[CTRL] Benjamin Smith another mind control op
-Caveat Lector- Every Classic Symptom "In all my years of research I have never seen a story which more clearly exhibits the classic symptoms of a man who is a victim of a mind control operation... right down to the ending 'suicide' scenario Benjamin Nathaniel Smith displays every single classic symptom that we know. There are only 5 organizations known to have the expertise to be able to do it, Israel operating in conjunction with its Mossad American Intelligence arm the Anti Defamation League, Great Britain, Russia, Red China, and the United States. All of them hope to disarm the American People." - William Cooper Benjamin Smith's trail of violence From the Hoosier Times, July 6, 1999 Benjamin Nathaniel Smith moved to Bloomington in the spring of 1998 to attend Indiana University. His distribution of white supremacist literature in the area provoked a widespread community reaction, and an ad hoc organization called Bloomington United formed to oppose such actions. Under the groups auspices, yard signs urging "no hate speech, no hate crimes" sprouted throughout the city. In November 1998, about 500 people participated in a downtown rally against hate literature. FRIDAY 8:20 p.m. Six Orthodox Jews are wounded as they leave their synagogue in Chicago. 8:52 p.m. Ricky Byrdsong, former mens basketball coach at Northwestern University, is shot to death while walking with his children in Skokie,Ill. 9:21 p.m. An Asian-American couple in Northbrook, Ill., are fired several times after an apparent traffic altercation. Neither are hit. SATURDAY 1:15 p.m. A 31-year-old black man walking across the street in Springfield, Ill., is shot in the buttock by a man in a blue Ford Taurus or similar make of vehicle. About 15 minutes later and eight blocks away, two black men are fired upon by a passing motorist. Neither are hit. 2:50 p.m. Three shots are fired at a black minister crossing the street to his residence in Decatur, Ill. The man is hit in the shoulder and hip; the third bullet hit his cell phone. 11:50 p.m.Shots are fired at six men of Asian descent on a corner near the University of Illinois, in Champaign-Urbana, Ill. One man is seriously injured when a bullet hits him in the leg. The police investigation began to focus on Smith after witnesses provided police with a license plate number from an out-of-state plate that matched a vehicle registered to Smith. SUNDAY 11 a.m. Won-Joon Yoon, a 26-year-old Indiana University doctoral student, is shot and killed outside the Korean United Methodist Church in Bloomington. Witnesses recorded the license plate number of a car seen leaving the scene and it matched Smiths car. 9:30 p.m. A man matching Smiths description carjacks a minivan at gunpoint at a truckstop in Ina, Ill. As police pursue the van toward the town of Salem, the man, later identified as Smith, shot himself twice and the minivan crashed. As Smith struggled with deputies and police officers who tried to subdue him, Smith shot himself a third time in the throat with a .22-caliber semi-automatic handgun. He died a short time later at Salem Public Hospital. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] FW: Uncle Sam Has All Your Numbers
-Caveat Lector- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/daily/june99/privacy27.htm Uncle Sam Has All Your Numbers By Robert O'Harrow Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, June 27, 1999; Page A1 As part of a new and aggressive effort to track down parents who owe child support, the federal government has created a vast computerized data-monitoring system that includes all individuals with new jobs and the names, addresses, Social Security numbers and wages of nearly every working adult in the United States. Government agencies have long gathered personal information for specific reasons, such as collecting taxes. But never before have federal officials had the legal authority and technological ability to locate so many Americans found to be delinquent parents or such potential to keep tabs on Americans accused of nothing. The system was established under a little-known part of the law overhauling welfare three years ago. It calls for all employers to quickly file reports on every person they hire and, quarterly, the wages of every worker. States regularly must report all people seeking unemployment benefits and all child-support cases. Starting next month, the system will reach further. Large banks and other financial institutions will be obligated to search for data about delinquent parents by name on behalf of the government, providing authorities with details about bank accounts, money-market mutual funds and other holdings of those parents. State officials, meanwhile, have sharply expanded the use of Social Security numbers. Congress ordered the officials to obtain the nine-digit numbers when issuing licenses such as drivers', doctors' and outdoorsmen's in order to revoke the licenses of delinquents. Enforcement officials say the coupling of computer technology with details about individuals' employment and financial holdings will give them an unparalleled ability to identify and locate parents who owe child support and, when necessary, withhold money from their paychecks or freeze their financial assets. "They never get away from us anymore. It's just wonderful. . . . What you're trying to do in child support is build a box, four walls, around a person," said Brian Shea, the acting executive director of child-support enforcement in Maryland. "It has in some ways revolutionized this business." But privacy experts and civil libertarians say the scope of the effort raises new questions about the proper line between aggressive public policy and intrusive government snooping. In pursuing an objective that is almost universally applauded, the government has also created something that many Americans have staunchly opposed: a vast pool of fresh personal information that could be used in a variety of ways to monitor their lives. "What you have here is a compilation of information that is much better and more current than any other data system in the U.S.," said Robert Gellman, a lawyer and privacy specialist in the District. "All of the sudden we're on the verge of creating the Holy Grail of data collection, a central file on every American." Already lawmakers, federal agencies and the White House have considered expanding the permitted aims of the system to include cutting down on fraud by government contractors, improving the efficiency of the government and pinpointing debtors, such as students who default on government loans. Under the system, every employer must send information about new hires and quarterly wages to state child-support agencies. State officials gather the data, along with information on unemployment benefits and child-support cases, and then ship it to computers run by the Administration for Children and Families. ACF officials then use computers to sort and send back to state authorities reports about people obligated to pay child support. Government officials say the system is safe, accurate and discreet. They also say it is secure. Because it has, among other safeguards, systems that confirm the accuracy of Social Security numbers, officials say it will not intrude into the lives of most people. An examination of the program, however, shows that government officials have downplayed or overlooked a variety of privacy and security concerns as they worked to meet congressional deadlines. The computer system that houses much of the data at the Social Security Administration "has known weaknesses in the security of its information systems," according to a Dec. 31 report by the General Accounting Office. And authorities have not studied the frequency of mistakes that might arise from incorrect data, even though the system will enable local child-support enforcement officials to routinely freeze a parent's assets without an additional court hearing. Few people know about the system, even though it was created through one of the signature acts of Congress and the Clinton administration the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
Re: [CTRL] DNA Ain't You
-Caveat Lector- Interesting, especially in light of the fact that Oregon is on the cutting edge with regard to perhaps even more slippery-slope legislation regarding human euthanasia. It only makes sense that they would pass legislation allowing the corporate mining of human DNA. All this stuff is directly related to the re-emerging paradigm that "the benefits of X to The State outweigh the privacy issues and/or rights of the individual." All very Hitlerian and Platonic, and the philosophy, as well as recent history, are very clear indicators of where it will all end. - Lyn -Original Message- From: AOL User [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 10:07 AM Subject: DNA Ain't You In case anyone is interested, there was a bill that just passed the Oregon Senate which defined Human DNA as *NOT* being the property of the person ie: if you live in Oregon then, the Oregon Senate just declared, by signing this bill, that YOUR OWN DNA is not your property. ---snip--- DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Execution of two Indian men in Nebraska
-Caveat Lector- There was an article in this Sunday's Washington Post related to this story... a bit of a "whitewash" too... http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-06/27/203l-062799-idx.ht ml NATION IN BRIEF From news services Sunday, June 27, 1999; Page A19 Indian Rally Turns Violent On S. Dakota-Nebraska Border PINE RIDGE, S.D. -- A demonstration by American Indian activists turned violent yesterday as people ransacked a store and set fires in Whiteclay, Neb., threw rocks at police and roughed up two photographers. The four-hour American Indian Movement rally started peacefully in Pine Ridge and ended with a two-mile walk to Whiteclay, where as many as 60 people stormed a market and threw soft drinks, cigarettes and other merchandise onto the street. Two fires were set in the store but were quickly extinguished. Stores in Whiteclay, population 22, sell $3 million worth of beer a year. Most of the sales are to Indians from Pine Ridge, who cannot legally drink on the reservation. Reservation residents have long complained of shoddy treatment from business owners and law enforcement in Whiteclay. At the rally, three of the nation's best-known American Indian activists said they intend to respond to racial tensions along the South Dakota-Nebraska border -- including taking back part of northern Nebraska that is legally part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Russell Means, Dennis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt said the rally was aimed at calling attention to anti-Indian prejudice and racism that they allege have contributed to the unsolved slayings of Indians along the state line. -Original Message- From: Jimmy Boy Dial [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 9:20 AM To: A - JIMMY BOY DIAL - HOME Subject: Re: Execution of two Indian men in Nebraska NATIVE AMERICANS EXECUTED - SHERIFF TURNS SELF IN A Sheriff turned himself into the authorities in White Clay Nebraska for the execution of two Oglala Sioux men and is suspected of seven more. ---snip--- DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Drugs the Drug War
-Caveat Lector- By "problem", I assume you mean drug use and/or abuse. Huxley, Alpert and Leary were right, regardless of their ties to Tavistock, the CIA et. al. Whether they were unwitting pawns of said organizations or actively involved in the conspiracy is another story, but the real problem always comes down to the issue of control. The CIA conducted its drug experiments for the purpose of manipulating and controlling people, not for the purpose of healing anyone or helping to expand consciousness. Since LSD et.al. can be used either way, I hardly see drugs (including LSD) as a problem, per se. Government involvement is the problem, and one that conveniently demands its own solution. Which is, of course, more government (i.e., more control). There's an interesting book called "Shamanism the Drug Propaganda -- Patriarchy and the Drug War" by Dan Russell that's a very interesting history of the topic. -Caveat Lector- ---snip--- Perhaps, human beings have always been trying to find change their consciousness through drugs of one sort or another. At least, that's the argument of individuals like Huxley, Alpert and Leary (those drug gurus of the sixties, who presumably had ties to the Tavistock Institute). But irrespective of the conspiracy associations, what does the problem say about our "civilization"? DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Not a hoax
-Caveat Lector- Bullshit. There's no such thing as a free lunch. *Corporate* sponsors? Gimme a break! Since when do yuppies in beemers and pasty white WASPS care about anyone else who doesn't dress like them? I can almost absofrigginlutely guaranTEE that whatever these "corporate sponsors" donate is insignificant to its alleged recipients, sucked dry by God-knows-how-many invisible middle-men administrators, taken as a tax write-off, and passed on to the consumer (that be us!) in higher costs for their vaunted products and services. Feeling surly and jaded, it must be the moon or something... - LM -Original Message- From: Hilary A. Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 10:27 PM Subject: Not a hoax -Caveat Lector- Hi All: I went there and clicked it and even visited the sponsor. It was very easy. Feel Free to pass this on ** Wouldn't you like to be able to feed the hungry for FREE? Now you can. The Hunger Site will allow you to feed a hungry person every day at no cost to yourself. Anyone can do it. Just visit the website. You can feed one hungry person everyday just by going to the website and clicking a button. The food is paid for by corporate sponsors. This is an easy way to do a really good deed. So everyone can feed a hungry person today. Please visit today and pass the word I did. http://www.thehungersite.com DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Fwd: Gloomy Sunday Folklore
-Caveat Lector- Music -- or movies, or literature -- no matter how violent or obscene, doesn't *make* people do anything. It may be a *minor* influence in certain individuals who are on the fringes of a psychotic episode anyway, or who are genuine victims of some evil CIA operant conditioning experiment. Beyond that, forget it. People like Marilyn Manson are merely one *symptom* of a society which has taken some very strange turns over a multi-generational period; they are not a *cause*. In fact, all that poignant hand-wringing over "gratuitous violence" by our alleged leaders is more vile and insidious than any celluloid image could EVER be, because it's nothing but a play for more and more control. Friendly fascism... for the children. Thanks alot. -Original Message- From: Dave Maggie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 1:17 PM Subject: Re: Fwd: Gloomy Sunday Folklore I just want to say that I am surprised by the fact that even though this list is primarily into government conspiracy that music still ends up being part of the blame for why us humans do terrible things. ---snip--- DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Why GUNS are here to stay.2/2
-Caveat Lector- Nope, not in America. Of course we can't say for sure, but that's where my bet is. Yep, people with guns of course occasionally kill people. I'm excluding from the equation all forms of government -- in which you seem to have so much inherent faith -- whose guns have always killed people in ASTRONOMICAL proportions compared to day-to-day murders other crimes, or even mass-murdering psychotics on ritalin. However, the number of DEFENSIVE uses of guns -- many of which entail merely showing the weapon without a shot ever being fired -- far, FAR outweighs the number of perpetrators. www.nvcdl.org - Lyn -Original Message- From: nurev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] The simple straight fact is PEOPLE WITH GUNS KILL PEOPLE. Remove either one from the equation, and the outcome changes drastically. It is easier to remove guns than people from the equation. That is why it will happen. Joshua2 DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] FW: Tainted Blood - Clinton intimidation campaign suspected
-Caveat Lector- http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/990520/2621916.html Monday May 31, 1999 FROM THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Share This Story With A Friend Tainted-blood sleuth firebombed Intimidation campaign suspected as Arkansas clinic razed, Montreal office ransacked Mark Kennedy The Ottawa Citizen The controversial story involving tainted plasma from Arkansas prisoners that was shipped to Canada in the 1980s while Bill Clinton was state governor has taken a mysterious and chilling new turn. Two crimes that occurred within hours of each other Tuesday night, hundreds of kilometres apart, have raised questions about whether someone is trying to intimidate or silence those who are asking questions about the prison-blood fiasco. In Pine Bluff, Arkansas, someone firebombed a prosthetics clinic owned by Michael Galster, who has been pushing hard for a U.S. government investigation. The clinic was burned to its shell and fire officials, who found a gas container in Mr. Galster's attic -- where he kept his documents -- say they're "90-per-cent sure" the fire was arson. In Montreal, someone broke into the offices of the Quebec chapter of the Canadian Hemophilia Society, which recently unearthed documents that showed Finance Minister Paul Martin was a board member of the corporation that owned Connaught Laboratories, the company that fractionated and distributed the Arkansas prison plasma in Canada. Hemophilia Society officials say thieves stole a computer and three telephones. They also stole documents from a box labeled "Hepatitis C, Krever Commission, Reform of the blood system, HIV-AIDS." Police are investigating both incidents. Mike McCarthy, a Canadian hemophiliac at the forefront of pushing for answers into the prison plasma scandal, says he's convinced the two crimes are connected. "It's too much of a coincidence," he said, adding that someone is worried Mr. Galster and the victims are probing too close to the truth. "They're trying to find out what we know and erase the trail if they can." "I think they're also sending a message. They're trying to scare us into backing off. They're trying to put the fear of God into us, that if we pursue the truth it can get worse. That the next action might not just be buildings and records." The RCMP are examining the prison-blood scheme as part of their criminal investigation into the tainted-blood scandal. RCMP Cpl. Gilles Moreau said yesterday that the Mounties are willing to review any evidence local police in Montreal and Arkansas uncover. "We do not work in a vacuum," said Cpl. Moreau. "If there's information that is linked to the blood distribution system for the period that we're investigating, we're certainly not going to close our eyes to that information. We welcome any information that comes our way." The story of how prison plasma was collected and found its way into the bloodstreams of unsuspecting Canadians stands as one of the most shocking aspects of the tainted-blood tragedy. It's not known how many Canadians contracted HIV and hepatitis C from the plasma of Arkansas prisoners, who were paid $7 a unit, although it's likely that several hundred people were infected by the tainted products. At the time, U.S. companies that fractionate blood products had stopped buying prison blood because it was widely understood that, since many inmates practised unsafe sex or were intravenous drug addicts, their blood posed a high risk of carrying the AIDS virus. In Arkansas, a private firm, Health Management Associates, was given a contract by the state government to collect the prisoners' plasma. The firm had difficulty locating a U.S. customer but found a willing buyer in a Montreal blood broker, Continental Pharma Cryosan, which then sold the plasma to Toronto-based Connaught Laboratories. Connaught apparently didn't realize the plasma had come from prisoners. Canadians learned of the prison plasma scheme in 1995, when Justice Horace Krever's inquiry unearthed some aspects of the story. Last September, the Citizen revealed further details. Also last fall, Mr. Galster went public with his accusations about the Arkansas prison system, where he conducted orthopedic clinics during the 1980s. Mr. Galster published a book, Blood Trail, which is a fictionalized account of how the prison-plasma program worked. He wrote under a pseudonym because he feared reprisals. Soon after media stories began appearing, he revealed his true identity. In February, he organized and participated in a news conference in Washington where Canadian victims called for a probe by the U.S. Justice Department and announced plans to depose Mr. Clinton. Mr. Galster said yesterday he is reeling with shock from the firebombing of his clinic, which he has owned for 21 years. He said he worked until about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and was later called at home about the fire. "I'm trying not to get too paranoid about it. I pray to God that it was just a coincidence." Mr. Galster said
[CTRL] Another California City Rejects Fluoridation
