[CTRL] BOLIVIAN Pres blames Unrest on Drug Runners
-Caveat Lector- Bolivian president addresses nation, blames unrest on drug runners By PETER McFARREN The Associated Press 9/28/00 11:27 PM LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Bolivia's president blamed a rash of violent protests on cocaine traffickers, saying Thursday that they're trying to destabilize Bolivia in order to protect their drug crops. President Hugo Banzer said in an address Thursday evening that the government will stand firm in its effort to eliminate cocaine trafficking in the country. But violent protests of the government effort has left 10 people dead and more than 100 injured in the last week. "For us to stop the eradication of coca leaves is to turn over the nation to cocaine traffickers," Banzer said. "We will not surrender in our fight against cocaine trafficking, and those who believe we will are wrong. We will not tolerate any more violence and disorder." His remarks were the first since coca leaf growers and farmers began setting up roadblocks throughout the country to protest the eradication effort. On a separate front, public school teachers went on a general strike this week to protest government layoffs. "We are facing acts of sedition that are being led by sectors backed by cocaine traffickers," the president said. A clash with soldiers Thursday killed two farmers and a school teacher in the Lake Titicaca border town of Huarina. Two coca farmers were killed Wednesday in the Chapare region. Confrontations between soldiers trying to lift roadblocks and protesting coca producers, farmers and teachers left five others dead this week. About 5,000 acres of coca leaf remain in the Chapare, a lush tropical region 380 miles east of La Paz. It's about 5 percent of what existed four years ago. Farmers are feeling the loss their main cash crop -- the base ingredient used to make cocaine. Banzer has said Bolivia will no longer be producing cocaine by the end of the year. The roadblocks went up two weeks ago in the Chapare, after coca farmers demanded the government stop its eradication of coca plants and abandon plans to build three military barracks in the region. The roadblocks spread to the Bolivian Andean highlands, where farmers demanded revision of land reform legislation and an end to coca leaf eradication efforts. They have interrupted traffic to Argentina, Chile, Peru and across the country, and left hundreds of trucks and buses stranded. Thousands of tons of food have been dumped and left rotting because of the roadblocks. Vegetables and fruit have nearly disappeared from city markets. Meat, dairy and other food products have been flown in from producing areas. Government estimates of losses due to protests have surpassed $100 million. The government mobilized thousands of soldiers and police to end the blockades, but new roadblocks go up as soon as old ones are cleared. l Copyright 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. INSIDE NewsFlash A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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 politically incorrect professor
-Caveat Lector- KOMRADES! For your enlightenment :D --- "For example, one newspaper quoted BGSU's Dr. Kathleen Dixon, the Director of Women's Studies, who said of Zeller's attempted course, "We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech!" We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech?!" http://www.townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/le2000928.shtml Larry Elder September 28, 2000 The politically incorrect professor Is political correctness a "hate crime"? The federal government defines hate crimes as "crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation or ethnicity, including where appropriate the crimes of murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, aggravated assault, simple assault, intimidation, arson, and destruction, damage or vandalism of property." Consider the case of Dr. Richard Zeller, formerly a professor of sociology at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. After 25 years of teaching at the school, Dr. Zeller retired in protest. Why? He wanted to teach a course on political correctness. From talking to students, Zeller learned that many felt pressured to adopt politically correct views in order to get a passing grade. One student told Zeller that, in order to get a good grade, a professor virtually forced the student to agree that all whites are racist. Another student said that he felt pressured to adopt a "pro-choice" position on abortion, even though he considered himself staunchly pro-life. Professor Zeller got an idea. What about a course on political correctness, on the tyranny within academia that forces students to conform to a prescribed set of views? Zeller put together a proposed course curriculum. He included books like "Illiberal Education" by Dinesh D'Souza; "The Bell Curve" by R. Herrnstein and C. Murray; "Two Steps Ahead of the Thought Police" by J. Leo; "Inside American Education" by Thomas Sowell; "A Nation of Victims" by C. Sykes; and "Civil Wrongs: What Went Wrong With Affirmative Action" by S. Yates. But Zeller's sociology colleagues said "no" to the course. Zeller protested, and ultimately the sociology department voted on whether or not he could teach the course. Zeller lost 9-5. Zeller then attempted to teach the course in other departments, but no other department granted approval for the course. So much for academic freedom, for diversity of thought. Not only that, Zeller found friends few and far between. For example, one newspaper quoted BGSU's Dr. Kathleen Dixon, the Director of Women's Studies, who said of Zeller's attempted course, "We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech!" We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech?! A BGSU ethnic studies professor said that Zeller's attitude would help students " ... feel good about the ruling paradigm, which since the inception of the United States, has said that genocide is good, racism is better, and exploitation of the women and poor is the best way to go." Gee, poor Zeller thought he was simply teaching a course on political correctness. How about professor Gary Lee, the BGSU Sociology Department Chairman, who said, "Unfortunately, tenure protects the incompetent and malicious; Rich has tenure, so he cannot be fired without cause." Fired? For wanting to teach a course in political correctness? For good measure, Zeller also received death threats, and someone wrote "Zeller you die" on sanitary napkins left on the professor's front porch at home. Weary of the battle, Dr. Zeller offered his resignation. In a letter to the school, Zeller expressed his frustration and anger. He directs his concern, said the professor, not at himself, but at the students deprived of an education that challenges assumptions and questions the status quo. Zeller said, "But don't cry for me. I'm doing just fine, thank you. Cry out, instead, for the students who regularly get intellectually mugged on the BGSU campus"; "the traditionalist who believes that marriage is between a man and a woman, but can't say so for fear of failing"; "the conservative who believes in minimizing government interference in our lives and says so in a sociology class"; "the woman who believes that abortion is murder, but must write a pro-choice essay to pass English 111"; and "all of those who have 'adjusted' and 'self-censored' their ideas so that they can pass their classes." Zeller also said, "BGSU has sold its soul to the thought police of political correctness. There was a time that ... honorable people could disagree honorably; now, any challenge to the campus sacred cows (feminism, affirmative action, and multiculturalism) is denounced as evil." About Zeller's travails, the Christian Science Monitor's Sanford Pinsker said, "Amid all the self-congratulatory talk about diversity one hears on American campuses, it is not at all clear that intellectual diversity is alive and well. If the result
[CTRL] FMSF CIA
-Caveat Lector- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed] Note: We store 100's of related "conspiracy posts" at: http://www.msen.com/~lloyd/oldprojects/recentmail.html From: "Alex Constantine" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Lloyd" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: "Kris" [EMAIL PROTECTED]; "Lynn" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FMSF CIA Date: Thursday, September 14, 2000 4:16 AM Toward Freedom Progressive Perspective on World Events August 1998 EDITORIAL The Politics of Memory Debate about the legitimacy of recovered memories related to childhood sexual abuse is intense and often angry. Some assert that such traumatic experiences can be repressed for long periods and later recovered, either spontaneously or via therapy. Others say the recovered memories are largely fictitious, the product of therapeutic suggestion and the reinforcement of popular culture. It¹s also a political struggle, pitting those who believe that the abuse is widespread against equally adamant critics who claim that therapists and authors exploit the issue by encouraging what they call false memories. In May, TF explored one aspect of this dispute in an article focusing on the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF), which provides support to people accused of abuse and calls attention to unethical therapy. The article looked at the past participation of certain FMSF advisors in questionable "mind control" projects. It also suggested that some foundation activities, along with frequent lawsuits, have a chilling effect on the willingness of therapists to treat real victims. Upset by this viewpoint, Foundation Founder-Director Pamela Freyd charged that the article was an inaccurate, McCarthy-like attack that seriously misrepresented her organization¹s purpose. The letter of another critic, Mark Pendergrast, who wrote a book supporting the FMSF position, was printed in June. In this issue, we present his view more fully, in hopes of encouraging discussion about the issues. But the criticism of our coverage deserves further comment, as does the thrust of Pendergrast¹s article. Among Pamela Freyd¹s concerns was our charge that former "intelligence complex" operatives serve on the foundation¹s advisory board. We had "grossly misrepresented the life-time work of these researchers," she wrote. So, let¹s consider one of them - Louis Joylon West, an expert on hypnosis and brainwashing who has excellent credentials. The evidence is solid that West conducted research under contract with the CIA, including LSD experiments and work on "the psychology of dissociated states." He later attempted, unsuccessfully, to create a research center for experiments with "psycho-technology," proposing to use youngsters from Black and Chicano areas as primary subjects. More recently, he conducted an experiment in which patients were taken off medication - without clear permission - and allowed to relapse. One committed suicide; another tried to kill his parents. Let¹s just say he¹s not the best person to cry foul about therapeutic abuse. While some therapists certainly make misleading suggestions to patients, it¹s a big leap to the conclusion that most recovered memories are false. In fact, research indicates that it¹s quite difficult to implant a memory if nothing happened. Plus, most adults don¹t rediscover such traumas while in therapy. Take Frank Fitzpatrick, who repressed his abuse by Father James Porter, but later remembered without therapy or hypnosis. Porter ultimately confessed to molesting over 50 youngsters. Clearly, many people do experience selective amnesia - sometimes for long periods - after traumatic experiences. In his article, Pendergrast makes a number of assertions. No convincing cases of massive repression have surfaced, he claims, and virtually no one displays multiple personalities without coaching. The battle over both "appears to be over," he concludes. Yet, several clinical surveys suggest that some abuse victims do experience either full or partial amnesia about abuse, and dissociative identity disorder (DID) - the current label for what used to be called multiple personality disorder (MPD) - remains an accepted diagnosis, backed by research and clinical experience. Another argument made by Pendergrast and some who feel wrongly accused of abuse is that popular culture and books such as The Courage to Heal helped manufacture an epidemic of false memories. On the other hand, they believe that books like The Myth of Repressed Memory simply assist people in finding the truth. But reality may be more complex. A person who supposedly recovers a memory of abuse, then later retracts it, must be highly suggestible, one way or the other. But that doesn¹t mean a therapist created the memory, or that the abuse was complete fantasy. A retraction also can be influenced by suggestion. Memory is obviously subjective and fallible, and some clients are wrongfully manipulated. In such cases,
[CTRL] Selfish, venal and materialistic
-Caveat Lector- u I take back my following statement from yesterday (below). Just a cursory look-see over the links to this Peter Kropotkin showed me immediately he was no true academician, leastways in the sense in which I "see" true academicians to be. I posted a bit too hasily on this...the mention of his being a biologist threw me into a certain mind-set regarding "true academicians". I am basically an anarchist at heart myself, but not your GODLESS jewish/liberal/marxist/leninist/communist/socialist/fascist/nazi-types, which, again from the cursory glance at the Kropotkin links, gave me enough of a clue to where he was koming from. However, to be fair, later on today I will read some of what is on those sites. Here is what I posted yesterday, which I now take back as said in haste: "Now...when I come across very high minded people, that is, those of a superior caliber, I tend to listen to them and see what they think. Your Peter Kropotkin would have been one such, especially as I am very fond of scientists as a general rule, that is, academiciens, for I have found these..." Justine Silent Leges Inter Arma __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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: New Qui Tam targeting Harvard
Kate: This article would make a good follow up for the Harvard series.DOJ is suing Harvard over Case Study #3 which you published as part of my article on the endowmentThis is a False Claims action. Wonder who the private party is who filed it. A huge gold star to Uri for picking up on this = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/2926/aponline174609_000.ht m Feds Sue Harvard Over Russia Plan By Martin Finucane Associated Press Writer Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000; 5:46 p.m. EDT BOSTON The federal government sued Harvard University and four associates for $120 million on Tuesday, claiming that Harvard staffers benefited personally from a U.S.-backed program to help post-Cold War Russia make the transition to capitalism. Harvard economics professor Andrei Shleifer and former Harvard legal expert Jonathan Hay "abused their positions as high-level and trusted advisers to and on behalf of the United States in Russia," according to the suit. The government said the two men played major roles in the Harvard Institute for International Development in Russia, which received $40 million in federal funds to advise Russia on privatization, capital markets and legal reform after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Harvard closed the institute in January. The Justice Department said Hay and Shleifer, along with Shleifer's wife and a woman now married to Hay, made investments and business deals in Russia that were in conflict with their duties. Among other things, the lawsuit charges that Shleifer and his wife invested $200,000 in Russian companies and $60,000 in Russian government bonds. "What the United States of America was bargaining was transparency, a conflict-free, bias-free set of advisers," U.S. Attorney Donald K. Stern said. "That's what the bargain was and they failed to produce it." The suit seeks $120 million in damages under the False Claims Act, which allows plaintiffs to seek triple damages. Through their lawyers, the four defendants denied any improprieties. "We are confident that, as the civil case unfolds, the court will confirm that the Harvard program significantly fostered Russian reform and that the government received its money's worth," said David Zornow, Hay's lawyer. Anne Taylor, Harvard vice president and general counsel, said the university upheld its end of the deal. © Copyright 2000 The Associated Press Back to the top
[CTRL] Fwd: Death Squad Protection Act
The National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 34
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The "Death Squad Protection" Act:
Senate Measure Would Restrict Public Access to Crucial Human Rights
Information Under the Freedom of Information Act
Analysis by Thomas S. Blanton, Michael L. Evans and Kate Martin
July 17, 2000
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Read Tom Blanton's Op-Ed,
"Seeking Secrecy Where There Was Sunshine"
The Washington Post, Wednesday, July 19, 2000
Released Documents that would be Withheld under Proposed Legislation
Analysis of Proposed Legislation
Proposed Exemption
DIA vs. The Facts: Analysis of the DIA's Statement on the Proposed
Legislation
More on the Defense HUMINT Service
CIA Information Act of 1984
American Library Association Opposes DIA Exemption
On July 13, 2000 the Senate passed a measure in the FY 2001 Defense
Authorization Act that if approved by the full Congress would severely
undercut the public's ability to obtain critical human rights information
gathered by U.S. defense attachés (DATT) and other U.S. military
representatives abroad. The provision would exempt from release under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) the "operational files" of the Defense
Intelligence Agency (DIA). This would include most of the documents
produced by the Defense HUMINT Service files that have been declassified
routinely in the past and which in many cases contain crucial information
about human rights violations committed by foreign military and intelligence
units and other important information about political and military
developments around the world.
The DIA and the military services maintain a large number of military
attachés and a much smaller network of clandestine case officers to satisfy
foreign intelligence requirements. The Defense HUMINT Service became
operational October 1, 1995, to consolidate the human intelligence (HUMINT)
capabilities of the DIA, Army, Navy, and Air Force.
The proposed section extends to the DIA the language of the CIA
Information Act of 1984, which exempted certain files in the CIA's
directorate of operations from the Freedom of Information Act on the basis
of an extensive public record, multiple hearings, and specificity as to
exactly which files would be covered. Unlike the CIA Act, however, there
were no public hearings on the proposed DIA exemption, no debate, no
testimony, and no public record other than a misleading five-paragraph
"background paper" from the DIA. And while the CIA had argued in 1984 that
the operational exemption would actually produce a net increase in released
material, it is clear that the application of such an exemption to the DIA
would drastically reduce the number of documents currently being released.
Released Documents that would be Withheld under the Proposed Legislation
Excerpt of a February 1976 report from the U.S. defense (DATT) and Air Force
(AIRA) attachés in Santiago, Chile.
HUMINT Reports on Human Rights Abuses in Chile and Guatemala
HUMINT Reports on other Political and Military Issues
The State Department's Electronic Reading Room If passed by the full
Congress the legislation would effectively shield the activities of foreign
death squads, torturers and kidnappers from public scrutiny and would
greatly undermine the efforts of official truth commissions many of which
have been aided by the declassification of such records to clarify
responsibility for human rights violations. Below are examples of the kinds
of military HUMINT reports that would be exempt from release if the Senate
language is included in the final bill. The first eleven documents
released through FOIA and special declassification projects contain
important information on human rights abuses committed by Chilean and
Guatemalan security forces. The next set of documents cover a range of
political and military matters and are included to illustrate the broad
range of topics covered by defense intelligence operational reports. These
records are just a small sample of the hundreds of DIA HUMINT reports that
the Archive has obtained. There are also many more of these kinds of DIA
documents available at the State Department's Electronic Reading Room,
including dozens of additional reports about human rights violations in
Chile and Guatemala.
HUMINT Reports on Human Rights Abuses in Chile and Guatemala
U.S. Defense Attaché, Santiago, "DINA, Its Operations and Power," February
6, 1974.
The reporting officer ("R.O.") relates a conversation he had with an
undisclosed source about a pending legal matter in Chile shortly after the
military coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet. Referring to a matter unrelated
to intelligence, the source tells the officer that it can be accomplished as
long as the Chilean National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) approves. The
source explains that there are three souces of power in Chile: "Pinochet,
God, and DINA."
