to go public in each state, and in every one of the 3075 counties in the United States. We already have representatives in New Hampshire, Indiana, Ohio, California and Iowa. And I really havent put out a call yet. But let me do so now. If you are willing to be a contact, either publicly known, or not publicly known, please let me know by e-mail or by writing to Citizens for a Fair Vote Count, PO Box 11339, Cincinnati, Ohio 45211. 2. In each state we need to get something in writing from each county on what vote tabulating system they use, and also get answers, or refusal to give answers, to a few key questions. On our website at www.networkamerica.org we have the button for the key questions to ask and the buttom for the report for each county and each state. This whole system needs to be activated, and we will definitely do that soon. 3. We then need to find, county by county, the person or persons who will network with others in the state to progressively inform all the common people and average citizens about the meeting held in each county by each Party recognized in that state every two years, usually around May of the even years, at which the party leaderships are chosen. This meeting produces the individuals who have the power to reinstate honest elections. 4. During THIS election, we need to e-mail a message with particular points about a return to honest elections to every Congressman, every state legislator, every city councilman, every newspaper editor, and reporter, every talk show host, and every TV personality, among others including opinion molders in each area. We will provide a message that can be used verbatim and talking points which can be used to produce ones own letter. 5. Then we will post on the website all the people who have been notified by a citizen of the problem. Plus any response they give. And if they are willing to endorse the legislation we will recommend to restore honest, verifiable elections. 6. We will also post on the website what system is used in each county and who has the power to change the system to paper ballots, and what are the dynamics in each county as citizens begin to demand change to honest, verifiable elections. 7. The Constitution Party under Howard Phillips has already put the need for change to a verifiable paper ballot system in its platform. It would be good if the Reform Party would do the same, and the Libertarian Party, and the Green Party, for which Ralph Nader is about to announce for President. Now, readers of this list can probably guess that I am a Pat Buchanan / Howard Phillips supporter, broadly speaking. However, my position is that left right coalitions are possible and beneficial here. I worked successfully with Jim Collier off and on until Jim's death in 1998. Any way we can get back to honest elections will begin to break the power of those who want to regiment mankind in a financial straight-jacket. This is going to be a fun year. I hope that all of you will consider joining the fun that can be generated by taking this issue to the powers that be. The emperor both has no clothes and is naked to our sword if I can mix and abuse analogies here. Its 1776 all over again but this time you are there. Everyone into the Battle! Jim Condit Jr., Director Citizens for a Fair Vote Count To contact us, e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please forward our messages to friends and opinion molders. The year 2000 Presidential Campaign offers an opportunity to de-stablize the New World Order Ruling Elite and restore honest elections with citizens checks and balances, true Freedom and true Free Enterprise in America. Let fellow citizens, opinion molders, pastors, public officials, and the newsmedia know -- that we will not accept the 2000 Election results unless paper ballots with citizen checks and balances are restored to the process at
[CTRL] Infrasound
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: Conspiracy Shopping Cart: http://a-albionic.com/shopping.htmlFrom: Roger Dewhurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Infrasound Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 5:55 PM Hello, On searching using Deja.com I found your interest in infrasound. Could you tell me if a beat frequency of about 12 hertz derived from two higher frequencies in the audio spectrum would have the debilitating effects of the pure tone at that frequency? I am thinking of constructing a device, as a burglar deterrent, using two large diameter pipes of slightly different length to generate two tones 12 hertz (or so) apart. I would be most grateful for your comments. Best wishes, Roger Dewhurst. Forwarded for info and discussion from the New Paradigms Discussion List, not necessarily endorsed by: *** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research (POB 20273, Ferndale, MI 48220), a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. Quarterly journal, book sales, rare/out-of-print searches, New Paradigms Discussion List, Weekly Up-date Lists E-text Archive of research, intelligence, catalogs, resources. To Discuss Ideas: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msen.com/~lloyd/ For Ordering Info Free Catalog: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://a-albionic.com/formaddress.html For Discussion List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] text in body: subscribe prj [EMAIL PROTECTED] **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Explore Our Archive: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html Every Diet Has Failed! What Can I do? Click Below to "Ask Dr. Kathleen"! http://www.radiantdiet.com/cgi-bin/slim/deliver.cgi?ask-1364 *** A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: INFOTERRA: Ecofascism
Hello, The following is an excerpt from a new Green Web Bulletin (#68), entitled "Ecofascism: What is It? A Left Biocentric Analysis". The complete bulletin (about 36k or 5,400 words) is available from the Green Web [EMAIL PROTECTED]. The material below gives some flavour of the bulletin. Best, David Orton * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This bulletin is an examination of the term and concept of "ecofascism." It is a strange term/concept to really have any conceptual validity. While there have been in the past forms of government which were widely considered to be fascist - Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy and Franco's Spain, or Pinochet's Chile, there has never yet been a country that has had an "eco-fascist" government or, to my knowledge, a political organization which has declared itself publicly as organized on an ecofascist basis. Fascism comes in many forms. Contemporary fascist-type movements (often an alliance of conservative and fascist forces), like the National Front (France), the Republicans (Germany), the Freedom Movement (Austria), the Flemish Block (Belgium), etc., may have ecological concerns, but these are not at the center of the various philosophies and are but one of a number of issues used to mobilize support - for example crime-fighting, globalization and economic competition, alleged loss of cultural identity because of large scale immigration, etc. For any organization which seeks some kind of popular support, even a fascist organization, it would be hard to ignore the environment. But these would be considered "shallow" not defining or "deep" concerns for deep ecology supporters. None of these or similar organizations call themselves ecofascists. While for fascists, the term "fascist" will have positive connotations (of course not for the rest of us), "ecofascist" as used around t! he! environmental and green movements, has no recognizable past or present political embodiment, and has only negative connotations. So the use of the term "ecofascism" in Canada or the United States is meant to convey an insult! Many supporters of the deep ecology movement have been uncomfortable and on the defensive concerning the question of ecofascism, because of criticism levelled against them, such as for example from some supporters of social ecology, who present themselves as more knowledgable on social matters. (The term "social ecology" implies this.) This bulletin is meant to change this situation. I will try to show why I have arrived at the conclusion, after investigation, that "ecofascism" has come to be used mainly as an attack term, with social ecology roots, against the deep ecology movement and its supporters plus, more generally, the environmental movement. Thus, "ecofascist" and "ecofascism", are used not to enlighten but to smear. Deep ecology has as a major and important focus the insight that the ecological crisis demands a basic change of values, the shift from human-centered anthropocentrism to ecocentrism and respect for the natural world. But critics from within the deep ecology movement (see for example the 1985 publication by the late Australian deep ecologist Richard Sylvan, _A Critique of Deep Ecology_ and his subsequent writings like the 1994 book _The Greening of Ethics_ , and the work by myself in various Green Web publications concerned with helping to outline the left biocentric theoretical tendency and the inherent radicalism within deep ecology), have pointed out that to create a mass movement informed by deep ecology, there must be an alternative cultural, social, and economic vision to that of industrial capitalist society, and a political theory for the mobilization of human society and to show the way forward. These are urgent and exciting tasks facing the deep ecology movement,! a! nd extend beyond what is often the focus for promoting change as mainly occurring through individual consciousness raising, important as this is, the concern of much mainstream deep ecology. The purpose of this essay is to try and enlighten; to examine how the ecofascist term/concept has been used, and whether "ecofascism" has any conceptual validity within the radical environmental movement. I will argue that to be valid, this term has to be put in very specific contexts - such as anti-Nature activities as carried out by the "Wise Use" movement, logging and the killing of seals, and possibly in what may be called "intrusive research" into wildlife populations by restoration ecologists. Deep ecology supporters also need to be on guard against negative political tendencies, such as ecofascism, within this world view. I will also argue that the social ecology-derived use of "ecofascist" against deep ecology should be criticized and discarded as sectarian, human-centered, self-serving dogmatism, and moreover, even from an anarchist perspective, totally in opposition to the open-minded spirit say of anarchist Emma Goldman. (See her
[CTRL] econews: Boycott The Beach (starring Leonardo DiCaprio)
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Subj:econews: Boycott "The Beach" (starring Leonardo DiCaprio) Date: 00-02-21 15:29:20 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kristin Anderson) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kristin Anderson) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Please forward this on to your friends!) I urge all of you to boycott "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio and produced by 20th Century Fox, because filming the movie destroyed the habitat of a pristine beach (in a national park!) in Thailand. To get better shots, the moviemakers bulldozed the beach to make it wider and flatter. They also bulldozed and removed native vegetation, and planted non-native vegetation. Additionally, the extensive erosion caused by the bulldozing and native plant removal is expected to damage the ecosystem of the surrounding coral reefs and inundate them with loose sand. 20th Century Fox is being sued by environmental activists, but I expect any amount awarded will pale in comparison to the profits Fox will make from the movie. Tell 20th Century Fox that bulldozing national parks and destroying ecosystems will hurt them at the box office. Please boycott "The Beach." MORE INFORMATION: Below is an Associated Press article printed in The Register Guard on Feb. 10, 2000, page 11 A. FILM CREW ACCUSED OF RUINING THAI BEACH * Environment: Movie makers' efforts to improve the view were destructive, activists say. By Thaksina Khaikaew The Associated Press MAYA BAY, Thailand -- "The Beach," which opened in London on Wednesday starring Leonardo DiCaprio, tells the story of an amoral backpacker whose quest for the perfect tropcial beach leads him to a secret commune on a remote Thai island. But utopia isn't quite what it seems and paradise turns into bloody savagery. Likewise, the image of sunny, sandy perfection achieved in making the 20th Centruy Fox film has destroyed the once-pristine beach where it was shot, environmentalists say. Maya Bay, a strip of sand and vegetation backed by dramatic cliffs, is located on Phi Leh island, part of a national park about 350 miles south of Bangkok. Many of its islands have been blighted by developers who bribed corrupt officials to look the other way while bungalows and hotels sprang up in theoretically protected areas. Phi Leh and the beach at Maya Bay were largely spared, providing a setting worthy of Alex Garland's best-selling novel. But for filmmakers, led by director Danny Boyle and producer Andrew Macdonald, who earned fame with "Shallow Grave" and "Trainspotting," it wasn't quite perfect enough. After obtaining permits from the Forestry Department and paying a $110,000 damage depost, the filmmakers brought in bulldozers to widen and flatten the beach and strip away native grasses, scrub and other vegetation. They also removed a lot of garbage that had washed ashore. Seizing on the film's high profile, activists who had for years unsuccessfully campaigned against the environmental damage to Thailand's parks joined with local residents in a series of demonstrations. They suceeded in getting the number of coconut trees--a nonindigenous species--planted by the filmmakers reduced from about 100 to 60, but they lost court challenges to impose a restraining order on filming. The filmmakers pledged to restore the beach to its original state and set stakes in the sand to prevent erosion. But by the time the monsoon season ended in November, it became clear the stakes didn't work nearly as well as native vegetation. More sand than anyone could remember was washed away by the annual storms. Nevertheless, Thai tourism officials, eager to cash in on publicity from the film, have offered travel agents free trips to Thailand for so-called "DiCaprio Tours"--further angering activists, who have brought a $2.6 million lawsuit against Fox, the Forestry Department and the Agriculture Ministry for damage to Maya Bay. "Their campaign is about greed, not reality," said Prasertpongse Sornuwat, a local council member. "There is no beautiful beach anymore. They just want to cash in on the movie, with no concern about the environmental impact." Some tourists agree. "The beach looks awful," said Alastair Short, 40, a tourist from Worcester, England, visiting the island with friends. "We decided to come by and see with our own eyes what had happened. It's just a shame." "I've gotten close to 30 signatures a day from tourists who promise they won't patronzie the movie, because it was made by damaging the environment of the island," Prasertpongse said. Still, Thai theater owners say they are not worried and have plastered cinemas with posters of DiCaprio emerging from the sea. The film will be released in Thailand next month. It opens Friday in U.S. theaters. A lawyer for 20th Century Fox defended the filmmakers, saying they took every precaution and the erosion was caused by unusually severe storms, not the filmmakers' actions.