-Caveat Lector- http://www.yahoo.com Wednesday April 28, 3:38 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Another California City Rejects Fluoridation as High-Profile Fluoride Advocate Reverses Field SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--April 28, 1999--The City Council of El Cajon passed a resolution on April 27 to support the safe drinking water position taken by Helix Water District which services their community. Helix Water District, which is listed as No. 1 on California's fluoridation priority list, by unanimous vote of their Board of Directors on April 7, formalized their intent to not accept any funding from any source for the purpose of fluoridation. El Cajon Mayor Mark Lewis introduced his motion for a supportive resolution and reminded dissenting Council Members Todd Keegan and Dick Ramos that the main thrust of Helix's position is that their central mission and focus is to deliver the purest water economically possible to its customers. Period. End of statement. The El Cajon resolution joins similar action prohibiting fluoridation enacted in San Diego county in the last month by the City of La Mesa; Helix, Lakeside and Riverview water districts; and an ordinance by Escondido, listed as No. 4 on the State's fluoridation priority list. The northern California city of Santa Cruz (No. 12 on the list) led the way on March 2, with citizens voting in favor of the ballot initiative to prohibit the addition of any substance to the water that is intended to treat people rather than improve the drinkability of water. The cities of San Diego (No. 18) and Sunnyvale (No. 81) have long-standing laws to prohibit fluoridation, which also conflict with a 1995 unfunded State law that calls for all public water suppliers with more than 10,000 connections to fluoridate as the funds become available. Citizens of Canada awoke to a similarly refreshing no-nonsense view of fluoridation when they read articles published in the Toronto Star on April 25, and the Calgary Herald and Globe and Mail on April 28. All three newspapers detailed the outspoken statements by Dr. Hardy Limeback, long recognized and frequently cited as a leading advocate of fluoride. Dr. Limeback, Ph.D, DDS operates his own dental clinic, and is previous Head of Preventive Dentistry at the University of Toronto, a consultant to the Canadian Dental Association, and the organizer of a special conference on fluoride supplements held in Toronto in November 1997. Limeback's statements appear to be a continuation of the conclusions reached by the conference, which was attended by representatives of all of Canada's various dental health professional associations and agencies. The purpose of the conference was to arrive at an appropriate nationwide policy for recommending fluoride supplements for children, given the extremely high incidence of visible signs of fluoride over-exposure (dental fluorosis in 30-to-65% of all Canadian children). Both the conference and Limeback's personal opinion concluded that any reduction in dental caries was due to fluoride's topical effect rather than as a result of swallowing fluoride, and recommended that if a child used fluoride toothpaste that no additional exposure was necessary even in a non fluoridated community; however, both the conference and Limeback continued to support water fluoridation for the purpose of bathing the teeth with fluoride while drinking. In an interview with Michael Downey of the Toronto Star, Limeback now rejects that conclusion, ``We are now spending more money treating dental fluorosis than we would spend treating cavities if we were not fluoridated. Children under three should never use fluoridated toothpaste or drink fluoridated water. And baby formula must never be made up using Toronto tap water. Never. We tried to get (fluoride supplements) banned for children but (the dentists) wouldn't even look at the evidence we presented,'' said Limeback. Limeback's concerns do not stop with the effects of over-exposure on the teeth. He concedes that fluoride may be destroying our bones, our teeth and our overall health. ``We absolutely know about the tragic consequences of higher levels of fluoride, and we know it builds up over time.'' Limeback is currently studying fluoride buildup in the body. ``What we're finding indicates a trend: Torontonians have double the fluoride levels in their hip bones compared to Montreal, where water is not fluoridated.'' To the proponents of fluoridation that state, ``There is no proof that fluoride causes brittle bones or cancer'' at current concentrations, Limeback responds, ``These people haven't done any studies to find out what effect fluoride accumulation will have at current levels. How can they say it's safe when the studies haven't been done? Right now, we have people who have been ingesting fluoride for 35 years. What happens in another 50 years, when these people have been adding this poison to their bones for 85 years?'' Asked whether he drinks tap
[CTRL] A New Federal Aviation Profiling System
-Caveat Lector- Write some letters, dudes -- Forwarded by Lyn McCloskey/Towers Perrin on 04/21/99 09:13 AM --- SCAN THIS NEWS 4/21/99 The Federal Aviation Administration has just announced a new proposed rule requiring commercial airlines to adopt and implement new baggage/passenger screening policies. Our "NoNID" (No National ID) campaign uses an orange ribbon because airline passengers who does not carry proper, government-issued ID are tagged at the airports with an orange ribbon or sticker. Jackie Juntti (the Grassroots Granny of Washington State, [EMAIL PROTECTED]) was required to wear just such an orange ribbon in a recent flight and subsequently she adopted the orange ribbon campaign to symbolize resistance to national identification and monitoring schemes. More anecdotal information will follow soon. Scott --- Attention! A New Federal Profiling System: A new proposed regulation by the Federal Aviation Administration for enhanced standards for passenger profiling. Free Congress will be preparing comments and would be happy to furnish any group with information who is willing to do the same. I would encourage everyone to send comments and urge others to do the same. Organizations and individuals can both send comments to the FAA. Here is the information needed for those interested in reading up on the issue. Free Congress will be preparing a memo outlining the dangers related to passenger profiling and enhanced security measures with regard to checked baggage security. It will be similar to the one done late last year on the Know Your Customer program. This memo will be available on our website no later than Thursday, April 22nd. Thank you. Lisa S. Dean, Vice President for Technology Policy (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Julie Malone, Coalition Coordinator (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) phone: (202) 546-3000 fax: (202) 544-2819 http://www.freecongress.org/ --- [The rule is available online at the FAA web site] http://www.faa.gov/avr/arm/nprm/nprm.htm RULE SUMMARY [excerpts]: "The FAA is proposing that each certificate holder [commercial airlines] required under §108.5 to adopt and implement an FAA-approved security program screen checked baggage or conduct passenger-to-bag matching for scheduled passenger operations within the United States... . The security of checked baggage on domestic flights may be accomplished by ... utilizing the FAA-approved computer-assisted passenger screening (CAPS) system to select passengers whose checked baggage must be subjected to additional security measures." DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 18, 1999. ADDRESSES: Comments on this proposed rulemaking should be mailed or delivered, in duplicate, to: U.S. Department of Transportation Dockets, Docket No. FAA-1999-5536; 400 Seventh St., SW, Rm. Plaza 401, Washington, DC 20590. Comments may also be sent electronically to the following internet address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Comments may be filed and/or examined in Room Plaza 401 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays, except federal holidays. --- Tourist or Terrorist? by Declan McCullagh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/19218.html 3:00 a.m. 20.Apr.99.PDT WASHINGTON -- A US$2.8-billion monitoring system championed by Vice President Gore will use computer profiles to single out airline passengers for investigation and scrutiny. Airlines will use a secret algorithm to compare travelers' personal data to profiles of likely terrorists, according to a new proposed federal regulation. Other travelers will be chosen at random. Critics complain the plan shows that Gore doesn't really support privacy. Last May, the vice president told an audience of graduating students at New York University that privacy "is a basic American value." "He's been talking about privacy and the protection of personal information online, but those principles that he talks about don't parallel what he's done. He's tried to force intrusive measures into law," says Lisa Dean, vice president of the Free Congress Foundation. "We'd have even more of this with a President Gore." The vice president chaired a high-level White House commission that in 1997 released recommendations that the Federal Aviation Administration compiled into a 40-page rule published Monday. [...remainder snipped...] --- [A related article] --- Fear of Flying Special Report http://www.faa.gov/avr/arm/nprm/nprm.htm by Declan McCullagh Washington, DC, 11 September John Gilmore, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, knows firsthand how drastically airports in the United States are altering their policies in response to the nation's perceived vulnerability to terrorists. When Gilmore opened his
[CTRL] Melissa manhunt creates precedent
-Caveat Lector- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0%2C4586%2C2237838%2C00.html Melissa manhunt creates precedent Some legal experts raise red flag about computer code that paves way for 'virtual tracking.' By Joel Deane, ZDNN April 6, 1999 4:44 PM PT The use of tracking technology to apprehend David L. Smith, the programmer charged with authoring the Melissa virus, may have created a dangerous precedent for electronic privacy, according to legal experts. Smith, 30, of Aberdeen, N.J., was arrested last Thursday, following a national manhunt. He will be arraigned in Monmouth County Superior Court at 7 a.m. PDT Thursday. According to New Jersey Deputy Attorney General Christopher G. Bubb, Smith's arrest was made as a direct result of information provided by America Online Inc. (NYSE:AOL) Have an opinion on this story? Add your comments to the bottom of this page. The online services company led investigators to a phone number and then the newsgroup where the macro virus was first posted. A controversial Microsoft document identification technology -- the Global Unique Identifier, or GUID -- also appears to have played at least a minor role in the Melissa manhunt. 'There's no guarantee that companies won't do these kind of things for less lofty reasons. ... The process becomes legitimized -- you have created a precedent." -- Gerry Jenkins, Internet lawyer David Sobel, general counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said the virtual tracking of Smith gave an indication of how electronic identifiers such as Intel's ID chip could be used by law enforcement agencies -- and set a "potentially frightening" precedent. "Cases like this always occur in the context where people might agree with the outcome," Sobel said -- such as catching the person believed responsible for a damaging virus. But, he asked, what if China used the same identifying technologies to track dissidents? "There are lots of human rights implications," he said. Gerry Jenkins -- a Chicago-based Internet lawyer with Goldberg, Kohn, Black, Rosenbloom and Moritz -- said Smith's arrest could be a case of hard cases making bad law. Bad precedent While it's very important to demonstrate to virus writers that if they write damaging code they will be caught and punished, Jenkins said: "The problem is that there's no guarantee that companies won't do these kind of things for less lofty reasons. There's no guarantee that privacy policies won't change based on what is in their best interests at the time. "The process becomes legitimized -- you have created a precedent." Jenkins said AOL, which was roundly criticized last year for inadvertently releasing a user's identity to U.S. Navy investigators, had a policy to protect customers' privacy. "I think they made the decision that David Smith wasn't a person they wanted to protect," he said. Listen to ZDNN's unedited interview with Jennifer Granick Jennifer Granick, a San Francisco criminal defense lawyer who specializes in high-tech issues, said the Smith case "definitely" broke new ground. "It's not new that AOL cooperates with law enforcement in investigations, but some of the elements of the investigation are new, such as the GUID," she said. "A case like this points out to the average consumer how the software in their lives can be compromising to their privacy," she added. "That's a serious area of concern." Legitimate use of technology? At least one online privacy expert, however, wasn't alarmed by the Smith case. David Sorkin, professor at Chicago's John Marshall Law School and associate director of the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law, said he didn't see the Smith case as a case study in online privacy. The use of tracking technology to apprehend a suspect was legitimate, Sorkin said, so long as investigators had probable cause and obtained the appropriate court orders. Of greater concern to Sorkin is the fact that different jurisdictions even within the United States have different standards regarding electronic privacy. "The fact that they were able to, and did use, the identifier and Internet logs used by America Online demonstrates the extent to which peoples' movements on the Internet can be tracked -- and the potential dangers," Sorkin said. Keeping tabs on ISPs EPIC's Sobel said he would follow Smith's case "very closely" -- especially if it goes to trial. "I think the case, generally, is going to give us an interesting glimpse into how individuals can be tracked on the Internet. The GUID is one of those, but so is the record-keeping procedures of ISPs like AOL," Sobel said. "It's one of the first case studies that we are going to have of the use of various devices to combat anonymity." DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths,
[CTRL] New from the 4th Reich: Defective Kids Targeted
-Caveat Lector- Forwarded. What relentless bastards. * CCHC Commentary on new federal Birth Defects Registry law * National Libertarian Party Press Release * Federal law citations, sponsors, co-sponsors, and summary * Birth Defect Registry Law in Minnesota - waiting in the wings * 1997 Minnesota Birth Defects Registry Report - quotes of interest * Copy of federal law at http://www.cchc-mn.org/bdact.html CCHC COMMENTARY: "Defective" children have been declared the latest government target. Congress stooped very low in 1998 to enact a nationwide birth defects registry initiative encouraging states to track children by defect and race. This initiative was pushed by the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, which made establishment of state surveillance systems a priority in 1994. Nevada families are now locked in a fight to prevent the system from becoming law in their state. As it stands now the bill A.B. 238 removes not only general privacy protections but genetic privacy as well. It creates a state registry, mandates medical reports onindividually- identifiable babies and mothers, requires reporting of genetic testing, and grants registry access to state officials, researchers, and the state's medical schools. The state's General Assembly (House) passed it easily, but the Senate Health Resources Committee is scheduled to hear it on Friday, April 23. The only defense to such attacks on medical privacy is informed, specific, and voluntary patient and parent consent requirements. On every registry. At every access point. This is the feared monkey wrench which confounds the instigators of these data collection systems. In the wake of Congressional abdication, patient consent is a powerful tool for preserving Fourth Amendment rights, the Hippocratic Oath, professional ethics, and common decency. Twila Brase, R.N. President - NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20037 World Wide Web: www.LP.org - For release: April 16, 1999 - For additional information: George Getz, Press Secretary Phone: (202) 333-0008 Ext. 222 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Libertarians blast government's chilling "deformed baby database" WASHINGTON, DC -- A new federal law encouraging states to build a nationwide, computerized database of infants with birth defects is a chilling proposal that smacks of government eugenics research -- and should be opposed by every decent American, the Libertarian Party said today. "Only a politician with a morality defect would support a database of babies with birth defects," said Steve Dasbach, the party's national director. "This proposal is not only unconscionable, it also opens the door to frightening abuse by the federal government of our most vulnerable citizens -- tiny infants who are already handicapped by genetic bad luck." Under the so-called Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998, the federal government will provide states with $70 million to identify all infants born with a birth defect, label them by race and gender, enter them into a government database, and track and monitor them for five years. Nevada has become the first state to try to qualify for the federal money: The state legislature is currently debating AB 238, which would require doctors and midwives to "immediately report" the name of any child born with what is termed an "adverse birth outcome" to government health officials. Supporters of the bill claim such a database will allow researchers to better understand the causes of birth defects. But the Libertarian Party opposes the plan, said Dasbach, because the federal government should not be in the "baby registration" business -- especially when it involves parents and infants who are struggling with tragic, possibly life-threatening medical conditions. "On the face of it, this bill is appalling: The whole notion that government bureaucrats will maintain a database of deformed children, or children handicapped by genetic diseases, is repugnant," he said. "Even the language of the bill -- talking about 'poor reproductive outcomes' -- sounds chillingly close to the kind of 'master race' eugenics research done by totalitarian governments in the past." But what's worse, said Dasbach, is the possibility of what the government may do with this information in the future. "Once the government has its database of genetically handicapped children, how will it use that information?" he asked. "Can we trust federal bureaucrats not to use this data to try to control health care costs by pressuring women to have abortions against their will?" For example, he noted, the recent wave of lawsuits against the tobacco industry established the precedent that government has an obligation to
[CTRL] Aw Shucks, Merely a Bit of Collateral Damage
-Caveat Lector- NATO Bombs Albanian Village in Kosovo Breaking News - More as it becomes available. NATO Bombs 2 Refugee Convoys 85 Murdered - 31 Maimed CNN Journalists Report they Observed Wreckage and Dead Refugees at Two Separate Sites. Refugees from Convoys Say there were Refugees Only! Angry and Confused - "Why did NATO Bomb us?" http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_319000/319943.stm Thursday, April 15, 1999 Published at 12:20 GMT 13:20 UK World: Europe Nato pilot bombed refugees F-16: Pilot made several passes before releasing bomb Nato has admitted that it bombed a refugee convoy on Wednesday, leaving Kosovo refugees dead, after a pilot mistook the civilian vehicles for Yugoslav military units. But, apologising for the loss of life, Nato spokesman Jamie Shea said that the "tragic accident" would not undermine the alliance's resolve to bring an end to Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's ethnic cleansing of the province. "Sometimes one has to risk the lives of the few to save the lives of the many," said Mr Shea. Nato's admission came the day after more than 60 refugees were reported to have been killed in at least two attacks in the south of the province. At first the Pentagon had suggested that Serb forces had attacked convoys of refugees - a statement it later withdrew. 'Bombed in good faith' Hear the pilot talk through the bombing raid Speaking to reporters at Nato headquarters in Brussels, Mr Shea said: "A Nato pilot was operating over western Kosovo and saw villages being burnt. "This is an area where the Yugoslav special forces have been conducting ethnic cleansing in the last few days." Mr Shea said the F-16 fighter pilot identified vehicles moving on the main road between Prizren and Djakovica, a route described by Nato as a key military supply corridor. "The pilot attacked what he believed to be military vehicles," said Mr Shea. "He dropped his bomb in good faith, as you would expect of a trained pilot from a democratic country. "The pilot reported at that time that he had attacked a military convoy. "The bomb destroyed the lead vehicle which we now believe to have been a civilian vehicle." Mr Shea said that despite the accident, Nato was taking more measures than any other force in combat history to minimise harm to civilians. Sadaf Maruf: "Nato has stressed it was aiming at military targets" But he stressed that even with the best military hardware available, there could never be a guarantee that there would not be tragic accidents. And he added: "The refugees want Nato to continue its operations. And continue we will. "One tragic accident cannot and will not undermine our conviction that our cause is a just one." Pilot explains attack In a recorded debriefing, the unidentified pilot explained how he became convinced that the vehicles he attacked were Yugoslav forces systematically burning house after house. An eyewitnesses describes the attack "The picture that I'm getting is that MUP (Yugoslav) forces are methodically woking from the north to the south and forcing the Kosovo Albanians from their villages," he tells the interviewer. Operating with a wing-man, the F-16 pilot made several passes over a convoy near Djakovica. After identifying more than 60 vehicles, he spots a further three "uniform shaped dark green vehicles" stopping near a home. Fearing an attack on civilians, the pilot made two further passes below the cloud line. He "eyeballed" and then identified the vehicles with targeting equipment before bombing. Cook denounces 'hypocrisy' TV reports: Serb media have accused Nato of murder UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook accused the Yugoslav authorities of hypocrisy. "How dare they now produce crocodile tears for people killed in the conflict for which they are responsible," he said. Marko Gasic, spokesman for the Serb Information Exchange, told the BBC that the convoy had been returning to the town of Djakovica when it was attacked twice by Nato bombers. Bombing intensifies During a night of clear skies, Yugoslavia was subjected to one of the heaviest air strikes since Nato raids began three weeks ago. (Click here for a map showing Nato's latest strikes). Up to six powerful explosions shook the capital, Belgrade, shattering windows and tearing doors from their frames. John Simpson in Belgrade: It has played entirely into President Milosevic's hands Serbian media said army barracks at Racovica about 8km from the city centre had been hit, and power supplies to the region cut. Nato air strikes destroyed two bridges in central and southern Serbia, one of them leading to the Kosovo capital of Pristina. Pristina was also reported to be under heavy bombardment. Two transmitters were hit, cutting programmes of the state-run television. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are
