-Caveat Lector- In his latest book, "Children of the Matrix," David Icke weaves together another confusing chain of mysterious connections that "prove" the human race is captive to a race of reptilian controllers who have us confined dimensionally on Prison Planet Earth. >From his perspective on the Isle of Wight, Icke claims to understand the rest of the world, never realizing how little he actually knows. He is especially ignorant of American customs and culture and too quick to ascribe evil intent to every action of every U.S. politician in any position of power. Truth matters little to Icke; perceived connections are everything. Among the biggest villains of the plot are U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and his son, current President George W. Bush. Among the proof Icke uses in his new book are 2 photos (actually video captures) of the younger Bush giving the sign of Satan, or the goat, or whatever Icke is calling it these days. What Icke seems to miss (he also shows Bill Clinton giving the same salute) is that more mundane and innocent motivations may be behind the "evil" gestures. >From 1995-2001, W Bush was governor of Texas. For those unaware, Texas places its highest priority on American football, rightly or wrongly. The capital of Texas is Austin, also home of the University of Texas and its Longhorn football team. Nothing is more important to most Texans than the Longhorns. And one of the ways they signal their loyalty to UT football is as follows: They wave with the "hook-em horns" sign, with the two middle fingers held down by the thumb while the first and last fingers are extended. This is the wave Bush is shown using in Icke's book; the possibility the same wave that is used by masons or satanists can also be used in a more innocent way is seemingly lost to Icke. Unfortunately, many readers overwhelmed by the quantity of Icke's litany of obscure connections among the New World Order plotters may swallow his allegations in toto. Icke's mistakes and acceptance of anything that agrees with his viewpoint regardless of credibility (or possibility!) detract from his otherwise impressive and tireless work to expose the world's controllers. Icke accuses others of being manipulated by evil reptilians to deceive humanity; but if he is deceptive by omission or ignorance, whose deception is more harmful? And that may be the lesson to be taken from the work of David Icke. Deception is everywhere; only personal discernment can lead the way to truth, whatever it may be. Dale Stonehouse 16 August 2001 <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions 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, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
