[CTRL] Group Will Battle Propaganda Abroad (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- So, his administration thinks the rest of the world needs to get it's collective mind "right," and by god, it's gonna get it that way! I don't know 'bout yoose guys, but personally, I'm not quite ready to be "deconflicted" and "synchronized." The entire article is quite long, but I think it's worth a look. (From NewsMax) Group will battle propaganda abroad By Ben Barber THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Clinton administration begins work today on a new International Public Information group designed to "influence foreign audiences" in support of U.S. foreign policy and to counteract propaganda by enemies of the United States. U.S. military, diplomatic and intelligence officials will participate in today's meeting of a core group to set up the IPI system of coordinating all overseas information among the various branches of the U.S. government. The aim is "to enhance U.S. security, bolster America's economic prosperity and to promote democracy abroad," according to the IPI Core Group Charter, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Times. However, the charter also says that IPI control over "international military information" is intended to "influence the emotions, motives, objective reasoning and ultimately the behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups and individuals." The charter makes clear that IPI activities "are overt and address foreign audiences only." But it also says domestic information should be "deconflicted" and "synchronized" so as not to send a contradictory message. The Clinton administration also hopes to encourage the United Nations and other international organizations to make "effective use of IPI . . . in support of multilateral peacekeeping," the charter says. snip = Kaddish, Kaddish, Kaddish, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = 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] Justice Dept. Ignoring Evidence On Chinese Campaign Contributions (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- Fox News-8.08 p.m. ET (0008 GMT) July 27, 1999 Justice Dept. Ignoring Evidence On Chinese Campaign Contributions By Carl Cameron A Justice Department task force investigating alleged illegal foreign contributions to the Democratic Party has possessed potentially incriminating documents since the fall of 1997, Fox News has learned. The documents bank records from Citibank, which has branches in New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong indicate that big-time Democratic donor Johnny Chung received $300,000 from Chinese government officials. Sources say Chung in 1997 turned over the records, which show he received a wire transfer from Citibank's Hong Kong branch from Liu Chaoying, a vice president at China Aerospace, a firm that helps loft satellites into orbit on Chinese rockets. China Aerospace has worked numerous times with U.S. satellite makers Hughes Electronics and Loral Space Communications, whose chief executive, Bernard L. Schwartz, was the top donor to President Clinton's re-election campaign, contributing almost $1 million. Liu Chaoying, who is also a lieutenant colonel in China's People's Liberation Army, introduced Chung to the head of Chinese military intelligence, Gen. Ji Shengde, who arranged to have $300,000 wired to Chung, who has since said he gave only a small portion of that money to the Democrats. Gen. Ji was recently demoted from his position, reportedly because of the transfer of funds. Chung has pled guilty to campaign finance violations and is cooperating with government investigators. His appearance before Congress in May was the first voluntary appearance by more than 100 people with connections to alleged Chinese attempts to influence the 1996 elections. Sources say the Justice Dept. never bothered to pursue the bank records, a simple piece of evidence that would have revealed that the origin of Chung's cash was one of China's top spies. A senior DOJ task force source said investigators chose to concentrate on other leads and in recent months have run into problems with Citibank's reluctance to supply additional information. The DOJ source said both U.S. and Chinese banking regulations made pursuing the lead very difficult. More Leads Ignored There is also a battle raging within the Department of Justice campaign finance task force over how to proceed with the plea-bargained sentencing of long-time Clinton friend and fund-raiser Yah-Lin Charlie Trie, who has pleaded guilty to fund-raising violations. Sources familiar with Trie's DOJ cooperation say some FBI investigators want to hold off on Trie's sentencing in order to pursue his allegations that top Democratic National Committee and White House officials were aware of and on at least two occasions encouraged illegally funneled foreign contributions to the Democratic Party during the 1996 Clinton-Gore campaign. Sources close to Trie say he has been trying to tell investigators about several alleged illegal contributions from a mysterious Macao businessman named Ng Lap Seng. Also known as Mr. Wu, Seng, who has ties to Asian organized crime, allegedly funneled several hundred thousand dollars to the DNC through various illegal means. Sources with knowledge of Trie's testimony say, however, that top-level Justice Dept. political appointees have expressed little interest in Trie's revelations and want the case wrapped up. Sources say Johnny Chung, too, is telling friends he offered the Justice Dept. new details of White House and DNC knowledge of foreign fund-raising impropriety, but investigators "did not want to hear it." One senior Justice Dept. prosecutor expressed his frustration to Fox News, saying there is "fertile ground" to till and that he is being pressed to ignore it. Chung, meanwhile, is trying to get a book deal. Sources say he has been turned down by several publishers because he is seeking a million-dollar advance. = Kaddish, Kaddish, Kaddish, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = 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
[CTRL] Fw: [apfn] Fwd: U.N. VEHICLE SIGHTINGS UPDATE--PLEASE POST THANKS;-)
-Caveat Lector- -Original Message- From: 'APFN' 'APFN' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, 29 July 1999 19:41 Subject: [apfn] Fwd: U.N. VEHICLE SIGHTINGS UPDATE--PLEASE POST THANKS;-) From: "'APFN' 'APFN'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please review info and links on APFN MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb77532 Click to subscribe to APFN ONELIST http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/apfn -Original Message- From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:Wed, 28 Jul 1999 06:56:26 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: U.N. VEHICLE SIGHTINGS UPDATE--PLEASE POST THANKS;-) LIST OF U.N. VEHICLE SIGHTINGS ALL NAMES AND EMAILS ARE SUPRESSED 7/2/99 TWO MEN AGES 19 AND 20 SAW TWO un PERSONNEL CARRIERS BEING TRASPORTED SOUTH ON I-75 AT THE MICHIGAN/OHIO BORDER. THESE MEN SPENT SOME TIME IN LEBANON ON THE BORDER OF THE ''THREE MILE STRETCH''. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. THEY WERE SEEN ON 7/1/99. THEY WERE WHITE PERSONNEL CARRIERS, JUST LIKE THE ONES IN LEBANON, BEING TRANSPORTED ON FLATBED TRUCKS.MARKINGS WERE COVERED UP BUT THE COVERS WERE PLACED WHERE THE UN MARKINGS WOULD GO ON PERSONNEL CARRIERS. THE FACT THAT THEY ARE COVERING THE MARKINGS UP GIVES CAUSE FOR ALARM. UP UNTIL TODAY, MEN DID NOT REALLY THINK THE UN WAS HERE. THEY'RE BELIEVERS NOW (NAME SUPPRESSED) 7/2/99 RUSSIANS IN UN PERSONNEL CARRIERS~!! READ THESE TWO ALERTS~!! ALERT #1---RUSSIAN TROOPS IN USA? (NAME SUPRESSED) i HAD A CONVERSATION ON THE PHNE LAST NIGHT WITH A MAJOR ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN COLORADO SPRINGS. HE STATED THERE ARE 200,000 RUSSIAN TROOPS NOW STATIONED AT 20 VARIOUS INSTALLATIONS IN THE CONUS(CONTINENTAL U.S.) AREA FOR ''TRAINING''. 200,000 10,000 AT EACH SITE... CAN ANYONE CONFIRM EVEN ONE? i CANNOT BELIEVE MY FRIEND WOULD LIE, HOWEVER, I WULD LIKE SOME ''INDEPENDENT RESEARCH'' ON THIS. WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE CHECK OUT ANY BASES IN YOUR AREA? I AM SENDING A GROUP FOR A LOOK SEE IN THE BASES IN MONTANA. ALERT#2 TWO WHITE U.N. PERSONNEL CARRIERS GOING SOUTH ON I-75 LAST SEEN AT THE MICHIGAN-OHIO BORDER. FOLKS..REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TELL U.S. TROOPS FORM RUSSIAN TROOPS- BECAUSE AFTER ALL- BOTH ARE U.N. TROOPS. THE UNIFORMS AND VEHICLES, ETC. WILL HAVE NO INSIGNIA-NO MARKINGS. THE WAY YOU CAN TELL SOME RUSSIAN TROOPS IS THAT THEY ''MAY'' SPEAK RUSSIAN. BUT A LOT OF THEM CAN SPEAK ENGLISH. THE WAY YOU CAN TELL THEM FROM OUR OWN TROOPS IS THAT THEIR ENGLISH HAS NO ACCENT OR DIALECT--IN OTHER WORDS-PERFECT ENGLISH. AMERICANS JUST DO NOT SPEAK PERFECT ENGLISH~!! CHECK OUT ALL BASES. PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, FOR INSTANCE, HAS SEVERL HUNDRED GERMAN FORCES THERE FOR TRAINING. PROBABLY SOME RUSSIANS TOO, BUT THEY HAVEN'T LISTED THEM ON THEIR STATION ROSTER (NAME SURPESSED) TRAVELING BACK FROM MOORESVILLE, IND. WEST ON I-70 BETWEEN EXIT 59 AND EXIT 51 SAW TRUCK MOVING UP QUICKLY FROM BEHIND WITH LIGHTS ON. I MOVED BACK INTO RIGHT LAND. TRUCKS PASSED ME. OLIVE DRAB SEMIS WITH FLATBED TRAILERS HAULING LAV'S~!! 9 TRUCKS IN ALL. ALL ABOARD WERE WHITE WITH CLEAR U.N. MARKINGS. THE ENEMY IN THE HEARTLAND. FOLOWED CONVOY.GOT INTHE MIDDLE OF THEM WHEN BLACK CHOPPER-200 FT. ABOVE APPEARED. GOT OFF INTERSTATE ONTO SHOULDER . THEY WENT PAST. I GOT OFF AT EXIT 51. I WAS STOPPED BY JACK-BOOTED GESTAPO TYPE AND TOLD NOT TO DO IT AGAIN. I WOULD BE VIOLATING SOME U.N. DIRECTIVE~! I ASKED TO SEE THEIR PAPERS. FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS THERE TOLD ME I WAS A STUPID FOOL. THEY HAVE BEEN MOVING HARDWARE TO AIR NAT'L GUARD BASE AT BRAZIL, IN. I WAS TOLD US GOV'T GIVES FREE FUEL TO TRUCKS AND OWNER IS REIMBURSED WITH CHECKS FROM DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. NOW A BELIEVER~! (CONDENSED - NAME SUPRESSED) LEARNED THERE IS NO BASE IN BRAZIL, IND. HAD IT CHECKED OUT. SURE ENOUGH~! UPDATE~!! BRASIL BASE NO LONGER EXISTS, PER SE. AIR GUARD UTILIZING PART OF AIRPORT AT TERRE HAUTE. CAMP ATTERBURY-SOUT OF INDANAPOLIS ON US-31 - BEEN HEARING OF SUPPOSED 'ENCAMPMENTS' AT THAT LOCATION. 7/26/99 ''i SAW A RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE PULLING CAR AFTER CAR LOADED WITH ARMY VEHICLES AND EQIPTMENT FROM HERE IN HUNTINGTON TOWARD KENTUCKY. iT ALSO HAD CHEMICAL CARS ATTACHED BUT I COULDN'T TELL WHAT CHEMICALS THEY WERE."THE FBI TOUR ROUTE HAS BEEN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE SOMEWHAT IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY. I WONDER WHAT THE EMERGENCY IS GOING TO BE THIS TIME CONSIDERING THE ALERT STATUS THE SPECIAL FORCES TROOPS HAVE BEEN PUT ON IN KENTUCKY. COULD THE GOVERNMENT BE GEARING UP TO CREATE AN EMERGANECY BY MOBILIZING AGAINST THE MILIITA GROUPS IN KENTUCKY AND ALSO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY? GEAORGE BUSH IS SUPOSED TO INITIATE SOEMTHING VERY BIG IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST. TWO DATES- AUGUST 11 AND (CONFIDENTIALLY AUGUST 25TH. GEORGE BUSH IS ONE OF TOP MEN BEHIND NEW WORLD ORDER. THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED. ANY INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND NO NAMES WILL BE INCLUDED. ALL INFORMATION IS OPEN TO COMMENT OR ADDITIONS. PLEASE FORWARD ANY
[CTRL] Fwd: HK's Corporate Risk Management Spies
-Caveat Lector- http://www.webb-site.com/articles/kroll.htm In a development with startling implications for press freedom in Hong Kong, Webb-site.com discovers that leading private-eye Kroll has been investigating our critical coverage of the Cyberport, for an unknown client, as part of a wider on-going project. If negative journalistic criticism of a Hong Kong corporate project gets investigated in this way, then what does that say about the future of Hong Kong as a media centre, and indeed an e-portal, for Asia? Is this "press freedom with Hong Kong characteristics?" Kroll Investigates our Cyberport Coverage 27th May 1999 Last Wednesday 19th May, Webb-site.com received an e-mail addressed to the editor, regarding the proposed Cyberport property development in Pokfulam, which has been awarded without a tender process to Richard Li's Pacific Century Group, in joint venture with the Hong Kong government. Clueless in Seattle The writer of this e-mail claimed to be "doing some free lance writing for a trade journal out of Washington." He later claimed to be writing for a Seattle-based trade journal. The writer (we will call him "Bob" to protect his career prospects) went on "As the intention of this project is to promote Hong Kong as an international IT outpost, it is of great interest to a number of people in the States who either do business in Hong Kong, or travel to Hong Kong frequently." Bob referred to negative criticism of the project from "a number of people" and wrote "I will be in town for a few days and would like to meet with you and discuss your views on this project." In his e-mail, he asked us to reply to an e-mail address at one of the web's freemail providers, yahoo.com. As regular readers will know, we have published a number of articles about this project and the way it has been awarded, and it would be fair to say that our views are negative. "So what?" you might think. Well unfortunately, Bob was not perhaps as IT-literate as an IT journalist would be. The detailed header on his e-mail reveals that it was sent at about 2.30pm in the Hong Kong time zone, from a PC on the Asian sub-domain of Kroll-Ogara.com. A