[CTRL] Under the Gun
-Caveat Lector- Y'all might want to check out this site... http://members.tripod.com/CodeMage/frames.htm This is the site about NATO bombing in Yugoslavia, as seen from Belgrade by me, my family and my friends. This site is here to tell as much truth as I know. This site is here to show the public what's going on and how it feels. This site is here because I am affraid. You are now with me, under the gun. DAY 20 Monday, April 12th, 1999 Get inside, get in there Evil in your eyes, baby, I don't care Get inside, get in there See the flesh falling everywhere "Electric head pt. 1 (The Agony)" White Zombie This morning I visited CNN to check out the news again and I found out an article about "mass graves" in Kosovo. Along with the article went the images of the area in question, images NATO provided using their spy satellites. Yellow markings indicate the area that "could be a mass grave". I guess it could. I also guess it could be trenches made for the army. The resolution is not good enough to determine what is the real purpose of the excavations. Of course, if Serbs dig the ground it's for the mass graves, right? Especially if NATO's spy satellites say so, the same satellites that NATO used to target a dummy radar in Belgrade suburb. They spent 30 Tomahawk missiles on that radar model before they finally realized it's not the real thing. Somehow, I'm inclined to doubt the conclusions drawn from the information provided by those satelites. In other words, it would be fishy if it wasn't already ridiculous. Another fine example of "Allied Force" targeting skills caused a real massacre today, when the cruising missiles hit the passenger train passing the bridge in Grdelica gorge. The locomotive and first wagon were out of harms way when the missiles arrived, but they hit third and fourth vagon in the bull's eye. There results were disastrous and the aftermath is still in progress. So far the teams managed to drag only 16 survivors out of the wreckage, 16 severely injured people. They also managed to pull out 7 scorched bodies, one of them being a 10 year old girl. Nobody knows yet how many people exactly died there. I've seen one of the survivors on TV. They showed only the woman's face as she spoke about the explosion and how the roof of the train fell on her, which probably saved her life, and how she jumped from a 2 meter height, out of the wreckage, through the hell of burning steel and broken glass. I will never forget that face. I could look at it, but I couldn't tell how old she was. I don't doubt that NATO knew that the train was heading for the bridge. After all, they have all that sensory and targeting equipment, which they use very well to claim the presence of mass graves in Kosovo and to strike the car factory in Kragujevac. Somebody in the Allied Force must be very proud of this. All sorts of rumors can be heard these days, but the latest is the update about Albanian forces attacking our border. It is said that Osman Bin Laden is in Albania, along with 500 of his Mujahedins. For those of you who haven't heard of Osman Bin Laden yet, he's the supreme leader of all Muslim terrorists in the world. And for those who don't know what Mujahedins are, they used to be Muslim holy wariors, equivalent of Christian crusaders: fanatic warriors who believed that dying in Alah's name during a Jihad automatically brings them a place in heaven. Today they are elite Muslim mercenaries and terrorists. Now that we're acquainted with terms, let's review the situation again: the supreme terrorist leader with 500 elite warriors, preparing to attack the border. Being mercenaries, they have to be financed by someone. NATO claims that there will be no ground troops in Kosovo. Put two and two together and draw your own conclusion. Of course, these are only the rumors, but still very intriguing. Last update on the massacre in Grdelica gorge: the train wasn't hit from cruising missiles fired from ships. One of the survivors, from the first wagon, said that after the first missiles hit other wagons he jumped out the broken window, heard the sound of the airplane, saw the smaller, grey missiles heading for the train and then another round of blasts started. There's a good reason to be proud of NATO pilots, the ones that pilot the planes I'm listening to right now. Good night, world, wherever you are. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to
[CTRL] Dr. Mengele's Ghost Continues to Haunt American Medicine and Nuclear Research
-Caveat Lector- From: OBRL-News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: - Dr. Mengele's Ghost Continues to Haunt American Medicine and Nuclear Research Orgone Biophysical Research Lab [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://id.mind.net/community/orgonelab/index.htm Forwarded News Item Please copy and distribute to other interested individuals and groups ** The item below reports on but one of many similar goulish experiments performed upon both sick and healthy people, to include pregnant women and prisoners, by US doctors during the period of "cold war" research (just to "see what happens" when people were exposed to high levels of nuclear radiation) -- one has to wonder what kinds of other undisclosed experiments continue to be performed in American hospitals? Dan Rather's "48 Hours" program will apparently report on more of the same on the 10th or 11th of April. So far, virtually none of the physicians named in any of these cases have been penalized in the slightest. Most are still alive and continue to work without loss of professional status, without censure from the various medical societies or so much as a slap on the wrist. J.D. ++ $5 million proposed settlement reached in radiation study lawsuit April 3, 1999 Web posted at: 11:59 PM EST (0459 GMT) CINCINNATI (AP) -- Families of 90 cancer patients who allege their relatives were unknowingly subjected to military-sponsored radiation experiments have reached a proposed $5 million settlement, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Saturday. The lawsuit, filed five years ago, alleged terminally ill cancer patients who sought treatment at Cincinnati General Hospital between 1960 and 1971 were given full-body and partial-body doses of radiation so researchers could measure the effects. The facility is now known as University Hospital. The agreement was reached Friday when the last surviving patient from the study agreed to its terms. The suit -- which named the hospital and the federal government among defendants -- contended many of the patients' deaths were hastened by the treatment. Researchers in the 11-year study defended their actions as attempts to cure or ease pain in the earliest days of radiation therapy. The government was included in the suit because the Defense Department paid $651,000 for the test results to learn about the effects of radiation exposure. On Friday, the settlement earned the approval of Donna White Christy, the study's sole survivor, who was treated for cancer at the hospital when she was a child. Robert Newman, an attorney for about 50 of the plaintiffs, said the settlement will amount to about $50,000 for each family. Terms also include an apology from the government and a memorial plaque to be placed on the University of Cincinnati campus listing the patients' names. U.S. District Judge Sandra Beckwith will be asked to sign the agreement on Monday. ** OBRL News is a product of the non-profit Orgone Biophysical Research Lab Greensprings Research and Educational Center PO Box 1148, Ashland, Oregon 97520 USA http://id.mind.net/community/orgonelab/index.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Treason in America
-Caveat Lector- Yeah but you should know even from reading "acceptable" media sources, that we all have to muck around EVERYWHERE to find the truth. So in principle I don't see too much difference in reading the writings of a communist crackpot, or reading the latest National Review. Caveat lector... - Lyn Date:Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:09:26 -0600 From:"Hilary A. Thomas" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Treason in America -Caveat Lector- The first time I saw L. Larouche speak was on TV years ago. I switched to the channel he was on and, quite honestly, thought I was watching a skit on SNL. I laughed my ass off until I realized he wasn't joking. Then frankly, I thought is was a nut case. Fortunately, in all insanity there is a kernel of truth. I suppose it depends on how much junk and nonsense you want to muck around in to find that truth. Just my 2 cents worth. Hilary -- DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Satellite 'Big Brother' eyes parolees
-Caveat Lector- Satellite 'Big Brother' eyes parolees By Gary Fields, USA TODAY Military satellites designed to guide nuclear missiles are being used to monitor prison parolees and probationers in a technological advance designed to reduce the nation's skyrocketing prison population. But critics say it also raises the specter of an Orwellian future. The ComTrak monitoring system uses 24 Defense Department satellites orbiting 12,500 miles above the Earth to track 100 people in nine states. The people under surveillance range from sex offenders in Chicago to juvenile delinquents in New Jersey. The cost of monitoring each person is $12.50 per day. It is a long way from a system originally designed by the Defense Department to help guide nuclear missiles. The Pentagon began leasing satellite time, allowing others to use the satellites, after the Cold War ended. "It's bullets to plowshares," says Jack Lamb, president and CEO of Advanced Business Sciences Inc., the Omaha-based company that developed the ComTrak system. The system has three main components: a bracelet the size of a wristwatch, a 3-pound personal tracking unit that resembles a walkie-talkie, and the battery charger/base that is kept at the monitored person's house and transmits information by telephone to a monitoring center . If the bracelet is broken or removed or the wearer is more than 50 feet from the tracking unit, an alarm is sent to the monitoring center. The system is programmed to set up zones where a person monitored can and cannot go, depending on the crime committed. For example, people with drunken-driving convictions can be tracked to set off an alarm if they enter local bars. Exclusion zones for a sexual predator can include schools and parks in a designated area. And an abusive husband can be tracked to ensure he stays clear of his wife's workplace, home or places she visits. When a person being monitored enters an exclusion zone, the tracking unit sends an automatic alert to monitoring centers in Omaha. Law enforcement authorities are alerted within minutes. At night, the tracker is placed in the charger, which downloads all of a person's movements that day - right down to the precise route the person took to work - and sends the record of movements to the monitoring center. Lamb says the potential for growth is "phenomenal." There are nearly 4 million people under some form of supervision in the USA. Of those, only about 11,000 are monitored electronically under the old system, which is unable to track a person's movements once he or she has left home. Some see the new system as a tool for judges grappling with a prison and jail population of 1.8 million people at a cost of more than $40 per day for each inmate. Percy Luney Jr., president of the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada, Reno, where judges receive training in such issues as alternative sentencing, says the system "gives judges an option for keeping people out of jail and away from all the negative influences there. It's also a cost-saver for the taxpayer." Lamb says his system also is an improvement over older technology, which can tell only if those being monitored leave home during restricted hours. "The problem with the old system is once they leave home, you have no idea where they are or what they are doing," Lamb says. Others involved in the prison industry, from defense lawyers to probation and parole officers and judges, acknowledge that the advanced monitoring system has potential. But there are some concerns about how far the use of such surveillance will go. Paul Rothstein, a law professor at Georgetown University, says the system has the potential "to change the face of law enforcement and incarceration." Nevertheless, he sees the "potential for creating a monster." Rothstein is concerned that the advances in technology could result in more and more people being subjected to electronic monitoring - not just those on parole. "You could end up with the majority of the population under some kind of surveillance by the government," he says. Jack King, spokesman for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, says his organization supports the electronic monitoring. He sees it as especially helpful in the case of someone who should be out on bail but is too destitute to pay it. He says he is concerned about such technology being used to monitor people who have served their sentences and paid their debts to society. "If it's to track someone who has done his full term, like a registered sex offender or a formerly dangerous felon, then the use of this technology becomes Orwellian with all the dangers to all our freedoms that suggests," King says. "Who would they be tracking next?" DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many
Re: [CTRL] Treason in America
-Caveat Lector- Kris is right... Larouche is no saint but he does have a lot of very good information from time to time. I'll bet even Clinton will tell the truth occasionally if it meets his immediate needs. Larouche's EIR magazine (Executive Intelligence Review) did an outstanding analysis on the ozone hole scare a few years ago. BTW I have an autographed copy of the Treason in America book... Chaitkin wrote, "Good luck for an honest career in journalism." :) - Lynda In a message dated 4/7/99 10:10:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This appears to be a front for Larouche. Am I wrong? Chaitkan has written for Larouchian publications. But that doesn't invalidate his research and leads. I found Treason in America to be a very interesting book and well source, so one can follow-up and study for oneself. If its dis/mis, there is still much to learn. Om K -- DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Our Illegal War
-Caveat Lector- Our Illegal War by Congressman Helen Chenoweth Rep. Helen Chenoweth - Congress must reclaim its authority When the order was given for American military personnel to attack Yugoslavia, it was not issued following a declaration of war from Congress. Nor was the order given by the President as a means of repelling a sudden attack on America by a foreign aggressor, or as a measure intended to rescue Americans abroad from unexpected peril. In fact, the order to attack Yugoslavia didn't even follow the pattern set in Korea and Vietnam, in which our nation was committed to protracted foreign wars through unilateral presidential action. On March 23rd, the order to commence hostilities was given to an American general by a Spanish Marxist - NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana. "I have just directed the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, General [Wesley] Clark, to initiate air operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia," announced Solana, who insisted that the attack "is intended to support the political aims of the international community." Congress played no role in defining those political aims, which means that the American people - in whose name Congress is empowered to act - were not permitted to play any role in the decision to commit our nation to war. In the run-up to our war with Yugoslavia, Congress was permitted by its leaders to carry out an impotent charade of debate. On March 11th, the House approved a non-binding resolution endorsing the use of American troops to enforce a peace agreement between the Yugoslav regime of Slobodan Milosevic and secessionist leaders in Yugoslavia?s Kosovo province. On March 23rd, just hours before Solana issued the order to begin the bombing, the Senate approved a resolution supporting the military campaign. But Clinton Administration officials, including the President, had by that time made it clear that while they sought approval of the military action from Congress, they did not consider it necessary for Congress to authorize the military strike on Yugoslavia. A few senators seemed to understand the constitutional implications of these actions. Senator Don Nickles (R-OK) pointed out, "If we start a massive bombing campaign, we?re going to war." Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) described the prospect of waging an undeclared aggressive war upon Yugoslavia as "a precedent I don?t want to be involved in." Even more pointed were the comments of Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM). "I say shame on the President," declared Domenici, momentarily forgetting that Bill Clinton has repeatedly demonstrated that he is incapable of shame. "If this is such an important matter, why couldn?t [the President] trust the United States Senate and United States House and ask us whether we concur?" In order to appreciate the depth of the Administration?s deception regarding the war over Kosovo, it is necessary to understand that the war was "authorized" by NATO long before the bombing began on March 24th. The day after the war began, the London Telegraph reported that General Clark, NATO?s supreme military commander, "received his activation order for hostilities last October. The order was the official moment when authority over the forces to be used was transferred to him from the top brass of the member countries supplying them. The supreme commander does not need new permission from politicians or diplomats whenever he wishes to change tactics, or increase or scale back operations." (Emphasis added.) At 1:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on March 24th, with American bombers en route to Yugoslavia and just minutes before the first explosions were reported on the ground in Kosovo, White House spokesman Joe Lockhart explicitly admitted that the power to take our nation into war had been surrendered to a foreign official - namely, the NATO Secretary-General. Lockhart was asked by correspondent Helen Thomas, "Who gives the green light on this now? Is t the President himself, or the Supreme Commander of NATO...?" Lockhart replied, "The Supreme Commander of NATO acts on the authority of the political leaders of the NATO countries, and he has that authority." In brief, the power to declare war in Kosovo was exercised by NATO Secretary-General Solana; the power to make war was given to NATO?s Supreme Commander; the President of the United States played the role of "selling" the war to the public, and Congress was tacitly told that its duty was to rubber-stamp the decision to take our nation into war, and to authorize payment of the resulting expenses. "No power but Congress can declare war," observed Daniel Webster in 1846, "but what is the value of this constitutional provision, if the President of his own authority may make such military movements as must bring on war?" The Administration?s actions in committing our country to enforce, through military action, diplomatic initiatives in Kosovo presented Congress with a fait accompli. The only recourse left to Congress was
[CTRL] from Wounded Knee to Kosovo
-Caveat Lector- To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: From: Lyn McCloskey/Towers Perrin Date: 04/06/99 08:31 AM Subject: from Wounded Knee to Kosovo Wounded Knee... Hiroshima... Nagasaki... Vietnam... Waco... Kosovo... Once again, I am ashamed for my alleged U.S. government. - Lynda McC. Somborovich Let's put it in this way: you compare the NATO to the Gestapo but Milosevic is the hitlerian one here compare Hitler's elimination of the jewish people with Milosevic's elimination of the kosovar people yep the serbians are mostly pro-milosevic so were the german, pro-nazi. do you get me? You are partially right but really missing the bigger picture. Milosevic, like Osama Bin Laden, Saddam and Hitler before him, were formerly *supported* by the U.S. government, financially, militarily, and/or through intelligence operations. Now he is the bogeyman. What you think that says about the *real* U.S. agenda? Milosevic is no charmer I am sure. But that does not give NATO or the U.S. the right to interfere in the civil war of another sovereign nation. Furthermore, even to the extent NATO and the U.N. might actually have a right to be there, they are flaunting their own goddamn rules. This is a U.N. controlled conflict. That automatically means it is a no-win situation for everybody except the international bankers and the global police power of the U.S. Everything the U.N. touches turns to shit. This situation is no different, guaranteed. As to most Germans being pro-nazi, yes and no. Most Germans were pro-nazi the kind of like most Americans are pro-Clinton, out of pure, unadulterated ignorance. Read "The Ominous Parallels" by Leonard Peikoff and you will have an *excellent* picture of what happened in Germany, and what is happening now in the United States. Now back to your regularly scheduled program of crying babies sleeping in the mud. - Lynda McC. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Delta Force Not Welcome in San Antonio
-Caveat Lector- Yahoo! News Texas Headlines Monday February 15 4:58 PM ET Mayor: Delta Force Not Welcome - (SAN ANTONIO) -- Mayor Howard Peak said today the Army has been refused permission to conduct "Delta Force" urban counter terrorism exercises in San Antonio. Kingsville officials say last week's "Delta Force" exercises there... complete with the infamous black helicopters... were successful and allowed local police and firefighters to get specialized training. Peak says if the exercises take place on military property that's okay, but he says he and police officials have notified the Army they are not welcome to conduct drills in the city. Black helicopters have become synonymous with right wing fears of oppression. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] A Dallas link to Bin Laden?
