Re: [CTRL] East Texas
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 07/15/1999 7:34:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I hear there are plenty of small east Texas towns where black folk amble in only to ne'r be heard from again...especially if they stay after darkkinda creepy no??? Now you know that's not possible when George W. Bush is governor of Texas, and all Texans have family values which do not, of course, include killing black folk ambling into town. Tsk tsk. Prudy 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] Re Christie Todd Whitman
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 07/15/1999 8:52:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Tenorlove who would have passed the whole bottle over, but most of the gin found its way to her mouth instead Tanqueray I hope. Prudy 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] PHOENIX UNDEAD.THE MONTAUK PROJECT AND CAMP HERO TODAY
-Caveat Lector- http://seasurf.com/~radioman/monew.htm PHOENIX UNDEAD THE MONTAUK PROJECT AND CAMP HERO TODAY Copyright © 1998 John A. Quinn/NewsHawk Inc All rights reserved INTRODUCTION I have already written and disseminated one report on the covert government's secret electromagnetic/radio frequency mind control project based at a documented subterranean facility beneath the derelict Montauk Air Force Station, at the extreme east end of Long Island's south fork (entitled Montauk Air Force Station--Active or Not?). These activities, an outgrowth of some very esoteric research directly linked to the (in)famous "Philadelphia Experiment" (Project Rainbow--later Phoenix) and both the interdimensional and psychotronic (linking mind to machine [computer]) ramifications of this work, reached literally heretofore unimaginable levels of human (technological) control over the parameters of our "reality" in the Montauk experiments; including all conceivable implications of that word. As has been stated by others, the masterminds behind the Montauk/Phoenix Project attempted to "play God. " 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] NAZI's and other propoganda
-Caveat Lector- My thoughts on NAZI's, pedophiles and other types can be found on my web site - at the address below. Piper -- Any man can stand adversity, The true test is to give a man power. http://freeweb.digiweb.com/science_fiction/ThePiedPiper/~index.htm 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] Ballard, Lusitania, committing US to WWI
-Caveat Lector-
Kris
I think that you have read all of this
but was wondering if there could be a way
that Bush and the rest could have been involved
in that?
It seems as if they were playing on both
sides and if they were / are envious of
British aristocracy. This refers to the
Americans mentioned below and
to the British bankers that were
involved with them.
http://www.tarpley.net/bush1.htm
"In the spring of 1916, Prescott Bush and
"Bunny" Harriman were chosen for membership in an elite
Yale senior-year secret society known as Skull
and Bones. This unusually morbid, death-celebrating
group helped Wall Street financiers find active
young men of "good birth" to form a kind of imitation
British aristocracy in America."
-snip-
"World War I did make an immense amount of
money for the clan of stock speculators and British
bankers who had just taken over U.S. industry.
The Harrimans were stars of this new
Anglo-American elite. ..."
-snip-
"William Rockefeller, treasurer of Standard Oil
and brother of Standard founder John D. Rockefeller,
owned National City Bank (later "Citibank" )
together with Texas-based James Stillman. In return
for their backing, E.H. Harriman deposited in
City Bank the vast receipts from his railroad lines.
When he issued tens of millions of dollars of
"watered" (fraudulent) railroad stock, Harriman sold
most of the shares through the Kuhn Loeb company.
The First World War elevated Prescott Bush
and his father, Samuel P. Bush, into the lower ranks of
the Eastern Establishment."
Piper
Kris Millegan wrote:
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from alt.conspiracy
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As always, Caveat Lector.
Om
K
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A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:537019"Ballard, Lusitania, committing
US to WWI
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Subject: Ballard, Lusitania, committing US to WWI
From: Nobody [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 15 July 1999 04:51 AM EDT
Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In the April 1994 National Geographic, Bob Ballard
("The Riddle of the Lusitania", p. 68)
theorized that the conspiracy theory that a secret
cargo munitions explosion was ruled out by
the visual evidence displayed at the Lusitania wreck
site, viz. no big outward hull breach on the port side.
The German torpedo struck on the starboard
side. So, one might expect a logical refutation
of the torpedo-munitions second explosion theory
to include some examination of that side to the effect
that there was no munitions-explosion-caused hole.
However, Ballard does not present any evidence that
he or his team examined the starboard side or
even considered the possibility that the hole
might be on that side in the NG article. Why? And how did this
pass whatever kind(s) of review are required
to be published in the National Geographic?
(Which are what, eg peer review? other?)
Dr. Ballard's biography sketch at the IFE website
http://www.mysticaquarium.org/
lists an early role as an officer in "Army Intelligence".
What were his specific duties in that capacity, and
did/does he work for / serve as liaison to any civilian intelligence
agencies, domestic or foreign, at that or any other time?
Does anyone know if Dr. Ballard has already answered
any of the preceding questions? Or has his email address?
Please post any answers as responses to this base note.
Please note in any answers concisely the relevance
of any authoritative references used.
Thanks in advance.
- an interested student of history and science
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Subject: Re: Ballard, Lusitania, committing US to WWI
From: vince garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 15 July 1999 09:13 AM EDT
Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
snip
I'm unaware of Ballard addressing your points although he undoubtedly
has been asked these questions at his lectures, some of which have been
atteded by people at the TITANIC NG. Dan Butler certainly feels
Ballard's hypotheses are frought with error and is writing a LUSITANIA
book to give what he feels is the true story, part of which is his
documentation that munitions were indeed aboard. Personally I still
lean toward the "coal dust" explosion but will keep an open mind til
Dan's book comes out.
v
visit RMSLUSITANIA.COM
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Em Hotep, Peace Be,
Omnia Bona Bonis,
All My Relations.
Adieu, Adios, Aloha.
Amen.
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Kris
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Re: [CTRL] Braveheart-memorial plaque erected near place of execution
-Caveat Lector- In putting this in the news it makes me wonder what they are teaching in the schools. Are they running a parallel course with the US? The US teaching the Civil War and about slaves but very little about interment, apprenticeship, serfs, debtors prison and the overall way of life of that time. You really do not find out about that until college, if you do then. It makes it sound as if the Black Americans were the first slaves. Are they teaching history in Scotland or do they feel that they have to re-invent the wheel while they are organizing as well? One of the reasons that I ask is that it seems like it would be as easy to use Scotland as it seems that the Black American "seems" to be, being used. Also since Prince Charles is very against Genetically Modified food and since it seems as if Blair is in Clinton's and Monsanto's hip pocket it makes me wonder at the motives of doing this and Blair attacking hunting at the same time. Piper Bard wrote: -Caveat Lector- Let Freedom ring (it can again in 2000 Folks.) Sir William Wallace died for what he believed in. Would you make the same sacrifice? Your answer denotes the value you place on freedom vs. slavery. Wouldn't you rather receive a paycheck which represents the full value of your labor? The parasitic taxsuckers would finally have to find 'gainful' employment. It's frightening at the number of people who don't realize the extent to which they have become enslaved to the felons operating the the private corporation they like to call the Federal Reserve System. Find out about the billions they took us and our ancestors for in the late 1920s and early 1930s, notwithstanding what their doing right now. I would have inserted a .jpg, but didn't want to hear the screams. lol So go to this wonderful Site and view this splendid memorial Plaque, plus two other fine graphics. The captions for the three pics, are: 1. This is the memorial plaque erected near his place of execution. 2. This is the general location where it is believed Wallace was executed. The body was quartered and beheaded. Wallace's head was hanged over London Bridge and the remaining body parts were posted throughout Scotland to deter others from continuing Wallace's struggle for Scotland's independence. 3. This is the Wallace Monument in Stirling, Scotland. http://www.findagrave.com/pictures/2411.html In today's society "they" don't quarter your body and behead you, they throw you into a Federal Penitentiary and suck your brain. Love you all, (radical leftist scum not included) lol Bard Visit me at: The Center for Exposing Corruption in the Federal Government http://www.xld.com/public/center/center.htm Federal Government defined: a benefit/subsidy protection racket! -- Any man can stand adversity, The true test is to give a man power. http://freeweb.digiweb.com/science_fiction/ThePiedPiper/~index.htm 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] The CFR and TC EXPLAINED
-Caveat Lector- This is a repost at the request of interested individuals... The CFR or 'Council on Foreign Relations' was founded during the period 1919-1921 by President Woodrow Wilson's close confidant, Edward M. House. In his 1912 book, (Philip Dru, Administrator), House stated that he was seeking "Socialism as dreamed of by Karl Marx. From its outset, the Council has sought to lead the United Sates into Marxian socialism, and then into world government. The December 1922 issue of the CFR's Foreign Affairs contained a lament about the existence of "50-60 independent states" and a call for "world government." This CFR objective appears throughout succeeding decades, though perhaps never so explicitly stated as when CFR member Richard Gardner explained in "The Hard Road To World Order" (Foreign Affairs, Fall 1974), that "an end run around national sovereignty, eroding it piece by piece, will accomplish much more than the old-fashioned frontal assault." Chaired (chairman) for many years by banker David Rockefeller, (one of the wealthiest men in the world), the current CFR leader is Peter Peterson, a cabinet official from the Nixon Administration. Members of the organization have dominated the U.S. government and the mass media for decades. As of June 1992, the organization listed 2,905 members, 387 of whom were "U.S. government officials," and 327 of whom were "journalists, correspondents and communications executives" (leaders of the mass media). Most of the Clinton cabinet officers are CFR members. The CFR seeks to arrive at the goal of world government through the political/foreign policy arena. The Project date for the realization of their goals is the year 2000, commonly known as "Goals 2000". The organization strongly supports the United Nations. The TC or "Trilateral Commission" was the brainchild of CFR member Zbigniew Brzezinski, whose 1970 book Between Two Ages outlined his thinking. In his book, Brzezinski heaped praise on Marxism for being "a victory for reason over belief, (which incidently is the ideology of anti-conspiracy theorists,) contended that America's shortcomings had unmasked its "obsolescence," delighted in the prospect of "deliberate management of the American future," and called for a community of nations" to be built "piecemeal...through a variety of indirect ties and already developing limitations on national sovereignty."Also in the book, the future director of national security (Brzezinski) for the Carter Administration claimed that the United States was becoming obsolete and called for central planning on a worldwide scale. After suggesting that three areas of the industrialized world (U.S., Western Europe, and Japan) become linked, the book proposed world government. BTW the U.S. government has already signed agreements with the U.N. making it law,in allowing the United Nations to have jurisdiction over the Constitution of the U.S. and where the Constitution differs with U.N. policies, the U.N. has precedenceThis "principle" is already in place and has been used many times by the UN, as in the Iraqi wars,Bosnia,Lybia and the Faulklin Islands...No country is Soveriegn in the eyes of the New World Order. In 1973, David Rockefeller formed the TC according to the Brezezinski outline. He then hired the former Columbia University professor to lead the organization. The two men enlisted TC members, never more than 300 total. One of the first U.S. members was Jimmy Carter, who campaigned deceitfully, as an "outsider" with no ties to the Establishment, was a TC member at the time, and later filled his administration with TC/CFR members. Among the Clinton Administration cabinet officers who are TC members can be found Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbit, Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala (a professing militant lesbian), and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros. The TC works for world government primarily in sphere of economics. Like the CFR, the organization is strongly supportive of the United Nations. An additional note... The Bilderberg Conerence is an annual three-day gathering of approximately 100 of the western world's leaders in the fields of finance, government, business, labor, and education. Launched by David Rockefeller and Holland's Prince Bernhard in 1954 at the Hotel de Bilderberg (hence the name of the group) in Oosterbeek, Holland, each conference is held in deep secrecy at one of the world's plushest resorts. No reporters are allowed, and no information is made public about topics discussed or conclusions reached. Prince Bernhard was forced out of Bilderberg leadership in 1976 as a consequence of his participation in a bribery scandal. But before his departure, he admitted against interest that a topic of Bilderberg discussion was "a change in the world-role of the United States." In keeping with the world-governmetn designs of the group, he told his
[CTRL] Big Brothers E.T. Injectable Micro-Chip Coming To an Arm Near You//
-Caveat Lector- http://x35.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=500822145CONTEXT=932064228.364970123hitnu Message 1 of 46 Subject: Big Brothers E.T. Injectable Micro-Chip Coming To an Arm Near You//Yours! Date: 1999/07/14 Author: Derek A. Wholeflaffer A.S.A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Posting History BIG BROTHER'S IMPLANTABLE/INJECTABLE MICRO/BIO-CHIPS [Coming to an arm near you!] From an Oct. 11, 1993 "The Washington Times" article entitled, "High-tech national tattoo", by Martin Anderson: "...there is an identification system made by the Hughes Aircraft Company that you can't lose. It's the syringe implantable transponder. According to promotional literature it is an "ingenious, safe, inexpensive, foolproof and permanent method of ... identification using radio waves. A tiny microchip, the size of a grain of rice, is simply placed under the skin. It is so designed as to be injected simultaneously with a vaccination or alone." How does it work? Well, the "chip contains a 10 character alphanumeric identification code that is never duplicated. When a scanner is passed over the chip, the scanner emits a 'beep' and your ... number flashes in the scanner's digital display." [] True, an implanted transponder can't yet hold anywhere near as much material as a smart card. But if the desire is there, larger size implants and tiny microchips could soon increase its storage capacity. Of course, most Americans will find a surgically implanted government microchip repugnant. At least for the foreseeable future, the use of this ingenious device will be confined to its current use: the tracking of dogs, cats, horses and cattle. But there is no difference in principle between forced to carry a microchip in a plastic card in your wallet or in a little pellet in your arm. The principle that Big Brother has the right to track you is inherent in both. The only difference is a layer of skin. From the Sat., Oct. 15, 1994 Dr. Fox "ANIMAL DOCTOR" column in the "St. Louis [Missouri] Post-Dispatch": Dear Dr. Fox: Our local Humane Society has offered, for $25, a lifetime computer chip to be injected with a needle between the shoulder blades of a cat or dog. Apparently, all new animals adopted get a chip. [] [] [Dr. Fox:] ...the microchip identification system you describe is an excellent advance in helping with pet loss, owner identification and pet theft. [] Microchip ID technology is safe...and adverse reactions following subcutaneous implantation are extremely rare... From the "Electronic Leash: The Implantable Bio-Chip Is Already Here. Is Big Brother Just Around The Corner?" article by Lisa Crosby in the Vol. 11, No. 14, June 15-June 21 issue of the "Tucson [AZ] Weekly": [] The size of an uncooked grain of rice, the silicon computer chip...When inserted underneath the skin, this chip can link an individual to a computer database, or it can track a person's location via satellite. [] Sound impossible? Hardly. Microchip implants are in use as you read this. [] Today, injecting a microchip into animals is routine. [] [] Microchip pet identification -- technically known as radio frequency identification (RFID) -- is available to pet owners nationwide. [] [] The concept seems simple. A microchip encased in biomedical-grade glass and imprinted with a unique, unalterable alpha-numeric code. Over 34 billion individual code numbers are available. [] Once implanted, the chip is virtually impossible to remove. ..even surgical removal using advanced radiograph techniques is extremely difficult. This is because fibrous tissue adheres to grooves in the glass surrounding the chip to prevent migration of the chip... Since the chip operates with low-frequency radio waves and does not contain a battery, it remains passive with no parts to wear out. [] ...the tracking of microchips does occur. Hughes Missiles Systems Company uses microchips to track aircraft and vehicles. [] [] But what about tracking people? While the Global Positioning System can track aircraft, there is a system of satellites in orbit right now that can track microchips injected into humans. Dr. Carl Sanders, an engineer for 32 years and the designer of the Intelligence Manned Interface (IMI) biochip for use in humans, told the "Monetary Economic Review" that "There are new satellites going up (such as the) 66 satellites that Motorola is putting up in conjunction with the Russians. These are low-orbiting satellites." He explains that certain microchips can be picked up by satellite. "We used this with military personnel in the Iraq war where they were actually tracked using this particular type of device." The concept of tracking children with microchips is already generating interest. The Associated Press reports that Dr, Daniel Man, a plastic surgeon in Miami, Florida
Re: [CTRL] Re Christie Todd Whitman
-Caveat Lector- --- "Prudence L. Kuhn" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tanqueray I hope. Prudy Of course! Tenorlove who is now putting herself on the outside of a pot of coffee. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.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] UN Thugs Place OUR National parks off-limits
-Caveat Lector- The problem is it's OUR land, not the UN's. What right do they have to say who has access to it and who doesn't? Not to mention the fact that it's not off limits to save the land, it's off limits to hide something. Don't let them fool you. Jamie -Original Message- From: Maggie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 5:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [CTRL] UN Thugs Place OUR National parks off-limits -Caveat Lector- I have a couple questions I hope you won't mind answering.. I have a hard time seeing what's wrong with it - don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I know it's right, but I can't see much bad. It seems like a good thing in that it keeps people from screwing up nice places. Which we do all the time. I don't see how buying up land in national parks forces people into the more manageable cities. As far as I know people don't live in national parks. Can you explain it more? I don't like the idea of it being UN owned, though. What is the global biodiversity plan? Thanks -Original Message- From: Bard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, July 15, 1999 2:40 PM Subject: [CTRL] UN Thugs Place OUR National parks off-limits -Caveat Lector- "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence then an armed man." --- Thomas Jefferson http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_dougherty/19990715_xnjdo_national_p.sh t ml THURSDAY JULY 15 1999 --- - National parks off-limits U.N.-designated panel calls for increased 'buffer zones' --- - By Jon E. Dougherty © 1999 WorldNetDaily.com Last year a United Nations-designated panel, at the behest of the Clinton administration, called for the creation of uninhabited "buffer zones" around several U.S. national parks. Since then roughly two dozen U.S. parks and preserves, covering millions of acres of public land, have been included in the plan. Now, however, new plans to expand these zones are in the works, and the outrage has reached a near fever pitch among experts who say these U.N.-designated sites are merely attempts to "globalize" huge portions of the United States -- with taxpayers picking up the tab. Henry Lamb of Eco-Logic -- a watchdog organization that monitors U.N. activities and U.S. sovereignty issues -- told WorldNetDaily that one example -- at Yellowstone National Park, where the creation of a larger buffer zone is well underway -- was "just a sign of things to come." "Inside Yellowstone, the U.S. Park Service is shutting down campgrounds as the park is being prepared to become the core of a huge biosphere reserve, as part of the United Nations global biodiversity plan," he said. "Once established, no human activity will be permitted in the area," even though U.S. taxpayers must continue to fund the maintenance and upkeep of Yellowstone and other popular outdoor tourist sites. Lamb said that in order to increase the buffer zone around Yellowstone, the Park Service drove local businesses away by refusing to maintain access roads. When the businesses folded as a result of heavy financial losses, the land was bought with taxpayer money and a larger zone of inaccessibility was created by default. "Once they buy the land, the government is obviously not going to resell it," he said, thus creating permanently larger buffer zones. "The purpose of establishing sites as U.S. national parks was to have people in them enjoying them," Lamb added. "But the Clinton administration has completely bought into this U.N. notion that our land ought to be their land, managed by them. And as such, it ought to be uninhabited as well." He said if most Americans "knew what was going on (with their national parks), the uproar would be deafening." In the case of Yellowstone, Lamb said the government's acquiescence to the U.N.'s agenda cost a gold mining company about $30 million and in the end prevented them from mining one ounce of known gold reserves, even though the government indicated they initially would have allowed it. "The owners of the Crown Butte New World gold mine, which is outside of Yellowstone National Park," he said, "were told by the government to comply with a list of environmental requirements before they could move in and begin mining." But after being threatened with non-stop litigation from environmental groups funded by U.N. agencies that could have lasted decades, the mining company finally agreed to a deal that leaves at least $650 million of known gold reserves in the ground instead. That deal
[CTRL] Skeptic News - Friday #1
-Caveat Lector- SkeptiNews 990716a - - - - - - - - - - - All The News That's Fit To Question : Passages starting with ':' are editorial comments to provoke discussion. : Hey, SkeptiChat subscribers: let's see some responses, some discussion!! : Nothing contained herein is ever endorsed for truth, accuracy or meaning. : No microrobots were sexually abused during production of this bulletin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ @ Nostradamus 1999 and the 'King Of Terror' Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 1. What does the famous '1999' prophecy say? 2. What interpretations have been put forward? 3. Does one interpretation involve a asteroid impact? 4. When would the asteroid first be visible? 5. Do any quatrains describe the comet's approach? 6. How big is the asteroid? 7. Which quatrains des- cribe the impact and immediate consequences? 8. Where would the asteroid strike? 9. What would be the physical effects of the asteroid impact? 10. Does Nostradamus give any other clues about the eclipse and the asteroid? 11. Do any other prophetic sources support the idea of an asteroid impact? 12. Wouldn't astronomers have seen the comet by now? 13. Does scientific research support the idea of an asteroid impact? 14. Where can I find out more information? 15. Is this fun? http://www.sightings.com/ufo4/quat.htm : Are you ready for planetary devastation? Do you have an escape pod? Where will you take refuge? Can I come too? Do you have enough food, water, drugs? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # Japanese invent world's tiniest robot. (CNN) It's people versus robots in the latest "Star Wars" movie as Jedi knights battle the mechanized minions of the galaxy's Dark Side. But in Japan, robots aren't the enemy. They are the good guys. They are also getting smaller, a lot smaller. Scientists in Tokyo have invented what may be the world's tiniest robot, measuring just 10 millimeters long and weighing less than half a gram. Researchers hope to use the micro-robots to repair equipment in nuclear and thermal plants. Cute, too: http://cnn.com/TECH/ptech/9907/13/japan.microrobot/index.html : Do you want little itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny robots crawling around your per- sonal space, 'fixing' stuff, cleaning up your debris, moving stuff around so you can't find it any more, 'improving' you, messing with your gerbils? Why? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # Moon walk anniversary celebrations lift off. 30th anniversary celebrations begin on Friday of the "giant leap for mankind" - the first Moon landing. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_396000/396128.stm @ Links: Nasa: http://www.nasa.gov/ @ Apollo 11: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo11/ # Also: Robot space plane arrives: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_332000/332714.stm # Space Tourism ready for take-off: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_324000/324846.stm : Are you celebrating/mourning/ignoring the first Moonwalk? How are Reptoids reacting? Have you Moonwalked yet? Which moon do you prefer to walk on? Why? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # Rights abuses in Sudan cited. WASHINGTON (AP) Defending the appointment of a special human rights envoy for Sudan, a top State Dept official called that country "perhaps the world's worst" rights abuser. US Asst.Sec.State Susan Rice said slavery and religious persecution are widespread in Sudan, and she also cited the horrible consequences of its long running civil war on the civilian population. Military Muslims vs. Christian and animist bushfolk - see http://infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560305386-6c1 : Does your belief system support enslaving and killing your competition? Do you like slaving? Do you enslave for fun, profit, tradition, duty, strategy? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # Crusades apology comes 900 years late. JERUSALEM (AP) To most the Crusades are ancient history. Not to Prince Albrecht zu Castell-Castell, descendant of Christian knights who nearly a millennium ago conquered Jerusalem and massacred Muslims Jews in God's name. The old German aristo finally got a chance to apologize to descendants of Muslim warrior Saladin for his an- cestor's crimes, which burdened his conscience for years. Castell-Castell was one of dozens of Western Christians who sang apologies to Israel's chief rabbi, top Muslim clerics, anyone in the streets of Jerusalem who'd listen on the 900th anniversary of the Crusader conquest of Jerusalem, 15 July 1099. Muslim apologies for taking the Balkans haven't been scheduled yet: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560302047-2f4 : Should you apologize for your distant ancestors' mis/deeds? Do centuries- late apologies heal old wounds? Do you resent what some bastards did to your (10x-grand-father)? D'ya wanna kill their descendants? Is blood for blood the only justice? Do you glory in your ancestors' crimes? D'ya really care? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SkeptiLinks: # White House plays down China bomb report,
Re: [CTRL] UN Thugs Place OUR National parks off-limits
-Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: Stopforth, Jamie [EMAIL PROTECTED] The problem is it's OUR land, not the UN's. What right do they have to say who has access to it and who doesn't? If you see any UN "keep off" signs around Yellowstone, let us know. If you mind that the mostly foreign-owned [Australian Canadian] mining companies will be prevented from open-pit- and strip-mining up to the edges of Yellowstone, pouring toxic chemicals into the ground water, paying minimal royalties to the U.S., let us know. If you think humans have the 'right' to devastate every last square inch of outdoor space on the planet, let us know. If you disagree with the wording of the US Constitution, Article VI: "This Constitution... and all Treaties made... under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land," in the context of US treaties with the UN, let us know. 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] UN Thugs Place OUR National parks off-limits
-Caveat Lector- Yeah, it's all about saving the land isn't it? At least it sounds good. Jamie -Original Message- From: Ric Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 8:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [CTRL] UN Thugs Place OUR National parks off-limits -Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: Stopforth, Jamie [EMAIL PROTECTED] The problem is it's OUR land, not the UN's. What right do they have to say who has access to it and who doesn't? If you see any UN "keep off" signs around Yellowstone, let us know. If you mind that the mostly foreign-owned [Australian Canadian] mining companies will be prevented from open-pit- and strip-mining up to the edges of Yellowstone, pouring toxic chemicals into the ground water, paying minimal royalties to the U.S., let us know. If you think humans have the 'right' to devastate every last square inch of outdoor space on the planet, let us know. If you disagree with the wording of the US Constitution, Article VI: "This Constitution... and all Treaties made... under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land," in the context of US treaties with the UN, let us know. 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. 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 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] Fwd: Oliver Stone faces drugs, drunk driving charges
Looks like we can count Oliver Stone out for exposing the truth about TWA 800 in a documentary film! Best Regards, Marshall Houston Portland, Oregon http://news.excite.com/news/r/990715/20/crime-stone Director Stone faces drugs, drunk driving charges Updated 8:38 PM ET July15, 1999 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Film director Oliver Stone, who was arrested last month for allegedly driving drunk, pleaded innocent Thursday to charges of driving under the influence and possessing controlled substances. Stone, 52, who won Academy Awards for "Platoon" and "Born on the Fourth of July," was charged with possessing a small amount of Hydrocodone, a strong pain medication, and a small amount of concentrated cannabis, prosecutors said. He also faces a misdemeanor count of possessing small quantities of fenfluramine, phentermine and Meprobamate and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence. Fenfluramine and phentermine are the ingredients found in fen-phen, a central nervous system stimulant widely used by dieters until 1997, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration linked the drug combination to heart valve problems. Meprobamate is a muscle relaxant or sedative. Stone, who also directed "Natural Born Killers," "Wall Street" and "JFK," was arrested June 9 after police allegedly observed him driving his black Ford Mustang erratically through Beverly Hills. Officers found the drugs during a search of Stone's car, prosecutors said. The director has been free on $12,000 bail since his arrest.
[CTRL] Fwd: The Week Online with DRCNet, Issue #99
The Week Online with DRCNet, Issue #99 -- July 16, 1999 A Publication of the Drug Reform Coordination Network PLEASE COPY AND DISTRIBUTE (To sign off this list, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line "signoff drc-natl" in the body of the message, or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. To subscribe to this list, visit http://www.drcnet.org/signup.html.) This issue can be also be read on our web site at http://www.drcnet.org/wol/099.html. Stay tuned for the 100th issue of the Week Online, next week! Please help to support this work with a donation -- See http://www.drcnet.org/drcreg.html for details. Contributions to the Drug Reform Coordination Network are not tax-deductible. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. House Subcommittee Holds Second Hearing Attacking Drug Policy Reform http://www.drcnet.org/wol/099.html#secondhearing 2. U.K. National Health Service May Expand Heroin Prescription http://www.drcnet.org/wol/099.html#ukheroin 3. Kids On Texas Border Using More Cocaine http://www.drcnet.org/wol/099.html#texasborder 4. Governor Balks as Medical Marijuana Task Force Recommendations Move Forward in California Senate http://www.drcnet.org/wol/099.html#davisbalks 5. News in Brief http://www.drcnet.org/wol/099.html#newsbriefs 6. Media Alert: New York Premiere of "You Know What I'm Saying?" http://www.drcnet.org/wol/099html#saywhat 7. EDITORIAL: A Drug War Suppressant http://www.drcnet.org/wol/099.html#editorial 1. House Subcommittee Holds Second Hearing Attacking Drug Policy Reform Scott Ehlers, Drug Policy Foundation, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.dpf.org The House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources held its second hearing on the drug policy reform movement on Tuesday (7/13), continuing its assault on virtually all variations of reform. Although this hearing, "The Decriminalization of Drugs," was not as vicious as the first (see link to WOL story, below), it was nonetheless stacked against reformers. Keith Stroup served as the only advocate for a de-escalation of the drug war, and both Democrats and Republicans were beating the drug war drum with equal fervor. The hearing started with testimony from the former Administrator of the DEA, Thomas Constantine, who began his statement with the classic government falsehood that "harm reduction is a euphemism for drug legalization," and that the drug policy reform movement is only interested in making drugs more available to children and the poor. Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke was criticized for his drug policy reform views, which, according to Constantine, were to blame for Baltimore's high incidence of heroin use. When Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) suggested that the United States hasn't really fought a war on drugs, Constantine agreed, saying that U.S. citizens haven't made enough sacrifices to create a drug-free society. The second panel was the most interesting. Keith Stroup, executive director of NORML, Robert MacCoun, a professor and consultant to RAND's Drug Policy Reseach Center, Sandra Bennett, president of Drug Watch International, and Bruce Glasscock, chief of police in Plano, Texas each testified. Stroup began his statement by laying out NORML's policy position, namely that all penalties for the private possession of marijuana by adults should be eliminated, that regulation of the marijuana market should be instituted, with the caveats marijuana should not be used by children, and should only be used in a responsible manner by adults. Stroup made a good case for marijuana decriminalization based on the fact that studies show that marijuana and hard drug use did not increase in those 11 states where marijuana has been decriminalized, and that criminalization is excessively harmful and costly. One message that Stroup reiterated was that the vast majority of "marijuana smokers are otherwise law-abiding citizens who work hard, raise families and contribute to their communities... Arresting and jailing responsible marijuana smokers is a misapplication of the criminal sanction which undermines respect for the law in general." Professor Robert MacCoun's testimony was one of the best- informed, as it consisted of a review of research he and others had conducted on the effects of marijuana decriminalization in the United States and in countries such as the Netherlands and Australia. According to the available research, little or no increase in marijuana or other drug use has been shown under decriminalization, nor have adolescent attitudes changed as a result. It was noted that the Netherlands saw a significant increase in marijuana use among 18 to 20 year-olds between 1984 and 1992, a time in which the number of coffeeshops selling cannabis in Amsterdam increased tenfold. However, Dutch heroin and cocaine use have not increased, and crime rates have not increased because of the policy. In fact, it
[CTRL] Skeptic News - Friday #2
-Caveat Lector- SkeptiNews 990716b - - - - - - - - - - - All The News That's Fit To Question : Passages starting with ':' are editorial comments to provoke discussion. : Hey, SkeptiChat subscribers: let's see some responses, some discussion!! : Nothing contained herein is ever endorsed for truth, accuracy or meaning. : No allosaurs were microchip-implanted during production of this bulletin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # BIG BROTHER'S IMPLANTABLE/INJECTABLE MICRO/BIO-CHIPS [Coming to an arm near you/yours!] There is an identification system made by the Hughes Air- craft Company that you can't lose. It's the syringe implantable transpon- der. Hughes says it's an "ingenious, safe, inexpensive, foolproof and per- manent method of...identification using radio waves. A tiny microchip, the size of a grain of rice, is simply placed under the skin. It's so designed as to be injected simultaneously with a vaccination or alone." We gotcha: http://x35.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=500822145CONTEXT=932064228.364970123hitnu : Would you like to be permanently encoded? Would you rather carry plastic paper ID/credit/access cards that can be stolen, lost? If implanted, would you rather be tracked by gov't, MicroSoft, aliens? When you're microlinked into the upcoming World Mind, will such implants be necessary for survival? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # Expedition To Congo This Fall Seeks Small Brontosaur Living In Swamp. The idea of dinosaurs surviving millions of years into the present in remote jungle regions has had universal appeal since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. But three Manchester lads have taken that idea seriously enough to arrange an expedition to go to the Congo next October. Having failed to track down the orang pendek, a mysterious ape-like creature in Sumatra, their quarry this time is Mokele-mbembe, a shy, vegetarian, brontosaur-like sauropod that could be up to 10m (30ft) long, thought to live in the Likouala swamps of northern Congo. http://www.sightings.com/politics4/exp.htm : Do any dinosaurs live in your neighborhood? Do you exploit/herd/eat them? Are they protected by their alien Reptilioid kin? Do they shit a lot? Where? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ @ PHOENIX UNDEAD: THE MONTAUK PROJECT AND CAMP HERO TODAY. A covert gov't electromagnetic/radiofrequency mindcontrol project is active at a documen- ted subterranean facility beneath the derelict Montauk Air Force Station, at the east end of Long Island's south fork. This project, an outgrowth of very esoteric research linked to the (in)famous "Philadelphia Experiment" (Project Rainbow - later Phoenix) and both the interdimensional and psych- otronic (linking mind to machine [computer]) ramifications of this work, reached literally heretofore unimaginable levels of human (technological) control over the parameters of our "reality" in the Montauk experiments. The masterminds behind the Montauk/Phoenix Project have attempted to "play God." And they really LIKED it! http://seasurf.com/~radioman/monew.htm : Do you like to play God? Do you prefer to play Satan, Isis, Athena, Loki, Garelamaisama, Queztlcoatl? Do you control the parameters of reality? How? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # Trying to Revive 'Gladiator Lions' Of Ancient Roman Colosseum. The Barbary lion, the fabled beast of ancient Rome's Colosseum, could again roam the plains of Africa, if work by British scientists proves successful. They plan to excavate lion bones from under the Colosseum in order to find a genetic fingerprint of a true Barbary lion and then begin a breeding program to revive the animal. http://www.sightings.com/politics4/glad.htm : What ancient beasts do you want to revive? Should Colosseums be rebuilt, gladiatorial bouts staged, Christians fed to lions, old traditions restored? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # ELIXER OF ETERNAL YOUTH. (BBC) Scientists may have discovered the secret of eternal youth - female hormones. German researchers have discovered that women with high levels of oestrogen in their blood look unusually young for their age. They found that in some cases women with high levels of oestrogen appeared to be eight years younger than they really were. In contrast, a lack of oestrogen added up to 8 years to a women's appearance. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_395000/395538.stm : Would you like eternal youth? Would you get bored eventually? Would you like to stay adolescent forever? Would your pimples ever clear up? When?? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ @ Original causes listed for the Black Death? Going to the theater, olive oil, lust for older women, the use of dice, talk of sex, hanging out with witches wearing winklepicker shoes. Not to mention praying incorrectly. : What's your favorite metaphysical/moral Plague cause? Have you induced any plagues with your behaviours/thoughts/writings? Is disease your own fault?? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # New Ultra Deadly Virus - Canadian Lab Spills Waste Water. WINNIPEG - Waste water
[CTRL] Fwd: [CIA-DRUGS] Re: Why did George Bush go to Central America?