few seconds later it passed out through the Kroll-Ogara mail gateway in the U.S. Eastern time zone, and then arrived at our mail server. The wonders of modern technology meant that we were on to him from the beginning. We later checked with Sam Kaplan, a spokesperson for the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, who confirmed that they had no recollection of Bob and they had not commissioned any article on the Cyberport, which they had not heard about. For those of you who don't know, Kroll is a world-wide investigation agency popular with Earth's leading corporations and governments for investigating other people's affairs. For more information on Kroll, visit the Kroll Associates web site, or the Kroll-Ogara web site (hey, they even get free publicity here). Alternatively you could look at the piece by their Executive Managing Director for Asia, Stephen Vickers, which was published in a recent issue of Time Magazine. Incidentally, we wonder now a Managing Director could ever be non-Executive, but perhaps the more words the better in U.S. titles. Having Bob for lunch We decided to humour Bob and play along. We replied that we would be happy to spare some time. Less than 24 hours later, on Thursday 20th May, Bob called. He had "arrived" in Hong Kong and was keen to meet up. He was "staying with a friend" and the only way to contact him was through a rented mobile phone. How convenient. On Monday, Webb-site.com editor David Webb bought our hapless investigator lunch at a bar in Central, and was grilled by Bob (somewhat more than the steak in his bookmaker sandwich) about our coverage of the Cyberport. What were our motives? Where did we get our information? In our piece "Cybervillas," how did we calculate that 75% of the floor area is residential? Why did we write the piece Pacific Roundabout about the Pacific Century Place Beijing property? Our information is all from the public domain folks -- all we did is piece it together. Bob wanted to know -- did we think there is a conspiracy against Pacific Century, or the Cyberport project? We don't. Anyone who is awarded a project in such unusual circumstances is bound to generate a lot of publicity. We are not involved in any conspiracy. Webb-site.com works alone, but is not alone in the opinions it holds. We cover a wide range of Hong Kong issues and our motives are clearly stated. Lunch went on like this for about an hour and a half, occasionally deviating to other topics but the core focus of the Cyberport continued. All the while, we were wondering who had commissioned Kroll, what was the scope of the investigation, and what does this say about freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong? Is everyone who makes critical comments about the Cyberport being investigated? Time
[CTRL] Woodystock '99
-Caveat Lector- Report: Troopers Posed With Women ROME, N.Y. (AP) - Eight state troopers evacuating concertgoers at the end of Woodstock '99 urged two young female fans to strip and then posed for photos when they were naked, The Post-Standard of Syracuse reported. ``Come on, I saw you do it all day today. Why not for us?'' one trooper said to the women, the newspaper reported Tuesday. The three-day music festival, which ended Sunday night, was generally peaceful until a mob set fire to tractor-trailers, a bus and several toilets during the closing act. Troopers in riot gear helped restore order before dawn Monday. The two women laughed and disrobed, posing with several troopers as other officers took pictures, the newspaper said. ``It was a little odd for us to get naked for the police, but hey, that's Woodstock,'' one of the women told the newspaper. ``Everybody just mellows out.'' State police are investigating. Lt. Jamie Mills said Tuesday that ``obviously, such allegations are disturbing and would be considered inappropriate.'' Reports of Rape at Woodstock '99 WASHINGTON (AP) - New York State Police are investigating allegations of four rapes at the Woodstock '99 festival last weekend, reports The Washington Post. A spokesman for the state police confirmed to the paper in today's editions that detectives are looking into the reports, with at least two of the alleged rapes purportedly taking place on the festival campgrounds. Police investigator David Krause told the Post one assault allegedly took place in front of the stage during a set by one of the musical groups. A 24-year-old woman from Pittsburgh told police that two men assaulted her and one of them raped her. ``Due to the congestion of the crowd, she felt that if she yelled for help or fought, she feared she was going to be beaten,'' the police investigation report said. Crisis intervention workers told the Post that they witnessed many more sexual assaults, some taking place in the mosh pit - the crowded area in front of the stage where concertgoers dance and thrash into each other. David Schneider, a rehabilitation counselor, said he saw women being pulled into the pit and having their clothes removed, before being assaulted and raped by men in the crowd. ``From my vantage point, it looked like initially there was a struggle, and after that there were other people holding them down,'' Schneider said. Sandy Lattimore, emergency services director of the Rome office of the American Red Cross, said she had treated multiple victims of sexual assaults that had taken place in the mosh pit. Rosemary Vennero, crisis service director of the YWCA of Mohawk Valley, said her organization's rape crisis center had counseled four sexual assault victims. 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] OT: Russia's tax load compared to us?
-Caveat Lector- How could this be? I did a mental comparison between what Russia's total tax bite is compared with the US and it just doesn't seem possible?? About 11 billion dollars per year for Russia compared to TRILLIONS for The US?? ? Russia meeting tax revenue targets, minister says MOSCOW, July 28 (Reuters) - Russia's tax ministry is meeting monthly revenue targets and expects a good performance in August and September, Prime-Tass news agency quoted Tax Minister Alexander Pochinok as saying on Wednesday. Pochinok said the ministry planned to collect 22.8 billion roubles ($940 million) in cash in August, or 25 billion roubles including contributions to special federal funds for developing roads and the country's raw materials resource base. Prime-Tass said July's target of about 23 billion roubles, excluding the special fund contributions, had been overfulfilled but it gave no specific figures. file://dpt7s/exr1/doc/ec/news/072799/russia2.txt == This mailing list is for discussion of Clinton Administration Scandals. If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing list, send electronic mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body put: unsubscribe cas 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] Toward a Unified Theory of Clinton (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- Laissez Faire News also carried this. This is the beginning of a LONG article about Clinton. It convincingly points out his psychopathology. Can someone send this to Netanyahu, who I am sure would appreciate it, in view of the book he is writing that covers his Clinton experiences? From: http://www.lakesregion.net/Forum/Clinton_Scandals/19990311161830274033.html Toward a Unified Theory of Clinton an answer to Edith Efron by C.J. Barr In the November 1994 issue of Reason, Edith Efron asked the intriguing question: "Can the President Think?" Her conclusion was that the president suffers from severe cognitive dysfunction and that the resulting chaos of his mind accounts for the chaos in his administration. In her analysis, Clinton emerges as the sum of two great paradoxes. He is the hollow Sun King, and he is forever sprinting in place. The first, refers to the strange emptiness that we perceive at the center of the charismatic Clinton phenomenon. The second, to the utter chaos that reigns at the center of his administration -- and, seemingly, of his mind. In this essay, I will first present an outline of Efron's argument, along with her explanation of what makes Clinton tick. I will then present an alternative theory -- one that unifies not only these two paradoxes, but also the ugly reality of Clinton's other pathological behaviors. The First Paradox: The Hollow Sun King Clinton evokes worship as no American politician has since JFK. Not respect. Not admiration. Not even hero worship. But a sort of personal fawning, by both male and female worshipers, that borders on the sexual. For example, a youthful Arkansas journalist (a male) once described the fledgling Arkansas politician, Bill Clinton as "the Sun King. And if you look too long at him you will be blind, your senses flooded with his gold-spined brilliance There must be some elemental undercurrent here that generates envy in other men, not just the musk of power but something pheromonic. Since it is not polite to compare your governor to Mussolini or even Huey Long, then let's say one of those Kennedy boys Actually, his choice of comparisons is strangely apt -- all of them. But, reluctant to leave Clinton in such company without explanation, he proceeded to call him "that rare thing, a soulful politician." Yet a soul -- or at least a unifying "self" -- is exactly what many see as missing from this man. Not his enemies, who view him as evil, but his friends and supporters. Efron writes: "Tom Rosenstiel of the Los Angeles Times, Chris Bury of ABC, Maureen Dowd of The New York Times, Richard Cohen of The Washington Post, and Joe Klein of Newsweek have all... reached a similar conclusion -- that Clinton is 'in hiding' (Cohen); that Clinton is a multifaceted being without a unifying self (Klein); that he is whatever you happen to be looking at or, as Bury resignedly put it, 'what you see is what you get.' Dowd, the most literary, climaxed a fusillade of contradictions by saying, 'In the end, the focus is the unfocusability.'" His own closest aide, George Stephanopolous likened him, as reported in Woodward's "The Agenda," to "a kaleidoscope. What you see is where you stand and where you're looking at him. He will put one facet toward you, but that is only one facet." = Kaddish, Kaddish, Kaddish, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = 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]/
Re: [CTRL] Freemasonry Satanism conspiracy pattern Among ex JehovahWitness
-Caveat Lector- All I know is that fundamental Christianity and Freemasonry were somehow married here in the southern United States, probably late 1800's, and there are klan flavorings and anticatholic sentiment that may have served as the lever...I have a couple of names but not concrete yet. The anticatholic sentiment served as a springboard by which the fundamental Christians and masons joined together. The organization does incorporate things like birch thinking, and klan like behaviour. I was always told the two organizations were at each others throats throughout their history, but I know many men and women who are members of both, here in Florida. A lot of politicals too, like the Bushes. I think it has become one more way to Prey. It works! Xavier Martin-Dupont wrote: -Caveat Lector- Hello I'm working now since last year to debunk a conspiracy theory who seem quite popular among ex Jehovah Witness. What are the theory claims : 1) First that Charles Taze Russell, Bible Student founders was a freemason. By the way I found no references in serious sociological historical study about Jehovah Witness to sustain such a claim. 2) That Freemasonry is a hidden satanic organization. In fact the Leo Taxil forgery. 3) That Freemasonry is behind any kind of cult. The Meta Cult theory an old anti-masonry scheme quite popular on XIX century - cf. Le Diable au XIX e siecle, Hacks alias Taxil -. This scheme is also used by the Revue Internationale des Sociétés Secrètes - A french anti masonry and antisemite periodical founded by MGR Jouin in 1912. If you speak french you can take a look on the two following URL : http://www.worldnet.net/~xmd/morgentrad.html http://www.worldnet.net/~xmd/Taxil.html The first one is dedicated to the analysis of a *forged* document used to sustain the link between Jehovah Witness and freemason. The second one to the Leo Taxil case. I'm try to understand how the The Leo Taxil Forgery Cross the Atlantic to born again in United Stated. Some of my bibliographical reference suggest that Fundamentalism used Leo Taxil to attack freemasonry. So I'm looking for Books , pamphlet, propaganda tools to verify this point. Xavier Martin-Dupont : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.worldnet.net/~xmd/HomePage.html http://www.worldnet.net/~xmd/morgentrad.html http://www.worldnet.net/~xmd/Taxil.html 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 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] Russia hopes IMF money will lead to additional foreign loans