-Caveat Lector- Yahoo! News AP Headlines Wednesday February 17 4:36 AM ET Report: Cleric Linked to Bin Laden DALLAS (AP) - FBI and court documents show that the head of a suburban Dallas mosque has a decade-long history of contacts with front organizations for Osama bin Laden's international terrorist network, The Dallas Morning News reported today. Moataz Al-Hallak, imam of the Islamic Society of Arlington mosque, was named on telephone and mailing lists for a bin Laden group supporting Afghan guerrillas in 1990, the newspaper said. His name surfaced again last August in the files of another Arlington man, Wadih el Hage, who was directing a bin Laden charity in Kenya. El Hage, who has acknowledged being bin Laden's personal secretary but denies any role in terrorism, is jailed in New York on charges of conspiring with bin Laden to bomb two U.S. embassies in Africa on Aug. 7. Twelve Americans were among the 224 people killed in the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Thousands of others were wounded. Al-Hallak has not been charged with any crime and told The New York Times last week that he has no connection to violence. The FBI declined comment to the Morning News, and Pat Fitzgerald, the federal prosecutor leading the bin Laden investigation in New York, did not return telephone calls. During el Hage's bail hearing last week, Fitzgerald described Al-Hallak as a ``contact between members of the bin Laden organization.'' ``This is a case about murder and conspiracy to murder, not about religion,'' Fitzgerald said at the hearing. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] OBRL - Weather Modification as a Weapon of War
-Caveat Lector- From: OBRL-News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:- Weather Modification as a Weapon of War Orgone Biophysical Research Lab [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://id.mind.net/community/orgonelab/index.htm Forwarded News Item Please copy and distribute to other interested individuals and groups ** The US Air Force plans to turn the weather into a component of routine battlefield command, using weather modification methods as a weapon of war. (A violation of existing UN agreements.) See the article at: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_dougherty/19990118_xex_air_forces_w .shtml Also see the full unclassified report "Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025". Frankly, it is amazing this document was not classified. It can be downloaded from: http://www.au.af.mil/au/database/research/ay1996/acsc/96-025ag.htm Borderland Sciences has also posted two new and very significant research papers by Dr. Bernard J. Eastlund, by permission of Dr. Eastlund and the European Space Agency. They are: SYSTEMS CONSIDERATIONS OF WEATHER MODIFICATION EXPERIMENTS USING HIGH POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, Published in Proceedings of "Workshop on Space Exploration and Resources Exploitation-Explospace," 20-22 October, 1998, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. MESOCYCLONE DIAGNOSTIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THUNDERSTORM SOLAR POWER SATELLITE CONCEPT, Published in the Proceedings of "The Second Conference on the Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for Disaster Management," January 19-21, 1999. Some of the highlights contained in these reports are: HAARP MISSLE SHIELD ANTENNA (terrawatt phased array antenna) NORTH SLOPE GAS CONCEPT WEATHER MODIFICATION OZONE HOLE MITIGATION EFFECTS HIGH POWER SOLAR SATELLITES FOR WEATHER MODIFICATION POWER RELAY IONOSPHERIC MIRRORS INTERVENTION IN TORNADOGENESIS http://www.borderlands.com/newstuff/research/HPEMRAD/Eastlund.htm ** OBRL News is a product of the non-profit Orgone Biophysical Research Lab Greensprings Research and Educational Center PO Box 1148, Ashland, Oregon 97520 USA http://id.mind.net/community/orgonelab/index.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Building upon the discoveries of the late, great natural scientist, Dr. Wilhelm Reich To subscribe to OBRL-News, send the message: subscribe obrl-news to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, or change to a new email address, firstly: unsubscribe obrl-news [EMAIL PROTECTED] to the same address above. Then re-subscribe with your new address. subscribe obrl-news [EMAIL PROTECTED] DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Human Identity Reduced To A Bar Code
-Caveat Lector- Science Daily, 12 Feb 99 -- Human Identity Reduced To A Bar Code Canned peas, beans, and human beings all have something in common -- they can be identified with a bar code. It takes more than supermarket science to see a human's bar code, however. The Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory and Miragen, a biotechnology company, are developing a technique that can display a "bar code" of antibodies that is unique for each person and may become a powerful new tool for law enforcement. INEEL's chemical engineer Vicki Thompson presented an overview of her work to date to the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). Her paper will be published in the conference proceedings called Enabling Technologies for Law Enforcement and Security in January. Miragen, based in Irvine, California, has developed a technique called the Antibody Profile Assay (AbPTM) that can identify an individual by a subset of normally occurring antibodies present in his body. These antibodies, called Individual Specific Autoantibodies (ISA's), are not affected by medicines or illnesses, and with very few exceptions are stable across a person's lifetime -- just like a fingerprint. The AbPTM technique involves flushing a sample containing blood (or potentially other bodily fluids) across a strip of paper lined with bands of specific proteins that the ISA's can cling to. The paper is then rinsed with reagents that stain the ISA's, and researchers are able to see which ISA's an individual has. There is little sample preparation necessary, and the results are in a permanent, easy-to-read format. The test can even distinguish between identical twins -- something DNA testing cannot. Until recently, Miragen has marketed the technique only for medical and agricultural purposes, but researchers at the INEEL are interested in developing this new technology for law enforcement. "The test itself is very simple to do; the chemistry behind it is not," says Thompson. Although she says she doesn't see this technique replacing DNA testing, it does offer several advantages: One, the test can be prepared by someone with a high school education. Secondly, the fact that this test does not require DNA material, only bodily fluids, gives law enforcement a very powerful new method for proving someone was at a crime scene. This could be very important in cases of alleged rape where the suspect has had a vasectomy - there is no DNA in the fluid, but there are antibodies. Also, results from the AbPTM assay are available in around two hours whereas DNA tests can take anywhere from 24 hours to three weeks. The assay provides an additional method with which law enforcement personnel can prove identity. This technique, which costs an estimated $20 per test, is significantly cheaper than DNA testing, which can range from $200 to $1,200 per test. Thompson is partnering with Miragen through a cooperative research and development agreement to test the technique's efficacy against the real-world problems facing law enforcement. Recently, she provided blood samples from 10 people to the Wyoming State Crime Laboratory. They agreed to doctor blood samples to simulate crime scene challenges for Thompson and her team. "They added gasoline to the blood samples, swabbed the blood off of sidewalks, windshields, and cars, mixed the samples, and even used animal blood," said Thompson. Surprisingly, animal blood is often found at crime scenes, and the assay technique must distinguish between human and animal blood, said Thompson. The Wyoming lab obtained samples of blood from cats, dogs, sheep, coyotes -- even moose. "It's not like you often find moose blood at crime scenes," says Thompson with a laugh, "it was just what was easy for them to obtain." The Wyoming Lab created a key of what was done to the samples (and who they belonged to) and sent Thompson 422 sample puzzles to solve. Thompson was able to correctly identify 91% of the samples. The assay technique was less reliable with blood samples that had been exposed to temperatures above 60ºC (140ºF) and samples contaminated with dirt. "The blood samples just get too degraded at high temperatures," says Thompson, "and we really don't understand what is happening with the dirt." Thompson later scooped dirt from outside her lab and did several new tests. "It seems to make a real difference in the samples mixed with dirt if it is over 24 hours before we test them -- that is a lot of time for microbes to work," she says. This is problematic because microbes are abundant in soils, and not all crimes scenes are discovered (and their evidence gathered) within 24 hours. Thompson also decided to make the new test non-responsive to animal antibodies completely. She changed the reagent wash composition so that only human ISA's are stained and create a color band, while the animal antibodies are ignored. A success rate of 91% is not good enough for the courts. "We realized
[CTRL] The Mind Has No Firewall
-Caveat Lector- http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/parameters/98spring/thomas.htm The Mind Has No Firewall TIMOTHY L. THOMAS From Parameters, Spring 1998, pp. 84-92. "It is completely clear that the state which is first to create such weapons will achieve incomparable superiority." -- Major I. Chernishev, Russian army[1] The human body, much like a computer, contains myriad data processors. They include, but are not limited to, the chemical-electrical activity of the brain, heart, and peripheral nervous system, the signals sent from the cortex region of the brain to other parts of our body, the tiny hair cells in the inner ear that process auditory signals, and the light-sensitive retina and cornea of the eye that process visual activity.[2] We are on the threshold of an era in which these data processors of the human body may be manipulated or debilitated. Examples of unplanned attacks on the body's data-processing capability are well-documented. Strobe lights have been known to cause epileptic seizures. Not long ago in Japan, children watching television cartoons were subjected to pulsating lights that caused seizures in some and made others very sick. Defending friendly and targeting adversary data-processing capabilities of the body appears to be an area of weakness in the US approach to information warfare theory, a theory oriented heavily toward systems data-processing and designed to attain information dominance on the battlefield. Or so it would appear from information in the open, unclassified press. This US shortcoming may be a serious one, since the capabilities to alter the data- processing systems of the body already exist. A recent edition of U.S. News and World Report highlighted several of these "wonder weapons" (acoustics, microwaves, lasers) and noted that scientists are "searching the electromagnetic and sonic spectrums for wavelengths that can affect human behavior."[3] A recent Russian military article offered a slightly different slant to the problem, declaring that "humanity stands on the brink of a psychotronic war" with the mind and body as the focus. That article discussed Russian and international attempts to control the psycho-physical condition of man and his decisionmaking processes by the use of VHF-generators, "noiseless cassettes," and other technologies. An entirely new arsenal of weapons, based on devices designed to introduce subliminal messages or to alter the body's psychological and data-processing capabilities, might be used to incapacitate individuals. These weapons aim to control or alter the psyche, or to attack the various sensory and data-processing systems of the human organism. In both cases, the goal is to confuse or destroy the signals that normally keep the body in equilibrium. This article examines energy-based weapons, psychotronic weapons, and other developments designed to alter the ability of the human body to process stimuli. One consequence of this assessment is that the way we commonly use the term "information warfare" falls short when the individual soldier, not his equipment, becomes the target of attack. Information Warfare Theory and the Data-Processing Element of Humans In the United States the common conception of information warfare focuses primarily on the capabilities of hardware systems such as computers, satellites, and military equipment which process data in its various forms. According to Department of Defense Directive S-3600.1 of 9 December 1996, information warfare is defined as "an information operation conducted during time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries." An information operation is defined in the same directive as "actions taken to affect adversary information and information systems while defending one's own information and information systems." These "information systems" lie at the heart of the modernization effort of the US armed forces and other countries, and manifest themselves as hardware, software, communications capabilities, and highly trained individuals. Recently, the US Army conducted a mock battle that tested these systems under simulated combat conditions. US Army Field Manual 101-5-1, Operational Terms and Graphics (released 30 September 1997), defines information warfare as "actions taken to achieve information superiority by affecting a hostile's information, information based-processes, and information systems, while defending one's own information, information processes, and information systems." The same manual defines information operations as a "continuous military operation within the military information environment that enables, enhances, and protects friendly forces' ability to collect, process, and act on information to achieve an advantage across the full range of military operations. [Information operations include] interacting with the Global Information Environment . . . and
[CTRL] Raw Meat Irradiation Rules Unveiled by USDA
-Caveat Lector- Friday February 12 3:56 PM ET Raw Meat Irradiation Rules Unveiled By USDA By Bob Burgdorfer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - The Clinton administration unveiled rules Friday for treating raw meat with irradiation to kill dangerous foodborne diseases, calling it an important new tool to protect consumers. The announcement came amid a string of recent recalls by U.S. companies of hot dogs, lunchmeat, milk and other foods tainted with a deadly strain of listeria. The eruption of recalls in the past few weeks has forced the U.S. Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration to intensify food safety efforts. ``When it comes to food safety, there is no silver bullet,'' Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said. ``But used in conjunction with other science-based prevention efforts, irradiation can provide consumers an added measure of protection.'' Glickman unveiled the proposed irradiation rules during a speech to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. The rules will not be finalized until later this year, and would not require any U.S. company to adopt the technology. Irradiation treats food with brief doses of gamma rays or electron beams. The procedure would add up to five cents per pound to the cost of ground beef, according to USDA estimates. The technology could have destroyed a dangerous strain of listeria that recently contaminated hot dogs and lunch meat made by a Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE:SLE - news) plant in Michigan, according to experts. The outbreak was blamed for 16 deaths. But the USDA's new guidelines apply only to raw meat, and do not allow irradiation of packaged and processed products like hot dogs. ``We believe the ability to irradiate ready-to-eat foods after they are packaged is a critically important step,'' said American Meat Institute president Patrick Boyle. Consumer groups, which have clamored for better food safety technology, have been lukewarm about irradiation. While irradiation effectively kills sickness-causing bacteria such as E. coli 0157:H7, listeria, campylobacter and salmonella, it can leave products with a slightly ``off taste,'' according to some groups. Another issue is ensuring worker safety around radiation equipment. The labeling of irradiated meats is also likely to trigger wrangling between industry and consumer groups. ``If in fact the technology is safe and doesn't change the product, we as a scientific organization don't see the rationale for it to be on the label,'' said Dane Bernard, a vice president of the National Food Processors Association. The USDA's proposed rules would require the international radiation symbol on labels plus a statement indicating the product was treated with irradiation. Consumer groups want the information prominently displayed in large typeface so shoppers know what they are buying. ``There are a group of consumers who will never buy irradiated foods because they want fresh, natural and minimally-processed foods. There is another group of consumers like nursing homes and day-care centers who would seek out irradiated foods,'' said Caroline Smith de Waal, food safety expert with the Center for Science in the Public Interest. ``Then there is the vast body of consumers who don't fit into either category and we don't know how they will react,'' she added. The Food and Drug Administration, which has jurisdiction over all foods except meat and poultry, is expected to launch its own review next week of how to label irradiated products, industry sources said. The FDA has also promised to speed up its review of new food additives to destroy food bacteria. Labeling is a key issue because of the meat industry's hesitation to invest in irradiation equipment unless it believes consumers will be eager to buy the product. Test marketing of irradiated products will be launched soon after USDA finalizes its new rules. The USDA rules were a long time coming. After seven years of study, the FDA declared irradiation to be safe in December 1997. The USDA then took another 14 months to put together proposed rules for how to use the technology. Irradiation was developed a generation ago by Pillsbury Co.to prepare safe food for U.S. astronauts. The technology has been used on spices, cereals and other foods for years. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector.