[CTRL] Fw: SN480:MILEVA MARIC EINSTEIN - Part I
-Original Message-Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000 6:55 AMSubject: SN480:MILEVA MARIC EINSTEIN - Part I Voice of Canadian Serbs Thursday, January 27, 2000 - No: 2692 - Year 66 MILEVA MARIC EINSTEIN From High Hopes to Tragedy By Olga B. Markovich Albert Einstein has been chosen TIMEs Person of the Century as a pre-eminent scientist in a century dominated by science. In 1905 he produced three papers that changed science forever. He would be awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. Einsteins story is well known, but little is known about his soulmate - the forgotten Einstein, the Serbian physics student Mileva Maric. In the 1900s, after years of resistance by Einsteins executors determined to protect his image, letters and papers have come to light which have brought the name of Mileva Maric into the halls of academia and modem media. Described as Einsteins companion, colleague and confidant, her influence on his most creative years has given rise to much speculation. Einstein went on to great success and fame, but Marics high academic hopes and dreams ended in despair. In the book Einsteins Wife, Andrea Gabor would describe her in these words: she possessed an unmistakable spark of genius, a dedication to mathematics and science that was unusual for anyone at that age (16), and in that time and place, extraordinary for a girl. She would go on to become one of the first women ever to study physics at a university. The Forgotten Einstein Milos Maric was born in Kac in 1846, a descendant from one of the Serbian families who fled Turkish rule to Vojvodina in the Great Migration of 1690. He attended military school at Novi Sad and his 13-year army career brought him to Titel, a town on the Tisa River. There he met Marija Ruzic, daughter of a wealthy land-owning family who were devout Catholic benefactors. They were named in 1867 by the Rev. Tanasije Popovic in the Crkva Uspenja Presvete Bogorodice. The marriage was blessed with three children: Mileva born on December 19, 1875 and christened by the same priest who officiated at her parents marriage, Zorka in 1883 and Milos in 1885. The family celebrated their Krsna Slava on January 9th - St. Stefan the Martyr. After his army discharge, Milos Maric became an official at district courts in Ruma and Vukovar; he was also an official in Novi Sads Serbian Reading Room. In 1877 he bought property in Kac, three farms in Banja Luka and built substantial homes in Titel, Novi Sad and Kac. (The home in Kac was destroyed by the partisans during World War II as they ravaged the homes of wealthy landowners who were unable or refused to give provisions to the army.) Mileva (ca1led Mitza by her family), who was born with a congenital hip displacement, was Milos favourite child and he taught her many things so that by the age of seven she was reading, doing simple arithmetic and was fluent in Serbian and German. She also read music and played her fathers favourite songs on the tamburitza. Brilliant Student Trailblazer Seeing the potential in his daughter, Milos pushed her to strive for excellence. She attended elementary school in Ruma and in 1866 she began the first form of the Serbian girls high school in Novi Sad. From 1888 to 1890 she attended school in Sremska Mitrovica when, according to Highfield and Carter in their book The Private Lives of Albert Einstein, her father sent her across the border into Serbia. Milos wanted his daughter educated at a gymnasium, but those in Austro-Hungary were for boys only. The same barriers no longer existed in Serbia, and Mileva entered the fifth form of the gymnasium at Sabac. She excelled in mathematics and physics, German and French, and produced detailed sketches of local village scenes. Here she met Ruzica Drazic with whom she would later share student lodgings in Zurich. In May 1892 Milos was appointed to the High Court in Zagreb (Agram) and Mileva, by special dispensation, was enrolled as a private pupil at the citys all-male Royal Classical High School which, write Highfield and Carter, made her one of the first young women in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to sit alongside boys in a high-school classroom. She was admitted to the girls high school in Zurich on November 14, 1894. She passed her matriculation exam in the spring of 1896 and began medical studies at Zurich University. She studied medicine for one summer term and in October switched to Section VIA of the Swiss Federal Polytechnical School (ETII) reading for a diploma that would qualify her to teach mathematics and physics at secondary schools. At close to 2l, she was the only woman to join Section VIA that year and was only the fifth woman to be accepted at the school. She also audited courses for one semester at the University of Heidelburg. Returning to Zurich, she studied math and physics and worked on her dissertation on the topic of thermoconduction in the hope of completing her
[CTRL] Fw: SN481:MILEVA MARIC EINSTEIN - Part II
-Original Message-Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000 6:55 AMSubject: SN481:MILEVA MARIC EINSTEIN - Part II The Search for Lieserl Michele Zackheims book Einsteins. Daughter: The Search for Lieserl is an excellent book which can be read on several levels: a mystery describing the search for the first child of Albert Einstein and Mileva Maric Einstein; as a biography of Mileva Maric; as the story of her family and how her relatives remember her; as a depiction of life in Vojvodina and Serbia both at the beginning and the end of the 20th century. Zackheim realized that in order to find the child, she would have to know Mileva and in order to know her she would have to understand the cultural heart of Serbia. The book is based on more than one hundred interviews and vast research through Serbian archives, history and literature so that Zackheim could tell the story iz prve ruke. It is also the story of descendants, of Milevas relatives today - second cousin Dragisa Maric, first cousin Ljubica Maric, second cousin Jovan Ruzic, first cousin Sofija Galic Golubovic - and descendants of Milevas best friends - Helene Savics grandson Dr. Milan Popovic and Milana Bota Stefanovics grandchild Ivana Stefanovic. Previously unknown letters and photographs were shown to Zackheim so she could tell Marics story. Marics biographer was a Serbian mathematician and physicist, Desanka Djuric-Trbuhovic, whose U Senci Alberta Ajnstajna was first published in 1969 and has since been published in German and translated into English. This is the most complete and definitive biography written about Maric and is the primary source about her life consulted by writers and researchers. Zackheim consulted her son, Professor Ljubomir Trbuhovic, in the writing of her book. Einsteins Daughter is a book of memories which brings the Maric era to new light. There is a description of her maternal great-grandfather Ruzic who ordered two enormous brass bells from Vienna for Titels newly built church. The bells traveled by train through Central Europe, connecting in Budapest, then passing through the bountiful plains that surrounded Novi Sad and on to Kac, Budisava, Sajkas, Vilovo, Lok, finally stopping at Titel. Since the church was three kilometres from the train depot, a team of six oxen, their horns adorned with apples, and a wagon were brought from Ruzics ranch. The bells were loaded onto the wagon in silence. Ruzic walked alongside as the small procession commenced its journey to the church. People from the village and countryside lined the dirt road and tossed brightly colored pieces of fabric at them. Ruzic and the oxen were covered in color. At the church, the priest gave a blagoslov, a blessing, and sprinkled the bells with holy water. The bells were then hoisted up into the tower with ropes and installed by local carpenters. In two hours, they rang out over the village. During his lifetime Ruzic never acknowledged his gift. Bragging was considered as impolite as speaking about family disgraces. There are also memories of Albert Einstein in Novi Sad while visiting the Marics on Kisacka Street. He liked to spend time at the Queen Elizabeth Cafe which formed part of the hotel owned by Lazar Dundjerski one of the wealthiest men in Vojvodina. Sitting on the back patio, Einstein would read and visit. Even today Novi Sad residents tell stories about Alberts loquacity and laughter. It was on this patio that Albert was remembered to have said he was not against moderate alcohol consumption. Voila, he exclaimed, the Serb drinks from birth until death. When he is born, as he matures, when he travels, when he gets married, when he gets buried - and yet Serbs are a nation of geniuses. That is how I perceive them, based on my wife. Zackheim also describes the church where the Einstein sons were christened. Nikolajevska, St. Nicholas, the oldest church in Novi Sad, was constructed in the baroque style around 1730. Inside, the walls are decorated with gold filigree that catches the light coming through the stained glass windows and from the hundreds of flickering candles. The patriarch of the church, Father Teodor Milic, was a famous singer, preacher, political radical, and a personal friend of Milos Marics (Milevas father). The author also touches on the Jews in Vojvodina. Jews were a distinct minority in the villages of Vojvodina. ...Although an unspoken separation existed, anti-Semitism was not prevalent among the Serbs. Wherever there was a Catholic majority, especially in German and Hungarian neighborhoods, there were incidents of anti-Semitism, but the Orthodox Church was tolerant and not openly prejudiced against Jews. Zackheim must be commended for the vast amount of research she did in the archives of Vojvodina and Serbia. It is heartbreaking to read that great chunks of the past have been destroyed in the chaos of war. She tells the tale of how even today the
Re: [CTRL] econews: Boycott The Beach (starring Leonardo DiCaprio)
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- No problem, DAW. Leo is an overrated little snot IMHO. __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Random thoughts on the Conspiracy. . .
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Ynr Chyldz Wyld wrote: -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] First let me recommend a site to you, APB.com. Is this the actual site address? When I try it, I get an error message... June Perhaps Tenebrous means http://www.apbnews.com/ -- ~~ Mark McHugh A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] SNET: Presidential Hopeful LaRouche Claims Election Rigged!
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Lyndon LaRouche is right?!!? Well only Homer could say that. But that article is as detached from reality as the propaganda one can read at the websites for the Korean Central News Agency or David Icke! Take the following statement at the start of the article: "Lyndon LaRouche, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, detonated a bombshell during an address at a Detroit town meeting last night, that veteran political observers say could result in completely derailing Vice President Al Gore's drive for the Democratic Party's top spot." Top marks to the author of the article for contributing to the LaRouche personality cult, which permeates the EIR website. Pity nothing new is contributed... BD A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Request for help
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Hi Kris and CTRL List! Hello Control List! I have read this list with great joy for many a year, and have now just made a homepage for me, and would like to add in a page about conspiracy theory. So Kris, is it okay if I put in information about how to subscribe to this list? Go for it. Thank you Kris for being so kind to me - I am just now figuring out the whole Home Page land - thankfully, I have geniuses around the world who have jumped to my help after seeing what a mess I made of everything! And, in case your wondering, KISS is my secret society! It stands for Kelly's Incredible Secret Society! So they are now at work beind the scenes to help build a worthy website! Starting a secret society is quite interesting. I should write a history of it someday! Before someone else on this list does. Kelly A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Request for help
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- So, Kelly. are you going to post your address for your new webpage? If not on list, please send it to me of list. Thanks Amelia A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Belfast in the Balkans
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"
/A -Cui Bono?-
And so, the relationship between all the posts and Kosovaria and No Ireland
is revealed. And the lounge duo Bill Jeff and "Poodles" Tony is at the centre
of them both. Odds? AER
From www.cato.org/dailys/02-18-00.html
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February 18, 2000
Belfast in the Balkans
by Gary Dempsey
Gary Dempsey is a foreign policy analyst at the Cato Institute.
This month has been the bloodiest in Kosovo since June, 1999, when NATO troops
arrived after 78 days of punishing air strikes against Yugoslavia. What is
different about this latest eruption of violence is that NATO peacekeepers and
ethnic Albanians were openly shooting at one another for the first time. During
the clash, which took place in the polarized town of Kosovska Mitrovica, ethnic
Albanian snipers shot and wounded two French soldiers. The French responded by
killing one rooftop sniper and wounding at least four others. NATO says that it
has since arrested more than 40 people suspected of involvement in the
bloodletting.
The clash between NATO troops and ethnic Albanians is not surprising. As a
candid intelligence officer with the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) explained to
me in November, the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) has not disarmed
and disbanded as the White House claims, but instead maintains an underground
network that has "more than enough weapons to start another war." The
relationship between NATO's peacekeepers and the underground KLA, he added, can
be summarized in the following way: "We are their tool, and when we stop being
useful to them, they will turn against us."
With the recent violence in Kosovo, NATO and UNMIK officials seem to be
catching on, noting in a recent joint statement, "What is clear . . . is that
two young French soldiers, who came here as peacekeepers, are lying in hospital
beds suffering from gunshot wounds inflicted on them by the very people that
they came here to protect." And Gen. Pierre de Saqui de Sannes, a French
commander in Kosovska Mitrovica, has acknowledged: "I will have great
difficulty in preventing someone from throwing a grenade or firing a rocket. If
this strategy continues I confess I'm not very optimistic."
State Department spokesman James Rubin, however, doesn't seem to get it. He
blames Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic for ethnic Albanians' shooting at
NATO peacekeepers. "When things go bad," explains Rubin, Milosevic "feels like
he had a good day."
Meanwhile, a NATO official in Belgium has admitted that "the KLA is certainly
trying to precipitate events politically and get rid of some people, both Serbs
and moderate ethnic Albanians." Even more worrisome, independent newspapers in
Macedonia are reporting the existence of KLA-like formations in Macedonia. The
papers say the units are waiting for an opportune time to link up with units
from Kosovo and Albania following violence planned for the coming spring. There
are also reports now coming from Western and independent media inside
Yugoslavia telling of KLA infiltration into Serbia proper, specifically into
the municipalities of Kursumlija and Leskovac along the border with Kosovo. So
far, two policemen have reportedly been killed and six people wounded, and
there is fear that the number of incidents will increase at winter's end.
Nevertheless, in a move that suggests that Kosovo is becoming the Belfast of
the Balkans, French troops stationed in Kosovska Mitrovica have been replaced
by about 150 soldiers from the British Royal Green Jackets. According to the
New York Times, "The Green Jackets . . . have extensive experience in urban
patrolling and civil unrest from serving in Northern Ireland," and,
accordingly, have achieved some of the "best results" of all the peacekeepers
in Kosovo. "I think it is widely understood that the British have experience of
patrolling urban areas and in dealing with civil unrest," explains a British
spokesman, and "when it comes to infantry units, most of our men have been in
Northern Ireland in the not too distant past."