U.S. Defense Attaché, Santiago, to DIA, "Activity at Suspected Chilean Air
[CTRL] KARENNA GORE WEDS ANDREW SCHIFF
-Caveat Lector- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed] Note: We store 100's of related "conspiracy posts" at: http://www.msen.com/~lloyd/oldprojects/recentmail.html From: "Bob1776" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: KARENNA GORE WEDS ANDREW SCHIFF Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 8:27 PM Excerpted from http://teaminfinity.com/~ralph/gore/ KARENNA GORE WEDS ANDREW SCHIFF --- Vice President Al Gore's Jr.'s daughter Karenna Gore, was recently married to Andrew Schiff. Andrew Schiff is a descendant of JACOB SCHIFF. Jacob Schiff was the Jewish New York City banker and traitor to America who financed the communist revolution in Russia in 1917. Jacob Schiff gave $20 Million Dollars in Gold (worth Five Hundred Million, $500,000,000.00, in 1999 dollars) to LEVI BRAUNSTEIN, also known as Trotsky, and Vladimir Ilich Blanc Ulanyoff, also known as Lenin. They used this money to turn Russia into a terrifying satanic anti-Christian communist slave state. The communist revolution resulted in a bloody holocaust of over 100 MILLION DEAD CHRISTIANS which no one seems to want to remember or talk about. Hollywood has never made one movie about this Christian Holocaust. Why? If you want to know more about the history of the communist take over or Russian and the millions who were slaughtered, I urge you to purchase Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's book THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO. Vice President Al Gore Jr. is the son of former United States Senator Al Gore Sr, whose major benefactor was Armand Heimer [aka Hammer], who in turn was the son of Dr. Julius Heimer [aka Hammer], founder of the American Communist Party. See article below for more information on the Red Communist sympathizer Armand Hammer. To this day Al Gore Jr. presents the "prestigious" HAMMER award for Government Efficiency. See http://TeamInfinity.com/~ralph/gore for details on Gore's strong Communist background and relationships with Chernomyrdin and Gore's family's ties with Hammer and Lenin, and even Stalin. WAKE UP PEOPLE The tough stuff is coming. Make sure you own an unregistered firearm and thousands of rounds of ammo. Make sure you are on the right side and armed with the truth, because if you think it is confusing now, you ain't seen nothing yet. +++ AL GORE THEME: "IF I HAD A HAMMER" -- F.R. Duplantier - Excerpted from http://teaminfinity.com/~ralph/gore/ If Al Gore Jr. ever runs for President, he'll have to answer some embarrassing questions about the source of his family's wealth. "One of the minor mysteries of American politics has been the source of wealth for the family of Vice President Albert Gore Jr.," observes Joseph Goulden of Accuracy in Media. "When Gore's father was first elected to the House of Representatives in the late 1930s," Goulden continues, "he was an impecunious Tennessee school teacher who eked out extra dollars by playing fiddle at church weddings. But later, as a United States Senator, he lived in the plush Fairfax Hotel on Embassy Row in Washington, and sent his son, Al Jr., to the pricey St. Albans School, the haunt of kids from Social Register families." In a recent issue of the Washington Inquirer, Goulden summarizes the contents of a new book called Dossier, written by investigative reporter Edward Jay Epstein, which "shows that the senior Gore had a silent partner who for several decades insured that his pockets remained comfortably filled. He was Armand Hammer, the multi- millionaire businessman and oil promoter who apparently collected art and politicians with equal zeal." Goulden notes that Al Gore Sr. was "Hammer's designated door-opener in official Washington." The handsome compensation that Gore Sr. received for his services culminated in a half-a-million-dollars-a-year position with Armand Hammer's oil company, Occidental Petroleum. Al Gore Jr. picked up where his father left off and "put the family's Senate seat at Hammer's service." Goulden describes Armand Hammer as "one of the odder, more odious characters of American business and politics, 'famous' chiefly because he was rich enough to promote his mammoth ego." He notes that Hammer's carefully and expensively crafted public persona was "that of a renegade oilman who made billions from Libyan oil, chummed around with politicians up to White House level, and adorned acres of galleries with paintings, some priceless, some fakes. Hammer's lawyers bedeviled honest journalists who tried to write otherwise." Hammer's powerful influence on Al Gore Sr. and Jr. would have been bad enough had he been nothing more than an unscrupulous businessman. Like his father Julius, however, he was a lifelong Communist and a friend of the Soviet Union. "Some scattered hints that Hammer's ties with the USSR went beyond business friendship have
[CTRL] OEN 9/29/00
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ Click Here: A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/"The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe/A - Covert-Overt Ex-Peruvian Spy Chief Arranges Photo "Okay all you Panamanian babes, this is me." PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) -- Panamanians caught their first glimpse of ex-Peruvian spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos on Thursday -- in a posed photograph giving no hint of where he is hiding while awaiting a decision on his political asylum request. Foreign Minister Jose Miguel Aleman, told reporters Thursday that Panama's decision on Montesinos will be made only in the interest of ''contributing to a peaceful end to the Peruvian crisis.'' Montesinos, who fled Peru after a videotape showed him allegedly bribing a Peruvian lawmaker, arrived in Panama on Sunday. The scandal over the video prompted Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to call early elections in which he will not be a candidate. The photograph, published on the front page of the daily newspaper El Panama America, showed Montesinos seated and appearing to read a book. Beside him is a small white table holding a glass of water and a vase of tropical flowers. ''It's not spontaneous; he posed,'' said the newspaper's news editor, Octavio Amat. He said Montesinos agreed to one photograph on condition that he choreograph the shot and that the newspaper promise not to tell where it was taken. ''They allowed us to send one of our people, but only under strict security,'' Amat said. Seven people who accompanied Montesinos to Panama, including a Peruvian general, were kicked out of the country on Tuesday after government officials said they had illegally entered on tourist visas. Montesinos' asking for political asylum provoked a furor in Panama, which has a history of providing refuge to deposed Latin American strongmen. Panamanians who want to clean up the country's reputation oppose granting Motesinos asylum, as do opposition Peruvian lawmakers who want to see him prosecuted in Peru. President Mireya Moscoso has come under strong pressure from the Organization of American States and regional heads of state to accept Montesinos, especially after reports that his supporters in Peru might stage a coup if he were rejected. Moscoso has said that while she considers the asylum request, Montesinos could stay in Panama under a visa granted by a previous Panamanian president. ''It is a very hard decision to make,'' Aleman, the foreign minister, said before leaving for a summit of Central American leaders in Guatemala. ''It will be a hemispheric gesture that attempts to contribute to a peaceful end to the Peruvian crisis.'' Associated Press, September 29, 2000 - Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Group lobbies for snooping on U.S. mail
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.politechbot.com/p-01391.html Click Here: A HREF="http://www.politechbot.com/p-01391.html" politechbot.com: Conservative group lobbies fo /A - politechbot.com home page / search / subscribe / about / photos Conservative group lobbies for snooping on U.S. mail * Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 10:31:12 -0400 * To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Subject: FC: Conservative group lobbies for snooping on U.S. mail * From: Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cluebot.com/article.pl?sid=00/09/28/0558214mode=thread Conservative Group Lobbies for U.S. Mail Snooping posted by cicero on Thursday September 28, @12:43AM from the guess-we-know-what-their-priorities-are dept. The conservative group Americans for Tax Reform is lobbying to expand federal snooping of the U.S. mail. ATR Vice President Michael Kamburowski this week dashed off a letter to Capitol Hill complaining that the "U.S. Customs Service has been prevented from inspecting all outbound mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service," and urging that legislators support a new bill that would expand government surveillance of letters and packages. The justification: Shipments of illegal drugs. Kamburowski even quoted from a popular marijuana seed web site, which advises customers to avoid "UPS, Federal Express, or any other overnight express service" and use the post office instead. The bill was introduced this week by Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL). It's an odd stance for ATR, a group headed by Republican Party icon Grover Norquist, to take -- they've been staunch advocates of privacy-protecting encryption products in the past and ostensibly oppose intrusive government. Guess fighting that ol'War on Drugs is just more important. (See below for ATR's email messages.) The email messages from ATR: http://www.cluebot.com/article.pl?sid=00/09/28/0558214mode=thread - POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ - - Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] NASA possibly broke using money from Military now. RUMOR ONLY
This is an unsubstantiated rumor only. I will ask around the Huntsville AL area and see if there have been lay-offs from work, people with NASA moving away, etc. This is where the Space Camp, Museum and propulsion laboratory, etc. for NASA are located. Amelia - Original Message - Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 5:30 AM Subject: NASA possibly broke using money from Military now. FACT SHEET! all I have on this is that Russia is using NASA for its goals to put the new space station up there making NASA broke in the meantime. not I'm told that NASA is getting emergency money from the Pentagon in order to survive.that is all I know for now. the arrangement with NASA and Russia will possibly end leaving NASA without a Federal Reserve Note. one more item, NASA, like the military is cannibalizing parts on the shuttle fleet so bad that it critical to come up with a tracking plan to see where those parts on the shuttle are going. this new tracking program will allow NASA to monitor people as well..monitor people in NASA's program, contractors and "ALL!" All of us in the U.S. and globally? the second tier structure has been the importing of Europeans from the European Space Agency into Clear Lake City a suburb of Houston where most of the people of NASA work and live. these second tier employees are in the position to take over and run NASA if the Americans in the top tier jobs were to suddenly disappear? another complaint is that too many Russians are working and living and running shuttle operations (this from several NASA employees I have talked to).
[CTRL] Narco News Flashes the Spotlight on Bolivia
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.narconews.com/pressbriefing.html Click Here: A HREF="http://www.narconews.com/pressbriefing.html"Narco News Flashes the Spotlight on Bolivia/A - Subscribe and Be Alerted of New Reports Colombia Soldiers Who Killed Schoolchildren Acquitted: "A Mistake" Claims Military Judge Scroll to bottom of Today's Briefing for Story The Narco News Bulletin "The Name of Our Country is América" -- Simón Bolívar Today's Press Briefing September 28, 2000 "Ay, but why do they make him out to be so ugly when Señor Banzer is so pretty?" asks Mexican foreign minister Rosario Green of the Bolivian president in this December 1998 La Jornada commentary by Helguera Bolivia's Banzer Convenes Military to Stop Protests All Eyes Are On Perú but It's Bolivia that Is On the Verge Peasant Protesters Vow to Meet Repression "Bullet for Bullet" The Drug War Wrecks Democracy Again A Narco News Global Alert For the first time in 18 years, Bolivian President Hugo Banzer has convened his high military council to plot the repression of a wave of citizen protest that engulfs that South American country. Bolivia's "democracy," always as fragile and in quotations as that of Perú, is on the verge of regressing back to the bad old days of military rule and repression. As a Narco News advisor pointed out to us: "Why am I suddenly reading the name of Perú spy chief Montesinos everywhere when during all the press coverage of the Spring elections he was barely mentioned?" Good question. Narco News offers the following answer: Washington is stage-managing a huge media circus around Montesinos and his jet-hopping from Peru to Panamá to distract from behind-the-scenes maneuvers throughout América. The total failure in the first weeks of the $1.3 billion dollar "Plan Colombia" military intervention is one of the stories that Washington wants to supress. As Congressional Democrats who were key in constructing the plan send messages that they might back away from it after the November elections, the US Ambassador to Colombia yesterday signed contracts with that government that commits the US funding into next year, stripping the next Congress from any power to stop the dollar hemorrhage. Not a mention of this in the English-language press; everyone is chasing Montesinos and Fujimori, who is flying to Washington, DC for instructions as we write. The Perú-Panamá-Montesinos circus has pushed more than the fracasing Plan Colombia off the media docket. It has eclipsed the coming crisis in Bolivia, where the US has staked its South American gamble with a $4.5 billion dollar "Plan Bolivia" in exchange for Banzer's military cooperation with Plan Colombia and the fracasing war on drugs. The Pentagon needs Bolivia to escalate the Colombian war. Specifically, it needs airfields. $4.5 billion dollars worth of airfields! The US airbases in Manta, Ecuador, and San Salvador, El Salvador, are under increasing scrutiny and regulation by the congresses and opposition parties of those countries. Previous plans to use airfields in Chile to launch Colombia-bound warplanes went up in smoke with the election of former Allende minister Ricardo Lagos as President early this year. Madeleine Albright's recent negotiation with Argentina to use airfields there (under the euphemism of "logisticial support" for Plan Colombia) fell apart after one week: Brazil, Chile (and Europe?) made certain of that. From Venezuela the gallop of Bolívar's horse grows louder; a horsepower fueled by oil and the resurrection of OPEC and Venezuelan democracy together. The US military in South America increasingly resembles a homeless juvenile delinquent in the streets, armed with knives but not common sense, that belongs in reform school before he kills again. Not the Pentagon's School of the Americas (where Montesinos and at least one of the generals accompanying him to Panamá learned their terrorist skills), but, rather, the school of democracy, sovereignty and human rights in which the US State Department, the CIA, the DEA, and other agencies have failed every course. Just as Washington made its move on Banzer's Bolivia, the Bolivian people have risen up. A majority of the states in that nation are paralyzed from peasant blockades. What provoked them: The War on Drugs. The teachers of the nation are on strike: the students are busy anyway, fighting for their country and against their government. The Bolivian State has thrown the leader of the Teachers Union in jail, but the strike marches on. Washington has underestimated the rising conscience of Bolívar's América. Did they expect the Bolivian people to go along quietly with the New Colonial Plan? These times call for better analysis by authentic journalists and Civil Society. Don't be distracted by the hype. Washington is managing both Fujimori and his "opposition" in Perú, and still is losing its grip. That's because the events in Perú are shaped
Re: [CTRL] Fwd: DiCaprio Lookalike Aliens
-Caveat Lector- This sounds like a recap of the old stories of succubi and incubi, done up in a 21st-century "skin." And if you believe that story, I've got a *lovely* bridge I'd like you to take a look at, guaranteed 24-carat gold, one owner... - Original Message - From: "Kris Millegan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 12:00 AM Subject: [CTRL] Fwd: DiCaprio Lookalike "Aliens" A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] more slaves in the world today than at any time in history
-Caveat Lector- THE GUARDIAN Children in chains There are more slaves in the world today than at any time in history. And tonight, a shocking new documentary reveals the sheer scale of the horror. Mark Morris talked to the film-makers about their fight to reveal the truth Mark Morris Guardian Thursday September 28, 2000 Brian Woods has a single statistic to explain why people should watch Slavery (tonight, Channel 4). "I don't think that anyone who is told that there is more slavery on earth today than there has been in human history can fail to be astonished and appalled by the fact." Sure, there is a flip response available to the terminally cynical: since there are many more people alive now than there have been, there are more people than ever in most categories. But that kind of answer crumbles when you see the film. Full text: http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4069079,00.html A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Soros demands more help for the beleaguered euro
-Caveat Lector- - he almost single handedly caused the eruption of the South east asian regional countries. No wonder he wants to see the euro propped up as he can then speculate against it and make zillions more. Sunday Telegraph ISSUE 1948 Sunday 24 September 2000 Soros demands more help for the beleaguered euro By Richard Fletcher GEORGE SOROS, the international financier who forced Britain out of the exchange rate mechanism in 1992, yesterday called for further financial intervention from the world's leading central banks to protect the sinking euro. Soros was speaking on the fringes of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Prague where finance ministers and central bankers are meeting this weekend to discuss worries over world oil prices and assess the climate in currency markets. The meeting follows last Friday's massive moves by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks to defend the euro. Soros said more action is needed to have any lasting effect. Soros said: "This intervention by itself is not enough to turn the market." The central banks of Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the US spent between $5bn and $8bn propping up the battered euro on Friday. The intervention came just one week before a referendum in Denmark on whether the country should join European Monetary Union. [Ed: Why aren't we told exact figures? - nor who actually finances this - the banks or the tax-payers]. Soros, renowned for his speculation in the currency markets during the 1990's praised the intervention. He said: "It was a much needed move and it was very well done because it caught the market by surprise. I think it will be successful. All the preconditions for success are there." [Ed: Success for who?] Soros argued that the official aim should be to get the euro up to $0.90 which he said "was a sound and defensible level". The single European currency briefly rose above $0.90 on Friday after the intervention took the market by surprise but it had retreated to $0.877 by the time the US markets closed. Meanwhile a spokeswoman for the German finance ministry claimed that the seven finance ministers had reached an interim deal on how to react to the recent sharp rise in crude oil prices. She said: "It was agreed that tax cuts are not the right way to react to oil prices, rather that on the one hand oil producing states must be urged to increase productive capacity and on the other hand to arrive at a more efficient use of energy." Yesterday Gerhard Schröder, the German chancellor, announced a boost in tax deductions for commuters hit by the higher cost of petrol and compensation payments for the less well-off, to help with the rise in heating oil prices. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] [20] Treason's Peace
-Caveat Lector- an excerpt from: Treason's Peace Howard Watson Armbruster©1947 A Crossroads Press Book Beechurst Press New York 438 pps. -- First/Only Edition -- Out-of Print - --On July 5, 1945, under instructions contained in J. C. S. 1067, the U.S. Military Government in Germany (O.M.G.U.S.) promulgated General Order No. 2, which directed seizure of Farben for the purpose of making its plants available for reparations, and for destruction of all Farben arms or munitions of war or of any ingredients for same, which are not generally used in industries permitted in Germany. Special Order No. 1, of the same date, appointed a control office for Farben to prevent the production by and rehabilitation of these plants except as might be specifically determined in accordance with objectives of United States. However, within a few weeks of the promulgation of this order Brigadier General William H. Draper, formerly of the New York banking house of Dillon, Read Co. (which floated the thirty million dollar bond issue of Vereinigte Stahlwerke, Fritz Thyssen's Steel Trust, in the United States) was reported in a published dispatch from Berlin to have declared that a considerable portion of Germany"s pre-war industry must remain if Germany was to survive. General Draper was chief adviser to General Eisenhower on German industry. This apparent defiance of official military orders appeared strange, but no more so than the address delivered by the Honorable John J. McCloy before the Academy of Political Science in New York City on November 8th. Mr. McCloy, who bad just resigned as Assistant Secretary of War, argued that Germany could never be made into an exclusively agricultural or pastoral society. He belittled the capacity of the enemy's remaining industrial plants and indicated that their plants should be put to work as soon as possible to pay for food that was to be imported. Concluded Mr. McCloy, "For a long time to come there is no justifiable fear that Germany's war potential is being rebuilt." The Assistant Secretary of War, until 1940, was a member of the law firm of Cravath, de Gersdorff, Swaine Wood, which firm as mentioned in earlier Chapters had been representing I.G. Farben or its affiliates in the United States. It may appear to be a coincidence that Mr. McCloy should have turned up in the War Department in 1941, in a position in which he could speak with authority on such matters as handling the destruction of that mainstay of Germany's war potentialI.G. Farben. The coincidence may also be recorded here that other members of the Cravath law firm also held responsible places in the War Department, including Alfred McCormack, and Howard C. Peterson, as assistants to the Secretary. Another former member of this firm, Col. Richard A. Wilmer, was commissioned after the war began and had to do with such problems.--- Om K --[20]-- CHAPTER XX Plans for Peace-In Time of War I. G. FARBEN, unlike the governments and the armies of Germany, never surrenders and never dies. Win, lose, or draw, the pattern of Farben goes on. When the first World War ended, Farben turned abruptly from the production of munitions no longer needed by a defeated army to rebuilding its international framework in preparation for the next attempt at world conquest. Again, this tenacity of purpose and flexibility of pattern are clearly discernible in the events which developed so speedily in those hectic weeks following the surrender of Germany on May 6, 1945. An important phase of this pattern of eternal life and perpetual war is found in numerous carry-over agreements or understandings already referred to between Farben and certain of its affiliates in the United States, all of which provided for, or promised, resumption of pre-war arrangements when the war should end. Aside from written agreements are the verbal understandings such as that described in Chapter II in the 1914 letter from the German Hoechst to Herman Metz: Our entire relationship is really a confidential relationship and it will be and must, without agreements, so continue in the future as in the past. A similar relationship may be observed in a report of the duPont Foreign Relations Department, dated February 9, 1940, in which reference was made to various current agreements with Farben relating to nylon and plastics, and to an arrangement made to return to Farben certain funds advanced to purchase shares in Duperial, the duPont-I. C. I. dye subsidiary in South America. The British I. C. I. had objected to Farben's purchase of the shares, so duPont was arranging to repay the money. The report went on to say: The duPont Company Wormed I.G.. that they intended to use their good offices after the war to have the I.G. participation (in Duperial) restored. Senator Bone was indignant at this and other evidence of an intended resumption of "business as usual" with Farben after the war. Said the Senator: Everything that has been revealed so faron the
[CTRL] RadTimes # 50
-Caveat Lector- RadTimes # 50 - September, 2000 aka "Shit That Matters" An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- LUVeR Alternative News is offering a daily audio show using selected stories from RadTimes other non-mainstream sources. Check it out! www.luver.org --- Breaking news from Prague: http://prague.indymedia.org/ http://praha.indymedia.org/ --- Contents: --- --IMF Meeting Closes Early --IMF Wraps Up First Part of Meeting a Day Early --Capitalism And Communism Look Equally Bad In Prague --2 Prague stories --SPJ statement on NAB expulsion of journalists --Broadcasters celebrate big gains from violence and greed --Humans destroying the natural world --Processor Makers Embrace On-Chip Encryption Technologies Linked stories: *The LAPD's Rampart coverup *Counterintelligence Legislation Critiqued --- Begin stories: --- IMF Meeting Closes Early By HANS GREIMEL, The Associated Press PRAGUE, Czech Republic (Sept 27) - The weary captains of global capitalism said Wednesday they were finishing the annual summit of the IMF and World Bank one day early, but insisted their business was done and they had not been derailed by violent street protests. Bank officials were reading final statements early Wednesday evening, saying their only business Thursday, the original closing day, would be to hold a news conference. ''They moved more quickly than anticipated - they finished ahead of time,'' said David Hawley, a spokesman for the International Monetary Fund. ''It has nothing to do with the protests.'' The mood Wednesday morning had been decidedly glum, but Hawley said the finance officials had not canceled any speeches or meetings before they got to the close. Delegates had filed past metal barriers and thousands of police, with some worried for their safety in the wake of raging street riots the day before that trashed the city center. Martin G. Dlamini, central bank governor from Swaziland, said he had canceled a business meeting outside the massive convention center because he was told by authorities it was not safe. ''Whether these protesters will attack us - they may,'' Dlamini said. ''We from less developed countries understand some of the issues being raised. But this does not give us strength.'' Still, like many of the 14,000 other delegates at the joint annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Dlamini hoped to use day two for tackling issues of debt relief and the war on poverty. Trouble in the streets broke out again early Wednesday when dozens of people scuffled with police outside a hotel where IMF and World Bank delegates were staying. Authorities quickly pushed the angry crowd away from the building, and police spokesman Jiri Suttner said about 100 activists were detained - raising the overall number of detentions to more than 500. Later, about 300 or 400 protesters began marching from a town square toward the police station, but were stopped by anti-riot police. The activists retreated to a town square, where they began cheering when they heard the meetings were closing early. Protest leaders said they were caught off guard by the end of the meeting, but were quick to try to claim credit. ''If that is true I am really excited about it - that would be a real success,'' said Cyanne Loyle with the Initiative Against Economic Globalization, which had organized the mass demonstrations Tuesday intended to echo those at financial meetings in Seattle and Washington. Street protests raged a day earlier, with activists throwing Molotov cocktails and rocks at riot police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons. The fighting left more than 70 people injured, including 55 police officers. Police said Wednesday they believed 12,000 protesters had been on hand, far more than the estimate of 5,000 they used Tuesday. Top IMF and World Bank officials insisted the demonstrators had it all wrong - that the agencies are not the enemies of the world's 2.8 billion poor but the biggest lenders to poor countries needing cash infusions. Representatives from the 182 assembled nations tried to give their own spin on the protests, saying images of hooded anarchists hurling rocks at black-clad riot police did not taint the image of the Washington-based lending groups. That's despite the fact that turmoil trails their meetings, with anti-globalization activists wreaking
[CTRL] RadTimes # 51
-Caveat Lector- RadTimes # 51 - September, 2000 aka "Shit That Matters" An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- LUVeR Alternative News is offering a daily audio show using selected stories from RadTimes other non-mainstream sources. Check it out! www.luver.org --- ALERT!! UPDATE ON JAIL SITUATION IN PRAHA The OPH legal team is reporting that there are more than 859 prisoners being held as a result of S26 actions. The police are reporting that of that 859 around 200 are not Czech citizens. Only 20 have been charged. 30 people inside the jails have been denied food, water and sleep. We have reports of people having limbs broken and teeth knocked out. One woman has a broken spine. There is clear evidence of torture by the police. [See below for solidarity info.] --- Contents: --- --Shocking Human Rights Abuses Faced by Protestors in Prague Jails --Appeal for solidarity; statement From INPEG [Prague] --Prague Declaration --Undercurrents report from Prague --World Bank Has Failed At Reforms --Mass Protest Nothing New for the IMF/WB -Death toll rises to five, 30 injured [Bolivia] --US spy software could devour RIP --- Begin stories: --- Shocking Human Rights Abuses Faced by Protestors in Prague Jails Attention News and Assignment Editors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2000 Contact: Chelsea Mozen 420 604 384452 or 02 6272349 To arrange interviews with witnesses recently released,, contact Cyan IMMEDIATELY: 0605 879 504 Shocking Human Rights Abuses Faced by Protestors in Jail Police Brutality Widespread, most severe for Czechs Israelis PRAGUE - In addition to the mass denial of the legal rights, individuals have faced extreme brutality in Czech Jails. Paul Rosenthal from Seattle Washington who was released this morning from the Olsanska jail in Prague after forty hours states, "What is happening inside the Czech jails is more than frightening. People have no rights, they are being beaten severely, they are disappearing. Women are being forced to strip in front of male guards and perform exercises. People with serious medical problems have been denied help." The following are accounts confirmed by people that have been released from jail: · Women have been strip searched by male officers and have been forced to perform physical exercises for their enjoyment · Many individuals are being denied water, food, and sleep; some are able to get food only if they pay guards, women and fascists are more likely to get water · Many people released have reported that before reaching police stations, officers took individuals to isolated areas and beat them severely. · Two Norwegians that went to a police station on Prisparni Street near Vlatavska to report a stolen mobile phone witnessed behind briefly opened doors that a number of people were handcuffed to the wall and being beaten severely. This has also been confirmed by many reports from released persons that in the processing rooms groups of 40 to 60 people were asked to spread eagle while they were beaten, heads were knocked back, legs were kicked in, and numbers of men had their groins twisted or punched. Additionally people handcuffed were tossed down stairs. · There is one report that 22 people were crammed into a 4 square meter cell. · 30 People were detained at the Olsanska jail in an outdoor courtyard overnight with no blankets or food. They were later moved to Balkova near Pilsen. · Two Germans that were detained in Lupacova, Praha 3 on Wednesday for approximately eight hours were held with an Israeli, an American, a German, and an Italian. The Israeli had been beaten severely, had difficulty walking, a black eye, and likely had a broken rib. He has been denied medical attention · People with diabetes were not fed, people that needed medication were not given it, the British Embassy had to intervene to get medication into the jail. · A Norwegian woman held in jail with 30 other women witnessed a German woman with a badly injured leg where medics were denied. · Right to legal representation and advice, right to interpreters, right to food and water, right to basic medical attention, and the right to a phone call have all been ignored on a widespread scale. · Czechs and Israelis are being beaten more drastically and are being detained longer · Many internationals are being moved from local stations to Balkova near Pilsen which has one of the worst
[CTRL] OT: BATF
-Caveat Lector- Twas a night in late August, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The front door was locked, and the deadbolt was thrown, All was safe and secure, in our castle of stone. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of Pokemon, danced in their heads. And mom in her t-shirt, and me in my flannel, Were watching intently, Discovery channel. When out on the lawn, there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window, I flew like a flash, I fumbled as always, the vinyl-clad sash. The moonlight was faint on my manicured lawn, As I peered through the gloom, and I stifled a yawn. When what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a vanload of men in full military gear. The young ninja-clad driver was lively, and quick. He stepped out on the curb, with his door-bashing stick. With the speed of a cobra, his agents, they came, As he whistled and shouted, and called them by name. Now Chalmers and Davidson, you take the back, And when I give the signal, commence the attack. To the top of the porch men, stay close to the wall, Now BASH away! BASH away! BASH away all! And then they gained entry, a matter of course. The doorframe was splintered and shattered by force. Then up to the housetop, his agents they flew, In the steady advance, of a well-practiced crew. And soon I heard men at the top of the stair, That's when my thoughts turned to the kids sleeping there. So I turned and jumped over my bed in a bound, As the door was crashed in, I heard "down on the ground". He was dressed all in black from his head to his toe. And he wore a broad mask, so his face didn't show. Then he lined up the sights of the gun he possessed, Which was clearly a chore in that black armored vest. His eyes-how they twinkled, that's all I could tell, Of the person who faced me and issued a yell. "To the ground" he repeated, with hasty precision, And the bead he had drawn, didn't leave for decision. So silently raging, to carpet I fell, From my wife there was issued a terrified yell. While they tore up my bedroom, and left it a wreck, And I scarcely could breathe for the boot on my neck. From afar in the house I could hear their ransacking, And as meek as a church mouse a "Daddy, what's happening". And with that still small voice, and his cry of alarm, I resolved a great price, should they bring him to harm. It was then that they read from the warrant they held, And I struggled to listen, I broke free and yelled. You idiot bastards, the problem is plain, This is Worthington Terrace, not Worthington Lane. Well he spoke not a word, but reviewed paperwork. Then he looked at his underling, called him a jerk. And then quick as he came, his accomplices rose, "My mistake", were his words "didn't mean to impose". Then he sprang to his van, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew, like the down from a thistle. And I heard him exclaim as the drove out of sight, "Good thing no one was hurt, and to all a good night". ~A Poem by OWK~ A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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: HoffmanWire: 9 Days to Lieberman's Kol Nidrei
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Nine Days to Lieberman's Kol Nidrei Rite on Yom Kippur Eve
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (Sept. 29, hoffman-info.com.news.html). The clock is
ticking on the countdown to the Kol Nidrei rite, which Joe Lieberman, the
Democrat candidate for the Vice Presidency of the US, will perform in just a
few days.