[CTRL] Marine Gives Up In Anthrax Protest
-Caveat Lector- Yahoo! News California Headlies Wednesday February 10 6:57 AM ET Marine Gives Up In Anthrax Protest - (SAN DIEGO) -- A Camp Pendleton Marine gives himself up to military authorities in San Diego in a public demonstration against mandatory anthrax vaccinations. Lance Corporal Jason Stark surrendered to authorities at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar after a 73-day absence. The Marine left his unit after being ordered to take the anthrax vaccine. Some Marines have expressed concerns about possible side effects... such as sterility or cancer. Stark is petitioning the Marine commandant for a full inquiry into the vaccine's safety. He says he's willing to take a dishonorable discharge rather than get the shots. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Is GPS tracking you?
-Caveat Lector- http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2203365,00.html/ February 7, 1999 5:59 PM PT Is GPS tracking you? GPS systems make it easier than ever to track fish, Fido -- and philandering spouses. By Lisa M. Bowman, ZDNN It's 10 p.m. -- Do you know where your children are? How about your pet? Or your spouse who claims to be "working late"? Global Positioning System technology, more commonly known as GPS, is making it easier than ever to find stolen cars or track down Fido when he gets lost. But the system also can monitor people, a move privacy experts fear could go too far. "The control of GPS tracking information will be a significant public policy issue several years from now," Phil Agre, an associate professor of information studies at UCLA and a member of the board of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. "Everyone should be aware of the dangers before the it becomes locked in." So far, GPS has been an invaluable tool for tracking endangered salmon, monitoring train schedules and even drawing up maps. Companies such as Troy, Michigan-based Onstar and Microsoft have developed GPS systems for cars that send directions to drivers based on their locations. Some even call the owner when a car "thinks" it's been stolen. In Pontiac, Mich., non-violent prisoners wear GPS-based bracelets in lieu of serving time behind bars. Systems are also in the works to ensure Alzheimer's patients stay close to the hospital and children don't stray too far from home. "Maybe these are benign uses, but where does it stop?" asked Agre. Agre and other privacy experts worry about misuse of the information by groups ranging from insurance companies to the FBI. SCARY SCENARIOS Among the scenarios feared by privacy watchdogs: Insurance companies could refuse to insure you, or charge you higher rates, unless you install a tracking system on your car. They could then tell if you drive over 55 or spend time in shady neighborhoods where your car has a greater chance of being stolen. FBI and local police officials could have access to your whereabouts by simply logging onto a database attached to a cell phone, tollbooth or GPS tracker. New York transportation authorities have turned over records of its E-Z Pass toll, a wireless system that lets people drive through without stopping, to police during a criminal investigation. What if it turned the same information over to a local restaurant, so it knew you drove by it every day? Private investigators could get their hands on geographic tracking data to trap a spouse suspected of straying. Gotcha! -- if toll bridge records showed you driving when you were supposed to be at work. FOLLOW THE DATA TRAIL Privacy advocates fear agencies that aren't used to handling private information, such as transit authorities, will become the keepers of personal facts and figures that people don't necessarily want to be in the public domain. == Geographic Data Tracking Already companies and agencies are experimenting with tracking people and things. Will Big Brother be next? Prisoner: In some states, corrections departments put GPS-linked bracelets on parolees. Elderly: In Japan, health officials are experimenting with monitoring Alzheimers patients whereabouts through GPS. Car: Some auto makers include GPS mapping systems that call the owner when the car "thinks" its stolen. Some Web sites sell devices that allow you to surreptitiously track another cars movements. Child: Several telecom companies are developing A system to track children through GPS, Expected to come to market in 2-3 years. Toll road Police have used records of wireless toll passing: collections to catch criminals. Some fear P.I.s might use it to snare philandering spouses. == But other privacy experts said such worries are simply alarmist. "A lot of the privacy stuff I think is a little overblown," International Data Corp. analyst Chris Christiansen said. Currently, the systems are too expensive to be prevalent at the consumer level -- plus many of the cheaper consumer devices are hindered by heavy rain, trees and tall buildings, he said. Originally developed to help the military track wayward sailors, GPS is made up of 24 satellites, each with a clock, positioned so that three are always above the horizon. Earthbound receivers can determine the position of a person, place or thing by measuring the amount of time it takes for a signal to arrive from three of the satellites. Tracking people by GPS is not even prevalent enough for the ACLU -- known for jumping on a cause at the slightest sign of injustice -- to take a stand. Carrie Moss of the ACLU of Michigan -- which has closely watched her area's plans to monitor prisoners --
[CTRL] Traditions and Doctrines
-Caveat Lector- My posting this article does not necessarily imply either an endorsement of or a disagreement with its contents, but I do think it's very interesting. Truth is not some cheap thing and therefore, whatever it is, it's most likely NOT what we have been spoon-fed our entire life by giant hierarchies of control (a.k.a. government, religion, media). What's the difference between what you believe, and what you know? Caution: May cause profound cognitive dissonance :) --- from http://www.hiddenmeanings.com TRADITIONS AND DOCTRINES The things that we have always accepted as doctrine and have incorporated into our way of life as tradition, my in fact mean something quite different then we have been led to believe. Take a look at some of these things that have become traditions to us and see where we may have actually overlooked a healing truth by taking these things literally at the insistence of our religious teachers. See what you think. INDEX WHY IS BAPTISM WRONG ? HOLY COMMUNION BEGAN AS CANNIBALISM CIRCUMCISION, WHY IS IT IN THE BIBLE ? WHY WAS CIRCUMCISION REQUIRED IN THE BIBLE CHRISTIANITY DISAGREES WITH THE BIBLE EATING PORK THE KING WHO KILLED THE LITTLE CHILDREN BORN AGAIN THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY, A DYING EVIL ? WAS OUR LADY OF FATIMA, A MUSLIM ? HELL IS NOT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY RELIGION CULTS AND CULT LEADERS ARE SATAN GOD THE SAME PERSON ? WHY WAS JESUS CRUCIFIED ? WHY WAS JESUS BETRAYED FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVER ? KARMA BLOW THE SHOFAR BACK TO INDEX TO MASTER INDEX BACK TO HOME PAGE WHAT'S WRONG WITH BAPTISM ? What's wrong with Baptism is the problem that the Bible itself realized and thus warned us against it. We fail to understand it's true meaning. We thus dip our head in water and think we are pleasing some God. God becomes excited because our head is wet.? Isn't that silly.? In Hebrews 6:1 the Bible admonishes us to get away from Baptism. The reason is because by taking the symbol literally we miss the power of real Baptism. In Greek there are 5 stages of consciousness. The lowest which is the lower mind is Earth, the next which is meditation is Water, the third which is the separation from thought is Air, the fourth which is the encounter with God is fire and the 5th is the new mind. Thus true Baptism is taking the Earth (head), into the water (meditation) rising into the air (separating from thought), being touched by fire (God) and receiving a new mind. This is the Baptism that Christianity knows nothing about and why the Bible told them to stop. Notice the third stage is Air. That is why the Bible says we will rise and meet Jesus in the Air. In Consciousness ! So would true Baptism be the renewing of the mind by raising ones consciousness or getting ones head wet ? HOLY COMMUNION Before the time of Osiris the tribes took Holy Communion in a very special way. The wisest person in the tribe was sacrificed for the common good. After the person was killed, the tribe ate him/her. They believed that by eating the flesh and blood of the wisest person, they would become wise too. The advent of Osiris is credited with having ended communion in the form of cannibalism. Osiris was believed to rise from death in the form of wheat. They would make bread from the wheat and beer from the barley. Thus taking the flesh and blood of Osiris was by taking the bread and the beer. When this spread to Greece the God Osiris was replaced by the Greek God Dionysus who was the God of wine. Thus taking the flesh and blood of God in communion was by taking the bread and wine which continues to this day. Of course we know that the New Testament was written in Greek. Now may we better understand the origin of the words of Jesus in John 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. CIRCUMCISION There is a great deal of debate over the physical aspects of circumcision Regardless of the medical value, we must again fall back on 1 Cor 15:50 in realizing that flesh and blood have no part in Gods Kingdom, which leaves us to seek a deeper spiritual meaning to circumcision . Mystically the lower part of the body representing the sexual area was always used in the Bible to symbolize desire. (this for obvious reasons.) If you will look at Genesis 32:25 you will see that the angel of God put Jacobs thigh out and it was then that Jacob was delivered out of his problem. His problem was depending on his own desires instead of trusting to God. The thigh again representative of desire. As Jesus teaches us to pray in Matthew 6, he tells us to enter the closet and close the door. This means to separate ourselves from the desires of the carnal mind. Five times in Matthew 6 Jesus says to "take no thought". Again it is the eliminating of carnal thought in prayer. This is referred to as "circumcision of the heart" Namely cutting
[CTRL] Books for Sale
-Caveat Lector- I'm paring down my book collection which is becoming a bit overwhelming, so here's a list of items I have for sale. This entire first batch is 100% hardbacks; most are out of print. Many have the original dust jackets, are in at least "good" condition and usually better, and are available for below current market prices. I love my books, so if it's listed as having a dust jacket, it also has the mylar cover. I'll be following up with another list of additional hardbacks and paperbacks at a future date. TERMS CONDITIONS: Blank postal money order or cash only. No refunds. Prices include mailing via Book Rate. I can also ship via first-class or Federal Express for an additional cost. Please contact me directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your interests or questions. NOTES: "dj" = original dust jacket. "ex lib" = ex-library; includes a bookplate and/or a stamped name inside front cover. --- 1. BEHIND THE LODGE DOOR Fisher, Paul A. (c) 1988. Ex lib in orig. dust jacket. $30 2. CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS: COMMENTARY AND DOCUMENTS Goodrich, Leland and Hambro, Edvard (c) 1950 dj slightly chipped. $8 3. EARTH AT OMEGA: PASSAGE TO PLANETIZATION Keys, Donald (c) 1982. First edition in dj. $8 4. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FREEMASONRY Mackey, Albert G. (c) 1889. Excellent condition; rebound 1984 in heavy cloth w/ leather labels. $45 5. INSTINCTS OF THE HERD IN PEACE AND WAR Trotter, W. circa 1920. Ex lib; stamped on spine. Spine cloth slightly torn on upper and lower edges. $8 6. ISIS UNVEILED (2 vols.) Blavatsky, H. P. 1972 reprints of the originals. Excellent condition w/ dj. $45 7. LEXICON AND HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY Mackey, Albert G. (c) 1910. Cloth binding w/ leather trim. Spine chipped upper and lower edges; front endpaper slightly separated, else very clean. $45 8. MASONIC HARVEST Claudy, Carl H. (c) 1948. First edition, ex lib. Large chip in top spine of dj. $15 9. MORALS AND DOGMA Pike, Albert. 1947 reprint in very good condition. Includes a free copy of Ralph Epperson's 1996 booklet, "A Review of the Book Entitled 'Morals and Dogma'". $30 10. MORMONISM AND MASONRY McGavin, E. Cecil (c) 1947. Fourth edition; 1956 reprint. Ex lib in dj. $12 11. NEW PROPAGANDA, THE White, Amber Blanco (c) 1939. "Left Book Club Edition - Not for Sale to the Public". Cloth cover slightly stained and worn; else good. $8 12. NEW WORLD ORDER, THE Wells, H.G. (c) 1940. First edition. Clean copy in strong binding; dj slightly worn. $35 13. OCCULT CONSPIRACY, THE Howard, Michael (c) 1989. Almost new in dj. $12 14. OCCULTISM AND CHRISTIANITY: A RESTATEMENT OF FAITH Roscoe, Hugh. English import; no copyright. Appears to be circa 1940. dj slightly chipped and spotted; else clean. $35 15. OPEN CONSPIRACY, THE Wells, H.G. (c) 1928. First edition. Clean copy in strong binding; dj slightly chipped at spine and corners. $35 16. PEACE: BY THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU KOREA VIETNAM Roberts, Archibald Lt. Col. AUS (Ret.) (c) 1972. dj slightly marked. Some underlining and margin notes in pencil. $15 17. PSYCHIATRISTS: THE MEN BEHIND HITLER Roder, Dr. Thomas; Kubillus, Volker; Burwelll, Anthony (c) 1995). Very clean in dj. $20 18. RISE OF THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD, THE Corti, Count Egan Caesar (c) 1928. Endpapers spotted, else clean. $20 19. SECRET DESTINY OF AMERICA, THE Hall, Manly P. (c) 1958. Third edition in dj. $20 20. SECRET DOCTRINE, THE (2 vols.) Blavatsky, H. P. 1977 reprints of the originals. Excellent condition w/ dj. $45 21. VATICAN IN WORLD POLITICS, THE Manhattan, Avro (c) 1949. Clean in orig. dj. $15 22. WORLD FEDERATION? A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL WORLD GOVT. Glossop, Ronald J. (c) 1993. Small stains on cloth cover; inscribed in pencil on front endpaper, else clean. $8 [EMAIL PROTECTED] DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
[CTRL] Konformist: CAJI Y2K Warning
-Caveat Lector- LYNDA'S COMMENT: Robert does have a point, if only to the extent that the NWO in many respects is already here, and has slithered in through the back door while we were watching football and/or masturbating. But if we subscribe to the gist of his argument, well then damn!... we might as well just bend over for Big Brother right now. Crawl into the closet and cry. Trade in our guns for Wal-Mart gift certificates and raise the white flag of spineless submission. While the NWO may indeed be already here to one extent or another, the actual form that it finally takes is far, *FAR* from a foregone conclusion. And furthermore, the form that it finally takes or doesn't take will depend to a great extent on the *spiritual* strength of ALL true patriots, not just the American ones. If you REALLY understood what it's all about, you would know that it's about a lot more than who has the biggest and the mostest high-tech super whiz-bang techno-crap. Remember what happened in Vietnam and Afghanistan. It ain't over 'till the fat lady sings, and I still have my puny little 9mm Smith Wesson and an ace or two up my sleeve. Now, while that *might* not ultimately stop the M-1 tanks from flattening me in my own living room, it WILL ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE that I will at least die in Freedom, and with a clear conscience. I hope that 5% of you people have the balls to make the same claim. - Lynda --- Date:Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:08:53 EST From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fwd: Konformist: CAJI Y2K Warning -Caveat Lector- In a message dated 1/19/99 6:59:02 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: harvest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 10:34 AM Subject: CAJI! WARNING General Staff analysis of all currently available intelligence. Under the guise of a Y2K emergency the New World Order will be established in the united States of America by military force sometime between the middle of 1999 or the first quarter of 2000. All borders will be sealed to prevent the escape of any person. An attempt will be made to capture and incarcerate all American Patriots and politically incorrect persons. Relocation of a significant portion of the population will be attempted. You are advised to take all necessary steps now to be ready to engage in military action in order to prevent the literal enslavement of the American People. Folks, May I point out a simple truth. During the days of the colonists the British army and the colonists were evenly matched, i.e. with muzzleloaders and cannons. In todays world, what these so called patriots call the "New World Order" outguns, out technology and out everything else the common every day person. Think about it. What are these so called patriots going to do when the New World Order M-1 tank shows up in their back yard with a 120mm cannon pointed at their house? Or the New World Order Apache helo starts shooting at them during the middle of the night from 30 miles out with a 30mm cannon...like they did the iraq radar stations during the gulf war? What about fighter planes which can drop laser guided 2000 pound bombs that can instantly destory your house and everybody in it? The so called "New World Order" has already taken over America with our involvement in the International Monetary Fund (1944), the United Nations (1945) NAFTA and GATT (92-94) and so on. Henry Kissenger called NAFTA and GATT the TWO most important steps in setting up the NWO. International organization has already taken over US package shipping. The next time you see a "box" whioch contains smaller containers of say Motor Oil, hair spray (anything considered to be a hazardous materials) you will see a designator on it that goes something to the effect of: UN-1234. Now go to your local UPS station and ask if you can see a copy of their hazardous materials shipping guide. Look in the back where the definitions are. Look up UN. Its says United Nations. You will also find in the requirements that "UN approved boxes" be used etc. You will also see that a UN number that is generated by a committee of people at the UN is on each and every hazardous materials. If you go back and research you will find that the conversion to UN numbers happened Oct 1, 1993. According to major shippers the US will soon be totally on "International Shipping regs" for shipments within the US. Whenever these militia fools blather about preparing for military action, enslavement and or concentration camps, they don't realize that while they have been endlessly waiting for those things to happen, the NWO has taken over America without firing a shot. What a great plot by the NWO crowd. Focus all the so called patriots on rumors/tales/storys about UN invasion of America, concentration camps, roundups and so on..all the while coming through the back door a little at a time. Cheers, Robert DECLARATION DISCLAIMER
[CTRL] Reader's Digest: Bioterrorist Warning