-Caveat Lector- Russia hopes IMF money will lead to additional foreign loans MOSCOW (AP) - With an International Monetary Fund loan on the way, Russian officials today expressed hope that more foreign debt assistance would follow soon and the anemic economy would receive a boost. By itself, the new IMF loan won't revive Russia's economy, which has been in deep recession most of this decade and is continuing to shrink this year. The IMF's $4.5 billion financial package, with the first disbursement planned within days, is just enough to cover Russia's existing debts to the fund this year and next. The money will simply be shifted from one IMF account to another in Washington, and none of it will actually reach Russia. Still, the IMF's decision Wednesday to approve the loan was a rare piece of encouraging financial news for Russia. It's Russia's first large loan since the country's financial markets imploded last August, and other international lenders, including the World Bank and Japan, are expected to release funds now that the IMF has demonstrated its willingness to resume credits to Moscow. ``This will give Russia a breather,'' said Alexander Livshits, Russia's envoy to the G-8, which includes the world's leading industrialized democracies and Russia. Russia has defaulted on a series of foreign debts in recent months, and says it simply can't afford the roughly $150 billion in foreign debt payments that fall due over the next several years. The IMF loan should lead foreign lenders to restructure Russia's debts, said Finance Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who was to meet today with members of the Paris Club of creditors, which holds about $40 billion of Russian debt dating to the Soviet era. ``Now that a program is ready and backed by the IMF and World Bank, creditors have formal grounds to hold official talks with us on restructuring debts,'' Kasyanov told the ITAR-Tass news agency in the French capital. Russia grew hugely dependent on foreign loans as its economy withered this decade during the messy transition to a market economy. However, international lending ground to a halt after Russia defaulted on debts and devalued its currency last August. The country has repaid some debts and defended the currency by drawing from its Central Bank reserves, which have been steadily dwindling. Central Bank reserves fell from $11.5 billion to $11 billion during the week ending July 23, the bank announced today. No reason was given for the decline, but foreign currency traders said the bank has been intervening regularly to prop up the Russian currency, which is holding steady at 24 to the U.S. dollar. The IMF's first loan installment to Russia will be for $640 million. The fund said it intends to closely monitor Russia's economy, and subsequent disbursements ``will depend on completion of quarterly reviews.'' Russia owes $18 billion to the IMF, making it the fund's largest debtor. Copyright 1999 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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] Scientists Warn of Risk From 'Doomsday' Asteroids
-Caveat Lector- Scientists Warn of Risk From 'Doomsday' Asteroids 2.50 p.m. ET (1850 GMT) July 28, 1999 By Deborah Zabarenko ITHACA, N.Y. The good news: there are fewer potential "doomsday" asteroids than previously believed that could cause an earthly catastrophe if they struck the planet, scientists said on Tuesday. NASA The chance of a catastrophic impact in the next century ranges from one in 1,000 to one in 10,000 The bad news? A big one could smack into Earth in the coming century, they said. There may be 500 to 1,000 big asteroids and other near-Earth objects (NEOs) that pose a threat to civilization, David Rabinowitz of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory said at a news conference at Cornell University. That is less than the old estimate of 1,000 to 2,000 potentially deadly NEOs. But the problem is that only 15 percent to 20 percent of the potentially nastiest asteroids have been identified. At least six teams of scientists are working to find 90 percent of the biggest near-Earth objects within a decade. A "doomsday" asteroid is defined as one with a diameter greater than .6 mile (1 km), which could cause global climatic catastrophe if it collided with Earth. Debris from such a collision would be predicted to cause worldwide clouding and cooling, with possibly disastrous effects on crops and animals. Such asteroids come along perhaps once every 100,000 years or more, according to the newly approved Torino scale that assesses how asteroid and comet collisions would affect life on Earth. A "doomsday" rock would rate a Torino 10, the highest rating. But the vast majority of asteroids rate a zero, "events having no likely consequences," according to the Torino scale. Richard Binzel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who devised the Torino scale, said the chance of a 10-type impact in the next century ranged from one in 1,000 to one in 10,000. There is a one-in-three chance of a Torino 8 strike, which could cause localized destruction, in the 21st century, Binzel said. "The risk is there, but we're taking care of it," Andrea Milani, an asteroid impact expert at the University of Pisa in Italy, said at the news conference on asteroids, comets and meteors at Cornell. Milani and others working to predict such asteroid strikes ruled out several likely collision candidates in the last three years, but prediction can be tricky. An asteroid that appears on a probable collision course with Earth one day can be ruled out as a threat the next because of gaps in knowledge about the paths the asteroids follow, said Paul Chodas of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. And once ruled out as threats, some asteroids can return to the threat lists, Chodas said in an interview. Some asteroids can be eliminated as threats for centuries, while others need to be studied year by year. It is not enough to discover the asteroids; most must be tracked to determine which way they will go, Chodas said. In three recent cases, astronomers estimated and then revised their estimates to eliminate the threat that asteroids might strike Earth several decades in the future. Chodas said it was entirely possible that a killer asteroid could emerge with far less advance warning. "The smaller ones may not be seen until a week, or days before impact," Chodas said. "We only know of 20 percent (of the big NEOs) and one could hit with very little notice. That's why we need to search for them." In fact, the status of the potential threat from such objects is so fluid that it is not tracked in publications, but on a Web site (http://newton.dm.unipi.it/). 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] Senate Gun Bill Conferees Appointed (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- Senate Gun Bill Conferees Appointed Source: nealknox.com Published: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 13:27:18 -0400 Author: Neal Knox July 28 update -- The Senate this morning slapped down Sen. Bob Smiths (I- N.H.) plea to uphold the Second Amendment, ended his filibuster on substituting the gun-provision-laden Senate Juvenile Justice bill for the gun-free House version, and appointed conferees who support the bill. The vote to shut off debate passed 77-22; 25 had originally voted against the bill, so gunowners lost ground. With the result of the rest of Majority Leader Trent Lotts motion to send the bill to conference a foregone conclusion, Sen. Smith allowed it to pass by unanimous consent. The Senate conferees are Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Strom Thurmond (R- S.C.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Edward Kennedy (D- Mass.). All of them voted for final passage S. 254, the Senate bill, though some had voted the NRA position on most of the gun provisions. Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) stood with Sen. Smith during a hour-long discussion of the merits of the House and Senate bills, but in a quirk of the Senate rules, the debate occurred after the vote. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who advocated rapid acceptance of the Senate bill before the students of Columbine return to school in August, called for the conference committee to restore her ban on imports of all over- 10-round magazines. The House Parliamentarian had declared the Senate-approved magazine ban affected customs revenue, and therefore in violation of the Constitutional requirement that all revenue measures originate in the House. The House had concurred and sent S. 254 back to the Senate for correction. That provision was left out of todays Senate substitute for the House bill. However, there is no question that the magazine ban will be in the Conference version for the same provision passed the House by voice vote, and passed the Senate 59-39. Sen. Feinstein said both Speaker Dennis Hastert (R- Ill.) and Judiciary Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), who sponsored it in the House and will certainly be among House conferees, had pledged their support. While Speaker Hastert has proposed that other gun provisions which passed both houses by wide margins also be included such as the requirement to sell a trigger lock with every handgun, and the bans on sales and possession of certains guns by juveniles. The Speaker has also proposed that there be a compromise between the House-approved Dingell gun show amendment, which would give the FBI up to 24 hours for an instant check and the Senate-passed Lautenberg amendment, which would allow up to three business days. President Clinton has huffed that if the present gun laws are weakened, as he says the Dingell amendment would do, that he would veto whatever comes out of conference. Odds are, as I wrote back in May, the final bill wont include any gun show provision. The Democrats want to use background checks at gun shows as a campaign club against Republicans although most Republicans and NRA have endorsed such checks. Sen. Smith made a passionate speech pleading with Senators to uphold the Constitution, including the Second Amendment. It fell on deaf ears. He said he was disappointed by his supposedly conservative, supposedly pro-gun colleagues. So was I, and so were their gun-owning constituents. Neal Knox is one of America's leading proponents concerning the Second Amendment right, often called RKBA, (Right to Keep and Bear Arms). = Kaddish, Kaddish, Kaddish, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = 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:
[CTRL] Fwd: DRUDGE-REPORT-FINAL 7/28/99
X DRUDGE REPORT X WED, JULY 28, 1999 21:49:08 ET X VOTE-BUYING ALLEGATIONS SWIRL AROUND IOWA STRAW POLL The new American campaign season is getting off to a old American start -- with scandal! The credibility of next month's Iowa straw poll of Republican presidential candidates was thrown into turmoil Wednesday night when the head of the state's Christian Coalition charged that the Steve Forbes campaign is buying votes. Iowa Christian Coalition chair Bobbie Lee Gobel alleged that a Forbes aide tried to hire 500 people from her temporary-worker company in an effort to win next month's straw poll, the BOSTON GLOBE reports in Thursday runs. Gobel said she is looking for "a Godly candidate." The Forbes campaign strongly denied the allegation, calling it "absurd." The allegation could not be independently verified. There is a $25 entrance fee per voter in the Aug. 14 straw poll. Gobel tells the GLOBE in a phone interview that a Forbes aide had inquired about hiring 500 "temps" from her firm [the owner of Metro Temp in Des Moines] -- "temps" who would be paid for four hours of work, during which they would vote for Forbes at the straw poll. Forbes' political director, Bill Dal Col, tells the GLOBE's Michael Kranish in Washington that the campaign never approached Gobel or a-n-y-o-n-e e-l-s-e about hiring temporary workers to vote for the publisher. "It never happened. She is embarrassing herself and her organization. We are building a grass-roots organization for a candidate who favors tax cuts and is pro-life. We are not paying anyone to go to a straw vote." Dal Col said the campaign is only paying for the $25 tickets and transportation expenses. [But they're all doing that.] X X X X X A draft of the plan the Clinton administration has developed for an extensive computer monitoring system, overseen by the FBI, that will track banking, telecommunications and other industries, has now been posted online at: http://www.cdt.org/policy/terrorism/fidnet X X X X X HELLO 2000: ABC'S PETER JENNINGS TO ANCHOR 22 HOURS ABC NEWS is planning 22 continuous hours of live millennial coverage on December 31, 1999 -- and anchor Peter Jennings will anchor all 22 of them! Networks insiders are already comparing the task to the grueling job Jerry Lewis takes up every year for his national telethon. "I take it as a personal challenge," Jennings told reporters gathered in Pasadena. With a satellite hookup from New York, Jennings told Pasadena that the longest he can remember being on-air was for 11 1/2 hours -- during coverage of the Challenger disaster. ABC is part of a 60-country consortium that will allow it to bring events from every continent on Earth. The ABC coverage begins at 6 a.m. Eastern time, Dec. 31, with Barbara Walters popping champagne on a ship cruising the waters of the international date line. The ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION's Drew Jubera reports that among locations to be visited during the 22-hour marathon: "New Zealand, where David Bowie performs at midnight; Egypt, where the pyramids will be draped in gold; an oil rig in Norway, where a concert is being held for the workers there; and a South African island where Nelson Mandela will welcome in 2000." ABC's Cokie Roberts may report from Rome, where her mother is ambassador to the Vatican. And Dick Clark will cover the ball drop in New York's Times Square. Clark will also go live to Las Vegas -- where a $70-million-enhanced fountain at the BELLAGIO HOTEL will be ground zero. ABC News President David Westin claims the network has "double and triple backup" for any Y2K problems that may hit during the coverage. And to those who would argue that the new millennium doesn't begin until Jan. 1, 2001, Media Lord Peter Jennings chuckled: "As this has been the century of the common man, I think we have all just increasingly begun to defer to the common man's instinct that the turnover date is 2000." X X X X X ALL-MALE, SUPER ELITE SUMMER CAMP COMING TO A CLOSE The all-male, super-elite, Pagan-chic and highly secretive BOHEMIAN CLUB comes to a close Saturday after having brought together top names in American business, entertainment and government circles. Over the years, the BOHEMIAN CLUB -- founded in 1872 by artists and journalists -- has been the subject of speculation and controversy. Reportedly members get together for all or some of the two week event to perform skits, sing songs, drink merrily, eat gourmet meals and listen to each other speak -- all while living in rustic cabins and showering together in a summer camp setting north of San Francisco. This year's campers included Henry Kissinger, Newt Gingrich, Colin Powell, U.N. arms inspector Richard Butler, Washington Post columnist David Broder, CHEERS star John Ratzenberger, race theorist and author Charles Murray and LETHAL WEAPON star Danny