Yesterday we mailed a press release to major and minor media all over the
US, from the NY Times and CBS News to talk radio hosts and local newspapers.
The press release is packaged inside an envelope with a photo of Lieberman
in his kippah ("yarmulke") and the banner headline, "Lieberman's Strange
Gods" (those of you living in the US who have purchased anything from us or
made a donation, will also receive this mailing).
Inevitably the media describe Yom Kippur in hues of deepest piety and kid
gloves' reverence, as a "penitential rite" during which saintly Jews
approach their Maker and beg his forgiveness for wrongs committed in the
past.
Rubbish! Judaism is a crime syndicate disguised as a religion. The gangsters
must protect themselves from the bad seed they will sow in the coming year.
To do so they cut a lawyer's deal with their god (in actuality, the rabbis
and the Talmud), that allows them to believe they can lie with impunity and
not reap what they sow.
The fact that Lieberman will engage in this rite on the evening of Oct. 8 is
frankly outrageous. He and his handlers can only get away with this if Kol
Nidrei is falsified, usually by the media's claim that the absolution being
sought is for promises broken in the past.
To counter this disinformation I refer you to documentary evidence --
Babylonian Talmud Tractate Nedarim 23a and 23b: "And he who desires that
none of his vows made during the year shall be valid, let him stand at the
beginning of the year and declare, 'Every vow which I make in the future
shall be null." (Quoted in "Judaism's Strange Gods" by Michael A. Hoffman
II, p. 61).
I am continually researching this subject and I now have two folders thick
with additional revelations not in my book's first edition. Much of this
later data appear in the two speeches I gave at the America's Promise
Ministries Conference Sept. 16 and Sept. 17 (see the end of this message).
Since I wrote the book, I wanted to overcome the objection that while the
Talmud may decree the nullification of all oaths, how can it be proved that
this is exactly what transpires in the Orthodox Jewish synagogue ritual
itself? (I qualify this with the word Orthodox because the Reform synagogue
does use the Talmudic Kol Nidrei rite, but then of course Sen. Lieberman
attends an Orthodox synagogue which does use it, as all Orthodox synagogues
do).
I have had a number of secondary sources in my files attesting to the
existence of Kol Nidrei in the Yom Kippur liturgy, but I did not have
primary documentation, until now. I have since unearthed the actual
liturgical rite itself from the synagogue "prayer book," and posted it in
the original Hebrew at http://www.hoffman-info.com/news.html
So, we have the decree from the Talmud in Nedarim 23 and now we have the
actual text from the synagogue rite which Joe Lieberman will mumble along
with his fellow racketeers on Sunday evening, Oct. 8:
Translation of the actual synagogue text:
"All vows, prohibitions, oaths, consecrations or equivalent terms that we
may vow, swear, consecrate, or prohibit upon ourselves from this Yom Kippur
until the next Yom Kippur, may it come upon us for good - regarding them
all, we repudiate them henceforth. They all will be abandoned, cancelled,
null and void; they will be without power and without standing. Our vows
shall not be valid vows; our prohibitions shall not be valid prohibitions;
and our oaths shall not be valid oaths."
Now here's the clincher: we have from today until Oct. 8 to take this
information and hector the media, the clergy, the professors and the
Democrats (and even revisionist publications and allies who thus far have
been silent).
Keep the message pithy and brutally direct. Ask a simple question which only
Michael A. Hoffman II has thus far dared to ask, and the media --including
the kosher-conservative media -- refuse to ask:
How can a man who performs the Kol Nidrei rite and recites the words of the
preceding text - invalidating all the oaths he will make in the coming year
-- be trusted to uphold the oath he will make to the Constitution should he
be elected Vice-President of the US?
The telephone number of the Gore-Lieberman 2000 campaign is 615-340-2000. (I
am sure they also
[CTRL] Death Toll 5, Injured 30 in BOLIVIAN PROTESTS
-Caveat Lector- Death toll rises to five, 30 injured as roadblocks and violent protests continue By PETER McFARREN Associated Press Writer LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) _ Violent protests by coca-leaf farmers demanding an end to an anti-drug campaign raged throughout Bolivia, leaving five people dead. Roadblocks set up by the farmers have paralyzed commerce and cost the economy 50 million dollars, the government said. The rising tide of protest has highlighted an array of demands, including calls for the resignation of President Hugo Banzer, land reforms, and compensation for coca-leaf farmers or investment in new agricultural crops. Evo Morales, the head of the coca-leaf farmers organization in the Chapare region in Bolivia's tropical heartland, said negotiations with the government broke down Monday night, and declared, ``Banzer would do us a great favor by resigning.'' ``Coca is a question of life or death,'' Morales said. Coca leaf is the farmers' key cash crop, and is the base ingredient to make cocaine. Only 2,000 hectares (4,940 acres) of coca leaf remain in the Chapare, 5 percent of what existed four years ago. Banzer says Bolivia will no longer be producing cocaine by the end of the year. Protest leaders in Cochabamba, Bolivia's third largest city, demanded Banzer's resignation Monday as at least 15,000 protesters rallied in the main square. The demonstration was broken up by soldiers and police using tear gas. The minister of the Presidency, Walter Guiteras, rejected the resignation demands and said, ``If Banzer leaves, so does democracy -- those are the rules of the game.'' As anger spread, the umbrella group of community organizations called the La Paz Civic Committee announced the capital would be hit by a general strike on Wednesday. Their central issue was a demand that foreign investors be barred from buying into the national telephone system. Two deaths and 30 injuries among protesters occurred Sunday on the road between La Paz and Cochabamba and a third death in Guaqui, a town on the border with Peru, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. An agronomist was killed Monday by a rock thrown by farmers on the road linking La Paz with the Yungas and Beni tropical regions of the country, and a coca farmer in Yungas was killed. The road blocks are already resulting in food shortages in most major cities and will become acute by the weekend. On another front, government said that three-fourths of the public school teachers, who are on a general strike and failed to show up for work Monday, will be fired. The government says it will suspend classes for the year if the strike does not end by Wednesday. Losses related to the roadblocks are estimated at dlrs 50 million, the government says, aggravating an economic recession. Farmers on the Bolivian highlands continued blocking access roads to La Paz, Chile and Peru. Soldiers were only able to temporarily lift roadblocks. Farmers on the highlands are demanding that the government reconsider a new water law that congress was debating, changes in agrarian reform laws and an end to coca leaf eradication. They do not grow coca, but most of them chew the leaves as a stimulant. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Illicit Psychiatric Experimentation
-Caveat Lector- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed] Note: We store 100's of related "conspiracy posts" at: http://www.msen.com/~lloyd/oldprojects/recentmail.html From: "Alex Constantine" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Lloyd" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Illicit Psychiatric Experimentation Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 5:13 AM Boston Globe ''It is extremely wrenching to see how easily a group regarded as misfits, or as not good enough, or as socially and economically useless, can be made into objects for other people's purposes.'' DOING HARM: RESEARCH ON THE MENTALLY ILL Testing takes human toll By Robert Whitaker, Globe Correspondent and Dolores Kong, Globe Staff, 11/15/98 PORTRAIT ARTIST SHALMAH PRINCE painted "Second Coming" - meant to depict hope in the midst of chaos - after her harrowing experience in a research experiment. First of four parts The light flickered on for Shalmah Prince one day in 1994. Sitting in a doctor's office, she spotted an article in U.S. News World Report on human radiation experiments conducted in the 1950s. Her mind, she said, raced back to a wrenching experience from her past. She had been in an experiment of some type. Had she too been used? Prince, a portrait artist who suffers from manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, dug into her medical history and documented a chilling story. In 1983, she had been in an experiment in which investigators withdrew her medication, did nothing to intervene as she became increasingly manic, and then injected her with apomorphine, a chemical that other researchers had tested to see if it could provoke psychosis. Prince became so delusional that she had to be placed in leather restraints, a descent into madness that didn't fully subside for 10 days. ''I was never the same person again,'' Prince said. ''My perception of myself and who I was completely changed. I had a sense of shame and embarrassment. Who would have ever thought that doctors would create psychosis like that?'' Prince's story provides a window into a troubling corner of psychiatric research that continues to this day. She is one of more than 2,000 mentally ill patients who over the past 25 years have been ushered into a disturbing series of experiments by psychiatric researchers exploring the biology of psychosis. In their published accounts, doctors have told of injecting mentally ill patients with drugs designed to exacerbate their delusions and hallucinations. In prestigious journals, they have described studies in which they withheld effective antipsychotic medication from desperate patients who stumbled into hospital emergency rooms. In precise, clinical terms, they have reported how they deliberately stopped giving medication to stabilized schizophrenic patients to see how quickly they became sick again. These studies were designed to gain knowledge that might lead to improved treatments for schizophrenia and related illnesses. But the experiments offered no possibility of therapeutic benefit to the subjects and exposed them to some measure of psychic pain and risk of long-term harm. Moreover, this controversial line of experimentation has been marked by repeated instances in which researchers failed to fully disclose the risks to the mentally ill patients and obscured their true purposes. Those are the very themes of the story Shalmah Prince pieced together: On Jan. 14, 1983, fearing the onset of a manic episode despite the lithium she had been taking for two years, Prince went to University Hospital in Cincinnati seeking help. Her medical records show that she arrived well-groomed, in control of her emotions, and thinking fairly clearly. Standard procedure would have been to test the lithium level in her blood and adjust the dosage, but that's not what happened. Prince signed a consent form that said she was agreeing to take part in a study designed to ''clearly diagnose her illness.'' In their research protocol, however, the psychiatrists said the purpose of the study was to explore ''schizophrenia subtypes,'' based on the patients' response to apomorphine. The consent form didn't mention any risks associated with stopping the medication, even though Dr. David Garver, who ran the study, later acknowledged in a sworn deposition that without medication, the research subjects might ''have a delusion that they were capable of flying, leap out a window, [and] injure themselves.'' ''They assured me they were there to treat me,'' Prince recalled. ''And I just wanted to be kept safe. I knew that I didn't have insurance and that I was extremely vulnerable. I needed help and a regular doctor was $150. So I was really stuck.'' Without her lithium, Prince quickly deteriorated. By the fourth day she was wildly manic, yelling and threatening suicide. She also ''got in the face'' of another patient, she
[CTRL] THE DEATH IN ARIZONA OF THE KEMPER MARLEY MACHINE
-Caveat Lector- The Rest of the Story From-http://www.davidicke.com/icke/index1a.html THE DEATH IN ARIZONA OF THE KEMPER MARLEY MACHINE by Brian Downing Quig MONETARY AND ECONOMIC REVIEW source: http://www.dcia.com/ Kemper Marley was Arizona's first and only billionaire at the time of the Bolles murder. I expected the sky to fall after my July article linking the activities of Charles Keating and General Singlaub. Nothing happened. The reaction to my September article exposing Terry Burke, former top DEA in Arizona as a possible key element in the illegal narcotics network in Arizona, however, was immediate and unmistakable. Within days of my FAXing this story I was served with a court summons, a nasty death threat was left on my answering machine and my offices were entered, my files, book cases and furniture dumped and overturned. The last few days there has been a 6 foot 6 inch Latino following myself and an associate. He makes the top hit man for the Medellin cartel look like a sissy. Since Terry Burke, the former CIA station chief in Laos who administered the Phoenix Assassination Program has been closely associated with Theodore Shackley since 1962, this revelation coming in the wake of the unsolved Buddhist murders must have sent shock waves far and wide. Ted Shackley was George Bush's number 2 man at CIA when Bush was CIA Director. Among those in the know, Ted Shackley and an operative named Richard Armitage are the weakest points in the armor of George Bush and the New World Order. More significantly, I am tempted to speculate that this revelation, coupled with my suggestion of a probable heroin connection to the military style execution of the 9 Buddhist monks, lead to the panic arrest of five innocent Tucson kids for the murder of the monks. Supposedly, on the basis of a tip received Sept. 3 from a patient in a mental hospital, the deputies of Maricopa County Sheriff, Tom Agnos, arrested and charged four hispanic and one black youth, all selected from the poorest neighborhoods of Tucson. It was apparent from the start that this action was bogus. First, law enforcement alleged that these youths stole a late model Bronco and a Blazer that were seen at the Temple the day of the crime. These vehicles were never reported stolen! Where are these vehicles today? If these kids were in fact criminal elements, wouldn't they have driven these four wheeled all terrain vehicles across the border to Mexico where they would have been worth more than in the U.S.? They could have made a quick $15,000 doing this. I visited the Temple. It is more than obvious that there was nothing of value there. Rapidly the case against the kids began disintegrating. One suspect was working at a dog track during the murders and was video taped performing his duties. He had to be released. It soon became clear that there was no physical evidence linking the youths to the crime --- only their confessions confessions that the Dean of the Law School at ASU says can not be used in court because they were so obviously coerced. It turns out that the deputies worked on the youths for 12 hours in separate rooms with no windows --- no food or water --- in the midst of serious threats. One youth was told that he would be "found in a lake with an anchor wrapped around his neck if he did not cooperate". This precess took place not at police headquarters but in separate rooms of a hotel. The attorney for Dante Parker, said to be the ringleader, has submitted a list of 25 witnesses that say the suspect never left Tucson the night in question. The Thai ambassador "just happened to be in Phoenix" for the arrests. During one short sound byte he repeated three times that his being in Phoenix was just coincidence. His praise for Arizona law enforcement sounded a bit too lavish for the circumstances. All readers can be assured that the smiling Thai ambassador is no stranger to the politics of heroin in Southeast Asia. Equally as disingenuous was the statement of the Sheriff that there was no racism involved in the crime (but only in the selection process of the scapegoats.) When Lt. Col. James Bo Gritz returned to the Golden Triangle of Burma in 1987 to video tape the drug overlord, General Khun Sa, naming the names of the U.S. officials who were the general's largest customers for heroin, he was startled to find that a two lane highway had been constructed in the 5 months since he was last there. This highway, which went right to the general's front door, was built by the Thai government using Rome plows left over from the Vietnam war. Coming out, as the Colonel went in, were 10 ton trucks, covered and loaded, with the Thai Army insignia on the side. There is only one product that comes out of the Golden Triangle heroin! It is a certainty that the smiling Thai ambassador has an accounting of every truck. The importance of the discovery of this heroin highway lies in the fact that what had trickled out on the backs of
[CTRL] NM: Lewinsky Was One of 'Hundreds' Inside the White House: Morris
-Caveat Lector- Newsmax-Inside Cover Friday September 29, 2000; 12:38 AM EDT Lewinsky Was One of 'Hundreds' Inside the White House: Morris Monica Lewinsky was just one of "hundreds" of women Bill Clinton cheated with during the his years as the nation's chief executive, according to a longtime Clinton insider who estimated the size of the presidential harem during a speech on Wednesday. Commenting on Clinton's peccadilloes to a Miami University audience, one-time presidential political guru Dick Morris contended: "He's had hundreds of women since he's been in the White House." Referring to Clinton cabinet members who blindly accepted his denials of an affair with Lewinsky, Morris said, "You had to be a moron to believe this guy after his past record." Morris' comments first appeared in a Thursday night report by Cox News Service. The former Clinton confidante declined to elaborate. But in taped conversations with Linda Tripp, the White House intern revealed the president had once told her he'd slept with more than a hundred women during his Arkansas days. In 1994, Arkansas state trooper L.D. Brown told the American Spectator that he had procured "at least a hundred" women for Clinton from 1982 till he left the governor's security detail in 1985. But unlike Morris, neither Brown's account nor Lewinsky's had anything to do with Clinton's White House philandering. On the tapes, for instance, Lewinsky alludes to her jealousy over only three or four other women she believed were also involved with Clinton. One target of Lewinsky's wrath was Eleanor Mondale, the CBS newswoman and daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale. Lewinsky threw a fit outside the White House just weeks before her affair with Clinton became public when she learned Clinton was meeting with Mondale the same time Secret Service guards denied her access. In April 1998, former White House steward Michael McGrath detailed for Star Magazine what he believed were Oval Office assignations between Clinton and former West Wing secretary Debra Schiff. The New York Times reported that Schiff's access to Clinton was second only to Hillary Clinton's and that of Vice President Al Gore. As the Lewinsky case heated up, Schiff was transferred to the State Department. In 1996, former White House personnel director David Watkins went public with claims that one-time Clinton girlfriend Marsha Scott, who became a trusted White House insider to both Bill and Hillary Clinton, had continued a sexual relationship with the president. Scott is one of the few from the inner Arkansas circle who remains at the White House. In the same 1996 interview, Watkins hinted that Clinton was carrying on with 25-year-old Catherine Cornelius, who instigated Travelgate with her initial complaint that the travel office was being mismanaged. Cornelius was identified in official White House reports as Clinton's "distant cousin." But neither Watkins nor the late Vince Foster, both of whom knew Clinton from his earliest days in Hope, Arkansas, had ever heard of Cornelius before. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] WSJ: The FBI 'Profiles' Wen Ho Lee