The analogy of Northern Ireland and Kosovo is fitting. The British army went to
Northern Ireland to keep the warring sides apart and prevent another bloodbath.
But instead of ending the violence, both sides continued for decades to launch
sporadic attacks on one another as well as on the peacekeepers who were
ostensibly there to help.
What then can we expect in Kosovo? Perhaps much the same. American hopes for
peace in Northern Ireland, for instance, were recently set back by the Irish
Republican Army's refusal to disarm. In Kosovo, similarly, NATO leaders who
touted promises by the KLA to disarm must now explain why peacekeepers are
targets. The fact of the matter is that, from Belfast to the Balkans,
unvanquished insurgent groups rarely turn in their weapons or give up their
political agendas. As a result, NATO now finds itself, not with a peacekeeping
policy in the Kosovo, but with a KLA management
[CTRL] A Hit On McCain
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Vol. 6, No. 1271 - The American Reporter - February 21, 2000 ARTICLE ON McCAIN IS 'SLEAZE,' SAFIRE CHARGES by James De Pietro American Reporter Correspondent Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON -- Early this week, every member of Congress and 130 members of the media received free copies of World magazine, a product of God's World Publications and its corporate parent, a South Carolina college that forbids interracial dating and is closely associated with Texas Gov. George W. Bush. On the cover was an unflattering photo of U.S. Sen. John McCain and a headline that called the McCain movement, "A campaign platform that should give Republicans pause." Thursday, the New York Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former Republican speechwriter William Safire called the article inside "religio-political sleaze in action." Safire, a spokesman for conservatives throughout the world and a former speechwriter for President Richard Nixon, charged Thursday that the article unfairly assaults McCain on issues ranging from his tax policy to his marriage and traces its origins to the relationship between the magazine's editor, longtime Bush strategist Marvin Olansky, and Bob Jones, the president of the South Carolina college that owns and publishes God's World Publications. The article was written by Bob Jones IV, the son of the president of Bob Jones University. What troubled Safire was that both the university and the magazine enjoy tax-exempt status, as religious organizations. Under U.S. tax laws, such organizations are not allowed to engage in partisan political activity or to actively support any political candidate. At 3 a.m in the morning on Feb. 2, just a few hours after Gov. Bush was unexpectedly battered by Sen. McCain in the New Hampshire primary, the college's campus was the site of a huge Bush rally by 1,800 students. And Thursday, Safire's Op-Ed page column called the article a "repugnant anti-McCain campaign document." Referring to McCain's tax policy, Safire notes that Jones wrote, "He makes his case with liberal, even Marxist, terminology." On McCain's crusade for campaign finance reform, Jones wrote, "McCain would essentially suspend the First Amendment for 60 days prior to any federal election." Then Jones gets personal. "Yet for all his dependence on his wife's money, Mr. McCain doesn't appear to be a particularly attentive husband," says Jones, referring to McCain not knowing of his wife Cindy's dependence on pain relievers after an illness. Safire says the article is a product of "backdoor backing of Bush." The editor of World magazine is Marvin Olasky, an advisor to Bush and also an author of Bush's "compassionate conservatism" campaign strategy. Ironically, one of 12 books Olasky has authored is "Telling the Truth: How to revitalize Christian Journalism." Olasky also teaches an undergraduate class entitled "Media Law and Ethics" at the University of Texas at Austin, among others. "William Safire messed up," Olasky said when contacted by the American Reporter about the Safire article. "Journalists should be the eyes and ears of voters," he continued. "If they fall in love with a candidate and adopt a policy of see, hear, and speak no evil, we will recognize tell-tale scratching only when it is too late." Bob Jones IV has no formal connection to the Bush campaign. However, his father's university offered its facilities to Bush to launch his campaign in South Carolina, a gesture not extended to McCain. Yet, says the publisher of World, Joel Belz, "We cannot endorse candidates or legislation. In 58 years, we have never backed any candidate." Neither the Bush nor the McCain camp returned several phone calls requesting comment. But after former GOP hopeful Gary Bauer endorsed McCain in South Carolina, both candidates can probably find a use for the World's coverage -- Bush to make inroads with South Carolina's religious conservatives, and McCain to prove his charges about the Bush campaign's negative approach to the voters. Safire's message appears to be that using partisan journalism to trash the policy and character of McCain under the pretext of being neutral, and distributing the article to Congress and the media while maintaining a tax-exempt status, calls into question the credibility of journalists, the secualr nature of the political process, and the independence of religious institutions. Jones' article in the current edition of World is dated today, Feb. 19, when South Carolina voters can cast their votes for one of the three remaining GOP candidates to select delegates for the Republican convention. The race is said to be a dead heat. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many
[CTRL] FW: HEMPTECH: Hemp News Service Digest
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- As a dozen U.S. states are moving to redefine legislation to allow growing of industrial hemp, the mad scientists at DOW and their cohorts in DEA and other alphabet agencies concerned with keeping prisons a "growth industry," protecting petrochemical-based alternatives to Hemp fibre and keeping prices of illegalized drugs high - are engineering testing an insane biowarfare weapon based on a plant killing fungus. Truth is stranger than fiction... we have met the enemy and he is U.S. Dave Hartley http://www.asheville-computer.com/dave ARTICLE: Hemp hemp, hooray! An Experimental Farm is Growing the Multiuse Plant--And No, it's Not Pakalolo AUTHOR: Pat Gee, Star-Bulletin (Honolulu) DATE: Friday, 18 February 2000, at 3:10 p.m. West has been charged with overseeing an experimental industrial hemp farm approved by the 1999 Legislature and endorsed by Gov. Ben Cayetano, who planted the first seeds in December. Pubdate: February 16, 2000 Tiny doves line the top of a chain-link fence, waiting for David West to move on so they can forage for seed. West is kneeling on a quarter-acre plot of Wahiawa red dirt and inspecting some new shoots of hemp, which bear a startling resemblance to new shoots of marijuana. "If they could, they'd be licking their beaks," he says. The doves aren't the only ones watching and waiting to see what West does. So are the Drug Enforcement Administration, state Rep. Cynthia Thielen, proponents of alternative agriculture and at least one shampoo manufacturer, among others. West has been charged with overseeing an experimental industrial hemp farm approved by the 1999 Legislature and endorsed by Gov. Ben Cayetano, who planted the first seeds in December. It is the only such farm in the country in 60 years, allowed under a strict two year permit issued by the DEA last year.For the full story and color pictures visit http://starbulletin.com/2000/02/16/news/index.html ARTICLE: Industrial Hemp Investigative and Advisory Task Force Report AUTHOR: Submitted to the Illinois House of Representatives DATE: Monday, 21 February 2000, at 3:26 p.m. 6) Request a permit from the DEA for Illinois to pursue research on industrial hemp on test plots at universities in Illinois. University research on industrial hemp should be undertaken quickly so that Illinois is in the position to capitalize on the market for hemp. Pubdate: January 26, 2000 Recommendations Based upon the review of literature and testimony presented before the Illinois State Task Force, the members find that industrial hemp is a versatile crop. There is potential for industrial hemp to be an important alternative crop in Illinois. Underlying any recommendations to investigate, permit or promote the production of industrial hemp. So that Illinois does not lose an opportunity to enhance its agricultural leadership in the United States, the Task Force believes the General Assembly should act upon the following recommendations: 1) Redefine Cannabis Sativa L. 740 ILCS 20/, the Cannabis and Controlled Substances Tort Claim Act, to differentiate between industrial hemp and marijuana. Industrial hemp should be distinguished as having a level of 0.3 percent or less tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). 2) Redefine Cannabis sativa L. in 720 ILCS 550, the Cannabis Control Act, as above. 3) Distinguish between marijuana and industrial hemp and remove industrial hemp as a noxious weed in 505 ILCS/100, the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. 4) Encourage Congress to make the necessary changes in the United States Codes: 21 U.S.C.812 (10), 21 U.S.C.841 to distinguish between marijuana and industrial hemp as they relate to production, possession and delivery. 5) Recommend the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the National Office of Drug Control Policy adopt a new definition of industrial hemp and recognize a 0.3 percent THC level as the standard for industrial hemp. Recommend DEA issue permits and make it legal to produce, possess, and deliver industrial hemp in the United States and internationally. 6) Request a permit from the DEA for Illinois to pursue research on industrial hemp on test plots at universities in Illinois. University research on industrial hemp should be undertaken quickly so that Illinois is in the position to capitalize on the market for hemp. 7) Utilizing the research capabilities at Illinois universities and the National Research Lab in Peoria, Illinois, allocate funding to: conduct market analyses; perform agronomic research that identifies the best growing conditions of hemp; study methods of adapting of machinery needed for harvesting hemp; establish viable seed stocks and germ plasm collections; evaluate the incorporation of hemp in conjunction or rotation with current crops; develop economic modeling of
Re: [CTRL] SNET: Presidential Hopeful LaRouche Claims Election Rigged!
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Lyndon LaRouche is so far right he's left, and vice versa. - Original Message - From: [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [CTRL] SNET: Presidential Hopeful LaRouche Claims Election Rigged! -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Lyndon LaRouche is right?!!? Well only Homer could say that. snip A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Is this Psyops? Police See UFO Over Mexico City
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Because of the large number of Mexican police - who are heavily run by CIA circuits - and only one civilian witness (reporter), is this Mexico City sighting a disinformational Psyops sighting (like a black triangle)? Nellis AFB is close by. These types of sighting are controlling a billion minds in Latin America, with very sophisticated images. I'm open to all options, really wanna know, Alfred Police See UFO Over Mexico City From: Dr. Virgilio Sanchez-Ocejo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 20:31:31 -0600 Fwd Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 08:08:00 -0500 Subject: Police See UFO Over Mexico City UFO over Mexico City From: Newspaper 'El Universal', 2-15-2000 For one hour, 16 police officers could not believe what they where seeing. In front of them at only three meters from the ground a UFO, 10 meter in diameter with two strong lights of different colors; red, green and blue, hovered for 30 seconds. The first sighting started at 2:13 (08.20 GMT) the morning of Valentine's Day. Officers Juan Carlos Duenas and Israel Gutierrez, Police Unit 16147, spotted the UFO next to the Vocational 8 Building. "Our watches stop at exactly 2:20 AM, when the UFO disappeared in the night" said. Twenty-five minutes later, at 2:38 AM, Police Unit 01127, reported, by radio, seeing the UFO flying over Colonia Palmititla, next to the Chiquihuite Hill. Police Units 16079 and 1616 reported seeing the UFO in Azcapotzalco and the Units: 01899, 01875, 13843 reported seeing it in Gustavo A. Madero. The last report was received at 3:13 AM (09.13 GMT). "El Universal" photographer, Saul Navarro, took two pictures of the UFO and his report coincides those of the police. "I watched the UFO hover, close to the ground. It could not have been an airplane. Suddenly, it started moving and stopped over a house. It stayed there for 10 or 15 seconds, and then disappeared behind some trees" said. Mr. Navarro agrees with the police on the colors of the lights. NOTE: As always, I haven't seen this report in English. Dr. Virgilio Sanchez-Ocejo Miami UFO Center http://www.angelfire.com/fl/ufomiami/index.html http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/1341/index.html A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Stores may sell more irradatied meats starting Tuesday
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- (Now they can sell previously infected meat, and no one will get sick (at least not right away. --SW) Stores may sell more irradatied meats starting Tuesday Copyright © 2000 Nando Media Copyright © 2000 Associated Press By PHILIP BRASHER WASHINGTON (February 21, 2000 6:39 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Ground beef that's been irradiated to kill deadly bacteria could start showing up in supermarkets next month. New rules that allow the irradiation of raw beef, pork and lamb take effect Tuesday. To its advocates, irradiation could be one of the biggest advancements in food safety since the pasteurization of milk. "Most people are ready," said Christine Bruhn, director of the Center for Consumer Research at the University of California-Davis. "They are sick and tired of hearing of cases of food-borne outbreaks." Most meatpackers intend to start small, testing irradiated ground beef in select markets to see how it sells. Colorado Boxed Beef Co., a Florida processer, is expected to be the first to test the market by distributing through grocery chains in the Southeast. The company had to recall 359,000 pounds beef products in November 1998 because of possible contamination with the deadly E. coli bacteria, and Florida officials have been promoting irradiation heavily. Initially, irradiated meat is likely to be most popular with hospitals and nursing homes because of the danger E. coli poses to patients with weakened immune systems. But its use there could generate interest from consumers, said Tim Willard, a spokesman for the National Food Processors Association. The meat is expected to cost an extra three to five cents per pound but the price is likely to drop as it becomes more widely available. "We view this as a consumer choice issue. The consumer will ultimately determine the success," said Gary Mickelson, a spokesman for the nation's biggest beef processor, IBP Inc. He said the company has not yet set a startup date for test maketing the irradiated patties but expects to start sometime this year. Excel Corp., the industry's No. 2 firm, plans to start shipping treated beef to its food service customers the first week of March. Irradiation has long been allowed for poultry, as well as fruits, vegetables and spices. But it is seldom used on poultry, partly because the primary poultry pathogens aren't as dangerous as E. coli and chicken processors haven't thought it was worth the expense, say industry experts. One big recall for E. coli, by contrast, can devastate a meatpacker financially. The irradiation is done by three methods - gamma rays, X-rays, or electron beams. In addition to eliminating E. coli, the treatment can significantly reduce levels of other pathogens, including listeria, salmonella and campylobacter. The food isn't radioactive, and while there is a slight loss of nutrients, the food is largely unchanged, according to the Food and Drug Administration. FDA also is considering allowing irradiation for hot dogs, luncheon meats and other ready-to-eat products. Special labels are required, carrying the international symbol of irradiation, known as a "radura," and a statement that they were treated. The symbol, colored green on a white background, depicts two leaves resting in a semicircle, with a green dot above it beneath a broken-lined semicircle. E. coli can cause serious illness and sometimes death, especially in children and the elderly. An estimated 73,480 people are infected every year, and about 600 cases are fatal, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This is an extra layer of food safety," said Mark Klein, a spokesman for Excel, which blasts beef carcasses with steam to kill E. coli. "We definitely view it as an additional tool and not a replacement for other technologies or food safety programs." Irradiation had to be approved by both USDA, which is responsible for ensuring the safety of meat, and the Food and Drug Administration, which has authority over food additives. The FDA approved irradiation for red meat in 1997, and the USDA followed last December. - RECOMMENDED BOOKS http://www.bmvs.com/sites/anomalous/books/recommend.asp RECOMMENDED VIDEOS http://www.bmvs.com/sites/anomalous/videos/recommend.asp ANOMALOUS IMAGES WEBSITE http://www.anomalous-images.com A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no
Re: [CTRL] A Hit On McCain
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- At 07:28 PM 2/21/00 -0500, William Shannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Vol. 6, No. 1271 - The American Reporter - February 21, 2000 ARTICLE ON McCAIN IS 'SLEAZE,' SAFIRE CHARGES by James De Pietro American Reporter Correspondent Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON -- Early this week, every member of Congress and 130 members of the media received free copies of World magazine, a product of God's World Publications and its corporate parent, a South Carolina college that forbids interracial dating and is closely associated with Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Well? Safire's article sounds like a "sleazy" attack on Bush. I've never trusted Safire. I don't think he is a 'real' conservative, just a token hired by Nixon. DBC A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: ACLU News 02-21-2000: Medical Privacy, Death Penalty, More!