[CTRL] RESPINNING CHINA'S TRADE STATUS-Investor's Business Daily (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- NATIONAL ISSUE RESPINNING CHINA'S TRADE STATUS Switch To 'Normal' From 'Most Favored' Eased Vote Date: 7/29/99 Author: Peter Cleary Can a change in the name of a term be important? It may have just made the difference in a critical foreign-policy vote in Congress. On Tuesday - the first time since lawmakers swapped the term Most Favored Nation (MFN) trading status for Normal Trade Relations (NTR) -the House considered a measure to deny preferred trade status for China. Backers of free trade with China say it's a good thing Congress changed the terms last year. Recent revelations of Chinese espionage unearthed by a House committee led by Rep. Chris Cox, R-Calif., have made China anything but most favored on Capitol Hill. With new name in hand, lawmakers extended China's NTR status for another year by a 260-170 vote. What's more, China may well be admitted to the World Trade Organization this year - a move that would effectively make its NTR status with the U.S. permanent. What happened? Free-traders were able to convince lawmakers that punitive measures against Chinese trade would hurt U.S. businesses and consumers more than they would harm Beijing. Take Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. He voted against China's MFN status last year, but switched his vote Tuesday. ''There have been significant openings of markets and business opportunities (in China) in the last year,'' Blunt said in a statement. ''My vote to continue Normal Trade Relations with China is based on the likelihood that China will be in full compliance with WTO agreements by the end of this year.'' Though not unexpected, this year's pro-China vote was surprisingly lopsided. In 1998, 78 Republicans and 87 Democrats voted to deny China MFN status. This year, despite the general mistrust of China, only 71 Republicans and 98 Democrats voted to revoke NTR. The Senate has yet to consider the measure. Chinese spying compounded perennial worries about China's human-rights record and widespread religious persecution. Last week, Beijing cracked down on Falun Gong, a spiritual movement, arresting 5,000 of its members. The Family Research Council and other socially conservative groups, worried about religious persecution in China, joined forces with labor unions, which have opposed every major trade vote this decade. Unions also oppose China's use of prison labor to produce low-cost goods for export. Together, this odd left-right coalition mounted an intense lobbying campaign to deny China NTR status. But to no avail. Normalizing trade with China ''is a strange thing to do, considering there is nothing normal about U.S. relations with China,'' said FRC spokeswoman Janet Parshall. ''The State Department has issued a report that states during the last year alone, China's human-rights record has significantly deteriorated,'' she added. ''It is obvious that the policy of constructive engagement has not worked.'' Six rogue nations - Afghanistan, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam and Yugoslavia - don't enjoy NTR with the U.S. Basically, that means they must pay higher tariffs on goods than other nations. Only Iran, Iraq and Libya don't trade at all with the U.S. Why does Congress have this vote every year? Since trade with China was opened in the early 1980s, its trade status has been maintained through waivers of the Jackson-Vanik amendment of the Trade Act of 1974. Jackson-Vanik passed as a result of U.S. outrage over the Soviet Union's refusal to let Russian Jews emigrate to Israel. The provision denies normal trade status to nonmarket economies that lack open emigration policies. Under Jackson-Vanik, China's trade status must be reviewed annually. Each year the president must OK or deny the favorable trade status for nations that fall under the provisions of Jackson-Vanik. Then Congress has 90 days to overturn the president's recommendation. Human-rights violations and the oppressive policies of Beijing, embodied in the June 1989 massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, have led to calls to withdraw China's favored-trade status each year. Congress has mulled laws to withdraw, substantially limit or make conditional China's trade status. In 1993, President Clinton required China to meet additional human-rights conditions by 1994 to get its MFN status renewed. But in 1994, Clinton reversed policy and ''de-linked'' human-rights violations from trade policies. Since then, Congress has consistently rejected pressures from unions and family groups to revoke or put substantial conditions on renewal. This year, a key question was whether renewing NTR was the proper way to address concerns about national security and China's dismal record on human rights. U.S. Business Industry Council President Kevin Kearns charges that the trade policy between the U.S. and China is driven by Fortune 500 companies with plants in China. He says these companies want to sell products back to America at low prices. The Small
[CTRL] The Clintons' Gall --Investor's Business Daily (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- The Clintons' Gall Date: 7/29/99 Is it just us? Doesn't anyone care that the president and first lady think the American people are stupid? They must, given their recent spate of public pronouncements. Take President Clinton's plea Tuesday to save Medicare by asking women to oppose the Republican tax cut. ''I ask you to help me send the word to the Congress that let's do first things first. Let's fix Medicare. The women of America especially need it,'' he said at the White House. His wife joined him at the dog-and-pony show. Here's their logic. Because women live longer, they use Medicare more. Plus, women generally get more medical care than men. Therefore, ''if this tax cut passes, there will be breathtaking cuts in every area of our national life that you would believe was important,'' said Clinton. Clinton thinks the way to fix Medicare is to throw more money at it. He doesn't want any real changes to the program because he says it'll hurt women. But what about the women today who can't find a doctor who takes Medicare patients? And how about the women today who're kicked out of hospitals because their Medicare funding ran out? And the women who are denied treatment because Medicare won't pay for it? What will making Medicare solvent for 10 more years do, except delay the inevitable collapse? What makes Clinton's deception all the more galling is that he's making this pitch to women. In case anyone's forgotten, his regard for women is what got him impeached. He's shown he cares not one whit about women personally. They're just objects he can use to gratify himself. It must be OK because Hillary's at his side - always ready to forgive him . . . because it'll advance her career. And speaking of her career, why did the Clintons choose to vacation in the Finger Lakes region of New York this year? It surely must have nothing to do with her probable race for Senate in New York. Oh no, couldn't be. Just like her support for the New York Yankees, Hillary has suddenly discovered all the wonderful things about New York. She traveled there 11 times this year before she formally announced an exploratory committee. That means American taxpayers were picking up the tab. Will her campaign committee pick up her half of the vacation tab? Somehow we doubt it. Whatever legacy Bill and Hillary are looking for, one thing they both will be remembered for: unmitigated gall. (C) Copyright 1999 Investors Business Daily, Inc. Metadata: E/IBD E/SN1 E/EDIT = Kaddish, Kaddish, Kaddish, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = 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: SPOTLIGHT EMAIL NEWSLETTER #24
SPOTLIGHT EMAIL NEWSLETTER #24 Blood Money Financing Bush Bid? The Bush for President campaign has $30 million in the bank already. Critics have some questions about where it came from. EXCLUSIVE TO THE SPOTLIGHT By Martin Mann Former President George Bush amassed a secret fortune in corrupt deals with some of the worlds most unsavory rulers after conducting a bloody war in 1991. Texas Gov. George W. Bush, has a record amount of cash on hand in his presidential bid. Some are asking if there is a connection between the presidents war and the governor wealth? Evidence suggests the affirmative. For instance, Wall Street insiders have told The SPOTLIGHT how the Bush family milked millions from foreign potentates seeking support or protection from the U.S. government. The revelations of these sources were confirmed by confidential documents accessed with the aid of UN delegates from the Gulf Cooperation Council, an alliance of oil-rich Arab nations including both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. These werent just hit-and-run rip-offs, says Rieter DeJongh, a veteran broker of energy securities who has spent years in the Gulf. President Bush, his sons and top aides developed a sophisticated strategy for shaking down their clients, whether they were corporations or crowned heads in urgent need of a favor, DeJongh asserted. For a case history of these systemic scams, sources pointed to a trip the ex- president took to Kuwait in March l992, soon after he lost the race for the White House to Bill Clinton. It wasnt just another junket, it was a triumphal tour recalled Dr. Pierre Oweiss, a historian noted for his study of modern Arab statecraft. Bush flew to Kuwait in the luxurious private jet of Sheik Jaber Ahmad al-Sabah, the multi-billionaire ruler of that oil-rich emirate. Al-Sabah fled into exile in l990 when his country was occupied by Iraq, whose leaders have historically considered Kuwait as one of their lost provinces. In 1991, the Gulf war, set up and organized by Bush, drove out the Iraqi forces and liberated Kuwait by restoring the autocratic al-Sabah dynasty to its golden throne. In the years since then, the U.S. role in the Kuwait has emerged, not as a liberation campaign but as a calculated takeover by profit-hungry politicians and corporations clustered around the corrupt Bush clan. It was this populist newspaper which first brought to light the real facts and forces that drove the Gulf war. (See SPOTLIGHT Oct. 8, 1990.) The SPOTLIGHT broke the story of how Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein had been tricked into occupying Kuwait by the Bush White House and its ambassador in Baghdad, April Glaspie. Summoned by Saddam Hussein to a midsummer l990 meeting about Iraqs numerous grievances against Kuwait and its determination to right these wrongs by any means necessary, Glaspie assured the Iraqi leader that America would not intervene in a dispute between two Arab nations. PAY DAY In the early spring of l992, Bush and his inner circle were ready to collect their payoffhundreds of millions of dollars in blood moneyfor the war they had instigated, and its devastating aftermath. The former presidents entourage on the flight to Kuwait included three of his sonsGeorge W., Neil and Marvinas well as James Baker, his former secretary of state, and John Sununu, his former chief of staff. On arrival, Bush and his group were received with full honors and heaped with presents by the oil emirates grateful rulers. Not just the members of the al-Sabah dynasty, but wealthy Kuwaitis flocked to the ceremonial dinners and receptions given for the Bush group, and patiently stood in line for hours to shower the former president with expensive giftsCartier watches, diamond jewelry, strings of gold coinsaggregately worth millions of dollars, says a former New York Times reporter who covered the visit. But that was just the beginning. Each member of the Bush team had a proposition to sell to the Kuwaitisdeals on which they were to earn hundreds of millions of dollars in commissions and bonuses, DeJongh said. With the former president providing the supporting pitch, al-Sabah was pressured by Baker to grant his client, the giant Enron Corporation, a $4 billion contract to refurbish Kuwaits power grid. The project began with the al-Shuaiba facility, a 1,000-megawatt power plant just south of Kuwait City that had been destroyed by U.S. bombing. Sununu came to promote another deal: billion-dollar contracts for a consortium of defense contractors headed by the Westinghouse Corporation who were anxious to sell the tiny emirate sophisticated weapons and security systems. Bushs sons were seeking lucrative concessions for various Houston oil corporations, including the giant Ultraflote Corporation and the Link Group, in which the Bush family was reportedly a shareholder. Just how much blood money these powerful promoters took home from Kuwait may never be known. An ingenious cover-up