-Caveat Lector- The FBI 'Profiles' Wen Ho Lee Friday, September 29, 2000 12:01 a.m. EDT An excerpt from the joint statement for the record by Attorney General Janet Reno and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Louis J. Freeh on the investigation and prosecution of Wen Ho Lee, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sept. 26, 2000. The full statement is available at: www.fbi.gov/pressrm/congress/congress00/wenholee.htm. A related editorial appears here. FBI Counterintelligence Investigations of Wen Ho Lee Dr. Lee has been known to the FBI since 1982. At the time, he worked in Los Alamos in X Division. His name surfaced when he contacted a suspected agent of a foreign power who was the subject of an ongoing FBI counterintelligence investigation. He offered to help that person identify who had brought him to the attention of the authorities. When Dr. Lee was first confronted by the FBI in November 1983, he denied having contacted the individual. In fact, he denied even knowing the person. Only after Dr. Lee learned that the FBI had indisputable proof that the contact took place did he finally admit it. After providing an explanation of the reasons for the contact, he agreed to cooperate with the FBI regarding the individual being investigated for passing classified information. After he provided limited cooperation, the FBI ultimately closed that first inquiry into Dr. Lee because nothing else developed. A decade later, in 1994, Dr. Lee again came under investigation because of his actions. Dr. Lee met with a senior foreign government nuclear weapons designer who was part of an officially approved delegation visiting the United States. The circumstances of the encounter clearly indicated that they knew one another, even though Dr. Lee had never reported meeting this weapons designer on prior trips abroad, as he was required by the conditions of his employment to do. As in the 1982 case, Dr. Lee did not reveal his relationship with this individual. . . . The FBI's investigation into this 1994 matter was still ongoing when Dr. Lee emerged as a potential subject in the 1996 Administrative Inquiry by the Department of Energy (DOE) into the possible compromise of information related to the W-88 nuclear warhead. . . . Ultimately it was closed in favor of the larger W-88 investigation that began to be focused on Dr. Lee. On May 26, 1996, DOE's Administrative Inquiry identified possible potential candidates for the leak but concluded that "Wen Ho Lee appears to have opportunity, means and motivation" to have compromised the W-88 information. The FBI opened an investigation of Dr. Lee in May 1996 based on this predicate. Clearly, the FBI should have conducted an additional, independent investigation to verify what was reflected in the Administrative Inquiry. The same should have been done to eliminate other suspects and to validate the conclusion that Dr. Lee was the most likely individual to have compromised the W-88 information. Nevertheless, when his name surfaced in the DOE investigation, Dr. Lee already had a history with the FBI. . . . Given those circumstances, the FBI began an investigation of the person who DOE concluded to be the most probable candidate for the W-88 leak. Additional classified information has been provided to the Committees about this episode. As of December 1998, the FBI had not been able to verify that Dr. Lee was responsible for the possible compromise of the W-88 information. However, in subsequent months the investigation led to the discovery of the secret nuclear weapons information that Dr. Lee had been accumulating over a period of years from Los Alamos, as explained in greater detail below, in the section dealing with the criminal investigation. After opening the investigation into Dr. Lee's possible involvement in the W-88 matter, the FBI sought to develop sufficient indicia of probable cause for a warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to conduct surveillance of Dr. Lee. The initial FISA application was submitted in 1997 but was not presented to the Court. The Department of Justice and the FBI had a good faith disagreement as to whether the application alleged sufficient probable cause to support a FISA warrant. The FBI's subsequent efforts to enhance probable cause, which admittedly could and should have been more aggressive, were ultimately unsuccessful. Additional classified information about this portion of the investigation has been provided to the Committees. In March 1998, Dr. Lee traveled to Taiwan. In later investigation it was determined he consulted with the Los Alamos computer "Help Desk" to determine if he could access the secure Los Alamos computer system from overseas. He was told he could not. In December 1998, Dr. Lee again traveled to Taiwan for three weeks. He returned on December 21, 1998. DOE, which oversees Los Alamos,
[CTRL] WSJ: The Wen Ho Lee Fake-Out
-Caveat Lector- REVIEW OUTLOOK The Wen Ho Lee Fake-Out A bungled prosecution, another scandal dodged. Friday, September 29, 2000 12:01 a.m. EDT Yes, there was a Keystone Kops quality, as Senator Richard Bryan put it, to the government's handling of the Wen Ho Lee investigation. But the chattering classes are on the verge of a major intellectual flake-out, enshrining Mr. Lee as a victim of racism. No doubt he will soon be collecting a hundred grand a year on the lecture circuit and selling his life story to DreamWorks. Any serious person, though, ought to read the accompanying narrative from the statement of Janet Reno and Louis Freeh. This is of course the prosecution's case, and we're not sure it would be enough to convict on the counts alleging intent to harm the U.S. But it is abundantly clear that Mr. Lee was up to no good, that there was plenty of reason for investigators to look at him with a jaundiced eye, and that under serious investigation he acted like a guilty man. Having pleaded guilty to one felony, he promises to cooperate with investigators in revealing the fate of still-missing tapes. We won't hold our breath. The prosecution's mistake was overkill. It framed the most serious possible charges, and then asked for onerous detention conditions prior to trial. Much of this was the work of John J. Kelly, a college classmate and longtime crony of President Clinton, who was U.S. Attorney in Albuquerque and has resigned to run for Congress there. The Senate committee investigating the incident ought to get him in and hear his story. The overkill, plus some blunders in the investigator's testimony, led Judge James A. Parker to feel he's been misled. So he made some anti-government rulings on motions by Mr. Lee's attorneys in hearings on the Classified Information Procedures Act. The CIPA rulings were likely to give the defense nearly free rein in rummaging through FBI and CIA procedures in similar cases. Facing this "graymail," and with the promise of cooperation, the government dropped 58 of its 59 counts. This outburst of overkill followed a long period of laxity about security under this Administration. Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary opened reams of nuclear secrets, the CIA chief downloaded classified information to a laptop, the State Department lost laptops with classified information and discovered a bug in one of its conference rooms, and so on. In the Wen Ho Lee case specifically, the Justice Department took some seemingly inexplicable positions regarding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, denying FBI requests for a wiretap on Mr. Lee. This week's Reno-Freeh statement glosses over this as "a good-faith disagreement." But the FISA decision was studied at length by the Senate Government Affairs Committee. Despite the reasons for suspicion outlined in the Reno-Freeh statement, the State Department refused even to take the Wen Ho Lee request to the special FISA court for a decision. Senator Joe Lieberman said he disagreed, but felt the decision defensible. Senator Fred Thompson said that if the request had been granted the tapes might have been salvaged, and that "the Justice Department's refusal to permit surveillance was apparently the only time in the more than 20-year existence of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that such a request was ever denied." Keystone Kops indeed. To understand the government's bungling you have to keep in mind the context of this investigation. That is, keep in mind such names as James Riady, Maria Hsia, Charlie Trie and Ng Lap Seng. Our news department broke the Chinese contributions story in the final weeks of the 1996 campaign; the FISA denial came in June 1997. Mr. Kelly's prosecutorial overkill came on the heels of the Cox report criticizing security lapses at Los Alamos and other national labs. This is of course not to say that orders went out of the Oval Office to go easy on Wen Ho Lee at first or to throw the book at him later. But strange things inevitably happen, and serious suspicions arise, when a President (and in Ms. Hsia's Buddhist Temple case, a Vice President) let themselves be put in the debt of a foreign intelligence service. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many
[CTRL] Fwd: LEAKED MONSANTO REPORT
-Caveat Lector- LEAKED MONSANTO REPORT The full text is said to be available on the GeneWatch UK website: www.genewatch.org MONSANTO'S 'DESPERATE' PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN REACHES GLOBAL PROPORTIONS A confidential internal report leaked to GeneWatch UK reveals that Monsanto is involved in a global campaign to promote GM foods by influencing which experts get on international scientific committees, promoting their views through supposedly independent scientists and gaining influence with key decision makers in government departments in developing countries. Monsanto's ten page internal report, headed 'company confidential', summarises the activities of its Regulatory Affairs and Scientific Outreach teams for May and June 2000. It describes developments in the regulation of GM crops in 20 countries world-wide and Monsanto's efforts to influence them. The countries include Japan, Bulgaria, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil and Korea as well as the USA and the European Union. "The leaked report shows how Monsanto are trying to manipulate the regulation of GM foods across the globe to favour their interests," said Dr Sue Mayer, GeneWatch UK's Director. "It seems they are trying to buy influence with key individuals, stack committees with experts who support them, and subvert the scientific agenda around the world." "The scale of their campaign shows just how desperate Monsanto is to save its business," said Dr Mayer. "The report shows that they have virtually given up trying to influence the debate here in the UK, having failed to convince the public of their case. But it is worrying that Monsanto has clearly stepped up activity elsewhere, particularly in developing countries. And whilst Monsanto often claim they want to listen and engage in dialogue, it is quite clear from this leaked report that this is just window dressing for a behind-the-scenes campaign to promote their products come what may. Governments and scientists are going to have to take precautions against such pressure if they are not to lose even more consumer confidence." The following extracts from the leaked internal paper illustrate how pervasive the Monsanto campaign is: "Global: Scientific outreach and Ag Regulatory was instrumental in assuring that key internationally recognized scientific experts were nominated to the FAO/WHO expert consultation on food safety which was held in Geneva this past month. The consultation and final report were very supportive of plant biotechnology, including support for the critical role of substantial equivalence in food safety assessments, antibiotic resistance markers used in these products, and the reservation of animal feeding studies to address specific questions rather than for routine safety" "Thailand: A GMO detection lab was established by the Ministry of Public Health to develop methods to certify exports to Europe. The lab director Dr. Pakdi is a key player in international CODEX activities and has requested Monsanto's assistance to train technicians and provide reference samples. Cooperation with this request is likely given the importance of the lab and Dr. Pakdi's position." "Global: Contacts were made with the directors of Poison Control Centers (PCC) in many countries which should be especially useful to facilitate rational regulation because the Poison Center directors are relied upon heavily by state and local agencies;...an editorial was drafted by Dr John Thomas, (Emeritus Professor of U.Texas Medical School in San Antonio) to place in a medical journal as the first in a planned series of outreach efforts to physicians; a meeting was held with Prof. David Khayat, an internationally well known cancer specialist, to collaborate on an article demonstrating the absence of links between GM food and cancers..." "Global: Monsanto representatives were successful at the recent Codex Food Labelling Committee meeting on maintaining two labelling options for further consideration by the committee." The full text of the leaked document is available on the GeneWatch UK website: www.genewatch.org For comment in the United States please contact the Council for Responsible Genetics, 5 Upland Rd, Suite 3, Cambridge, MA 02134. Phone: 00 1 617-868-0870 NOTES TO EDITORS 1.The FAO is the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation 2.The WHO is the UN's World Health Organisation. ### There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible to live without breaking laws. - Ayn Rand www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor
[CTRL] Fwd: Konformist: FOX BGH LAWSUIT REPORTERS TO SPEAK IN LOS ANGELES
-- eGroups Sponsor -~-~ FONT COLOR="#99"Special Offer-Earn 300 Points from MyPoints.com for trying @Backup Get automatic protection and access to your important computer files. Install today: /FONTA HREF="http://click.egroups.com/1/6347/6/_/1406/_/970253445/"BClick Here!/B/A -_- FOX BGH LAWSUIT REPORTERS TO SPEAK IN LOS ANGELES Presented by Fairness Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) and The Great Boycott http://www.fair.org http://home.earthlink.net/~alto/boycott.html Florida Jury Concludes: FOX PRESSURED AKRE\WILSON TO BROADCAST "FALSE, DISTORTED OR SLANTED NEWS REPORT" The Midnight Special Bookstore 1318 3rd St. Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401 At The Midnight Special Bookstore: 10/3 Tuesday, 7:00 PM -- Fairness Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) the media watch group presents their monthly program. As a special guest, FAIR will have Steve Wilson and Jane Akre, two award-winning reporters who sued FOX Television after a Tampa affiliate pressured them to broadcast a news report. The guests are presented courtesy of The Great Boycott, an organization formed to protest the power, money and influence of the international chemical lobby. During their investigation, Wilson and Akre uncovered how a large share of America’s milk supply has quietly become adulterated with the effects of a synthetic hormone (bovine growth hormone, or BGH) secretly injected into cows… and how pressure from the hormone maker Monsanto led Fox TV to fire both reporters and sweep under the rug much of what they discovered but were never allowed to broadcast. Though legal since approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1993, the artificial hormone commonly known as BGH has been linked to cancer and is banned throughout Europe and unapproved in several other countries because of human health concerns. After a five-week trial and six hours of deliberation which ended August 18, 2000, a Florida state court jury unanimously determined that Fox "acted intentionally and deliberately to falsify or distort the plaintiffs' news reporting on BGH." In that decision, the jury also found that Jane's threat to blow the whistle on Fox's misconduct to the FCC was the sole reason for the termination... and the jury awarded awarded $425,000 in damages which makes her eligible to apply for reimbursement for all court costs, expenses and legal fees. The journalists, who happen to be married to each other, have not been offered full-time work in the mainstream media since their experience at Fox and in court. The suit and information about use of the hormone in dairy cattle are presented in full detail at a special Internet web site. The site can be viewed at: http://www.foxBGHsuit.com Introducing them will be members of The Great Boycott, who will present information about their organization, their current agenda in Los Angeles (which includes the opposition of water fluoridation in the Los Angeles area) and a special report of information uncovered by reporter Barbara Keeler of The Whole Life Times and Robert Sterling of Konformist.com, on the monetary links between controversial 20/20 journalist John Stossel and the chemical lobby. The Great Boycott targets the worldleading producers of pesticides, genetically engineered foods, and toxic wastes: Monsanto, Du Pont, Dow, Novartis, Imperial Chemical Industries, Rhone Poulenc, Bayer, and Hoechst. For info Call 310/281-1927. USA Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~alto/boycott.html The Midnight Special Bookstore is located at: 1318 3rd St. Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401 Phone: 310.393.2923 Fax: 310.394.6123 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[CTRL] Melbourne to Prague: the Struggle for a Deglobalized World
-Caveat Lector- From Melbourne to Prague: the Struggle for a Deglobalized World By Walden Bello* (Talk delivered at a series of engagements on the occasion of demonstrations against the World Economic Forum (Davos) in Melbourne, Australia, 6-10 September 2000.) We are, here in Melbourne in the next few days and in Prague in two weeks' time, participating in an historic enterprise: that of creating a critical mass to turn the tide against corporate-driven globalization. For years, we were told that globalization was benign, that it was a process that brought about the greatest good for the greatest number, that good citizenship lay in accepting the impersonal rule of the market and good governance meant governments getting out of the way of market forces and letting the most effective incarnation of market freedom, the transnational corporation, go about its task of bringing about the most efficient mix of capital, land, technology and labor. The unrestricted flow of goods and capital in a world without borders was said to be the best of all possible worlds, though when some observers pointed out that to be consistent with the precepts of their 18th century prophet, Adam Smith, proponents of the neoliberal doctrine would also have to allow the unrestricted flow of labor to create this best of all possible worlds, they were, quite simply, ignored. Such inconsistencies could be overlooked since for over two decades, neoliberalism or, as it was grandiosely styled, the "Washington Consensus" had carried all before it. As one of its key partisans has nostalgically remarked recently, "the Washington Consensus seemed to gain near-universal approval and provided a guiding ideology and underlying intellectual consensus for the world economy, which was quite new in modern history." (1) Globalization Unravels I: The Asian Financial Collapse The unrestricted flow of speculative capital in accordance with Washington Consensus doctrine was what our governments in East Asia institutionalized in the early 1990's, under the strong urging of the International Monetary Fund and the US Treasury Department. The result: the $100 billion that flowed in between 1993 and 1997 flowed out in the bat of an eyelash during the Great Panic of the summer of 1997, bringing about the collapse of our economies and spinning them into a mire of recession and massive unemployment from which most still have to recover. Since 1997, financial instability or the constant erosion of our currencies has become a way of life under IMF- imposed monetary regimes that leave the value of our money to be determined day-to-day by the changing whims, moods, and preferences of foreign investors and currency speculators. Globalization Unravels II: The Failure of Structural Adjustment The Asian financial crisis put the International Monetary Fund on the hotseat, leading to a widespread popular reappraisal of its role in the Third World in the 1980s and early 1990's, when structural adjustment programs were imposed on over 70 developing countries. After over 15 years, there were hardly any cases of successful adjustment programs. What structural adjustment had done, instead, was to institutionalize stagnation in Africa and Latin America, alongside rises in the levels of absolute poverty and income inequality. Structural adjustment and related free-market policies that were imposed beginning in the early 1980's were the central factor that triggered a sharp rise in inequality globally, with one authoritative UNCTAD study covering 124 countries showing that the income share of the richest 20 per cent of the world's population rose from 69 to 83 per cent between 1965 and 1990. (2) Adjustment policies were a central factor behind the rapid concentration of global income in recent years - a process which, in 1998, saw Bill Gates, with a net worth of $90 billion, Warren Buffet, with $36 billion, and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, with $30 billion, achieve a combined income that was greater than the total combined income of the 600 million that live in the world's 48 least developed countries, a great number of which had been subjected to adjustment programs. Structural adjustment has also been a central cause of the lack of any progress in the campaign against poverty. The number of people globally living in poverty - that is, on less than a dollar a day - increased from 1.1 billion in 1985 to 1.2 billion in 1998, and is expected to reach 1.3 billion this year. (3) According to a recent World Bank study, the absolute number of people living in poverty rose in the 1990's in Eastern Europe, South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa - all areas that came under the sway of adjustment programs. (4) Confronted with this dismal record, James Wolfensohn of the World Bank had the sense to move the institution away from its identification with structural adjustment with public relations initiatives like the SAPRI, or the
Re: [CTRL] ABCNEWS.com : Italy Networks Slammed for Child Porn Report
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 09/29/2000 12:56:31 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 17:14:20 -0500 From: "Amelia Kay Edgeman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 3:42 PM Subject: ABCNEWS.com : Italy Networks Slammed for Child Porn Report http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/italy000928.html Yeah, shoot the messenger. It would do the world good to see what is going on. Everybody sits around his or her dinner table just letting the world spin with a casual hohum. If a few more people realized what was going on out there, maybe it could be stopped. Prudy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Iraq decided to no longer accept dollars for oil..
