-Caveat Lector- > 12.10.99 > AOL Actions Trigger Massive Internet Censorship Row > > > This very important information was sent ot us by our recipient and good > buddy Para. > > NewsHawk® Inc. > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > > A.O.L. ACTIONS CENSOR CRITICISM OF C.I.A. > > The launch of a new book (July 17th) entitled 'The Stargate Conspiracy' > by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince, and published by Little Brown, has > triggered a massive censorship row across the Internet. The book exposes > governmental plans to hijack Millennium mysteries, through political > interference or by manipulating belief structures. > The Stargate Conspiracy reveals that behind the plot are > intelligence agencies of more than one country, but led by the CIA as > part of the Pentagons psychological warfare and parapsychology > experiments. Involving the use of false prophets, ideas promoted by > famous authors, hallucinogenic drugs, hypnosis and electromagnetic > influence, the conspiracy has already influenced the decision making of > world leaders and has led one social scientist to state that the project > was "an elaborate psychological experiment sponsored by the defense > community". > Evidence has come to light that AOL, the UK's largest subscription based > Internet service, is through its actions assisting CIA designs on > introducing a new belief system and form of racist fundamentalism for > the New Age. > > Despite connecting 8 million users across the UK and Europe, and > carrying over 55 million "Instant Messages" every day, AOL has > engineered a sudden and unexpected clampdown on Egypt News, an > independent electronic newsletter supplied free of charge to 600 > voluntary subscribers. Having operated successfully and completely > unhindered since September 1997, Egypt News now defends itself amidst > accusations of 'spamming' - a term used to describe the delivery of > unsolicited mail across the Internet. Whilst AOL claims to have > responded as a result of a single complainant, Egypt News vehemently > defend themselves, saying that subscribers are able to cancel their > subscription without charge and at any time, adding that AOL closed down > the service by changing its password without any form of consultation or > investigation. In a statement, Chris Ogilvie-Herald, editor of Egypt > News, asks "Does this not raise serious questions concerning the freedom > and transmission of information?" He adds: "Despite our explanations > that we were not sending unsolicited mail, AOL expressed no interest in > reviewing the situation, reading the content of prior postings, > acknowledge that the service was of a non-commercial nature, nor > recognise the fact that it could not be termed unsolicited mail." A key > clue into the reasoning behind AOL's intransigence appears to lie in the > content of the offending Egypt News article. In less than 30 lines, this > message describes the content of The Stargate Conspiracy, a book by Lynn > Picknett and Clive Prince which exposes a long term plan to take > advantage of the turn of the Millennium by mixing established religious > beliefs with ideas relating to ancient Egypt, extraterrestrial contact, > alien abductions and channelling. Speaking on the unusual experiences of > Egypt News, Clive Prince says "It is interesting that our posting > provoked it". The Stargate Conspiracy reveals that behind the plot are > intelligence agencies of more than one country, but led by the CIA as > part of the Pentagons psychological warfare and parapsychology > experiments. Involving the use of false prophets, ideas promoted by > famous authors, hallucinogenic drugs, hypnosis and electromagnetic > influence, the conspiracy has already influenced the decision making of > world leaders and has led one social scientist to state that the project > was "an elaborate psychological experiment sponsored by the defense > community". > > However, unexplained experiences have not been restricted to email > messaging. As part of the offending email, subscribers to Egypt News > were referred to the official website for the book - a public forum for > issues arising, debate and questions to the authors known online as the > Stargate Assembly. However this website has experienced extremely > erratic access patterns and an extraordinary level of interest from > Virginia, USA, headquarters of the CIA. Within days of full details > being posted, access rates for information on the The Stargate > Conspiracy inexplicably dropped by at least 80%, whilst at the same time > monitoring from Virginia peaked at 69% of total traffic. > > IS A.O.L. ASSISTING C.I.A. NETWORK? > > Despite claiming to provide customers and businesses with "an > unprecedented array of new choices", AOL's action against Egypt News > appears to have acted against the terms of the Internet Content Rating > Association (ICRA), a group devoted to the protection of free speech on > the Internet, and of which AOL is a founder member. > > Speaking on May 12, 1999, David Phillips of AOL Europe, confirmed that > the ICRA initiative was being taken to provide "concerned citizens the > tools to protect their children and communities while ensuring the > essential openness and freedom of the Internet." Chairman of the ICRA > board, Jens Waltermann, added "It is not for us or for governments to > decide what is inappropriate." Further announcements made on June 10th > and 17th, 1999, declared AOL to be operating an alliance with both BSkyB > and Verio Inc. Targetting both Sky subscribers and web users via > traditional forms of direct mail and television advertising as well as > by means of banner advertisements designed to guarantee "millions of > impressions" across the Internet, AOL's activities appears to operate > against their own anti-spamming principles as applied to Egypt News. If > you thought that this issue does not affect you, the chances are that it > does now. Within such an operational framework, AOL have recently > announced intentions to provide free Internet services to all schools in > the UK, including adult education centres, most recently announcing an > agreement with the Scottish Borders Council Education Department. And in > a recent attempt to connect all of Europe's parliamentarians to the web, > Andreas Schmidt, President and Chief Executive Officer for AOL Europe > said: "All politicians, regardless of country or party, should have the > same opportunity to access, explore and use online services in the same > way as their constituents". If AOL is indeed guilty of censorship, > should the organisation take action against itself for operating in > favour of the CIA, against agreed ICRA principles, or for its own > commercial 'spamming' otherwise known as advertising? What is the > precise nature of AOL's involvement in politics and the education of our > children? Is AOL exerting self-defined 'parental controls' on the adult > global community? Whatever the case, AOL continues to claim ease of use, > convenience and unique content, whilst at the same time it clamps down > on a free newsletter promoting Egypt to an entirely voluntary membership. > > BOOK LAUNCH > > Despite such experiences, both Egypt News and the Stargate Assembly > continue to support The Stargate Conspiracy. Although AOL UK returned > the email facility of Egypt News on appeal, the newsletter feels > compelled to email their 600 subscribers in batches of only 10. Chris > Ogilvie-Herald has been looking at the possibility of reestablishing his > facility on an alternative service, reasoning that "AOL told us that if > we continue operating Egypt News in the same manner, we would again be > censored and eventually the account would be terminated". Similarly, the > Stargate Assembly continues to host information, lectures and debate in > connection with the The Stargate Conspiracy. Further details on the > unusual circumstances surrounding this book, including a forwarding > address for Egypt News, a copy of their offending email, and details of > the Stargate Assembly are available on the Internet at http://www. > templarlodge.com/assembly.html. > > Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince will be celebrating the official launch > of their book by signing copies of The Stargate Conspiracy at the > Templar Lodge Hotel, Gullane, near Edinburgh on Saturday 17th July [1999]. > </XMP> ===== DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not 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. 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