[CTRL] [5] Dubba's Washington Post Posey Puff Pieces
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/wh2000/stories/bush072 999.htm A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/wh2000/stories/b ush072999.htm"Washingtonpost.com: Young Bush, a Political Nat /A - From: Daniel Hopsicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] The reporter of this pose story, george lardner jr., is a well-known CIA asset. He was, for example, alone with david ferrie until 4 AM on the night he died. I'd have said "died mysteriously," but that would be gilding the lilly. Om K - Young Bush, a Political Natural, Revs Up George W. Bush talks with workers while campaigning for Congress in the Midland oil fields, 1978. (George Bush Presidential Library) By Lois Romano and George Lardner Jr. Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, July 29, 1999; Page A1 Fifth in a series On July 6, 1977, George W. Bush celebrated his 31st birthday with little to show in the way of a resume or significant career prospects. Since arriving in Midland, Tex., in the summer of 1975 after finishing Harvard Business School, he had worked as an entry-level land man in the oil business, spending his days in the courthouse researching titles to mineral rights and negotiating deals to lease them. He lived in a cluttered bachelor apartment above a cinder-block garage, his bed held together by one of his ratty ties. But his birthday brought an unexpected opportunity. Rep. George Mahon, Midland's congressman, was a conservative Democrat who had served in the House for 43 years, longer than anyone else in Congress at the time. And on July 6, he unexpectedly announced his retirement. National Republicans, seeing a chance to pick up a Democratic House seat, began lining up behind Jim Reese, a former television sportscaster and mayor of Odessa who had run against Mahon the year before and won 45 percent of the vote. "And then out of nowhere and I mean nowhere, even after Reese has shown so much strength comes George Bush," remembers V. Lance Tarrance, a pollster who worked for Reese. Less that two weeks after Mahon revealed his plans, Bush startled both the Republican and Democratic establishments by holding news conferences in Lubbock and Midland to announce that he was jumping into the race. Bush would later say that the opportunity to run for Congress far outweighed his preparedness back then. But his quick decision to run and his willingness to challenge an established candidate suggest the pull that politics had for him as well as his ambition, which would go unfulfilled until 17 years later. He was drawn to the game, and he was not someone who wanted to get in it by starting at the bottom. By 1977 Bush had already worked in three of his father's campaigns. He had been on the campaign staffs of two Republican Senate candidates Edward J. Gurney in Florida in 1968 and Winton Blount in Alabama four years later and liked it so much that his uncle Jonathan Bush was convinced he would become a political consultant. He had also briefly considered running for the Texas legislature after he finished active duty with the National Guard. As the grandson of a senator, Prescott Bush from Connecticut, and the son of a politically ambitious father, Bush was immersed in politics as a boy. But his conservative opinions didn't seem rooted in any particular philosophy. John Kidde, an Andover classmate, recalls his friend reading Barry Goldwater's "The Conscience of a Conservative" in school. When Kidde asked Bush why he was reading the book, Bush told him his father had given it to him. When Bush announced for Congress that July, he sounded conservative themes, complaining that President Jimmy Carter was trying to control natural gas prices and saying he wanted to go to Washington to halt what he called the "bureaucratic spread of federal government that is encroaching more and more on our lives." But it was clearly more than issues that attracted him to running for office. It was the people and the competition he liked that and the chance to be the center of attention. "He knew how to work a crowd perfectly long before he decided to go into politics," said Doug Hannah, an old friend from Houston, who traveled Texas with him during Bush's father's losing 1970 Senate campaign against Lloyd Bentsen. "He loved it and he was having a great time. My shock was that he was such a good speaker. I started to notice he sounded just like his father if you closed your eyes, you heard his father." The experience of his ultimately losing campaign for Congress would inform Bush's role in his father's presidential campaigns and offer indelible lessons for his own political future. He would confront the power of the religious right long before before it was seen as a formidable political force, and he would suffer the consequences of allowing his opponents to define him as an Easterner something he would never let happen again. He would also experience the downside of being George
Re: [CTRL] [6a] AmericaÍs Dreyfus Affair
-Caveat Lector- You will find it in the CTRL archives - October 98 Item #DateTimeRecs Subject 00270798/10/0411:31932[1] America's Dreyfus Affair: Part 5 00270898/10/0411:32622[2] America's Dreyfus Affair: Part 5 00271098/10/0411:34847[3] America's Dreyfus Affair: Part In a message dated 7/28/99 6:37:18 PM, you wrote: I glanced through this and thought it would be worth it to get the first 5 parts. I went to the site, got the first 4, but part 5 is missing I got a message FILE NOT FOUND. If anyone still has part 5, could you please email it to me [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. Tenorlove 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] JFK, Jr., and the 13 line
-Caveat Lector- from alt.conspiracy - As always, Caveat Lector. Om K - A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:540575"JFK, Jr., and the "13" line/A - Subject: JFK, Jr., and the "13" line From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kansan1225) Date: Thu, 29 July 1999 10:46 AM EDT Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] People who are aware of the Luciferian Masonic Conspiracy instituted to help bring about the Empire of the Antichrist, a.k.a. the New World Order, know that geographic latitude and longitude play an important role in Conspiratorial productions. For example, JFK's ritual sacrifice was performed in Dallas, because that city is close to the N. 33 parallel: the 33rd degree is the highest degree of the Scottish Rite of Masonry. In a similar fashion, JFK, Jr., was killed and committed to the waters of the Atlantic close to the intersection of the N. 41 parallel and W. 71 meridian; summing up, 4 + 1 + 7 + 1 = 13, the most Masonically correct number. This intersection, southwest of Martha's Vineyard, is also close to the small island called No Mans Land. "No Mans" is a Baconian cypher for "Mason", i.e., Mason Land. JFK, Jr., and his public wife, Carolyn Bessette, were married on Cumberland Island, off the coast of Georgia. This island is close to the intersection of the N. 31 parallel and the W. 81 meridian; again, 3 + 1 + 8 + 1 = 13. Another important Conspiratorial spot nearby is Jekyll Island, GA. It was there that clandestine Luciferian Masonic (CLuM) Conspirators met to organize the Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) known as the Federal Reserve System. These two geographical intersections are part of a line of similar intersections along the eastern seaboard, whose numbers add up to 13. From south to north, these intersections are: *** N. 31 parallel and W. 81 meridian, just mentioned. Off the coast of Georgia, close to the Florida border. *** N. 32 parallel and W. 80 meridian; 3 + 2 + 8 + 0 = 13. Off the coast of South Carolina, close to Charleston. Charleston is the seat of the Mother Council of the Masonic Scottish Rite for the whole world. The names of the Carolinas and Charleston are reminders of King Charles I of England, another CLuM sacrificial victim, decapitated by CLuM Brother Oliver Cromwell in 1649. Luciferian Masons are fascinated by decapitations and skulls: their predecessors, the Knights Templars, worshipped the Baphomet, a mysterious skull. The Yale-based Masonic-type secret society Skull and Bones keeps the skulls of Mexican and Native American revolutionaries in the Tomb, its on-campus headquarters in New Haven, CT Similarly, the Masonic-type German secret society Thule initiated Adolf Hitler in its ranks, who later organized the SS. The SS followed Masonic- type secret rituals and their emblem was the Skull and Bones, just like CLuM Brother George W. Bush's fraternity. Farther north there are more "13" intersections: *** N. 40 parallel and W. 72 meridian, off the south coast of Long Island, NY, not too far from where TWA 800 was deep-sixed by the CLuMs on July 17, 1996. Again, 4 + 0 + 7 + 2 = 13. *** N. 41 parallel and W. 71 meridian, southwest of Martha's Vineyard, not far from where JFK, Jr.'s plane was deep-sixed by the CLuMs on July 16, 1999. Again, 4 + 1 + 7 + 1 = 13. The ashes of all three sacrificial victims were deep-sixed there, too, in a big hurry. *** N. 42 parallel and W. 70 meridian, close to the sodomite resort of Provincetown, MA, on Cape Cod. CLuMs are great advocates of sodomy, since the Antichrist himself is of a dubious nature. The androgynous nature of the Antichrist is symbolized by the two interlocking triangles of the occult hexagram known as the Star of David, or Seal of Solomon, a prominent Masonic emblem. Again, 4 + 2 + 7 + 0 = 13. By connecting these intersections on a map, one draws a line stretching from the Atlantic coastal border of Florida and Georgia to the coastal border of Maine with the Canadian province of New Brunswick. This "13" line, therefore, encompasses the 13 original colonies and, later, states of New Atlantis, a.k.a. the U.S.A. (Back then, Maine was part of the territory of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.) What a CLuM "coincidence"! Examining this "13" line, one sees that it passes near Kitty Hawk, NC, the site of the Wright brothers' first flight. Later on, in 1932, the world- famous aviator, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, searched for his kidnapped baby son along this "13" line southwest of Martha's Vineyard, close to No Mans Land (Mason Land). As CLuM luck would have it, the Lindbergh family's original name back in Sweden was Mansson, another Baconian cypher for "No Mans". There is good reason to believe that the real grandfather of Col. Lindbergh was the Crown Prince of Sweden and later King Charles XV. Members of the Swedish royal family are prominent patrons of Masonry and the royal family
[CTRL] LETTER FROM CHRIS FOGARTY
-Caveat Lector- from alt.conspiracy - As always, Caveat Lector. Om K - A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:540558"LETTER FROM CHRIS FOGARTY/A - Subject: LETTER FROM CHRIS FOGARTY From: William [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 28 July 1999 05:44 PM EDT Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] One measure of England's depth of corruption is how it is responding to McPhilemy's international best-seller; "The Committee: Political Assassination in Northern Ireland" which exposes the Royal Ulster Constabulary's policy of assassination of random Catholics. It contains details of some 150 murders (to date) by the RUC. English officialdom abets the mass murderers by making the book unavailable to the English public. It cannot be sold in England due to libel laws. Ditto Ireland; whose government is merely a puppet of London; we've sadly learned. Like self-identified Irish in Occupied Ireland, you appear to have tried all non-violent means of getting justice. But do keep trying. Subjects of a monarchy can't expect the same level of justice as citizens of Republics; but perhaps with the help of supporters internationally you can take your case to an international forum. Best Wishes; Chris Fogarty; Vice-Chair Friends of Irish Freedom; Illinois -- William - 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 [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Cooper goes infomercial
-Caveat Lector- from alt.conspiracy - As always, Caveat Lector. Om K - A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:540514"Cooper goes infomercial/A - Subject: Cooper goes infomercial From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tv495948a) Date: Wed, 28 July 1999 10:28 PM EDT Message-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems that Mr. Cooper is turning his HOTT program into a perpetual infomercial, of which he has a financial interest in. First he says to stock up in gold and silver, when advertsing for a popular trading co, then he says convert assets to offshore. I wonder what would happen to Art Bell if he advertised for Fat Whacker for his entire broadcast. Combined with the time decrease to one hour it looks like Cooper's program is one breath away from having ten hardcore listeners. Cooper is also insulting listeners who do not buy into this offshore trust thing...What was that all important rule of broadcasting? Ah yes..Never insult your listeners or intimidate them into buying a product that you are sponsoring! Sure death of your program and audience volume. Keep on putting down your callers, Cooper! You are only hurting yourself. I have a feeling that Alex Jones, Brother Stair and Art Bell are about ready to receive more listeners soon. It's been real, Bill. See ya. "The phone lines are openummm..hello?? Is anybody listening? Hello?" - 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 [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: Waco-New Report/A Factor re: JFK Jr?