!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en" html blockquote TYPE=CITEFrom: David Goldman lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED] pI never read anywhere about why George Bush Sr. was in Central America brafter Hurricane Hugo...he wasn't representing either the UN or the brState Department. Just visiting...did he check out the "landing strips" brto see if they survived the hurricane? Or was it merely a "business trip"? pDavid Goldman/blockquote Hurricane Hugo, September 10-22, 1989 pgoogle.comnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; "George Bush Ilopango" pBush in El Salvador, December, 1983 pBush writes and sends "Presidential" letter to Honduran President Suazo brof Honduras, February 1985, quid pro quo pBush meeting with Honduran President Cordova, March 1985, quid pro quo pBush meeting with Honduran President Azcona, January 1986, quid pro quo pa href="http://www.tarpley.net/bush18.htm"http://www.tarpley.net/bush18.htm/a pJanuary 20, 1981: pRonald Reagan was inaugurated as U.S. President. pnbsp;nbsp;nbsp; March 25, 1981: pVice President George Bush was named the leader of the United States `` crisis management '' staff, `` as a part of the National Security Council system. '' pnbsp;nbsp;nbsp; March 30, 1981: pThe new President was shot in an attempted assassination. He survived his wounds, so Vice President Bush did not succeed to the presidency. pnbsp;nbsp;nbsp; May 14, 1982: pBush's position as chief of all covert action and de facto head of U.S. intelligence--in a sense, the acting President--was formalized in a secret memorandum. The memo explained that `` National Security Decision Directive 3, Crisis Management, establishes the Special Situation Group (SSG), chaired by the Vice President. The SSG is charged ... with formulating plans in anticipation of crises. '' It is most astonishing that, in all of the reports, articles and books about the Iran-Contra covert actions, the existence of Bush's SSG has received no significant attention. Yet its importance in the management of those covert actions is obvious and unmistakable, as soon as an investigative light is thrown upon it. The memo in question also announced the birth of another organization, the Standing Crisis Pre-Planning Group (CPPG), which was to work as an intelligence-gathering agency for Bush and his SSG. This new subordinate group, consisting of representatives of Vice President Bush, National Security Council (NSC) staff members, the CIA, the military and the State Department, was to `` meet periodically in the White House Situation Room '' They were to identify areas of potential crisis and `` [p]resent ... plans and policy options to the SSG '' under Chairman Bush. And they were to provide to Bush and his assistants, `` as crises develop, alternative plans, '' `` action/options '' and `` coordinated implementation plans '' to resolve the `` crises. '' Finally, the subordinate group was to give to Chairman Bush and his assistants `` recommended security, cover, and media plans that will enhance the likelihood of successful execution. '' It was announced that the CPPG would meet for the first time on May 20, 1982, and that agencies were to `` provide the name of their CPPG representative to Oliver North, brNSC staff '' The memo was signed `` for the President '' by Reagan's national security adviser, William P. Clark! plt;snip pMay 25, 1983: pSecretary of State George Shultz wrote a memorandum for President Reagan, trying to stop George Bush from running Central American operations for the U.S. government. Shultz included a draft National Security Decision Directive for the President to sign, and an organizational chart (`` Proposed Structure '') showing Shultz's proposal for the line of authority--from the President and his NSC, through Secretary of State Shultz and his assistant secretary, down to an interagency group. The last line of the Shultz memo says bluntly what role is reserved for the Bush-supervised CPPG: ``The Crisis Pre-Planning Group is relieved of its assignments in this area.'' Back came a brmemorandum for The Honorable George P. Shultz, on a White House letterhead but bearing no signature... plt;snip pDecember 1983: pOliver North accompanied Vice President Bush to El Salvador as his assistant. Bush met with Salvadoran army commanders. North helped Bush prepare a speech, in which he publicly called upon them to end their support for the use of `` death squads. '' North later testified that Bush's speech `` was one of the bravest things I've seen for anybody [sic]. '' plt;snip pApril 3, 1984: pAnother subcommittee of the Bush terrorism apparatus was formed, as President Reagan signed National Security Decision Directive 138. The new `` Terrorist Incident Working Group '' reported to Bush's Special Situation Group. The TIWG geared up government agencies to support militant counterterrorism assaults, on the Israeli model. plt;snip pFebruary 7, 1985: pThe Crisis Pre-Planning Group (CPPG), subordinate to Chairman Bush of
[CTRL] Fwd: SNET: The return of the Feudal Lords, serfs
- SNETNEWS Mailing List Peter Costello and some of his mates belong (Physically and mentally) to the Mount Pelerin Society - an organisation dedicated to bringing back to power, the Feudal System of yore. In case you still do not believe that, here is an extract - that the Corporate Media has no intention of telling you about - from a guide to the GST, put out by The Australian Society of Chartered Accountants: Section 165. 55 "For the purpose of making a declaration under this sub-division the commissioner may: (a) Treat a particular event that has actually happened as not having happened; and (b) Treat a particular event that did not actually happen as having happened; and (c) Treat a particular event that has actually happened as: (i) Having happened at a time different from the time it actually happened, or (ii) Having involved particular action by a particular entity (whether or not the event actually involved any action by that entity)." - Send "subscribe snetnews " to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Posted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[CTRL] [Fwd: [RuMills] Imperial Presidency Imperiled--Klinton Empire Strikes Back]
Caligula rides again. Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: (qmail 23844 invoked from network); 16 Jul 1999 00:34:33 - Received: from pop.onelist.com (HELO onelist.com) (209.207.164.237) by mx10.rmci.net with SMTP; 16 Jul 1999 00:34:33 - Received: (qmail 30003 invoked by alias); 16 Jul 1999 00:34:19 - Received: (qmail 29989 invoked from network); 16 Jul 1999 00:34:19 - Received: from unknown (HELO imo19.mx.aol.com) (198.81.17.9) by pop.onelist.com with SMTP; 16 Jul 1999 00:34:19 - Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] by imo19.mx.aol.com (IMOv20.21) id hNFEa10542 (8014) for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 15 Jul 1999 20:32:12 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 20:32:07 EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 Mailing-List: list [EMAIL PROTECTED]; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: [RuMills] Imperial Presidency Imperiled--Klinton Empire Strikes Back X-Mozilla-Status2: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] = ==RUMOR MILL NEWS AGENCY == http://www.rumormillnews.com = Dateline: 07.15.99 The Imperial Presidency Is Imperiled The Klinton Empire Strikes Back, Or Wildly Lashes Out + An Assassination Attempt on Vice President Gore + A Whispered Threat to Jesse Ventura Uncontrolled Fear Has Broken Out in the Clinton Camp Be Prepared For Irrational Acts of Retaliation As the Democratic Elders Try to Force Clinton Out! Several days ago my sources told me that the Gore and Bradley campaigns have realized that President Clinton will destroy the Democratic Party because he is totally controlled by New World Order Internationalists who have anointed George W. Bush as their new golden haired boy. In other words, Clinton will silently and quietly do what is necessary to sabotage the Democratic candidate for President, whoever it happens to be. The press coverage of the Gore campaign should already prove to you that my sources are right. Hillary's run for Senate will drain off money that the Democratic Presidential Candidate needs to be elected. Clinton's love of the limelight will keep him focusing attention on his Presidency and his legacy, to the detriment of the Democratic Party and all their candidates. The people who want to control the world are not Democrats. They are not Republicans. They are New World Order Elitists who control candidates in each Party and use party rivalry to divide and conquer the American people. In 1996, the New World Order picked the worst possible candidate to run on the Republican ticket because they wanted Clinton to stay in power. In 1984, the New World Order picked the worst possible Democratic candidate because they wanted Reagan to stay in power. In 1988, the NWO again picked the worst possible Democratic candidate so that George Bush, the Elder could become President. This year, the New World Order has picked George Bush, the Younger, to fill the office of the Imperial Presidency. But because George W. is not a conservative Christian Republican, the Republican Party may fracture and Vice President Gore may actually be elected. A Gore Presidency would spell disaster to the New World Order International Elite-tists. Several days ago RMNews sent out an article in which we stated that Faction 2 and Faction 3 are working together to create a 5 Party system for the next election. They are doing this to defeat the candidate who will be "fielded" by the New World Order... at the moment, this candidate appears to be George W. Bush. Working under the assumption that the opposing Factions, (i.e. Faction 2 and Faction 3) are creating a 5 Party system which is designed to keep the New World Order Candidate out of the Oval Office, the Clinton NWO "handlers" have decided that the number one enemy of the New World Order's candidate, is AL GORE! Yes, you read that right! Al Gore is considered to be the number one enemy of the New World Order. The New World Order's number two enemy is Governor JESSE VENTURA! Therefore, Gore and Ventura have to be stopped before they even get started. Governor Ventura got wind of the fact that the NWO wants him out of the Presidential race OR DEAD, so Governor Ventura has been trying to take himself out of the race. His first attempt to take himself out of the race was by backing former governor Lowell Weicker as the Presidential candidate of the Reform Party. Weicker is as exciting as cold oatmeal and just as likely to get elected. Ventura's next ploy to take himself out of the race was to make himself look like a clown, a buffoon, a self inflated pompous idiot.
Re: [CTRL] UN Thugs Place OUR National parks off-limits
-Caveat Lector- Well, I am as much for protecting the environment as the next person. I shall spare you the details of my on-going battle with my local utility concerning the connection of my solar/wind supplemental power source and the latest--spraying my Collie in the eyes with pepper spray for no reason. However, some of these Treaties have never been ratified. Case in point Alabama Steelworkers vs. NAFTA. NAFTA has never been ratified yet was upheld in federal court. The pollution is so bad in other countries, many far worse than in the US. I do not think that is the real reason the UN wants control of these resources. I think it is a little bit gullible to believe they only want to protect them from us bad ole plundering Americans. Amelia - Original Message - From: Ric Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [CTRL] UN Thugs Place OUR National parks off-limits -Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: Stopforth, Jamie [EMAIL PROTECTED] The problem is it's OUR land, not the UN's. What right do they have to say who has access to it and who doesn't? If you see any UN "keep off" signs around Yellowstone, let us know. If you mind that the mostly foreign-owned [Australian Canadian] mining companies will be prevented from open-pit- and strip-mining up to the edges of Yellowstone, pouring toxic chemicals into the ground water, paying minimal royalties to the U.S., let us know. If you think humans have the 'right' to devastate every last square inch of outdoor space on the planet, let us know. If you disagree with the wording of the US Constitution, Article VI: "This Constitution... and all Treaties made... under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land," in the context of US treaties with the UN, let us know. 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. 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 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] Gubbmint intrusion...
-Caveat Lector- At 07:49 PM 7/15/99 EDT, William Shannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Caveat Lector- Why can't the republicans in Congress STOP sticking their upturned noses into the PRIVATE LIVES of the American people??? Exactly WHO wants "big government"? Not me, and it seems the "liberals" are of similar opinion...hmmm... Bill. Bill would require adoption talk in clinics WASHINGTON (AP)--Opening a new front in the abortion wars, Republicans want family planning clinics to talk adoption when pregnant women look for help. Amswer to your very shallow and stupid question: The U.S. Constitution protects "LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". The determination of whose LIFE is to be protected is very definitely one of the fundamental purposes of government in a civilized society. A society that delegates to individuals or collectives the privilege of deciding who is to live and who is to die is a barbaric society. I'm FOR this kind of government intrusion, AND I will gleefully report you to the government as a person who should be placed under surveillance. DBC 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] OEN 7/16/99
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/"The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe/A - Today's Lesson From La-Bas by J. K. Huysmans "But all this," said Des Hermies, "does not explain how, from a man of piety, he [Gilles de Rais] was suddenly changed into a Satanist, from a placid scholar into a violator of little children, a 'ripper' of boys and girls." "I have already told you that there are no documents to bind together the two parts of this life so strangely divided, but in what I have been narrating you can pick out some of the threads of the duality. To be precise, this man, as I have just had you observe, was a true mystic. He witnessed the most extraordinary events which history has ever shown. Association with Jeanne d'Arc certainly stimulated his desires for the divine. Now from lofty Mysticism to base Satanism there is but one step. In the Beyond all things touch. He carried his zeal for prayer into the territory of blasphemy. He was guided and controlled by that group of sacrilegious priests, transmuters of metals, and evokers of demons, by whom he was surrounded at Tiffauges." "You think, then, that the Maid of Orleans was really responsible for his career of evil?" "To a certain point. Consider. She roused an impetuous soul, ready for anything, as well as for orgies of saintliness as for ecstacies of crime. "There was no transition between the two phases of his being. The moment Jeanne was dead he fell into the hands of sorcerers who were the most learned of scoundrels and the most unscrupulous of scholars. These men who frequented the chatreau de Tiffauges were fervent Latinists, marvellous conversationalists, possessors of forgotten arcana, guardians of world-old secrets. Gilles was evidently more fitted to live with them than with men like Dunois and La Hire. These magicians . . . [were] the patricians of intellect of the fifteenth century. Not having found places in the Church, where they would certainly have accepted no position beneath that of cardinal or pope, they could, in those troubled times of ignorance, but take refuge in the patronage of a great lord like Gilles." = Nukes R Us China Says It Has Neutron Bomb And what's more we built it ourselves and Taiwan doesn't have one BEIJING - Buried in a tiresome-looking 40-page government report lay what appeared to be a minor scientific detail, almost invisible because it was mentioned so casually, in a passing reference three sentences long. But it was not minor at all. China has designed a neutron weapon, the report said, as well as miniaturized nuclear weapons. It was the timing, not the content, of the revelation that made it so significant when it emerged on Thursday morning. Scientists have known for years that China had neutron weapon capability, having detected multiple tests over the last 11 years, but Thursday was the first time that China had publicly asserted owning such technology. Why now ? The target of this news was apparently Taiwan. Coming just days after Taiwan dropped its adherence to the idea that it and China are part of the same country, the revelation was timed to send a discreet message across the Taiwan straits: We got the stuff, so watch out. The neutron weapon news was hidden in a report intended to rebut the findings of the Cox Committee report, which was released by a U.S. congressional committee in May. The Cox report accused China of having stolen information on the designs for the neutron weapon as well as for the W-88, the most advanced miniaturized warhead. The rebuttal denies that China took any secret nuclear technology from the United States, and accuses the Cox report of being politically motivated, full of distortions and painted with a layer of racism directed at Chinese people and at Chinese-Americans. The principal suspect in the espionage allegation is Wen Ho Lee, a Taiwan-born American who was fired from his job at the Los Alamos laboratory, but has yet to be charged with any crime for lack of evidence. China's assertions on Thursday, similar to earlier Chinese denials of the Cox report, were most curious for their timing, inexplicably coming nearly two months after the Cox report was released. The question of the week in Beijing is how China will ultimately respond to Taiwan's shifting stance toward the mainland. Zhao Qizheng, the senior official who delivered the rebuttal Thursday, said when asked afterward that he could not say whether China would take military action. Paradoxically, the announcement on Thursday may signal China's decision to keep to a relatively restrained response to the goings-on in Taiwan. Although any mention of a neutron bomb sounds intimidating, since it is designed to kill people with intense doses of radiation that leave buildings undisturbed, the way the news was delivered was notably lacking in the kind of rancor and fist-on-the-table banging that Beijing has shown in the past. ''Beijing
[CTRL] The New American - Save Our Canal . . .
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/1999/08-02-99/vo15no16_canal.htm A HREF="http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/1999/08-02-99/vo15no16_canal.htm"The New American - Save Our Canal! - August 2, /A - Whip saw hegelianism, Hit 'em high, hit 'em low. Om K - IN THE NEWS: Perfidy in Panama The United States is on a suicide course that will surrender its American Canal in Panama into the hands of a hostile and dangerous foreign power Vol. 15, No. 16 August 2, 1999 Save Our Canal! by Admiral Thomas H. Moorer The control of the Panama Canal is far more important to our national security than is the control of the Kiel Canal to that of Germany, or the Suez Canal to that of Great Britain. Its protection is more essential than the protection of any part of our coast or any of our seaports, however important, because it is the key to the protection of many seaports and thousands of miles of coast-line. Henry L. Stimson Former Secretary of War (1913) The United States appears to be sleep-walking on a course to sure destruction, and Americas leaders, who have plotted this course, appear to be completely oblivious to the mortal danger they are leading us into. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the imminent giveaway of the U.S. Canal in Panama. In just a few months, unless the American people raise a terrific outcry, this strategic waterway, so vital to our economy and national security, will be turned over to Panama. But Panama, a tiny country of only 2.8 million people, does not even have an army. It has the capacity neither to defend nor maintain this valuable transoceanic thoroughfare. China Takeover In reality, if we allow this suicidal course to continue, we will be transferring our strategic canal not to Panama, but to whichever power moves in to fill the vacuum. And there is no longer any cause to wonder which power that will be. Over the past several years, the Peoples Republic of China has made unmistakably clear its designs upon the Panama Canal. In fact, it has already moved in and begun to take control of this critically important asset. Yes, that is true; it is one of the great untold stories that have been completely ignored by our news media. If we proceed along our present course, by the end of this year, on December 31st, Communist China will become the de facto new owners and rulers of the Panama Canal. This is the same Red China that has been so heavily involved in massive espionage efforts to steal our satellite, missile, and nuclear weapons technology; the same totalitarian regime that massacred thousands of students at Tiananmen Square, yet still denies this atrocity; the same Red China that is supplying terrorist regimes such as Iran, Syria, Libya, and North Korea with missiles and weapons of mass destruction; the same Beijing thugs who are threatening Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines, who are helping Pakistans nuclear weapons program, and who call the United States their "number one enemy"; the same Red China that has so thoroughly penetrated our government and our military research laboratories during the Clinton Administration. Over the past year, the American people began to get a glimpse of the enormity and gravity of the multitude of ongoing Clinton scandals known collectively as "Chinagate." However, Clintons allies in the media have been only too willing to help the White House divert attention from these serious matters. Thus, the public has remained largely uninformed on these vital issues, and we have not seen a sustained, determined attempt in Congress to hold accountable those individuals responsible for some of the most devastating betrayals of our national security. As injurious as the many Chinagate treacheries have been to our nations security, the impending surrender of our Panama Canal is more serious still. Tragically, Americans have come to take the Canal and its myriad benefits for granted. One of the great engineering marvels of the world, the Canal is not only a tribute to the genius, vision, determination, and political will of an earlier generation of Americans, but a crucially important artery and choke point for our Navy and merchant marine vessels. Its value far exceeds the $32 billion we have invested in it over the years, though that price tag alone is reason enough to question the sanity of those who are so determined to relinquish this valuable property. Over 13,000 commercial vessels transit the Panama Canal every year with some 190 million long tons of cargo. In the past year our Naval vessels used the Canal countless times. This 51-mile waterway cuts 8,000 miles off the trip around the southern tip of South America, saving as much as two weeks of transport time. In warfare, time means lives, and that much time can mean the difference between defeat and victory. The Panama Canal has played a crucial role in World Wars I and II, the Korean War, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and many other conflicts. I find it
Re: [CTRL] Gubbmint intrusion...
-Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: Damian B. Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] William Shannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why can't the republicans in Congress STOP sticking their upturned noses into the PRIVATE LIVES of the American people??? Exactly WHO wants "big government"? Not me, and it seems the "liberals" are of similar opinion...hmmm... Bill would require adoption talk in clinics WASHINGTON (AP)--Opening a new front in the abortion wars, Republicans want family planning clinics to talk adoption when pregnant women look for help. Amswer to your very shallow and stupid question: The U.S. Constitution protects "LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Actually, that phrase is NOT in the U.S. Constitution - it's in the Declaration of Independence, which is not a legally-binding document under U.S. law. It's a nice piece of propaganda, but it ain't law. Re-read Article VI, USC, eh? The determination of whose LIFE is to be protected is very definitely one of the fundamental purposes of government in a civilized society. A society that delegates to individuals or collectives the privilege of deciding who is to live and who is to die is a barbaric society. A conspiracy exists, a conspiracy to centralize power and control in the hands of theocrats, of American Ayatollahs; a wily conspiracy that employs many tools, many strategies, one of which is to propound the notion that a FETUS is a PERSON, with the same rights [but none of the responsibilities] of a person who is not contained within and totally dependent upon its mother's body. Thus a FETUS is to be a priveleged entity, superior to its bearer, accountable to none; and women are to be second-class citizens, their activities subordinate to whatever a gov't agency may deem to be the 'welfare' of the FETUS. Now, when you see somebody walking around, or sitting or lying down, or otherwise "out in the world", it's rather obvious that they're a "person", a more-or-less autonomous human being. With a fetus, it's not so evident - a fetus is hidden within its mother's body, and it may not be externally evident until the moment of birth that a fetus even exists. If a FETUS is a PERSON, then its existence must be made obvious. So, all female humans of possible child-bearing years [above age 8] must wear an implant in their womb, linked to an external light that will signal if a fetus exists. If a female is pregnant/lit, then she must not engage in any activity that could endanger the FETUS - no alcohol, tobacco, or other self- medicating drugs; no adventurous activities [hanggliding/skydiving, rockclimbing, whitewater rafting, surfing, rollerblading, bicycling] - in fact, it's best if such females are sequestered, under constant supervision, allowed only a prescribed course of diet exercise gov't-approved entertainment. If a female is pregnant/lit, and she's out in the world, then she has a new set of obligations and priveleges, because everywhere she goes, she's TWO people, not ONE. Double-up on census counts [which affect congressional apportionment, federal disbursements, etc], on elevator/ room maximum person counts, maybe on tickets/admissions [if greedy merchants have their way]. Double-up on head taxes, welfare payments, on ANY aspect of US life where per-person counts are significant. If a FETUS is a PERSON, them MASSIVE gov't intrusion will be necessary, new rules/regulations and their enforcement will be necessary - and who will pay the taxes to support the huge expansion of gov't? I'm FOR this kind of government intrusion, AND I will gleefully report you to the government as a person who should be placed under surveillance. Are you identifying yourself as an operative of Big Gov't / Theocracy? 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] Ten commandments Survey [WND Survey]
-Caveat Lector- 2. Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools? http://www.becounted.com/ Bard 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] Midwest Racist Shooter Belonged To A Group Spawned By The Candian Secret Service
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July 5 (EIRNS)--MIDWEST RACIST SHOOTER BELONGED TO A GROUP
SPAWNED BY THE CANADIAN SECRET SERVICE. The latest saga of "blind
terrorism" may have been a real blunder, in that the BAC murderers pulling
the
strings have left a blatant trail to themselves.
A man identified by the FBI as Benjamin Nathaniel Smith,
suspected of killing a black man and a Korean-American, and
wounding orthodox Jews, had shot himself to death while being
chased by police. (Radio reports said Smith supposedly shot
himself three times.) Smith's shooting episodes began Friday,
July 2 in Chicago and ended Sunday with Smith's death in Salem,
Illinois.
The Associated Press and other news agencies said Smith was
a member of the "World Church of the Creator" -- a racist group
brazenly manipulated, and in effect re-created, by the Canadian
Secret Intelligence Service (CSIS), Canada's domestic
intelligence agency. Canada's intelligence services report
directly to Britain's secret services and to Queen Elizabeth II.
A July 5 Reuters wire said, "Smith was formerly a student at
Indiana University in Bloomington and until recently passed out
hate-filled literature on or near the campus for the East Peoria,
Illinois-based World Church of the Creator." Sometime before his
terrorist attack this past weekend, Smith had been "talked to" by
the Bloomington police about his activities on behalf of the
"Church," according to Bloomington Police Captain Bill Parker.
The "Church of the Creator" is a sub-entity of the Heritage
Front, Canada's main organization of neo-Nazis. Heritage Front
burst into the headlines in Canada in 1994 when it was revealed
that Grant Bristow, an informant paid a $50,000 yearly stipend by
the CSIS, founded and funded the Heritage Front, and led it into
violence.
In one infamous incident, a computer containing names of
members of the "Church of the Creator" and the Heritage Front was
stolen from the "Church." According to an affidavit by Heritage
Front leader Wolfgange Droege, CSIS agent Grant Bristow told
"Church" security director Eric Fisher that a certain member had
stolen the computer. Fisher, a Canadian airborne special forces
veteran, forcibly detained and beat up Bristow's suspect. After
the victim, Tryone Mason, went to the police and Fisher was
charged with kidnapping and assault, Bristow warned Mason to drop
the charges, according to Mason's affidavit.
"Church of the Creator" is said to have been founded
originally in the early 1970s by one Ben Klassen, who grew up in
Canada but moved to the U.S. and became a Florida state
legislator. During 1992, South African police spies revealed they
had been ordered to join and use the "Church" for recruits in an
undercover war against the African National Congress. In the
U.S., the Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit against the
"Church," driving it towards bankruptcy and the 1993 suicide of
founder Klassen. The Canadian secret service and army uses of the
group, of which we have record, occurred during this chaotic and
increadingly leaderless period of the "Church"; the reorganized
"Church" had become an "affiliate" of the Heritage Front.
After the Toronto {Sun} and {Globe and Mail} broke the story
that Grant Bristow had "co-founded" the Heritage Front, Canada's
Security Intelligence Review Committee held hearings on the
Heritage Front affair. This official British Commonwealth review
body mildly criticized Bristow and the CSIS, but praised the CSIS
for maintaining "active" agents in racist groups -- supposedly to
avert racism and violence.
The nominal leader of the Heritage Front, Wolfgang Droege,
immigrated to Canada as a teenager from Germany in 1963. Droege
went to jail for his part in a 1981 secret-services-backed scheme
of Canadian and U.S. racist mercenaries to overthrow the
government of the Caribbean island of Dominica. After another
U.S. term for cocaine trafficking, Droege returned to Canada and
was asked by CSIS agent Bristow to create Heritage Front using
Droege's name.
In an April 26, 1996 affidavit, Droege describes Bristow's
role in funding Droege personally, and funding the creation and
development of the Heritage Front, funding its publicity, running
the provocations and harrassment against leftist anti-racist
groups, funding and personally running all aspects of its
outreach to the U.S. and other countries, and running its legal
protection from the Canadian authorities. For an example on the
legal front, observers were astonished by the 30-day sentence
offered by Canadian prosecutors as a punishment for "Church of
the Creator" security director Eric Fisher in the
Bristow-instigated kidnapping.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the B'nai B'rith, parent of the
FBI-affiliated Anti-Defamation League, praised the CSIS for
Bristow's role. The B'Nai B'rith stance stood out in contrast to
[CTRL] Newswatch Magazine July 1999 Newsletter
-Caveat Lector- from: http://newswatchmagazine.org/newsletter/ A HREF="http://newswatchmagazine.org/newsletter/"Newswatch Magazine July 1999 Newsletter /A - July 15, 1999 Dear Friends of Newswatch: The last half of 1999 has begun. This may possibly be the year that persecution begins with the advent of Y2K. Most States say they are prepared for Y2K, but they are afraid to be connected to the Federal Government computers. Corrupted dated could be infused into State computers by Federal computers. International Socialism - Communism, controlled by the Illuminati, is ready to transform the world when Y2K hits and the resultant chaos. The motto has always been "Order out of Chaos." Whether Y2K will be as bad as we think it will be or not doesn't matter! People have plans to take their money out of banks before 2000 arrives which will automatically cause a banking crisis. The Illuminati wrote in 1897 that they would get the whole world involved in speculation. At the right moment, they would create a world-wide economic collapse. The time is RIPE for that collapse as we see December 31, 1999, approach. Computers with mainframes are PROGRAMMED TO COLLAPSE! Electricity is essential in the modern world. Without electricity, refrigerators will not function without a generator; lights for your home, etc. Senator and Mary Mundt of South Dakota infiltrated a Communist cell meeting held by a University of Colorado professor in the 1930s. They already had drawn up a new map of the United States. This map showed power projects, such as the Tennessee Valley Authority, controlled by the Federal Government. He stated that a nationwide blackout would occur and Martial Law would be called. The United States would be OCCUPIED by the military to enforce Socialism upon America. In the 1960s and '70s Alan Greenspan, now head of the Federal Reserve System, helped program these mainframe computers. He admitted to this in a Congressional Committee hearing on Y2K. HE KNOWS Y2K WILL TAKE DOWN PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT and MARTIAL LAW WILL BE CALLED!!! It is very interesting as to how the Federal Government is going to handle Texas. WHY? The United States has three power grids - one for the Western sector of the U.S.; one for the Eastern sector of the U.S.; and then there is Texas. Texas has its own power grid not attached to the other two. Even if the power goes out in the remainder of the U.S., it does not mean it will go out in Texas. As of June 30, 1999, Texas is supposed to be Y2K compliant. The head of the Commission said a few isolated outages may occur which can be quick-ly repaired. Since the remainder of the country will be under FEDERAL GOVERNMENT control, the power com-panies CANNOT turn on the electricity unless the Feds give them permission. The spokesmen for the Texas electric system stated firmly that Texas severed their relationship with the Federal Government in 1935 BECAUSE it did NOT WANT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL THE ELECTRICITY! Y2K is not the only threat to our freedom. Russia has pretended to give up Communism and said her economy has collapsed. However, Russia has just finished, July 1-3, 1999, MOCK invasions of the United States over Greenland, Iceland, and the North Pole. North Korea tested the range of her new Topal missiles based upon stolen U.S. technology. She launched three rockets across Japan without payloads. One landed on Alaskan soil. China and Russia are outraged by the "accidental on purpose" bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia. China has called for an all-out military buildup because they feel their time has come for world domination. Those who originally founded Communism as their tool of destruction stated that they intended to have three world wars to bring the 20th Century to a close. Out of this horrible chaos would come world government. Russia is feverishly building their military arsenal and has become the most powerful nation on earth. With a Treaty between Russia and China concluded, it has freed up 2,500 miles of border between them where both countries had positioned troops. Those troops are now free to be deployed elsewhere. Russia is stockpiling fuel, food, oil and anything to endure an all-out nuclear war. They have built huge underground cities that can house up to 30,000 people each. The entire Communist world is mobilizing its military - including Cuba working with China to build ultra-sophisticated spy equipment with the agreement to share the information. This great mobilization was recorded centuries ago (Ezekiel 38-39). With Y2K staring the Communist world in the face, they may believe that they have to use their nuclear weapons or lose them. Albert Pike wrote his letter to co-world revolutionary Guiseppi Mazzini on August 15, 1871, saying that many revolutionary wars and three world wars would be carried forward in the twentieth century to achieve world government. Have we seen MANY revolutionary wars under the name of Liberation Movements
[CTRL] How gun show was shut down [WND]
-Caveat Lector- FRIDAY JULY 16 1999 How gun show was shut down FBI turns off insta-check system, halts business By Jon E. Dougherty © 1999 WorldNetDaily.com Despite a turnout of "record numbers" of people at the Crossroads Gun Show in Phoenix, Ariz., not one gun dealer sold a single firearm. That's because earlier in the day on Sunday, July 11, the Federal Bureau of Investigation turned off its instant background database system for, according to a source who spoke with FBI officials, "routine maintenance." As a result, dealers were not able to perform the required background checks on potential customers and, hence, could not sell any guns. "In what seemed like an arbitrary and capricious attack on U.S. commerce, the FBI, without warning, closed gun shows and the firearms business in general," said [ http://www.gunlaws.com/ ] Alan Korwin, noted gun law expert and an opponent of the FBI's background check system, who attended the Phoenix event. Korwin is the author of "Gun Laws of America," a reference almanac that lists every state and federal law pertaining to firearms in the country. The move sparked widespread anger and resentment from local Phoenix firearm dealers and patrons alike, as well as charges of an anti-gun conspiracy by the federal government. Though Korwin admitted the move was dubious, he told WorldNetDaily there was "absolutely no evidence" that the FBI "maliciously" turned off NICS "for the sole purpose of thwarting national gun sales." However, he said, "Did the FBI know such a move would thwart gun sales? Of course they had to know that because they're not stupid. I'm just saying I don't know if the move was malicious or conspiratorial." The system, which is known as the National Instant (Background) Check System, or NICS, is a result of the Brady Law, which mandated such a system by Nov. 30, 1998. Specifically, it is a computer database located in Clarksburg, W.Va., and is used to "check available records on persons who are disqualified from receiving firearms." Clinton administration advocates have touted the system as a legitimate crime-fighting tool. Critics of the system, however, claim that NICS is a waste of taxpayer money and violates Second Amendment restrictions on the "infringement" of the right to keep and bear -- and purchase -- firearms. At the Phoenix event, Korwin said that although licensed dealers were unable to sell firearms, private transactions between individuals occurred. "And as you know," he added, "there currently is a move to close that so-called loophole in the law as well." President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and a number of Republican lawmakers have recently said they will seek legislation mandating that all firearms transactions -- including those at gun shows -- also be subjected to a NICS check. Korwin said the most frustrating aspect of the July 11 incident was that gun dealers "had no prior knowledge" that the system would be shut down. "That was quite a surprise" to dealers, he said. But he added, "I don't think any attention was paid, that I'm aware of, that this action could put people out of business by stopping commerce. It was government regulation of free enterprise in a way that had never been done." According to the FBI's own "fact sheet" on the NICS system, "In accordance with the Brady Act, the NICS shall allow Federal Firearms Licensees ... to contact the system by telephone or by other electronic means in addition to the telephone, for information, to be supplied immediately." If the gun buyer has no disqualifying criminal record, the transaction is approved and a "NICS transaction number" (NTN) is assigned to the purchase. "If the FBI determines that disqualifying information exists on the prospective purchaser," the rules state, "the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) will be advised that the transfer may not proceed and will be given an NTN to record on the ATF Form 4473 and retain the form for auditing purposes." States can also decide if they want FFLs to contact a state agency for sales approval instead of the federal government. Korwin said that in the event the NICS system is down for any reason, the Brady law "only requires its use if it is up and running." He said gun dealers may sell guns without a background check if the system is down, "but dealers don't do that because they are terrified of reprisals by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms" -- the agency primarily responsible for regulating firearms sales. He also said the NICS system "has been temporarily down before, but never for a full day." "I've asked them for information on their down time," he said, "but so far I haven't gotten any." Typically, he said, the system "glitches" from time to time, which does not suggest any duplicity on the part of the FBI. On the other hand,
Re: [CTRL] Fwd: SNET: The return of the Feudal Lords, serfs
-Caveat Lector- Section 165. 55: "For the purpose of making a declaration under this sub-division the commissioner may: (a) Treat a particular event that has actually happened as not having happened; and (b) Treat a particular event that did not actually happen as having happened; and (c) Treat a particular event that has actually happened as: (i) Having happened at a time different from the time it actually happened, or (ii) Having involved particular action by a particular entity (whether or not the event actually involved any action by that entity)." These guys went to the same school of effective communication as Bill Clinton. Depends on what you mean by "particular," "event," "actually," "happen(ed)," and "has/have." Tenorlove who loves to play with words as much as she loves to play with tenors _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.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
[CTRL] The Illuminati's Plan Is Nearly Complete . . .
