--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 13, 2006, at 10:49 AM, jim_flanegin wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], 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. > > > > I imagine that there is still active espionage going on or it is > so > > controversial there will be some time till it is released. It's > not > > surprising that any radical religious zealot would be a target of > CIA > > activities--esp. one bent on world domination like M. > > > re: world domination- well, you gotta start somewhere...:-)
Jim, here's some more fodder for you -- on the Dalai Lama & Tibetan Buddhism's secret agenda for world domination :-) http://www.iivs.de/~iivs01311/Kalachakra/dec.eng..htm