02-21-2000 ACLU Newsfeed -- ACLU News Direct to YOU! IN THE ACLU NEWSROOM **The Latest News Can Always Be Found At:** http://www.aclu.org/news/pressind.html * Although Medical Privacy Regulations an Important First Step, ACLU Also Criticizes Loopholes * ACLU Announces Support for New Effort To Strengthen Access to Illinois Records * Chicago City Council Adopts New Gang Loitering Ordinance * ACLU Calls on House Panel To Approve Traffic Stops Bill * ACLU Calls on Los Angeles To Fund Review of Scandal-Plagued Police Department * Federal Appeals Court to Consider Whether Government Can Detain Undeportable Immigrants for Life * ACLU Challenges San Quentin's Secret Execution Procedures * Other Recent ACLU Press Releases - Although Medical Privacy Regulations an Important First Step, ACLU Also Criticizes Loopholes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 17, 2000 Contact: DC Media Relations Office [EMAIL PROTECTED] WASHINGTON -- The Clinton Administration's proposed medical privacy regulations include several loopholes that threaten the Administration's laudable premise that medical information is private and may not be disclosed to third parties without prior consent, the American Civil Liberties Union said today. "The Administration's proposed regulations are an important first step toward comprehensive federal privacy protections," said Ronald Weich, an ACLU Legislative Consultant. "But there are so many loopholes to the Administration's overall rule that medical records are private that the exceptions threaten to become the rule." While the proposed regulations do a good job of shielding medical information from disclosure for commercial reasons, the ACLU said that they provide a series of exceptions for government access to data, including for law enforcement agencies and public health agencies. "For many patients," the ACLU said, "the fear of government access to private medical information is as chilling as the fear of commercial access. In fact, many Americans regard the government as more of a threat to liberty than the private sector." The ACLU took particularly harsh aim at the Administration's plans to allow law enforcement agencies virtually unlimited access to medical records. This loophole is so large, the ACLU said, that it "permits computerized medical records to become a vast centralized police database." "Medical records of ordinary law-abiding Americans must not be treated like mug shots, fingerprints or other current databases compiled from convicted criminals," the ACLU said. The ACLU's other primary concerns with the regulations include the broad privacy exceptions for medical information collected by the government itself and what the ACLU called a significant omission to the Administration's proposal: there is no requirement that a doctor obtain a patient's authorization before using the patient's medical records for treatment, payment or health care operations. "The ACLU believes that patients own their medical records," the ACLU said. "It follows that those records cannot be used for any purpose without the patient's consent." The ACLU's formal comments came on the last day of the comments period. In addition to filing its own suggested changes, the ACLU said that more than 11,000 people had visited its special medical records web site, filing approximately 10,000 comments with the Administration. The ACLU's comments can be found at: http://www.aclu.org/congress/l021700a.html - ACLU Announces Support for New Effort To Strengthen Access to Illinois Records FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 16, 2000 CHICAGO -- Seeking to assure that all persons in Illinois have access to the public documents and records to which they are entitled, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today announced its full support for House Bill 4341. The measure, sponsored by House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie (D - Chicago), enhances the ability of the average person anywhere in the state to enforce requirements of Illinois' Freedom of Information Act and levies a penalty on those governmental agencies and individuals that purposefully violate the law. "This is an important step toward strengthening accountability from governmental agencies at all levels and in all communities," said Edwin C. Yohnka, spokesperson for the ACLU of Illinois. "HB4341 empowers individuals to fight for their rights, to seek redress in courts and to hold government officials responsible for their actions." A 1999 study directed by the Associated Press and fourteen Illinois daily newspapers revealed a poor record of compliance with requirements of the existing FOIA statute. Across the state, less than one-third of the "tests"
[CTRL] Finders/CIA Connection?
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- FINDERS AND THE CIA CONNECTION? ARE THE CIA INVOLVED IN CHILD ABDUCTION? -- -- *The Washington Post* Saturday February 7, 1987 *Officials Describe 'Cult Rituals' in Child Abuse Case Photos of Youngsters Seized At D.C. Warehouse, Probers Say Authorities investigating the alleged abuse of six children found with two men in a Tallahassee, Fla., park discovered material yesterday in the Washington area that they say points to a 1960's style commune called the Finders, described in a court document as a "cult" that allegedly conducted "brainwashing" and used children "in rituals." D. C. police, who searched a Northeast Washington warehouse linked to the group removed large plastic bags filled with color slides, photographs and photographic contact sheets. Some photos visible through a bag carried from the warehouse at 1307 Fourth St. NE were wallet-sized pictures of children, similar to school photos, and some were of naked children. D.C. police sources said some of the items seized yesterday showed pictures of children engaged in what appeared to be "cult rituals." Officials of the U.S. Customs Service, called in to aid in the investigation, said that the material seized yesterday includes photos showing children involved in bloodletting ceremonies of animals and one photograph of a child in chains. Customs officials said they were looking into whether a child pornography operation was being conducted. According to court documents, computers and software were seized from the warehouse, from a Glover Park apartment building and from a van that was recovered in Tallahassee along with the children. Yesterday's disclosures about the mysterious group grew out of an investigation that was set in motion Wednesday by an anonymous call to Tallahassee police about two "well-dressed men" who were "supervising" six dishevelled children in a neighborhood park. The men were arrested and charged with child abuse, according to Tallahassee police. Their links to the D.C. area have led authorities into a far-reaching investigation that includes the Finders - a group of about 40 people that court documents allege is led by a man named Marion Pettie - and their various homes, including the duplex apartment building in Glover Park, the Northeast Washington warehouse and a 90 acre farm in rural Madison County, Va. Tallahassee police, who arrested and charged men identified as Douglas E. Ammerman and Michael Houlihan with child abuse, contacted D.C. police Thursday in an attempt to establish the identities of the children. They learned that D.C. police had heard of the Finders group, according to Tallahassee police spokesman Scott Hunt. No other member of the group had been located last night, police sources said. According to U.S. District Court records in Washington, a confidential police source had previously told authorities that the Finders were "a cult" that conducted "brainwashing" techniques at the warehouse and the Glover Park duplex at 3918 20W. St. NW. This source told of being recruited by the Finders with promises of "financial reward and sexual gratification" and of being invited by one member to "explore" satanism with them, according to the documents. According to the affidavit the source told authorities that children were used in "rituals" by the members, and though the source had never witnessed abuse of the children, the source said the children's grandparents feared for their safety. On Dec. 15, a D.C. police detective observed a clearing in the area of the 3900 block W. St. NW where "several round stones had been gathered" near a circle, as well as evidence that people had gathered there, according to the document, which stated that "this practice is sometimes used in satanic rituals." Armed with that information and the report from Talahassee police of the allegedly abused children, D.C. police sought search warrants for the Glover Park residence and the warehouse. Meanwhile, authorities in Florida attempted to learn more about the six small children, described by a police spokesman as "hungry and..pretty pathetic" who had set the investigation in motion. The children, identified in a court document only by the first names of Honeybee, John Franklin, Bee Bee, Max and Mary, were described as "dirty unkept, hungry, disturbed and agitated". They had been living in the rear of the van for some time, the document said. Yesterday, police spokesman Hunt said one of the children, a 6 yr. old girl "showed signs of sexual abuse" but that an examination by a local doctor showed none of the children as being ill. Five of the children were uncommunicative, according to police, and none seemed to recognize objects such as typewriters and staplers. However, the oldest was able to give investigators some information. She said that the two men "were their teachers,"
[CTRL] Tony Blair-Illuminati Puppet
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- TONY'S CRONIES LIE AND LIE AGAIN TO ADVANCE NEW WORLD ORDER ILLUMINATI PUPPET BLAIR HEADS THE MOST CORRUPT UK GOVERNMENT OF ALL TIME by David Icke The Tony Blair political mafia have been exposed again for blatant lies and misrepresentation in their efforts to ensnare the UK even further into the European fascist state. The expansion of the European Union is one of the major planks of the New World Order and the centralisation of global power - and so is the constant erosion of national decision-making in favour of pan-European political, financial and military institutions. Again and again the populations of Europe have been frightened and manipulated into supporting their country's membership of the European Union.. They are told there will be economic disaster, mass unemployment, and the nation will be open season for the financial predators like the currency assassin, George Soros (Bilderberg Group, Rothschild yes-man). They do not mention Norway where the population resisted this pressure and have boomed and prospered outside the European Union. And where is their biggest export market? Yes, the European Union!! Tony Blair came to power on May Ist 1997 as a major front man for the Illuminati. One of his jobs is to abolish the pound sterling and replace it with the European currency, the Euro. During his election campaign he could not admit this because it would not have been good for votes. Instead he promised a "referendum". What this means is that the "pro" side attracts the major political names and all the publicity while the "no" campaign is left to get by on a fraction of the funds and exposure. As a result, the "yes" case wins and Blair can claim that "the people have spoken". It is an old, old, Illuminati scam. Blair, his Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and Northern Ireland Secretary, the so called "Prince of Darkness", Peter Mandelson (all Bilderberg Group) have joined forces with their Conservative "opposition" members like Kenneth Clarke and Ted Heath (both Bilderberg Group) to press for the UK to join the European single currency. This is the one -party state in action. Heath, a Satanist and child sexual abuser, torturer, and murderer, was the UK Prime Minister who signed the country into the European Community, now Union. Tony Blair is a deeply, deeply, untrustworthy piece of the work and he has surrounded himself with similar people. This cynical, manipulating clique has been exposed for misrepresenting figures this week so blatantly that Martin Weale, the director of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, (NIESR) said was worthy of Hitler's propaganda chief, Dr. Goebbels. They claimed that EIGHT MILLION jobs would be lost in the UK if Britain left the European Union. They leaked extracts of an independent study by NIESR, but they did it so selectively to frighten the public that they totally misrepresented the reports actual findings. In fact, the report makes it clear that only 175,000 jobs would be lost "TEMPORARILY" over three years, if membership of the EU was ended, and that was only if the government took none of the obvious measures to ease these effects. Even then, the 175,000 jobs would be restored within a few years. As Norway has shown, your economy can do better outside the EU than inside. The report, which the Blair camp has used to create the fear of mass unemployment should Britain leave the European Union, actually says: "As the experience of the 1960s indicates, there is no reason why being outside the EU should necessarily involve mass unemployment." Martin Weale said that the way the Blair camp had presented the findings of the report was "absurd" and had taken one part "out of context." This comes after the embarrassment the Blair and pro-Europe group experienced last November when they claimed, quite wrongly, that the car firms, Rover, Ford, and Fiat, had threatened to leave Britain if the country did not join the new European currency. This is the gutter level at which Illuminati yes men seek to frighten the British people into doing what they want. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at:
[CTRL] Tony Blair Lies About Bilderberg Participation