-Caveat Lector- from: http://newswatchmagazine.org/apr99/apr99.htm A HREF="http://newswatchmagazine.org/apr99/apr99.htm"April 15, 1999 Issue /A - The Illuminati's Plan Is Nearly Complete! There is one fact of which we may be assured: the Order of the Illuminati was founded on May 1st, 1776, by Dr. Adam Weishaupt, Professor of Cannon Law at the University of Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.1 Weishaupt, born a Jew and converted to Roman Catholicism, was a former Jesuit priest who said he broke with that Order to form his own organization. It is important that we clarify the REAL meaning of the name of Weishaupt's Secret Society - The Illuminati. The name implies that those individuals who are members of the Illuminati are the only members of the human race who are truly enlightened and know how to govern. Weishaupt and his followers considered themselves to be the cream of the intelligentsia - the ONLY people with the mental capacity, the knowledge, the insight and understanding necessary to govern the world and bring it peace. Their AVOWED purpose and goal was the establishment of a "Novus Ordo Seclorum" - a New World Order, or One World Government. The name Illuminati is derived from the word Lucifer, which means "Bearer of Light" or a (spirit) being of extraordinary brilliance ( Isaiah 14:12). This is the "invisible" power giving rise to this end time social system (Rev.13:2). Public attention was first drawn to the existence of the Illuminati and their diabolical plan for world conquest as the result of a bizarre ACCIDENT in 1785. History records that a courier for the Illuminati, named Lanze, was racing on horseback from Frankfurt, Germany, to Paris, France, carrying documents relating to Illuminati activities in general, and specific instructions for the PLANNED French Revolution in particular. The documents originated with Jewish members of the Illuminati in Germany and were addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Orient Masons in Paris. As the courier galloped through Ratisbon (Regensberg), he was struck by lightning and killed. All the papers he was carrying fell into the hands of the local police who turned them over to the Bavarian Government. The authorities ordered the police to raid the headquarters of the Illuminati. This resulted in additional documents being captured: these documents revealed that the Conspirators had WORLDWIDE AIMS. All of the carefully documented evidence was brought to the attention of the governments of Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Poland and Russia. For one reason or another, possibly INSIDE Illuminati influence, these governments chose to turn a deaf ear to the warnings contained in these dreadful documents. Four years later the French Revolution exploded on the European scene in all of its hideous fury. Sir Walter Scott, in the second volume of his The Life of Napoleon, points out that the events leading up to the French Revolution were ALL CREATED by the Money Barons - the Illuminati - whose agents then led the mob in creating the famous Reign of Terror. Two books, if they can still be found that will shed light on this period of history are "The French Revolution" by Nesta Webster and "Pawns in the Game" by William Guy Carr. Professor John Robison The first crucial inside information on the Illuminati came when these "great intellectuals" were foolish enough to invite Professor John Robison to join their ranks. Robison, Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh University, was also Secretary General of the prestigious Royal Society in that Scottish city. He was recognized by his contemporaries as one of the truly great intellectuals of his day. By inviting Robison to join his conspirators, Weishaupt probably felt that the British professor would prove to be his "link" in expanding his organization into the British Isles. Weishaupt completely misjudged Robison's character. Instead of finding a person with billowing vanity, tremendous self-esteem and an insatiable lust for power, he discovered a man of great integrity - a man deeply concerned for the welfare of his fellow human beings and for his own country in particular. Robison was a man who could not be bought. Robison sought that which was honorable for the English people, and would not be deceived. Robison didn't fall for the lie that the goals of the Illuminati were pure and honorable. He kept his reactions to himself and played along with the conspirators. As a result, he was entrusted with top secret Illuminati documents and was able to scrutinize the inner workings of the Secret Society at close range. Thus, Professor Robison wrote a startling book entitled, Proofs of a Conspiracy, which was published in 1797. The Order was divided into three main classes; the first included "novices," - "minervals" and "lesser Illuminati; the second consisting of freemasons, "ordinary" and "Scottish Knights;" - the third, of "mystery" class comprised of two grades of "priest" and
[CTRL] Beyond Conspiracy
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/tlc-2.htm A HREF="http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/tlc-2.htm"Beyond Conspiracy/A - Much info and embedds. Om K - "I hissith to the nations." Beyond Conspiracy The Last Chuckle Continues ... In the Aftermath of the New World Order. By Grugyn Silverbristle This is a book in progress; but due to its urgency and the conditions prevailing, we have decided to begin publishing now, rather than to wait. You will find, therefore, that the content changes from time to time, as various chapters are updated toward their completion. --G.S. Secrets of American History The Five Axioms Toward a Deeper Understanding The Nature of the Beast A Populist Agenda Introduction. Volume I: Secrets of American History Prelude: Freemasonry and the American Revolutionary War. 1787: The Antifederalist Papers: Evidence of a Freemasonic Coup? And you think there were no objections to the Constitution? For background information, see Constitutional History from Barefoot Bob Hardison's impeccable website. 1787: The Address and Reasons of Dissent of the minority of the Convention of the State of Pennsylvania to their Constituents. Proof that the Constitution itself had been foisted on the freemen; that the Founding Fathers -- delegates to the 1787 Convention -- had violated the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutions of their separate States, and implanted the Constitution through deception, violence and intrigue. The Abolitionists and the Illuminati: Who were the leaders of the Abolitionist movement? How were they connected to the Communists? Who were the forty-eighters? Who formed the Republican Party in 1856? Why were they so determined to create a Civil War? The Civil War: Martial Law the 14th Amendment. Because it was a Federal Military Coup. In 20/20 hindsight, the American Revolution had been a civil war (between the Lodge of St. John's and the Lodge of St. Andrews'), while the American Civil War was a Marxist revolution. The Blackstone Memorial: [Not up yet] During the postwar Gilded Age, the Fabian Socialists subvert the Bourgeoise. In 1891 the "Christian Millennialist Movement", as represented by 413 prominent leaders of the "Anglo-American" Establishment (a.k.a. Freemasons), present this petition to establish a Jewish National Homeland in Palestine with British and American Government support. See In the shadow of God's Sun-dial. It is the Diaspora Jews who reject the plea! They had already decided to come to America. The Unified Conspiracy Theory Exodus to America: a Jewish Time-Line CE 1502-1933. From 1933 to present the United States has been a "Constitutional Dictatorship". That period will be covered separately. Volume II: The Five Axioms Axiom I: The Federal Government will never abide by the limitations of power set forth in the Constitution. Axiom II:It is a general and necessary law of nature to rule wherever one can. Axiom III:The United States is no longer a nation; rather, it is a universe of nations held together by common institutions, by definition, an empire. Axiom IV:Every empire in history has eventually fractured along racial, ethnic and religious lines. Axiom V:Multiculturalism is an agenda to preserve the multi-ethnic state by eliminating racial, cultural and religious distinctions. Volume III: Toward a Deeper Understanding Zionism and the New World Order: This can't be for real ... can it? And He closed the Book: What every Christian ought to know. An Outline of the Diaspora: The elements that should be taught in school history. Why isn't Jewish History taught in public schools? The Crusades: Planting the Seed of Our Conquest. Free Trade (1622) by Edward Misseldon. The Parable of the Sower: A Sermon to the Trees. Volume IV: The Nature of the Beast The Governing System: An Overview. The Gatekeeper: Our Educational Complex. Primary Education: Experimental Psychology and Social Engineering; John Dewey and Felix Adler; John D. Rockefeller and the General Education Board; Columbia University and the Lincoln School. Job Training: The Partnership of Business and Education letting labor shoulder the burden. How to Subvert Institutions of Higher Learning: Rites of Initiation; Organization, Methods and Objectives. In Their Own Words: Can you see the Agenda? The Destruction of Genius: Dostoyevsky saw it coming 130 years ago. "We shall strangle every genius in the cradle!" "It will be the Garden of Eden!" The Media: Is it really owned by Jews? The Financial Complex: What you have always suspected but were afraid to ask. Volume V: A Populist Agenda
[CTRL] God and Al Gore [phony as a three-dollar bill]
-Caveat Lector- FRIDAY JULY 16 1999 Joseph Farah is editor of WorldNetDaily.com and executive director of the Western Journalism Center, an independent group of investigative reporters. God and Al Gore They say none of us can really judge what's in another man's heart -- or know who has attained salvation through a relationship with God and who hasn't. Having said that, let me add emphatically and swiftly that Vice President Al Gore's celebrated new emphasis on "religious values" is as phony as a three-dollar bill. It's probably just a very good bit of Internet folklore -- at least I haven't been able to verify the validity of this story. Nevertheless, the fact that it is so totally believable in the context of what we know about Al Gore makes it with repeating -- even if it turns out to be nothing more than a good joke. It seems Gore was giving a speech somewhere and referred to his favorite Bible passage as John 16:3. There were a few snickers and sideways glances in the audience among those who assumed the vice president had made a slight gaffe in confusing one of the most famous scripture references for Christians -- John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." As for John 16:3? "And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me." It just could have happened. I'll wait to hear the denials from the Gore campaign and stand ready to publish them if they care to set the record straight. But that's not my beef with Gore's religion-mongering. My problem is not even that it is transparent politics from a man who has in many ways betrayed the principal tenets of the Christianity he pretends to observe. It's worse than that. I truly believe Al Gore is the point man in a campaign to set a fatal trap for America's churches and Christian charities. What Gore is saying is that he plans to run a "faith-friendly" campaign. One of his advisers, Elaine Kamarck, explains that the GOP "should not have a lock on religious issues ... the Democratic Party is going to take back God this time." Well, Ms. Kamarck, I've got news for you. Nobody on this mortal plane -- least of all Al Gore and the Democratic Party -- is much equipped to "take back God." The God I know and serve doesn't do the bidding of petty politicians -- Republican or Democrat. He may or may not "take back" some of them. If He does, I can assure you it will be on His terms, not part of some pathetic humanistic political agenda. But again, that's just simple arrogance, the kind we have come to expect from modern politicians. Where Gore gets dangerous is when he talks about the role of "faith-based organizations" or, in his bureaucratic jargon, FBOs. He is talking at campaign stop after campaign stop about how FBOs could help solve problems in a way that secular government approaches could not. Of course, he's right about that. Marvin Olasky pointed out in "The Tragedy of American Compassion" how the churches more than adequately addressed the needs of the orphans and widows prior to the advent of the welfare state. Yet, trust me, Gore has something else in mind. He's talking about building partnerships between the church and the state -- using the churches and the FOBs to help the state redistribute the goodies. More efficient socialism? Of course. If that's what you're looking for, Gore's probably your man. However, if you believe in the Constitution, freedom, individual rights, personal responsibility and self-government, this is a dangerous prescription. Why is it dangerous? It's another step toward an official church -- not unlike those you see in China and Cuba and other totalitarian nations. It's also a way to co-opt the church, to lure it into acceptance of the state's politically correct rules and regulations. For instance, Gore says he would like to extend public funds to FBOs as long as they don't "proselytize." Do you see why it could be a little dangerous for the state to impose such restrictions on churches? "Yeah, you can help us with our important work," says the state, "but don't mix up helping people and evangelism." Of course, the very thing that makes the churches so effective at helping widows, orphans and the less-fortunate is the zeal with which they do their work and the very real answers they provide for people. It makes a difference in people's lives. Why is Gore the point man in a 21st century plan to hijack what's left of the most important and vital cultural institution in the world? Figure it out. Let me give you another Bible reference to ponder. And, Al, make sure you get this right. It's 2 Corinthians 11:14: "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."
[CTRL] [1] The Abolitionists the Illuminati
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-5wl.htm A HREF="http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-5wl.htm"The Abolitionists the Illuminati /A - A sampling. As always, Caveat Lector. Om K - The Abolitionists and the Illuminati "The pictorial representation is two Dorjes crossed. The Dorje is the Tibetan symbol of the thunderbolt, the emblem of celestial Power, but more in its destructive than its creative form. More, that is, in its earlier rather than its later form. For destruction may be regarded as the first step in the creative process. The virgin ovum must be broken in order to fertilize it ... six flames issue from the centre ... this is the creative Will." Aleister Crowley the Lord of Dominion from The Book of Thoth Now realizing that the Constitution of the United States of America was the result of a Freemasonic coup, engineered by John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington Co., in fulfillment of a contract between themselves and their allies, the Hofjuden, we proceed to investigate the next phase of the plot. This developed into a struggle between the Freemasons and the Illuminati, who were also agents of the Hofjuden, over who would be in control of this vast new American empire. In the course of this conflict, the Freemasons became the protagonists, the defenders of the "system", while the Illuminati were set up to be the antagonists, the agents of change, apostles of the "Age of Enlightenment": "It smiles upon thy work, a New Order of the Ages." Click here to see The Great Seal of the United States In order to give birth to this New World Order, and to unleash its forces, it was necessary that there be war. The womb of its gestation had to be ripped open, ere the Child of the New Aeon emerge. In mainland Europe, Napoleon had been raised up to shatter the power of the old Aristocracy and the Roman Catholic Church. In the process, he emancipated the Jews. In America it was Abraham Lincoln who had been raised up to commit the deed. It was he who crossed the Dorjes and sparked the fires of war, which destroyed forever the ideal of America as a confederation of free states. He was the agent of Change, and like a midwife, he assisted the Constitution in giving birth to her monstrous child, the Federal government, the invincible Union, the United States of America. In the process, Abraham Lincoln emancipated the negroes, opened the door to their citizenship and amalgamation, and prepared America to receive the Jews. Napoleon cut them loose, but it was Lincoln who tilled the soil of their planting. Absent this conflict between the forces of Freemasonry and the Illuminati, the Abolitionist movement is an enigma, dating back to the days of the early Quaker settlers. These people, who were pacifists, had formally disowned slavery in 1688; and it was due to the large Quaker population in Pennsylvania that this colony, in 1712, became the first to ban the importation of negro slaves. The institution of slavery itself was banned in Pennsylvania in 1780, followed by Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey over the next six years in rapid succession. All of this occurred peacefully within the sovereign states, prior to the Constitution of the United States of America having been adopted, and there was every reason to believe that the process would continue, in the South as well, on its own initiative, and in due time. Article 6 of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 -- a product of the Confederation: the United States in Congress Assembled -- banned slavery in the territories northwest of the Ohio river, which later became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. We can see here the creation of a new Federal authority -- the power to define and regulate slavery, as well as to tax it -- that cleverly bypassed the issues of state sovereignty and the will of the people (as in referendum or local autonomy) on the theory that the territories were as yet neither populated nor extant states. It is auspicious that the Ordinance was passed in the year of the "Constitutional" Convention, for we can clearly see the Federalist forces at work, laying the groundwork for Federal powers that were to become perfected under the Constitution itself. It is enough to raise the question of why the issue of slavery was even raised in the Ordinance; if the area was underpopulated, slavery could hardly have been considered either a problem or a Federal concern. Under the new Constitution, as soon as the mandatory waiting-period (Article I Section 9 Paragraph [1]) had expired, the Federal government issued its anticipated ban on the importation of slaves in 1808, to be effective throughout the United States, pursuant to that same Article I, Section 9. But it was also understood, in the South better than elsewhere, how the sudden mass-emancipation of negro slaves could result in severe social, cultural, economic and political
[CTRL] [3] The Abolitionists the Illuminati
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-5wl.htm A HREF="http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-5wl.htm"The Abolitionists the Illuminati /A - A sampling. As always, Caveat Lector. Om K --[3]-- This evidence indicates that, during the time between the First and Second Great Awakenings, Freemasonry had been implementing its own program of socialization of the American negro population by means of the nascent African Episcopalian Church, Prince Hall Lodge, and later a growing number of negro colleges and universities. The American Colonization Society had merely been part of this much larger plan, which included the foundation of permanent negro institutions here in the United States. Indeed, parts of this plan have been carried through to the present day, where Prince Hall Lodges account for five percent of Freemasons worldwide. It is clear, however, that the Masonic plan for the American negroes also envisioned the institution of some form of racial segregation. And this was the bone of contention. This is why the issue had to be pushed to its inevitable conclusion in the Civil War. The Illuminati had their own agenda for the American negroes: one involving the institution of civil rights and social integration leading to racial and cultural amalgamation. The first step in this process was that the negro race be organized into a social wedge -- a political tool -- a voting bloc allied with the socialists, the Communists, the Unitarians, the Utopians and the Transcendentalists ... and also with the feminist followers of Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott. During the 1848 Womens' Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY, a side agreement was concluded between the feminist and Abolitionist leaders that their first priority would be emancipation of the negroes and passage of a civil rights law (Amendments XIII, XIV and XV and the Civil Rights Act of 1866), securing the negro male vote, and then the coalition would pursue the issue of Women's Suffrage (Amendment XIX), which was deemed the longer-term objective. This was formalized two years later at the 1850 Convention of Women's Rights, pursuant to a resolution for merger that was presented by Mrs. Wendell Phillips and supported by Parker Pillsbury. Part of the rationale behind this agreement involved the Abolitionists' fear that, should they secure Women's Suffrage first, it would empower only white women, who might break the coalition and abandon their negro allies. This did, in fact, partially occur in 1860, when Lucretia Mott and her followers split with Susan B. Anthony and the feminist mainstream over that very issue of priorities. From the Illuminati perspective, this was all well and good, since the Feminist-Abolitionist coalition only served to intensify the demand for immediate action on the slavery issue before the coalition came apart: hence their demand for the total and complete abolition of this "peculiar Southern institution" and the creation of "civil rights", which was precisely the issue that the Illuminati needed to precipitate their war. They further wanted to achieve emancipation as soon as possible in order to derail the Episcopalian-Masonic plan of "Europeanization" of the negro populations in both America and Africa. Strange bedfellows: Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists, Episcopalians, white and black, socialists, Utopians, Congregationalists, Unitarians, Spiritualists, Transcendentalists and, of course, the Feminists, all bound together under the banner of Abolition, which is an extreme form of socialism, and all of them singing variations on the theme of perfectionism. Bearing in mind that the original name for Weishaupt's lodge was The Order of Perfectabilists, one can here perceive the third objective of the Illuminati being accomplished: to spread the doctrine of Illuminism, with its specific appeal to that class of intellectuals who are most prone to self-righteousness when bashing the heads of their enemies, or outlawing the freedom of their critics, and all of this was occurring at that seminal moment when the churches were giving birth to academe. What was happening was that there was indeed a movement of enlightenment taking place, a time of discovery, an expansion of the intellectual and ideological frontiers of Western thought and civilization, but it never developed into a true "awakening". It was all a sham, for the Illuminati had positioned themselves in the vanguard of the dialectic, and intentionally spread disorder and confusion. In this way, they were able to "moderate", or direct, the discussion in the directions that suited their purpose. Against this backdrop, the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence represents one of the oddest blunders in all of legal history: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal , that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." I
[CTRL] Fwd: SNET: Smith, Bush, GOP, Skull Bones, CFR
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_limbaugh/19990716_xcdli_smith_bush.shtml [WorldNetDaily] |[Contact WND]|[WND Page One]|[Search WND]| FRIDAY JULY 16 1999 [David Limbaugh] [David Limbaugh] -- [WND Exclusive Commentary] -- Smith, Bush and the GOP -- © 1999 Creators Syndicate, Inc. My nagging ambivalence positions me to address a question framed by a journalist e-mailer I respect: "David, are you going to write something about Bob Smith leaving the GOP? I'm interested in your thoughts." I continue to believe the Republican Party is the best vehicle to promote the cause of freedom in this country. But I also empathize with the mounting frustration of fellow conservatives, including Sen. Smith. Smith is no Moses. His exodus is not going to spark a Red Sea-event. He had no chance to win the nomination as a Republican and does not have a better one under any other banner. But his high-profile departure, to the extent it symbolizes GOP unrest, is significant. Many conservatives are angry, believing the party's establishment has rendered them ideologically homeless. They perceive that since Reagan's heyday, the party leadership has consistently retreated from principled conservatism. And they have a point. The initial betrayal was President Bush's promise of a "kinder, gentler America." Then there was the new tax that violated his "no new taxes" pledge. Next, followed Clinton's unanswered bludgeonings of congressional Republicans. A brief respite intervened with the Contract With America and the Republican majority it produced. Within no time though, Republicans were reduced to impotence again. Conspiracy theorists might have concluded that they had fixed the fight. They believe their suspicions were vindicated when establishment favorite Bob Dole coasted to the nomination in 1996. The penultimate blow was delivered when Senate Republicans agreed to an impeachment trial procedure that guaranteed Bill Clinton's acquittal. The ultimate blow for some conservatives is now unfolding with GOP establishment favorite George W. Bush's ongoing coronation. This is just too pat for the active-minded out there. I mean Dubya, in addition to sharing his father's name, was a fellow member of "Skull and Bones." And WorldNetDailysooner or later his closet membership in contributor the Council on Foreign Relations is bound David Limbaugh to be revealed. is an attorney Apart from the conspiracy theorists, the practicing inangst of mainstream conservatives is Cape Girardeau, deep-seated and legitimate. They will not Missouri, be mollified, nor silenced, by a political name-calling and ostracism. (I am analyst convinced that Smith's decision was an act and of conscience, and he should not be commentator. berated for it.) Many disaffected conservatives though, are deceiving themselves into believing that the GOP establishment's backing of Dubya is solely responsible for his meteoric rise in this campaign. They seem blinded to the groundswell of grass-roots enthusiasm for his candidacy. There is no other way to explain his unprecedented fund raising and popularity among the people -- all of them, not just the establishment. The establishment (whatever that nebulous term actually means), has not been his sole source of funds (of that $36 million, the average contribution was reportedly less than $500; hardly fat-cat
[CTRL] [1] A Unified Conspiracy Theory?
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-9wl.htm A HREF="http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-9wl.htm"The Unified Conspiracy Theory /A - Not an endorsement. Caveat Lector. Om K - The Unified Conspiracy Theory "Woe to you, ye perverted in heart, who are watchful to obtain an accurate knowledge of evil, and to discover terrors. No one shall assist you." The Book of Enoch Chapter XCIX: 6 There are many who would argue there is no such thing as a "unifying conspiracy", claiming that history is merely a record of the random path of evolution, the development of civilization into the "post-modern" era of industrial socialism. An excellent exposition on this theme is the book, Who Rules America Now? (1983) by G. William Domhoff, professor of sociology and psychology, upon whom I leaned rather heavily when writing The Last Chuckle. In Professor Domhoff's own words, it was his purpose to [emphasis mine] ... "... present systematic evidence that suggests there is a social upper class in the United States that is a ruling class by virtue of its dominant role in the economy and government. It will be shown that this ruling class is socially cohesive, has a basis in the large corporations and banks, plays a major role in shaping the social and political climate, and dominates the federal government through a variety of organizations and methods. "The upper class as a whole does not do this ruling. Instead, class rule is manifested through the activities of a wide variety of organizations and institutions. These organizations and institutions are financed and directed by those members of the upper class who have the interest and ability to involve themselves in protecting and enhancing the privileged social position of their class. Leaders within the upper class join with high-level employees in the organizations they control to make up what will be called the power elite. This power elite is the leadership group of the upper class, for not all members of the upper class are members of the power elite and not all members of the power elite are members of the upper class. It is members of the power elite who take part in the processes that maintain the class structure." G. William Domhoff Who Rules America Now? While that is correct, insofar as it goes, Domhoff's thesis has its shortcomings. His book contains factual and analytical obfuscation. Key elements are left out: racial, ethnic, cultural and religious data are carefully avoided. He simply refuses to look in certain places. That is clearly unscientific; one might say, unhistorical. But then, Domhoff never raises the question, "How did the power elite rise to power?" As a sociologist, his job is merely defining the social structure and behavior of this particular social class, leaving it to the historian or the anthropologist to explain how they came to be. As such, he may comfortably presume that the elite have always been in control; that they either inherited this power, or they married into it or they bought their way in. Money is the primary determinant of class in his study, together with membership in certain types of organization, but not others. Masonic Lodges, B'nai B'rith, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Security Council are all too conspicuously absent, though Domhoff does observe the Council on Foreign Relations, and shows particular interest in the Business Council. His presentation begs the solution that we now empower a third estate -- the academic research community, the intellectual elite -- to engineer the necessary social changes that will produce Justice, meaning that academe will henceforth arbitrate disputes arising from the inevitable abuse of authority by this "power elite". Of course, that would also include the question of standing, the determination of whether a particular complaint is even acknowledged to exist. (Thus we can be assured of future acts of terrorism.) One must admit that the proposition carries with it a certain gravity, a sense of inevitability, as though we were getting it anyhow. As to the question, "How does one become a member of the power elite?", Domhoff implies: "Go to a proper boarding school, then Harvard, get a Ph.D., make a great deal of money, seek positions of influence and power, and join the right social clubs." ... And exactly what are these "social clubs" to which he refers? Domhoff suggests that their primary membership is drawn from the Social Register, and that their function is to enforce certain upper-class values and social attitudes, and to provide an atmosphere where "new ideas" can be floated like "trial balloons". Something like a Bourgeois Lodge, with branch temple-resorts in Aspen, St. Moritz and Cannes. One might suppose a highly-paid entertainer, a supermodel or a famous athlete would equally qualify for membership. And of course, the media is ever-present.
[CTRL] [2] A Unified Conspiracy Theory?