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 09/28/2000 11:40:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Iraq decided to no longer accept dollars for oil... what do you think will be the effect on the greenback and on the Euro?" What will be funny is if the dislike of the dollar goes farther than this. I know that when Turks wanted to go to Mecca, they had to pay their fare in dollars. Things could get really difficult if Iranians need dollars for that trip too. Prudy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Black Gold Green Lies
-Caveat Lector- Black gold green lies By Alan Caruba web posted September 25, 2000 If the nation's media rolls over for the lies Al Gore is telling about the high cost of gasoline and what's to come with heating oil and natural gas costs, then we are being put on the path to an economic disaster in America. The simple reason is that everything travels on wheels these days. We all drive to work and every piece of goods that gets made and delivered comes in a truck. Reportedly, both the Secretary of the Treasury, Lawrence Summers, and Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, issued a memorandum calling the President's decision to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve "a major and substantial policy mistake." It's worse than that. It is a decision driven totally by politics, not policy. It was a decision to advance Hillary Clinton's campaign in New York State and Al Gore's floundering campaign nationwide. There will be no impact on oil prices In the United States today, we import more than half of all the oil we need to function and our economy requires what we're using now and more in the near future. Why? Because our economy is growing. Some people here at home and many others round the world resent this. The same holds true for the need to provide more electricity. We need more coal-burning utilities because coal is electrical power in America and we need nuclear powered utilities too. Ralph Nader's running mate, Ms. LaDuke, came to fame opposing all nuclear power. Al Gore thinks that nuclear power "is now obviously at a technological dead end." Why is the cost of gas so high? Why don't we have the utilities we require? Why is the EPA attacking the utilities we have? Why haven't we been drilling for our own reserves of oil? Why can't we open up a new coal mine anywhere? Why did Clinton put the richest reserves of high-grade coal in the West off limits to any development? My friends, I give you Al Gore and the policies of the environmental movement, the Greens! Right now in Alaska, according to one of the latest U.S. Geological Surveys, there's at least 16 billion barrels of oil going untapped. That's comparable to five years of U.S. imports. Guess what? The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is off-limits to any use of its huge reserves. The caribou are too important. The Clinton-Gore administration has also seen to it that the oil reserves off California and Florida can't be tapped either. We have to protect the sea otters and seals. Want to know why you're paying so much money to fill your tank? Ask Al Gore, Jr! This is, of course, the same Al Gore, who, on September 21st, said, "People should be able to get in their cars and drive where they want, when they want, at a low price." This is the same Al Gore who, writing in his book, "Earth in the Balance" said, "Today, we must recognize that our heavy reliance on cars as our primary means of transportation accounts for a large proportion of the carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere from the industrial world. Objectively, it makes little sense for each of us to burn up all the energy necessary to travel with several thousands pounds of metal wherever we go." To demonstrate how insane Gore's views about the automobile truly are, you need only read his book where, at one point, he says "We now know that their cumulative impact on the global environment is posing a mortal threat to the security of every nation more deadly than that of any military enemy we are ever again likely to confront." Objectively and scientifically, there is no global warming and the amount of CO2 humans produce is nothing compared to the billions of metric tons produced by the oceans of the world and other natural sources. More CO2 is a boon to agriculture and forest growth. Measurements of the earth's overall temperature all indicate there has been no warming in over fifty years. Nothing Al Gore Jr. has to say on this subject makes any sense whatever. Meanwhile, the OPEC nations, whose oil it is, have pointed out that the reason we are paying high prices here and the Europeans are paying even higher prices is because of the taxes imposed by our federal and state governments and those of the other consumer nations. To put it another way, the US and the European governments get huge amounts of money for doing nothing while the producers of oil are depleting what, for most, is their only natural resource. OPEC nations have enough known reserves for, at the least, another fifty years. That means we have time to (1) drill and utilize our own reserves and (2) come up with new technology to reduce our dependency on oil. If you doubt we can do this, you know nothing of history. It wasn't until the last century that the automobile was even invented or came into widespread use. Before that it was horses! At this point you must also factor in the Clean Air policies of the Environmental Protection Agency. Led by Gore's hand-picked director, Carol Browner, the
[CTRL] Where there is a Fire Someone is Blowing Smoke
-Caveat Lector- Where there is fire, someone is blowing smoke http://enterstageright.com/0900smoke.htm By A. C. Kleinheider web posted September 25, 2000 On September 6, 2000, in the Haynes Manor area of north Nashville, Tennessee, a 17-month-old boy died in his crib from smoke inhalation during a fire in a house in which he and nine other children had just been put down for a nap. The house was operating as an unregulated child-care provider, which under Tennessee state law, may care for no more than six children, two of who must be related to the caregiver. Apparently the house did not have smoke detectors, which are required by state law in a facility that provides child-care. The baby's death was an unfortunate, tragic, and quite possibly avoidable accident. The accident we as a society must avoid is the tragedy of allowing such incidents to infect the thinking of citizens and legislators emboldening them to enact and enforce regulations of child-care providers. What is really irksome about stories like these is the language used. Words such as "caregiver" and phrases like "unregulated child-care provider" serve only to obfuscate what is actually being discussed. This was a neighborhood mommy watching neighborhood kids and maybe making a few bucks for her trouble. But as soon as a fire starts and a kid dies, through the miracle of legal jargon and journalistic palaver, "Little Jimmy's mom from down the street" metamorphizes into an "unregulated child care provider". Talk radio immediately chimes in on how the parents should be more responsible in their choice of "caregivers" and that maybe government should step in and supervise and regulate anyone who is watching anyone else's kids. First of all, whenever possible, some parent, I don't care which one, but some parent should make it their full-time job and mission in life to raise their children until at least the age of five. Maybe they won't be able to pay for the brand new Benz, the Jacuzzi in the backyard, or the latest incarnation of the G. I. Joe with the Kung Fu grip, but they will be fulfilling their most important role as a human being: parent. Many couples with small children who say they are working out of necessity are being less than genuine. But thanks to tax slavery, an excessive consumer culture, and incessant government regulation of life many families do have to maintain two-incomes, one to pay Uncle Sam and one to put food on the table, to say nothing of the trials and tribulations facing single mothers. While mommy is slaving in the work force to try and pay the State, someone must watch the babies. Mothers in this situation most likely do not have the means to enroll their child in the local Montessori school or even a fully accredited and respected day-care facility. They have to take a crap shoot. They have to risk their children's health and safety by placing them in the hands of either degeneracy or incompetence in some half-ass YMCA basement day-care center. If a mother in this precarious position decides instead to pay her neighbor, "Little Jimmy's mom", who doesn't work and seems like a good mommy, to take care of her kids; what's wrong with that? The world is supposed to work that way, neighbors helping out neighbors, communities helping one another. Sometimes favors are exchanged, sometimes money. However, if more than few neighborhood working-moms ask "Little Jimmy's mom" for help all of a sudden Jimmy's mom needs State sanction to do a good turn. The care of children is not an area that government, federal, state, or local, need be intimately involved with. If the person you leave your child with doesn't have smoke alarms, and that was important to you, you wouldn't have left your kid there. If "Little Jimmy's mom" has to run around installing smoke detectors (or whatever other hoops the State chooses to make her jump through) in order to help out her neighbors and make a little extra cash, she's either going to have to start upping the price or the next time a neighbor asks her to watch their child Jimmy's mom will give them a big, "Hell no! I don't need the hassle." Government should not assert itself whatsoever in the rearing and caring of children who have able-bodied mentally competent relatives who can make decisions about their care. Government intervention in childcare takes away our ability to form meaningful bonds with our neighbors, our families, and our community. We should not depend on the sanction of the State for the care of children. People should take care of their own kin. When they cannot they must be free to choose who watches their children and not be forced to deal with government red tape that makes life harder than it already is. As the Outlaw Josey Wales said, "Governments don't live together, people live together." Damn right. A. C. Kleinheider writes from Nashville, Tennessee. His work has appeared in WorldNetDaily, LewRockwell.com, EtherZone and Themestream.com. His e-mail address
[CTRL] A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Regulatory State
-Caveat Lector- A funny thing happened on the way to the regulatory state http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0400regstate.htm By Diane Alden web posted April 10, 2000 The federal government was given few, limited and enumerated powers. The Constitution grants the federal government powers over such issues as national defense, international trade and diplomacy, immigration procedures, maintenance of the monetary system, patents and copyright enforcement, bankruptcy procedures and the regulation of interstate commerce. But in the last 75 years government has gone beyond the limits set by the Founders and strayed to the other end of the galaxy. In the process the constitutional republic has been replaced by the regulatory state. What is left of the republic and the Bill of Rights is under assault from the trial lawyers, the environmental movement, anti-gun lobby, the corporate-government-foundation triad, the congress (as separation of powers becomes history), runaway taxes, federal and state regulatory monster, a corrupt press, a court system which has lost its way, dumbed down education, a self absorbed citiznery and a debased culture. What has happened to the republic might be called the Madison Effect, in honor of James Madison's famous dictum that "men love power." What went wrong in the republic has many fathers. Some of the problems date back to the 1800s when America's intellectuals adopted a philosophy hatched in Prussian universities. A philosophy which has spawned everything from Nazism to communism to environmentalism to Freudian psychology. A creed which is at odds with the intellectual tradition of the Founders. However, it was a system of thought and philosophy which fit very well with the growth of the state and the demise of individual freedom. Many American intellectuals swallowed the collectivist--statist bilge and passed it on to generations of young people some of whom became the elitist left. America's educated elite promoted the growth of the state by insinuating the activist federal government on America. The Great Depression was the major catalyst for the the success of the statist philosophy and subsequent growth of the federal government. Americans began to like the interference of the state in their lives because it came with money and promises of one sort or another and a sense of security. We became more interested in what government could do for us than what we could do for ourselves. Once upon a time in the republic called America people were smart enough to know that government never does anything for free. Government has no conscience and it will do or say anything to get power and control. A republican form of government is supposed to take care of that problem. But we are no longer a constitutional republic. We are a nation with a plebiscite and the whim of the majority is our creed. We call ourselves a nation of laws not men. Unfortunately, someone never told the government or the federal court system that there was a point where even a good thing can become a bad thing. We have overdone a good thing. At the moment we are drowning in regulatory law. Rather than being as judicious as the Founders and keeping it simple--stupidly we wove the noose that is strangling us. The Bill of Rights and the Constitution were simple and straight forward coda. But we took a classic construction and stuck ribbons and bows on it, tore at the hem and the sleeves, and ended up with something we can't wear. But by gum the government is going to make sure we are covered in something aka the regulatory state. Two of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century were the Great Depression and the various social and cultural movements of the 60s. Both were born in idealism stemming from 19th century German philosophy and a bastardized version of Judeo-Christian tradition. The only one of the movements worth the trouble was the civil rights movement for blacks. The rest merely cheapened the civil rights struggle. Moreover, the Great Depression wasn't just an economic tragedy it was the death knell for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. The federal Nanny State began when Roosevelt instituted the New Deal. That in turn became Truman's Fair Deal, and LBJ's "war on poverty." Double Your Trouble Since John Kennedy the number of federal agencies has doubled. Nearly every president since Roosevelt has added their own particular "war." Each "war" requires its own bureaucracy. Over the years, presidential, congressional and court rule making in regards to our war mentality has led us to the ten headed dragon better known as the federal bureaucracy. It is the nature of bureaucracy that the process and paper work are more important than the results. The Federal Register a daily report on new and proposed regulations went from 15,000 pages in 1963 to over 70,000 pages today. The cost of government is nearly $2 trillion a year. The cost and the results are are not in sync.
[CTRL] Friday: Bolivia Showdown Looms
-Caveat Lector- Friday: Bolivia Showdown Looms Today's Press Briefing September 29, 2000 SHOWDOWN IN BOLIVIA Banzer vs. The People http://www.narconews.com/pressbriefing.html -- Banzer Vows "Clenched Fist" Against Popular Movement -- Everything is Negotiable Except the War on Drugs says Bolivian Ruler Developing... More updates later today... from somewhere in a country called América, Al Giordano Publisher The Narco News Bulletin http://www.narconews.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Carnage in the Aqsa Mosque (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:17:34 + From: MER [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MER [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Carnage in the Aqsa Mosque ___ __ / |/ / /___/ / /_ //M I D - E A S T R E A L I T I E S / /|_/ / /_/_ / /\\ Making Sense of the Middle East /_/ /_/ /___/ /_/ \\ http://www.MiddleEast.Org News, Information, Analysis That Governments, Interest Groups, and the Corporate Media Don't Want You To Know! - - - - - - 9/29/00 - - - - - - To receive MER regularly email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] This eyewitness report from a Palestinian Muslim reader of MER present at the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem today: CARNAGE IN THE AQSA MOSQUE Four dead and fifty to sixty civilians injured at the Aqsa mosque after clashes between Isreali forces and Palestinian demonstrators, today. Children protected by trees and large stones at close range to Isreali forces threw rocks in demonstration of yesterdays visit of Ariel Sharon to the Aqsa mosque. Retaliating with live ammunition and rubber bullets, Isreali soldiers fired indiscriminantly at women, children and men. After reinforcements arrived, the soldiers initiated a massive assault on the demonstrators firing freely at anyone in sight. Many demonstrators were covered in blood; they were either injured or lay dead as a result of the attack. Those who were killed were carried on the shoulders of the demonstrators chanting "Allahu Akbar", and those who were injured exited the mosque to seek medical help. Many people hid in the mosques and others tried to exit. Those who tried to exit were fired upon as they retreated. Nobody was spared, and unfortunatly their were no Journalists in sight. Ambulances were even denied entry. Tensions are running high in the old city while Arafat visits Barak at his home and Clinton at his oval office. The children of the intifada are the only ones left to stand and defend the honor of the Aqsa and Palestine. This is the result of the Camp David accords. MiD-EasT RealitieS - www.MiddleEast.Org Phone: 202 362-5266Fax: 815 366-0800 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscriibe email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject SUBSCRIBE To unsubscribe email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject UNSUBSCRIBE A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Deal Looms as Blood Flows (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:01:52 + From: MER [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MER [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Deal Looms as Blood Flows ___ __ / |/ / /___/ / /_ //M I D - E A S T R E A L I T I E S / /|_/ / /_/_ / /\\ Making Sense of the Middle East /_/ /_/ /___/ /_/ \\ http://www.MiddleEast.Org News, Information, Analysis That Governments, Interest Groups, and the Corporate Media Don't Want You To Know! - - - - - - 9/29/00 - - - - - - To receive MER regularly email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] DEAL LOOMS AS BLOOD FLOWS "If there is an agreement it will include an end to the conflict, permanent borders for Israel recognized by the world, 80 percent of the settlers in Judea and Samaria under Israeli sovereignty in settlement blocs, security arrangements, principally along the eastern border, and Jerusalem bigger than ever since King David - with a solid Jewish majority for generations, united under our sovereignty, and recognized by the world as the capital of Israel... Now I don't want to go into details. There will also be a Palestinian capital that will be called Al-Quds... It will be Jerusalem and Al-Quds, one next to the other, as two capitals." Ehud Barak - 9/28/00 MID-EAST REALITIES - www.MiddleEast.Org - Washington - 9/29/00: They are desperately trying to find the formulations that will bring forth another White House ceremony allowing Clinton this time to put his arms around Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat and "end the conflict" with another historic photo. There is much short-term political gain to be had for all. There's much glory for Clinton, at least temporary salvation for Barak, and bundles of money for Arafat. The Israelis will give the Palestinians words and gestures, but in the end they will remain in control. There is a long history of such duplicitous and disingenuous agreements going way back to Ben-Gurion, who kept promising the Arabs in the 30s that the Jews had no intention to establish a Jewish State. The Palestinians will give what the Israelis want the most -- what will be said to be complete recognition and legitimacy with all of historic Palestine west of the Jordan in reality under their control, the East Bank more firmly than ever in the hands of the Hashemite clan that has worked on behalf of the West ever since the days of Lawrence. Barak has sent Yossi Beilin to Italy to coordinate European support for what they are trying to make happen in the weeks ahead. Not only do they expect the Europeans to applaud loudly, they are being pressed to come up with a huge multi-billion package to "resettle" the Palestinian refugees. Beilin meets today with the Pope to further coordinate the looming deal. Meanwhile the Acting Israeli Foreign Minister has been rushing to meetings with Mubarak and Abdullah making sure they are on board and will do their part in this historic drama. It's an extraordinarily complicated world political play that is underway, one fragile in bringing about, one even more fragile in keeping together once the deal is done. But even so, with Barak facing the return of the Knesset in 30 days, Arafat facing his own people who have been assured they will have "a State" this year, and Clinton just about out of time to burnish his legacy, they are all desperately trying to do a deal now. Meanwhile, today in Palestine: CNN calls it "more violent riots". This eyewitness report from a Palestinian Muslim reader of MER who was present at the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem today and was himself grazed by an Israeli bullet. "I did the best I can to describe what happened today. One bullet grazed me. I saw a bullet kill a man. It split his head open and blood was everywhere." Also unconfirmed reports this morning are that Israel's Chief of Police was hit in the head by a rock and is hospitalized. CARNAGE IN THE AQSA MOSQUE Four dead and fifty to sixty civilians injured at the Aqsa mosque after clashes between Isreali forces and Palestinian demonstrators, today. Children protected by trees and large stones at close range to Isreali forces threw rocks in demonstration of yesterdays visit of Ariel Sharon to the Aqsa mosque. Retaliating with live ammunition and rubber bullets, Isreali soldiers fired indiscriminantly at women, children and men. After reinforcements arrived, the soldiers initiated a massive assault on the demonstrators firing freely at anyone in sight. Many demonstrators were covered in blood; they were either injured or lay dead as a result of the attack. Those who were
[CTRL] A LITTLE LIST OF PROHIBITED IMPORTS INTO IRAQ
-Caveat Lector- : America: a Beacon, not a Policeman : Iraq Blockade Item Lists : Americans Against World Empire : A LITTLE LIST OF PROHIBITED IMPORTS INTO IRAQ : by Elias Davidsson : Courtesy of Iraq Action Coalition : December 22, 1997 : Here are some of the products which the Security Council : of the United Nations considers that the Iraqi civilian : population are not entitled to, because they are not : considered as full human beings. Your country, by special : regulations that are not widely known in your country, : endorses and enforces this collective punishment of the : Iraqi population. : The list includes mainly consumer products which are now : available to the world's population without any : restriction. It must be added that in order to impoverish : Iraq and make its population dependent upon foreign : imports, raw materials, machines and tools for industry : and agriculture are also prohibited by the United : Nations, unless the Iraqi government can prove, on a case : by case base, that a specific consignment is urgently : required for 'humanitarian' needs. : I urge readers of this list to imagine themselves being : denied all the following products for a period of more : than 7 years. This should give a small idea of what we : are doing to the Iraqis. If there is any mistake in the : list or any important consumer product category missing, : please inform me (Elias Davidsson, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]). : Accumulators : Adhesive paper : Aluminium foil : AM-FM receivers : Ambulances : Amplifiers : Answering machines : Armored cable : Ashtrays : Auto polish : Axes : Bags : Baking soda : Balls (for children, for sport) : Baskets : Bath brushes : Batteries : Battery chargers : Beads : Bearings : Bed lamps : Belts : Benches : Bicycles : Books (all categories included) : Bottles : Bowls : Boxes : Brass : Broilers : Busses : Calculators : Cameras : Candles : Candlesticks : Canvas (yes, there are also painters in Iraq, didn't you know ?) : Carpets : Cars : Carts : Carving knives : Cellophane : Chairs : Chalk : Chess boards : Chiffon : Children's wear : Chisels Clocks : Cloth : Chlorine : Clutches : Coats : Coaxial cable : Cogs : Coils : Colors for painting : Combs : Compressors (for cooling equipment) (Iraq is a hot country) : Computers and computer supplies : Copper : Cupboards : Cups Desk lamps : Desks : Detergents : Dictaphones : Dishware : Dishwashers : Dolls : Doorknobs : Doormats : Drawing knives : Dresses : Drills : Dryers : Dustcloths : Dyes : Dynamos : Easels : Electric cookers : Electric cords : Envelopes : Eyeglasses : Fabrics : Fans : Fax machines : Fibers : Files : Filing cabinets : Filing cards : Films : Filters : Flashlights : Flowerpots : Forks : Fountain pens : Furniture polish : Fuses : Gas burners : Gauges : Generators : Girdles : Glass : Glue : Gowns : Grills : Grindstone : Hairpins : Hammers : Handkerchiefs : Hats : Headlights : Headphones : Hearing aids : Hedge trimmers : Helmets : Hoes : Hooks : Hookup wires : Hoses : Hydraulic jacks : Ink (read: The prohibition on writing) : Ink cartridges : Insulator strips : Interruptors : Jackets : Jacks : Joints : Jumpers : Kettles : Knives : Lamp shades : Lathes : Lawn mowers : Leather : Levers : Light bulbs : Light meters : Lime : Magazines (including scientific and medical journals) : Magnesium : Magnets : Masonite : Mastic : Matches : Measurings equipment : Mica : Microfiche : Microphones : Microscopes : Mirrors : Mops : Motorbikes : Motors : Mufflers : Mugs : Music cassettes : Music CDs : Musical instruments : Nail brushes : Nail files : Napkins : Notebooks : Oil cans : Oil gauges : Oil lamps : Oscillators : Packaging materials : Pails : Painters' brushes : Paints : Pans : Paper clips : Paper for printing : Paper for wrapping : Paper for writing : Pens : Percolators : Pesticides : Photocopiers : Photometers : Pincers : Pincettes : Pins : Plastics : Plates : Plexiglas : Pliers : Plugs : Plywood : Porcelain : Pots : Potties : Press drills : Pressure cookers : Printing equipment : Pulleys : Putty : Radiators for cars : Razor blades : Razors : Reels : Relays : Riveters : Roasters : Rubber : Rugs : Rulers : Sandals : Sandpaper : Saucers : Saws : Scales : Scoreboards : Screws : Seals : Seats : Shampoo : Sheers : Shelves : Shirts : Shock absorbers : Shoe polish : Shoes : Shoppint carts : Shovels : Silicon : Silver polish : Skirts : Soap : Soap pads : Sockets : Socks : Solder : Soldering irons : Spark plugs : Spatulas : Sponges : Spoons : Stamps : Staplers : Starters : Stoves : Straps : Suits : Sun hats : Swimming suits : Switches : Tables : Tacks : Tags : Telephone cables : Telephones : Tents : Thermomethers : Threads : Timber : Timers : Tin : Tire pumps : Tissue paper : Toasters : Toilet paper (not considered medicines) : Tongs : Toothbrushes : Toothpicks : Towels : Toys (read: UN punishment of children) : Tractors : Transformers : Trash cans : Tripods : Troughs : Trousers : Trowels : Trucks : Trunks : TV sets : Typewriters :