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Sleaze British Prime minister, Tony Blair, lies about his 1993 Bilderberg attendance at question time Bilderberg Conferences Secret lobbying by western Power Elite -- -- If Bilderberg is just a 'talking shop', and if you are a Christian, then why lie to the House of Commons Mr Blair? Blair asked about Bilderberg trips at question time 16Mar98 - replies: "none" Was Blair at the 1993 Bilderberg Conference in Athens? Evidence clearly Yes. Chronology of Blair's rise to power following Bilderberg attendance Further parliamentary Bilderberg questions Letter from a worried MP, Christopher Gill Blair replies to parliamentary question on Bilderberg participation - From Commons written answers March 1998: "Mr. Christopher Gill MP: To ask the Prime Minister which members of his Government have attended meetings of the Bilderberg Group. [34298] The Prime Minister [holding answer 16 March 1998]: None. " Might the PM have forgotten the trip? This reply is a lie. Blair attended the 1993 Bilderberg Conference. He even belatedly declared it in the register of members' interests. His presence was reported in, to take just one source, The London Times, 4th march 1996, page 16 in an article entitled Wall Street, treason and Pat Buchanan by William Rees-Mogg, who attended Bilderberg too. Five proofs that Tony Blair was at the 1993 Conference in Athens... Firstly, confirmation from eyewitness and London Times columnist, William Rees-Mogg on 4th March 1996 ..."Last time I went to a Bilderberg conference, it was held in Athens, about three years ago. Tony Blair was there, not yet leader of the Labour Party, Conrad Black and Barbara Amiel were there, the Queen of The Netherlands was there. It was all pleasantly grand. . The Queen of The Netherlands is as Euro-fanatic as Ted Heath, Tony Blair is a modest good European, I have been an anti-Maastricht campaigner and Mr Black is a Canadian neo-realist who owns 500 newspapers." 04Mar96 - London Times article: "WALL STREET, TREASON AND PAT BUCHANAN." Secondly, confirmation from a Memorandum submitted by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards: "Complaint against Mr Kenneth Clarke 1. Mrs Lynn Riley, of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, wrote on 28 February 1997 to a Member of the House, alleging that Mr Kenneth Clarke MP had failed to register `the free trip and accommodation he received from the Bilderberg Group ... unlike Tony Blair who attended the same meeting'. She enclosed a letter from Mr Clarke dated 6 September 1995 in which he states that `my recollection is that I paid for my flight but that I was accommodated while I was there'. The Member passed the correspondence on to me . 5. Mr Clarke subsequently explained that he and Mr Blair considered that they were attending the conference as representatives of the Government and the Opposition respectively, and stated that `I was quite confident that I was at the time meeting the rules applying to Ministers, and it did not occur to me that the new rules concerning registration could apply to this visit'. " Thirdly confirmation in the London Times Diary The London Times: diary, 24 May 1995, p16: "With concern about sleaze in mind, Tony Blair has belatedly listed in the updated Register of Members' Interests (published tomorrow) a visit he made in 1993 to the Bilderberg Conference in Athens as Shadow Home Secretary. His companion, Kenneth Clarke, suffers no such qualms, he hasn't registered the trip." Fourthly confirmation in The Guardian, 29May97, in article headed "GALLOWAY CLEARED IN SAUDI CASE." By DAVID HENCKE WESTMINSTER CORRESPONDENT. "Committee backs Downey report on MP's role in deportation case "The former chancellor Kenneth Clarke was also cleared of any major breach of Commons rules after allegations about his attendance at a conference in Greece with Tony Blair. The committee agreed in a report published with Sir Gordon that any breach of the rules on registration was "relatively minor". Mr Clarke allegedly failed to register a free trip and accommodation at the Bilderberg Conference on European and world affairs in April 1993 when he was home secretary. Mr Clarke paid his own air fare, but his accommodation was provided by the hosts. GUARDIAN 29/07/97 P6 Fifthly, confirmation from The Social Crediter, Official Journal of the Social Credit Secretariat by Alan Armstrong, with Alistair McConnachie at Turnberry. "Tony Blair attended the meeting on 23-25 April 1993 at Vouliagmeni in Greece when he was Shadow Home Secretary. " Chronology of Blair's rise to power 1993 - April 22nd-25th - Athens, Blair interviewed at Bilderberg 1994 - July 21st - Blair becomes party leader by block votes 1997 - May 2nd - Blair becomes Prime Minister Other Parliamentary Bilderberg questions Commons - Prime Minister Tony Blair's written answers (20 May 1999) Bilderberg Group
Re: [CTRL] Fwd: An Ex-Priest Comments on The Christ Conspiracy
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- William Shannon wrote: More rave reviews for the lovely and talented Acharya S and her vital opus THE CHRIST CONSPIRACY! Bill. the guy is a catholic priest, i think that says it all one of the biggest cults in the world..the great, the powerful, ladies and gentlemen.i give you the catholic church! A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Fwd: An Ex-Priest Comments on The Christ Conspiracy
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- In a message dated 2/21/00 8:46:55 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the guy is a catholic priest, i think that says it all one of the biggest cults in the world..the great, the powerful, ladies and gentlemen.i give you the catholic church! LOL! Preach on sistah! A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Fwd: An Ex-Priest Comments on The Christ Conspiracy
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- oops, that wasn't supposed to go to the list... everyone, my apologies, thought i was writing to Bill.. kimberly William Shannon wrote: -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- In a message dated 2/21/00 8:46:55 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the guy is a catholic priest, i think that says it all one of the biggest cults in the world..the great, the powerful, ladies and gentlemen.i give you the catholic church! LOL! Preach on sistah! A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Random thoughts on the Conspiracy. . .
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- In a message dated 2/21/00 8:31:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] First let me recommend a site to you, APB.com. Is this the actual site address? When I try it, I get an error message... Sorry for the error it is www.apbnews.com, and follow the links to your hearts content!! A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] The Credit Bubble Bulletin by Doug Noland
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Dave Hartley http://www.asheville-computer.com/dave http://www.prudentbear.com/markcomm/markcomm.htm Market Commentary The Credit Bubble Bulletin by Doug Noland February 18, 2000 ... It was another perilous week for the credit market. In fact, we see the unfolding crisis as having taken a decided "turn for the worst" this week, as our conviction now grows that the mighty credit bubble is in its most serious jeopardy since the failure of Long Term Capital Management. Remember, during the late summer and early fall in 1998, spreads widened sharply, with, for example, the 10-year dollar swap spread widening from about 70 basis points to 95. This week, the 10-year dollar swap, apparently having developed into a key market benchmark, widened 9 basis points to 100. This spread was 70 on January 26th, before the commencement of the current explosive move. It appears that the mortgage security marketplace is a key source of current systemic stress. The spread between generic Fannie Mae mortgage-backed securities and 10-year Treasury notes widened 11 basis points to 161, this after trading at 124 on January 26th. Heightened pressure is also apparent in the important market for GSE Agency securities, as spreads widened about 8 basis points this week. These spreads have widened almost 30 basis points during the past three weeks, a very painful move for those that had borrowed to speculate in Agency securities. Elsewhere, speculators that had bet on a steeper yield curve have been severely bloodied. Today, the spread between 5-year T-notes and 30-year T-bonds widened 9 basis points to a negative 53, this after trading at a positive 12 in mid-January. An even greater trading debacle, however, has developed for those speculators financing or hedging mortgages with the government long bond. This spread widened 11 more basis points this week to 194. This spread has widened 34 basis points so far this month and almost 60 basis points since mid-January. The harsh reality remains that our highly leveraged financial system functions poorly with any widening of spreads. As was the case during the LTCM fiasco, any sudden widening abruptly leads to illiquid markets as the leveraged players are forced to dump securities and frenetically move to hedge risk. If this hedging involves derivative, as appears increasingly the case, the writers of these products then sell securities as they dynamically hedge their exposure. We have, of course, stated before our view that the US financial sector has developed (or - regressed) into one massive interest rate arbitrate, with hundreds of billions of dollars of leveraged trades and trillions of interest rate derivatives. Over the years, interest rate speculation has grown to become endemic to our financial system. Included in the long list of speculators are the banks, the government-sponsored enterprises, a proliferation of non-bank lenders including mortgage brokers and aggressive credit card providers, Wall Street brokerage firms, mutual funds, hedge funds and others through the derivatives markets. In fact, maybe it is because this has been going on for so long that it is difficult for most to accept that borrowing in the money markets, either directly or indirectly, to finance a balance sheet or portfolio of mortgages and other higher yielding securities is a risky proposition. We have believed for some time that crisis would be the unavoidable consequence of truly unprecedented credit market leverage and speculation. Eventually, markets always punish egregious excess - always. Actually, this unhealthy bubble was in the process of being pierced back in the autumn of 1998. It should be recognized today that it would have been much better for the system to have taken the medicine back then. Instead, the Federal Reserve cuts rates sharply, while Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank System moved aggressively as buyers of last resort for the leveraged speculators. In the process, hundreds of billions of new credit was created by the GSEs that gave a dangerously maladjusted credit system another lease on life - and what a life it became. For sure, this bailout created huge moral hazard for the credit and stock markets. It incited truly unprecedented credit and speculative excess. It is also our view that historians will look back on the fall of 1998 and see it as the critical point where the Federal Reserve truly lost control of the financial system. Since the bailout, the corporate sector has likely added over $700 billion in debt, while mortgage debt
[CTRL] Prison Reform: A Moment to Seize?
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Dave Hartley http://www.asheville-computer.com/dave -Original Message- From: Neal Peirce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 1:20 PM To: Colleagues: Subject:Prison Reform: A Moment to Seize? NEAL PEIRCE COLUMN For Release Sunday, February 20, 2000 Copyright 2000 Washington Post Writers Group PRISON REFORM: A MOMENT TO SEIZE? By Neal R. Peirce WASHINGTON-If ever there were a golden moment to reform America's prison policy -- 2 million people incarcerated-that time should be now. The economy's booming, creating strong demand for workers, rehabilitated convicts included. Crime rates are dropping rapidly. We're feeling a touch of shame about leading the civilized world in prisoners. It's true, our prisons still hold hundreds of thousands of dangerous individuals, people convicted of quite heinous violent crimes. Even if a handful were wrongly convicted-note the recent concerns about some innocents held on death rows-we're justifiably nervous about premature releases. But behind bars, too, are lots of men (and increasingly women) who were caught possessing or handling small amounts of drugs. Many now face years, often decades, of incarceration for those infractions. In federal prisons, the average drug offender spends more time imprisoned (82.2 months) than rapists (73.3 months). In California, more inmates are doing life-their natural life-for marijuana possession than for murder, rape and robbery combined. Here's a possible reform agenda: * Overhaul sentencing to decide who we're afraid of, and who we're just mad at. Imprison the proven criminals we have reason to fear. Find alternative ways-from halfway houses to community service to drug treatment-to chastise and then treat the rest. Sentencing reform means doing away with the mandatory sentencing, the "three strikes and you're out" laws of the 80s and 90s. Legislatures should write sentencing guidelines focused less on punishment, more on averting future violent crime. Example: letting judges use statistical data that show which types of prisoners respond best to which sentences or treatments. * Reinvent and reinvest in probation and parole. This idea's championed by criminologist John DiIulio, who supported much of the 90s prison build-up. Probation and parole fail, he notes, because officers have unrealistic caseloads and are paid poorly. Recidivism could likely be cut way back by investing adequate funds, cutting caseloads, and then judging various probation and parole practices by their actual effectiveness in stopping repeat crime. * Stop chasing drug addicts. America's massive "war on drugs" is an abysmal failure. Even with multi-billion dollar budgets and military power, it can't interdict more than 1 percent or so of the illegal drugs flowing into the U.S. It can't stop the flow to the streets, where drugs are cheaper than ever. It rarely catches the big dealers; usually it snares small-time operators, very poor people often addicted and personally maladjusted. Then it throws them in the slammer for obscenely long periods of years. Which drugs are truly dangerous, to users and society? Tobacco takes a yearly death toll of 390,000 Americans, alcohol 80,000, cocaine 2,200, heroin 2,000, aspirin 2,000 and marijuana zero (no proven deaths, at least on its own). Combine all illegal drugs and the direct death toll is under 5,000 Americans a year, according to National Institute of Drug Abuse reports. The danger to society isn't the illegal drugs; it's chasing down their users, criminalizing addiction. The last time we had prohibition-against alcohol early in the 20th century-attendant violence, including murders, also hit record highs. * Treat drug addicts-don't make them wait months, years for care as we do now. Studies show people who get treatment are four times less likely to commit another drug crime. Rand Corp. research calculated that spending on treatment reduces serious crime 15 times more than expanding mandatory prison terms. While we've poured billions into new prisons, most drug treatment programs, whether in communities or behind bars, remain woefully underfunded. For the $450,000 it typically costs to arrest, convict and imprison a drug dealer for five years, drug treatment or education can be provided for about 200 people, according to the Drug Reform Coordination Network. We should switch out dollars, to where real results await. * Go after root causes. Why do we have serious crime, drug affliction? Some degree of bestial behavior is a constant among humans. But it's also true, as prison hard-liner DiIulio has noted, that America records 1 million substantiated case of child abuse yearly. Sixteen percent of our children are impoverished, 40 percent are without a father in the home. Neighborhood-, church, school-based programs can help some of these young people, and need much more serious
Re: [CTRL] Random thoughts on the Conspiracy. . .