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-9wl.htm A HREF="http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-9wl.htm"The Unified Conspiracy Theory /A - Not an endorsement. Caveat Lector. Om K --[2]-- The Illuminati, who had by the late-18th century gone underground to form esoteric reading societies, emerged from this gestation as professors and ministers of the Enlightenment, politicians, academicians and social leaders. It is therefore not surprising to find that most of the Illuminati agents were indeed Gentiles, and not Jews. Against such a backdrop, neither is it surprising to find that the most honored of our Founding Fathers were also being played as pawns: "John Quincy Adams, in 1800 opposed Thomas Jefferson for the presidency and wrote three letters to Colonel William L. Stone exposing how Jefferson was using Masonic lodges for subversive (Illuminati) purposes. The information contained in these letters is credited with winning Adams the election. The letters were held in the Rittenburg Square Library, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." It has already been described how Adam Weishaupt had established, as his first objective, the infiltration and subversion of the Lodges of Freemasonry. This had been largely achieved in Europe by the time of the 1782 Wilhelmsbad Convention. In England and America, however, the Lodge had become split between the Whig and Tory factions. As we recall, the Lodge of St John's, warranted by the Grand Lodge of England was nominally loyal to the House of Hanover, which held the English Crown, and represented the American Tories during the Revolutionary War. It was the Lodge of St Andrew's, warranted under the Grand Lodge of Scotland, still pledging loyalty to the deposed Stuarts, whose membership contained most of the American Revolutionary leaders. Thus the connection between the American Revolutionary leaders and the French, who bailed them out, runs through the French Jacobean Lodges, who were later behind the French Revolution of 1798. But the Jacobeans were not French; they were Scots -- Stuarts in exile -- and the term "Jacobean" refers to King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) and the Stuart Dynasty. The name James is simply the Latin form of Jacob. In light of this, the following piece of information is most extraordinary: "In 1801, the Tory faction of U.S. Freemasonry -- the grouping of Freemasons who had sided with England during the American Revolution -- opened up shop as the Grand Council of the Princes of Jerusalem of the Mother Supreme Council of the Knights Commander of the House of the Temple of Solomon of the Thirty-third Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Order of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the United States. This U.S.-based British Freemasonic Lodge was chartered in Charleston, S.C. The members of this British-led secret society would direct the Confederate secessionist insurrection. Other Scottish Rite members would be among the founders of the B'nai B'rith ... Among the founding members of the Charleston Scottish Rite Lodge were many prominent Jews, including Isaac DaCosta, Moses Cohen, Israel De Lieben, Dr. Isaac Held, Moses Levi, and Moses Peixotto. Many of these men were Sephardic Jews from North Africa or from Spain who had originally settled in the Caribbean and engaged in the early slave trade." EIR (Executive Intelligence Review) The Ugly Truth About the ADL Some of these names are by now familiar. What we see here is evidence of how, some twenty-five years after the American Revolution, and thirteen years after creation of the Constitution, the two major factions of European-American Freemasonry had become reconciled under Jewish leadership. The American Lodge of St. Andrew, which claims the Templar heritage, is being Illuminated by Sephardic Jews, as had their Stuart-Jacobean brethren in France been illuminated by the Ashkenazim. The other Freemasonic lineage is the Hanoverian Lodge of St. John (the Pretender), whose roots go back to the British, French, Dutch and German Rosicrucians. The Sephardic bankers of Holland had orchestrated and then financed the rise to power of Oliver Cromwell, who allowed the Jews to resurface in England, and then William, Duke of Orange, who chartered the Bank of England as a means of repayment to his benefactors. By leveraging their capital stock in the British East (Sepharad) India Company with their existing holdings in the Dutch West (Ashkenaz) India Company, the Jews soon gained control of the capital stock of the Bank of England. This move corresponded with the Illumination of the Lodge of St. John (the Pretender) by way of the Rosicrucians. Thus virtually all of Freemasonry was Judaized over the course of three centuries. If one postulates this ultimate source of intrigue as being the Bavarian Illuminati, a common assumption, we know that their higher degrees were completed, not by Adam Weishaupt, but by the Baron von Knigge. We have also learned that the Baron, who had been
Re: [CTRL] Al Gore the book of John
-Caveat Lector- This was going around the Internet 2 months ago, unless I have DETAILS (dates places) that I can verify, I will believe that the story is as authentic as Clinton becoming a monk. snort _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.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] [Re: [CTRL] Re Christie Todd Whitman]
-Caveat Lector- Amelia Edgeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Caveat Lector- Prudy, I could be mistaken, of course. Was fairly certain I had read it. My Internet Service Provider is rather like two tin cans connected by a string that we made as children. I receive chunks of e mail sometimes out of sequence. Do others have this problem? Amelia I've had messages disappear into the ether and finally arrive MONTHS later using various ISPs. The ne plus ultra was the message from Microsoft that MSN took SIX MONTHS to deliver (no shit!)--it was sent in December and arrived in June. Bob = Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.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] Ten commandments Survey [WND Survey]
-Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: Bard [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2. Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools? Which version? Jewish, Catholic, Protestant? Which translation? Douay, King James, New Revised Standard, New World, Klingon, all? Which religious group(s) should gov't promote? If the Judeo-Xian doctrines are to be posted, why not also post passages of Q'uran, Gitas/Upanishads, Sutras, Zuni/Hopi/Apache lore, other religious texts - or are those religions to be subordinated, suppressed? How seriously should the Decalogue [whatever version] be taken? "You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the water under the earth" [Ex.20:4, RSV] Shall all images, maps, charts, be removed from schools, from all public buildings, from all of US life? Are fingerprints, ID photos, portraits, all sinful? Must all books containing images be burned? Or does the "make no image" proscription only apply to Judeo/Xians, so they are allowed to LOOK at images made by people who AREN'T Judeo/Xians? "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." [Ex.20:8, RSV] When does the sabbath day start and end? Who decides? Should all public and private institutions shut down on the sabbath - power/water/communications sites, hospitals/airports/police, theatre/sports, farms/factories/shops, everything? Are Hindus, Buddhists, Pagans, Scientologists, Atheists, Taoists, Muslims, bound by this Judeo/Xian rule - is it to be imposed on all in the US? Then why not impose ALL Judeo/Xian rules on everybody in the US - the next step is forced conversions, eh? "You shall not covet your neighbor's house.. wife... manservant... maidservant... ox... ass, or anything that is your neighbor's. [Ex.20:17, RSV] Is thought a crime? Is 'coveting' a sin equal to 'taking'? Is 'intent' the same as 'commission'? If so, then isn't 'intending' to do something the same as having actually DONE it? Then, isn't just THINKING about engaging in rebellion the same as having ACTIVELY engaged in rebellion - treason by thought? Then can't the theocracy execute you for your thoughts? I repeat - a conspiracy exists, a conspiracy to centralize power and control in the hands of theocrats, of American Ayatollahs; a wily conspiracy that employs many tools, many strategies, one of which is to propound the notion that a set of rules selected by the American Ayatollahs should be binding on everyone within the grasp of their power, that their religious doctrines should be imposed on EVERYONE, regardless of individual beliefs. Classic tools of disinformation, agit-prop, mind-control are employed. 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] Prelude: Freemasonry and the American Revolution
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-2wl.htm A HREF="http://www.servtech.com/~grugyn/bk2a-2wl.htm"Prelude/A - Prelude: Freemasonry and the American Revolution "Of course, one cannot breed warriors without a warrior-culture, nor can we produce a warrior-culture without conflict; but if we cannot succeed in producing warriors, how can we ever hope to be free?" Grugyn Silverbristle America wields today such might as the world has never before seen, together with infinite cunning and uncanny knowledge of secrets, the hidden mysteries of life itself ... such that all nations cringe beneath her mighty fist, their hatred in vain. Yet when I look into the eyes of my countrymen, I see not joy in triumph, nor pride of victory, but only hollowness ... and a quiet desperation, as though each had just figured out that the theatre was on fire, and his best chance of survival lay in keeping his mouth shut, and sneaking out the door. And so a question began to form in my mind, "Are these my countrymen?" Looking next at our women, I observe how these, too, have abandoned their men for mammon. Where, indeed, are our wives? Who, or what, has driven this wedge between us and our women? And then I took a closer look at the others -- the foreign people I see all around me, more and more every day, colored faces that murmur to one another in strange tongues -- and in their eyes I could at least discern a glimmer of understanding, that this white man had just been cut down. They were too polite, or perhaps too solemn, to answer me back what was really on their minds, "Now we are the Americans!" ... I wondered, is that how it felt, in ancient times, to die in battle by the enemy's hand? Death is a solemn moment, and there is a silent communication that passes between the living and the dead. How it came to be that our people -- sons of the Pioneers, the heirs to America -- are disfranchised from our homeland and its institutions, now vilified and pushed to the fringe, is a story worth investigating. It is nothing less than the story of the rise and fall of a great nation ... in fact, of a race that just one hundred years ago was master of the world -- and something like three-tenths of its population. Now we are barely fifteen percent of teeming billions, and our great empire -- like those of ancient Greece, Rome, the Catholic Church and Great Britain -- is left steaming ahead without us, as though we had just fallen -- or been pushed -- overboard ... It's hard to recollect whether there had even been a struggle. It's an eerie feeling, isn't it -- as if there were something that we were supposed to have done, and did not? It is only with patience and study that one can fully comprehend the awesome significance of what we have to reveal, of how our own kindness was turned against us, and used as a tool to bring about our enslavement. "Tief ist der Welt, und tiefer als ein Tag gedacht," wrote Friederich Nietzsche a century ago. "Deep is the world, and deeper than can be put into a single day's thinking." Our conscious mind can only grasp what it constructs in a single day, between waking and sleeping again. A story so vast as this -- what we have to tell -- is likewise beyond a single day's imagining. And so we shall start, not at the beginning (for that is indeed a long way back), but somewhere in the middle ... in media res. The Patriot [i.e. Nationalist] movement in America began, arguably, with the organization of the Sons of Liberty in 1765, in specific opposition to the Stamp Tax of Lord Grenville but, in broader perspective, it was an organized resistance to the colonial policies of the "British" East India Company, the Royal Society and the Church of England. In this respect, it was a populist rebellion. It was the Sons of Liberty who, in creating the American Revolution, for a brief moment held the promise of a homeland for our people. But there were deeper forces at work, that had been set in motion by Oliver Cromwell in England, a century earlier. When Charles I (a Stuart, son of James I, the VI of Scotland) had disbanded Parliament -- during a trade war with the Netherlands -- in a quarrel over excise tax and tariff policy, the English Whigs -- who included the merchant-adventurers, mercers and upstart nobility -- under the leadership of Cromwell defeated the Crown, beheaded Charles I, and drove the Stuarts into exile in Scotland and France, where they became known as the Jacobites -- the Lodge of St. Andrew's. Although the Stuarts later regained (ever so briefly) the Crown under the tenure of James II, and once again under Queen Anne (an even shorter tenure), the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which put William, Duke of Orange on the throne, demonstrated that the Banking Powers had established their control over the English Crown. Not surprisingly, the House of Orange were Dutch, and their investiture coincided with the creation of the Bank of England in 1694. Later, after Queen Anne
Re: [CTRL] [Fwd: [RuMills] Imperial Presidency Imperiled--Klinton Empire Strikes
-Caveat Lector- The Promis software, which is one of the scandals that erupted as a result of the October Surprise, allows the United States to eavesdrop on all the Nations who use this software in their government intelligence agencies. The software was stolen from William Hamilton by the United States government. The software was then modified to include a "backdoor" through which the United States could snoop on any country, business or organization who used the software. It occured to me that y'all might be interested in what became of the family of the guy who (claims he) wrote the back door. So I went back and dug up an interview with his wife that I did a few years ago. It originally appeared on the WELL. But first, a little review of the case. 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] Meet Bobbie R. (pt. 2)
-Caveat Lector- Bobbie: Ingram, Rabie, Risch? That's a good place to start. Those guy's . . . Ingram is serving a sentence for child molestation. He ratted out Rabie and Risch. They're all cops. All part of, uh . . . Patterson's close to them too . . . and deeper. They, uh, they were part of a kind of off the wall church group in Olympia that had . . . They had been, uh, doing sneaky, nasty things to their children for about fifteen years at the time. Uh, when I, uh, when I first met Michael he and I were talking about certain things and folks that we knew in common. Michael was investigating this stolen stuff from the Navy shipyard in Bremerton and uh, and around in that circle there were some folks that were common to, common people that we knew, and Steve was one of them. Um, and then, and also, you know, it was all kind of you know connected with these men who were, um, also part of, like, a pedophile group. And Steve was on the fringes of that and I never, really I never really accused Steven of, of being one of them, you know, um, because, uh, it's not something I could document. I do know that when he was made aware of those things that those people are into, that he didn't back away from them, and he still sees them. Now. nessie: Well, did you know what they were up to before they were arrested? Bobbie: Did I? Well I talked to a man named Jungenson who was helping me put together stuff for my custody case. And John was friends with Pat Sutherland, who's the prosecutor in Thurston County. And he went to Pat Sutherland and said, there are people in your sheriff's department who seem to be part of a group that are kinda doing icky things. And Sutherland said that's ridiculous, and called Ingram in and said do you think there are people in . . . Well, Ingram snapped, and he admitted it and confessed, right then and there. So Gary Edwards and Gary Tabor started an investigation into it. Oddly enough, Brad Owen was the legislator that provided them the budget to continue the investigation. Part of the case fell apart. There were, there were, stuff that was kinda unforeseen. Um, I mean, that was all about the same time that Steve showed up at the house, at our house in Oregon, and tried to take Katie. It was all very . . . hard to believe, really. That these things . . . If I were to look at it, not having been there, I'd say that this is ridiculous, that these things could be interrelated, but they were, you know. The group of people that Steve hung out with down in San Jose, most of them either moved to Shelton . . . I mean this is a town of 7,000 people! This is a logging town! I mean, what in the world would these . . . I mean there was six or seven of them ended up there and a couple of them in eastern Washington. What are the odds, you know? What would be the draw to Shelton of all places! It's a little sleepy town. nessie: Your kids are there, right? Bobbie: Nah. They're in Olympia right now. Steven has since moved to Olympia. Actually he's in Lacey, which is just a little bit in the other direction towards Ft. Lewis.(nervous laugh) They, uh, the kids, uh . . . Steve's part of the social worker community now. He went from logger to alcohol drug counselor in the space of about seven months; I'm not sure why. But he basically told the kids since they've been up there that he knew everybody, you know. "Oh, the pediatrician? He's my friend. Oh the people at CPS? There my friends." The kids are really quite frightened to tell anybody anything. Now it's like their worst nightmares have come true. nessie: Yours too. eh? Bobbie: Well, yea. nessie: Well maybe not your worst. Bobbie: Pretty close. nessie: So you don't want to be taken back there. Bobbie: No not in chains I don't! I don't want to go up there in chains. I don't think I'll make it. nessie: Why not? Bobbie: Well the stuff we provided to Sutherland, Ingram's serving a sentence because of it. And the amount of attention that was on Mason County after the Matamoros thing . . . there were cars there from Shelton . . . not a good thing . . . not a good thing. nessie: So these guys have a personal . . . Bobbie: . . . ax to grind, yea. nessie: . . . that has nothing to do with Michael's case. Bobbie: No it doesn't. But they're a willing pool of people. One of the witnesses against Michael at his trial, we had quite a bit of information on because he was part of that crowd, you know, he was a friend of Steve's. There were two of them, the main corroborating witness against Steven, I mean against Michael, was a guy who threatened my kids in the early eighties. My only knowledge of him came from threats that he made about my children and I notified law enforcement in several places. nessie: And you thought your kids would be safe in California? Bobbie: Well, yea. Basically. I try to do things real quiet, you know, I mean I don't do a lot to attract a lot of attention. I haven't . . . On one level, anyone who wanted to know where I
[CTRL] Meet Bobbie R. (pt.1)
-Caveat Lector- This is what happened to the family of the guy who (claims he) wrote the back door to PROMIS. * MEET BOBBIE R. Originally posted onto the WELL March 21, 1993 Opinions vary as to who and what Michael Riconosciuto is. He's been called an intelligence operative, a computer wiz, a drug dealer and a pathological liar. He was one of the last people to ever speak with Danny Casolaro. He claims to have warned him. Though it in no way proves his guilt, the one thing Michael Riconosciuto definitely is, is a jailbird. For a while, so was his partner Roberta, the mother of his daughter. "Bobbie," as she is called, was briefly in jail, and later in court in Napa, California, a bucolic little town in the heart of the wine country. Napa is a hop, skip and a jump from my home at the time, Crockett. I rode over to meet her. I took my tape recorder. Bobbie Riconosciuto's main feature in life, at this point in time, is her relationship with a reputed crank cook. So naturally, before we met, I had sort of expected her to bear the sallow pallor and bright but sunken eyes of a speed freak. Not. Bobbie Riconosciuto is the quintessential girl next door. With a twist. For one thing, her name isn't Riconosciuto, it's Peterson. Steve Peterson, her ex, had her thrown in jail. It seems he may have been put up to it, by forces beyond his control. Or maybe they weren't. Security was tight beyond proportion at her first court appearance. Later she made bail. Later still, we had coffee at Denny's. We talked for an hour before the tape went on. She didn't need to be convinced to talk to a tape recorder, per se, but we both wanted to be clear before we started, what were and were not suitable topics to share with posterity. Bobbie, for example, was loath to further discuss genetic specific bio- weapons. I was, and still am, opposed to being invited to any secluded motel rooms, or entrapped in to anything that could possibly be misconstrued as being feloniously conspiratorial. Bobbie tells a tale or two, for sure, but who wouldn't, in her place. By and large I believe her story. That's no reason you should. What follows here is what Dave Emory likes to call "food for thought and grounds for further research." Get on with it. Get back to me. Stay out of secluded motel rooms. Good luck. nessie: You could tell me who you are and why you're in court? Bobbie: OK, well, I'm in court because there's a custody problem with my kids that I didn't know was there. It wasn't there and then it was. Several years ago in 1986 when I got a divorce and my ex-husband who was in therapy at the time . . . he has a passive-aggressive behavior disorder and it made it so he was a threat to the children's well being, physically and emotionally . . . and to mine. And his agreement was to stay in therapy and then he just said, "No!" So for a time, I withheld visitation and during that time, Michael and I . . . I was pregnant with Elizabeth, and at one point when I went to talk to my ex- husband about some of these things, he, he uh, broke my tailbone and punched me in the stomach. And thereafter the rest of my pregnancy was a little bit difficult. I was in labor for five months. And during the course of that time, we moved to Texas and Steve got a temporary custody order during that period of time, without me being there. And then it was rescinded and we had joint custody again. Things pretty much stayed that way until 1989 and Michael was embroiled then with the Inslaw case, or starting to be, and there was a lot of attention focused on ways to contain the things that were starting to come out and things that Hamilton was learning. And then the custody issue resurfaced briefly again and we proved again that I had custody and Steve didn't want to play so he backed off and went on with his own life and we thought that things were basically settled. Then when Michael was arrested, there was this shadow all of a sudden. There was a warrant that was out for my arrest for custodial interference. In the State of Washington that means that I didn't . . . we had joint custody and I refused to let him have the kids or I was in contempt of court and, you know, I had interfered with the custody of the children. That's a felony in Washington. The closest to it in California is child abduction which was really scary to me. When did I abduct the children? But after I was arrested, the kids, they tried to fight going to Washington with Steve and they weren't aware of certain things, you know that the State of California and Child Protection didn't make them aware that they could fight it if they asked for a hearing. They didn't know that so they didn't ask. They were the only ones that could have asked. But they didn't know that, until they were already in Washington State. nessie: They were in the car when you were arrested? Bobbie: The girls were all in the car and Chris was at Vintage High School. I was in the process . . . Chris had
[CTRL] PROMIS/Inslaw (pt. 1)
-Caveat Lector- For those who have forgotten: -- Forwarded message -- Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 03:30:36 + From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ciadrugs] Inslaw Article The INSLAW Octopus Software piracy, conspiracy, cover-up, stonewalling, covert action: Just another decade at the Department of Justice By Richard L. Fricker The House Judiciary Committee lists these crimes as among the possible violations perpetrated by "high-level Justice officials and private individuals": Conspiracy to commit an offense Fraud Wire fraud Obstruction of proceedings before departments, agencies and committees Tampering with a witness Retaliation against a witness Perjury Interference with commerce by threats or violence Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) violations Transportation of stolen goods, securities, moneys Receiving stolen goods Bill Hamilton, Inslaw PROMIS Who: Bill Hamilton and his wife, Nancy Hamilton, start Inslaw to nurture PROMIS (Prosecutors Management Information Systems). Why #1: The DOJ, aware that its case management system is in dire need of automation, funds Inslaw and PROMIS. After creating a public-domain version, Inslaw makes significant enhancements to PROMIS and, aware that the US market for legal automation is worth $3 billion, goes private in the early '80s. Why #2: Designed as case-management software for federal prosecutors, PROMIS has the ability to combine disparate databases, and to track people by their involvement with the legal system. Hamilton and others now claim that the DOJ has modified PROMIS to monitor intelligence operations, agents and targets, instead of legal cases. By late November, 1992 the nation had turned its attention from the election-weary capital to Little Rock, Ark., where a new generation of leaders conferred about the future. But in a small Washington D.C. office, Bill Hamilton, president and founder of Inslaw Inc., and Dean Merrill, a former Inslaw vice president, were still very much concerned about the past. The two men studied six photographs laid out before them. "Have you ever seen any of these men?" Merrill was asked. Immediately he singled out the second photo. In a separate line up, Hamilton's secretary singled out the same photo. Both said the man had visited Inslaw in February 1983 for a presentation of PROMIS, Inslaw's bread-and-butter legal software. Hamilton, who knew the purpose of the line-up, identified the visitor as Dr. Ben Orr. At the time of his visit, Orr claimed to be a public prosecutor from Israel. Orr was impressed with the power of PROMIS (Prosecutors Management Information Systems), which had recently been updated by Inslaw to run on powerful 32-bit VAX computers from Digital Equipment Corp. "He fell in love with the VAX version," Hamilton recalled. Dr. Orr never came back, and he never bought anything. No one knew why at the time. But for Hamilton, who has fought the Department of Justice (DOJ) for almost 10 years in an effort to salvage his business, once his co- workers recognized the man in the second photo, it all made perfect sense. For the second photo was not of the mysterious Dr. Orr, it was of Rafael Etian, chief of the Israeli defense force's anti-terrorism intelligence unit. The Department of Justice sent him over for a look at the property they were about to "misappropriate," and Etian liked what he saw. Department of Justice documents record that one Dr. Ben Orr left the DOJ on May 6, 1983, with a computer tape containing PROMIS tucked under his arm. What for the past decade has been known as the Inslaw affair began to unravel in the final, shredder-happy days of the Bush administration. According to Federal court documents, PROMIS was stolen from Inslaw by the Department of Justice directly after Etian's 1983 visit to Inslaw (a later congressional investigation preferred to use the word "misappropriated"). And according to sworn affidavits, PROMIS was then given or sold at a profit to Israel and as many as 80 other countries by Dr. Earl W. Brian, a man with close personal and business ties to then-President Ronald Reagan and then-Presidential counsel Edwin Meese. A House Judiciary Committee report released last September found evidence raising "serious concerns" that high officials at the Department of Justice executed a pre-meditated plan to destroy Inslaw and co-opt the rights to its PROMIS software. The committee's call for an independent counsel have fallen on deaf ears. One journalist, Danny Casolaro, died as he attempted to tell the story (see sidebar), and boxes of documents relating to the case have been destroyed, stolen, or conveniently "lost" by the Department of Justice. But so far, not a single person has been held accountable. WIRED has spent two years searching for the answers to the questions Inslaw poses: Why would Justice steal PROMIS? Did it then cover up the theft? Did it let associates of government officials
[CTRL] PROMIS/Inslaw (pt. 2)
-Caveat Lector- And, of course, the software was transferred to Rafael Etian's anti- terrorism unit in Israel. The DOJ claims it was the LEAA version, but former Israeli spy Ben Menashe and others claim it was the 32-bit version. According to Ben Menashe, other government departments within Israel also saw PROMIS, and this time the pitchman was Dr. Earl Brian. In a 1991 affidavit related to the bankruptcy proceedings, Ben Menashe claimed: "I attended a meeting at my Department's headquarters in Tel Aviv in 1987 during which Dr. Earl W. Brian of the United States made a presentation intended to facilitate the use of the PROMIS computer software." "Dr. Brian stated during his presentation that all U.S. Intelligence Agencies, including the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice were then using the PROMIS computer software," Ben Menashe continued. While the credibility of his statements has been questioned, the Israeli government has admitted that Ben Menashe had access to extremely sensitive information during his tenure at the Mossad. Asked why Israeli intelligence would have been so interested in Inslaw and PROMIS, Ben Menashe said, "PROMIS was a very big thing for us guys, a very, very big thing ... it was probably the most important issue of the '80s because it just changed the whole intelligence outlook. The whole form of intelligence collection changed. This whole thing changed it." PROMIS, Ben Menashe said, was perfect for tracking Palestinians and other political dissidents. (Ben Menashe's superior during this period was Rafael Etian, or Dr. Ben Orr, as he was known during his 1983 visit to Inslaw.) Apparently, Israel was not the only country interested in using PROMIS for internal security purposes. Lt. Col. Oliver North also may have been using the program. According to several intelligence community sources, PROMIS was in use at a 6,100-square-foot command center built on the sixth floor of the Justice Department. According to both a contractor who helped design the center and information disclosed during the Iran-Contra hearings, Oliver North had a similar, but smaller, White House operations room that was connected by computer link to the DOJ's command center. Using the computers in his command center, North tracked dissidents and potential troublemakers within the United States as part of a domestic emergency preparedness program, commissioned under Reagan's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to sources and published reports. Using PROMIS, sources point out, North could have drawn up lists of anyone ever arrested for a political protest, for example, or anyone who had ever refused to pay their taxes. Compared to PROMIS, Richard Nixon's enemies list or Sen. Joe McCarthy's blacklist look downright crude. This operation was so sensitive that when Rep. Jack Brooks asked North about it during the Iran-Contra hearings, the hearing was immediately suspended pending an executive (secret) conference. When the hearings were reconvened, the issue of North's FEMA dealings was dropped. A Thorough Cleaning at the White House? If the case against the Department of Justice is so solid, why hasn't anything been done? The answer is timing. The next move belongs to retired Federal Judge Bua, since he was given oversight by Attorney General Barr in lieu of an independent counsel. And everyone, including Judge Bua, whose non-binding report was pending at WIRED's early December deadline, seems to be waiting for the new administration. Both the Clinton/Gore transition team and House majority leader Richard Gephardt had no comment on the Inslaw case pending Clinton's inauguration. But a source close to Bua's investigation said the retired judge may present the DOJ with a bombshell. While not required to suggest a settlement, the source believes Bua will reportedly recommend that Inslaw be given between $25 million and $50 million for its mistreatment by the DOJ. (In last-minute negotiations, Inslaw attorney Elliot Richardson held brief meetings with DOJ officials in mid-December. Richardson pressed for a settlement ranging from $25 million to $500 million, but the DOJ balked, according to newspaper reports.) But the question remains: Can the DOJ paper over the willful destruction of a company, the plundering of its software, the illegal resale of that software to further foreign policy objectives, and the overt obstruction of justice with $25 million? Bua's final recommendation, expected sometime before Clinton's inauguration, is that the Inslaw Affair "requires further investigation," the source said. That conclusion mirrors the House Judiciary Committee's report. Privately, many Democrats, including Gephardt, have expressed a strong desire to get to the bottom of the Inslaw case. Rep. Brooks will be pushing for yet another investigation of the scandal, this time independent of the Justice
[CTRL] The good old days :-(
-Caveat Lector- The good old days :-( 1945- Rifles were made of wood and steel, shot a .30 caliber bullet and killed the enemy. Now- Rifles are made of plastic and aluminum, shoot a .22 caliber bullet, and wound the enemy. 1945- The winning side used a US made .45 Caliber pistol, The losers used a European 9mm. Now- We use a European 9mm pistol. Nobody uses the .45. 1945- If you smoked, you had an ashtray on your desk. Now- If you smoke, you are sent outside and are treated like a leper. 1945- If you said "damn", people knew you were annoyed and avoided you. Now- If you say "damn" you better be talking about a hydroelectric plant. 1945- NCO's had a typewriter on their desks for doing daily reports. Now- Everyone has an internet computer, and they wonder why no work is getting done. 1945- We painted pictures of pretty girls on airplanes to remind us of home. Now- We put the real thing in the cockpit. 1945- Your girlfriend was at home, praying you would return alive. Now- She is in the same foxhole, praying your condom worked. 1945- If you got drunk off duty, your buddies would take you back to the barracks to sleep it off. Now- If you get drunk any time they slap you in rehab and ruin your whole career. 1945- You were taught to aim at your enemy and shoot him. Now- You spray 500 bullets into the brush, don't hit anything, and retreat because you are out of ammo. 1945- Canteens were made out of steel. You could heat coffee or hot chocolate in them. Now- Canteens are made of plastic. You can't heat anything in them and they always taste like plastic. 1945- Officers were professional soldiers first. They commanded respect. Now- Officers are politicians first. They beg not to be given a wedgie. 1945- They collected enemy intelligence and analyzed it. Now- They collect our pee and analyze it. 1945- If you don't act right, the commander might put you in the stockade till you straighten up. Now- If you don't act right, they start a paper trail that follows you forever. 1945- Medals were awarded to heroes who saved lives at the risk of their own. Now- Medals are awarded to people who show up for work most of the time. 1945- You slept in a barracks, like a soldier. Now- You sleep in a dormitory, like a college kid. 1945- You ate in a Mess Hall. It was free and you could have all the food you wanted. Now- You eat in a dining facility. Every slice of bread or pat of butter costs, and you can only have one. 1945- We defeated powerful countries like Germany and Japan. Now- We can't even beat Iraq or Yugoslavia. 1945- If you wanted to relax, you went to the Rec Center, played pool, smoked, and drank beer. Now- You go to the Community Center and can still play pool. 1945- If you wanted a beer and conversation you could go to the NCO or Officers Club. Now- The beer will cost you $1.75, membership is forced, and someone is watching how much you drink. 1945- You could buy quartermaster gas tax free because it was on a military reservation. Now- AAFES charges you the tax but pockets the money themselves because it is on a military reservation. 1945-The BX/PX had bargains for GI's who didn't make much money. Now-You can get better merchandise cheaper at Wal Mart. 1945- We could recognize the enemy by their Nazi helmets. Now- We are wearing the Nazi helmets. 1945- We called the enemy things like "Krauts" and "Japs" because we didn't like them. Now- We call the enemy things like "opposing forces" and "aggressors" so we don't offend them. 1945- Victory was declared when the enemy was dead and all his things were broken. Now- Victory is declared when the enemy says he is sorry. 1945- If you killed an enemy soldier, you could bring home his rifle as a trophy. Now- If you bring home anything at all as a trophy you get a court martial. 1945- A commander would put his butt on the line to protect his people. Now- A commander will put his people on the line to protect his butt. 1945- After the war, you could buy your own rifle off the government, cheap. Now- You can't be trusted with your own rifle, and you'll be jailed if you ever get one. 1945- Wars were planned and run by generals with lots of important victories. Now- Wars are planned and run by politicians with lots of important panty raids. 1945- We knew we were fighting for freedom. The country was committed to winning. Now- We don't know what we are fighting for. The government is committed to Socialism. 1945- All you could think of was getting out and becoming a civilian again. Now- All you can think of is getting out and becoming a civilian again Thomas B. Roach Somewhere in the Sierra Nevada foothills 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
[CTRL] FW: [SonsofLiberty] AficanAmericanSuppressesAmericanHeritage[Virginia]a bard bomb on radical left
-Caveat Lector- Bard Visit me at: The Center for Exposing Corruption in the Federal Government http://www.xld.com/public/center/center.htm Federal Government defined: a benefit/subsidy protection racket! -Original Message- From: James Shirley Ely [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 3:20 AM To: SONS OF LIBERTY Subject: Fw: [SonsofLiberty] AficanAmericanSuppressesAmericanHeritage[Virginia]a bard bomb on radical left From: "James Shirley Ely" [EMAIL PROTECTED] We are at war as even now can be heard the sounds of the chains and shackles being hammered shut around our feet and ankles. In memory of this great American we will not be silent, we will fight back and throw these traitors off our soil. We will not be as mute sheep being led to the slaughter, we will live free or die! Speak out now, fight back, for we are the true Americans, and the time is now! Regards, Shirley [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, July 15, 1999 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [SonsofLiberty] AficanAmericanSuppressesAmericanHeritage[Virginia]a bard bomb on radical left From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "James Shirley Ely" Makes my blood boil too, Bard, General Lee to me exemplifies a moral, true Christian gentleman/patriot. We have got to stop kowtowing to the real rascists/hatemongers such as this El-Amin. I agree ... it's war. http://www.infowars.com --- ONElist Sponsor ONElist now has T-SHIRTS! http://www.onelist.com Check out homepage for details. Freedom is never Free --- ONElist Sponsor The planet's eCenter for health well-being. PlanetRX. a href=" http://clickme.onelist.com/ad/planetrx1 "Click Here/a Freedom is never Free 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] How will it end?
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http://www.newscientist.com/ns/19990717/newsstory5.html
How will it end?
Hazel Muir
IF YOU THOUGHT THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE was certain, think again. Last year,
in a blaze of publicity, it was announced that the Universe would expand
forever in the grip of an exotic "antigravity" force. But now the evidence is
in doubt.
The conclusion depended on the observation that exploding stars in distant
galaxies seem fainter than expected. This suggested that the expansion of the
Universe is speeding up because of a mysterious force, represented by a
cosmological constant in Einstein's equations of general relativity ("To
infinity and beyond", New Scientist, 11 April 1998, p 26).
But that holds true only if these distant supernovae are inherently as bright
as the stellar explosions happening nearby. The new findings hint that this
may not be true, and reopen the possibility that the Universe's expansion will
cease--and maybe even reverse until all matter collapses in a "big crunch".
"This is definitely a warning flag," says Robert Kirshner of the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Last year's conclusions came from teams led by Brian Schmidt of the Mount
Stromlo and Siding Springs Observatories in Australia and Saul Perlmutter of
the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California. They studied "type Ia"
supernovae. These occur when matter from one star falls onto a companion white
dwarf star, which then becomes unstable and explodes.
In galaxies near ours, the explosions grow brighter over about 20 days, then
fade over the following months. But the peak intrinsic brightness is always
roughly the same--which means that how bright an explosion appears should
depend only on how far away it lies. So when supernovae billions of light
years away were revealed to be consistently fainter than expected, astronomers
concluded that an acceleration in the rate of the Universe's expansion was
forcing the light to travel a greater distance.
But a nagging doubt remained. Might distant supernovae be less powerful--and
therefore intrinsically less bright--than those nearby? Adam Riess of the
University of California at Berkeley, a member of Schmidt's team, decided to
check. If the peak brightness of the distant supernovae is different, the time
they take to reach this point should also be different. So Riess and his
colleagues studied the rate at which 10 nearby explosions brightened and
compared it with provisional data from Perlmutter's team for over 30 distant
supernovae. They found that the distant supernovae lit up more rapidly,
reaching peak brightness around two days earlier.
Why distant supernovae are different is unclear. They could have different
compositions. "Or it could be something different about the explosion itself,
although that would be hard to understand," says Riess.
Nor is it certain that the faster brightening means that the brightness of
distant supernovae is different from those nearby. But if those 5 billion
light years away are less than 75 per cent as luminous as nearby ones, the
case for accelerating expansion would collapse. "It's hard to make an
iron-clad case for it when you see something like this," says Riess, who has
sent a paper on the findings to The Astronomical Journal.
Perlmutter is keeping an open mind. "It's very premature to draw a
conclusion," he says. "The analysis has not been completed." But unless the
discrepancy vanishes, cosmologists will be back to what they do best: arguing
about the ultimate fate of the Universe.
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Re: [CTRL] [[SC] Skeptic News - Friday #1]
-Caveat Lector- "ric carter" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : No microrobots were sexually abused during production of this bulletin. Aha...BUT WHAT ABOUT AFTER YOU WERE FINISHED??? *We* know all about your mechanophile tendencies, Carter... = Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.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
[CTRL] What is a Biosphere Reserve?
