--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > > I wonder if anyone has ever tried to get the CIA reports on > > > Mahesh > > > > via the Freedom of Information Act? That would be interesting > to > > > see. > > > > > > > Interesting point- Prompted by your remark, I was searching both > the > > > Department of State and CIA websites just now for references to > TM, > > > Maharishi, and the Dalai Lama. Not much on TM- A couple of > > > references on the State Dept. website regarding relgious freedom > in > > > Austria and the Netherlands. > > > > > > Regarding the Dalai Lama: > > > From Questions Pertaining to Tibet (1969-1972)-- > > > http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/70146.pdf > > > > > > "During the first Nixon administration (19691972), the U.S. > > > Government continued its decade-long support of the Dalai Lama > and > > > his followers, including political action, propaganda, and > > > paramilitary activity... > > > > > > Funds also were provided to the Dalai Lama for his propaganda > > > efforts ...This operation began during the second Eisenhower > > > administration(19571961) and continued through the Kennedy and > > > Johnson administrations... > > > > > > The total cost of the Tibetan program ...was approximately $2.5 > > > million per year with $500,000 of that figure for non-guerrilla > > > political, propaganda, and intelligence operations. > > > > > > ...CIA Tibetan activities, utilizing followers of the Dalai > Lama, > > > have included in addition to guerrilla support a program of > > > political, propaganda, and intelligence operations." > > > > > > Interesting that Maharishi claims the CIA opposes him, but for > > > Tibetan Buddhists, the CIA was an ally. > > > > > > > Enemy of my enemy... Playing them off against China. And China is > STILL an enemy, > > according to the neocons. The most important long-term reason to > invade Iraq was to > > create military bases there in order to have a friendly place to > position American troops in > > order to bring pressure to bear on China, or so the PNAC white > paper, signed off by > > everybody who was anybody in the first BW administration, says, > including Brother Jeb. > > > I heard oil control as well to China, Europe and Japan. >
That's a mid-term consideration. They were thinking of the needs of a post-oil world...