-Caveat Lector- Thursday January 14, 7:07 am Eastern Time Company Press Release FEATURE/Are 'Bioterrorists' Ready to Strike? Reader's Digest Warns U.S. is Unprepared to Meet Threat Anthrax, Other Deadly Germs are Easy to Conceal; Iraq or Other Enemy Could Kill Millions in Surprise Attack PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--Jan. 14, 1999-- A small glass jar, dropped at a New York subway station, quietly spreads death to thousands of commuters. A mysterious crop duster, spotted over Washington, D.C., infects up to 3 million residents with fatal anthrax spores. Movie mayhem? Science-fiction scenarios? Unfortunately not -- the threat of biological attack, right here at home, is increasingly real. The January 1999 issue of Reader's Digest magazine spells out just how easy such an attack might be, and why bioterrorism is an urgent concern at the highest levels of U.S. government. Anthrax, smallpox and bubonic plague have all been ``weaponized'' in easy-to-spread form, the magazine warns in ``Are We Ready for Bioterror?'' Health and security officials fear the Ebola and Marburg fevers -- for which no vaccine exists -- could someday be used as well. Whatever the disease of choice, bioweapons are easy to carry and conceal -- and innocent civilians would be dying in agony before authorities even realized an attack had occurred. The attackers could even be fellow Americans, warns Reader's Digest contributing editor Rachel Wildavsky. A Defense Department official tells her of chilling Internet chat rooms, where violence-prone militia members swap tips on how to make poisons such as ricin, a castor-bean derivative that starts to kill on contact. Most experts, however, believe that only a foreign government would have the kind of facilities needed to mount a major biological attack. Foreign governments such as Iraq -- which has previously admitted stockpiling enough anthrax and botulinum to kill everyone on Earth. While Iraqi officials now claim to have destroyed this toxic arsenal, few believe this to be true. ``Recent tensions over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction have underscored our need to understand just what bioterror can do,'' Wildavsky says. ``The experts who know the most are among the most frightened by it.'' And Iraq is not the only threat. Unemployed Russian scientists may be peddling their bioweapon expertise to the highest bidders, possibly including China, India or terrorist forces in Afghanistan. Whatever the odds of preventing an attack, Wildavsky reports that the U.S. is shockingly ill-prepared to handle the aftermath: ·Detection is poor. Only two labs in the entire country -- the CDC in Atlanta, and an Army facility in Maryland -- are equipped to test for a full range of diseases such as anthrax or smallpox. When an Oregon religious cult spread salmonella bacteria on restaurant salad bars, sickening 751 people in 1984, federal investigators were unable to trace the cause of the outbreak until cult informants came forward more than a year later. ·No city in America has enough beds or medical staff. While the U.S. Public Health Service maintains an emergency strike team, the federal government can only do so much. Each city must have its own emergency plan and keep it current. ·We're low on vaccines, and much of what we do have is reserved for the military. Only 7 million usable doses of smallpox vaccine currently exist for a population of 270 million. ·Our planning for a contagious attack is particularly weak. Yugoslavia's autocratic rulers were able to halt a 1972 smallpox outbreak by quarantining the sick with guards and barbed wire. What American city is prepared to do that? The best weapon against terrorism is to stop it before it starts, by convincing our enemies that retribution would be swift and terrible. Government insiders say that fear of retaliation may be all that is preventing an Iraq or Iran from putting bioweapons into the hands of its American-based agents. But as terrorism expert Steven Emerson tells Reader's Digest, ``We have blinked too often in the recent confrontation with Iraq. A perception that we won't necessarily deliver emboldens terrorist groups.'' Col. David Franz (Ret.), former commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, believes that ``a mass-casualty -producing event'' could occur within the next 10 years. Even Defense Secretary William S. Cohen fears a biological attack on U.S. soil ``is not a remote possibility but a real probability in the present. Imagine the horror.'' ``Are We Ready for Bioterror?'' in the January 1999 issue of Reader's Digest magazine, tells why we must prepare to fight that horror, or prepare to suffer the consequences. Does the bioterror threat have you concerned? What do you think the U.S. should do? Share your views at www.readersdigest.com. Contact: Reader's Digest Donna Pierpont 914/244-7540 [EMAIL PROTECTED] DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL
[CTRL] list gossip re Jolly West
-Caveat Lector- The following piece was written by someone on another list as a prelude to the AP story re West's recent death... interesting. -- Forwarded by Lyn McCloskey/Towers Perrin on 01/15/99 09:52 AM --- Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:36:57 -0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] =09by imo27.mx.aol.com (IMOv18.1) id 5ZLMa06037; =09Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:22:07 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 13:22:07 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: MAPS: R.I.P. for the Elephant Killer Content-type: text/plain; charset=3DUS-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 52 Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those interested in the psychedelic experience of animals, it is necess= ary to debunk the sensationalistic newpaper accounts of the elephant who died f= rom using LSD. In actuality, a zoo got rid of a surplus elephant by offering i= t to any scientist who wanted it for experimental purposes. Jolly West was a psychiatrist at UCLA. Leary claimed that West also did secret psychedelic research for the CIA, although he lied about this involvement whenever anyb= ody asked him about it in public. Jolly volunteered to shoot a giant LSD-laden hypodermic dart into the elephant. The missile penetrated the poor creature's jugular vein. The unfortunate beast collapsed in convulsions. It died before the LSD could even take effect. Upon publicizing this tragedy, the news reports neglected to mention that the elephant had really been mortally wounded by the traumatic impact of a projectile weapon. While this so-called "experiment" lacked any genuine scientific merit, it made Jolly famous. Exploiting his reputation as "The Elephant Killer", he infiltrated a rural hippie commune by pretending to be sympathetic with their "back to nature" philosophy. To establish rapport with people, he patted his enormous corpulent belly, chortling "I have become quite elephantine myself!" He took photographs and made reports about the counterculture community over several years. He also ingratiated himself with bearded long-haired artists so he could photograph them standing next to psychedelic paintings. Later, during his lectures at conventions of law enforcement agents, the Jolly Elephant Killer used this evidence to portray psychedelic users as brain-damaged degenerates. Jolly bragged "Even though I had a crew-cut at the time, those hippies loved me because I was known as the dude who killed the elephant with LSD." =20 DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] formation flying and contrails
-Caveat Lector- Hey. Sorry I don't have time to read for detail but only general content. But someone asked re the above topic: "Is such formation-flying consistent with commercial-pilot practice (which airport officials claim to be the case)?" The answer is: Hell *NO!* In fact, I would love to see an official quote of these airport officals who are saying this. Does anyone have it? If so, please send it to me personally since I'm getting CTRL in digest mode and will probably overlook it. I am a pilot and I or any other one will tell you that commercial aircraft NEVER fly in formation. Formation flying is done only at airshows or perhaps more casually by a few private pilots, but never, never commercially. Commercial flights are governed by IFR or instrument flight rules and must travel on specifically defined air routes at a specifically defined range of altitudes. These routes are plainly visible on any flight chart (a.k.a. "map"). These "victor" airways are basically straight lines of flight between cities. More technically, we use "waypoints" and "intersections" which are imaginary points in space used for navigation between airports. Although of course airways cross each other, they aren't in a grid pattern and commercial flights make it a point to keep as much time and space between their plane and the next one as possible. - Lynda DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Ft. Worth Star-Telegram: A jury's duty
-Caveat Lector- Ft. Worth Star-Telegram January 8, 1999 Web: http://www.startelegram.com Feedback: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- A jury's duty By Susan Gill Vardon Star-Telegram Staff Writer When Denton attorney Rick Hagen took the case of a woman who faced jail because she declined to answer questions on a jury questionnaire, he never expected it would become a rallying cry for juror rights proponents. In March 1994, a Denton County district judge sentenced Dianna Brandborg to three days in jail for her refusal to answer questions that she said were personal and violated her constitutional right to privacy. Brandborg appealed, and in June 1995, a U.S. magistrate set aside the contempt order. "In that case, I don't think a lot of lawyers understood what we were trying to do," Hagen said. "They thought we were doing away with their ability to ask questions. All we were advocating was respecting a person's right to privacy and if the question is not relevant, the juror should not have to answer that question." Brandborg's battle for privacy sparked one of four proposals that the Lone Star Fully Informed Jury Association, a Texas juror rights group, plans to take to the Legislature this year. Group members espouse jury nullification, the belief that jurors should decide cases based on their moral convictions instead of the law. The group's proposals include a ban on asking potential jurors their views on religion, politics or the law being prosecuted, said Tom Glass, president of the Texas association, which is part of a national group based in Montana. Another proposal would prevent prosecutors from excusing potential jurors because they disagree with a law relevant to a case, Glass said. The group's agenda -- legislative and otherwise -- has come under widespread criticism, particularly from prosecutors and judges. The idea of forbidding prosecutors from questioning jurors on certain issues would be "disastrous," said Roger Jones, chief of the felony trial division in the Denton County district attorney's office. "You have to have people on a jury that support the law that is in question in that trial. Otherwise, you are saying a jury is legislating instead of applying the law," Jones said. But what has sparked the most dissent is the group's assertion that jurors should vote with their conscience instead of the law and the evidence. For example, group members argue that a juror who believes that assisted suicide is morally correct should feel free to acquit Dr. Jack Kevorkian. "Americans at the end of World War II told German citizens that they should have followed their conscience instead of their government," said Glass, a Houston systems analyst. "Today's courtroom system tells jurors the exact opposite. You have to do whatever the law tells you to do." Critics argue that, taken to its extreme, jury nullification would render the law meaningless. The way to change unpopular laws is the ballot box, not the jury box, said Fort Worth state District Judge Bob McGrath. "The concept of giving the public more input into the laws is not a bad thing," McGrath said. "However, the way to accomplish that would be through initiative and referendum where the voters would have the right to make laws or nullify laws." It would be unfair, he said, for one person on a jury to use his or her beliefs to prevent a conviction. "Take drug possession as an example," McGrath said. "If you had one person on the jury who felt marijuana should be legal, they could prevent a conviction on something that society has determined by majority vote should be regulated." Juries already have the power to make a statement, he said. A jury might rule that a defendant broke the law but give him or her probation instead of jail time, McGrath said. Or a jury might decide that a party in a civil case was liable for another's injury but levy only a small fine. Hagen, who has lectured to group members on how to use "creative" legal strategies to defend clients, said he also has problems with jury nullification. "Right now, I'm not an advocate for pure nullification," Hagen said. "My concern is that nullification could be a two-way street. I'm more concerned about a jury finding someone guilty on proof less than a reasonable doubt. I think that happens with a great deal of frequency." Glass acknowledged that jury nullification could work in more than one way, but he said it is still worthwhile. "All institutions of freedom can be misused," he said. "That doesn't mean you get rid of them." Re-distributed by the: Jury Rights Project [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web page: http://www.lrt.org/jrp.homepage.htm To be added to or removed from the JRP mailing list, send email with the word SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the title.
[CTRL] Bar-coded IDs for students, teachers
-Caveat Lector- -- Forwarded by Lyn McCloskey/Towers Perrin on 01/11/99 04:41 PM --- == SCAN THIS NEWS WorldNetDaily FRIDAY JANUARY 08 1999 YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE Bar-coded IDs for students, teachers Controversy erupts in rural West Virginia By David M. Bresnahan ¦ 1999 WorldNetDaily.com http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_exnews/19990108_xex_barcoded_ids.sh tml A stubborn teacher and a small group of students and parents in a rural high school are saying no to a policy in which every faculty member and pupil are required to wear a visible ID tag, complete with picture and bar code. They are standing in the community of Elkins, West Virginia, on religious grounds and are being treated with scoffs and ridicule by some school officials. One school board member has even left threats on his answering machine to use "satanic power" on his critics. Randolph County School District has implemented the use of ID tags that incorporate a photo and bar code at Elkins High School. Students, faculty, and employees must wear the tags on a cord around their necks in plain view at all times. Philip Hudok, a physics and chemistry teacher with 22 years of service has taken a firm stand that he will not wear the tags. He says the ID tags wrongfully assign numbers to people, which, he says, the Bible warns against. "I sent letters to the administration prior to the first day of implementation that I could not and would not be able to participate in the ID badge program. I refused on religious grounds and a Nazi-like, 'papers please' mindset," explained Hudok. In addition to pointing out references to the "Mark of the Beast" in the Book of Revelation, Hudok also cites Chronicles Chapter 21. A portion of it reads, "1: And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. 7: And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel." Article 3, section 15 of the West Virginia Constitution states: "... nor shall any man be enforced, restrained, molested or burdened, in his body or goods, or otherwise suffer, on account of his religious belief ... " Apparently the Randolph County School District officials haven't read that provision. Initially the principal, Tom Pritt, agreed to permit Hudok to wear a badge of his own making. The handmade badge said simply, "EHS Physics Teacher." Superintendent of Schools Glen Karlen has stated that the ID tags are to provide for a safer school environment. He says they will prevent violence in the school. "The primary purpose of the ID system is to protect the students and the staff. There is no intention to infringe on anybody's rights," Karlen explained to the school board. The tags give a visual means to determine if there is someone in the school who should not be there. They are also used as admission to school events and activities, and the bar code provides a cashless payment system for school meals. Police and drug-sniffing dogs were not wearing the authorized visitor's passes of the school when they conducted a failed drug raid on Nov. 19. Hudok complained to the school board about the event. Students were selected at random and lined up against walls while dogs sniffed them for drugs. Hudok and students claim the dogs urinated on students' personal belongings and in the halls. No drugs were found. "Not so much as an apology has ever been issued," remarked Hudok. [snip] http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_exnews/19990108_xex_barcoded_ids.sh tml [snip] After an appearance on a talk radio show by Hudok, the school board and administration has been flooded by calls. One school board member, Mark Rizzio, was getting so many calls he left this message on his answering machine: "You have reached 666. If you would like to leave a message we will get back to you as soon as possible. If that isn't quick enough we will use our satanic powers to get back to you even sooner." "The school board members' phone numbers are in the phone book, so I gave them out on the air," said Hudok. He believes the school board is trying to get the controversy to go away. Not only did Karlen tell the press that the issue was settled when it wasn't, on Thursday he canceled school after a small storm. "Today was a snow day, but actually there wasn't that much snow," said Hudok in a phone interview Thursday. "I think they're trying to regroup and decide what they're going to do," he said. Hudok now has some help on the way. The Rutherford Institute has agreed to take on his case, and is planning a nationwide fund-raising campaign to provide a legal defense fund. What does the school administration think of Hudok's plans for national attention to his cause? "I think they're in a real frenzy down there," said Hudok. -
[CTRL] Ecstasy Prozac (The Economist)
-Caveat Lector- The Economist, April 6, 1996 v339 n7960 p87(2) Better than well: society's moral confusion over drugs is neatly illustrated by its differing reactions to Prozac and ecstasy. Abstract: MDMA, known in street parlance as ecstasy, is illegal, and Prozac, an anti-depressant, is legal. Both have a similar elevating effect on mood by altering serotonin levels. Societal views of chemically induced happiness are examined. Full Text: COPYRIGHT Economist Newspaper Ltd. (UK) 1996 EVERY week, according to the most conservative estimates, half a million Britons take a pill to make them happy. This pill was originally developed as an appetite suppressor. Now it is an adjunct to partying. In America, some 5 million people regularly take a different sort of pill. This one was developed as an anti-depressant. Now it is widely used as a chemical accessory by those who think it is unfair that they should ever feel low. The British users are breaking their country's law. The Americans are not. Which raises an important question. If it is not acceptable to take a drug with the awkward name of 3,4--methylene-dioxy- methamphetamine (better known as MDMA, and even better known as ecstasy) to make you feel happy when you just want to have fun, why is it acceptable to take the anti-depressant fluoxetine (better known as Prozac) to make you feel happy if you are not actually clinically depressed? When Prozac--made by Eli Lilly, an American pharmaceutical firm--came on the market in 1987, it was hailed as a "wonder-drug". Unlike previous anti-depressants, it appears to have no serious (and few trivial) side effects. Its sales have soared. They are expected to hit $4 billion a year by 2000, according to analysts at Lehman Brothers, an American investment bank. Ecstasy is older. It was developed in 1914 and became popular in the 1970s as an adjunct to psychotherapy because of its ability to reduce anxiety and facilitate communication. German marriage- guidance counsellors regularly recommended it. It, too, is good business. A tablet can cost as little as 3.50 ($5) to make and sells on the streets for around 15. This suggests that the British market alone is worth well over 300 million a year. Both drugs affect the level of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain that is thought to influence sleep, appetite, aggression and mood. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that carry messages between nerve cells. They are secreted by one cell and picked up by receptor proteins on the surface of a neighbour. Once the message has been delivered, a neurotransmitter is either destroyed or sucked back into the cell that made it--a process known as re-uptake. Both Prozac and ecstasy work by inhibiting the re-uptake of serotonin. This means that the messenger molecules hang around in the gap between the cells and the message gets amplified. Ecstasy, in addition to blocking re-uptake, causes a surge of serotonin to be released into the gap--so that not only is it not removed, but there is more of it there in the first place. Since clinical depression seems to be associated with a lack of serotonin at certain receptor sites (extremely low levels of serotonin have been found, for instance, in some suicides), the idea of using serotonin re-uptake inhibitors as anti-depressants has been popular for some time. So there are parallels. But there is also an important difference between the drugs--one which might be thought to justify banning one but not the other. Though it has been accused of causing violence in rare cases (the "Prozac defence" was once fashionable among lawyers, but 65 consecutive convictions have dampened their enthusiasm) Prozac does not seem to harm its users. Very occasionally, ecstasy (or, more particularly, dehydration associated with its use) kills. This does not, however, seem to have been the reason why MDMA actually was proscribed. In 1971, when the drug was banned in Britain, this problem was almost unknown. Things had not changed much by 1985, when the drug was first scheduled in America. This is hardly surprising. Death is rare--it occurs in only one per 3 million uses. Fatal dehydration generally happens in a hot environment. And it is preventable by drinking a judicious, though not excessive, amount of water (too much can kill you, too). The formal reason for the drug's proscription was fear of neurotoxicity--that it might cause a persistent drop in serotonin levels in the brain. But America's Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), instead of placing it in schedule three, which would have allowed continued medical use, put it in schedule one--denying it even to doctors. Better living through chemistry The neurotoxic effects of MDMA are real. Regular users may suffer a drop of a third in the level of serotonin-derived chemicals in the fluid of their spinal cords, according to research by George Ricaurte, a neurologist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. But such effects do not appear to be
[CTRL] Bye Bye Jolly!