7.29.99 Recipients-- Lest anyone think the public (ever) got or gets the truth about a great number of critically important events, here's news of a report by an independent investigator allowed access to material evidence gathered by Texas Rangers in regard to the slaughter of innocent people by government goons at Waco. This report directly contradicts government claims that NO INCENDIARY DEVICES were fired into the Dravidian compound in the final rounds of the merciless, brutal and homicidal assault perpetrated by the federal government at Waco, under direct instigation of, among others, the Demander-in-Chief and his manly, imposing attorney general Janet (the hulk) Reno. It's important to keep in mind also, now that the governmental conspiracy and coverup of the Waco massacre IS starting to crack, that JFK Jr. was all set to INTERVIEW Janet Reno with a list of some very hard-hitting questions about the role of Clinton and assorted hard-core Clintonista field lieutenants like Reno in exactly such monumental abuses of governmental power as WACO. Kennedy had to submit a formal request through Justice Department channels and thus was required to tip his hand a bit about the questions to be asked of Reno. Perhaps the looming specter of a major expose of Waco in Kennedy's George magazine AND the combined pressure of this obviously expected impending independent report on Waco added to the list of factors which tipped the scales too far against Kennedy... By the way, in light of the FBI's penchant for lying through their teeth about their own involvement and that of their spook buddies in countless cases of murder, assassination and the like, it must be considered that the "leaked" FBI report in JFK Jr.'s death may in fact be an attempt by the FBI to hide their OWN involvement and that of buddy agencies like the CIA in Kennedy's obvious murder. The implications of foreign involvement in the report may be nothing more than a red herring, positioned to detour investigators from the scent of truth, should the INITIAL coverup and disinformation campaign/scenario ever fall apart, as it in fact is doing. Why do we say this; that the primary layer of coverup is disintegrating? Because, now that mechanical problems with the craft have been basically ruled out, and pilot error is literally impossible in light of Kennedy's 9:39 PM radio contact with Vineyard flight controllers made MOMENTS BEFORE his plane hurtled toward the sea, the ONLY LOGICAL CONCLUSION is that the plane was intentionally destroyed with an explosive device. THIS IS THE ONLY LOGICAL CONCLUSION. John Quinn/NewsHawk === EVIDENCE MAY CONTRADICT FBI ON BRANCH DRAVIDIAN FIRE http://www.cnn.com/US/9907/28/davidian.siege.ap/index.html July 28, 1999 Web posted at: 10:40 AM EDT (1440 GMT) DALLAS (AP) -- Evidence stored by the Texas Rangers may contradict the U.S. government's claim that no pyrotechnic devices were fired into the Branch Davidian compound the day it burned, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday. Branch Davidian leader David Koresh and about 80 followers died in the 1993 inferno at the compound 10 miles east of Waco, Texas. Authorities have denied using any incendiary devices during the assault that ended when the compound was consumed by fire. Investigators concluded that sect members set the fire. A probe by the Texas Rangers became the backbone of a 1994 criminal trial in which eight Branch Davidians were convicted of charges ranging from manslaughter to weapons violations. More than 12 tons of evidence were gathered and much of it is stored in Waco. A researcher for a 1997 documentary critical of the government's conduct was allowed access to the evidence last spring, the Morning News reported. The researcher, Michael McNulty, who is preparing a new documentary on the standoff, said he found that at least six items listed in Texas Ranger inventories as silencers or suppressors were actually "flash-bang" devices, commonly used by law enforcement to stun suspects. McNulty said the devices sometimes ignite fires in enclosed spaces because they emit a loud bang and flash driven by a small pyrotechnic charge. Texas Rangers' evidence logs indicate the devices were found in areas of the Davidian compound in which the fires broke out, McNulty said. "It's our belief that these pieces of ordnance could and probably did have an impact on the fire on April 19th," he told the Morning News. Justice Department spokesman Myron Marlin called the conclusion "nonsense." "We know of no evidence to support that any incendiary device was fired into the compound on April 19, 1993," Marlin said. The Davidians and authorities became locked in a 51-day standoff after agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were fired upon when they tried to arrest Koresh on February 28, 1993. The compound erupted in flames April 19 when federal agents punched through the walls and fired tear gas inside.
[CTRL] Experts Warn of New Y2K Threat: The Hired Help
-Caveat Lector- From: "Hilary A. Thomas" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Experts Warn of New Y2K Threat: The Hired Help 9.48 a.m. ET (1348 GMT) July 29, 1999 By Ted Bridis WASHINGTON Two of the government's top computer security experts are warning that some programmers hired to fix Year 2000 problems may be quietly installing malicious software code to sabotage companies or give themselves access to sensitive information after the new year. The ominous warnings were part of testimony prepared for a hearing today about the so-called Y2K glitch and cyberterrorism before the Senate's Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem. Michael Vatis, director of the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center, said experts hired by U.S. companies to fix their computers could secretly program "trap doors" ways to let them gain access later or add malicious code, such as a logic bomb or time-delayed virus that could disrupt systems. "While systems have been and will continue to be extensively tested, the probability of finding malicious code is extremely small," agreed Richard Schaeffer, director of the Defense Department's Infrastructure and Information Assurance program. Neither expert suggested the possible scope of the problem. Schaeffer said problems are complicated by the New Year's rollover, when some computers programmed to recognize only the last two digits of a year may mistake 2000 for a full century earlier. "It may be difficult to distinguish between a true Y2K event and some other anomaly caused by a perpetrator with malicious intent," Schaeffer wrote in prepared testimony. Both experts said the risks were exacerbated by the amount of software repaired by companies overseas. Vatis called the situation "a unique opportunity for foreign countries and companies to access, steal from or disrupt sensitive national and proprietary information systems." "Since any vulnerabilities that are implanted will persist as long as the software is in place, this is a problem that will last well beyond January 1, 2000," Vatis said. Vatis recommended that companies thoroughly check the backgrounds of companies they hire for software repairs. He also said they should test for the existence of trap doors after the repairs, possibly even hiring teams to try to electronically crack into their own networks. The latest warnings come on the heels of new disclosures about White House plans to create a government-wide security network to protect the nation's most important computer systems from hackers, thieves, terrorists and hostile countries. The 148-page proposal from the Clinton administration describes building an elaborate network of electronic obstacles, monitors and analyzers to prevent and watch for potentially suspicious activity on federal computer systems. Civil liberties groups complain that the security tools also would make possible unprecedented electronic monitoring, especially because of the increasingly widespread use of computers by the government in almost every aspect of its citizens' daily lives. The White House defended the proposal. "We are very concerned about protecting privacy rights," said Clinton's national security adviser, Sandy Berger. "But there is also a privacy right in not having hostile entities attack systems. We're not only talking about 17-year-old kids in their basement. We're talking about governments that we know are developing systems to get access to our computer systems." The first 500 intrusion monitors would be installed on nonmilitary government computers next year, according to a draft copy of the proposal obtained by The Associated Press. The full system would be completed by May 2003. The plan also suggests ways to convince private companies to monitor their corporate computer networks and share information about threats. But it said explicitly that the government will not force companies to permit federal monitoring of their systems. --- ONElist Sponsor ONElist announces "FRIENDS FAMILY!" For details, including our weekly drawing, go to http://www.onelist.com/info/onereachsplash3.html InTheShadows is a discussion list dedicated to keeping up-to-date with new technologies, advancements in medicine, environmental concerns, 'conspiracy theories', politics, and, of course, UFO stuff. Discussion is encouraged. Bashing and soapboxing will get you bounced off the list. Be prepared for 50 posts per day. Digest format available. To subscribe send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Moderator: Hilary Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[CTRL] Fwd: Konformist: Wireless Flash Plugs The Konformist
Please send as far and wide as possible. Thanks, Robert Sterling Editor, The Konformist http://www.konformist.com Having said that, I want to thank the folks at Wireless Flash for running this piece, which has my phone ringing like crazy from radio stations. I've had a good relationship with Wireless Flash, and I think, all in all, they portrayed my opinion in a fairly accurate manner. And more important, they spelled my name, my number, and The Konformist name right. For the record, however, I should add that Wireless Flash contacted me about this theory, not the other way around. I had not written anything about it before this contact, though I had wondered if there was more to the Woodstock story as I read the news reports. I then searched the net, and reported to her that the big promoter of the "Woodstock '99 Mind Kontrol" theory on the net was my pal John Quinn, who I had already informed her to contact over John-John's death (which she did.) The Wireless Flash writer then became interested in the reasoning behind the theory, and I explained to her the history of government agent provocateurs involved in riots (a notable recent example the L.A. riots, as detailed in Alex Constantine's excellent "Blood, Carnage and the Agent Provacateur: The Truth about the Los Angeles Riots and the Secret War Against L.A.'s Minorities") and the extensive evidence behind the idea that the 60's counterculture music and drug scene was a social experiment promoted by the CIA, the Pentagon and British Intelligence. (In fact, the LSD craze was funded and promoted by the CIA's MK-ULTRA mind kontrol project.) I then explained the motivation for the Woodstock '99 riots as a mind kontrol experiment: to manufacture chaos and violence to condition people to accept and feel safe with authoritarian rule, to make Woodstock no longer be associated with peace and love but violence and destruction, and to further condition American society to accept the demonization of youth and youth culture to justify the categorical criminalization of an entire generation. The writer then asked if I believed this whole theory (which she personally stated sounded pretty credible), and I said it was entirely plausible and wouldn't surprise me. I then added, "Let's put it this way, if the CIA and Pentagon didn't create the Woodstock '99 Riot, they would certainly find it a damn good idea." In any case, this is a good publicity coup, coming off the heels of The Konformist being heavily featured on Rivera Live on Monday over internet JFK, Jr. conspiracy theories. Hopefully the list of tragedies will only continue, as clearly when bad things happen to other people, I benefit tremendously. Because of Wireless Flash's support, I won't mention that it was formed by the Copley News Service, one of the most notorious collaborators with the CIA on Operation Mockingbird, the intelligence establishment's extremely succesful attempt to control the korporate media. (Among the things Copley did was turn in information of antiwar and black protestors, publish unedited editorials written by the CIA, and loan at least 23 employees to the Agency.) So, thanks a lot, dudes, and keep up your fine work! WIRELESS FLASH VX3 FOR THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1999 WOODSTOCK '99: A MIND CONTROL EXPERIMENT? LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Here's one for the "I've Been Watching Too Many "X-Files" File:" a man in Los Angeles claims Woodstock '99 was actually a government mind control experiment. Robert Sterling, publisher of "The Konformist," an online publication for conspiracy theory lovers, says secret government operatives may have been behind the fiery riots which broke out Sunday night at the closing of Woodstock. Sterling says the government often creates controlled riots to make citizens distrust each other and feel they can't be safe without a strong police presence. He thinks most of the rabble-rousers at Woodstock were in fact government agents whose mission was to make the youthful music-lovers look violent and dangerous to the public. One reason Sterling is suspicious about the Woodstock fiasco is because it took place on a declassified military base -- which are often the sites of government mind control experiments. CONTACT: Robert Sterling, ; LA; (310) 737-1081 If you are interested in a free subscription to The Konformist Newswire, please visit http://www.eGroups.com/list/konformist/ and sign up. Or, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject: "I NEED 2 KONFORM!!!" (Okay, you can use something else, but it's a kool catch phrase.) Visit the Klub Konformist at Yahoo!: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/klubkonformist The only bad publicity is no publicity. GET WHAT YOU DESERVE! A NextCard Platinum VISA: DOUBLE Rewards points, NO annual fee rates as low
[CTRL] Fwd: NAVY BACKLOG OF SEA BURIALS - Questions From Relatives Follow JFK Jr.