[CTRL] SANCTIONS: FACTS QUOTES
-Caveat Lector- : 1 out of every 4 children in Iraq suffers from chronic malnutrition : -UNICEF : A child dies every 10 minutes in Iraq because of Sanctions : -UNICEF : 250 people die every day in Iraq due to the effect of Sanctions : - UNICEF : "4,500 children under the age of 5 are dying each month from hunger : and disease. The situation is disastrous for children. Many are : living on the very margin of survival." : - UNICEF : 500,000 Iraqi children have died due to Sanctions : -UNICEF : "Iraq's health system is close to collapse because medicines and : other life-saving supplies scheduled for importation under the oil- : for-food program have not arrived." : -WHO : "Since the onset of sanctions, there has been a six-fold increase in : the mortality rate for children under five and the majority of the : country's population has been on a semi-starvation diet." : - WHO : "[N]o significant movement towards food security can be achieved so : long as the embargo remains in place." : - UNICEF : "[T]he country has experienced a shift from relative affluence to : massive poverty. In marked contrast to the prevailing situation prior : to the events of 1990-91, the infant mortality rates in Iraq today : are among the highest in the world The gravity of the : humanitarian situation of the Iraqi people is indisputable and cannot : be overstated." : - UN Humanitarian Panel Report : "The inherent inhumanity of economic sanctions damages those who : impose it. As an American, I resent having my national character : stained this way." : - Scott Rittter, former UNSCOM Chief Weapons Inspector : "Iraq's social fabric is under serious attack [due to Sanctions]." : - Hans von Sponeck, UN Humanitarian Coordinator : "We are destroying an entire society. It is as simple and as : terrifying as that." : - Denis Halliday, UN Humanitarian Coordinator : "This is genocide. Children are dying slowly and painfully. If we : want democracy and human rights in Iraq, we have to stop the economic : sanctions, which kill people and destroy all educational and social : services." : - Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Nobel Laureate : "We call on the president of America, the vice president and the : congressmen to come to Iraq and see the little children and Tony : Blair, the U.K. government and Kofi Annan to come and to go to the : cancer ward and give us an answer ... what was their crime?" : - Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Nobel Laureate : "Sanctions are the economic nuclear bomb. In fifty years we will : wonder, `where was the world when Iraqi children were : dying?'" : - Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Nobel Laureate : "First I sold my television, then my furniture, then my car, then my : house. Everything that I built up over a lifetime is gone. A bomb is : something you hear far away, or at worst, it kills you in a second. : Sanctions kill you every day." : - Mohammed Abdul Razaq, retired Iraqi office worker : Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ : Before you buy. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Violence Casts Shadow on Jewish New Year
-Caveat Lector- Violence casts shadow on Jewish New Year By MARK LAVIE The Associated Press 9/29/00 6:04 PM JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israelis marked the Jewish new year at sundown Friday with festive family meals, dipping apples in honey to usher in a sweet year, but the celebrations were marred by deadly Israeli-Palestinian clashes. In Jerusalem, the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest shrine, normally packed with worshippers during high holidays, stood deserted Friday after confrontations erupted between Palestinian stone throwers and Israeli riot police at the adjacent mosque compound. The rioting left four Palestinians dead, 175 injured, and 44 Israeli policemen hurt. Israel faces a year of uncertainty, with a peace treaty appearing increasingly elusive and Prime Minister Ehud Barak's government teetering. The Jewish new year, called Rosh Hashanah in Hebrew, begins a 10-day period of solemn introspection, soul-searching and asking for forgiveness for sins. At sundown Friday, Israelis gathered for elaborate meals marking the start of the year 5761. Children performed holiday songs they had learned in school. Diners dipped apples in honey and ate pomegranates to reaffirm the commandment that Jews do as many good deeds as the fruit as seeds. Hotels and guest houses in Israel's resort areas, including the Galilee in northern Israel, were filled with holiday makers. This year, the first day of the two-day holiday fell on the Jewish Sabbath. The sounding of the shofar, a trumpet made from a ram's horn that traditionally heralds the holiday's start, was absent, since the shofar is not used on the Sabbath, according to Jewish law. It will sound on Sunday, the second day of the holiday. While many Israelis attend special religious services on both days, others take advantage of the long weekend to travel to vacation spots in Israel and abroad. Beaches and resorts are expected to be crowded throughout the holiday. The solemn period ends with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, starting at sundown Oct. 8. Israelis' feelings about the future were mixed. In a poll in the Yediot daily, 60 percent said the state of the nation is good, 83 percent said their personal situation is good and 46 percent expected a change for the better in the coming year. Still, more than half the people, 55 percent, said their personal mood is not good. Only 26 percent thought the peace process with the Arabs was going well, while 70 percent said it was not. The poll, by the Dahaf agency, questioned 501 Israeli adults and quoted a 4.5 percent margin of error. Israelis crowded shopping centers and open-air marketplaces, stocking up for the holiday. At Jerusalem's outdoor Mahane Yehuda market, extra police patrolled. Markets have been targets for bomb attacks in the past. "We hope this is the last New Year without peace," said student Shira Kohn, 19, as she shopped. Copyright 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Fujimori Confident Stability will be Preserved
-Caveat Lector- Fujimori confident political stability will be preserved in Peru By GEORGE GEDDA The Associated Press 9/29/00 5:46 PM WASHINGTON (AP) -- Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, seeking U.S. assistance as he struggles to survive the political turmoil now engulfing his country, said Friday that "stability and democracy in Peru will be guaranteed." Fujimori made the comment to reporters after Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told him she supported his decision to convene early elections and urged him to use his remaining months in office to promote democratic reform. "The priority now is the Peruvian electoral process," Fujimori said. "I expect that it will be under my direction, consistent with my commitment." Fujimori's hastily-arranged visit here also included a meeting Thursday evening with Organization of American States Secretary General Cesar Gaviria, who is overseeing a dialogue among Peruvian political leaders aimed at forging a consensus on ground rules for next year's elections. At a news conference Friday, Gaviria said the process is working well, noting that a series of agreements has been reached, including a commitment to announce an election date by Oct. 15. He suggested that the OAS-led process is indispensable for democratic stability in Peru. "There is no other way," he said. Gaviria acknowledged there have been threats by some in the military to stage a coup but said he expects its support for the process. "The most important thing is to protect and preserve Peruvian democracy," he said. While Fujimori has remained silent on the purpose of his visit, Gaviria said the Peruvian leader wanted to convey a sense of the complexity of the process his country faces in rearranging the electoral calendar. "He doesn't have the same power as before," Gaviria said. It was just two months ago that Fujimori was sworn in to a third term but a corruption scandal and other developments have left him in a weakened position, forcing him to call elections four years ahead of schedule. "You've done the right thing," Albright told Fujimori at the outset of their meeting, according to State Department spokesman Richard Boucher. As Fujimori made his rounds here, the Peruvian Congress voted to dismantle the country's National Intelligence Service, which for a decade served as the power base of the discredited and now-exiled spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos. The vote was 101-1. Rumors of a military coup plot have swirled around Lima in recent days. In addition, some 2,500 laborers, teachers and students marched to the Government Palace, demanding Fujimori's immediate resignation and the extradition of Montesinos from Panama to face corruption charges. He is accused of trying to bribe an opposition congressman to join Fujimori's alliance. Fujimori was smiling as he arrived at the State Department on a comfortable early fall day and his demeanor was the same when he left 45 minutes later. He said he was not prepared to respond to reporters' questions but did so when several pressed him as he was getting into his car. He brushed aside questions about Montesinos and coup threats. "I prefer at this time that you excuse me for not commenting on these subjects but what I do want to say is that stability and democracy in Peru will be guaranteed." He then headed for a meeting with National Security adviser Sandy Berger. White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said, "I think he received a consistent message from both Secretary of State Albright and from Mr. Berger that we think he's going along the right path forward toward democracy--toward full democracy in the context of what the OAS has done and the work we have done along with them. "The message that we heard was that he believed in the OAS process and we reiterated that we wanted to see this done as soon as possible." At the start of his meeting with Albright, both commented on how different the situation was in Peru since the two met in New York three weeks ago -- before the corruption scandal involving Montesinos erupted. Three months ago, the Clinton administration was prepared to impose sanctions against Peru after concluding that a May 28 presidential runoff election was rigged in Fujimori's favor. The administration held back because of a lack of support among other OAS members. As a compromise, the OAS decided to encourage Peru to undertake democratic reform -- a process that has taken on added importance with Fujimori's call for early elections. -- On the Net: State Department: www.state.gov/www/regions/wha/index.html Copyright 2000 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. INSIDE NewsFlash » A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and
[CTRL] Childhoods of Slavery
-Caveat Lector- : In Sudan, childhoods of slavery : Dale Gavlak : Special to The Christian Science Monitor : http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/durable/2000/08/22/fp6s1- : csm.shtml : KHARTOUM, SUDAN : In a halfway house run by a Dinka tribal chief, 14-year-old Shama Amal : waits for the day when he will see his mother again. : If that day ever comes, it would put an end to an ordeal that began : nine years ago, when the Dinka boy, then 5, was kidnapped by an Arab : cattleman and made a slave. Shama escaped after his master put burning : coal in his palm - punishment for letting livestock stray. : In this impoverished African nation, some 14,000 southern Sudanese chil- : dren and women have been abducted in recent years, according to : government figures. : Officials in the capital, Khartoum, say the kidnappings are simply part : of intertribal conflicts. But critics insist that the abducted, whom : they call "slaves," number far greater and that their enslavement is : part of a government-sponsored program of forced Islamization - an : accusation Sudanese officials dismiss as false propaganda. : Human rights organizations, as well as Christian church officials, : allege that the fundamentalist Islamist government is involved in : abducting southerners of animist and Christian backgrounds. Since 1983, : the predominantly African southerners, most of them of the Dinka tribe, : have fought for autonomy from the Muslim north. : A spokesman for the Sudan Council of Churches says that the "regime's : goal is to establish an Islamic state and society in Sudan that means : churches will have to be marginalized, squeezed." : Other Christian leaders, who also asked not to be named, say "slave- : like practices are going on not only in Sudan's countryside, but also : in the capital Khartoum, and it has become a big business." They allege : that children are brought from the south and given to : government "bosses" as servants. Then they are taken to : government "peace camps" where, they claim, the boys receive Muslim : names and Islamic indoctrination through intense study of the Koran. : Recently the US envoy to Sudan, Harry Johnston, told the UN Human : Rights Commission in Geneva that slavery "is still rampant" in Sudan, : and Christian Solidarity International has reported buying freedom for : 4,968 slaves for $35 each, the local value of two goats. : "Our sisters and brothers in Sudan are hurting, oppressed, dying," says : the Rev. James Goode, head of the National Black Catholic Clergy in the : US. "Many are slaves ... and they are crying out for our help and : assistance." Fr. Goode is set to address a Sept. 9 gathering at the UN : organized by New York City churches and other groups to focus on Sudan. : In May 1999, following widespread criticism, the Sudanese government : formed the Committee for the Eradication of the Abduction of Women and : Children (CEAWC). The establishment of the CEAWC has earned tempered : praise from human rights groups. : Amnesty International has called the committee's establishment a "very : important and positive step," but its Sudan representative, Annette : Weber, cautions that mechanisms must be set up "not only to bring : people back, but to work for preventing further abductions." : Ahmed Mufti, CEAWC director, says that since his office opened, "there : has not been one single case of abduction reported," He adds, "We are : not only interested in addressing the symptoms of abduction, but : abduction itself, and the root causes. There is no point in returning : these abductees if tomorrow you have another abduction." : Slavery in Sudan has deep roots in the country's past of repeated wars, : including the current civil war, which has dragged on for 17 years. : The largest number of abductions reportedly take place in Bahr el : Ghazal, Darfur, and Kordofan. There, Arab tribesmen, collectively known : as baggara (cattle herders) carry out raids on mainly Dinka land, but : also parts of the Nuba Mountains. Human rights groups allege that the : baggara are armed and protected by the government. : The attackers take livestock, belongings, and harvests - and need : carriers to transport the goods. Consequently, captive women and : children become part of the baggara's workforce. They fetch water and : firewood, herd livestock, and do heavy manual labor. : "The identity of people is changing dramatically," Ms. Weber says. "If : a girl was abducted when she was five years old, and now she's 20, her : name may be changed to a Muslim name or another name suggesting a : family bond has been established." : The CEAWC collaborates with the Dinka Committee, headed by chief James : Aguir. Mr. Aguir works with other tribal leaders to track down missing : people. He also runs the Khartoum halfway house where rescued slaves : stay until relatives are found. The United Nations Children's Fund and : Save the Children are overseeing some of CEAWC's activities in field :
[CTRL] Sex Shop in Mecca?
-Caveat Lector- : Please note that 2 articles follow: : - Ann Summers to open sex shop in Mecca : - Sex - a veritable Goldmine : -- : According to the Sunday London Telegraph of August 27th; and the Sydney : Morning Herald of August 28th; the Ann Summers chain will open a sex shop : in the Mecca International Mall. The Saudi government has not issued any : denial since that time. : "Ann Summers Ltd" is the name of an organization owned and operated by the : Jewish Gold brothers of the UK under its umbrella organization, Gold : International Ltd. : Ann Summers operates a website at http://www.annsummers.com that leaves no : doubt as to what they are: a perverted sex shop that specializes in whips : and other bizarre sexual items. Their site promotes violence against women : and features an applet showing the silhouette of a woman with a whip : taking a bullet in the head. : The very idea that such a sick and perverted zionist-owned shop could be : allowed in Mecca under any circumstances is too shocking to accept. : Forceful steps must be taken, and quickly, to prevent this from happening. : -- : (1) : source: : Sunday London Telegraph : ISSUE 1920 Sunday 27 August 2000 : -- : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=003362877647376rtmo=3mSSYx3Matmo=tttdpg= : /et/00/8/27/wmecc27.html : -- : Ann Summers to open sex shop in Mecca : By Andrew Alderson and Rajeev Syal : : ANN Summers, the sex shop and lingerie chain, has been granted : permission to open 22 shops in the Middle East, including one in the holy : city of Mecca. : The Telegraph has learned that "erotic stock" has already been shipped to : Kuwait in preparation for the opening of the first shops in October.The : branch in Saudi Arabia will be at the Mecca International Mall. Permission : to open the stores was obtained through the company's Kuwait-based : franchise, Makae/Top Ten International. : Ann Summers, which has a turnover of more than #53 million a year, will : not however be able to sell its range of sex toys in the Middle East, : where such goods are illegal. It will restrict the first sales to exotic : lingerie, leather goods and PVC bodywear. It hopes to introduce chocolate : bodypaints and massage oils later. Other stores are due to open in Dubai, : Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and, possibly, Oman. Twelve are due to : open from October, the rest in the New Year. : Noshaba Hussein, a leading member of the Iranian-backed Muslim Parliament : of Great Britain, said she would lobby the Foreign Office and the Saudi : Arabian ambassador to prevent the opening of the shops. "Who is supposed : to buy these products? When Muslims go to the holy city they should only : be indulging in prayer," she said. : Only Muslims are allowed to enter Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, where : public observance of any other religion is forbidden. Every year, tens of : thousands of pilgrims make their way to Mecca and Medina for the Hajj : pilgrimage. Mohamed Ayed Alenezi, the chairman of Makae, defended the : expansion. "Nice and sexy lingerie is not against Islam," he said. : Some Muslim clerics believe that Islamic married couples are allowed to : share an interest in erotic underwear. Ayub Laher, the general secretary : of the Bradford Council of Mosques, said that the shops would provide an : outlet to explore fantasies: "Islam encourages a man and wife to please : each other within the confines of their own homes. Underwear is allowed, : massage oils can be part of innocent fun and as long as leather is not : made out of pigskin, that is fine too." : The shops will be staffed by men. Senior staff, including Jacqueline Gold, : the chief executive of Ann Summers, will be replaced by male executives : for the stores' openings. : -- : : (2) : Totally Jewish : 5th September 00 : -- : http://www.totallyjewish.com/business/features/gold.shtml : -- : : "People don't stop enjoying sex when money is tight" : : Sex - a veritable Goldmine : : The transformation of Anne Summers has propelled Jacqueline Gold into : the Jewish big business league : Jacqueline Gold has successfully transformed Ann Summers from a couple of : seedy sex shops inhabited by the dirty mac brigade into a #43million a : year business run by women, for women. : Realising that women want to enjoy sex on their own terms was something of : a novel idea for the sex industry when Gold got involved in Ann Summers : twenty years ago. "I went to a clothes party in a council flat in : Thamesmead. The women
[CTRL] Fwd: The Dr. Underwager (FMSF) Entrapment Harassment Technique
The Dr. Underwager (FMSF) Entrapment Harassment Technique Statements on Ralph Underwager by the New England Commissioners of Child Welfare Agencies, in ³Accuracy of Expert Testimony in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: A Case Study of Ralph Underwager and Hollida Wakefield,² written by Anna C. Salter, Ph.D. The study takes an extremely dim view of the fraudulent child abuse ³studies² published by Underwager and Wakefield, and their perennial use if false attributions to support their statements in support of accused pedophiles and child abusers. The following account, excerpted from Dr. Salter¹s report, recalls Linda Tripp¹s illegal use of recorded telephone conversations as a means of entrapment: ³It had been my experience that what children report about child sexual abuse is eventually corroborated by offenders, once they cease denying their offense in treatment. Dr. Underwager¹s claim that individuals often falsely admit because of threats by the legal system had not been my experience. Offenders who admitted had in every case been able to provide detailed accounts that went beyond what they knew the child had said. This is in keeping with thee documented low rates of fictitious reports *2% to 8% according to Jones and McGraw, 1987)² ³I offer the following personal anecdotes both the illustrate the difficulties with accuracy in Dr. Underwager¹s work and, frankly, as a caution to others whom might work in this area. I attended a conference for criminal defense attorneys in Nashville, Tennessee on December 9 and 10th, 1988 at which Dr. Underwager and Ms. Wakefield were the main speakers. I and several other mental health professionals disagreed with some of the statements made, e.g., that the prevalence of child sexual abuse was under 20%. The mental health professionals expressing concern about his comments were offered 15 minutes to rebut Underwager and Wakefield on the second day of the conference ³Several weeks later I received a phone call in which a woman said she had heard about me from a friend at the conference and wanted my help. She said her daughter had accused her ex-boyfriend of sexual abuse and Dr. Underwager was testifying for the other side. Would I testify for her? ³No,² I said, ³I didn¹t go around the country testifying in these cases.² She asked who Dr. Underwager was and I made several remarks about the fact that he appeared to always testify on one side of these cases, and commented on my concerns about his scholarship. ³A week later I received a transcript of my comments in the mail from Dr. Underwager, a demand that I recant, hints of legal action Dr. Underwager admitted to APA that he had a tape of the conversation, which I think it is fair to infer, was not a genuine request for my help. In the recourse of the resultant investigation, Dr. Underwager sent in a statement regarding my comments at the conference ³The APA ethics committee eventually voted unanimously that the suit was entirely without merit.¹ I have since learned that a number of other people have had phone calls which asked their opinion of Dr. Underwager, have found later that the call was recorded without their knowledge or consent, and have been subsequently charged with ethical violations for their comments² Alex Constantine
Re: [CTRL] Carnage in the Aqsa Mosque (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- My strong suspicion is that Sharon made his little visit to the Temple Mount (Haram as-Sharif) hoping that it would provoke some of his loonier followers to blow up the offending mosques and open the way for the Fourth Temple to be constructed there. I hope to God (and I mean that VERY literally) that this does not happen...but I am very much afraid that someone is going to try it. And THAT would throw a lighted match into an exceedingly volatile powderkeg. If you doubt me, check the CTRL archives under the keywords "Temple", "Jerusalem", "Cohanim", and "red heifer". - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 7:25 PM Subject: [CTRL] Carnage in the Aqsa Mosque (fwd) -Caveat Lector- -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:17:34 + From: MER [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MER [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Carnage in the Aqsa Mosque ___ __ / |/ / /___/ / /_ //M I D - E A S T R E A L I T I E S / /|_/ / /_/_ / /\\ Making Sense of the Middle East /_/ /_/ /___/ /_/ \\ http://www.MiddleEast.Org News, Information, Analysis That Governments, Interest Groups, and the Corporate Media Don't Want You To Know! - - - - - - 9/29/00 - - - - - - To receive MER regularly email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] This eyewitness report from a Palestinian Muslim reader of MER present at the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem today: CARNAGE IN THE AQSA MOSQUE Four dead and fifty to sixty civilians injured at the Aqsa mosque after clashes between Isreali forces and Palestinian demonstrators, today. Children protected by trees and large stones at close range to Isreali forces threw rocks in demonstration of yesterdays visit of Ariel Sharon to the Aqsa mosque. snip A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Black Gold Green Lies
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 9/29/00 3:44:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gore is Big Oil. gee what is 'W" and Cheney. Seems more like an attack to open up Alaska for the oil bidness. Alternative and zero=point energy, let the boys bath in their black goo. our economy is a technological fraud, based on old science, Because 'they' own and control that science. Onwards to the utmost of futures. Om K A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Sex Shop in Mecca?