-Caveat Lector- Cult Expert Louis Jolyon West Dies http://www.newsday.com/ap/rnmpne1a.htm LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dr. Louis Jolyon West, a psychiatrist and cult expert who conducted court-ordered examinations of Jack Ruby and Patricia Hearst, has died of cancer. He was 74. West, who died Saturday at his home here, headed the psychiatry department and the Neuropsychiatric Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles for 20 years. He retired in 1989, but remained active in research and mentoring students. West began studying torture and brainwashing during the Korean War, and eventually expanded his research to include post-traumatic stress syndrome, alcohol and drug abuse, pain, sleep problems, dreams and hypnosis. West frequently served as a court-appointed expert psychiatrist. He testified that Ruby, killer of President Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, suffered from ``major mental illness apparently precipitated by the stress of his trial and its aftermath.'' That opinion forestalled Ruby's death sentence, and he died of cancer in prison. West was also one of four psychiatrists who examined Hearst, the kidnapping victim turned bank robber, before her 1976 trial. The panel found she was sane and able to stand trial but ``psychologically damaged as a result of torture.'' It recommended she should be treated before the trial, a recommendation ignored by the court. In a speech after Hearst's conviction, West said, ``The government finished the destruction of her life started by an anti-government group.'' Her sentence was eventually commuted. West was sought out by the news media for insight on cults as recently as 1997, when the group Heaven's Gate staged a mass suicide in San Diego. A civil rights activist, West was the first white psychiatrist to go to South Africa to testify on behalf of black prisoners during the attempt to end apartheid. He was a member of the White House Conference on Civil Rights in 1966, and he worked for years to abolish the death penalty. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Food for Thought
-Caveat Lector- http://www.newdawnmagazine.com.au/Resources/index.htm The Hidden Face Behind Advertising By Chris McLean Is it only me, or have others become aware of new techniques being employed in advertising? Advertising in essence isn't wrong - it's a way in which we are informed of new products. But, and this is a big but, more and more advertising is infiltrating our everyday lives, we cannot open our eyes in the morning without some form of advertising staring back at us. By definition, advertising is: (The Maquarie Encyclopedic Dictionary) "advertise -v t 3. to offer (an article) for sale or (a vacancy) to applicants, etc., by placing an advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, etc. " (This being the most relevant definition, p.13, if you are wanting to check the other definitions) Another definition, given by The Educational Resources Informational Center (ERIC), in an article titled 'Educating The Consumer About Advertising' (author Stephen S. Gottlieb) is: "Advertising can be defined as communication which promotes the purchase of products and services, and advertisements are pervasive in the American culture." No longer do these definitions of passive advertising hold true. Increasingly, if we apathetically allow the advertisements to wash over our TV dulled minds, we are not given a choice if we want to buy or not, and at some point the ad we just watched will force us to buy the product it promotes. That is, if we are not conscious of the intricate workings behind the glossy fantasy worlds they portray. That is the point of this article, to open the eyes of a few more people, and to make these people aware of the new techniques being employed. "If this text makes only one person think, then it has served it's purpose." - Zarkon, The Zarkon Principal THE LINE BETWEEN ADVERTISING AND ENTERTAINMENT IS BLURRING Once, a long time ago, it was possible to draw a line between advertising and entertainment. Not anymore. In the apparent evolved entertainment society of today, the advertising is the entertainment. Product Placement, or Advertising Through Association With An Icon Next time you are watching that favourite TV show, wide eyed, open mouthed and in an induced state of stupor, drag your eyes off of the action, and focus on the foreground, and on the backgrounds. Notice the way that certain products are placed? The way the piece of walking talking silicon picks up that can of soft drink, selectively holding the label to the camera. In the peripheral of the main focus of movies is also another great place to see the wonders of product placement in action. This form of advertising is a passive one, but it does have its very own insidious quality. The way that product placement works, is by taking the advertising out of its own domain, and placing it in situations where it is seen to be a part of everyday life. A character on the television casually walks to the fridge, while reciting lines, casually saying "Do you want a drink?" to another character. Whilst grabbing the article from the fridge, the character makes sure the product's label is visible. The viewer doesn't see this to be advertising, but just something that is done. The companies take the advertising out of a noticeably familiar advertising situation, where the consumer knows that the company is pushing their product, and creatively place it into the script, where it seems to become just part of every day life. Couple this with the association of a prominent famous figure actually liking the product (they probably don't though, and remember, the people on the TV aren't really real), and we have a potent purchase stimulus... "Well if Kramer likes it, then damn it, it must have something going for it. I'll just try it once to see what it's like". The advertising has worked its wicked way, a sale has been made that was directly influenced by the advertising. The other form of product placement is the way in which company logos weasel their way into the backdrops of shots on the TV and in movies. It seems to the impressionable mind of the viewer that it is only a part of the backdrop, hell, it happens so much, we can be excused for not noticing it. It isn't just the one instance of the logo appearing that works, it is the repetition of the same logo over and over causing it to lodge in our minds and induce sales. The products that stand out and say "BUY ME", are ones that carry a logo that has been repeated to us time and time before. This sort of advertising just doesn't randomly occur. Big corporate dollars are spent to ensure that certain products appear in specific places and scenes in movies and on TV. Who is writing the scripts - the writers or the money? The New Soap-Opera Ads I'm sure that we have all seen these new breed of ads which have started to insult our intelligence. It is an obvious form of product and service advertising. However, turning an ad into a soap opera turns the attention away from the
[CTRL] DEA Raid of Hemp Agro International
-Caveat Lector- -- Forwarded by Lyn McCloskey/Towers Perrin on 01/07/99 11:56 AM --- To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] @ INTERNET cc: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 01/07/99 11:49 AM Subject: FEAR: DEA Raid of Hemp Agro International *** FEAR now has a free-form discussion forum at http://www.libertyjournal.com/liberty_forums/index.cfm?cfapp=10 courtesy of Patrick Kirkpatrick the good folk at Liberty Forum *** To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Matthew Gaylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: DEA Raid of Hemp Agro International [Note from Matthew Gaylor: Here is an international example of FEAR and the DEA. I personally know Don Wirthshafter. Don is an attorney and the owner of the Ohio Hempery a leading supplier of hemp related products.] From: Don Wirtshafter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Ohio Hempery 1-800-BUY-HEMP To: Matthew Gaylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Matt, Thanks for your work. A story is breaking in Nicaragua that should reach the world stage soon. I just returned from trying to turn around an ugly situation, but left without visible results. I hope some fair treatment in the U.S. and Canadian media can do some good. The story starts with a group of Canadian investors who wanted to do some good for Nicaragua. Bankers, builders and merchants got together and incorporated Hemp Agro International with offices in Vancouver, Toronto and Managua. Their website (http://www.hempagro.com ) describes their project and development they hoped to bring to the tropics. Nicaragua stagnates in the aftermath of series of natural disasters and a U.S. financed civil war. If there was ever a place to demonstrate industrial hemp's utility for sustainable economic development, Nicaragua is it. Hemp Agro planted 100 acres of Chinese hempseed and hired a full-time professional botanist to supervise a crop improvement program. The company envisioned growing a series of hempseed crops, pressing the seeds for oil, making products from hemp oil and utilizing the stalks for particleboard. The project was dependent on their developing an improved tropical variety of seed hemp, something not being attempted anywhere else in the world. The project took on additional significance in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch. Tens of thousands of homes need to be replaced. The relief agencies had a choice, cut down thousands of acres of trees for building materials or accelerate the building of the hempstalk particleboard mill. Most of the traditional crops suffered heavy damage during the storm, Hemp Agro's crop withstood the winds and rain. Fifty employees were busy harvesting bags full of hemp seed and building a mountain of hemp stalks. That's when a U.S. DEA agent went ballistic. One day before Christmas, he caused an army of black hooded soldiers to move in and occupy the field. The men each posed for their picture in front of the large signboard that marked the "Hemp Agro Nicaragua, S.A. Research and Development Site." See: http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/archivo/1998/diciembre/24-diciembre-1998 /nac= iona l/nacional10.html (This and the following links are in Spanish. For those who do not speak Spanish, paste these URL's into http://babelfish.altavista.com/cgi-bin/translate? for a rough translation into English.) Then they began the long task of gathering the crop in piles and setting them on fire. http://www.elnuevodiaro.com.ni/archivo/1998/diciembre/26-diciembre-1998/ Dr. Paul Wylie, the Canadian horticulturist who was hired by the group to supervise the project, was feeling pretty satisfied with his work in Nicaragua. His employees were busy harvesting their first crop of seeds. He had learned quite a bit about growing hemp in the tropics. Christmas was approaching and the harvesting would have to stop for the holidays. Dr. Wylie was in a taxi on his way back from the bank with the payroll for his 50 workers. A black car tried to force them off the road. A couple of motorcycles approached. Both Wylie and his driver thought they were being robbed. The driver started to head up on the curb to get away when bullets began tearing up the cab. Wylie and the driver were terrified until their attackers finally identified themselves as police. Wylie thought his troubles were over, but they were just beginning. Wylie was arrested and taken to the brig. The same prison that former dictator, Anastasio Somoza, used for his worst political enemies. A perfect movie set for an 1850's western, except it's an historic military base. Perched on the rim of the volcano, it's got an incredible view. Only the prisoners can't see a thing, they are kept in dungeons underground. In Nicaragua, you are considered guilty until proven innocent. Forget the right to counsel, forget the right to rem
[CTRL] Communicating Via Microwave Auditory Effect
-Caveat Lector- http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa_abstracts/sbir/other/monana/kohn.html Communicating Via the Microwave Auditory Effect Awarding Agency: Department of Defense SBIR Contract Number: F41624-95-C-9007 Title: Communicating Via the Microwave Auditory Effect Principal Investigator: Mr. Brian Kohn Company Name: Science Engineering Assoc, Inc. 6100 Uptown Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 Telephone Number: 505-884-2300 Business Representative: Project Period: Project Amount: $739,995 Research Category: Monitoring/Analytical Description: An innovative and revolutionary technology is described that offers a means of low-probability-of-intercept Radio frequency (RF) communications. The feasibility of the concept has been established using both a low intensity laboratory system and a high power RF transmitter. Numerous military applications exist in areas of search and rescue, security and special operations. Supplemental Keywords: small business, SBIR, DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] FIJA 2/2: Atty. Grant Responds to Judge Ryan
-Caveat Lector-
Summit Free Press
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November 1998
Jury Nullification is a constitutional right, attorney argues
I write in response to Judge Jeffrey Ryan recently lengthy attack
on the Fully Informed Jury Association ("FIJA") and the ideas it
promotes, which he described as "jury nullification."
The judge began by smearing FIJA with an attempt to prove "guilt by
association." After that, he attacked what FIJA promotes, jury
independence or nullification.
FIJA may be too "radical" for the judge, but FIJA's literature
promoting jury rights, they quote such historical supporters as John
Adams (2d President of the United States), Thomas Jefferson (author of
the Declaration of Independence and 3rd President), and John Jay (1st
Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court). FIJA also recounts
famous trials where juries stood up for the rights of the accused, in
defiance of tyrannical and oppressive kings, judges and prosecutors,
trials such as that of William Penn in London in 1670, of John Peter
Zenger in New York in 1735, and trials under the Fugitive Slave Act in
the 1850's. These trials helped establish freedom of religion and
assembly, freedom of the press, and the end of slavery. English juries
refusing to convict when conviction led to death helped end the "bloody
codes" of England (under which over 200 offenses were punished by
death). That's a pretty good pedigree for "jury rights," or "jury
nullification." Juries also helped end Prohibition. What part of that
history does the judge find objectionable?
FIJA literature recalls that the Anglo-American legal system has
had written guarantees of the right to jury trial since it was first
enshrined in Magna Charta, in 1215, when the barons of England forced
King John to recognize the right. King John was forced to restore to
juries the responsibilty of determining what was a crime, meaning that
juries judged the legitimacy of the King's rules, or proclamations, as
well as whether a person had violated those rules.
Our nation's founders complained bitterly that the British were
depriving Americans of the benefits of trial by jury, and included that
complaint as one of the justifications for independence listed in the
Declaration of Independence. Why did Britain fear American juries?
The reason was that Americans through juries refused to enforce
many British laws - such as the Stamp Acts, tea taxes, anti-smuggling
laws, etc. American juries also convicted British tax collectors and
inspectors of trespassing against Americans, in defiance of British law
which provided immunity for government officials. Britain was denying
Americans trial by jury because American juries were expressing
disagreement with invalid or unjust British laws. American juries were
abiding by their oaths to "well and truly try the case, and a true
deliverance make."
When our founders demanded the right to a jury trial in all
criminal prosecutions, and when they made that part of our Bill of
Rights, they were demanding a jury with the power to do justice, even if
that conflicted with the government's view of the law.
The historical role of the jury extends back more than 1000 years.
We are not taught that in our schools, and you won't read much of that
history in court opinions, either. Judges have concluded that if this
jury power ever existed, it is no longer necessary in our country, for
we no longer need fear tyrannical judges. Right.
Our system of government is a republic, based on the consent of the
people, not just the majority. We protect individuals and minorities
with constitutions and bills of rights, and with the right to trial by
jury. No one can be deprived of their life or liberty without a
unanimous verdict (except in Oregon and Louisiana) from a jury of their
peers (except for the 90% or more of all criminal defendants whose cases
are decided pre-trial, by plea bargains and such, because the risks of
trials to uninformed juries are often too great).
Over the last two centuries, our judges, lawyers, and legislators
have fallen in love with the myth that the government (rather than the
people) determines our laws and our rights. But that's a myth. The
majority may not oppress the minority. Many of our criminal statutes
are not universally accepted and such laws should not be used to deprive
people of their liberty. If cross-sectional juries were drawn from our
communities at random (no jury stacking through the jury selection
process), and if our juries were fully informed about what was going on
in the courtroom, and what harsh penalties might be imposed on
defendants if convicted, juries would be acquitting many more
defendants, sending a message to our so-called "representatives," that
many of the laws they pass are unacceptable and should be repealed.
Our constitution guarantees "trial by jury," not trial by judges.