NAVY BACKLOG OF SEA BURIALS - QUESTIONS BY RELATIVES AFTER JFK. JR. BURIAL Norfolk, VA The Navy has re-assigned more than 10 ships to make up a long backlog of burials at sea. According to Navy sources, more than 49 remains are currently being stored, waiting burial at sea. The sudden shift of warships comes after relatives complained to the Navy Dept. of delays, following the recent burial at sea of "non-military personel," a.k.a. John Kennedy, Jr., his wife Carolyn and her sister Lauren Bessette. GORESAT SHOT DOWN Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. The House Appropriations Committee killed the GORESAT satellite project by zeroing out the budget funding for NASA. The satellite, one of the many ideas from the ever talented Vice President Al Gore, was to take high resolution video images of earth and beam them over the Internet. GORESAT, of course, duplicated the function of various weather satellites that already provide daily images of the earth over the Internet. NASA bureacrats did not put up much fuss over the loss of GORESAT funding. NASA is currently more concerned with the U.S./Russian space station and keeping the aging space Shuttle fleet on budget. Expect the GORESAT to return like Haley's Comet during the joint Senate/House committee to resolve funding differences. MISSING U.S. ARMY PLANE FOUND - FOUR BODIES FOUND Bogata, Columbia Columbian Air Force units have found the remains of a missing U.S. ARMY RC-7 electronic intelligence plane. The RC-7 was based at Fort Bliss, Texas and had five U.S. Army soldiers and two Columbian Air Force officers on board. Four bodies have been found, according to CAF officers. No word on if the plane was shot down. The ARMY RC-7 has flown in support of operations in Kosovo, Korea and Iraq. The RC-7 operation in South America has been officially presented as an "anti-drug" mission in support of the Columbian Army. RC-7 aircraft DO NOT carry official U.S. Army markings. Instead, the electronic spy aircraft are painted to resemble commercial airliners. The RC-7 is a de Havilland DASH 7, four engine, turboprop, transport, re-fitted with a special SAR (synthetic aperture radar) and moving target indicator (MTI) system. The RC-7 is also equipped with the Joint Sigint Airborne Family (JSAF) electronics. The RC-7 is designed to pick-up cellular phone or radio traffic that is often associated with moving vehicles, such as an Iraqi tank column or, as in the Columbian operations, cocaine smugglers driving in the jungle. The RC-7 SAR radar is combined with radio signals interception equipment and an infra-red imaging line scanner to pin-point vehicles on the ground using radio transmitters. While not equipped with onboard super-computers to analyze burst communications, the RC-7 is equipped with a tape and satellite link re-transmit capability for the National Security Agency (NSA). The FARC Columbian rebel forces are known to shoot at Columbian Army helicopters and the small crop dusters that fly in support of anti-Cocaine efforts. FARC forces have openly used cocaine profits to finance their war against the Columbian government, and are reported to be closely tied to China. PLA SAYS ATTACK TAIWAN Beijing, China The National Defense News of China reported that the People's Liberation Army is considering three possible actions against Taiwan, a series of missile and bomber attacks, a blockade of Taiwan or, if necessary, an invasion. The NDN also noted that U.S. military support for Taiwan was "weak" and "unreliable." The National Defense News was founded and is currently sponsored by the fine folks at COSTIND, the Chinese Commission on Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. 1 if by land, 2 if by sea. Paul Revere - encryption 1775 Charles R. Smith SOFTWAR http://www.softwar.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pcyphered SIGNATURE: 866D3854D6CBC76E3D42F2316CCBE18D0BA126A9109A4F366802CB03BDEB06F3 DD9D9882FB76BE03821D6001A27BCC503DF41FB69C86CB74DB6A2FCB43E34F5A CB48AEBD27455BB9 SOFTWAR EMAIL NEWSLETTER 07/29/99 *** to unsubscribe reply with "unsubscribe" as subject***
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[CTRL] Texas Governor is a True SOB (Son Of Bush)
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.zianet.com/wblase/endtimes/bush.htm A HREF="http://www.zianet.com/wblase/endtimes/bush.htm"http://www.zianet.com/wb lase/endtimes/bush.htm/A - Texas Governor is a True SOB (Son Of Bush) His Response to Free Speech and a Free Press From USA Journal Online: www.usajournal.com A Criminal Act or Protected Speech? The Videotape Doesn't Lie by Rick S. Habecker SEPTEMBER 15 -- There's something very ugly about restrictions on the public's right to know, especially when it occurs in what is supposedly a free society. No less, the chain of events that occurred at a Round Rock, Texas Republican political rally, attended by Governor Re-elect George Bush, Jr., and the states' senior and junior U.S. senators, I can describe only as "banana republic." A member of the working press, radio station KJFK-FM's Alex Jones, asked Bush a question pertaining to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Trilateral Commission; organizations considered enemies of American sovereignty by many. Almost immediately after the question left his mouth, on Mr. Bush's cue, body guards swooped down, overpowered and escorted him away. As they manhandled and handcuffed their prisoner, witnesses heard the officers, believed to be state police, debating what crime they could charge Jones with. Disorderly Conduct? Yeah! No. Disrupting a meeting? Yeah! As he was being transported to nearby Georgetown, to be booked into the county jail, a radio call came in, reportedly from the Governor's office. Jones was ordered released. The next day, Jones and television producer, Mike Hanson, also assaulted while videotaping the event, filed incident and criminal charges against their attackers. Interestingly, the Round Rock police divulged to them that they were never given forewarning of the rally; and they were a little miffed about it too. This wasn't the first time that oppression was used on political speech in the United States but it may as well be the first because it is so foreign to what we believe in. As an example check out Sloman v. Tadlock, C.A. 9 (Cal.) 1994, 21 F.3d 1462. It's a case where a police officer detained a citizen, ostensibly for repeatedly waving a sign into an oncoming street lane and pushing a "walk" button to hold up traffic. Witnesses testified that he really did it to criticize her for supporting a local ballot measure indicated on a bumper sticker she held. The trial court found that this pattern of police conduct clearly chilled political speech, and that such deterrence was a substantial or motivating factor in the officer's conduct, thus supporting the imposition of liability on him for violating the citizen's right to free speech and association. The use of police power to retaliate against those of opposing political viewpoints is upheld in other portions of the country. Such was the case in Lykken v. Vavreck, D.C.Minn. 1973, 366 F.Supp. 585. In this instance the police conducted a raid for the purpose of harassing citizens because of their political beliefs. The trial court found this conduct as antithetical to the [1st] amendment and the fundamental principles of a free society and not be condoned. Just how can one's 1st Amendment right to free speech be denied? The answer lies in the "clear and present danger" doctrine. Government may interfere with ones speech only when it clearly and imminently threatens to ripen into conduct which the general public has a right to protect itself from. American Communications Asso. V. Douds (1950) 339 U.S. 382. It's the old "you can't yell fire in a theater" unless there truly is one. Another example: [A] defendant's act of speech [loses] its protection under this amendment when coupled with criminal activity. U.S. v. Crow Dog, C.A.Iowa 1976, 532 F.2d 1182, stay denied 96 S.Ct. 2620, 426U.S. 917, cert. Denied 97 S.Ct. 1547, 430 U.S. 929. There are several criminal charges one can suffer in speech instances. One is Disorderly Conduct, Penal Code §42.01. Another is Disrupting Meeting or Procession, found in §42.05. Under Texas law , Disorderly Conduct charges of abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language - you know, "fighting words" can stick, if by their very utterance they tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace. Sometimes it can be hard to know what fighting words are. Generally speaking they're what a person of normal intelligence would understand to likely cause an average victim to fight; i.e. commit an imminent criminal activity. Duran v. Furrs's Supermarkets, Inc. (App. 8 Dist. 1996) 921 S.W.2d 778, rehearing overruled, error denied, rehearing of write of error overruled. Keep in mind that just because one's statements are merely harsh and insulting; doesn't mean they rise to the level of "fighting words." State v. Rivenburgh (App. 4 Dist. 1996) 933 S.W.2d 698. Was the condemned speech leading to some form of imminent criminal
[CTRL] Fwd: Re: SNET: Merovingian Bloodlines
- SNETNEWS Mailing List Okay John Lee, enough is enough; I hve already been told by the Mormon Church that my ancestors descended from Satan - the Plantagenet and Fitzgeralds #1 the great Gerald, holder of title Al Ri.who rode giagantic white horse and still haunt the hills of Irelandhowever, to be realitic, I went into the olds boxes and did find some record boos.and will offer this for one line of my famiy tree. Oneline reads Beaufort from Martel Charlemange Andit goes on through a list of names to Jeoffery or Geoffery Platengenet Jhn of Gaunt 3 sons of Edw IIand Phillippi...married 1st Blanch...goes on to 2nd ong of Henry III Kng of England and thn down toBeaufort and "were born in Beaufort Catle of Anjou France 2nd generation John Plaengenet of Gaunt 1340 - 1394 married three times -Blance of Lncastr, a Katherine Swinford, etc., then SirJohnDe Beaufort buried at Canterbury Cahedral, Knight of the Garter,Earl of Somerset 1396 - LordChamberlain of England for life...married Lady Margret deHolland died 1399 So we are descnded fromJoan eaufort, ir John Beaufort sister to the Howrds of England - TomMawbray etc. Arundle.The start of the Howards - Tom Platengent son of Edw I and Margret - 2 wives and of France - a Princess Matialda of Scotland and Henry I... The another page BeaufortfromAlfred the Great King of England 849 - Wm. the Conqueror, and these lines ll established but to Express Mud of Germany married Geoffery Plantegenetetc., etc etc etc Edmund, Earl of Kent beheaded 1329 Edward II - King of Eng (brother murdered) married Lady Margrt dau of John (Lord ) Wake.divorced from Earl of albrry, then to Sir Tom de Holland 1347 more and more and more. DAR John Shank 1786 and Sarah Hoke Andrew H 1758-1813 nd a Col Richard Hampton 10th Reg Continental Line Born in Pa died Martinsbrg Va...Also no 120871 Matt Howard m Ann Hall Parents of Cornelius Howard Tom Davi family Rockeville Historical Society Maryland Bottom of page says Beauforts from Goffery Platengnet She writes Goffry Platengnt 1158 - 1186King of Jersusalem, Somerset Duke of Beaufort and ine goes on,and on, and on, till all that, then me.alll that and that is all they getme One page has Ancestors of Great etc GrandfatherTomMaubray of the HowardLine Starts with William the Conquererthrough Richard I, and .1s through to Banche daughter Joan M Lord John Mawbray, ancetor of Mawbray, Duke of Norfolk.and Windsors on down linemy grand parnts Eliz Seagrave maried Lord John Mauray ancesor of Mawbrays Duke of Norfolk..Edwrd II Carm(n)arvon - King Edw II, Sir name Windsor..present uling family inEngland married Windsors who are cousins 1957. in this you fnd RlphNeville - Joan Beaufortearl of Westmorland...grandfather of Joan Beaufortlots of knights...SirEdw Neville Lord of ergavemay SirGeorge Neville Knight, 2nd Lord of Bergave Other Page Tom Platengenet - family in Maryland.this has the Mawbray, Sir John Howard - and these married into lines of Davis laterSm Thomas A Co Md1655-1743thee wrecousins.q John Fleming as for military rcords mustr of Md 10 Dec 1776 Jhn Flemng January 25 Book Rec Continentl Troops in service Archives of Md No 18 3 Co Com'd January 3, 1776 There is the line of Anne Bleyn.from Old Norfolk family...Ear of Arundle around here, arl of Wilshire, Anne's father, a Lady Elizabeth Howard. So this typing is awful but anyone knowing of family trees should decipher this; there are records, records, records, and sealed with a royal crown"which makes if official"listing name backwards from last entry on one doctument signed by a Nicolas welsh, which goes backthrough Pierpont,Warfield, Davis (this is Jeff Davi family) Griffithto John Welsh I, John Welsh II, and John Welsh III - Robert Fulton listed as administrator of one estate. Now, those lousey Mormons when I wrot them once told me that the Platengenet descended from Satan.which made me angry and then they came up with that crap that the Great Gerald, the Al Ri of Ireland, descended from Satannow I imagine Joseph Smith and Brother Hirum, they have descendending fromone of the disciples. In summation it would take me two years to type this stuffupSo, one page says Wives of John of Gaunt Blanch of Lancastr,John of Gaunt; Kathrine, lookslike Robt Swynford; Duke of Lancater, sister of Geoffey Caucers wife...and a Golden Rose was badge of Henry III- married Elanor.the one old document I have on hand tooled leather booklet has rose emblesm or lilies Entire line in this book starts with Somerset Duke of Beaufort...Charles Mrtel, King of France 689 - 741 also from Charlemange Emperor of the West At bottom of page is written Beaufort unbroken line of descent from Count Croise Godfre de Bouillon, Baron of the Hoy epelchur, was leader of the Crusde Another ancestor Hugh de Payens fought
[CTRL] klintoon sucks up to homo officeholders