-Caveat Lector- Note: "Individual Biosphere Reserves remain under the sovereign jurisdiction of the countries in which they are situated." http://www.unesco.org/mab/bios1-1.htm WORLD NETWORK OF BIOSPHERE RESERVES What is a Biosphere Reserve? Biosphere Reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems which are internationally recognized within the framework of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. Collectively, they constitute a World Network. They are nominated by national governments and must meet a minimal set of criteria and adhere to a minimal set of conditions before being admitted into the World Network. Each Biosphere Reserve is intended to fulfil three basic functions, which are complementary and mutually reinforcing: a conservation function - to contribute to the conservation of landscapes, ecosystems, species and genetic variation; a development function - to foster economic and human development which is socio-culturally and ecologically sustainable; a logistic function - to provide support for research, monitoring, education and information exchange related to local, national and global issues of conservation and development. Individual Biosphere Reserves remain under the sovereign jurisdiction of the countries in which they are situated. Some countries have enacted legislation specifically to establish Biosphere Reserves. However, in many cases, advantage is taken of the existence of areas already protected under national law to establish Biosphere Reserves. Biosphere Reserves consist of a core area, a buffer zone and a transition area) and only the core area requires legal protection. A number of Biosphere Reserves simultaneously encompass areas protected under other systems (such as national parks or nature reserves) and other internationally recognized sites (such as World Heritage or Ramsar wetland sites). Ownership arrangements may vary too. The core areas of Biosphere Reserves are mostly public land, but may also be privately owned or belong to non-governmental organizations. In many cases, the buffer zone is in community or private ownership, and this is generally the case for the transition area. Establishing a Biosphere Reserve obviously poses an enormous challenge, namely to set up an appropriate mechanism, for instance a Committee, to plan and co-ordinate all the activities that will take place there. This human dimension of Biosphere Reserves makes them special, since the management of a Biosphere Reserve essentially becomes a "pact" between the local community and society as a whole. Management needs to be open, evolving and adaptive. Such an approach requires perseverance, patience and imagination. But it will allow the local community to be better placed to respond to external political, economic and social pressures, which would affect the ecological and cultural values of the area. For more information on the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, Please write to us [EMAIL PROTECTED] . = Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.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] [[SC] Skeptic News - Friday #1]
-Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: Robert Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] "ric carter" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : No microrobots were sexually abused during production of this bulletin. Aha...BUT WHAT ABOUT AFTER YOU WERE FINISHED??? $ *** SECURITY BREACH *** AUTOMATIC RESPONSE *** SECURITY BREACH *** $ You have violated operational/functional security - level 3N#55ZA. $ Your inquiry has triggered security-exception software - event 3N. $ Your status_n is insufficient to obtain the information requested. $ Your status does not register NEED-TO-KNOW for the data requested. $ Full operational/functional security response *HAS been initiated. $ You are required to remain at your current location - dir.1US233a. $ Anything you say or do will be used against you in any proceeding. $ *** SECURITY BREACH *** AUTOMATIC RESPONSE *** SECURITY BREACH *** *We* know all about your mechanophile tendencies, Carter... *** CIVILITY BREACH *** AUTOMATIC RESPONSE *** CIVILITY BREACH *** $ You have violated operational/functional civility - level 5Q#55ZA. $ Your inquiry has triggered civility-exception software - event 5Q. $ Your status_q is inappropriate to express the preceeding innuendo. $ Your status does not register YOU-CAN-SAY-THAT for the given slur. $ Full operational/functional civility response *HAS been initiated. $ You are required to express sincere contrition and to eat insects. $ Anything you say or do will be used against you in any proceeding. *** CIVILITY BREACH *** AUTOMATIC RESPONSE *** CIVILITY BREACH *** 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] [[SC] Skeptic News - Friday #2]
-Caveat Lector- "ric carter" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: # ELIXER OF ETERNAL YOUTH. (BBC) Scientists may have discovered the secret of eternal youth - female hormones. German researchers have discovered that women with high levels of oestrogen in their blood look unusually young for their age. They found that in some cases women with high levels of oestrogen appeared to be eight years younger than they really were. In contrast, a lack of oestrogen added up to 8 years to a women's appearance. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_395000/395538.stm Why *eight* years? Why not seven or ten? Who decided, anyhoo? Was this an all-male team? Inquiring minds want to know! # New Ultra Deadly Virus - Canadian Lab Spills Waste Water. WINNIPEG - Waste water was accidentally released from a laboratory in Winnipeg designed to hold the world's most deadly microbes. The leak occurred as more than 2000 litres of effluent from the lab's waste-water system accidentally poured into the city sewer system. The lab was supposed to have been stocked with vials of Ebola and Lassa viruses. http://sightings.com/politics4/gad.htm Well, considering that both Ebola and Lassa are (like HIV) extremely fragile viruses that will give up completely if exposed to a wide range of factors such as chlorine bleach, ultraviolet radiation, and even nonoxynol-9, used in most contraceptive jellies and condoms, the likelihood of the pathogens surviving in the sewers of Winnipeg is minimal. Like HIV, to survive, these beasties have to pass directly from host to host, usually in blood. Now, Count Drac and Co. might have cause to worry when they go out for a midnight bite...but the burghers of Winnipeg almost certainly don't. Bob = Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.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
[CTRL] [11] The Ohio Gang
-Caveat Lector- an excerpt from: The Ohio Gang Charles L. Mee, Jr.©1981 M. Evans and Company, Inc. 216 East 49th Street New York, New York 10017 ISBN 0-87131-340-5 218 pps out-of-print/one edition --[11]-- XXXI. The President Remembers His Schoolboy Aspirations NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL WRITERS were generally impressed by Harding's adminstration in Its first year. The New York Times, which had at first considered him "the firm and perfect flower of the cowardice and imbecility of the senatorial cabal," had come to conclude that Harding was "gradually assuming undisputed leadership and without offending his former associates in the Senate." Whether his newspaper clippings went to his head-or some forgotten longing within him commenced to emerge-Harding "deeply wanted," as Herbert Hoover came to notice, "to make a name as President." After all, as a schoolboy reading his McGuffey Eclectic Reader, he had learned the story about George Washington and the cherry tree. Alexander Hamilton had been his hero since earliest boyhood, and was still. He wished, somehow, to rise above himself; but he did not seem to know quite how to do it. Charlie Forbes, before he had met his comeuppance, had gone to play poker with the president one evening, and after the game broke up, Harding took Forbes aside and strolled with him out onto the White House lawn. Harding was, he told Forbes, dreadfully unhappy: his life had been empty. And then, to Forbes's amazement, the president simply broke down and cried. pps. 173-174 = XXXII. Things Begin to Come Apart: Gaston Means Investigates Nan Britton ACCORDING To GASTON Means, whose word is always suspect when it is not an outright lie, Mrs. Harding called him in one day. "I entered the White House," he said, "as usual through what I now called the 'viaduct entrance.' The guards within the White House knew me by this time and passed me quietly on to Mrs. Harding's private apartment upstairs." He found her door slightly ajar when he rapped. Through the door, he saw her standing across the room looking out of a window. In her right hand, he noticed, she was gripping some folds of the lace curtain at the window and that she was unconsciously "crushing the folds." At the sound of his knock, she turned at once. "Mr. Means," she said. "Come in." She closed the door behind him and directed him to a couch, where she sat, too, at the opposite end, with a pillow at her back. "I'm feeling fine this morning," she told him. "My masseur [sic] has just finished her treatment. She tells me that I have the firm flesh of a young girl. See?" She held up her arm for Means to inspect. "The loose violetcolored chiffon sleeves," Means observed, "fell away in soft folds." "My arms are smooth and firm and white-aren't they? I am very proud of my arms. Andyou have noticed I am sure, that my walk has the same elastic spring that I had as a girl. I am really proud of my walk. I have kept myself youngand I always intend to." " 'No one is ever any older than they feel,' was my not very original rejoinder," Means recalled. "Many public men," Mrs. Harding said hesitantly, "many great men have had their careers utterly ruined-and the lives of all their loved ones totally wreckedbyindiscretions. They have had to forfeit everything that was dear to them-by an act of weakness." Means could not disagree. "Warren Harding," Mrs. Harding said at last, "has had a very ugly affair with a girl named Nan Britton from Marion. It goes back to the actual childhood of this girl I became suspicious . . when she was but a child. . . . She was a greatly over-developed child and wore extremely short dresses above the knees. It was not considered quite decent. And she was always doing everything on earth that she could-to attract Warren's attention. This over-development tended to attract men-on the streets and together with her unusually short dresses, why she attracted attention of course and not in a very nice way. Why, I have watched men-watch her-even before she was in her early teens. . . ." Mrs. Harding wanted Means to investigate Nan Britton. The president's wife said she already knew that her husband and Nan were having an affair, but it occurred to Means that she was hoping he could disprove it. "This girl Nan Britton," said Mrs. Harding suddenly, "has a child and she claims that Warren Harding is the father of it!" Means was too astonished to speak. "I don't believe it!" the Duchess said. Where, Means inquired, would he find Nan Britton? "That girl! Oheverywhere! She stays with this sister in Chicago sometimes-God alone knows where she calls home. But listen! You can find out. I want you to find out and put her under surveillance immediately, day and night." Would Means accept the assignment? He would. He would start, he said, with Nan's date of birth. "OhI don't care to know anything about her birth," said Mrs. Harding. "I know all about that. Don't waste time on things like
[CTRL] [22] Loud and Clear
-Caveat Lector- an excerpt from: Loud and Clear Lake Headly and William Hoffman©1990 Henry Holt and Company 115 W. 18th St. New York, NY 10011 ISBN 0-8050-1138-2 272 pps out-of-print/one edition --[22]-- 22 Inferno "You dirty son of a bitch!" I roared. "I'll kill you!" I had awakened when they took me off the ambulance, unconscious but thrashing about, calling everyone foul names. I broke a restraining strap, punched an attendant, hard, and knocked him down. Then I passed out again. They got stronger strapsthey knew how to deal with this sort of nutand wheeled me into the emergency room. The alarm that June 21 never went offno, the alarm must have gone off, because we figured that's what woke Terri up. I didn't hear it. Terri Lee doesn't remember any of this, nor do I. But we pieced it together from what the neighbors and people at the hospital told us, and the fire department report. She woke up to an apartment in flames. The blaze had started in the kitchen and roared down a hallway toward the bedroom where we slept. She tried to wake me up, but couldn't. The place was filled with choking smoke. Our apartment had two doors to the outside: one exiting from the kitchen, the other opening into a little foyer, which led to the living room. Terri opened the living room door, then fled through the one in the kitchen. She ran to a neighbor, having an early-morning cup of coffee on his patio, and shouted at him, "Call the fire department! My apartment is on fire!" She raced back to the kitchen door, a life to save, but the intense heat drove her away. She ran around to the front. A man stood there, mesmerized by the flames. When Terri started through the front door, he grabbed and held her. "You can't go in there! That place is going to burn to the ground!" "I got to!" she screamed over the roar of the fire. "My old man's in there!" Terri jerked away from him and plunged inside. She fought her way through smoke and terrific heat to reach me, attempted to shake me awake, and that's where they found her, collapsed at the foot of the bed. She was still on fire, a human torch. Overcome by smoke, she had fallen on her left side, and her nightgown was in flames. They found me still lying on the bed. Terri and I were each lifted onto a gurney and carried from the apartment. Outside, the man who had tried to stop Terri Lee asked a fireman, "They're going to be all right, aren't they?" "I don't think so," the fireman said. "Both their hearts have stopped." It really hit the guy hard. He blamed himself. In fact, paramedics had to give him first aid. He threw up, cried, sat down, and just fell apart. He moaned, "I should have stopped her. I shouldn't have let her go in there. I knew something like this would happen." After literally jump-starting our hearts to get them beating, they took Terri Lee and me to the nearest hospital, Phoenix Baptist. From there a Medevac helicopter flew her to Maricopa County General Hospital and its highly rated burn unit. That afternoon, a doctor at Phoenix Baptist phoned George Vlassis and asked the name of my next of kin. He told them Lake III, and said they might reach him through my friend Nick Behnen in Las Vegas. "He's right here," said Behnen to the caller from Phoenix Baptist, and handed the phone to my son. "Your father and his girlfriend have been in a fire," the doctor told Lake. "Can you come to Phoenix?" "Sure, I'll be there tomorrow." "You better come today, if you want to be sure of seeing your dad alive. We can't be certain how long he's going to live." Behnen drove Lake to the airport and paid for his ticket on the next flight to Phoenix. Vlassis met the plane and brought him to the hospital. A doctor asked Lake, "Who was this woman at the apartment? What's her relationship to your father?" "She's his girlfriend, Terri Yoder. What do you mean, what's the relationship?" "Well, how does he feel about her?" "He cares a lot for her. Why?" "Because the girl can't live. She's going to die any minute now. We don't expect her to survive the rest of the day. Your father has a fifty-fifty chance of pulling through, so we want to know that if this girl dies, or when she dies, how your father will react. If he regains consciousness, we don't know whether to tell him about her condition, because we don't know how the news will affect his recovery." "I can't tell you how to handle that. I know Dad thought a lot of Terri; otherwise, he wouldn't have been living with her." The doctor gave Lake permission to see me in the intensive care unit. I was strapped down, with IVs running into me, and a catheter running out. Lake later said that when he came into the room he noticed handfuls of Thorazine bottles and liquid Valium ampules all around the bed, scattered on the floor, and left on trays. He knew they were keeping me pretty loaded. My son stayed with me until I regained consciousness late that first night. When I came to, he said I crashed against
[CTRL] [5] The Treason of the Senate
-Caveat Lector- an excerpt from: The Treason of the Senate David Graham Phillips academic reprints p.o. box 3003 Stanford, California Cosmopolitian Magazine Vol. XL - March, 1906 - No.5 --[5]-- CHAPTER 5 Bailey, the ''Patriot'' WE have now read the records of the three chief men of the SenateAldrich, the master of the Republican machine; Gorman, the late leader of the Democratic machine; Spooner, Aldrich's chief lieutenant, the chief spokesman, chief legal adviser, and chief floor-manager of the great senatorial "merger" to license and protect "the interests" in levying greedily upon American labor and capital, especially upon America's annual twenty billions of interstate commerce. There is a fourth leader, younger than these three and newer to the Senate; but, because of his aggressive abilities and because of the death of Gorman, he is rapidly pushing to the front. If this young man, Joseph Weldon Bailey, is reelected by the Texas legislature next winter, and if the present so-called Republican but really Aldrich majority is replaced before 1913 by the Gorman kind of Democratic majority, he will be the leader of the Senate. We have found the Senate to be the citadel of the present unfair distribution of our national prosperity, the chief cause of the elevation of luxurious chicanery and of the depression of honest industry; therefore, it behooves us to scan Bailey's record carefully. Of course, in the House, in the Senate, and on the stump, Bailey has spoken as strenuously for people and country as any other politician. He is not surpassed in that respect by any of the rest of the band of expert raisers of dust over the Senate arena as a cover for the acts of treason. But words are not significant of the real man. If words meant character, Judas himself with his "Hail, Master!" would rank as a very Jonathan of fidelity. Let us disregard Bailey the talker. Let us ask only, What has Bailey done? He came to Washington, to the House, fourteen years ago last December, when but twenty-eight. His obstreperously unconventional dress and his frank physical, as well as mental, vanity made him something of a butt at first. But soon through his fast-peeling surface there appeared a strong and developing personality. So rapidly did he disclose power and shrewdness that his becoming House minority leader at thirty-four, and after only three terms, would not have seemed mysterious had he not been highly unpopular with his party colleagues, especially with those least in sympathy with "the interests" that were financing and dominating both party machines. Soon the feeling against him became open, led to frequent and fierce rows between him and his colleagues. Those were the days when the "merger" of the two party machines was not so apparent, nor indeed so complete, as now; the House had only just submitted to the yoke of its committee on rules, controlled by "the interests." If speech were conclusive, there would be no room for doubt of Bailey; for he discharged his picturesque vocabulary of vituperation upon his enemies in a philippic on April 15, 1897, in which he equaled Joe Cannon or Gorman or Spooner or Lodge at their best in proclaiming their own patriotism. How Standard Oil Got into Texas Was the distrust of Bailey just or unjust? For answer, let us in fairness go to his home state, where he was in the van of the leadership of the responsible party. Texas is overwhelmingly one-sided, politically, like overwhelmingly Republican Pennsylvania; so "the interests" have had no more difficulty in building a rotten machine there than in Pennsylvania. Occasionally there are popular revolts; but by one subterfuge and another the people are soon fooled or wearied back into submission. To get office in Texas, one had to have, and one must now have, "the interests" with him or at least not against him. In one of the popular spasms of revolt, the machine of which Bailey was then, and is now, the star statesman and spellbinder, was forced to put upon the statute-books a model antimonopoly statute. The whole country has heard of this statute and of vague wonders wrought under it. The fact is that it has never permanently nor for long excluded any monopoly from the state. Thanks to the power of "the interests" over the dominant machinelabeled Democratic just as the Pennsylvania machine is labeled Republicanthe grand total of achievement has been several futile prosecutions, fourteen hundred dollars in fines and about five hundred dollars for refiling forfeited charters and revoked permits-and the monopolies are steadily gaining ground. The insolent extortions of the Standard Oil Company, disguised for its Southwestern activities as the Waters-Pierce Oil Company of Missouri, were the chief cause of this typical "sop to the mob"; and, naturally, the first effect of the law was the ejection of the Waters-Pierce Company from the state. The monopoly fought from court to court, up to the Supreme Court of the United
[CTRL] [16] Other Altars
-Caveat Lector- an excerpt from: Other Altars - Roots and Realities of Cultic and Satanic Ritual Abuse and Multiple Personality Disorder Craig Lockwood©1993 CompCare Publishers 3850 Annapolis Lane, Suite 100 Minneapolis, MN 55441 612.559.4800/800.328.3330 ISBN 0-89638-363-6 255+pps out-of-print/one edition. - A very interesting and excellent book. Om K --[16]-- Chapter 16 Where Are The Bodies? Cults, Evidence, And Denial "As ethology has shown, a sense of community arises from collective aggression." -Walter Burkett, 1983 "Cult" is a word appearing frequently in this text, but like ritual abuse, it is a word more difficult to define than to use. Individuals who molest, rape, and even kill in the name of one religious concept, or deity, or another are frequently apprehended. Groups who do the same thing, however, show up less frequently. While aberrant individuals are always a random threat, the organized aberrant group is perceived as the greatest threat. Survivors claim that organized groups, "cults," secretly perpetrate the mind-control conditioning that produces MPD, allowing them to remain hidden. In secret, individuals working together can perform ritual sacrifice, kidnap, produce pornographic materials, deal in drugs and weapons, and conduct tax-exempt criminal business. Groups involved in these activities are, almost without exception, defined as cults. "Cults)" in the broadest sense, usually form around an activity. Since activities are open to interpretation, more specific definition requires some effort. G. Olson-Raymer's Occult Crime: A Law Enforcement Primer, published in 1990 by the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning, offers what is, in spite of the slaughtered syntax, probably the best law-enforcement definition to date: Occult activity involves the use or knowledge of action and/or rituals connected to supernatural beliefs and/or supernatural powers. Satanic activity involves a belief that Satan will bring personal power over oneself, others and the external environment and, in turn, such power will permit the believer to live by whatever moral and ethical codes one wishes to adopt. Ritualistic activity involves repeated physical, sexual, psychological, and/or spiritual acts. But the operative noun is law enforcement. Sociologists and anthropologists tend to see the law-enforcement model as valuebound to mainstream Western social and religious concepts. Culling All Cults Disbelievers in the ritual-abuse phenomenon are quick to point out that law-enforcement officers and psychotherapists typically define almost anything that is religiously non-mainstream as "cult." This may happen because law-enforcement training models of occult crime are being presented at psychotherapeutic conferences. When these two professions discuss groups to which their subjects of investigation or patients claim to have belonged, the definite article preceding the noun is commonly inserted. Any group becomes "the cult." While this may be no more than a verbal convenience, it still gives the impression that somehow all cults are conspirationally linked. According to survivors, many cults are linked. In some cases they describe whole communities being involved or a single county having several large cults. Disbelievers scoff at this claim, saying it's preposterous. J. Gordon Melton, another scholarly skeptic, claims in his Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America to have undertaken the only comprehensive survey of all public religious groups. Melton, whose study was published in 1986, before much of the contemporary clinical evidence had surfaced, disbelieves in the reality of ritual-abuse cults. In his critical and thorough study of the phenomenon, In Pursuit of Satan: The Police and the Occult, Robert D. Hicks cites Melton's work as coming "closer to an accurate estimate of the number of cults than any cult cop's baseless generalization." Melton estimates that, "using the broad definition of the social scientists, one can find some 500-600 cults or alternative religions in the United States." Melton says that over 100 are ethnically based, and relegated to first and second generation immigrant communities., Melton obviously had no access to secret groups, which in any case don't answer questionnaires or show up as sociological statistics. To deny such groups exist, as Melton does, is to deny history. Secret groups have always existed. Only their ability to remain secret can be questioned. Kathy McCarrell, program director of the Los Angeles County Child Sexual Abuse Crisis Center, and a staff writer for Beyond Survival magazine, suggests that it's possible the reason these groups aren't ferreted out is that there has been neither the official inclination nor the allocation of personnel for the task. She says: "When the FBI's Ken Lanning says he's been examining claims of ritual child abuse for eleven years, it gives you a good idea of the level of priority the federal
[CTRL] Killing Games: Violence vs. Censorship
-Caveat Lector- from: Game Developer August 1999 600 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 415.905.2200. www.gdmag.com - Killing Games: Violence vs. Censorship From a German's perspective, the current U.S. discussion about violence in videogames is best described as deja vu. U.S. game developers have often considered German legislation to curtail the effects of violent videogames on the public inadequate and inconsistent now that the U.S. Congress is contemplating similar regulations, the industry proves unable to take a stand for itself. I describe the German law in some detail in an article on Gamasutra.com, and it was my 1998 investigation into this topic that got me invited to climb onto this soapbox. German history holds a number of lessons on violence and censorship alike, and German legislation echoes that history. It strives to prevent exposure of minors to content that might be "ethically disorienting." In addition, criminal law prohibits "glorification of violence," be it in print, on the big screen, or on the little screens of TVs and PCs These laws have to coexist with Germany's constitution, which ostensibly denies all censorship, and legalistic tap dancing still surrounds this issue today. Ironically, these laws, which were conceived with vivid memories of the Nazis' use of entertainment for propaganda purposes, also remind us of the inevitable contradiction between censorship and freedom of expression. To make the problem worse, laws are executed by fallible individuals, and the power of censorship is easily abused. (A German public prosecutor's indictment of Art Spiegelman's Maus as Nazi propaganda is a recent case in a string of embarrassing examples.) In addition, the means to prevent minors from exposure to "harmful" material (such as the Index, which imposes restrictions on sales and advertising) are rapidly losing effectiveness in the Internet age. In the U.S., the advent of the Internet gave birth to the Communications Decency Act and its similarly flawed offspring. In Germany, attempts have been made to apply said criminal law to all kinds of location-based entertainment: video arcades in general, laserdromes, paint ball, and online multiplayer games in particular. Unlike the Index, criminal law applies to adults and minors alike. Mere possession of MORTAL KOMBAT or WOLFENSTEIN 3D, the only two games that have been confiscated under this legislation (as opposed to hundreds merely put on the Index), is illegal. Games never had much ground to stand on in Germany. Homo ludens, the 11 player of games" is considered a liability in a society which favors games about economy, and criticizes literature as an escape from reality. Being a writer of fantasy and science fiction, I have been accused of "escapism" numerous times a truly German objection against entertainment of any kind. Against this backdrop, it's difficult to make a case for an incriminated game based on its merit. This, however, is the ultimate consequence of rating content: You have to prove your work's relevance and value. In a way it seems appropriate that the unquestioned pursuit of visual realism has brought the current turmoil upon the industry media goons thrive on images. Photorealism has no inherent value, neither with respect to art in general, nor for game design in particular quite the contrary, visual detail is often paid for by sacrificing me play. Yet, the much debated statement "a game is not a simulation" does not seem to be an issue when it comes to anatomical correctness. Personal preference, however, should never lure one into accepting false accusations and double standards. The influence of game violence on children of all ages has yet to be understood, as the few serious researchers out there would readily admit, placing the ongoing blamestorming on shaky ground. Nonetheless, a videogame bill recently proposed in Pennsylvania by State Senator Jack Wagner (D Pittsburgh) takes aim specifically at games' biggest asset their interactivity. All of a sudden, active participation in cartoonish violence passes as shooter training, with multiplayer games presumably being the worst. Some claim that the alleged hypnotic effects of all entertainment are amplified by interactivity. That, if nothing else, should meet vocal opposition from all game developers. History offers many lessons about the penalty of keeping silent at the wrong time. Every so often, there comes a moment when you have to stand up for what you stand for. Being vocal about the technology and standards you require, while keeping quiet in the face of unfounded public criticism of the art you believe in, is a double standard in itself. In Germany, we've seen it all publishers abandoning controversial writers, products quietly withdrawn from the market, prejudice leveraged against competition, abuse of the law for personal crusades, and courts judging the quality and relevance of a work of art by weighing it against its
[CTRL] Breaking the Silence - Herrin Massacre
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.bradley.edu/alumni/hilltopics/archive/wint98/balloweB.html A HREF="http://www.bradley.edu/alumni/hilltopics/archive/wint98/balloweB.html"B reaking the Silence /A - As a boy growing up in the southern Illinois town of Herrin, Bradley professor James Ballowe enjoyed carefree days playing in Harrison's Woods. No one then told him about the hanging, the shootings, the unmerciful deaths that left the woods littered with the bodies of strikebreakers one summer day in 1922. No one told him about the role his grandfather might have played in that bloody massacre. No one told him about the town's residents who brought their children to see the sight, nor how onlookers ignored pleas for water from those who had somehow eluded death. And no one told him about the disdain that an entire nation felt for the people of this small coal mining town in Williamson County. A pall of silence had fallen across the town-a silence filled with so much fear that there were no whispers of the tragedy between a mother and a child, even decades later. Ballowe, professor of English, who also has served the University as associate provost and dean of the Graduate School and as dean of the College of Communications and Fine Arts, learned about the buried legacy of his hometown while in college, when he read the book Bloody Williamson by historian Paul Angle. "I was shocked, because I found my grandfather's name in the book. I talked to my mother briefly on a visit home, and she 'pooh-poohed' the book. My mother was a teenager at the time of the massacre. She was sent to relatives in another town with her younger brother." Later, his mother began to unravel the story for him in bits and pieces. She talked about taking the trolley to Marion to visit her father in the county jail. He and 35 others had been indicted for murder, though no one was ever convicted. Ballowe couldn't know how this revelation in young adulthood would impact his professional life years later. He began teaching at Bradley and quickly gained respect from both colleagues and students. He later accepted administrative positions, but never lost his love for the classroom or for writing. Through the years, he wrote poetry and prose, including The Coal Miners, a book of poetry. But there was always something gnawing at him. There were questions, and he became determined to find answers. Ballowe queries, "What does this do to the person who begins to contemplate?" Eventually, his quest for answers changed the direction of his scholarly work. Ballowe says, "I really wanted to get back to teaching and writing. I took a one-semester sabbatical, and I started writing a poem. It became a 60-page poem relating to Paul Angle's book about the Herrin Massacre, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and the gang wars. I came away with a feeling that I had something there." When Ballowe returned to the classroom, he began teaching classes in autobiography and creative non-fiction. He adds, "That was the sort of writing that I had had the most success with. It was a natural, because I have always felt that teachers should teach what they themselves can do." Ballowe had won an Illinois Arts Council Award for Creative Non-Fiction, along with two such awards in poetry. He says, "I started writing articles about little-known events in the state of Illinois which in some way have had a great impact on me or others." Ballowe's "The Work of Our Fathers," an essay about the Herrin Massacre, was published in the Chicago Reader on June 30, 1995. He also wrote pieces about Italo Balbo's arrival at Chicago's 1933 Columbian Exposition; about Kerker Quinn '33, who edited Accent, an internationally-known "little" magazine; and about a press in a small central Illinois town that became the largest publisher of poetry in the nation during the 1940s. He also is preparing a book manuscript of essays on Illinois subjects. His poetry and his essays will be represented in anthologies of Illinois writers to be published in 1998. He also intends to write a history of Bradley, where he has spent 35 years of his professional life. Ballowe recently collaborated with producer Gary Covino in creating a public radio documentary about the Herrin Massacre. He returned to Herrin and interviewed some of the people who witnessed it. The documentary, narrated by Ballowe, was broadcast in Chicago and Carbondale, and over Labor Day weekend in 1997, it aired nationally on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. Discussing his appreciation for creative non-fiction, Ballowe concludes, "People like to talk about the surface of Illinois. I like to get beneath it." - Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End Kris DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These
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1806
The union of Philadelphia Journeymen Cordwainers was convicted of and
bankrupted by charges of criminal conspiracy after a strike for higher
wages, setting a precedent by which the U.S. government would combat
unions for years to come.
April 27, 1825
The first strike for the ten-hour workday occurred by carpenters in
Boston.
July 3, 1835
Children employed in the silk mills in Paterson, NJ went on strike for
the 11 hour day/6 day week.
July 1851
Two railroad strikers were shot dead and others were injured by the
state militia in Portgage, New York.
1860
Eight hundred women operatives and 4,000 workmen marched during a
shoemaker's strike in Lynn, Mass.
January 13, 1874
The original Tompkins Square Riot. As unemployed workers demonstrated
in New York's Tompkins Square Park, a detachment of mounted police
charged into the crowd, beating men, women and children indiscriminately
with billy clubs and leaving hundreds of casualties in their wake. Abram
Duryee, the Commissioner of Police said, "It was the most glorious sight
I ever saw."
February 12, 1877
U.S. railroad workers began strikes to protest wage cuts.
June 21, 1877
Ten coal-mining activists ("Molly Maguires") were hanged in
Pennsylvania.
July 14, 1877
A general strike halted the movement of U.S. railroads. In the
following days, strike riots spread across the U.S. The next week,
federal troops were called out to force an end to the nationwide strike.
At the "Battle of the Viaduct" in Chicago, federal troops (recently
returned from an Indian massacre) killed 30 workers and wounded over
100.
September 5, 1882
Thirty thousand workers marched in the first Labor Day parade in New
York City.
1884
The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, forerunner of the
AFL, passed a resolution stating that "Eight hours shall constitute a
legal day's work from and after May 1, 1886." Though the Federation did
not intend to stimulate a mass insurgency, its resolution had precisely
that effect.
Late 1885/Early 1886
Hundreds of thousands of American workers, increasingly determined to
resist subjugation to capitalist power, poured into a fledgling labor
organization, the Knights of Labor. Beginning on May 1, 1886, they took
to the streets to demand the universal adoption of the eight-hour day.
Chicago was the center of the movement. Workers there had been agitating
for an eight-hour day for months, and on the eve of May 1, as many as
50,000 workers were already on strike. As many as 30,000 more swelled
their ranks the next day, bringing most of Chicago manufacturing to a
standstill. Fears of violent class conflict gripped the city. No
violence occurred on May 1 -- a Saturday -- or May 2. But on Monday, May
3, a fight involving hundreds broke out at McCormick Reaper between
locked-out unionists and the non-unionist workers McCormick hired to
replace them. The Chicago police, swollen in number and heavily armed,
quickly moved in with clubs and guns to restore order. They left four
unionists dead and many others wounded.
Angered by the deadly force of the police, a group of anarchists, led by
August Spies and Albert Parsons, called on workers to arm themselves and
participate in a massive protest demonstration in Haymarket Square on
Tuesday, May 4. The demonstration appeared to be a complete bust, with
only 3,000 assembling. But near the end of the evening, an individual,
whose identity is still in dispute, threw a bomb that killed seven
policemen and injured 67 others. Hysterical city and state government
officials rounded up eight anarchists, tried them for murder, and
sentenced them to death.
On Nov. 11 1887, four of them, including Parsons and Spies, were
executed. All of the executed advocated armed struggle and violence as
revolutionary methods, but their prosecutors found no evidence that any
had actually thrown the Haymarket bomb. They died for their words, not
their deeds. A quarter of a million people lined Chicago's street during
Parson's funeral procession to express their outrage at this gross
miscarriage of justice.
For radicals and trade unionists everywhere, Haymarket became a symbol
of the stark inequality and injustice of capitalist society. The May
1886 Chicago events figured prominently in the decision of the founding
congress of the Second International (Paris, 1889) to make May 1, 1890 a
demonstration of the solidarity and power of the international working
class movement. May Day has been a celebration of international
socialism and (after 1917) international communism ever since.
October 4, 1887
The Louisiana Militia, aided by bands of "prominent citizens," shot 35
unarmed black sugar workers
[CTRL] A Labor History Timeline
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.utexas.edu/ftp/student/subtex/.web/Groups/crossborder/historybib.ht ml A HREF="http://www.utexas.edu/ftp/student/subtex/.web/Groups/crossborder/history bib.html"Labor History Timeline /A - A Labor History Timeline This list comes from Labornet Labor History Chronology 1636 Maine Indentured Servants' and Fishermen's Mutiny 1648 Boston Coopers and Shoemakers form guilds 1661 Virginia Indentured Servants' Plot 1663 Maryland Indentured Servants' Strike 1675 Boston Ship Carpenters' Protest 1676 Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia 1677 New York City Carters' Strike 1684 New York City Carters' Strike 1741 New York City Bakers' Strike 1768 Florida Indentured Servants' Revolt New York City Tailor's Strike 1770 Boston Massacre 1774 Hibernia, New Jersey, Ironworks Strike 1778 Journeymen printers in New York combine to increase their wages 1786 Shay's Rebellion in western Massachussettes 1791 Philadelphia carpenters carry out the first strike in the building trades 1792 Philadelphia shoemakers form the first local union organized for collective bargaining 1794 Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers formed in Philadelphia Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania 1800 Gabriel Prosser leads a slave revolt in Virginia 1805 A journeymen cordwainers' union in New York City includes a closed-shop clause in its constitution 1806 Philadelphia showmakers found guilty of criminal conspiracy after striking for higher wages 1819Depression begins 1822Denmark Vesey leads a slave rebellion in South Carolina 1824Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Textile Strike 1825The United Tailoresses of New York, a trade union organization for women, organized in New York City. 1827The Mechanics Union of Trade Associations, made up of skilled craftsmen in different trades, formed in Philadelphia - first city central federation. Philadelphia Carpenters' Strike 1828Depression begins The Workingmen's Party formed in Philadelphia Paterson, New Jersey, Textile Strike 1829The Workingmen's Party of New York formed Carpenter Ebenezer Ford becomes the first trade unionist elected to public office in New York 1831New England Association of Farmers, Mechanics and other Workingmen formed Nat Turner leads a slave rebellion in Virginia Lynn, Massachusetts, Shoebinders' Protest 1832Boston Ship Carpenters' Ten Hour Strike 1833Lynn, Massachusetts, Shoebinders' Protest begins. Manayunk, Pennsylvania, Textile Strike New York City Carpenters' Strike 1834National Trades Union, first attempt at a national labor federation, formed in New York Lowell, Massachusetts, Mill Women's Strike Manayunk, Pennsylvania, Textile Strike 1835Ten-Hour Movement among skilled workers 1835Paterson, New Jersey, Textile Strike. 1836National Cooperative Association of Cordwainers, the first national union of a specific craft, formed in New York City Lowell, Massachusetts, Mill Women's Strike New York City Tailors' Strike Philadelphia Bookbinders' Strike 1837Depression begins 1840President Martin Van Buren establishes the ten-hour day for employees on federal public works projects. 1842Massachusetts Supreme Court, in Commonwealth v. Hunt, rules that labor unions, as such, are not illegal conspiracies. Anthracite Coal Strike 1844Lowell Female Labor Reform Association formed 1847New Hampshire passes first state law fixing ten hours as the legal workday 1848 Pennsylvania's child labor law makes twelve the minimum age for workers in commercial occupations 1850 New York City Tailors' Strike 1852 Typographical Union founded - first national union of workers to endure to present day 1855 Eugene V. Debs , US labor leader, is born 1859 Iron Molders' International Union founded 1860 New England Shoemakers' Strike 1861 Civil War Begins American Miners' Association , the first national coal miners' union is formed in St. Louis, Mo. 1862 Congress Passes the Homestead Act 1863 Emancipation Proclamation frees the slaves Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers founded 1864 Cigar Makers' Union founded 1865 Sixteenth Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery in the United States 1866 National Labor Union founded - an attempt at creating a national federation of unions Molders' Lockout 1867 Knights of St. Crispin founded - a union of factory workers in the shoe industry 1868 First federal eight-hour law passed - applied only to laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by the government Anthracite Coal Strike 1869 Colored National Labor Union founded Knights of Labor organized in
[CTRL] A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers.