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- In a message dated 2/21/00 5:02:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Perhaps Tenebrous means http://www.apbnews.com/ -- ~~ Mark McHugh Thanks Mark, that's it exactly. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] A Few Thoughts DOJ, Money Laundering, HUD Federal Credit Programs
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Dave Hartley http://www.asheville-computer.com/dave -Original Message- From: Catherine Austin Fitts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 8:45 PM I am many years out of the specifics of securities transactions, and my knowledge of the mechanics of money laundering in the mortgage markets almost non-existent, so what I am going to say is more conceptual than I would like. I finally realized the essence of why the politics at HUD played out the way they did during the Clinton administration. Traditionally, the multifamily mortgage insurance and Section 8 subsidy constituency had relatively little power in the scheme of things. Their real power, if they had any, came from who was in their tax shelter LP group that could get scared (the partners at various New York law firms, investment banking firms, accounting firms and on up through to the Queen perhaps if rumors are true) or their ability to serve as or be a DOJ proprietary that could exploit gentrification and de-regulation in more creative ways than some of the traditional Section 8 folks. The relationship of DOJ covert operations and HUD is one I keep musing about. DOJ was in charge of doing all litigation and legal matters for HUD, as they are for most or all of the federal agencies. If DOJ covert ops are as profitable in money laundering as some have alleged, the next question is what is their competitive edge vs. some of the other groups. One of them may be that they do the litigation and legal enforcement for all the federal credit programs, of which HUD with FHA, has about 33% of the total amount outstanding (about $1.2 trillion in the early '90's) and the Clinton Administration has ballooned it a lot since. That gives them interesting access to influence the design, allocation and enforcement/litigation related to the annual origination of what today would be as much as several hundred billion a year in federal credit and related securities. The 800 lb. gorilla at HUD has always been the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (FHA). My guess is that the Clinton Administration has either bankrupted the fund, or gone a long way to doing so, but I doubt that will come up until the markets drop in the next cycle. From 1994-97, I watched policies that at the time made absolutely no sense. It was explained to me that folks like the Clintons and Cuomo love providing guarantees to facilitate more and more debt and that their constituents are often fee driven entities based on debt (banks, mortgage bankers, etc). The lengths that the liberalization went to made no sense given that market liquidity argued to shut this stuff down and let the private sector work(Part of the problem here is that when private markets operate, the pressure increase to include real estate players based on performance as opposed to politics). At one point we estimated that the combined total projects of FHA volume plus what they were mandating that Fannie and Freddie do meant that some low income neighborhoods would have to finance and refinance at awesome rates. The joke was "how can everyone refinance their mortgage twice a year if they are in prison?" I am sitting here with all my databases in a state of mess under court control so this is without benefit of numbers. The missing link that would explain the patterns we experienced from 1989-99, would be a craving for government guaranteed paper and related securities for purposes of money laundering and/or quick transfer of laundered funds globally. Intuitively, I suspect it has something to creating bank and other eligible paper or securities in volume. When Daiwa Securities got an FHA eagle, I should have figured on this. Frankly, my mission was to figure out how to finance the whole deal with equity, so the specifics of how the debt operation on the titanic was not that interesting. If the need for government guaranteed paper is the case, it may explain why some of the complaints on the single family loan sales were so aggressive and weird (Oscar Wyatt, Chairman of Coastal, demanding that I be fired because I was a woman), why the thought of merging to place based was so dangerous on either origination or asset management, why the Wall Street firms winning placed based bids where they learned how the 203(k) program worked was such a sore point politically, why Chip Tatum had a mortgage banking operation under the umbrella of the "Denver Connection" as Webb calls them, the volume of mortgage financing moving through BONY and a variety of other phenomenon and behavior among the single family mortgage bankers and home builders. It is interesting, I bet decriminalization could tank a lot of Taco Bells, and some mortgage bankers and more than few homebuilders. Meantime, if any body knows of a money laundering expert with deep knowledge of money laundering in the mortgage markets and homebuilding,
[CTRL] Stanford Internet Study
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Nifty bar and pie charts in colours at the site. AER
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Study offers early look at how Internet is changing daily life
As Internet use grows, Americans report they spend less time with friends and
family, shopping in stores or watching television, and more time working for
their employers at home - without cutting back their hours in the office.
These are the major preliminary results of a new study that is the first
assessment of the social consequences of Internet use based on a large,
representative sample of American households, including both Internet users and
non-users. The study was. conducted by the Stanford Institute for the
Quantitative Study of Society (SIQSS) and released today.
The sample was of 4,113 adults in 2,689 households.
A key finding of the study is that "the more hours people use the Internet, the
less time they spend in contact with real human beings," said Stanford
Professor Norman Nie, Director of SIQSS and principal investigator along with
his co-investigator Professor Lutz Erbring of the Free University of Berlin.
"This is an early trend that, as a society, we really need to monitor
carefully."
While a number of commentators have speculated about how the Internet might
change people's daily lives, and some studies have looked at the use patterns
of non-representative groups of Internet users, only a sample representative of
households nationally allows analysts to make projections about future Internet
usage and its likely consequences, the researchers say. They worked with
InterSurvey of Menlo Park, Calif., to develop a unique Internet-based method
for conducting surveys with a national probability sample of the general
population, including both Internet users and non-users.
Some of the preliminary findings are:
People spend more hours on the Internet the more years they have been using it.
Up to a quarter of the respondents who use the Internet regularly (more than 5
hours a week) feel that it has reduced their time (in person or on the phone)
with friends and family or attending events outside the home.
A quarter of regular Internet users who are employed say the Internet has
increased the time they spend working at home without cutting back at the
office.
Sixty percent of regular Internet users say the Internet has reduced their TV
viewing, and one third say they spend less time reading newspapers.
The least educated and the oldest Americans are least likely to have Internet
access, but when they do use the Internet, their use is similar to others.
About two-thirds of those surveyed who have Internet access said they spend
fewer than five hours a week on the Internet, and most of them did not report
large changes in their day-to-day behavior, the researchers said. But the other
36 percent who use the Internet five or more hours a week do report significant
changes in their lives. The largest changes are reported by those who spend
more than 10 hours a week on the net - individuals who currently account for
only 15 percent of all Internet users but are likely to be a much larger
fraction in the future.
"As of today, heavy Internet users are still a small fraction of the total
population", Nie said, "but that fraction is steadily growing."
"Moreover," Erbring added, "time spent on the net also grows with the number of
years a person has been connected."
Nie and Erbring emphasized that their analysis is preliminary, and SIQSS plans
to conduct follow-up studies on at least an annual basis. (Click on image to
enlarge.)
Method used
The research methodology employed for this study producesd a large,
representative sample of all American households, not just current computer and
or Internet users. Nie and Erbring used InterSurvey, a company Nie co-founded,
to conduct the survey on the net (Nie, a political scientist with expertise in
surveys, is co-founder and chairman of the company's board. Stanford is an
investor in the company, and the university's business school has an agreement
to conduct occasional research through InterSurvey.).
InterSurvey is in the process of giving internet devices and connectivity to
several hundred thousand households in exchange for their participation in
surveys and marketing studies of all types.
To date, InterSurvey has built a 35,000-person panel of participants and has
supplied them all with free Web TV. Using this set-top box allows people to
access the internet through their television set, and enables the researchers
to quickly survey those who would not otherwise have internet access. The
company also pays for every participating household to be connected to the
Iinternet.
By using newly enrolled
Re: [CTRL] Finders/CIA Connection?
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- In a message dated 2/21/00 8:50:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: FINDERS AND THE CIA CONNECTION? ARE THE CIA INVOLVED IN CHILD ABDUCTION? This is an old story but still very much relevant. It is one of those tantalizing bits of evidence that shines some light on nefarious goings on in our government. The short answer to the questions above are; YES, the Finders have a connection to the CIA, and YES, the CIA is involved in child abduction, at least enough to cover up for those who commit it. Look into the Franklin CU business from years back for more on this issue. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Pentagon and Microsoft
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Subject: US secret agents work at Microsoft: French intelligence Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 23:03:57 -0600 (CST) From: Michael Eisenscher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: ? To: undisclosed-recipients:; http://www.smh.com.au/breaking/0002/19/A27800-2000Feb19.shtml Sydney Morning Herald US secret agents work at Microsoft: French intelligence Source: AFP | Published: Saturday February 19, 7:44 AM PARIS, Feb 18 - A French intelligence report today accused US secret agents of working with computer giant Microsoft to develop software allowing Washington to spy on communications around the world. The report, drawn up by the Strategic Affairs Delegation (DAS), the intelligence arm of the French Defence Ministry, was quoted in today's edition of the news-letter Le Monde du Renseignement (Intelligence World). Written by a senior officer at the DAS, the report claims agents from the National Security Agency (NSA) helped install secret programmes on Microsoft software, currently in use in 90 per cent of computers. According to the report there was a 'strong suspicion' of a lack of security fed by insistent rumours about the existence of spy programs on Microsoft, and by the presence of NSA personnel in Bill Gates' development teams. The NSA protects communications for the US government, and also intercepts electronic messages for the Defence Department and other US intelligence agencies, the newsletter said. According to the report, 'it would seem that the creation of Microsoft was largely supported, not least financially, by the NSA, and that IBM was made to accept the (Microsoft) MS-DOS operating system by the same administration.' The report claimed the Pentagon was Microsoft's biggest client in the world. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Columbia - Fighting the war for the US.