-Caveat Lector- (a) How much got paid by the sex shop chain to which members of the Saudi royal family? (b) How long will it be before there is an extremely bloody revolution in Saudi Arabia? - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 7:47 PM Subject: [CTRL] Sex Shop in Mecca? -Caveat Lector- : Please note that 2 articles follow: : - Ann Summers to open sex shop in Mecca : - Sex - a veritable Goldmine : -- snip A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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: HoffmanWire: 9 Days to Lieberman's Kol Nidrei
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Subject: HoffmanWire: 9 Days to Lieberman's Kol Nidrei
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:22:33 -0700
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* T H E H O F F M A N W I R E
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* Sept. 29, 2000
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Gee Shannon. I didn't know you were a Hoffman fan. Very impressive!
Nine Days to Lieberman's Kol Nidrei Rite on Yom Kippur Eve
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (Sept. 29, hoffman-info.com.news.html). The clock is
ticking on the countdown to the Kol Nidrei rite, which Joe Lieberman, the
Democrat candidate for the Vice Presidency of the US, will perform in just a
few days.
Ooooh scary. Kol Nidre. As if you or he even knows what it means.
Yesterday we mailed a press release to major and minor media all over the
US, from the NY Times and CBS News to talk radio hosts and local newspapers.
The press release is packaged inside an envelope with a photo of Lieberman
in his kippah ("yarmulke") and the banner headline, "Lieberman's Strange
Gods" (those of you living in the US who have purchased anything from us or
made a donation, will also receive this mailing).
Just the beginning alone is absurd. To use Judaism in conjunction with the
plural of the word god, is ridiculous. Jews don't believe in god*s*. That's
not monotheistic.
Inevitably the media describe Yom Kippur in hues of deepest piety and kid
gloves' reverence, as a "penitential rite" during which saintly Jews
approach their Maker and beg his forgiveness for wrongs committed in the
past.
Rubbish!
Says Michael Hoffman - neo-nazi wanabe, and half-wit scholar.
Judaism is a crime syndicate disguised as a religion. The gangsters
must protect themselves from the bad seed they will sow in the coming year.
To do so they cut a lawyer's deal with their god (in actuality, the rabbis
and the Talmud), that allows them to believe they can lie with impunity and
not reap what they sow.
Very astute.
The fact that Lieberman will engage in this rite on the evening of Oct. 8 is
frankly outrageous. He and his handlers can only get away with this if Kol
Nidrei is falsified, usually by the media's claim that the absolution being
sought is for promises broken in the past.
Now think about this statement. How many times in your whole life have you
heard the media make this claim? Think about what Hoffman is saying, and
actually number the times. Could Hoffman be full of shit?
To counter this disinformation I refer you to documentary evidence --
Babylonian Talmud Tractate Nedarim 23a and 23b: "And he who desires that
none of his vows made during the year shall be valid, let him stand at the
beginning of the year and declare, 'Every vow which I make in the future
shall be null." (Quoted in "Judaism's Strange Gods" by Michael A. Hoffman
II, p. 61).
So if you want a solid interpretation of the Talmud, get it from Michael
Hoffman.
I am continually researching this subject and I now have two folders thick
with additional revelations not in my book's first edition. Much of this
later data appear in the two speeches I gave at the America's Promise
Ministries Conference Sept. 16 and Sept. 17 (see the end of this message).
I'm not surprised. Who else but Christian bigots would be stupid enough to
buy his crap.
Since I wrote the book, I wanted to overcome the objection that while the
Talmud may decree the nullification of all oaths, how can it be proved that
this is exactly what transpires in the Orthodox Jewish synagogue ritual
itself? (I qualify this with the word Orthodox because the Reform synagogue
does use the Talmudic Kol Nidrei rite, but then of course Sen. Lieberman
attends an Orthodox synagogue which does use it, as all Orthodox synagogues
do).
I have had a number of secondary sources in my files attesting to the
existence of Kol Nidrei in the Yom Kippur liturgy, but I did not have
primary documentation, until now. I have since unearthed the actual
liturgical rite itself from the synagogue "prayer book," and posted it in
the original Hebrew at http://www.hoffman-info.com/news.html
This guy is a hell of a researcher. To think, he managed to " unearth " the
Kol Nidre in a synagogue prayer book. This is fucking amazing. What a genius.
A Christian Identity scholar of the highest Order.
So, we have the decree from the Talmud in Nedarim 23 and now we have the
actual text from the synagogue rite which Joe Lieberman will mumble along
with his fellow racketeers on Sunday evening, Oct. 8:
Translation of the actual synagogue text:
"All vows, prohibitions, oaths, consecrations or equivalent terms that we
may vow, swear, consecrate, or prohibit upon
[CTRL] Want to vote for a Jew? Forget Lieberman, try LeDuke.
-Caveat Lector- bject: "The Republicans have already won" Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:50:16 -0700 From: Ellen Schwartz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WILPF listserv [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those of you who are planning to vote for Gore because of the consequences of a Republican victory, here is a portrait of the democratic vice-presidential candidate, by Dr. Manning Marable, posted on the Black Radical Congress list. As Dr. Marable points out, the Democrats have adopted the Republican philosophy, and sometimes lead the charge, with Joe Lieberman positioned on the far right wing of the Democratic party. For those of you who would like to vote for a Jewish vice-presidential candidate, I recommend Winona La Duke, Ralph Nader's running mate. This Native American activist is Jewish on her mother's side, and got much of her political training from her mother and grandmother. She is what I consider the right (I mean left!) kind of Jew. Ellen Schwartz You oughta be in pixels! Find out how at http://www.nicetechnology.com A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] PriceWaterhouse monitoring slammed in BusinessWeek
-Caveat Lector- Subject: [usas] PriceWaterhouse monitoring slammed in BusinessWeek Inside a Chinese Sweatshop: "A Life of Fines and Beating" Wal-Mart's self-policing in the Chun Si factory was a disaster. What kind of monitoring system works? Liu Zhang (not his real name) was apprehensive about taking a job at the Chun Si Enterprise Handbag Factory in Zhongshan, a booming city in Guangdong Province in southern China, where thousands of factories churn out goods for Western companies. Chun Si, which made Kathie Lee Gifford handbags sold by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) as well as handbags sold by Kansas-based Payless ShoeSource Inc. (PSS), advertised decent working conditions and a fair salary. But word among migrant workers in the area was that managers there demanded long hours of their workers and sometimes hit them. Still, Liu, a 32-year-old former farmer and construction worker from far-off Henan province, was desperate for work. A factory job would give him living quarters and the temporary-residence permit internal migrants need to avoid being locked up by police in special detention centers. So in late August, 1999, he signed up. Liu quickly realized that the factory was even worse than its reputation. Chun Si, owned by Chun Kwan, a Macau businessman, charged workers $15 a month for food and lodging in a crowded dorm--a crushing sum given the $22 Liu cleared his first month. What's more, the factory gave Liu an expired temporary-resident permit; and in return, Liu had to hand over his personal identification card. This left him a virtual captive. Only the local police near the factory knew that Chun Si issued expired cards, Liu says, so workers risked arrest if they ventured out of the immediate neighborhood. HALF A CENT. Liu also found that Chun Si's 900 workers were locked in the walled factory compound for all but a total of 60 minutes a day for meals. Guards regularly punched and hit workers for talking back to managers or even for walking too fast, he says. And they fined them up to $1 for infractions such as taking too long in the bathroom. Liu left the factory for good in December, after he and about 60 other workers descended on the local labor office to protest Chun Si's latest offenses: requiring cash payments for dinner and a phony factory it set up to dupe Wal-Mart's auditors. In his pocket was a total of $6 for three months of 90-hour weeks--an average of about one-half cent an hour. ''Workers there face a life of fines and beating,'' says Liu. Chun Kwan couldn't be reached, but his daughter, Selina Chun, one of the factory managers, says ''this is not true, none of this.'' She concedes that Chun Si did not pay overtime but says few other factories do, either. In a face-to-face interview in August, she also admitted that workers have tried to sue Chun Si. Liu's Dickensian tale stands in stark contrast to the reassurances that Wal-Mart, Payless, and other U.S. companies give American consumers that their goods aren't produced under sweatshop conditions. Since 1992, Wal-Mart has required its suppliers to sign a code of basic labor standards. After exposes in the mid-1990s of abuses in factories making Kathie Lee products, which the chain carries, Wal-Mart and Kathie Lee both began hiring outside auditing firms to inspect supplier factories to ensure their compliance with the code. Many other companies that produce or sell goods made in low-wage countries do similar self-policing, from Toys 'R' Us to Nike and Gap. While no company suggests that its auditing systems are perfect, most say they catch major abuses and either force suppliers to fix them or yank production. What happened at Chun Si suggests that these auditing systems can miss serious problems--and that self-policing allows companies to avoid painful public revelations about them. Allegations about Chun Si first surfaced this May in a report by the National Labor Committee (NLC), a small anti-sweatshop group in New York that in 1997 exposed Kathie Lee's connection to labor violations in Central America. For several months, Wal-Mart repeatedly denied any connection to Chun Si. Wal-Mart and Kathie Lee even went so far as to pass out a press release when the report came out dismissing it as ''lies'' and insisting that they never had ''any relationship with a company or factory by this name anywhere in the world.'' But in mid-September, after a three-month BUSINESS WEEK investigation that involved a visit to the factory, tracking down ex-Chun Si workers, and obtaining copies of records they had smuggled out of the factory, Wal-Mart conceded that it had produced the Kathie Lee bags there until December, 1999. Wal-Mart Vice-President of Corporate Affairs Jay Allen now says that Wal-Mart denied using Chun Si because it was ''defensive'' about the sweatshop issue. Wal-Mart Director of Corporate Compliance Denise Fenton says its auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PWC) and Cal Safety Compliance Corp., had inspected Chun Si
Re: [CTRL] [Fwd: FDA conflicts of interest (USA Today)]
-Caveat Lector- I don't think we can go to a system where there is NO regulation, because it is just asking for trouble from those who would be unscrupulous regardless. In matters of health I think it is advisable to have truly independant experts evaluate the effectiveness and safety of all products, but that the people should STILL have the last word as to whether they want to try it or not. In other words I think that if you want to take a drug that the FDA says is ineffective or possibly dangerous then I don't think they have the right to keep it from you or you from taking it. At the same time there does need to be some measure of control over claims, manufacturing protocals, standardization, truth in labelling, etc. On Tue, 26 September 2000, "M.A. Johnson" wrote: -Caveat Lector- FDA advisers tied to industry Ever hear of the Public Choice Model? This unconstitutional, oppressive illusion should be abolished. Regard$, --MJ Regulation - which is based on force and fear - undermines the moral base of business dealings. It becomes cheaper to bribe a building inspector than to meet his standards of construction. A fly-by-night securities operator can quickly meet all the S.E.C. requirements, gain the inference of respectability, and proceed to fleece the public. In an unregulated economy, the operator would have had to spend a number of years in reputable dealings before he could earn a position of trust sufficient to induce a number of investors to place funds with him. Protection of the consumer by regulation is thus illusory. -- Alan Greenspan A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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 "Welcome to the desert of the real." Morpheus, in The Matrix "My God it's full of stars!" Dave Bowman, in 2001: A Space Odyssey ___ Free Unlimited Internet Access! Try it now! http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/altavista/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 unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Update From Save Our Scouts (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 19:00:31 -0600 From: Scouters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Update From Save Our Scouts Note: You are receiving this newsletter because you signed the petition on www.saveourscouts.com. When you signed we told you that we would periodically update you on this issue. If you prefer not to receive this type of communication in the future, simply follow the instructions at the bottom of this e-mail to be removed from the list. AROUND THE CAMPFIRE THIS WEEK It's been a wild month. I am so impressed with all the people who have come to our site and have been supportive. I have also learned so much from your emails. Seems like every day someone writes telling me of another United Way or a local government casting out our boys. Telling them they're not welcome anymore because they believe in living an upright life and being chaste, clean and reverent, because they want to freely choose their morality. I have great hope when I read about people like Vernon Robinson (http://www.saveourscouts.com/news.html), a local politician who knew what mattered and stood up for our boys in North Carolina. He fought back and WON! We need to thank him for his courage and commitment to doing the right thing. This war is far from over. We need to help our fellow citizens who are fighting on the local level. Next week I am going to South Florida to bring a check for $1500.00 to the Scouts there. I hope we can also put together a rally of support for the families and Scouters to let them know a lot of people are behind them. If anyone from South Florida is reading this please email me ([EMAIL PROTECTED] )and let's work out a rally together. In fact, we have received a great deal of response from people interested in having a local chapter of Save Our Scouts in their communities. We had already decided that we needed local chapters of Save Our Scouts but we would like to begin with State Divisions. Please e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you are interested in volunteering to head up a State Division. As we sit around our cyber campfire I hope many of you will be willing to chime in on our scouts. I would be happy to post your comments on Around the Campfire I'll even post the other side's commentary as long as it's thoughtful and non-abusive. Keep up the fight everyone. Remember, do a good turn daily! Gavin Grooms National Director THIS WEEK'S CRITICAL ACTION ITEM! When the ACLU and LAMBDA lost their lawsuit designed to force the Boy Scouts of America to abandon its "morally straight" standards, one of the ACLU attorneys in the case, Matt Coles, said that the Boy Scouts are "getting left behind where America is going. People are going to turn to their local governments and say, 'This is a pack of bigots. Don't give them special treatment.'" And, certainly the since that decision upholding the Boy Scouts' First Amendment rights, the other side has declared war in local communities all over America. However, the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) which will fight the far left ACLU in court battles, has set up the Scouting Legal Defense Fund, which is headed by former Reagan Attorney General Edwin Meese. Their new website, www.defendscouting.com , has timely, and important questions to ask the Presidential candidates: Do you support the Supreme Court Court's decision in upholding the First Amendment Rights of the Boy Scouts of America? Specifically, do you support the right of organizations such as the Scouts to exclude homosexuals? The Scouting Legal Defense Fund is trying to put the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates clearly on the record in the upcoming debates on whether they support the Scouts. They need our help to do it. They are organizing a campaign to get thousands of Americans to urge the press to question the candidates in the debate whether they support the recent Supreme Court decision that upheld the Scouts' right to expel an openly homosexual scoutmaster. The Supreme Court upheld the Scouts by only a 5-4 decision and the next president may name as many as 3 replacement Justices. A new Court could easily reverse that decision. That means that it is critical to all of us who support Scouting that this issue be clearly addressed by the candidates. We urge everyone to go to www.defendscouting.com and make this request. We also urge you to get as many others as you can to do it. Time is short. The first presidential debate is Oct. 3rd and the only vice presidential debate is Oct. 5th. Go to www.defendscouting.com and add your name to the list of people who want the candidates to be asked which side they will defend-the Boy Scouts or those using intimidation and financial pressure to destroy Boy Scouts. We believe the Boy Scouts are their first target for "political correctness." If they succeed in forcing the Boy Scouts to abandon principle, the Churches and the Constitution will
[CTRL] How it's done: A CFR conference
-Caveat Lector- Financial Vulnerabilities Conference THE NEXT FINANCIAL CRISIS: WARNING SIGNS, DAMAGE CONTROL, AND IMPACT Keynote Speaker: ALAN GREENSPAN July 12-13, 2000 Agenda Wednesday, July 12 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. REGISTRATION 12:00 - 1:40 p.m. LUNCHEON IT'S THE FINANCIAL MARKETS, STUPID! A Dialogue with Hannes Androsch and Henry Kaufman How is the current "marketized" environment different from past eras? In this new environment, are markets even more prone to excesses that lead to instability? Does this instability create new complications for foreign policy and national security? What can be done? Hannes Androsch, Chairman, Androsch International Management Consulting; former Vice Chancellor of Austria Henry Kaufman, President, Henry Kaufman Company, Inc. Presider: Leslie H. Gelb, President, Council on Foreign Relations 1:40 - 2:20 p.m. Break 2:20 - 3:20 p.m. STRESS TESTING THE SYSTEM War-gaming the next financial crisis: Learning from the Council's Policy Simulation. Jessica Einhorn, former Managing Director, The World Bank James R. Jones, Senior Counsel, Manatt, Phelps Phillips; former Chairman CEO, American Stock Exchange Presider: Roger M. Kubarych, Henry Kaufman Senior Fellow for International Economics Finance, Council on Foreign Relations 3:20- 3:40 p.m. Break 3:40 - 4:45 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS I : WARNING SIGNS AND DAMAGE CONTROL Financial, Economic Political Stress Testing Participants will attend one of the four Regional Breakout Groups OR the Workshop on Scenario Building and Simulations A: Regional Breakout Groups: What are the regional and country vulnerabilities and pressure points? What are the implications? · Group 1: China Robert S. Ross, Prfessor, Harvard University, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research Donald Roth, Managing Partner, Emerging Markets Partnership Presider: Winston Lord, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; former U.S. Ambassador to China · Group 2: Latin America Lacey Gallagher, Director, Latin America Economies, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation Martin Schubert, Chairman, Eurinam Group Presider: Brian ONeill, Latin America Regional Executive, The Chase Manhattan Corporation · Group 3: South Asia Punita Kumar-Sinha, Senior Portfolio Manager and Executive Director, CIBC Oppenheimer David Unger, Editorial Board, The New York Times
Re: [CTRL] [Fwd: (en) Our globalisation - Fighting Global STATISM]]
-Caveat Lector- -Caveat Lector- Please define: a. Government b. Private What is the difference between these two concepts? Moral Syndrome - Guardian Shun trading Exert prowess Be obedient and disiplined Adhere to tradition Respect heirarchy Be loyal Take vengeance Deceive for the sake of the task Make rich use of leisure Be ostentatious Dispense largesse Be exclusive Show fortitude Be fatalistic Treasure honor Moral Syndrome - Commercial Shun force Come to voluntary agreements Be honest Collaborate easily with strangers and aliens Compete Respect contracts Use initiative and enterprise Be open to inventiveness and novelty Be efficient Promote comfort and convenience Dissent for the sake of the task Invest for productive purposes Be industrious Be thrifty Be optimistic The above came from a discussion of the basic concepts for each syndrome in Jane Jacobs great book Systems of Survival available from Laissez Faire Books at http://laissezfairebooks.com Regards Jim A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] [prj] Re: [LeftLibertarian] Morgan Rockefeller United At Last
-Caveat Lector- .. From the New Paradigms Project [Not Necessarily Endorsed] Note: We store 100's of related "conspiracy posts" at: http://www.msen.com/~lloyd/oldprojects/recentmail.html From: "Lloyd Miller" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [prj] Re: [LeftLibertarian] Morgan Rockefeller United At Last Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 9:21 PM Rare Book Searches - Ruling Class/Conspiracy Experts: http://a-albionic.com/search.html * Conspiracy Shopping Cart: http://a-albionic.com/shopping.html * Misc Shopping On-Line http://a-albionic.com/ads/srch.html ** I can't WAIT to hear Lloyd's take on this! Freely as ever, SEK3 [rest all quote] Last week, Chase Manhattan, the Rockefeller's old bank, announced that it was buying J.P Morgan Co. in a stock deal that united two of the nation's biggest banks and continued the reshaping of the rapidly consolidating financial services industry. Yes, this could mean the convergence of Anglo-Rockefeller power finally as perhaps indicated by the joint Balkans policy after considerable Anglo-Rockefeller conflict during the initial part of the Clinton Adminperhaps a very significant compromise has been reached. On the other hand, perhaps Morgan failed the Anglos and they will now utilize an alternative tool as the focus of their influence in America..? I did note that Chairman of Mogan suddenly resigned perhaps indicating he had failed in his leadership and was forced to let Chase take-over. And then we have the sudden criticism of Chase for supporting slavery and Nazism...are Anglo agents redoubling their attack on Chase just as Chase gobbles one of their traditional organs? Co-incidence or planned revenge? Lloyd But, even as Chase prepared the takeover, the bank's past returned to haunt it. Documents brought to light by journalist John Friedman in the upcoming issue of The Nation show that Chase aided slavery in the U.S. as two of its predecessor banks worked with an insurance company to insure slave owners against "property" loss. This makes Chase, as far as can be determined, the first company whose forerunners have been identified as aiding both the perpetrators of the destruction of the Jews in Europe and those responsible for the enslavement of Africans and their descendants in America. Read the whole story exclusively at: http://www.thenation.com Community email addresses: Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.onelist.com/community/LeftLibertarian A-albionic's Books Can Be Browsed and Purchased Conveniently in the Shopping Cart at http://a-albionic.com/shopping.html Misc On-Line Shopping 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 a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Explore Our Archive: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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: Christmas Suggestion