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/curricul.htm A HREF="http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/curricul.htm"A Curriculum of United States Labor History for /A - A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers. Sponsored by the Illinois Labor History Society [Table of Contents] Introduction The United States has the bloodiest history of labor of any industrialized nation on Earth. It is a story rich in human drama and tragedy. It is also one of progress and hope. This is a resource that teachers of United States history can use to incorporate our rich social and labor history into their courses. Using the ideas employed here teachers will increase student understanding of the American economic system and the important issues we all face as workers today. The concepts and lessons will build on each other so that at the end of the school year the student should have a working knowledge of the importance of labor in society. A guiding theme of this work is how laborers have earned a voice in the workplace and increased their share of the economic pie. Teachers should highlight the stark contrast between today's working environment and the relationship between workers and owners of the past. The scope of United States history has been divided into eleven basic periods. These will correspond with the unit divisions that many modern textbook companies use. In each period the main events and issues of US labor history are introduced. Concepts, ideas and resources are presented to aid the teacher. In several of the units specific lessons are available for immediate use. It was not felt desirable to clutter this guide with footnotes. Therefore a complete list of sources used is listed in the bibliography. This curriculum guide is created by James D. Brown, Jr. for the Illinois Labor History Society in cooperation with teachers from the metro Chicago area and local union members. The Illinois Labor History Society is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and promote awareness of labor history in Illinois. ILHS is staffed by volunteers. This project is also produced by volunteers and one graduate intern. The HTML version is maintained by Chicago-Kent College of Law. A note on use of this document: occasionally, in the later portions of each chapter you will find handouts and documents that supplement the chapter and that involve student exercises. These materials are listed after the table of contents to provide you with direct access to them. Contents 1.The Colonial Period to 1763 2.The Revolutionary Era: 1763-1789 3.The Growth of a New Nation: 1789-1830 4.Expansion and Sectionalism: 1830-1850 5.The Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850-1877 6.The Industrial Revolution and the Progressive Era: 1877-1913 7.The First World War: 1914-1920 8.The Roaring Twenties: 1921-1929 9.The Great Depression: 1929-1939 10.The Second World War: 1939-1945 11.Post War America: 1946-Present 12.Bibliography 13.Significant People in America's Labor History For Possible Research 14.Copyright and Use Statement Handouts and other accompanying materials, arranged by section: The Colonial Period to 1763 Documents: Appraisal of slaves belonging to Robert Carters in 1732. A familiar advertisement from a Charleston, S.C. newspaper in 1766. Africans of the Windward Coast were known for their knowledge of rice cultivation. The Laurens referred to later became president of the Continental Congress (Henry Laurens). Advertisement for help finding a runaway slave in the Virginia Gazette in 1767. Advertisement requesting aid in apprehending three runaway indentured servants. Official article of indenture from 1768. Court document from Chester, England that commutes a death sentence to transportation to America and ultimately indentured servitude. The Revolutionary Era: 1763-1789 The Growth of a New Nation: 1789-1830 Lesson 3: The Working Men's Declaration of Independence, 1829. Materials:Lesson 3 Handout Expansion and Sectionalism: 1830-1850 Lesson 4: Slavery. Lesson 4 handout. Lesson 5: Problems facing workers Lesson 5 handouts Lesson 6: Ten Hour Day. 1840 proclamation Lesson 7: Lowell. Lesson 7 handouts. The Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850-1877 Lesson 8: Cost of Living 1851. Lesson 8 handout Lesson 9: Slavery. handout 1 handout 2 Lesson 10: The Contract Labor Law. handout The Industrial Revolution and the Progressive Era: 1877-1913 The First World War: 1914-1920 The Roaring Twenties: 1921-1929 The Great Depression: 1929-1939 The Second World War: 1939-1945 Post War America: 1946-Present The Colonial Period to 1763. Overview. The Europeans began arriving after 1492 upon the shores of the Americas. They found a land rich in resources and native
[CTRL] U.S. DRUG POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA
-Caveat Lector- -- The Progressive Response 16 July 1999 Vol. 3, No. 25 Editor: Martha Honey -- The Progressive Response (PR) is a weekly service of Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF), a joint project of the Interhemispheric Resource Center and the Institute for Policy Studies. We encourage responses to the opinions expressed in PR. -- Table of Contents *** COMMENTS ON U.S. DRUG POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA *** by Peter Zirnite and Coletta Youngers *** FURTHER LOOK AT THE CIA-CONTRA-COCAINE CONNECTION *** Intro by Martha Honey, excerpt from Peter Dale Scott's report *** COMMENTS ON U.S. DRUG POLICY IN LATIN AMERICA *** (Editor's note: This summer, the Foreign Policy In Focus project and the Drug Policy Project of the Institute for Policy Studies are co-sponsoring a weekly speaker and film series entitled "Rethinking the Drug War." The July 8 session, "Addicted to Failure: U.S. Drug War Overseas," featured Peter Zirnite and Coletta Youngers, both experts on the militarization of the U.S. antinarcotics efforts in Latin America. Both are also FPIF writers. Below are excerpts from their talks.) Peter Zirnite: South of the U.S.-Mexican border, the United States is engaging militaries as its primary partners in narcotics control. This is at a time when fledgling democracies are trying to solidify their power, keep military involvement in the barracks, and limit military activities to national defense--their rightful role. Washington has had a long love affair with Latin American militaries. And I find this even more scandalous than that illicit liaison that dominated the headlines last summer. While in both cases we have an extremely powerful figure that's taking advantage of a weaker yet willing party, Washington's strengthening of its arms' ties in the name of drug control has given rise to high crimes and misdemeanors that truly undermine the foundations of democracy. And this raises the question, why then has this unseemly relationship failed to attract the media spotlight or generate a loud public outcry? To really understand why we haven't had the outcry that this issue should generate, we have to look at the roots of how U.S. policymakers came to believe that local militaries are the best partners in the war on drugs. And this is a relationship that has deep, deep roots nurtured by two well-documented proclivities of the U.S. The first is the U.S.'s penchant to blame social ills such as drug abuse on outside, foreign influence. An impulse that gives rise to a drug control policy that doesn't focus on demand (almost every other nation's policy does), but instead addresses the supply. The second, and I think this is really the one that addresses the issue of militarization, is our propensity to call in the Marines. You've got a problem, whenever there's a national threat, call in the Marines. President Nixon put the process in motion when he declared drug trafficking a national security threat. Ever since that declaration, national security has been the rallying cry for everyone who advocated more firepower and money for the war on drugs. Last July, for instance, national security was invoked by Republican leaders when they announced their Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act. Republicans ludicrously claim that their $2.6 billion plan will reduce drug flow into this country by 80% by the year 2001. Yet the goal of our actual national drug control strategy is to reduce drug trafficking by 15%, despite the fact that in recent years the flow of drugs has not declined but increased. A decade after Nixon first declared drugs to be a national security threat President Reagan launched a rapid expansion of U.S. military involvement in drug control efforts which remains unabated today. The Reagan administration rationalized the expansion of the military role, in part by linking drug trafficking to leftist guerrillas and governments, specifically in Cuba and Nicaragua. This guerrilla-drug link facilitated the U.S. shift from a cold war posture to a drug war posture by bringing in many of the same old foes. Thus, the Pentagon employs the same tactics used to fight commies to fight drug traffickers. In 1988, when Congress passed the national defense appropriations and authorization, it made the Defense Department (DOD) the lead agency in the detection and monitoring of aerial and marine transit zones into the United States. Congress required DOD to integrate it's communications and technical intelligence networks with other various federal agencies and it also required DOD to coordinate the increased use of the National Guard in anti-narcotics activity. In 1993, President Clinton did shift the emphasis of
[CTRL] Documents Relating to International Relations History
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/irhistry.htm A HREF="http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/irhistry.htm"Documents Related to the History of Internation /A - Links, embedds to all these documents. ;-) Om K - Documents Relating to IR History The Battle of Megiddo, Egyptian Account, 1469 BC The Battle of Kadesh, Egyptian Accounts, 1294 BC The Art Of War, Sun Tzu, Translated by Thomas Cleary. Shambhala Pocket Classics. Boston, 1991 Cyrus the Great, 580-529 B.C. Alexander's First Great Victory, the Battle of the Granicus, 334 B.C. Sites on the Peloponnesian War, Information Resource Centre, Canadian Forces College Thucydides, The Melian Dialogue Thucydides, Pericles' Funeral Oration Caesar and Vercingetorix, Julius Caesar, 52 BC Warfare in the Roman World The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, Paterculus, 9 August 9 The Battle of Adrianople, Ammianus, 9 August 378 Judith Herrin. The Formation of Christendom. Princeton Univ Press. 1987, "Byzantium Confronted by Islam" Battle of Badr, 624 Al-Baladhuri: The Battle Of The Yarmuk (636) Ibn Abd-el-Hakem: The Islamic Conquest of Spain David J. Wasserstein. The Caliphate in the West, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1993, chpt. 1. "The Caliphal Institution in al-Andalus until 422/1031" Anonymous Arab Chronicler: The Battle of Poitiers, 732 The Battle of Poitiers, Edward Creasy, Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, 732 Summons to Charlemagne's Army, c. 804-811 Viking and Hungarian Raiders, 883 Medieval Armies and Navies, Arthur Tilly, Medieval France Peace of God, Gunbald, Archbishop of Bordeaux, 989 Leo IV (847-855): Forgiveness of Sins for Those Who Die in Battle With the Heathen John II: Indulgence for Fighting the Heathen, 878 Baghdad under the Abbasids, c. 1000 CE An Arab Ambassador in Constantinople: late 10th century Gaston Wiet. Baghdad: Metropolis of the Abbasid Caliphate.Univ of Oklahoma Press. Chapter 5: THE GOLDEN AGE OF ARAB AND ISLAMIC CULTURE Anglo-Saxon Military Organisation Anglo-Saxon Arms Armour The Battle of Hastings. Welsh Warfare Yacov Lev. State and Society in Fatimid Egypt, E. J. Brill. Leiden. 1991, CHAPTER FOUR: THE RULING CIRCLES Truce of God, 1063, Drogo, Bishop of Terouanne SECRETS OF THE NORMAN INVASION, 1066, by Nick Austin, The Landscape Channel J. J. Saunders. A History of Medieval Islam.Routledge, London, chpt. 9. "The Turkish Irruption" Urban II: Speech at Council of Clermont, 1095, according to Fulcher of Chartres Urban II: Speech at Clermont 1095 (Robert the Monk version) The Crusades, An Online Course by Dr. E.L. Skip Knox Ekkehard of Aurach: On the Opening of the First Crusade Gregory VII: Call for a "Crusade", 1074 The Battle at Dorylaeum, 1097 Fulk of Chartres: The Capture of Jerusalem, 1099 The Fall of Jerusalem: Two Accounts, 1099 Adelard of Bath: The Impact of Muslim Science. Preface to His Very Difficult Natural Questions, c. 1137 Homages Paid by the Counts of Champagne, 1143 Eugene III: Summons to A Crusade, Dec 1, 1154 Usmah Ibn Munqidh (1095-1188): Autobiography, excerpts on the Franks A debate that happened between the monk Georgi and three Moslem theologians, in the presence of the prince Al-Khana, Al-Mushar Abul-Mulk, Gazi Al-Zaher Usef Ibn Ayub Al-Salah, the Moslem King of Aleppo and Syria, and during the reign of Leo the Armenian, son of Etienne, King of the Armenian tribe, in October 6615 from our Father Adam and 1165 A.D. Roger of Hoveden: The Fall of Jerusalem, 1187 Hadia Dajani-Shakeel. "Some Medieval Accounts of Salah al-Din's Recovery of Jerusalem (Al-Quds)" in Hisham Nashabe (ed) Studia Palaestina: Studies in honour of Constantine K. Zurayk, Institute for Palestine Studies, Beirut 1988. Battle of Hattin, 1187, Ernoul, a Frank, 1197 Geoffrey de Villehardouin [b.c.1160-d.c.1213]: Memoirs or Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople Nicetas Choniates: The Sack of Constantinople (1204) Innocent III: Summons to A Crusade, 1215 Al-Makrisi: Account of the Crusade of St. Louis ISLAM AND EUROPEAN PIRACY Muslim and Christian Piety in the 13th Century John of Toul's Homage to the Count of Champagne, 13th Century Erik Hildinger, "Mongol Invasion of Europe," 1241, Military History Ibn Said: Book of the Maghrib, 13th Century St. Thomas Aquinas, excerpts from the Summa Theologica on war Mid-twelfth century, Usmah Ibn Munqidh, "On European Piracy" 14th Century John of Monte Corvino: Report from China 1305 Mandeville on Prester John Marco Polo: On the Tartars Marco Polo: The Glories Of Kinsay [Hangchow] (c. 1300) The Famine of 1315 The Declaration of Arbroath, Scottish Declaration of Independence, 1320 English Naval Orders, 1326 Bartolo of Sassoferrato, Treatise on City Government, c. 1330 Jean Froissart: On The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) Boccaccio: The Decameron - Introduction, On the Black Death, 1348 Ordinance of Laborers, 1349 Statute of Laborers, 1351 Jean Froissart: On the Jacquerie, 1358
[CTRL] THE HISTORY OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.history.rochester.edu/fuels/tarbell/MAIN.HTM A HREF="http://www.history.rochester.edu/fuels/tarbell/MAIN.HTM"THE HISTORY OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY /A - THE HISTORY OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY BY IDA M. TARBELL CONVERTED TO ELECTRONIC FORMAT BY NALINDA SAPUKOTANA AT UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE CHAPTER 1 PAGES 1 THRU 20 PAGES 21 THRU 37 CHAPTER 2 PAGES 38 THRU 52 PAGES 53 THRU 69 CHAPTER 3 PAGES 70 THRU 85 PAGES 86 THRU 103 CHAPTER 4 PAGES 104 THRU 116 PAGES 117 THRU 128 CHAPTER 5 PAGES 129 THRU 147 PAGES 148 THRU 166 CHAPTER 6 PAGES 167 THRU 186 PAGES 187 THRU 207 CHAPTER 7 PAGES 208 THRU 224 PAGES 225 THRU 240 CHAPTER 8 PAGES 241 THRU 262 JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER *The text was obtained from the book The History of The Standard Oil Company by Ida M. Tarbell. Copyright, 1904, by McCLURE, PHILLIPS AND CO. This was done as a student project in a class on the history of energy. Comments are welcomed! Maintained by Morris A. Pierce 26 June 1996 = PREFACE This work is the outgrowth of an effort on the part of the editors of McClure's Magazine to deal concretely in their pages with the trust question. In order that their readers might have a clear and succinct notion of the processes by which a particular industry passes from the control of the many to that of the few, they decided a few years ago to publish a detailed narrative of the history of the growth of a particular trust. The Standard Oil Trust was chosen for obvious reasons. It was the first in the field, and it has furnished the methods, the charter, and the traditions for its followers. It is the most perfectly developed trust in existence; that is, it satisfies most nearly the trust ideal of entire control of the commodity in which it deals. Its vast profits have led its officers into various allied interests, such as railroads, shipping, gas, copper, iron, steel, as well as into banks and trust companies, and to the acquiring and solidifying of these interests it has applied the methods used in building up the Oil Trust. It has led in the struggle against legislation directed against combinations. Its power in state and Federal government, in the press, in the college, in the pulpit, is generally recognised. The perfection of the organisation of the Standard, the ability and daring with which it has carried out its projects, make it the pre-eminent trust of the world-the one whose story is best fitted to illuminate the subject of combinations of capital. Another important consideration with the editors in deciding that the Standard Oil Trust was the best adapted to illus- [vii] PREFACE trate their meaning, was the fact that it is one of the very few business organisations of the country whose growth could be traced in trustworthy documents. There is in existence just such documentary material for a history of the Standard Oil Company as there is for a history of the Civil War or the French Revolution, or any other national episode which has divided men's minds. This has come about largely from the fact that almost constantly since its organisation in 1870 the Standard Oil Company has been under investigation by the Congress of the United States and by the Legislatures of various states in which it has operated, on the suspicion that it was receiving rebates from the railroads and was practising methods in restraint of free trade. In 1872 and again in 1876 it was before Congressional committees, in 1879 it was before examiners of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and before committees appointed by the Legislatures of New York and of Ohio for investigating railroads. Its operations figured constantly in the debate which led up to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887, and again and again since that time the Commission has been called upon to examine directly or indirectly into its relation with the railroads. In 1888, in the Investigation of Trusts conducted by Congress and by the state of New York, the Standard Oil Company was the chief subject for examination. In the state of Ohio, between 1882 and 1892, a constant warfare was waged against the Standard in the courts and Legislature, resulting in several volumes of testimony. The Legislatures of many other states concerned themselves with it. This hostile legislation compelled the trust to separate into its component parts in 1892, but investigation did not cease; indeed, in the last great industrial inquiry, conducted by the Commission appointed by President McKinley, the Standard Oil Company was constantly under discussion, and hundreds of pages of [viii]
[CTRL] Linsenmeyer-Keyser - Herrin Massacre
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.egyptianaaa.org/SI-HerrinMassacre.htm A HREF="http://www.egyptianaaa.org/SI-HerrinMassacre.htm"Linsenmeyer-Keyser - Herrin Massacre /A - The Herrin Massacre June 22, 1922by Helen W. Linsenmeyer-Keyser The coal miners were on strike, not unusual during those early struggles for higher wages and better working conditions, and several mines in Williamson and adjoining counties were closed. Except one. The owner of the Lester Strip Mine between Herrin and Crenshaw Crossing, had announced that he would continue to operate his mine and had hired about 50 non-union laborers from an employment agency to produce the coal for shipment to markets. Union officials and the county sheriff warned that there would be trouble ahead, but the mine boss ignored them. Most local union members owned guns, as hunting was a favorite pastime in this traditionally farming area. Those who did not own their own guns had been supplied with them on loan from dealers or "borrowed" them from others. Our dad had warned us to stay home on our farm as there might be some trouble ahead and we would be all right if we stayed put and stayed quiet. Our silence was broken by a series of popping sounds like firecrackers exploding. We huddled still closer together, wondering if dad and our brothers had heard them too and if they would rush home to look after us. They did not as they didn't return until the sun was setting and the field work was completed. The popping sounds came closer to our farmhouse and were interspersed with shouts of rage and screams of dying men. They gradually faded as the union miners and their quarry, the Scabs or union breakers, had turned north through a wooded area and were heading toward Herrin. We worked off our anxiety by staying inside, preparing and eating breakfast and starting on the household chores. In about a half-hour, neighbors appeared to tell us what had happened. These womenfolk had followed their husbands to the road from the Scab-operated mine toward Herrin, and stood watching while enraged husbands shot the Scabs dead. Leaving us with this news, they left for their own homes to wait for the return of their husbands and reflect on what had happened. By the time our dad and brothers returned home, the Herrin newspaper had arrived, relating bare facts of the day's event. The following two or more years were spent in investigations, trials and delays in settling the case. The Herrin Massacre had found its place in the history of coal mining in Illinois. The owner of the Lester Strip Mine later attempted to develop other mines without much success but was moderately successful as a consulting engineer in Indiana. He died in 1935. The miners union survived, however in more recent years, the market in for bituminous coal has given way to the usage of hard coal with little or no sulfur content, as a lesser environmental hazard. In 1955, I was living in Chicago, working for a publishing company and a fellow employee asked where I was from. "Oh yes," she said, "I remember Williamson County quite well. My husband and I were just getting started in our own employment office. One day we received an emergency phone call asking if we could provide about 50 laborers to work in a coal mine down there. We could and did. They arrived down there and within a week every one of them was killed in a big fight, and our business folded." ### Return to Famous People, Local Stories Helen W. Linsenmeyer-Keyser is retired and living in Arkansas. Reprinted from The Southern Illinoisan newspaper in September 1998. More information on the Herrin Massacre can be found in the book by Paul M. Angle, Bloody Williamson: A Chapter in American Lawlessness , University of Illinois Press, 1952. - Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End Kris 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] Coalmine history
-Caveat Lector- from: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/simunye/coalmine.html A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/simunye/coalmine.html"Coalmine history /A - Lithuanians in the coal Mines In 1869 the first Lithuanian community was established in Danville, Pennsylvania. Five Lithuanians, Jonas Bobinas, Jurgis Reklys, Jozas Slavickas, Raulas and Jurgis Dziaulas, arrived to lay track for the railroad. By 1872 Danville had 200 Lithuanian settlers. By the 1930's there were over 10,000 Lithuanians in the Shenandoah area alone. Immigrants were not always welcomed with open arms. In 1904, Peter Roberts commented in Anthracite Coal Communities upon the treatment the new immigrants received: "They were abused in the press and on the platform, maltreated in the works and pelted on the streets, cuffed by jealous workmen and clubbed by greedy constables, exorbitantly fined by justices of the peace and unjustly imprisoned by petty officials, cheated of their wages and denied the rights of civilized men, driven to caves for shelter and housed in rickety shanties not fit to shelter cattle" In 1917 after leasing the Ziegler Mine in Illinois to others, Joe Leiter contracted to have one hundred houses built in the town of Ziegler. When asked for specifications he exploded, "Oh hell, build them as cheaply as possible, just one degree from a hog pen. That's all these people need down here. They'll just tear them down anyway". A variety of factors--the need to save at all costs, the desire to return home, the drive to improve their standard of living, and above all, lack of choice, enabled the new immigrants to tolerate poor living conditions and to prosper. Mine Conditions Until the 1860's Pennsylvanias' anthracite region produced more coal than the rest of the country combined. Miners might walk underground a mile or more to reach his workplace. In 1870, one mine had nine miles of underground passages while another extended for fifteen miles. Crawling and climbing would describe how miners got to their underground rooms in some cases. The workplace could reach from two to twenty feet high. "I have known men become so weak, working among the bad air", complained one Ohio miner in 1871, "that they could not walk up out of the slope". Lack of ventilation also affected the owner or operator of the mines as they could lose an entire mine in an explosion. Many operators continued operation relatively untouched by problems of mine ventilation until gasses, great depths, and heavy loss of life called the law down on them. In some coal mines, underground fires were not unusual. Mine fires are difficult, if not impossible, to put out. In Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Navigation Coal company fought a fire ignited in 1859 for eighty years. In 1897, in the Shenandoah area alone, 41 Lithuanian miners lost their lives underground. In 1909, in the Cherry mine of Illinois an explosion caused the death of 384 miners of which 23 were Lithuanian. In one mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, the huge rat population ate the soap, drank the lamp oil, chewed at the feet of the mules and dined on the miners' dinners, and not only when offered. "Many a time a miner would be compelled to fight with hordes of hungry rats that disputed with him for the possession of his lunch", stated one published account. One mine operator had enough and called a halt to mining, brought the mules up and had poison put around the workings. Three days later the miners returned to load dead rats into the coal cars. The carcases filled three mine cars holding a ton and a half each. The possibility of death or severe injury clouded the days of the miners and those of his wife. From 1839 through 1914 , more that 61,000 men died in the coal mines of the United States. Most, nearly 50,000, died between 1870 and 1914. A fall of a roof, a sidewall, or of coal, accounted for about half of all underground deaths. Most of the victims were in ones and twos with little publicity. Haulage accidents-- being crushed between a coal car and the sidewall, between two cars, or being run over was killer number two. Thirdly, mine explosions and accidents involving explosives escorted an equal number of workmen to oblivion. If death in the mines occurred commonly, ill health may have been virtually synonymous with the occupation. "Look at the man forty years of age, that had dug coal all his life", stated an 1886 issue of the Union Pacific Employees Magazine. "A deformed wreck, physically, if not mentally...Look at the number of miners with broken bones; the number with burns; with stooped shoulders; with weak and impoverished blood; with rheumatic pains from working in water; with affected lungs from working in bad air. A physically sound man fifty years of age, who has dug coal all his life, is almost impossible to find". Massacres of Miners Around 1890 the United Mine Workers of America was formed bringing together the individual coal miner unions in the
[CTRL] Fwd: PATRIOTIC LEADER SUES FED FOR CRITICAL FACTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! CONTACT: Robert Clarkson 864/225-3061 FEDERAL RESERVE SUED BY NATIONALLY KNOWN CONSTITUTIONALIST Robert Clarkson, an Anderson, South Carolina Constitutional advocate, has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, DC against the Federal Reserve System; the Governor and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; and Federal Reserve Banks in Richmond and Atlanta. The lawsuit is intended to force the Fed and its branches to reveal certain documents under the FOIA. The FOIA, Title 5 United States Code 552, requires Federal agencies to produce all documents requested in writing under the FOIA. Clarkson made a number of written requests for documents. Federal Reserve officials refused his requests because they claimed the Fed is not a federal agency. Documents Clarkson has requested include: a) a list of stockholders of the Federal Reserve broken down by race, creed and national citizenship; b) account of the Fed's donations to political parties and candidates; c) copy of the audit of the Fed; d) minutes of meetings of the Open Market Committee; e) authorization to issue Federal Reserve Notes; f) documents on losses from foreign currency transactions. Clarkson said in a prepared statement: "The purpose of this lawsuit is to expose the Federal Reserve and bring public attention to the fact that the Federal Reserve Bank is a private institution making vast profits for its private owners. We will ask the Federal Courts to decide whether the Fed is covered by the FOIA law and thereby an agency of the U.S. Government. We expect to lose on that issue, though." Robert Clarkson is a graduate of Clemson University in Economics (1969) and of University of South Carolina Law School (1974). He served in Vietnam in 1970-71 with the 25th Infantry Division, 22nd Infantry Regiment. He is a recognized authority on the Federal Reserve and the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act. Clarkson has filed many prior FOIA-PA lawsuits and is currently suing the Air Force under the FOIA for their records of their own outrageous political activities. For information contact Dr. Clarkson at 864/225-3061, [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Nelson Waller at P.O. Box 2368, Anderson, SC 29622, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[CTRL] Nonproliferation: The Clinton Administration Record (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- Following is a fact sheet released today by the White House (14 July 1999) Nonproliferation: The Clinton Administration Record President Clinton has led the effort to reduce the threat to Americans from weapons of mass destruction. Over the past six years, the Administration has made unprecedented progress in curbing the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and the missiles that deliver them, in reducing the dangerous legacy of Cold War weapons' stockpiles and in promoting responsible conventional arms transfer policies. Nuclear Weapons Preventing Nuclear Proliferation in the Former Soviet Union: The U.S. worked with Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan to remove all nuclear weapons from their soil and to secure their agreement to forswear such weapons forever. Ending Nuclear Testing: The U.S. led the international effort to conclude the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and was the first world leader to sign this historic agreement banning all nuclear explosions. Freezing North Korea's Nuclear Program: Under the 1994 U.S.-DPRK Agreed Framework, North Korea's plutonium production has been frozen under international monitoring and its production facilities are to be dismantled. Extending the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: U.S. diplomacy played a critical role in 1995 in securing the unconditional and indefinite extension by consensus of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty -- the cornerstone of our efforts to control nuclear proliferation. Under U.S. leadership, 29 new countries, including Algeria, Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine, have joined the NPT. Controlling Nuclear Materials: The U.S. has promoted broader international participation in both the Zangger Committee and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the two informal groups which control equipment and materials that can be used to make nuclear weapons. Since 1993, Argentina, Bulgaria, China, the Czech Republic, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, the Slovak Republic, South Africa and Spain have joined the Zangger Committee. During the same period, the membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group has expanded to include Argentina, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Latvia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the Slovak Republic and Ukraine. Strengthening Security of Nuclear Materials: The U.S. is engaged in unprecedented programs at 100 sites in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine and other countries to strengthen the security and accounting of nuclear materials and protect them from theft or diversion. Safeguarding Weapon-Grade Uranium: The U.S. purchased 500 metric tons of weapon-grade, highly-enriched uranium from Russia for dilution to safer, low-enriched uranium to be used in commercial power reactors. In Operation Sapphire, the U.S. airlifted nearly 600 kilograms of highly enriched uranium from Kazakhstan for safe disposition in the United States. Securing Weapon-Free Zones: The U.S. signed the relevant Protocols to both the South Pacific and African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaties in the spring of 1996. Engaging China: Through U.S. efforts, China joined the Zangger Committee of nuclear suppliers, pledged to cease all assistance to unsafeguarded nuclear facilities and cut off nuclear cooperation with Iran. Chemical and Biological Weapons Banning Chemical Weapons: The U.S. was an original party to the Chemical Weapons Convention when it entered into force in 1997 and has led international efforts to secure universal adherence to and compliance with this ban on poison gas. Today, 126 countries are members of the CWC. Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention: The U.S. has been at the forefront of international efforts to conclude a legally binding protocol to strengthen compliance with the 1972 treaty outlawing biological weapons. Eliminating Former CBW Facilities: Under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, the U.S. is dismantling former Soviet chemical weapons production facilities in Russia and Uzbekistan and a former Soviet biological weapons production facility in Kazakhstan. Controlling Chemical and Biological Weapon-Related Material: The U.S. successfully promoted the membership of Argentina, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Slovakia, Romania, Poland and South Korea in the Australia Group, which controls chemical and biological weapon-related material. Assisting Chemical Weapons Destruction in Russia: Under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, the U.S. is designing and constructing Russia's first chemical weapons destruction facility. Conventional Weapons and Missiles Controlling Munitions and Dual-Use Technologies: The U.S. led international efforts to create the 33 member Wassenar Agreement, which seeks to promote the responsible transfers of arms and related technology and to increase transparency of such exports. Through U.S. leadership in Wassenaar, we have been able to stop the flow of arms and sensitive technologies to Iran,
[CTRL] Fwd: Leonard Peltier's Health Condition Deteriorating
-Caveat Lector- A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E http://www.ainfos.ca/ PELTIERiS HEALTH CONDITION DETERIORATING Prison Officials Deny Current x-rays and Refuse Outside Opinion Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier, who is suffering from a severe medical condition which causes his jaw to be frozen open 13 millimeters, requested current x-rays from prison authorities on May 25, 1999. The x-rays would help Maxillofacial expert, Dr. Eugene Keller of the Mayo Clinic, to determine what can be done to treat Peltier. Because prison authorities are not allowing Peltier to be transferred to the Rochester Medical Facility for federal prisoners, a facility where Dr. Keller could examine and if warranted, treat Peltier, Pelitieris defense team decided to attempt bringing Keller to Peltier instead. Keller is willing to examine Peltier at Leavenworth Penitentiary where Peltier is currently imprisoned, however, he must have current x-rays before making the trip. Prison authorities have not x-rayed Peltieris jaw since 1996. Despite this, prison authorities are not allowing Peltier to receive current x-rays. As of now, the LPDC has received two different responses from two different departments of the Bureau of Prisons regarding the request. The first response is from Phillip S. Wise, Assistant Director of the Health Services Division of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in Washington D.C. In this May 28, 1999 response letter to Senator Wellstone, Mr. Wise states that Dr. Keller is not authorized to receive x-rays of Peltier because he is not contracted with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He goes on to say that, ithere is no clinical indication for a second opinion by Dr. Keller.i To the contrary, Warden Booker says in his June 8, 1999 direct response to Peltier, iPlease be advised that you are free to provide Dr. Keller with copies of records which are contained in your Bureau of Prisonis Medical file.i However, he completely neglects to address Peltieris request which was for current x-rays. Amnesty International, France Libertesi, Physicians for Human Rights, several members of the European Parliament, and many more human rights groups and concerned individuals have written to Warden Booker in support of Peltieris request for current x-rays of his jaw. Up until March of this year, prison authorities were willing to transfer Peltier to the Springfield Medical Facility for a third surgery. Because Peltier had already undergone two unsuccessful surgeries that worsened his condition in 1996 at this same facility, he refused to go. Prison authorities are now confident that Peltieris condition cannot be treated at all. Interestingly, prison authorities made this conclusion without the use of current x-rays. Alarmingly, Phillip S. Wise of the Federal Bureau of Prisons also stated in his response letter that Peltier is suffering from, idiabetes, a cardiac condition, and hyperlipedemia.i The prison has not yet begun blending Peltieris food, and because he cannot bite or chew his food, he must eat mostly soft, starchy foods making it difficult for him to control his diet. This may be a contribution to what prison authorities now say he is suffering from. Leonard has had a stroke before and the above are life threatening making his condition even more urgent. Please include the above mentioned serious health conditions when writing and speaking to governmental officials about Leonard Peltieris plight. Additionally, please continue to write and ask others to write Warden Booker and the BOP in support of Leonardis request for x-rays. Attorney Eric Seitz is taking steps to ensure that Leonard receives the treatment he needs, but urges you to help. He also wants us to note that when speaking about Leonardis medical, it is important we use only accurate information In Solidarity, The LPDC HEALTH Ms. Kathleen Hawk Director, Bureau of Prisons 320 First St. NW Washington, DC 20534 Fax: (202) 514-6878 Phone: (202)307-3198 Warden Booker Leavenworth Federal Prison Box 1000 Leavenworth, KS 66048 SAMPLE LETTER IN SUPPORT OF X-RAY REQUEST: Dear Warden Booker, I am a concerned citizen and supporter of inmate, Leonard Peltier, #89637-132. I am aware that Mr. Peltier is suffering from a jaw condition which causes him great discomfort and difficulty in eating. I have been made aware that Mr. Peltier has made a request for current radiographs and C-T scans which will allow Dr. Keller of the Mayo Clinic to determine whether his condition warrants treatment which Dr. Keller would be willing to give Mr. Peltier upon determining he is the right doctor to do so. I understand that these x-rays can be obtained in close vicinity to USPL which will cost the prison and tax payers such as myself, very little. I hope that these x-rays will be taken in an expeditious manner so that Mr. Peltieris suffering can be
[CTRL] Fwd: [RuMills] Additional Comments on Gore from Skolnick
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj:[Fwd: Plot to Assassinate Vice President Gore?] Date: 7/15/1999 3:19:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sherman Skolnickone) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE NOTE: The first sending of this story (Plot to Assassinate Vice President Gore) on Wednesday, July 14, 1999, WAS APPARENTLY BLOCKED BY THE E-MAIL COMPUTER OF AMERITECH.NET. WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT? CENSORSHIP. Apparently, the Establishment did not want this discussed on the same day as the Chicago Sun-Times Story, 7/14/99. Also please note: Admiral Engen, expert on Air Traffic Control, former head of FAA, was murdered just after the apparent assassination attempt on Gore. The press fakers said his glider somehow fell apart in the air, killing him. Some believe he was among the small group of admirals and generals that have since 1995 sought to arrest their Commander-in-Chief Clinton for treason. If Clinton arrested them for mutiny, they intended, if they survived and were not assassinted, to defend themselves at Courts Martial charging HIM with documented treason which they had. We are about the only ones writing about these very brave flag officers, and about certain murder plots. Savvy historians compare the current dark period of American history with that of Caligula in Roman times. POST THIS STORY FAR AND WIDE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. Sherman H. Skolnick 7/15/99. --- ONElist Sponsor What is "FRIENDS FAMILY?" http://www.onelist.com It's a new program at ONElist. See homepage for details. RMNews, The Uncensored National Rumor
[CTRL] (Fwd) [FAIR-L] Action Alert: ABC AGREES WITH DRUG INDUSTRY: AF
-Caveat Lector- --- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 10:26:49 -0400 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: FAIR [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[FAIR-L] Action Alert: ABC AGREES WITH DRUG INDUSTRY: AFFORDABLE MEDICINE FOR AFRICANS IS DANGEROUS To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FAIR-L Fairness Accuracy in Reporting Media analysis, critiques and news reports Action Alert: ABC AGREES WITH DRUG INDUSTRY: AFFORDABLE MEDICINE FOR AFRICANS IS DANGEROUS On July 8, ABC's World News Tonight aired two stories on the subject of treating AIDS in African countries. ABC's conclusion: It's better for poor Africans to die than to have access to cheap AIDS drugs. The South African government is currently in a trade dispute with the United States over this issue: South Africa, which is in the midst of an AIDS epidemic, claims the right to license local pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce cheap generic versions of AIDS drugs that would otherwise be unaffordable for poor South Africans. The U.S. has taken the side of American pharmaceutical companies, who are trying to put a stop to the practice, known as "compulsory licensing." The ABC stories were largely a brief for the drug industry. Jennings started out by framing the debate: "Should the wealthier nations provide AIDS drugs to those countries that cannot possibly afford them?" The debate over compulsory licensing has nothing to do with wealthy nations providing drugs; its about whether poor nations should be allowed to produce their own generic drugs, as they are authorized to do under international trade laws. In the first segment, ABC News correspondent Jackie Judd claimed that "many health professionals agree" with the drug industry's claim that "cheaper drugs alone are never the answer," since AIDS "patients need to be closely supervised, which the South African medical system cannot provide." But Judd presented no evidence that anyone has ever argued that "cheaper drugs alone" are the "answer." This argument seems, instead, to be a straw man manufactured by the pharmaceutical industry to justify its opposition to the production of cheaper drugs. The only "health professional" Judd used as an on-air source for this claim was Thomas Bombelles, a spokesman for PhRMA, a consortium of large pharmaceutical companies. Before her story aired, Judd had in fact contacted James Love, a health economist who directs the Consumers' Project on Technology in Washington, and one of the United States' leading experts on compulsory licensing for AIDS drugs. Love told Judd that the industry's spin was wrong -- that compulsory licensing would have a positive effect on public health in Africa. But neither Love, nor his concerns, was mentioned in Judd's piece. Judd also could have quoted Mark Biot, who oversees AIDS programs worldwide for Doctors Without Borders. He told the Chicago Tribune (4/28/99) that "clinics in most of the larger cities of the developing world would be fully equipped to handle AIDS patients if they had access to affordable drugs." The Tribune reported that physicians who treat AIDS in developing countries call the drug industry's warnings about resistant strains a "false issue." The second segment was by ABC reporter Richard Gizbert in Zambia. After introducing a Zambian AIDS patient named Veronica, Gizbert says "The newest [AIDS] drugs are hard to get here as well. But even if they were available, Zambian officials believe it is better to let someone like Veronica die than to give the drugs without the proper supervision. Because in Zambia, they agree with the drug companies, that anything less than a full course of treatment with the right drugs could result in the HIV virus mutating into something even more deadly." Again, ABC is stressing that Zambian officials "agree with the drug companies." In fact, the Zambian health official quoted in the broadcast says only that "supportive services" are needed for AIDS patients--hardly a startling position. Gizbert concludes by reporting that "Zambia is letting its people die today so that thousands, maybe even millions can be saved tomorrow." No evidence is presented that the Zambian government is choosing to allow people to die. As Gizbert himself reports, Zambia does not have the resources to provide drugs to its AIDS-stricken population even if it wants to. After the segments, anchor Peter Jennings added "one final note about the drug companies -- Glaxo Wellcome that makes the AZT drug has cut drug prices to some African countries. And Bristol-Myers Squibb, the makers of three of the AIDS drugs, says it is spending $100 million in Africa on AIDS-related programs." Jennings did not mention that AZT normally sells in the U.S. for more than ten times the cost of production--or that the drug was
[CTRL] Sheaism
-Caveat Lector- Via www.transnational.org/features/nothingcompares.htm Nothing in My 30 Years of Reporting Wars Compares with the Present Propaganda Dressed as Journalism By John Pilger New Statesman, London 12th July 1999 On 17 June, the Guardian published a letter by Ben Bradshaw MP, a new Labour bomber. "In one radio discussion I did with [Pilger]," he wrote, "he even suggested the refugees were inventing stories of massacres." He demanded my apology. I took the trouble to get a tape of Scott Chisholm's programme on Talk Radio, on which Bradshaw and I appeared. What I actually said was that refugees "often tell the truth, but this is sometimes difficult to verify" - the opposite of what Bradshaw wrote. Bradshaw's smooth transition from an incomplete career at the BBC to obedient Blairite MP was reflected not only in his distortion of what I said, but in his indignation. "Why," he said to me, "are you criticising America and Britain . . . your own countries [sic] . . . as the baddies?" Not having the nationality of either of the countries he nominated, I am left unsure of my assigned place in the goodies and baddies game; I should be told. Geoffrey Hoon, the new Foreign Office minister, is another who clearly believes he can make up anything to justify Britain's support for violence and oppression in many parts of the world. In another letter in the Guardian, Hoon wrote that my "claim that Nato slaughtered 10,000 innocent people is make-believe". But I made no such claim; I wrote that Nato had killed or maimed 10,000. That is the sum of the generally accepted, if conservative, figure of 1,200 civilian deaths and more than 8,000 wounded, most of them seriously. Add to this an unknown number of Yugoslav army casualties, mostly young conscripts. Together with the ethnic Albanian dead, whose numbers are still in question, they are the victims of two distinct campaigns of terror: that of Slobodan Milosevic's murderous special units and that of Nato's cowboy pilots, whose cluster bombs, hi-tech versions of nail bombs, are designed for the destruction of human beings. It requires a certain contortion of intellect and morality to condone one set of atrocities as "blunders" while humanising one group of victims and dehumanising another. This is Sheaism, a new word for the OED. Hoon wrote that it was "just plain sick" to suggest that Nato provoked a pattern of Serb atrocities. From 24 March, the escalation of both atrocities and the flood of refugees is clear in reports to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The bombing, reported investigators of the International Strategic Studies Association, "contributed heavily, perhaps overwhelmingly". Hoon's letter was in response to a column I wrote about Burma, in which I pointed out that Labour had reneged on its pledge to impose legal sanctions on investment that underwrote the modern-day slavers in power in Rangoon. As a result, the British multinational Premier Oil has continued to do deals worth hundreds of millions in hard currency with the Burmese generals, allowing them to re-equip one of the biggest armies in the world, the tool of their oppression. Aung San Suu Kyi has described Premier Oil as "a disgrace" and called on the Blair government to honour its pledge. In his Guardian letter Hoon made no mention of Premier Oil, ignored Aung San Suu Kyi's plea and misrepresented her position, suggesting that her campaign to curb tourism had been a British government initiative. Even by the standards of what the former desk officer, Mark Higson, called the Foreign Office's "culture of lying", this was a cracker. It is this dissembling and hypocrisy, wedded to a born-again, deeply reactionary world-view, that inspires the "new moral cause" announced by Blair. The spun truth of its application in the Balkans is now unravelling for all to see, as it usually does when the media pack departs. Few now doubt that the Rambouillet talks were a set-up, used to "deliberately set the bar higher than the Serbs could accept", a US State Department official has now admitted. The terms that the Serbs accepted in June were virtually the same as those they themselves offered before the bombings began. The whole bloody travesty was almost certainly avoidable. Thousands of men, women and children, including those Kosovars Nato was claiming to "save", would now be alive were it not for the post-cold-war machinations of American power, egged on by Blair, Robertson and Cook with their few ageing Harrier aircraft and squadrons of propagandists. Ian Black, the Guardian's man at the Foreign Office, who reported the Rambouillet talks, admitted that he never read the Rambouillet document in full. Now that reverse ethnic cleansing is under way in Kosovo, under Nato auspices, the drums are silent. No one is putting out more flags as thousands of Shea's "missing" Albanians have been "found" in their
[CTRL] Fw: What's New for Jul 16, 1999
-Caveat Lector- WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 16 Jul 99 Washington, DC 1. GEORGE BROWN DIES AT 79: SCIENCE LOSES A CHAMPION IN CONGRESS. The oldest member of the House, the 18-term California Democrat was the ranking member of the Science Committee. Elected in 1962, Brown was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War. Always genial, he nevertheless fought tenaciously for civil rights, the environment and science. A harsh opponent of legislation by appropriations earmark, he once thundered that, "Only mushrooms grow in the dark." With his passing, the world is darker. 2. A-110 REVISION: HOPE FOR REPEAL LIES IN BROWN'S BILL. An earmark revising OMB circular A-110 to require recipients of federal grants to disclose "all data" upon request by any party (WN 26 Feb 99) was snuck into last year's 4,000 page omnibus appropriations bill by Sen. Shelby (R-AL). Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee killed an amendment to delay its implementation. Hope for repeal now rests with H.R. 88 (WN 15 Jan 99), introduced by George Brown (D-CA). In January, Brown argued, "The scope of [Shelby's earmark] has never been examined in public...To alter the rules that the scientific community has operated under for decades without providing them an opportunity to speak to the need for this change or to participate in developing it is not only unwise, it is unfair." 3. MIR: CONTROLLED REENTRY THREATENED BY PROBLEMS ON THE GROUND. Russian launches from the Baikonur cosmodrome have been banned by Kazakhstan, following a launch accident. Kazhakstan is using the accident to pressure Russia to pay its annual cosmodrome rent. Meanwhile, there's a problem: Mir has sprung a leak and could use more oxygen. Worse, a navigation system to assure the monster can be steered on its reentry was supposed to be delivered before the mid-August return of the crew. It's hoped that the ban will be lifted before the scheduled November launch of the much-delayed ISS service module. If the service module doesn't get launched soon, Mir won't be the only space station reentering. 4. COX REPORT: A MEMBER OF THE COX COMMITTEE DISSENTS. In the latest issue of Arms Control Today, Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) courageously reveals that the Cox Report is based on flimsy evidence. "The committee relied heavily on a few witnesses, and did not substantiate their testimony with weapons experts at the national labs or interagency review...There are statements in the report that will not stand scrutiny." Further, he contends the report is exaggerated and misleading: "The intelligence community simply does not know whether blueprints or design documents have been stolen." The committee rejected Spratt's recommendation that the report should state that ratification of the CTBT would provide a major impediment to Chinese weapons development. Helene Grossman contributed to this issue of WHAT'S NEW. THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY (Note: Opinions are the author's and are not necessarily shared by the APS, but they should be.) 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] Gubbmint intrusion...