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Subject: CT: To some, aid to Colombia a risky maneuver for U.S. Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 23:09:05 -0600 (CST) From: Colombian Labor Monitor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: ? To: undisclosed-recipients:; [NOTE: The retired Colombian general is absolutely correct. It's no secret in Colombia that the U.S. is heavily involved in the war and has been for nearly 35 years. Almost two years ago I was told by General Bonnet, the head of the Colombian military, that his troops are fighting the war for the U.S. He felt hurt by all the fuss about human rights abuses. Afterall, we all know that you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet, don't we? The media has allowed the U.S. to plausibly use the myth of the so-called "war on drugs" to cover Washington's involvement in the counterinsurgency, on the side of the thuggish security forces and their murderous right-wing death-squad allies who have been sowing terror among the peasants, whom they insist on targeting as "guerrilla sympathizers". Now the U.S. will be sending over $1 billion to these thugs to intensify the "war on drugs". We can stop the proposed aid. For infortmation on what you can do, visit www.prairienet.org/clm/chicol.html -DG] == But a recently retired general in the Colombian military says the U.S. is playing a bigger role in the conflict than it is willing to admit. "The U.S. gives and it controls," said the former general. "They are the ones who give the orders." == CHICAGO TRIBUNE Friday, 18 February 2000 To some, aid to Colombia a risky maneuver for U.S. -- By Paul de la Garza SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUAN, Colombia -- It was an extraordinary gesture intended to create momentum for peace, but the government decision to cede an area the size of Switzerland to Marxist rebels in the coca-growing region of southern Colombia seems to have backfired. Fifteen months later, Colombian officials accuse the rebels of using the demilitarized zone to launch attacks against government troops and to smuggle cocaine out of the country in exchange for weapons from Nicaragua and El Salvador. As the insurgency and drug trade flourish, U.S. congressional committees have begun considering a $1.3 billion emergency aid package the Clinton administration is proposing for Colombia, ostensibly to fight the drug war. Critics of the effort, called Plan Colombia, believe the funds will only entangle the U.S. in the nation's civil war. The biggest single item in the package is $400 million for purchasing 30 Blackhawk and 33 Huey helicopters, an RG-8A reconnaissance plane, night-vision systems for aging planes and air base and radar enhancements. Military and paramilitary officials say the helicopters will enable Colombian government troops to take the war to the guerrillas. In the past, Colombian troops have been easy prey to rebel ambushes because they have to cover treacherous terrain on foot. Since last fall, the military has recorded some successes against the Marxist-inspired Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, by using a fleet of about 20 Blackhawks already in inventory, according to retired military officials and analysts. Once criticized for spreading itself too thin, the military also reportedly has pulled back troops based in distant and vulnerable posts. Rebel leaders say the U.S. aid will lead to further bloodshed as the military uses its new equipment against them. They also argue U.S. involvement will only complicate the peace process by creating an environment of mistrust. In an interview in a hot and dusty camp outside San Vicente del Caguan on a recent Sunday afternoon, Comandante Raul Reyes, the third-ranking leader of the FARC, urged the U.S. to stay out of Colombia, a nation of 41 million people. "Plan Colombia is a plan for war financed, again, regrettably, by the United States, with the excuse that it is to fight narcotrafficking," he said. "It is a way of interfering in the domestic affairs of Colombia. "They are preparing for a major role in the war." In an interview in Mexico City last week, Barry McCaffrey, director of the U.S. drug policy office, reiterated the American position that the United States is not complicating the peace process. "The Colombians have to sort this out for themselves," McCaffrey said, noting that Plan Colombia includes
[CTRL] Honble Johns Band
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- an excerpt from: The Boodle Boys RA Kris Millegan©2000 Rough drafts Honble Johns Band "When we sold the Heathen nations rum and opium in rolls, And the Missionaries went along to save their sinful souls." The Old Clipper Days --Julian S. Cutler William H. Russell (SB co-founder-1833) cousin Samuel Russell formally established Russell Co. on January 1, 1824 for the purpose of acquiring opium and smuggling it to China. Russell Co. merged with the number one US trader, the J. T.H. Perkins "Boston Concern" in 1829. By the mid-1830s the opium trade had become "the largest commerce of its time in any single commodity, anywhere in the world." Russell Co. and the Scotch firm Jardine-Matheson, then the world's largest opium dealer working together were known as the "Combination." George HW Bush (SB 1948) was born in Milton, Massachusetts not far from the historic home of Robert Bennett Forbes, a Russell partner. Many great American, European and Chinese family fortunes were built on the "China"(opium) trade. Yes, they sold porcelain, tea, silks and other items at home in the US, but they "needed" the trade in opium for silver to pay for the desired goods andopium smuggling returned "handsome" profits Opium smuggling didnt just make money. At times, opium was money. Opium built empires and had a hand in financing much of the worlds infrastructure. From Carl A Trockis excellent book, Opium, Empire and the Global Economy(1999 ): "The trade in such drugs usually results in some form of monopoly which not only centralizes the drug traffic, but also restructures much of the affiliated social and economic terrain in the process. In particular two major effects are the creation of mass markets and the generation of enormous, in fact unprecedented, cash flows. The existence of monopoly results in the concentrated accumulation of vast pools of wealth. The accumulations of wealth created by a succession of historic drug trades have been among the primary foundations of global capitalism and the modern nation-state itself. Indeed, it may be argued that the entire rise of the west, from 1500 to 1900, depended on a series of drug trades." ". . . the image of the "opium empire," a metaphor first offered by Joseph Conrad. It takes up the early history of opium and other "traditional drugs" such as tobacco and sugar and develops the paradigm of commercialized drug trades and ties that to the growth of European colonialism in the Americas and Asia . . ." ". . . links between drug trades, European colonial expansion, the creation of the global capitalist system and the creation of the modern state. Drug trades destabilized existing societies not merely because they destroyed individual human beings but also, and perhaps more importantly, because they have the power to undercut the existing political economy of any state. They have created new forms of capital; and they have redistributed wealth in radically new ways." "Opium thus created a succession of new political and economic orders in Asia during the past two centuries. These included the state of the East India Company itself, the new Malay polities of island Southeast Asia, the colonial states of nineteenth-century Southeast Asia and the warlord regimes of post-Qing China as well as the Guomindang and communist states that arose out of that milieu. At the same time, the economies of the entire region were radically reoriented, or perhaps "re-occidented" would be a more appropriate word. India's opium production was brought under western control while China's domestic economy was opened to the west. Southeast Asia was first opened to western traders and then to western control. With the migration of Chinese labor, Southeast Asian economies were transformed into commodity-producing regimes focused on exporting to the industrializing western Powers. Underlying all of this, opium rearranged the domestic economies and pushed them down the path of mass consumption, which together with mass production, typified the "modern" economic order. It is possible to suggest a hypothesis that mass consumption, as it exists in modern society, began with drug addiction. And, beyond that, addiction began with a drug-as-commodity. Something was necessary to prime the pump, as it were, to initiate the cycles of production, consumption and accumulation that we identify with capitalism. Opium was the catalyst of the consumer market, the money economy and even of capitalist production itself in nineteenth-century Asia. Opium was the tool of the capitalist classes in transforming the peasantry and in monetizing their subsistence lifestyles. Opium created pools of capital and fed the institutions that accumulated it: the banking and financial systems, the insurance systems and the transportation and information infrastructures. Those structures and that economy have, in large part, been inherited by the successor
Re: [CTRL] A Hit On McCain
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- GOP Primaries Heat Up On Heels Of Bush S.C. Win WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 20 -- By staying on message and focusing on his record as a "reformer with results," Texas Governor George W. Bush won the South Carolina GOP primary, effectively restoring his lead as front-runner. While many in the media warned of the Democrat and Independent influence in the South Carolina GOP primary vote, and how it may help further boost Senator John McCain's candidacy, Bush trounced his opponent, 53% to 42%. Ambassador Alan Keyes, the only other GOP candidate remaining, received 5%. A breakdown of the South Carolina vote shows that McCain continues in an uphill battle in winning the GOP vote as his presidential campaign rolls on. Last night's results reflected that a stunning 3 out of 4 Republicans voted against McCain. Earlier today, appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" with Tim Russert, McCain rejected the notion of moving to the Reform Party should he continue to lose against Bush. As seen in last night's concession speech, the agenda behind the real John McCain is slowly rearing its ugly head. No more was the supposed upbeat and positive 'Reaganesque' approach. Instead, as several Sunday morning news show talking heads pointed out, it was a frustrated, angry and temperamental McCain who continued to throw out a barrage of accusations at Bush of being a hypocrite, while predicting his opponent will take the "low road." "I will not take the low road to the highest office on the land," said McCain last night, implying that Bush will do so. "A choice between my optimistic choice for conservatism and the negative message of fear," he continued, suggesting that Bush's campaign will follow a negative route. "A choice between a record of reform and an empty slogan of reform. A choice between experience and pretense," McCain added, further implying that Bush's "reformer with results" is an empty slogan rather than a reflection of his record as Texas governor. Interestingly enough, according to ABC's Dean Reynolds, reporting from the Bush camp, Texas governor's aides believe that McCain's campaign is in "meltdown" based on comments made last night in his concession speech. McCain's web site, http://www.mccain2000.com, which the Senator, along with many others, hawk as playing a big role in his campaign, does not seem to include last night's concession speech, instead offering the candidate's speeches up through only February 9. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that many observers view McCain's concession speech as a mistake? On today's ABC's "This Week," Cokie Roberts and other pundits agreed that not only was the McCain speech a "mistake," but that his negative advertising comparing Bush to President Bill Clinton is also a "mistake." "He's going to spend the next 48 hours explaining that speech," commented ABC's George Stephanopoulos, referring to McCain. In contrast to McCain's campaign home page, Bush's site http://www.georgewbush.com/news/2000/february/pr021900_screm.asp included the Governor's remarks after the South Carolina win. Rather than attack McCain, Bush went after the Clinton-Gore administration, saying that "Clinton Gore have the unfortunate legacy of the highest taxes in America since World War II. In stark contrast, I know the surplus is not the government's money, it's the people's money." According to exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and the television networks, about 23% of the voters said Bush was the real reformer in the race. Instead, McCain, who has run as a "reformer" since he began his presidential bid, was chosen by only 17%. Apparently McCain's reference to the "Iron Triangle," which he says includes the special interests, lobbyists and legislators, has not resonated. Polls show that McCain's continued negative advertising is backfiring rather than hurting Bush's candidacy. Perhaps this has something to do, in part, to McCain's role as powerful chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee where he exclaimed on "Meet the Press" that he's "proud to rule over the special interests." Yet, according to various news reports, many of McCain's Washington, D.C. fundraisers are the same lobbyists who have business in front of his committeesnip see http://users.erols.com/mack97/022000.html - Original Message - From: William Shannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 07:28 PM Subject: [CTRL] A "Hit" On McCain -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Vol. 6, No. 1271 - The American Reporter - February 21, 2000 ARTICLE ON McCAIN IS 'SLEAZE,' SAFIRE CHARGES by James De Pietro American Reporter Correspondent Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON -- Early this week, every member of Congress and 130 members of the media received free copies of World magazine, a product of God's World Publications and its corporate parent, a South Carolina
Re: [CTRL] Illuminati Masons
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: Conspiracy Shopping Cart: http://a-albionic.com/shopping.htmlFrom: Lance Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Illuminati Masons Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 8:34 PM Hey Guys, Gotta love that Project (are you still putting it out?). It's Mark checking in from The Great White North (Vancouver). Here are a couple tidbits that I came across recently for you to ruminate on. There's a new flick opening soon that sounds like a swipe at the evil Illuminist Yale fraternity Skull Bones: Skulls Movie Information Joshua Jackson (Dawson's Creek) and Leslie Bibb (Popular) star in Universal Pictures suspense thriller The Skulls, an Original Film/Newmarket Capital Group production directed by Rob Cohen (HBOs The Rat Pack), produced by Neal Moritz (Cruel Intentions) from an original screenplay by John Pogue (U.S. Marshals). Luke McNamara (Jackson) pays the ultimate sacrifice for fitting in. Once the over-achieving New Haven townie is able to claw his way into an Ivy League College, he is invited to join an elitist secret society known as The Skulls. He jumps at the chance, hoping it will help secure his acceptance into a prestigious law school. At first seduced by the clubÕs upper-crust trappings, Luke finds himself ensnared by his own ambition when his journalist roommate commits suicide amidst cloudy circumstances. Now at the risk of his own life, he must outwit The Skulls at their own game. The Skulls opens nationwide on March 31, 2000. The following comes courtesy of the ISP company Illuminati Online (www.io.com/news): Tuesday, November 09, 1999 Welcome, Governor Bush Illuminati Online welcomes a new collocation customer . . . (http://www.georgewbush.com), the official website for the George W. Bush campaign. This site is quite an effort; in addition to the features you would expect from a campaign page, it has a regularly updated list of donors, a Spanish-language section, and audio clips. It runs on some of the most beautiful hardware we've ever seen: four Dell PowerEdge 6300s, collocated at the IO offices. These are lovely systems, rack-mounted and standing taller than I am (visualize all us hardware geeks making admiring little noises). Can you say pages load fast? The Bush campaign chose IO because they wanted to stick with an Austin ISP . . . and, in a city that has several high-quality Internet providers with first-class connectivity, they picked us because of our reputation for customer service and reliability. Were proud of that . . . and were proud that so far, were doing the job they expected. Also, I found an interesting sentence in an article that New York Magazine book critic Walter Kirn wrote on actor Warren Beatty and that appeared in Time Magazine on 8/23/99 titled 'President Bulworth.' The sentence of note read that Mr. Beatty refused to quash rumors that he had been approached by unnamed Illuminati urging him to seek a spot on the presidential national ticket, as of August 23, 1999. I emailed Kirn to ask him, among other things, where he got the notion to refer to these people as 'Illuminati' in the first place. No response yet. In his book 'Blood Lines of the Illuminati' author Fritz Springmeier claims that the Beatty's are a Satanic bloodline family. I received the following from a chap working on AI (artificial intelligence) at MIT. I sent him a query on Freemasons at that institution: "Mark, I have been told that, until some time in the 1970s IIRC, al Institute Professors at MIT were Freemasons before they became Institute Professors (the title of Institute Professor carries with it perpetual tenure, a handsome salary, and extreme freedom - current examples are Noam Chomsky and Marvin Minsky). Vennevar Bush, one of the more illustrious of MIT's presidents (and MIT Corporation chairman), and Institute Professor Harold Edgerton (the strobe photography guy (remember pictures of bullets frozen in flight and balloons half way through bursting?) - someone I personally met years ago, before he died), were both Freemasons." I sent Chomsky an email asking if he was affiliated with the Grand Lodge or the Grand Orient (there's a big difference). No response yet. I've only seen the war between English and French Masonry exposed in one book, John Daniel's magnum opus 'Scarlet The Beast.' You really must buy this book. I just thought I'd check in with these interesting items. Pax Christi, Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shop for Cars On-Line: http://a-albionic.com/ads/srch.html Forwarded for info and discussion from the New Paradigms Discussion List, not necessarily endorsed by: *** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research (POB 20273, Ferndale, MI 48220), a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire
[CTRL] Starbucks 'Killer' Recants
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed]: Conspiracy Shopping Cart: http://a-albionic.com/shopping.htmlFrom: Richard Sampson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [CTRL] Starbucks 'Killer' Recants Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 4:26 AM -Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover.shtml With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff For the story behind the story... Sunday Jaunuary 23, 2000; 1:59 AM EST Starbucks 'Killer' Recants, New Questions Emerge in Intern's Death When Carl Derek Cooper confessed last March to the July 1997 slayings of onetime Clinton intern Mary Caity Mahoney and two other workers at a Washington, DC Starbucks, suspicions of a White House connection quickly evaporated. But a funny thing happened on the way to Cooper's trial. He recanted his confession, the primary piece of evidence police had linking him to the crime. And if that wasn't enough to set off a fresh round of frenzied speculation, now a new investigation suggests Mahoney could have been an extremely inconvenient witness in the Monica Lewinsky case. "I swear on my father's grave and my son's life that I didn't do Starbucks," Cooper told the FBI shortly after he admitted his guilt to local police, according to courtroom testimony reported by the Washington Post last week. Now it emerges that Cooper told police several different stories about the Starbucks murders; once blaming an acquaintance for the killings, another time claiming he was merely a lookout. But after 54 hours of questioning, Cooper's lawyer says he buckled. "No matter how many times Mr. Cooper denied his involvement, they kept pressuring him. They kept pressuring him until they got what they wanted," attorney Steven Kirsch told US District Court Judge Joyce Hens Green, according to Thursday's Washington Times. Kirsch wants Green to rule the confession inadmissible at trial on the grounds it was coerced. The motive in the Starbuck's massacre was supposedly robbery, though none of the $10,000 cash on hand was taken even after Mahoney and her two co-workers were felled by a fusillade of bullets. Casting further doubt on the robbery theory: five of the ten shots fired hit the former Clinton intern, including an execution bullet fired into the back of her head. The same week Cooper recanted, new information emerged about Mahoney's background and her possible ties to the Monica Lewinsky case. Author David M. Hoffman, who spent a year investigating Mahoney's murder, tells Globe Magazine's Tom Kuncl that the Starbucks massacre came just three days after Monica told Clinton she was going to tell her parents about their relationship. According to Monica Clinton reacted angrily, telling her, "It's a crime to threaten the President." Hoffman's claim is corroborated by the Starr Report. "Monica took the threat seriously," Hoffman told Globe, "telling Linda Tripp that she feared for both their lives if her affair with Clinton ever became public." "I don't want to wind up like Caity Mahoney," Monica is rumored to have told friends. The Tripp tapes amply document Monica's fears for her own physical safety, featuring no fewer than four exchanges where the Clinton girlfriend voices sentiments such as: "I would not cross these people for fear of my life." Hoffman claims to have uncovered new details about Mary Mahoney's time at the White House, which, if true, suggest the White House alum could have played a key role in the Clinton sex scandal despite her own homosexuality: "For many months, Mary, an outspoken lesbian and good hearted den mother for other young White House interns, had been listening to tearful stories from them about alleged sexual passes made at them by Bill Clinton. She'd begun to tell others she planned to do something to help them." Also, reports Hoffman, "a blockbuster piece of gossip swirling through Washington (at the time of Mahoney's death) was based on a columnist's blind item that a former White House intern whose name began with the letter M was about to reveal news of a sexual relationship with Bill Clinton." Was it Mahoney, Clinton damage controllers no doubt wondered? Meanwhile, the fuse had been lit on another White House sex bombshell just two days before the Starbucks killings. That's when cyberscribe Matt Drudge first reported that Clinton had put the moves on a then-unnamed White House volunteer. It would be three more weeks till the world knew her name: Kathleen Willey. But by early July 1997 White House damage controllers knew they had a serious intern problem on their hands. Carl Derek Cooper is scheduled to go on trial for Mary Caity Mahoney's murder on April 10. -- --- NOTE: In
Re: [CTRL] Request for help
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Amelia K Edgeman wrote: So, Kelly. are you going to post your address for your new webpage? If not on list, please send it to me of list. Thanks Amelia Dear gawd, I have created a monster! Like a few years ago I started my own Secret Society. Right? I called it KISS for Kelly's Incredible Secret Society, and now - well... It seems to have taken on a life of its own! Membership is easy! I am the head over everything, that is indisputable, and that's about it as far as rules go! But I do make up rules sometimes! But nobody seems to care too much about that and just call me Kommander Kelly when I do. They are an unruly bunch! But boy do they know their HTML and sure don't waste time offering computer technology help! Basically, the word from every corner of this world is that my site needs to be removed into some cyberspace and revamped and etc. etc. etc. buttons blah blah blah ftp dreamworld, etc. etc. Like - okay conspiracy folks, I mention one simple little website and have been so inudated with advice and techie things that I am drowning in knowledge! Well, that is okay. Don't worry about me! Kelly Founder and President KISS A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: [RuMills] MESSAGE TO RUMOR MILL NEWS READERS FROM RAYELAN
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From Rayelan Allan: Dear Friends and RMNews Readers, I am sending this out hoping that it will explain why I have not been as active as I used to be. I am getting too many insulting and angry letters from people who have been loyal readers. I guess I have put off admitting this for too long. I have made too many people angry with me because I have not gotten back to them, or I have not updated the webpage, or I have not archived the old messages on the webpage. After you read the following, hopefully you will understand why it is taking me so long to respond or why sometimes I never respond. On another point, I know the Forum is getting too large. I know many of you can't access it. I thought my webmaster was going to archive the old posts... but I have not heard from him in a while. I don't even know if I still have a webmaster. Because some people can't access the Forum, I have decided to create a mailing list for people who have computers that can't access the Forum. If you would like to receive the posts from the Forum on a timely basis... here is the subscribe address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have also started an RMNews Volunteers list. I am keeping it on my private email address. If you have some free time and think you can help me keep this thing going, please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for your kind words and prayers, Rayelan From the Rumor Mill News Forum CONTRAILS OVER RUMOR MILL NEWS Posted By: RAYELAN Date: Sunday, 20 February 2000, at 3:40 a.m. In Response To: What's Wrong with This Picture? (Ghost_Writer) About a month ago I walked outside and directly over my house was a tic tac toe contrail pattern. Instead of two lines intersecting two lines... there were five lines intersecting five lines. The pattern was directly over my head. I ran in to get a camera, but discovered I had no film. The next week was the day the ATT Golf Tournament began in Pebble Beach, which is across Monterey Bay from me. The contrails in the sky that day were unbelievable. My doctor's office is around the corner from me. (He is one of us. If you have ever listened to Radio Liberty, you have heard him.) I had an appointment with him that day and commented on the contrails. Later than day, his assistant called me to talk about the contrails. I told her they were bigger and longer than any I had ever seen. Instead of many lines criss crossing, there would be one very fat contrail in the sky, strectching from horizon to horizon. The moment one fat one would start puffing up and dissipating, an airplane would be laying down another one. The contrails went from horizon to horizon, a distance of about 50 to 60 miles... from the Santa Cruz mountains to the other side of the Bay where Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach and Carmel are located. I have never seen anything like it in my life. The contrails appeared to go straight down into the ground. In the Santa Cruz mountians, at the point where one contrail looked as if it touched the ground, something that looked like grey smoke was coming up. The other end of the largest contrail vanished into the horizon over Pebble Beach, Pacific Grove and Carmel. This is the area where all the movie stars and golf celebrities were playing golf at the ATT --- formerly known as the Crosby. Stars like Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, and Jack Lemmon were present. It would be interesting to know if any of the golfers or actors became ill after the tournament. Since the first spraying, I have been so weak and exhausted that I can barely function. I have been having problems unrelated to contrails for two years now. I injured my knee and suddenly I developed a whole syndrome of problems. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel, closed eleocecal valve and others I can't even remember. I have tried everything from liver flushes, to parasite cleasning to all manner of vitamins and herbs. In August of 1999, I felt that I finally had it under control and I resumed lecturing and giving workshops. In November, after a trip to Florida, I became ill again. Then in January I caught the flu. It lingered for weeks. Just as I was getting over the flu, the contrails appeared. Since the contrails, there are days that I can't function. I am exhaustedbeyond description and my mind is numb and foggy. Now you know why I haven't been writing as much as I used to. Today was one of my good days. I count my good days as the days that my mind functions the way it used to. Most of the days I walk around in a fog. At times I even feel dizzy and disoriented, like I am going to fall down. When the contrails on overhead, I can taste a chemical taste on my lips. I usually have colloidal silver with me and I wipe down with it. I also drink a lot of it and spray it on my face and clothes. I don't know if it does any good, but it makes me feel better. I do not know if my exhaustion comes from the contrails
[CTRL] Fwd: Weekly GIU
STRATFOR.COM's Weekly Global Intelligence Update - 22 February 2000 By The Internet's Most Intelligent Source of International News Analysis http://www.stratfor.com/ __ Check out Stratfor's Executive Black Book "A Revolution in the Dissemination of Business Intelligence" http://www.stratfor.com __ WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR WORLD A "Soft Landing" for Oil Prices and OPEC http://www.stratfor.com/MEAF/specialreports/special34.htm __ STRATFOR.COM Weekly Global Intelligence Update 22 February 2000 Forging a New Japan Summary Last week, Japan's foreign ministry announced that Tokyo is considering deploying vessels to patrol the Strait of Malacca, where shipping has been plagued by piracy. The announcement coincides with a much broader debate over Japan's use of the armed forces and the very constitution that has limited their use for the last half-century. Forced by economic circumstance, Japan is beginning to undergo a sea-change in its thinking. Japan is beginning to come to grips with a reality it has tried to deny - It is a great power with strategic interests as pressing as its economic ones. Analysis Last week the Japanese government announced that it is considering sending ships from its Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) http://www.stratfor.com/asia/commentary/0002180030.htm, the equivalent of the U.S. Coast Guard, to help patrol the Strait of Malacca, in order to stop piracy. Yasako Kurihama, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official, was quoted as saying that Japan might formally propose such patrols at a conference to be held in Singapore in March. The Strait of Malacca is among the most strategically valuable waterways in the world, connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans and serving as the major waterway between Japan and its oil sources in the Persian Gulf. The Strait has been the site of increasing acts of piracy. Increasing numbers of the more than 2,000 ships that move through the Strait daily are subject to hijacking. The Japanese are positioning themselves to join forces from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, China and South Korea to patrol the waterway. But there is a much larger context than merely the control of piracy. Tokyo's proposal comes during a growing debate over the possible revision of Article 9 of the Japanese constitution. The device with which Japan swore off militarism after World War II, Article 9 states that, "the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. In order to accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea and air forces as well as other war potential will never be maintained. The right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized." Leading Japanese politicians are calling for changing the constitution, which was in large part the handiwork of the United States. Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has been a key figure advocating the constitution's modification. Early this month, The New York Times quoted him as saying, "We have had the experience of the last 50 years, and all of the shortcomings of the defects of our constitution have become visible. Now, as we go into the 21st century, there is a surging trend of wanting to review or revisit the structures of the state." Last week, an unprecedented debate on revising the constitution opened in the upper house of parliament, with the dominant Liberal Democratic Party and the Liberal Party calling for a constitutional amendment and the Communist and Social Democratic Parties opposing any change. The Democratic Party of Japan and the New Komeito, a Buddhist party, appear willing to discuss change in general, without necessarily agreeing to the revision of Article 9. But in effect, the Japanese establishment, represented by the LDP and to a lesser extent by the Liberals, are now of the opinion that Article 9 should be revised in the context of possible broader institutional changes. This is a sea change in Japanese thinking. The Liberal Party's Sadao Irano said that "a Japan that forgot history and tradition in post-war years is being buffeted by sham pacifism, belief in the undisciplined market, biased human rights and collapse of education. The cause of such a state of affairs lies in the after effects of our defeat in the war and the occupation regime, the so- called Potsdam syndrome." In other words, the constitution is an American invention, imposed on Japan in opposition to the country's own traditions, that needs to be revised. These views still represent the extreme of public discourse, but they are very much part of a newly respectable viewpoint that is critically reviewing three issues: pacifism, the uncontrolled free market and Western definitions of human rights. While the focus of political debate has been Article 9, the constitutional debate really
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-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] First let me recommend a site to you, APB.com. Is this the actual site address? When I try it, I get an error message... June A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