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Re: [CTRL] Fwd: HoffmanWire: 9 Days to Lieberman's Kol Nidrei
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 9/29/00 7:30:37 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "All vows, prohibitions, oaths, consecrations or equivalent terms that we may vow, swear, consecrate, or prohibit upon ourselves from this Yom Kippur until the next Yom Kippur, may it come upon us for good - regarding them all, we repudiate them henceforth. They all will be abandoned, cancelled, null and void; they will be without power and without standing. Our vows shall not be valid vows; our prohibitions shall not be valid prohibitions; and our oaths shall not be valid oaths." I don't know what he thinks this means, do any of you? Now here's the clincher: we have from today until Oct. 8 to take this information and hector the media, the clergy, the professors and the Democrats (and even revisionist publications and allies who thus far have been silent). Keep the message pithy and brutally direct. Ask a simple question which only Michael A. Hoffman II has thus far dared to ask, and the media --including the kosher-conservative media -- refuse to ask: How can a man who performs the Kol Nidrei rite and recites the words of the preceding text - invalidating all the oaths he will make in the coming year -- be trusted to uphold the oath he will make to the Constitution should he be elected Vice-President of the US? Oh I get it now. Lieberman has found a Jewish legalistic way out of a secular oath which means he can't be trusted. This presumes that Jewish law overrides secular law. This presumes wrong. But what can one expect from the idiot who brought the " Khazar " theory to half baked bigots? So you DO get it...and this sums up the entire jist of this article...like Hoffman or not this is a valid and interesting point! Bill. (NOT an Xian either!) A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Carnage in the Aqsa Mosque (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- "Robert F. Tatman" wrote: -Caveat Lector- My strong suspicion is that Sharon made his little visit to the Temple Mount (Haram as-Sharif) hoping that it would provoke some of his loonier followers to blow up the offending mosques and open the way for the Fourth Temple to be constructed there. Even though this could actually happen, it would not be his intent. This is about real estate not religion. Labor is in the pocket of the White House. They are giving away the store. The opposition parties are pissed. Sharon is exploiting that anger. Labor will fall in the next election. Sharon is positioning himself to lead Likud. I hope to God (and I mean that VERY literally) that this does not happen...but I am very much afraid that someone is going to try it. And THAT would throw a lighted match into an exceedingly volatile powderkeg. That would be a disaster for all, but the Palestinians will be crushed. Anybody can blow up a building. Even Hamas. J2 If you doubt me, check the CTRL archives under the keywords "Temple", "Jerusalem", "Cohanim", and "red heifer". - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 7:25 PM Subject: [CTRL] Carnage in the Aqsa Mosque (fwd) -Caveat Lector- -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:17:34 + From: MER [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MER [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Carnage in the Aqsa Mosque ___ __ / |/ / /___/ / /_ //M I D - E A S T R E A L I T I E S / /|_/ / /_/_ / /\\ Making Sense of the Middle East /_/ /_/ /___/ /_/ \\ http://www.MiddleEast.Org News, Information, Analysis That Governments, Interest Groups, and the Corporate Media Don't Want You To Know! - - - - - - 9/29/00 - - - - - - To receive MER regularly email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] This eyewitness report from a Palestinian Muslim reader of MER present at the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem today: CARNAGE IN THE AQSA MOSQUE Four dead and fifty to sixty civilians injured at the Aqsa mosque after clashes between Isreali forces and Palestinian demonstrators, today. Children protected by trees and large stones at close range to Isreali forces threw rocks in demonstration of yesterdays visit of Ariel Sharon to the Aqsa mosque. snip A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Military Trained for Police Ops
-Caveat Lector- We've been moving in this direction for quite some time. The right would claim it was the forewarning of the coming Marshall Law. Others would probably say it was a foreshadowing of the centralized governance that the NWO is trying to establish. Either way it is a sorry state of affairs for all of us. On Tue, 26 September 2000, Bill Richer wrote: -Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! A HREF="http://www.spotlight.org/09_19_00/Policeops/policeops.html" Policeops/A http://www.spotlight.org/09_19_00/Policeops/policeops.html Military Trained for Police Ops A retired colonel charges that the U.S. military's elite units are being trained in civilian areas in America to take over the role of domestic police. Exclusive to The SPOTLIGHT By Mike Blair A high-ranking retired Special Operations Command officer told The SPOTLIGHT that elite military units have been undertaking urban warfare maneuvers in cities and towns across the United States in preparation for assuming the duties of U.S. law enforcement. The retired colonel confirmed for the first time that the mysterious training engaged in by U.S. Army Special Forces and Delta Force, Navy Seals, Marines Force Recon and U.S. Air Force Air Com mandos is intended for domestic operations. Use of U.S. troops to enforce civilian law is a gross violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, legislation passed during the Rutherford B. Hayes administration prohibiting the U.S. military from engaging in domestic law enforcement, and the Constitution. The officer, a retired colonel, told The SPOTLIGHT that the Pentagon has been purposely misleading the public by explaining that these exercises are urban warfare training to prepare American elite troops for missions in foreign lands, such as hostage rescue operations at a be sieged U.S. embassy or other U.S. interest centers. The colonel said, however, the fact is the troops are primarily training for police-type activities, particularly in the United States. Two units have been heavily involved in the training: the Army's Delta Force and the Night Stalkers, the latter group being a unit of highly-trained helicopter pilots, who ferry the Delta Force troopers into action and have been responsible for flying low, at almost tree-top or roof-top level, over civilian areas. The colonel, who spoke with The SPOTLIGHT on the condition of anonymity, has been supported in his revelations by disclosures to the Internet web site, World Net Daily, by former Night Stalker, Captain Jeff Norgrove. "These aren't really military exercises," Norgrove said. "They are SWAT training. The Army will never admit that to you, but that's what it is.'' Last year, Delta Force and the Night Stalkers were involved in a controversial exercise in Kingsville, Tex., where the SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) troops used live ammunition and explosives to conduct their training. Special Operations Command officials at Fort Bragg, N.C., insist that only "training ammunition" was used during the exercise in Kingsville and other American communities. A number of retired military officers have come forward to insist that Army claims of the use of only training ammunition are untrue. "They really think we're so stupid that we can't figure this out," Norgrove said. Most of the Night Stalkers and the Delta Force troops, according to Norgrove and the retired colonel, are young and not fully aware of what is going on. "They just do what they are told," Norgrove explained. "It's exciting and the pay is very good." The colonel told The SPOTLIGHT that the young Delta Force soldiers and Night Stalkers involved in the activities are heavily indoctrinated. "They would not have any hesitation to shoot at their fellow Americans if they were ordered to do so and felt that it was the right thing to do under a given circumstance," the colonel said. "They are part of what the military refers to as 'the warrior class' and they are tasked to take out the enemy, and that could mean to them, under the right circumstances, either foreigners or their own countrymen," the former Special Operations officer explained. While the FAA regulations require air craft to fly well above the tops of houses and buildings, the Night Stalk ers are criss-crossing American cities and towns at extremely low levels, many contend, endangering the civilian population. In Kingsville, as an example, a helicopter struck the top of a telephone pole, causing a fire near a home. The Delta Force and Night Stalkers do not even wear standard military uniforms. Instead, just like any SWAT team, they are garbed in black uniforms, complete with black helmets and face shields. They also wear bulletproof body armor and are usually discharged from the Night Stalkers' helicopters wielding Ger man-made Hechler and Koch 9-mm machine guns. The
[CTRL] Fwd: (en) S26, URGENT: PRAGUE LEGAL, etc.
-Caveat Lector- A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E http://www.ainfos.ca/ 1. PRAGUE LEGAL 70 to 100 people remain in jail in Prague. Serious human rights abuses have occurred and are continuing to occur, and have been substantiated by others released from jail: arrestees were forced to walk between two lines of police upon arriving at the detention center and beaten, including some who teeth were knocked out with iron bars. Right now, the best thing to do is contact the Bacava jail, asking for Mr. Verulzi, at 011-42-0182395305. INPEG will be putting a webpage up soon about how to support the jailed people, so check for updates at inpeg.ecn.cz 2. Corporate news reports put the number of demonstrators at 5000. This is absolutely false, and reflects only "Group BLUE" (composed of Blac Bloc, etc.) that came the closest to the convention center. A more realistic estimate of the total number of demonstrators is around 15 to 20,000. 3. In solidarity with our prisoners in Prague, the Czech embassies have been occupied in London, Barcelona, and elsewhere. Let your local Czech embassies know that we want our people treated humanely and FREED! 4. The proponents of globalization are attempting to make it look like it is us who do not want dialogue (despite the many attempts of the movement against globalization to start dialogue). I am sending out press releases today inviting the bastards to a public debate, and I suggest everyone else do the same. Let's all dig up those nuggets like Lawrence Summer's memorandum and throw it back at them. --- pass this info on pressure the Czech Republic until our comrades are free!! -- ** The A-Infos News Service ** News about and of interest to anarchists ** COMMANDS: [EMAIL PROTECTED] REPLIES: [EMAIL PROTECTED] HELP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.ainfos.ca/ INFO: http://www.ainfos.ca/org -To receive a-infos in one language only mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] the message: unsubscribe a-infos subscribe a-infos-X where X = en, ca, de, fr, etc. (i.e. the language code) A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Regulatory State
-Caveat Lector- Bob, I am not picking on you but you are posting some interesting stuff. The things that I notice again about this 'essay" is its rhetorical style. Even while "educating" the reader about hegel it is continuing a divisive factor and keeping the "left" and the "right" as seperate forces and then espousing correctness of purpose to the right along with very prejudical opions about the "left." Blaming the "left" for hegel, even. With a populace becoming more 'enlightened about conspiracy issues, I believe we shall continue to see pieces such as these. Velveetizing the "revolution." Because even we do not realize it we are in the middle of a revolution. The Internet is a revolution Our republic though battered still stands and as more and more of us understand and stand-up and encourage others, change will happen . . . and for the better. We are being oppressed and lied to both on the left and the right. the hoodwink has been going on for generations. We happen to as the Chinese say. "Live in interesting times." All will be known and all that, we are living through the cusp of a yuga, the hindi might say. Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of the country. If the juvenile frat boys can keep us in "hardened sides" in boxes hating whomever we are supposed to, then control can be bought with a few press pieces. And it has been shown to work from faking war to econmic advantage. somone with absolute power could go out and slog every person of a certain ethnic group, or supposed deviance or perceived political persuasion, what would that create? People of the lft are no more monolith than folks of the right. I strongly suggest both sides are being "played." Look at the early history of JBS and how much info came out, parts of the truth but wrong enough to be discredited. Some real good truth and if ya follow the money, Like one intel agent working in the states on creating"cultural/social movements" said, "I ain't seen nothing work that didn't have something big [political angle] behind it." Enough of my rambling. And Bob, I am not picking on you honest. I just find these very interesting. TV keeps so many of us seperate but thinking we "know" what others are like. But see when ya play country gigs, blues gigs, RB gigs, RR gigs and many jobs ya get to notice some things and ya meet a few folks all across the map. It is not the left vs the right. It is us-peons vs the elites, especiall the multi-generational cults of the world. Do camels pass through the eye of a needle? Om K In a message dated 9/29/00 4:04:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Two of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century were the Great Depression and the various social and cultural movements of the 60s. Both were born in idealism stemming from 19th century German philosophy and a bastardized version of Judeo-Christian tradition. The only one of the movements worth the trouble was the civil rights movement for blacks. The rest merely cheapened the civil rights struggle. - Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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] Is Willie SHANNON utterly deranged?
-Caveat Lector- I would like to jump in here and say that this is an issue that has come up here repeatedly, over and over again on this list. I have tried on more than one occasion to discourage personal attacks on list. Most people here are aware of this, and abide by it. Why can't we all remember that this is a list to exchange information and not a format for meting out your personal rancor to others who subscribe. Sometimes it is more prudent to keep your mouth shut than to continue a fruitless thread that succeeds only in attacking someone's PERSON. Please, if Kris didn't have to spend half his day trying to tame some adolescent bickering and the list was not so cluttered by endless jabbering and RE:'s about useless items that have nothing to do with conspiracy theory THEN perhaps everyone would have an opportunity to participate and more information could be exchanged to everyones greater benefit. On Mon, 25 September 2000, Kris Millegan wrote: -Caveat Lector- In a message dated 9/25/00 7:10:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Johannes Schmidt III [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, this 'Willie' is obviously a second account from that Bill Shannon character, because there are probably only 3-4 people on this list each with numerous differnet posting names. You really should learn some technical skills, before spouting. This list is a public list and has public records. There is a manual for listees at lsoft.com if you wish. More what I have seen on this list, lately, is attempts to disrupt and break apart an interesting coalition of informational exchange. I guess some can be tacked up to just normal ignorance, rudeness and boorishness, BUT you know what I do not care. This list is not for me to choose personal sides and I shan't BUT I am going to insist on some decorum. STOP the personal attacks. Personal attacks will get a strong reprimand and if continued or of sufficent gravity at first offense that listee shall be tossed. This list is about conspiracy theory and consists of informational exchange and discusssion. Looking at both material of a conspiratorial bent and also looking at the media stream for propagandic pyschological sets. Whether a listee is crazy or purple I dunna care and do ntot make personal attributes of a person to attack. And June, can you please tone down abit. IT IS JUST AN EMAIL LIST. You stir up lots of trouble. And being right many times is relative. And none of is always right. Use your strengths and just please don't be qite so quick to rush in. If you don't like something, if it just BS, just delete it or something and let us be either try to get more along or remember Silience can be golden. People if wrong will soon enough discredit them selves. Sometimes your combativness discredits you, sometimes it leads to a long thread of rancor. I am tired and need to be getting to bed. Om K A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A 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 "Welcome to the desert of the real." Morpheus, in The Matrix "My God it's full of stars!" Dave Bowman, in 2001: A Space Odyssey ___ Free Unlimited Internet Access! Try it now! http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/altavista/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 unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different
[CTRL] Fwd: RE: [CIA-DRUGS] thailand
The symbiotic relationship between CIA covert operations and missionary work is extremely well documented in the fabulous and impossible to find book "The Will Be Done, The Conquest of the Amazon" by Gerard Colby et al. Including detailed sections on Southeast Asia it describes in detail how Christian zealots, with bibles and CIA funded airplanes opened up the jungles for Christ, translated the indigenous languages, made dictionaries and then opened the way for industrialization, genocide, covert operations and drug smuggling in the name of God. It happened all throughout Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. Wherever the missionaries went the CIA was right behind. Praise God! The tradition lingers. Cele Castillo has photos of CIA agents masquerading as Catholic Priests in Guatemala and El Salvador. How else could the death squads ID their targets so accurately? Mike Ruppert www.copvcia.com -Original Message- From: Matthew McDaniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 4:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [CIA-DRUGS] thailand Large, extensive, rather than "high". Matthew Mike Ruppert wrote: Please define "high missionary." -Original Message- From: Matthew McDaniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 10:17 AM To: cia Subject:[CIA-DRUGS] thailand Does anyone have any information tying high missionary (from america) activity, heroin dealing, cia together in north thailand? Matthew -- http://www.akha.com Donations by check or money order may be sent to: The Akha Heritage Foundation PO BOX 6073 Salem OR 97304 USA By Visa Card Secure Site: https://www.givetocharity.com/cgi-bin/give.pl?CODE=10956 -- eGroups Sponsor -~-~ FONT COLOR="#99"eGroups eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! /FONTA HREF="http://click.egroups.com/1/9067/16/_/475667/_/970272473/"BClick Here!/B/A -_-
[CTRL] RadTimes # 52
-Caveat Lector- RadTimes # 52 - September, 2000 An informally produced compendium of vital irregularities. "We're living in rad times!" --- LUVeR Alternative News is offering a daily audio show using selected stories from RadTimes other non-mainstream sources. Check it out! www.luver.org --- Contents: --- --Thousands say "Smash the IMF" --Report: Extinction risk growing worldwide --Canada Hosts Conference on War-Affected Children --RIP: what the spooks can really see --The Feds and Your Privacy Linked stories: *Carnivore review team exposed! *Drug Testing of Pregnant Women Going to High Court *Stop Marketing of Violence to Children --- Begin stories: --- Thousands say "Smash the IMF" TANKS CAN'T STOP PROTESTS IN PRAGUE AS THOUSANDS SAY, : "SMASH THE IMF!" By Bill Dorr Prague, Czech Republic They came to wreck and destroy. From Washington and Wall Street, Frankfurt, Tokyo, the Bourse in Paris and the City of London, silk-suited bankers, financiers and economists descended on this beautiful Central European city to consort with and dictate to finance ministers from over 100 countries at the annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Behind the bankers' smooth professions of concern for the 2 billion people on this planet who go to bed hungry was an ill-concealed hidden agenda-cut wages, raise prices, shut down plants, schools, hospitals, eliminate jobs. And make sure that interest continues to flow from the world's poorest countries to the world's richest banks. But these global economic tyrants could not carry out their agenda in peace or silence. They had to hide behind armies of police and walls of tanks as thousands of protesters from all over Europe filled the cobblestoned streets of Prague Sept. 26. The bankers had to travel to their hotels in special guarded subway cars as activists fought armored police on bridges and intersections leading to the Prague Congress Center. IMF-WB delegates who dared travel the streets in chartered buses found themselves surrounded by angry crowds. DEMOCRACY, CAPITALIST STYLE Czech president Vaclav Havel sent tanks into the streets of Prague to intimidate the anti-corporate protesters. He sent 15,000 cops and 2,000 soldiers to gas them, beat them and spray them with water cannon. Teams of FBI agents sent from the United States supervised the Czech police forces. Havel, a former anti-communist dissident and darling of the Western corporate media, is a longtime servant of capital. After the overthrow of socialism in Czechoslovakia in 1989, he rented out the wall of his home to Campbell's Soup for an advertisement. Massive police force managed to stop three columns of protesters from actually reaching the IMF-WB meeting. But it failed to intimidate the marchers, who repeatedly charged police lines in an effort to break through and confront the bankers. On the Gottwald Bridge, demonstrators fought the police hand to hand for hours amid chants of "No pasaran." 'CAPITALISM, A SHAME AND DISGRACE' The rest of Prague belonged to the demonstrators, and anti- capitalist slogans in a dozen languages echoed through its winding streets: "Smash the IMF," "Cancel the debt," and "Capitalism, a shame and disgrace." The Prague metro was shut down for a day so the bankers could travel without being confronted, and many shuttered businesses bore signs saying "Closed Until the IMF Protests Are Over." Throughout the night, street fighting continued in and around Wenceslas Square. Demonstrators surrounded the state opera, forcing the IMF and World Bank to cancel a dinner they had planned to hold there. MASS ARREST OF CZECH CITIZENS Late in the night, having failed to break the protests, police began rounding up and arresting ordinary Czech citizens on streets around the city center. While the corporate media claimed the majority of protesters were foreign, of the 422 people arrested, 392 were Czech citizens. They are being held in the city of Plzen, far from Prague, and have so far not been allowed to speak to lawyers. Tuesday's battle was the climax of a week of protests. These included a 3,000-strong Stop the IMF march on Sept. 23, organized by the Communist Union of Youth and backed by trade unions and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia. That same day there as a 1,000-strong antifascist march to counter a rally by the neo-Nazi National Alliance. Racist skinheads who try and terrorize Roma and other people of color found the tables turned as protesters chased them through