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 7/16/99 10:20:58 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Amswer to your very shallow and stupid question: The U.S. Constitution protects "LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". The determination of whose LIFE is to be protected is very definitely one of the fundamental purposes of government in a civilized society. A society that delegates to individuals or collectives the privilege of deciding who is to live and who is to die is a barbaric society. My reply to your even less deep and far more inane "amswer" to my question... A fetus is NOT a citizen of these United States (repeat this 100 times, take a breath, and get a clue). I value the RIGHTS of a person far more than the "rights" of a mass of cells that resemble so much goop on a plate. Barbaric??? I think not. But to impose your silly, trivial, and irresponsible religious (superstitious) ideals on ANYONE else IS abusive... Bill. 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] THE HISTORY OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
-Caveat Lector- warfare was waged against the Standard in the courts and Legislature, resulting in several volumes of testimony. The Legislatures of many other states concerned themselves with it. This hostile legislation compelled the trust to separate into its component parts in 1892, but investigation did not cease; indeed, in the last great industrial inquiry, conducted by the Commission appointed by President McKinley-- After which --just a coincidence?-- McKinley was assassinated by a "Polish-American anarchist," Leon Czolgosz. The President's gunshot wounds "were not properly tended to" --how odd-- so he actually died of gangrene a week later. Cui bono? Thanks to McKinley's death, faux-cowboy imperialist Teddy Roosevelt became the youngest president in the nation's history (at the time) -- and the plutocrats, now set free from anti-monopoly legislation, redoubled their efforts to rule of the United States politically through ownership and control of its economy (mirroring the oligarchic "Society of the Elect" of the British Empire, partner of the Anglophile faction, but competitor of the Rockefeller faction). Same year, 1901: "Financiers Edward H. Harriman, Jacob Schiff of Kuhn, Loeb Co, and James Stillman of New York's National City Bank vie for control of the railroads [brokered] by J. P. Morgan ... Stillman's City Bank is the repository of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Co. money ... "US Steel is created by [Rothschild agent] J. P. Morgan, who underwrites a successful public offering of stock in the world's first $1 billion corporation, nets millions for himself for a few weeks' work, and pays $492 million to Andrew Carnegie for about $80 million in real assets ... Carnegie personally receives $225 million in 5 percent gold bonds and is congratulated on being 'the richest man in the world' by Morgan, who merges Carnegie's properties to create a company that controls 65 percent of US steel-making capacity "The Spindletop [oil] gusher in Beaumont, Texas, gives John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust its first major competition. The Beaumont Field contains more oil than the rest of the United States combined ... The Gulf Oil Co. has its beginnings as [the investors] get backing from [Anglophile] banker Andrew W. Mellon ... "More than half the world's oil output is from Russia's Baku fields developed by Ludwig Nobel, brother of dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel, and by Rothschild interests ...[However], the world's major supplier of petroleum is [still] the United States, which will produce as much as two-thirds of the world's export oil for 20 years... 1902: "'History of the Standard Oil Company' by Ida Minerva Tarbell appears in McClure's magazine installments, revealing that John D. Rockefeller controls 90 percent of US oil-refining capacity ... US Steel Co. has two-thirds of US steelmaking capacity. Only public opinion and a sense of noblesse oblige restrain its near-monopoly ... Now, let's go back even further, to the context of the Anti-Trust Act in the 1890s. Get a sense of the times. Times no unlike our own, or the near future ... 1892 Economic depression begins in the United States, but the country has 4000 millionaires, up from fewer than 20 in 1840. Democrats campaign on a platform opposing the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 and re-elect Grover Cleveland ... Cleveland wins 46 percent of the popular vote, [his opponent 43 percent], the Populist candidate 22 percent. Steel workers strike the Carnegie mill and are refused a union contract by managing head Henry Cl;ay Frick who calls in Pinkerton guards to suppress the strike. Men are shot on both sides ... Union organizers are dismissed and the men go back to working their 12-hour shifts ... "American workmen are subjected to peril of life and limb as great as a soldier in time of war," says [losing candidate, former] President Harrison. The Populist party polls more than a million votes in the US presidential election as farmers register their protest against the railroads and farm machine makers. A presidential proclamation opens some 3 million acres of former [Indian] lands in Oklahoma to settlement. Shell Oil has its beginnings as English enterpreneur [and Rothschild associate] Marcus Samuel, 57, sends his first tanker through the Suez Canal ... to break the Standard Oil monopoly in the Far East. 1893 Economic depression continues in America as European investors withdraw funds ... Wall Street stock prices take a sudden drop May 5, the market collapses June 27 ... [The] depression ... will continue for 4 more years. The Pullman Palace Car Co reduces wages by one-fourth, obliging workers to labor for almost nothing while charging them full rents in company housing ... and charging them inflated prices at company stores. The American Railway Union is founded by socialist Eugene Victor Debs ... Britain's Labour
[CTRL] Fwd: UNDERNEWS Jul 16
UNDERNEWS Sam Smith July 16, 1999 The Progressive Review 1739 Conn. Ave. NW Washington DC 20009 202-232-5544 Fax: 202-234-6222 E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] INDEX: http://prorev.com RECENT UNDERNEWS: http://prorev.com/indexa.htm TODAY'S HEADLINE NEWS: http://prorev.com/altnews.htm THE REVIEW FORUM: http://prorev.com/letters.com DONATIONS AND ORDER FORM: http://prorev.com/order3.htm UNSUBSCRIBE: Reply with 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. For a free subscription to our e-mail updates send your postal address with zip code. Copyright 1999, The Progressive Review. Matter not independently copyrighted may be reprinted provided TPR is paid your normal reprint fees, if any, and is given proper credit. Because of its quantity, TPR's mail is not always answered, but it is always read. The editor is cheered or remorseful as appropriate and posts some of the more interesting messages at http://prorev.com/letters.htm -- WORD The Governor is now free to blow other candidates out of the political water well before the voters of this country even get their fair say. This may signal the end of the notion that money can't buy an election. -- Ellen Miller of Public Campaign on George Bush's rejection of federal matching funds. PUBLIC CAMPAIGN http://publicampaign.org TRENCHCOAT MEDIA A yo who shot Rudy in broad daylight for cash. I woke up this morning and heard the news flash They said it happened down at City Hall He had his wife with him Five shots from the crowd made him fall It was chaos and pandemonium Blood covered up the podium When they announced his death Wifey was stressed. -- Song by Screwball forthcoming on the Time-Warner-distributed Tommy Boy label. According to Insight, the song also mentions "blacks smiling ear to ear" and adds "the devil died and nobody cried." LOOK WHAT JAMES CARVILLE BROUGHT ME FROM ISRAEL Speaking of the pending arrival of Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak, W.J. Clinton said that he was as "eager as a kid with a new toy." Asked an Israeli reporter of the President at a news conference, "What kind of game do you want to play with Mr. Barak?" Explained the Wizard of Is: "It's a slogan, you know, in the way, in American English it means, 'I am very excited about the prospect of the rejuvenation of the peace process," and that's all it means." As in: "That's a great new car you've got, Joe" "Thanks. I am very excited about the prospect of the rejuvenation of the peace process." Barak, incidentally, was advised during the campaign by James Carville who, among other things, told him that the election would come down to a question of who won the Jewish vote. PROBABLY LEARNED IT FROM THE PACIFICA BOARD MSNBC: Dont be surprised if you hear mostly nice things about Tom Cruise in connection with Eyes Wide Shut. At a recent junket promoting the movie, the stars publicist insisted that all reporters granted access to the star had to sign contracts that gave the publicist control over what the reporters could say about Cruise and when they could say it. Most startling, perhaps, was the contracts stipulation that the interview and the program will not show the artist in a negative or derogatory manner. WAR AGAINST PACIFICA What is happening to Pacifica broadcasting is unprecedented in American media history -- although not, of course, in dictatorships. Nothing gives the feel of the anti-democratic pathology of the Pacifica board than the audio of the forced removal of Dennis Bernstein. On July 13, KPFA host Bernstein was fired after broadcasting a press conference on the controversy surrounding Pacifica Radio. Guards, hired by Pacifica management, were ordered to remove Bernstein from the station. He refused to go. There is a recording of what ensued shortly afterwards in the control room while KPFA was broadcasting its evening news. KPFA news co-host/director Mark Mericle began explaining the situation to listeners -- as you will hear -- but Pacifica management pulled the plug. After a few minutes of silence the station began broadcasting archive tape. KPFA TAPE http://www.igc.org/MakingContact/ If the 50-year-old Pacifica tradition of independent broadcasting is destroyed by its board it will mean the end of America's major non-establishment radio voice. Not only will this effect Pacifica's own stations, but the three-score independent community radio stations around the country that rely on Pacifica's news and information feeds. THE MEDIA LOCK-DOWN One of the least reported -- for obvious reasons -- aspects of the Clinton regime has been in its massive subversion, seduction, and assault on the press. Media executives such as Mort Zuckerman, Rick Kaplan, and Tina Brown have been enticed or willingly signed up as press agents of the administration. Critical journalists have been subject to bad-mouthing, false accusations, and worse. At least eight
[CTRL] Fwd: (en) RENT IS STILL THEFT
A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E
http://www.ainfos.ca/
By The Leveler Editorial Collective
As of January 1, 1999 the law of the State of California mandates
"Vacancy Decontrol" for apartment rents. The State Supreme Court, almost
simultaneously, ruled that Rent Control is not a taking of private
property "rights' written into the Constitution by the Aristocratic
landlords who authored it. At the same time, people earning less than
$25,000 after California State deductions have had a renters tax credit
restored to them by the State for the tax year ending December 31, 1998.
What does all this mean? For renters, "Vacancy Decontrol" means that
landlords can raise the rent on an apartment as much as they like when a
tenant moves out. In Los Angeles County, rent control amounts to a 4%
per year limit on increases in rent or 8% per year when utilities are
included in the rent. For those who toil at or near the minimum wage,
the fact that rents have been fairly stable since the 1994 Northridge
earthquake has been meaningless because they are still over 50% of a
persons income! The practical result of this is that families are forced
to "underconsume" housing. In other words, they live in overcrowded
conditions because high rents force them to live in a smaller apartment
than they need for their family. Families of 4 persons typically live in
one-bedroom apartments, for example. In suburban cities with housing
policies which only fund low income housing projects for elderly persons,
the problems are even worse. The 1990 U.S. Census identified large areas
of Los Angeles with "overcrowded" or "severely overcrowded" rental
housing. "Overcrowded" means one or more persons per room, not including
bathrooms and hallways. A one bedroom apartment (Bedroom, Kitchen,
Living Room, Dining Area) with 4 people living in it is considered
"overcrowded." One and a half persons per room (6 persons living in a
one bedroom) is considered "severely overcrowded." In the inner city
where large areas are severely overcrowded, the result has been a
markedly diminished quality of life for the poor. The most obvious
example is severe shortages of classroom space in public schools and
bussing which sends high school and middle school students on daily 1-2
hour trips to schools in the San Fernando Valley!
Rent control has not kept greedy landlords from charging more than most
Working Class people can afford. If it had, there would have been a
chorus of Rich landlords petitioning City hall for legal license to
charge more rent. Instead, the challenges have been court challenges in
yuppie enclaves like Santa Monica and West Hollywood where more renters
are Middle Class and have more "leisure" time to fight City Hall for rent
control. Neo-Liberal capitalist economists argue that not letting a
landlord charge what they like (the so-called "market" price) is a
"subsidy" because tenants should have to pay the highest price possible
before enough of them are forced to move to a smaller and cheaper
apartment ("underconsume" housing) to make it hard for landlords to find
tenants willing to pay the rents they charge and they end up with a lot
of vacant apartments. But, just what do they claim is being
"subsidized?" Of the money paid in rent, only a fraction goes to the
upkeep of the building where you live. A significant portion of rent in
newer buildings goes to pay a mortgage (money borrowed by the landlord to
buy or build the apartment building). Usually, over 50% of that is
usury: Interest or "rent" on the money borrowed from the bank. The bank
gets that money for doing nothing! On top of that, a significant amount
of the rent goes to pay property taxes and some is taken as "income tax"
from the landlord. While renters are paying the landlord's taxes, the
landlord has the interest on their mortgages subsidized by government
income tax write-offs which only benefit Middle to Upper Class property
owners. This is because you have to have a Middle Class income to even
qualify for a home loan. For home "buyers," this means they pay rent on
the money they borrowed for the home for at least the first10 years of
the mortgage when over half their payment is interest or rent. The
exception to this is landlords. The tenant pays their mortgage rent and
gets nothing! (It is important to note here that the $68 per year tax
write-off for low income renters is insignificant next to the mortgage
subsidy provided to property owners)
If we were to assume that the real cost of living in housing were that a
person must fix the home when it breaks and keep it in a healthful
condition, and that, if property and income taxes only paid for services
like fire protection and utilities instead of subsidizing the rich the
way they do now, then the true cost of shelter would only be a fraction
of current rents. Under
[CTRL] Fw: DRUDGE-REPORT 7/16/99
-Caveat Lector- X DRUDGE REPORT X FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1999 12:52:55 ET X TINA BROWN'S 'TALK' MAGAZINE LAMPOONED ON INTERNET Former NEW YORKER editor Tina Brown's new magazine, TALK, has been viciously lampooned on the Internet -- just weeks before its official launch! http://www.talkmagazine.net is home to what can only be described as one of the biggest, most-detailed lampoons in online history: "Talk is a small child staring out a big window, looking at a dog, or a plane, or a poster supporting the campaign of Hillary Clinton for U.S. Senate. Talk is F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bjork, funny black people, stoic Filipinos and daring Asians. Talk is astronauts and kremlinologists, people who read the New York Times Book Review but don't actually read books, and Helena Bonham Carter. Talk is a foreigner, often a mysterious foreigner, who kills for pleasure. Talk is gay people, and lesbians. Talk is civilians who've slept with celebrities. Talk is celebrities who have died. Talk is celebrities who are more interesting than other celebrities who have died. Talk is celebrities who have died but still sleep with other celebrities, some of whom of have died, others of whom have yet to die, and still others of whom will never, ever die...ever." And that is just the opening paragraph. The site also features Hillary Rodham Clinton interviewing Tina Brown, who could not be reached for comment on Friday. X X X X X KURTZ VS. DRUDGE The WASHINGTONPOSTCNN's Howard Kurtz is set to play a round of mediaball with this reporter on CNN's RELIABLE SOURCES, airing on Saturday at 6:30 PM ET. DRUDGE: "I had to stand back and pinch myself. Was that really the WALL STREET JOURNAL editorial page lecturing me and my DRUDGE REPORT this week about being responsible, less partisan, more detached and more accurate in reporting? I mean, the WALL STREET JOURNAL editorial page lecturing ME on THIS? I was hoping they'd at least accuse me of murdering Vince Foster." X X X X X CALI TOWN SEEKS TO BECOME 'HATE FREE ZONE' Late this week, a group of activists launched a signature drive aimed at using the March 2000 ballot to declare Santa Cruz, California an official "hate free zone" -- the first in the nation. "What I hope is that when people from out of town come here, that they just chill," David Minton Silva, a spokesman for the campaign, told Friday runs of the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS. "Hate is like litter. Our city is a beautiful place to come, but leave your hate at the city limits and just enjoy yourself." If the measure passes, organizers hope to place signs at city entrances that carry slogans for hate-free-zones. "I think that once we get past the flake factor, people will realize that maybe we can make a serious statement," Silva said. "Heck yeah, I'm for it," one resident, guitarist Frankie Sarro, told the newspaper. "I don't enjoy hate; I enjoy love." --- Filed by Matt Drudge Reports are moved when circumstances warrant http://www.drudgereport.com for breaks and updates (c)DRUDGE REPORT 1999 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] GWBush sucks up to Anti-American radical leftists
-Caveat Lector- Source: Middle American News, July 1999, page 2 Bush to Honor Radical Leftist GOP presidential hopeful Gov. George W. Bush of Texas says it is fitting for his state to honor leftist revolutionary labor organizer Cesar Chavez. The Republican primary frontrunner and open immigration advocate says he'll sign a bill approved by the state legislature to designate March 31st next year as "Cesar Chavez Day." In the 1960's and 1970's, Chavez was a leader of the Marxist dominated United Farm Workers (UFW) union http://www.ufw.org/ that tried to organize migrant farm workers, mostly Hispanics, into a revolutionary, [anti-American] political force. UFW's attorneys were members of the Communist front group, the National Lawyers Guild. http://www.nlg.org/ Spanish-speaking Bush is the candidate of choice for top party leaders who are convinced the pro-immigration governor will help them win Hispanic voters. During the campaign, Bush is likely to pick Hispanic advisers and show up at rallies for immigrants. Conservatives think honoring left-wing Hispanic leaders like Chavez is "smart politics." [] added for emphasis. - Bush said he remains convinced that the United States must control the border with Mexico. "I think it's much better to prevent people from coming into the country in the first place than, once they're here, trying to rout them out of the interior of the United States," he said. http://texnews.com/texas97/disagree090597.html George W. Bush Tax Plan: None published on the Site. http://www.bush98.com/ "The Melting Pot no longer works its magic. Hyphenated-Americanism has returned It is time for these divisions to end, for, unless we all go forward together, we're not going forward at all. We need a moratorium on immigration, and a national campaign of assimilation." --- Patrick J. Buchanan "I will use the 'Bully Pulpit' to fight the Culture of Death and appoint only pro-life judges to the Supreme Court." --- Pat Buchanan Patrick J. Buchanan Tax Plan: http://www.gopatgo.org/000-c-taxes.html http://www.gopatgo.org/ My vomit has gagged my ability to re-align my "wires" to enable me to rationally comment at this time. Bard Visit me at: The Center for Exposing Corruption in the Federal Government http://www.xld.com/public/center/center.htm Federal Government defined: a benefit/subsidy protection racket! 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: SNET: The return of the Feudal Lords, serfs
-Caveat Lector- I see better now. In tax law they call something that triggers tax an "event". Therefore these provisions allow the tax commissioner discretion to "call those things that are not as though they 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 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] Trade Issues: Africa, Agriculture
-Caveat Lector- Institute for Public Accuracy 915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Thursday, July 15, 1999 TRADE ISSUES: AFRICA, AGRICULTURE There have been a number of developments on trade issues this week: The World Trade Organization ruled on the European Unions ban on U.S. hormone-injected beef, the Secretary of Agriculture made a speech on genetically modified foods and the House is set to vote on major Africa trade legislation. Among the analysts available to discuss these issues are: LORI WALLACH, [EMAIL PROTECTED], www.citizen.org Director of Public Citizens Global Trade Watch, Wallach said: The House is about to vote on legislation that a coalition of oil companies dubbed the African Growth and Opportunity Act. It certainly does nothing to help Africa grow or expand its opportunities, although it is full of special perks for foreign corporations. In exchange for modest new rights to import textiles and apparel, the bill requires African nations to mortgage their future by slashing public investment in health and education, cutting corporate taxes, removing hunger-fighting price supports, and opening Africas natural resources to foreign exploitation. Our other trade agreements dont impose harsh conditions on trading partners; neither should agreements with Africa. NJOKINJOROGE NJEHÛ, [EMAIL PROTECTED],www.50years.org Director of the 50 Years Is Enough Network, Njehû said: If the African Growth and Opportunity Act becomes law it will take away sub-Saharan Africas right to determine her own destiny. The bill mandates that countries adhere to more of the same flawed IMF austerity programs in order to qualify for trade benefits with the United States. The benefits would flow to a few U.S. corporations, while the vast majority of African people would be disempowered and hindered from developing or benefitting from Africas great potential and resources. This is outrageous and unacceptable. Continuing to bleed Africa of her financial resources when the health, social development, and future of her people are at great risk is not only hopelessly immoral -- it is also a grievously short-sighted way to treat a trading partner. KRISTIN DAWKINS, [EMAIL PROTECTED], www.iatp.org A program director at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Dawkins said: The U.S. is demanding that the Europeans buy beef with artificial growth hormones and the Europeans are adamantly opposed to that. A virtually identical stand-off is shaping up around the issue of genetically engineered foods. If a small number of countries succeed in pushing deregulatory policy through the WTO, it will show the undemocratic nature of the WTO and fly in the face of overwhelming popular demand for healthy foods on both sides of the Atlantic. For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy: Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020; David Zupan, (541) 484-9167 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] Transcript of racial killer B.Smith supporting hateboy Matt Hale.
-Caveat Lector- The following is the transcript of Benji Smith's testomony @ an Illinois Judicial Panel hearing in support of Matt Hale recieving a law license...note Smith's statement that a "peaceful, legal" method is the only way to "save the white race" Bill. (Courtesy www.thesmokinggun.com.) [Unable to display image] [Unable to display image] [Unable to display image] [Unable to display image] [Unable to display image] [Unable to display image] [Unable to display image] 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] [[CTRL] Fwd: SNET: The return of the Feudal Lords, se...