Anyone who
[CTRL] Y2K Fear May Trigger Early Panic
-Caveat Lector- Technology Headlines Monday December 14 10:18 AM ET Fear Of Year 2000 Computer Bug May Trigger Early Panic By Neil Winton, Science and Technology Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Even if the ``millennium bomb'' does not explode in the world's computers just over a year from now, 1999 is likely to see rising panic as people take precautions against computer failure triggered by the year 2000. Experts say the most vulnerable countries include Japan, France, Russia and Brazil and the most vulnerable sectors are utilities, especially power generation. ``Next year we will see periods of calm broken by occasional news stories predicting computer systems failures,'' said Ross Anderson of Cambridge University's Computer Security Research Center. ``My own feeling is that around August or September panic will start, with hoarding of food and bank notes. Then the whole thing becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.'' The time bomb has trivial origins. In the early days of computing, programs saved what was then precious space by abbreviating years to the last two digits. They knew this could cause problems at the turn of the century because computers would read ``00'' as ``1900'' rather than ``2000'' and crash or spew out flawed data. But they thought these programs would be history by then as technology raced ahead. They were wrong. Now the fear is that old data systems carrying the millennium bomb or bug could trigger disasters around the world in everything from defense, transport and telecommunications to energy and financial services. As 1999 progresses, early trigger dates are likely to provide sneak previews of the chaos that may hit as clocks strike midnight on Dec. 31. The first is Jan. 1, 1999. Programs used in some accounting systems operate a rolling year ahead as they set renewal dates for insurance premiums or bank loans and may crash when they reach out beyond Jan. 1, 2000. Margaret Joachim, Year 2000 coordinator at data processing services company Electronic Data Systems Corp. (NYSE:EDS - news), says there are other dates next year that might trigger computer failure. ``April 9, 1999, the 99th day of the year, and Sept. 9, 1999, which might be recorded as 9-9-99. This is because programmers often used nines as a cutoff for a program. A row of nines meant 'don't do this anymore,''' Joachim said. The world is in differing states of readiness. Information technology consultancy Gartner Group says the United States is best prepared, followed by Canada, Australia, South Africa, Israel and Britain. At the bottom of the list is Brazil, the world's eighth largest economy and a big producer of industrial components, commodities and grains. Brazil is unlikely to be able to confine problems within its borders, according to a recent report by Edward Yardeni, chief economist for Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in New York. Japan's lack of action is also causing concern. The Japanese government said last month that important industries like finance, transport, energy, telecommunications and medicine were lagging in year 2000 preparation. Hong Kong's government has said 80 percent of its critical computer systems were ready for 2000 as of Sept. 30, 1998, but it is worried about small and medium-sized businesses. India does not expect much damage because of its small number of computers -- only around 2.3 million in a nation of about 950 million. But India's ``brain trust'' of software makers have bagged orders worth $1.5 billion to fix year 2000 problems around the world, said Dewang Mehta, executive director of the National Association of Software and Service Companies. In China, authorities have decreed that all government computer systems must be fixed by March and tests completed by September 1999. Cambridge University's Anderson said France was most at risk in Western Europe, with computer failures most likely in the public sector and especially public utilities. Any problems could quickly become a problem for neighbors such as Britain, which receives electric power from France. ``There is still quite a question mark over whether France sees the scale of the problem,'' said Chris Webster, head of year 2000 services at Cap Gemini. ``There's a real chance that there may be some loss of service from utilities. Who, when, where or why? Impossible to say. Will it be a complete loss of power, voltage fluctuations? And there is a remarkable lack of information from utilities as to what they are expecting to happen.'' JP Morgan's Year 2000 expert Patrick Ward says Eastern Europe's and Russia's utilities are a big concern, not least because Russia provides 40 percent of Germany's power. If some systems crashes are triggered early by the arrival of Jan. 1, 1999, it might be a blessing in disguise. ``This will involve accounting, planning and budgeting systems rather than operational executing systems, which carry out day-to-day business. It will give you some experience in spotting the
[CTRL] God's Banker Exhumed
-Caveat Lector- AP Headlines Wednesday December 16 12:09 PM ET Italians Exhume Banker's Body COMO, Italy (AP) - While his son and a judge looked on, the body of a Vatican-connected financier was exhumed today to determine whether his 1982 death was murder or suicide. Prosecutors hope a new examination of the body will shed light on the death of Roberto Calvi, whose corpse was found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London following Italy's biggest postwar banking scandal. Calvi was known as ``God's banker'' for his close ties to the Vatican. Calvi's wooden coffin was taken from the family tomb in Drezzo, a town on the shores of Lake Como, sealed with lead and loaded onto a hearse for the trip to the morgue in nearby Milan. Despite the years since Calvi's death, Italian Judge Otello Lupacchini said he was certain that forensic science could determine the cause of death. Banco Ambrosiano, in which the Vatican bank held a significant stake, collapsed in 1982 when it could not collect $1.4 billion in loans to shell companies in Latin America. Calvi, the bank's chairman, was found dead days later. Roman businessman Flavio Carboni has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Prosecutors asked for the exhumation after Carboni's lawyers presented a report based on a preliminary examination of the body that indicated Calvi had hanged himself. ``What do I think of the exhumation? It was Carboni's right to seek it in his defense. For us, it's traumatic,'' said Carlo Calvi, who flew in from his home in Montreal. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. 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] Let's bomb Iraq to save Bubba and the dollar
-Caveat Lector- Wednesday December 16, 4:44 pm Eastern Time (Note: this article is ``in progress''; there will likely be an update soon.) Dollar ends U.S. firmer as Iraq crisis looms NEW YORK, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The dollar ended higher against major currencies Wednesday as the United States moved closer to military strikes against Iraq, which could delay impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Clinton. But the dollar's gains were less pronounced versus the Japanese yen, which rallied in overnight trading after Japan reported its trade surplus continued to swell in October. The threat of renewed military conflict in the Middle East triggered some dollar buying in a knee-jerk flight to safety. The greenback is traditionally viewed as a secure place to park investment capital in times of global crisis. ``People mostly think you buy dollars on the back of this. It's silly, but people still do it,'' said one currency dealer at a major U.S. investment bank. The dollar ended higher at 116.90/00 yen from 116.03/13 at the open and 116.50/60 at Tuesday's close. Dollar/mark rose to 1.6760/70 from 1.6630/40 at the open and 1.6600/10 on Tuesday. United Nations arms inspectors quickly exited Iraq as Clinton huddled with top foreign policy and defense advisers. Anonymous defense officials said they were ready to strike Iraq without warning. The commotion fueled speculation that the House of Representatives might delay debate on impeaching Clinton, the threat of which had caused dollar sales recently. ``The dollar had been down with the impeachment story. But with any delay, that could be bullish for the dollar,'' said one currency dealer at a U.S. bank. The dollar had fallen overnight against the yen after Japan reported the surplus in its current account--the widest measure of trade in goods and services--grew 21.5 percent to $11.6 billion in October from a year earlier. As Japan exports far more than it imports, currency markets experience a relative shortage of yen, boosting its value. Japan also announced a $5.15 billion three-year loan program to boost sagging Asian economies, which was seen helping Japan along with the rest of the region. Dealers said the dollar would continue to trade in narrow but volatile ranges in coming sessions as many market players had already ended trading activities for the year. ``The market was short dollars on impeachment. Once the market gets long again, it will go back down,'' said one dealer at a Japanese bank. Late in New York trade the dollar briefly pushed above 117 yen when air raid sirens were heard in Baghdad, though witnesses reported no unusual activity. The dollar rose to 1.3525/35 Swiss francs from 1.3438/48 at the open. The British pound fell to $1.6677/87 from $1.6780/90 at the open and $1.6838/48 at Tuesday's close. The dollar rose to Canadian $1.5392/02 from C$1.5378/88. The Australian dollar rose to $0.6230/35 from $0.6210/20 at the open. (Note: this article is ``in progress''; there will likely be an update soon.) DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. 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] Taiwan Gets Smart Card National IDs
-Caveat Lector- Taiwan Gets Smart Cards http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/nextfiles981207.html Under a new $300 million program recently announced by Taiwan's deputy minister for economic affairs, every adult will be given two smart cards: one for identification and one for transactions. Deputy Minister Chang Chang-pang made the announcement to the Asia Pacific Smart Card Association in a keynote address. The system will feature both contact and contactless cards, and will be used for ID, medical and social security benefits. It could be the first card to combine all health insurance information, including prescription coverage, on one piece of plastic. One can expect public transportation uses as well, similar to the Octopus system now in use in Hong Kong. "This initiative on the part of the Taiwan government paves the way for the introduction of intelligent smart card solutions in the private and public sectors not just in Taiwan, but across Asia and the rest of the world," APSCA GM Greg Pote noted last week in an IT Daily release. I think he may be right. The ASEAN market, less sensitive to privacy issues that plague the West, is perfect for large-scale smart card development. Once these apps prove themselves in Taiwan, expect to see them in the U.S. and Europe soon. Mark Anderson is the president of Technology Alliance Partners, which provides consulting to telecom and computing firms. Next Files, excerpted from Anderson's Strategic News Service? newsletter, appears every Monday. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. 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] Bubba gets Contrite!
-Caveat Lector- Yeah right. Don't let the screen door hit you on the way out... On the other hand, maybe we can save your ass by sending you to to the Holy Land, just in time for Christmas. What a shell game... December 11, 1998 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT 4:10 P.M. EST THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __ For Immediate Release December 11, 1998 STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT The Rose Garden 4:10 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: As anyone close to me knows, for months I have been grappling with how best to reconcile myself to the American people, to acknowledge my own wrongdoing and still to maintain my focus on the work of the presidency. Others are presenting my defense on the facts, the law, and the Constitution. Nothing I can say now can add to that. What I want the American people to know, what I want the Congress to know is that I am profoundly sorry for all I have done wrong in words and deeds. I never should have misled the country, the Congress, my friends or my family. Quite simply, I gave into my shame. I have been condemned by my accusers with harsh words. And while it's hard to hear yourself called deceitful and manipulative, I remember Ben Franklin's admonition that our critics are our friends, for they do show us our faults. Mere words cannot fully express the profound remorse I feel for what our country is going through, and for what members of both parties in Congress are now forced to deal with. These past months have been a tortuous process of coming to terms with what I did. I understand that accountability demands consequences, and I'm prepared to accept them. Painful though the condemnation of the Congress would be, it would pale in comparison to the consequences of the pain I have caused my family. There is no greater agony. Like anyone who honestly faces the shame of wrongful conduct, I would give anything to go back and undo what I did. But one of the painful truths I have to live with is the reality that that is simply not possible. An old and dear friend of mine recently sent me the wisdom of a poet, who wrote, "The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on. Nor all your piety, nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line. Nor all your tears wash out a word of it." So nothing-not piety, nor tears, nor wit, nor torment-can alter what I have done. I must make my peace with that. I must also be at peace with the fact that the public consequences of my actions are in the hands of the American people and their representatives in the Congress. Should they determine that my errors of word and deed require their rebuke and censure, I am ready to accept that. Meanwhile, I will continue to do all I can to reclaim the trust of the American people and to serve them well. We must all return to the work, the vital work, of strengthening our nation for the new century. Our country has wonderful opportunities and daunting challenges ahead. I intend to seize those opportunities and meet those challenges with all the energy and ability, and strength God has given me. That is simply all I can do-the work of the American people. Thank you very much. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. 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] Polygamous Paradise!
-Caveat Lector- Take a number... http://www.tabloid.net/1998/12/09/island_981209.html NEW UTOPIA RISES FROM THE SEA Prince Lazarus Promises to Save Citizens from Death, Taxes MATT WELCH reports [Dec. 9, 1998] -- Don't worry, people: Despite delays caused by Hurricane Mitch, New Utopia will still rise from the waters of the sea in time to beat the millennial apocalypse. Lazarus Long, a wealthy 67-year-old Oklahoman whose name was Howard Turney until three years ago, says his longtime dream of constructing a libertarian island paradise on top of three shallow Caribbean reefs has been only slightly postponed by the hurricane's effects on New Utopia's neighbors. "We were in the process of negotiating a trade treaty with the Honduran government officials," New Utopia Information Officer Grace Caswell wrote on the island's website. "Prince Lazarus had gone to Washington to meet with the Honduran ambassador to the U.S. He, in turn, was to present it to President Flores on November 1st. That is the day that the hurricane 'Mitch' struck their country." "Honduras claims a 200-mile exclusive economic zone, so without recognition of New Utopia as a sovereign nation we can't begin construction without risk of being annexed by Honduras at some future date." If it sounds like these people are talking about building their own country on a fake island in the sea -- well, that's because they are. Once an agreement with Honduras is reached, the founders say, the reefs will be fitted with steel girders and gigantic platforms of pre-fabricated concrete. Construction of air and sea ports will commence, followed by housing, a university, an anti-aging clinic, offshore banks and a casino. Citizens will live in a tax-free constitutional monarchy not too far off the coasts of Mexico and Honduras. Marijuana will be legal and polygamy tolerated. The Ageless Sovereign His Royal Highness Prince Lazarus Long wants it known that he is not joking. As Howard Turney, he had a long and successful career as a maverick businessman after initial stints as a cowboy and soldier. He was in the restaurant biz, marketed groceries, farmed shrimp and sold used generators, before having his life changed by the human growth hormone, London's Independent reported. In 1990, at the age of 59, Turney was a badly aging mess, with a 44-inch waist and shaky hands, the paper reported. After reading a report about the magic of the then-illegal human growth hormone, Long got a connection in Monterey, Mexico and began mainlining the stuff. Now, without exercising seriously, he's lost the shakes, has rock-hard muscles and a 32-inch waist, the paper said. "I'm 66 going on 40," he told the Independent. "And I've not had any negative side effects at all." Moved, Turney founded a network of anti-aging clinics administering the wonder drug, and made a bundle. It was then that he really began identifying with one of the signature heroes of the novels of libertarian sci-fi scribbler Robert A. Heinlein -- Lazarus Long. In "Methuselah's Children," and especially "Time Enough for Love," Heinlein's Long holds forth as an ageless man of wisdom and sex, hurtling through the centuries with fabulous naked babes on his arm, and dispensing philosophical tidbits with wit and humor. At age 64, Howard Turney became Lazarus Long; soon after he declared himself prince of the New Utopia. As a dispenser of his own wisdom, Long echoes many modern-day followers of objectivist Ayn Rand when they try to talk about foreign affairs: "The United States used to prosper because it was relatively free in an unfree world," he writes on the website. "Now, without changing much itself, the U.S. is relatively unfree in a much freer world. This creates a competitive condition, which tends to favor an enclave like Hong Kong, which practices true free market capitalism, rather than a welfare state like the U.S., which is committed to burdensome taxes, which penalize success." Long tries his hand at a sort of poetry: "Excellence can be attained if you care more than others think is wise Risk more than others think is safe Dream more than others think is practical Expect more than others think is possible." A Tropical Venice New Utopia already has a constitution, a board of governors and more than 500 citizens, the website says. Prospective residents need only to buy a $1,500 five-year bond, payable at 9.5% compound annual interest. The projected price tag on creating an island where there is now only water is $216 billion, which will be financed by Long, citizens, prospective businesses and old-fashioned real estate developers. Offshore finance, tourism, medicine and education are targeted as the main sectors of New Utopia's economy, and Long plans on building a stimulating environment for the super-citizens. Utopians will enjoy "classical architecture, immaculate public parks, a comparable governing body, and a stable political structure, with the same freedom from crime and
[CTRL] Check out the New Utopia
-Caveat Lector- http://www.new-utopia.com/ Damn! I guess Utopia *IS* an option. They have a constitution, paper money, and have applied for U.N. membership. Can I bring my gun? - Lynda DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. 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] Ohio: The Pot Nazis Strike Again
-Caveat Lector- Source: Columbus Dispatch (OH) Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.dispatch.com/ Copyright: 1998, The Columbus Dispatch Author: UPI BELPRE COMMUNITY UPSET BY FATAL RAID BELPRE, Ohio, Dec. 7 (UPI) - A controversy has erupted in southeast Ohio concerning a marijuana drug raid in which law enforcement officers shot a man eight times. There is little agreement why the 57-year old janitor died in a hail of gunfire during a raid to shut down a suspected marijuana sales operation. And there are questions about why deputies, who were seeking Bonar's adult son, a suspected small time dealer, used such force in an attempt to arrest someone with NO prior arrest record. A public hearing was scheduled today in Belpre to allow citizens to question Washington County officials about the death of Delbert Bonar. The victim's family contends Bonar was unarmed when he was shot. Sheriff's deputies say the family is lying and the 57-year-old man had refused to put down an unloaded shotgun during the October incident. Bonar's daughter-in-law, Carolyn Bonar, told the Columbus Dispatch Delbert Bonar was putting down a water bottle and reaching for the telephone when he was shot. Sheriff Robert Schlicher told the newspaper Carolyn Bonar is lying. He said Bonar confronted Sgt. William Wilson and Capt. Chris Forshey and they protected themselves. ``This is something none of us feels good about but there isn't much more you can expect a law enforcement officer to do.'' The deputies had a search warrant when they raided the Bonar home at 9 p.m. Oct. 15. They suspected Bonar's son, Albert, was growing and selling marijuana. They found a small amount of the illegal weed, enough for personal consumption, but they did not find the salable quantities, growing plants, or stolen guns an INFORMANT said were on the property, Washington County Prosecutor Michael Spahr said. Two months after the raid and Albert Bonar has not been charged with a crime [snip] Albert Bonar admits to smoking marijuana, but having a few plants did not justify the raid that left his father dead. Albert Bonar said in a recent interview, that he remains stunned by the speed and violence of the raid. "Every night at 9 p.m., the nightmares start," he said. "We jump with every little creak in the house." DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. 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