-Caveat Lector- It's a license to lie. 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] [SC] Skeptic News - Wednesday #1
-Caveat Lector- -Original Message- # ALIEN PEST CONTROL. The Prophecy Research Institute in California produces an audio tape for sale. What's on it? Nothing but a high pitched sound. The purpose, you ask? Sean Morton, founder of the Institute says it keeps away aliens since "they function on a relatively simple,three-level energy system, and this overloads their nervous systems". Works fine, too. ### : Are you bothered by infestations of pesky aliens? Are chemical repellents smelly, costly, ineffective? Have you tried hissing? Does it drive them off? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I have found the "Schwa" system highly efficient. I have an alien repellent sticker on my car -- I'm secure in the fact that my arrival last year in Pittsburg and the related lost time (three hours) while driving from Buffalo to Erie, PA was precipitated by narcolepsy; nothing more. 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] GWBush sucks up to Anti-American radical leftists
-Caveat Lector- The reason the Bush boys e'speak e'spanny is because of the close ties their family has always fostered with the cubans who were too lazy to fight for their own country...the mass immigration in Miami fouled the whole city and was nothing more than a republican breeding program initiated by dickie the dick nixon and the bush family...the shennanigans perpertrated by bush and nixon and their cuban henchmen would have been laughable, kind of like F-troop, had it not been for all the profit killing going on. They are corrupt. B Bard wrote: -Caveat Lector- Source: Middle American News, July 1999, page 2 Bush to Honor Radical Leftist GOP presidential hopeful Gov. George W. Bush of Texas says it is fitting for his state to honor leftist revolutionary labor organizer Cesar Chavez. The Republican primary frontrunner and open immigration advocate says he'll sign a bill approved by the state legislature to designate March 31st next year as "Cesar Chavez Day." In the 1960's and 1970's, Chavez was a leader of the Marxist dominated United Farm Workers (UFW) union http://www.ufw.org/ that tried to organize migrant farm workers, mostly Hispanics, into a revolutionary, [anti-American] political force. UFW's attorneys were members of the Communist front group, the National Lawyers Guild. http://www.nlg.org/ Spanish-speaking Bush is the candidate of choice for top party leaders who are convinced the pro-immigration governor will help them win Hispanic voters. During the campaign, Bush is likely to pick Hispanic advisers and show up at rallies for immigrants. Conservatives think honoring left-wing Hispanic leaders like Chavez is "smart politics." [] added for emphasis. - Bush said he remains convinced that the United States must control the border with Mexico. "I think it's much better to prevent people from coming into the country in the first place than, once they're here, trying to rout them out of the interior of the United States," he said. http://texnews.com/texas97/disagree090597.html George W. Bush Tax Plan: None published on the Site. http://www.bush98.com/ "The Melting Pot no longer works its magic. Hyphenated-Americanism has returned It is time for these divisions to end, for, unless we all go forward together, we're not going forward at all. We need a moratorium on immigration, and a national campaign of assimilation." --- Patrick J. Buchanan "I will use the 'Bully Pulpit' to fight the Culture of Death and appoint only pro-life judges to the Supreme Court." --- Pat Buchanan Patrick J. Buchanan Tax Plan: http://www.gopatgo.org/000-c-taxes.html http://www.gopatgo.org/ My vomit has gagged my ability to re-align my "wires" to enable me to rationally comment at this time. Bard Visit me at: The Center for Exposing Corruption in the Federal Government http://www.xld.com/public/center/center.htm Federal Government defined: a benefit/subsidy protection racket! 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 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
[CTRL] Earthops
-Caveat Lector- Check out this site, it has some interesting information. Just part of which has been copied to this e-mail. http://www.clark.net/pub/klaatu/home.html Welcome to EarthOps Central! Capital Metro Sprawl District Another locator page on the National Electronic TeleData System. (NETS)(tm) (Linking schools, neighborhoods, and industry.) EarthView | EarthWatchers | EarthWatch, Inc. | EarthCam. Visit NASA's Remote-Sensing Data pages! -- -- "And Lot was waiting in the gates of the city when the Angels came to Sodom." -- -- You can try to access the EarthOps Central mirror of these files. You never know, there might be something interesting there that isn't mounted here at ClarkNet. Or maybe there's nothing of interest at EarthOps. If you want an account at EarthOps Central, you can E-mail me. It's not a commercial enterprise, although we do offer some commercial services such as Linux Host installation and configuration. Don't expect too much of earthops.org, and we won't expect too much from you (grin). Sorry, but the maximum possible connect is about 28.8Kbaud over a plain ol' telephone line. Earthops.org is underpowered by Slackware Linux. Earthops.org likes to play around with Scientific Visualization, with products such as Khoros2.1 and BRL-CAD. Also, see the toolbar to access the EarthOps Search Engines. -- -- This page presently exists to provide linkages to a lot of places that might ordinarily be a great many Web-hops away from each other, sort of providing an easy-surfing "tube" in the thrashing waves of the great sea of cyberspace. This image-intensive page is attached to quite a few mostly-text pages (about 200 or so). Most of the links to other pages are listed in the header below. This page is constantly under construction, so if things aren't perfect, come back later.. Almost all of these links lead to at least one other place. Most of the secondary pages are small, strongly link-oriented and have few graphics. They should make your browser a nice fast tool. This page and all subsidiary pages are moving to JavaScript Enhanced mode. Please acquire a browser that supports Javascript! I recommend Netscape. -- -- Cloning Human Beings The Report and Recommendations of the US National Bioethics Advisory Commission. (very large.) Also see the alt.bio.technology.* FAQ and Charter! That's right, I created those newsgroups. Today's Top StoryMexico's Quiet Invasion (Washington Post) Today's Top Weirdness Reptoids! Chinese Dog Slaughtering Practices. Strong stomachs only. Read and be revolted by the cruelty and inhumanity of dog-butchers. ex-Soviet Mafia Alliance with Caribbean Druglords Revealed! The Counter-Cult Cult. Some really good if weird thinking. Earth, our Homeworld, our Environment, our Ecosphere. What are your roots? Look into Geneology Resources on the Internet. The Constitution of the United States Maryland Laws. "The War Inevitable" Patrick Henry's immemorial speech - more timely than you may know - read it now!. Access America Electronic Government - "Serving the Public on its Terms". My speech protesting the CDA. A letter sent to the FCC protesting telco "modem tax". Some political points-of-view. Interesting thoughts and datasource regarding immigration. A PuertoRicano's thoughts about English as a first language. Habla Espanol?. Aliens! (SF Humor, sorta) Canadian World Domination (satire). Rohypnol Alert! and Burundanga Alert!! Search Altavista. OTA's analysis of the ADA. Try Shrink Link. Babylon 5. Business MetaIndex. Computing MetaIndex. Education Educational Associations Educational Institutions are referenced under the Overseas Location or the North American Regional pages. Entertainment Faith Worship Paganism Neo-Paganism Federal Organization Locator. Fiction by myself. Fluffy, Owner of UseNet Foundations. Imaging, Graphics Modelling Interesting Organizations The Kiki's World. Just because. Meow | More Meow Military Links Native links Networks of Networkers Overseas sites Poetry of WWI. Public Service Raves Regional links Science Medicine MetaIndex. Society's Careening Wreck Sovereignity and Militia Other people's personal pages Weirdness UFO Obscurities The terrors of Love, Espionage, and Weird Federal Dope Gothic Links. GothCode 2.0 Sad but true: When Goths Go Bad My latest Novel-in-progress: In The Fall. My PGP key, and SecureShell Info. Hot! Networked Computer Initiative Open Standards Beltcom (tm, and tm) A little Litany of the Engineers that I wrote, poetry, sorta. -- -- Today in Space - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sol system | Comet Hale-Bopp | JPL's Comet Page |
[CTRL] Foundation of Aids
-Caveat Lector- APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF THIS IS REDUNDANT...I JUST SAW IT FOUR DAYS AGO FOR THE FIRST TIME...IT DOVETAILS PERFECTLY WITH THE INFORMATION I HAVE CONCERNING THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL DETECTIONS BY MODERN URINALYSIS BEING HOMOSEXUALITY IN MALES. DETRITUS URETHRAL BACTERIA EMITTED IN URINE STREAM WAS MARKER FOR LEGALLY DEFINED SODOMY. MODERN URINALYSIS FOUNDED ON THIS PRECEPT. THAT WAS THE ONLY INFORMATION I WAS ABLE TO DISCERN CONCERNING URINALYSIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THIS SEEMS VERY WELL DONE. BILL GALLAGHER LUXEFAIRE.COM Foundation of AIDS By Harry V. Martin Copyright FreeAmerica and Harry V. Martin, 1995 The World Health Organization issued a bulletin in 1972, volume 47. The bulletin identified a virus that could attack the immune system in animals and possibly humans. The AIDS virus traces back to the early 1980s, it, too, attacks the immune system. The World Health Organization authorized experiments in the 1970s on this subject. The advent of AIDS has been followed by many speculations as to its origin. The theory that it came from a green monkey in Africa does not hold up well against scientific research. AIDS was not a diagnosed disease for thousands of years, and suddenly surfaced less than two decades ago. There has been speculation that AIDS is a man-made virus, and if so, its origin might easily be traced to the World Health Organization bulletin of 1972. But it also might be traced to the U.S. Department of Defense appropriations of 1970, when the U.S. Army was provided money for research, test and evaluation of biological weapons, including viruses that directly attack the human immune system. Between 1978 and 1981, experimental injections of a hepatitis B vaccine were introduced. The experiment began in Manhattan, New York in November 1978 when over 1000 homosexuals and bisexuals were injected with the experimental vaccine. To be eligible for the experiment, the men had to be young, healthy, promiscuous and under the age of 40. Three months after the experiment began at the New York City Blood Center, the first AIDS cases were discovered in young, white Manhattan gay men. In March 1980, similar vaccine experiments took place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis, Denver and Chicago. Within a few months, the first AIDS case was reported in a young, white, San Francisco gay male. The Center for Disease Control reported in August 1981 that of the first 26 AIDS cases reported in the United States. Twenty were from Manhattan, the site of the initial experiment with the hepatitis B vaccine, six from Los Angeles and San Francisco. Of the 26 cases, 25 were white, and gay, and they all matched the profile of those given the vaccine. AIDS OUTBREAK CAUSED BY VACCINE On May 11, 1987, The London Times carried a cover story connecting the World Health Organizations African small pox vaccine programs with the outbreak of AIDS in Central Africa. Robert Gallo agreed that the World Health Organization vaccine program, which inoculated millions of blacks, could have awakened the "dormant" AIDS virus. This extremely important story was killed in the United States, and the story never appeared on television or in any major newspaper. The World Health Organization was warned in the mid-1970s, that if population control was not achieved throughout the world, the earth would face devastating consequences in the 21st century. What type of population control? In the Department of Defense appropriations hearings for 1970, synthetic biological agents are discussed. The discussion centered around the fact that in the field of biological warfare, only natural viruses and diseases were included in the American arsenal. However, on Tuesday, July 1, 1969, the Congress heard testimony that was not startling then, but if applied with todays knowledge, is startling. The testimony was: "Within the next 5 to 10 years, it would probably be possible to make a new infective microgranism which could differ in certain important aspects from any known disease causing organisms. Most important of these is that it might be refractory to the immunological and therapeutic processes upon when we depend to maintain our relative freedom from infectious disease." In otherwords, a new synthetic virus that would attack the human immune system. Within less than 10 years after this report, the AIDS epidemic commenced, where it had never existed before. Congress appropriated $10 million for the program which was estimated to take about five years to complete. The National Academy of Sciences assisted with the program. Congress was further told, however, "It is a highly controversial issue and there are many who believe such research should not be undertaken, lest it lead to yet another method of massive killing of large populations. On the other hand, without the source scientific knowledge that such a weapon is possible, and an understanding of the ways it could be done, there is little that can be done to devise
[CTRL] Bad Luck in the China Trade
-Caveat Lector- from: Rhode Island History Vol. 25 July, 1966 No.3 Rhode Island Historical Society 52 Power Street Providence, Rhode Island 02906 - BAD LUCK IN THE CHINA TRADE by JACQUES M. DOWNS Department of History, St. Francis College, Biddeford, Maine PETER WANTON SNOW SURELY PETER WANTON SNOW was the unluckiest of men. For the greater part of his life Snow followed the old China trade but was dogged by ill health, wrong decisions, bad timing, death and the most miserable luck of any American who ever went to China. Born December 28, 1788, the son of a leading China trader and the son of a granddaughter of a former governor of Rhode Island, Snow should have been able to take advantage of the most lucrative opportunities in the entire history of oriental commerce. However, he was fated to remain in the trade longer and die poorer than almost any comparable merchant of whom we have record. His father, Samuel Snow,[1]was one of Rhode Island's earliest representatives in Canton. He was the second American consul at Canton, the builder of the American factory, and the first to have resident representatives both in China and America. Peter W. Snow first sailed for Canton with his father in 1803 on the Patterson (Captain Jonathan Aborn). Doubtless because of his father's position and trading connections, young Snow became the partner of Edward Carrington who, within fewer than a dozen years, was to become the greatest China merchant in Rhode Island, if not in the entire country. However, instead of remaining in Canton, Peter Snow embarked aboard the Stranger (Captain Prescott), early in November 1804, on a venture for Carrington Snow which seems to have involved a voyage to Europe and thence to China. It is not clear precisely what happened subsequently. However, Carrington became most disturbed when Snow did not appear in fifteen months as planned.[2] In the Carrington collection (R.I.H.S.), there are some very interesting data bearing on Peter Snow. One of Carrington's sideline businesses was lending money, and Snow seems to have been one of the recipients at the extraordinarily high rate of 18% interest per year.[3] It is revealing to note that the going rate in Canton was 12% on good risks at this time, and Snow, nominally at least, was Carrington's partner. However the partnership seems to have withered shortly after its formation, as Carrington was soon doing business in his own name only. Very possibly this fact is related to Samuel Snow's bankruptcy which occurred in 1807. Carrington repeatedly warned both Snows about this growing interest account, but there is no record of the eventual fate of the loan.[4] During his stay in America young Snow seems to have fallen in love, for Carrington's principal correspondent in Providence reported in December 1805 that Snow would soon be married to a "Miss Smith."'[5] Actually, he returned to China on the Baltic[6] (Captain Jonathan Aborn) the following spring and did not wed the lady, Jeanette Smith, until two years later, by which time he bad returned to Providence.[7] By 1808, Carrington was prospering and writing Providence that he hoped Peter Snow would return to China despite his "misfortunes," because he wanted to help the young man. He strongly implied that upon his own departure for home Snow would take over his Canton agency.[8] In the summer of the same year Snow expressed his willingness to go to China for Carrington "for 2 or 3 years, if you wish it,"[9] and he arrived in Canton December 5, 1809, aboard the Baltic. Presumably he carried out the plan, as Carrington sailed for home early in 1811 and Snow was writing Carrington from Canton by August of the same year. Even then Snow's luck did not change. John P. Cushing noted in a letter to Carrington a few months later: Young Snow is also complaining bitterly of his friends, not having received a line this year by any of the vessels which have heretofore arrived. He has not as yet determined what to do, and will not I presume 'til he hears from you: I endeavour to cheer him up and keep him in sperits [sic], but the climate of Canton does not at all agree with him nor will it with any other person that has the same attractions in America that Snow has.[10] Snow's apprehensions must have increased considerably when the news of the War of 1812 arrived. He remained until 1814, hoping for peace, but as time went on, he apparently grew desperate and took passage in an enemy vessel, the British East India Company's Marqui's of Ely, for London.[11] He arrive in New York in November or December to learn that his only son, Charles Wanton, had died a year earlier at the age of five years. James T. H. Perkins reported that "his health was good, tho' his spirits were depressed ..."[12] To compound his personal tragedy, Snow lost two baby daughters in the next three years.[13] Soon after the war Snow resumed his China voyages, frequently sailing as supercargo and/or captain for his friend
[CTRL] [9] The Marcos Dynasty
-Caveat Lector- an excerpt from: The Marcos Dynasty Sterling Seagrave©1988 Harper Row, Inc ISBN 0-06-015815-8 - --The Counter-Intelligence Corps and its successor agency, the CIA, naturally never revealed exactly how they spent the $100 million provided by Kodama, but a number of new anti-Communist organizations soon came into existence and established cells throughout the Far East. One of these was the religious cult of the Moonies, founded by the South Korean Sun Myung Moon, with help from the CIA and its South Korean stepchild, the KCIA. Another was the Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League (APACL), founded by South Korea's Syngman Rhee, Taiwan's Chiang Kai-shek, and the CIA. Kodama's old friend Sasakawa Ryiochi became the champion of the Moonies in Japan, and one of the prime movers behind the Japanese branch of APACL. In 1970, Sasakawa organized the World Anti-Communist League as the successor to APACL. According to one version, the Reverend Moon and Sasakawa jawboned with prominent Japanese rightists at one of Sasakawa's speedboat racing courses at the foot of Mount Fuji and laid their plans to spread the League worldwide.-- - Nineteen CLOAK AND DAGGER WHETHER FERDINAND FIRST APPROACHED the CIA about Yamashita's Gold, or the CIA approached him, is not important, for he had been involved with the Agency intermittently since the early 1950s. Where the gold was concerned, the group he dealt with was a .veritable Who's Who of American clandestine operations. Among them were some of the same men fleetingly exposed in the Iran-Contra scandala quasi-private military intelligence cell calling itself "The Enterprise" and engaged in worldwide intrigues for the White House involving huge black-bag payoffs. Marcos and Ver themselves were implicated in the Iran-Contra scandal for providing the false end-user certificates that allowed the secret team to divert arms wherever it wished. Hundreds of millions of dollars were involved in the Iran-Contra arms deals, with collusion among the United States, Israel, the Philippines, and other countries, including all the cloak-and-dagger paraphernalia of Swiss numbered accounts, dummy companies, and clandestine ships and planes. But as one of The Enterprise testified, "This is pipsqueak stuff." Reading between the lines of Lieutenant Colonel North's testimony, it is clear that CIA director William Casey was proud of having an "off the shelf" team of private operators funded by unofficial sources. This enabled Casey to avoid the kind of interference from Congress that had been blocking the Reagan administration's initiatives to topple the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. But Casey's gambit was not entirely new. The members of The Enterprise were all larger-than-life characters who had worked together for many years, a first generation of colorful old OSS hands, and a second generation of hard-nosed covert action types who cut their milk teeth at the Bay of Pigs. Some of their names have since become familiar: John Singlaub, Richard Secord, Ray Cline, Theodore Shackley, Thomas Clines, and others. But no longer around is the man who, in a way, started it all going: the CIA's original overseas paymaster and Mister Black Bag. His name was Paul Helliwell. Helliwell was America's chief of intelligence in China during World War II, part of the same overall operation as Captain (later Rear Admi-ral) Milton "Mary" Miles, who supported the charming but ruthless Nationalist Chinese secret police boss, Tai Li, until Tai Li's death in a booby-trapped plane soon after the end of World War II As China desk officer for the OSS, Helliwell became the man who controlled the pipe-line of covert funds for secret operations throughout East Asia after the war. This was virgin territory. A lawyer by training, he evolved a system of handling black money from a multitude of sources, many of them extra-legal, laundering it, and moving it around in a shell game through banks he set up like walnuts for that purpose, using artful dodgers as couriers and financial sleight of hand. Often, he ended up with more money than he began, because of the way black funds have of growing when freed of legal restraints, and thanks to the violent death in war and revolution of so many of his depositors, leaving their inheritance to be spent as the Agency wished. Thanks to the CIA's part in rescuing the regime of Generalissimo Chiang in 1949, Helliwell had access to its black resources. In 1949 Helliwell and a handful of other CIA agents salvaged Claire Chennault's Civil Air Transport (CAT) and other American and Chinese aircraft from the mainland, and transferred them by ship to Taiwan. He spent the years immediately following Mao's victory reorganizing the U.S. line of defense around Red China. With war-surplus Victory ships and Liberty ships, and some of Chennault's planes, he set up Sea Supply Corporation and Air America, using the Philippines and Thailand as staging bases for secret
Re: [CTRL] Nonproliferation: The Clinton Administration Record (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- It is amazing that he would claim anything of the sort that he has diminished the proliferation of nuclear weapons and made the world safer. As for nonproliferation he has failed there since it is now a "fact" that N. Korea and Pakistan have nuclear weapons. As for greater security of nuclear materials that is a joke, consider Los Alamos and the Chinese issue. This article was a complete joke and if it weren't such a serious issue I would be forced to laugh out loud. 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: Leonard Peltier's Health Condition Deteriorating
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 7/16/99 6:32:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PELTIERiS HEALTH CONDITION DETERIORATING Prison Officials Deny Current x-rays and Refuse Outside Opinion Of course they would do that. When you railroad and frame someone for your own outrageous acts you automatically refuse any type of humanitarian aid. They gotta remain consistent after all. 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) [FAIR-L] Action Alert: ABC AGREES WITH DRUG INDU...
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 7/16/99 6:53:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ABC AGREES WITH DRUG INDUSTRY: AFFORDABLE MEDICINE FOR AFRICANS IS DANGEROUS We should never have access to cheap drugs. Nor should we or those in Africa even be able to self treat ourselves with vitamins and the like. It is MUCH too dangerous. After all we might actually GET BETTER and then what would the drug companies do? It seems to me that the drug companies make disease, then make sure people get it, then they come up with a lousy cure that causes more problems than it solves. In this way they make people be their customers for life. Oh and so that we can't have any fun while we are sick they force us to spend all of our discretionary income on drugs that cost an arm and a fucking leg. Hooray, drug companies, for saving us from ourselves, and for keeping us sick and your slaves! 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] SIGINT in Europe during the cold war (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- From alt.politics.org.cia There is mention in the beginning of the article on how to sign up for Spy News, that might be interesting to some. To receive more messages like this one and to send your messages to Mario Profaca's SPY NEWS one should subscribe to it. There are two ways to supscribe to SPYNEWS - To subscribe via e-mail: send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe via the group's home page: 1. Go to the Mario's Cyberspace Station at A HREF="http://mprofaca.cro.net/mainmenu.html"http://mprofaca.cro.net/mainmenu. html /A 2. Click on the "Join" button, and then follow the instructions to complete subscription. You can choose to receive messages via e-mail (in individual or daily digest format) or only by accesing them via the web on the group's home page. Mario Profaca, freelance journalist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zagreb, Croatia * * * Mario's Cyberspace Station http://mprofaca.cro.net __ "Yes, the world is a sick place, and Mario Profaca is its webmaster." The New York Times, Cybertimes, http://mprofaca.cro.net/refnyt.html -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:02:12 +0200 From: C.Wiebes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [spynews] No Subject SIGINT IN EUROPE DURING THE COLD WAR More and more students of the Cold War begin to realize that the intelligence communities played an important role during the Cold War. In recent years in particular the importance of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) has been stressed and especially the capabilities and possibilities of reading and deciphering diplomatic, military, commercial and other Communications of other nations. This growing awareness of the importance of intelligence applies not only to the activities of the big services but also to those of the smaller nations like for example the Netherlands. For this exact reason a couple of years ago the Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association (NISA) was established in which academics and (former and still active) members of the Netherlands intelligence community work together in order to promote research into the history of Dutch intelligence communities. This growing interest had led in Holland to publications dealing with the history of the Dutch internal security service (1995), the Dutch Navy Intelligence (1997) and the Netherlands foreign intelligence service (November 1998). As honorary secretary of the NISA it is my pleasure to announce that the NISA will host an international conference dealing with THE IMPORTANCE OF SIGINT IN WESTERN EUROPE IN THE COLD WAR This conference with a particular emphasis on Sigint and the Northwestern European nations will take place on Saturday November 27 in Amsterdam. The line up of the program is as follows: SPEAKERS: 09.45: Opening of the Conference and Welcome to the speakers and participants 10.00: Matthew Aid (United States, ex-NSA) Introduction on the importance of SIGINT in the Cold War 10.45: coffee 11.00: Richard Aldrich (United Kingdom, University of Nottingham) GCHQ and Sigint in the Cold War 11.45: Erich Schmidt-Eenboom (Germany, Forschungsinstitut f=FCr Friendenspolitik) The BND, German Military Forces and Sigint in the Cold War 12.30: lunch 13.30: Alf Jacobsen (Norway, NRK) Scandinavia, Sigint and the Cold War 14.15: Cees Wiebes (Netherlands, NISA) The history of the WKC (Dutch NSA/GCHQ) 15.00: Tea 15.30: Wies Platje (Netherlands, NISA) Dutch Sigint and the conflict with Indonesia, 1950 - 62 16.15: Round Table discussion The importance of Sigint during the Cold War 17.00: Closing Remarks + Reception Since the number of seats is strictly limited to 100, you are reque= sted to submit your registration as soon as possible. Places will be attributed on a first registered-first served basis. The conference rate is US $ 80 including lunch and drinks at the reception. Please register as quickly as possible by sending an E-mail or letter to the honorary secretary of the NISA, Dr. Cees Wiebes, at the following address: Dr. Cees Wiebes Honorary secretary NISA P.O. Box 18 210 1001 ZC Amsterdam The Netherlands E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit Mario's Cyberspace Station: A HREF="http://mprofaca.cro.net/mainmenu.html"http://mprofaca.cro.net/mainmenu. html /A 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
[CTRL] Fw: DRUDGE-REPORT-EXCLUSIVE 7/16/99
-Caveat Lector- X DRUDGE REPORT X FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1999 21:02:49 ET X WDNC: PBS SCANDAL ROCKS CLINTON INNER CIRCLE **World Exclusive** Just as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is trying to determine how many public television stations had swapped donor lists with the Democratic National Committee, after reports that stations in Washington, New York and Boston had done so, congressional investigators have started to point suspicious fingers at the White House! The DRUDGE REPORT has learned that congressional investigators late on Friday began considering a possible White House connection in the latest fund-raising scandal. The White House is now working to limit any damage that could come from the developing situation -- damage that could hit Hillary's oldest friends in Arkansas! On June 28, 1993, President Clinton nominated Diane Blair to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Blair, who was 'best person' at the Clintons' wedding and has been one of Hillary's closest friends, was later nominated by the president, in 1998 to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors of the corporation. Blair was later elected vice chair of its board of directors. Blair is very close to the Clintons and is said to have spent more nights at the White House than just about anyone except the first family. Before joining the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Blair had a key role in Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, working with Betsy Wright. Her husband, Jim, was chief counsel for TYSON FOOD INC. and was the man that advised Hillary Clinton on her remarkably successful cattle-futures investments. "We would like to know if Mrs. Blair was at anytime aware that her affiliates were sharing donor lists with the Democratic National Committee?" a congressional source told the DRUDGE REPORT late Friday from Washington. "And when did she learn they were? ... We may call her up to The Hill to ask her a few questions about all of this." Diane Blair was not immediately available for comment. Republicans in Congress on Friday increased their calls for a formal investigative hearing, and Representative W.J. "Billy" Tauzin [R-LA], chairman of the subcommittee that oversees funding for public broadcasting, is leaning towards granting their request, according to sources. A preliminary hearing will be held on Tuesday to question various officials. Blair was not on the witness list that was being developed late week. PBS station KQED-TV in San Francisco on Friday admitted to list-swapping not only the Democratic National Committee but also Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, whose daughter, Nicole, married Hillary Rodham Clinton's brother, Anthony Rodham, in the White House Rose Garden in 1994. A spokesman for Boxer declined to comment. GOP scandal lust cooled slightly late Friday -- after one PBS station said it had also exchanged donor lists with Republican groups. Developing... --- Filed by Matt Drudge Reports are moved when circumstances warrant http://www.drudgereport.com for breaks and updates (c)DRUDGE REPORT 1999 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] THE LEGITIMACY OF SLAVERY in Nigeria - by Joseph Sobran
http://www.uexpress.com/ups/opinion/column/js/text/1999/06/js9906152413.html THE LEGITIMACY OF SLAVERY | Joseph Sobran | June 15, 1999 WASHINGTON -- Conventional textbook history teaches that white Europeans created slavery and imposed it on black Africa. This myth is designed to make white Americans feel so guilty that they will give up their own rights in the name of "civil rights." Whites did acquire African slaves and maintained the slave trade. But the institution pre-existed the white man's relations with Africa. In fact, even after slavery had been abolished in white civilization, the European colonial powers had great difficulty in eradicating it in Africa, where it stubbornly persisted among the natives. As in ancient Greece and Rome, slavery was built into the economic life of African tribes, who knew little (and cared less) about Abraham Lincoln. In his 1921 book, "Among the Ibos of Nigeria," G.T. Basden noted that Nigerian tribes acquired slaves by four methods: "capture in war, kidnapping, purchase and pawning." Captives taken in war "were either killed and eaten, or sold as slaves, or set aside to serve as human sacrifices." Anyone venturing out of his own village risked being ambushed, enslaved and maybe devoured. (It's hard to imagine Robert E. Lee eating his slaves.) Children were often taken in midnight raids on villages. Raised as the slaves of other tribes, they usually grew up without knowing where they were born or who their parents were. Moreover, slaves were often mutilated, blinded or crippled to prevent flight. Sometimes, Basden relates, people pawned their children into slavery to satisfy even trivial debts. Theoretically this was temporary, but it rarely worked out that way: "A child thus disposed of is, in fact, seldom redeemed. None of his kin would be sufficiently interested or unselfish to subscribe the money for such a purpose. It follows that a child so pawned remains a slave for life, and any offspring born to him are slaves from birth." Did the slaves revolt? Rarely. Basden affirms: "I have never met a slave who hankered after or even expressed a desire for freedom. Indeed, in instances where the possibility of freedom has been suggested to young men they have indignantly refused to consider the proposal. On one occasion I talked at length on 'liberty,' and on all the advantages that liberty bestows upon a man, to a young fellow with whom I was closely acquainted. "He listened attentively until I had finished and then quietly remarked, 'What has N (his master) done to me that I should seek my liberty? I never knew my parents. I do not even know where I was born. All the love and affection I have ever experienced have come from N. He has been father and mother to me; he has clothed, fed and educated me. Why should I forsake my benefactor and by so acting repudiate all he has done for me? Why, he is my father!'" When a slave regards his master as his benefactor and virtual father, abolitionism hasn't got much of a toehold. And the Nigerian tribes thought a slave should be grateful to his master. They didn't look kindly on the runaway slave, whom they regarded as robbing his master, not reclaiming his own rights. Even an escaped slave, Basden says, would become "an outcast without home, farm or any means of subsistence. He is not likely to meet with sympathy, for the natives would not recognize him as a freeman but would stigmatize him as a presumptuous renegade, flaunting a liberty which was not his by right. ... (T)he stigma of slavery cannot be obliterated." In the Nigerian cultures, slavery was regarded as completely legitimate -- even by the slaves themselves. It was totally indigenous and had nothing to do with the white man -- though in pre-Christian Europe, white men enslaved other white men and held most of the same attitudes as the Nigerians. In the modern world, state slavery has replaced chattel slavery, and this is widely accepted as legitimate. Through two world wars, young men (and their parents) acknowledged the right of the state to demand that they give their lives in combat. Even now, many are grateful dependents of the state, their kindly master, while the state's right to confiscate the fruits of our labor through taxation is seldom challenged. Maybe Aristotle had a point when he said that most men are slaves by nature. The Two Great Commandments -- Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. -- Matthew 22:36 - 40The Golden Rule -- Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Matthew 7:12The Apostles'
Re: [CTRL] THE LEGITIMACY OF SLAVERY in Nigeria - by Joseph Sobran
-Caveat Lector- Deepdude, You are quite shallow and your continual postings of this claptrap shows your mettle. MHO Om K In a message dated 7/16/99 8:42:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.uexpress.com/ups/opinion/column/js/text/1999/06/js9906152413.html THE LEGITIMACY OF SLAVERY | Joseph Sobran | June 15, 1999 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] Class Action Medical Marijuana Suit
-Caveat Lector- Subject: FWD: Action Class for Therapeutic Cannabis -- 400 Plaintiffs to Testify Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 14:15:51 -0400 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ) KIYOSHI KUROMIYA, et al.,) Plaintiffs,) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 98-3439 ) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,) Defendant ) ) May 13, 1999 Dear Members of the Action Class and also Supporters and Interested Parties to the Class Action Lawsuit for Therapeutic Cannabis, A few days ago, the government attorney, Karen Temple contacted me to request an extension of the present "Discovery" deadlines. After some discussion, we agreed that we would file a "Joint Motion to Modify Scheduling Order," extending the "Discovery Cutoff" for 90 days. Yesterday that "Joint Motion to Modify Scheduling Order" was executed, signed by counsel, and filed for consideration by Judge Katz. Since both parties agreed that a reasonable extension was in the interests of justice, it is likely that Judge Katz will grant the motion. We will advise you as soon as Judge Katz enters his Order. All Plaintiff Class Representatives and Petitoners should continue to provide the information requested for completion of answers to the government interrogatories. We must use all of the newly available time in the most positive, constructive way. We will be organizing and building on our network. Look for exciting changes on the "Fairlaw" website and the "ActionClass" website over the next few weeks. We will report on all major developments as soon as they happen. Love Respect, Lawrence Elliott Hirsch, Chief Counsel http://www.fairlaw.org/ 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] Thailand Offers To Share WTO Post
-Caveat Lector- Subj: Thailand Offers To Share WTO Post Date: 7/16/99 7:22:59 PM Central Daylight Time From: AOL News BCC:Ahab42 Thailand Offers To Share WTO Post .c The Associated Press By NAOMI KOPPEL GENEVA (AP) - Thailand said Friday it was willing to share World Trade Organization leadership by splitting the six-year term with New Zealand. The concession could end a bitter leadership struggle that has undermined the organization's authority as a trade policeman during the high-profile transatlantic disputes over bananas and hormone-treated beef. Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan told a news conference that Thailand would be happy for its candidate, Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi, to wait three years for the job as director-general, provided he had a completely free hand after that. That would clear the way for New Zealand's Mike Moore to move into WTO headquarters immediately and fill the vacuum left at the end of April by Italy's Renato Ruggiero. There was no immediate reaction from the WTO Friday to the Thai announcement. The first three years is seen by some as the plum term because the director-general will set the agenda for trade liberalization talks to be launched in November in Seattle. But a key plan to lower more trade barriers will likely be finalized in the second term. Taking the second slot would also allow Supachai to finish his term in the current Thai Cabinet before the country's November 2000 elections. Supachai would take over in 2002, if the agreement is approved. The bitter leadership contest began last year, souring relations between Supachai's Asian supporters and Moore's backers in the West. Australia proposed the share plan after it became clear that neither man could defeat the other. The organization makes decisions by consensus, rather than vote, but neither man's supporters would withdraw their candidate. After a brief general council session Thursday, diplomats were upbeat. ``The atmosphere here now is completely different to what it was before,'' said Bangladeshi Ambassador Iftekhar Chowdhury. Even so, some voiced concern about the power-sharing deal. Morocco - whose own candidate dropped out of the race earlier this year - said each man should serve just two years. The Thai foreign minister stressed his country would not accept anything less than three years. Meanwhile, the United States and Canada will seek final approval from the World Trade Organization later this month for sanctions against the European Union over imports of hormone-treated beef. The July 26 meeting is likely to give both countries immediate approval to impose 100 percent tariffs on a range of imports from the EU, effectively pricing the items out of the market. Washington has not yet decided precisely which goods will be affected, but its preliminary list included canned meats, Roquefort cheese, truffles, paprika, chewing gum, chocolate, mineral water and motorcycles. The Canadian preliminary list included beef, cucumbers, gingerbread, gin, vodka and soup. Although the EU ban on hormone-treated beef has been ruled illegal, Brussels has refused to lift it, saying some of the hormones could cause cancer. AP-NY-07-16-99 2022EDT Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without prior written authority of The Associated Press. To edit your profile, go to keyword A HREF="aol://1722:NewsProfiles"NewsProfiles /A. For all of today's news, go to keyword A HREF="aol://1722:News"News/A. 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] The Idea in America
-Caveat Lector- Source: The New American, July 19, 1999, page 17 "The Idea" in America Hungarian expatriate Balint Vaszonyi, a renowned concert pianist and political philosopher, had first-hand experience of life under totalitarian socialism of both the Communist and National Socialist varieties. Much to his dismay, Vaszonyi sees America descending into the same abyss. Vaszonyi's book, 'America's 30 Years War', is intended to warn citizens of this nation about the critical danger he sees to America's continued existence as a free society. "For the past thirty years," writes Vaszonyi, "all aspects of our lives -- and all of our institutions -- have been moving in one direction away from America's founding principles And every time we move away from America's founding principles, we move in the direction of the sole realistic alternative" -- totalitarian socialism, or what Vaszonyi refers to as "The Idea." "The Idea... has gone through countless transformations and as many versions," continues Vaszonyi. "It has been 'Bolshevism' in Russia, 'Fascism' in Italy, 'National Socialism' in Germany, 'Democratic Socialism' in Sweden, and the 'Long March' and 'Cultural Revolution' in China. But as The Idea circled the globe, it kept finding America standing in the way. America, the impenetrable target, was on the other side." However, as the century closes, "The Idea has been successfully installed in America's schools, as well as in most of the information and entertainment media. Academia, Hollywood, the news media, the National Education Association, and the environmental movement are far more effective [at promoting The Idea] than any political party. And, as high school textbooks, college courses, television newscasts, or national newspapers attest, the purpose is the 'transformation' of America" --- William Norman Grigg --- The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism', they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened. --- Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Presidential candidate Bard Visit me at: The Center for Exposing Corruption in the Federal Government http://www.xld.com/public/center/center.htm Federal Government defined: a benefit/subsidy protection racket! 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