-Caveat Lector- Clinton Meets Gay Officials Session With 11 Officeholders Is a First at White House By Charles Babington Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 29, 1999; Page A02 The first White House meeting between a president and gay elected officials took place yesterday, as President Clinton hosted 11 officeholders from throughout the nation who want "gay and lesbian Americans [to] gain an equal place at the table of public policy," according to the group's statement. The group came to Washington in part to highlight two issues before Congress that Clinton supports: banning job discrimination based on sexual orientation and defining "hate crimes" as including violent acts committed against homosexuals. White House officials said the 90-minute meeting was typical of the occasional sessions that Clinton holds with various interest groups. "The president tries to meet regularly with different constituency groups to hear their concerns," said presidential press secretary Joe Lockhart. He said Clinton has met previously with openly gay activists, but this was the first time he convened a meeting of gay elected officials. Yesterday's meeting was not listed on the president's public schedule, and reporters and photographers were not admitted. Lockhart told reporters about the meeting beforehand, however, and he said many White House meetings are omitted from the public schedule. In 1995, the White House apologized after several security agents donned rubber gloves for the routine checking of bags and briefcases when about 50 gay officials and advocates visited the White House. Clinton did not attend that meeting, but several top aides did, and Vice President Gore spoke at a reception for the group. The 1995 incident "was a learning process" for the White House, said Brian K. Bond, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a political action committee that supports the election of openly gay officials. "Very positive efforts came out of that." He said yesterday's meeting "represents a milestone on the long road to full inclusion of gay and lesbian Americans in the civic life of our nation." Soon after taking office in 1993, Clinton tried to end the ban on gays in the military. Facing strong opposition, he eventually agreed to a policy of "don't ask, don't tell," in which gay men and lesbians can serve in the military if they do not announce their sexual orientation. More recently, Clinton sidestepped Senate opposition by using Congress's Memorial Day recess to appoint gay San Francisco philanthropist James C. Hormel as ambassador to Luxembourg. The Family Research Council, which opposes Clinton's proposed hate crimes and job discrimination legislation, criticized yesterday's meeting. "It speaks to the fact that this president has, for his entire term of office, been beholden to this particular interest group," said council spokeswoman Janet Parshall. She said the council conducted a recent poll that concluded that most Americans do not think gays deserve the types of legal protections provided to racial minorities. Attending the meeting, according to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, were Long Beach, Calif., City Council member Dan Baker, Arizona state Rep. Ken Cheuvront, New York State Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, Massachusetts state Rep. Liz Malia, Connecticut state Rep. Evelyn Mantilla, Carrboro, N.C., Mayor Mike Nelson, San Francisco Board of Education President Juanita Owens, Nevada State Assemblyman David Parks, Minnesota State Senate President Alan Spear, Missouri State Rep. Tim Van Zandt and Atlanta City Council member Cathy Woolard. © Copyright 1999 The Washington Post Company http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/1999-07/29/018r-072999-idx.html 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] Bernstein GAGS ON 'DEEP THROAT' THEORY
-Caveat Lector- BERNSTEIN NEARLY GAGS ON 'DEEP THROAT' THEORY By ANDY GELLER and ED ROBINSON Watergate sleuth Carl Bernstein and ex-wife Nora Ephron are getting heartburn over a report their son, Jacob, fingered a former FBI bigwig as the mysterious Deep Throat. Bernstein told The Post yesterday that neither Nora nor Jacob know the identity of the source who helped bring down Richard Nixon "any more than the man in the moon does." He said Jacob was "repeating his mother's guesswork" when he told a camp chum years ago that Deep Throat was W. Mark Felt, the former second-in-command of the FBI. The friend, Chase Culeman-Beckman of Port Chester, said Jacob told him the information came straight from his dad. Not so, Bernstein said. "Nora came to that conclusion. That was her guesswork." Bernstein said Ephron repeatedly tried to get Deep Throat's identity out of him, but he remained true to the pledge he and partner Bob Woodward made - to keep the secret until Deep Throat dies. Ephron, a movie director, agreed Jacob heard the Mark Felt theory from her. "Carl never told me who Deep Throat was, which was very smart because I would have told the whole world by now. But I always suspected it was Mark Felt," Ephron said. Jacob Bernstein told The Post, "At no point did my father Carl Bernstein or Bob Woodward reveal the identity of Deep Throat." Culeman-Beckman, now 19, says Jacob revealed Deep Throat's identity to him when they were both at a day camp in Bridgehampton, L.I., in 1988. They were 8 at the time. Using the information - and piles of research - Culeman-Beckman wrote a high-school paper about Deep Throat's identity this year. The paper formed the basis for a Hartford Courant article yesterday. Culeman-Beckman recalled: "We entered into a very precocious discussion of politics. Somehow the conversation degenerated to talk about Watergate and in a burst of braggadocio, he said that Deep Throat was Mark Felt. "He said I'm 100 percent sure that Deep Throat is Mark Felt." Driving home that afternoon with his mom, Betsy, the young boy said he'd learned who Deep Throat was. His mother, thinking her son was talking about the porn movie starring Linda Lovelace, nearly drove off the road. Eventually, Culeman-Beckman wrote a 20-page paper on the subject. He said he made further deductions that establish Felt is Deep Throat. For example, an early draft of "All the President's Men," which Woodward and Bernstein wrote, identifies the mysterious source as My Friend, he said. The first two letters of those words are the first two letters in Mark Felt's name, he said. New York Post®, nypostonline.com, nypost.com and newyorkpost.com are registered trademarks of NYP Holdings, Inc. Copyright 1999 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nypostonline.com/news/11753.htm 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
[CTRL] judge orders klintoon pay $90,686 4 false testimony
-Caveat Lector- President Bill Clinton lied during his deposition Jan. 17, 1998, in the Paula Jones case, says the judge who presided. Clinton must pay for false testimony Federal judge says president owes Jones lawyers, her court $90,686 ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, July 29 Imposing an unprecedented penalty against a president, a federal judge Thursday ordered Bill Clinton to pay Paula Jones lawyers and the court more than $90,000 to compensate for false testimony about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Sanctions are being imposed, not only to deter others who might consider emulating the presidents misconduct, but to compensate the plaintiff. JUDGE SUSAN WEBBER WRIGHT U.S. DISTRICT Judge Susan Webber Wright, who issued a historic contempt ruling against Clinton last April, had said she would order him to pay for depositions and other costs that resulted from his January 1998 deposition for Jones sexual harassment lawsuit. Sanctions are being imposed, not only to deter others who might consider emulating the presidents misconduct, but to compensate the plaintiff by requiring that the president pay her any reasonable fees and expenses caused by his willful failure to obey this courts discovery orders, Wright wrote in her order filed in Arkansas. That amounts to $89,484. Wright also ordered Clinton to pay the court $1,202 for her trip to Washington at the presidents request to preside over the deposition. The Dallas law firm that represented the former Arkansas state worker submitted itemized bills for $437,825 and the Virginia-based Rutherford Institute, which assisted in the case, asked for $53,333. The money will be divided among the lawyers and Jones. In her order, Wright said the lawyers claims were excessive and must be reduced. Clintons lawyers had argued that he should pay them no more than $33,737. The money is in addition to the $850,000 the president has paid Jones to settle her sexual harassment lawsuit, although he never admitted any wrongdoing. Clinton can use his legal defense fund to pay for the court sanction. Clintons testimony in the Jones case led to his impeachment by the House and a Senate trial that acquitted him. Talk about the Jones case on MSNBC's political bulletin board In her ruling in April, Wright said there was clear and convincing evidence that during the deposition the president had given false, misleading and evasive answers that were designed to obstruct the judicial process. Jones alleged that Clinton, as Arkansas governor, made an unwanted sexual advance in a Little Rock hotel room in 1991. At the deposition, Clinton was asked about his relationship with Lewinsky, a former White House intern. Clinton testified that I have never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. Months later, after the presidents DNA was found on a dress belonging to Lewinsky, he acknowledged an inappropriate intimate relationship with her. He made the admission before a federal grand jury Aug. 17 and again in a nationally televised address. Clinton said the relationship did not fall under the definition of sexual relations provided by Jones lawyers during his deposition, and that his testimony was legally accurate. The judge wrote in her contempt ruling, It is difficult to construe the presidents sworn statements ... as anything other than a willful refusal to obey this courts discovery orders. http://www.msnbc.com/news/295086.asp#BODY 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] Group Will Battle Propaganda Abroad (fwd)
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I am sure Clinton is just the one to be able to properly
define "Enemies of The United States". Har har. Such a
laughable thing I haven't heard in a long time. He is a
traitor. Always has been, always will be. There are many
many like him. As long as they get theirs they could care
less about anything but smoking things over with mis and dis
info through their bought and paid for TV media. TV is NOT
a Press. A press makes people READ. Their propoganda is
illegal but people are seeing through it and its just one
more way for the traitor to squander the peoples product, in
an effort to further enslave the people.
MICHAEL SPITZER wrote:
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So, his administration thinks the rest of the world needs to get
it's collective mind "right," and by god, it's gonna get it that
way!
I don't know 'bout yoose guys, but personally, I'm not quite
ready to be "deconflicted" and "synchronized."
The entire article is quite long, but I think it's worth a look.
(From NewsMax)
Group will battle propaganda abroad
By Ben Barber
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The Clinton administration begins work today on a new
International Public Information group designed to "influence
foreign audiences" in support of U.S. foreign policy and to
counteract propaganda by enemies of the United States.
U.S. military, diplomatic and intelligence officials will
participate in today's meeting of a core group to set up the IPI
system of coordinating all overseas information among the various
branches of the U.S. government.
The aim is "to enhance U.S. security, bolster America's economic
prosperity and to promote democracy abroad," according to the IPI
Core Group Charter, a copy of which was obtained by The
Washington Times.
However, the charter also says that IPI control over
"international military information" is intended to "influence
the emotions, motives, objective reasoning and ultimately the
behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups and
individuals."
The charter makes clear that IPI activities "are overt and
address foreign audiences only." But it also says domestic
information should be "deconflicted" and "synchronized" so as not
to send a contradictory message.
The Clinton administration also hopes to encourage the United
Nations and other international organizations to make "effective
use of IPI . . . in support of multilateral peacekeeping," the
charter says.
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[CTRL] leftistCalifgovernorOK's aid2illegalimmigrants[prop187nullified]VOTE2000
-Caveat Lector- Deal struck to end fight over Calif's Prop 187 barring immigrant aid 12.22 p.m. ET (1623 GMT) July 29, 1999 LOS ANGELES (AP) Gov. Gray Davis has struck a deal with civil rights organizations, nullifying the major provisions of a controversial ballot measure that sought to limit services to illegal immigrants. Davis agreed not to appeal a federal court ruling that held much of the voter-approved initiative Proposition 187 to be unconstitutional, Davis' spokesman Michael Bustamante said today. The deal was expected to be approved today by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Proposition 187 was endorsed by 60 percent of California voters in 1994, but most of its provisions have gone unenforced due to court challenges. Davis opposed the measure but had to decide whether to defend it in court after becoming governor. He said previously he had no intention of enforcing that part of the proposition denying education to undocumented schoolchildren. The governor has agreed that most other provisions of the measure should be enforced largely through federal law. Many of the initiative's restrictions on benefits for non-emergency health care, welfare and higher education were part of a federal law enacted in 1996. The agreement follows three months of meetings between Davis and anti-Proposition 187 forces after his decision in April to submit the contentious issue for court-sponsored mediation, which prompted a barrage of criticism. Lawyers for the sponsors of the initiative complained previously about not being represented at the mediation table. "What this does is leave Proposition 187 basically undefended in the mediation hearing, because the governor has made it clear he opposes the philosophy behind Proposition 187,'' said attorney Sharon Browne of the Pacific Legal Foundation. "I just don't see how it can be a fair mediation,'' she said after Davis announced his decision to seek mediation. "This has a serious impact on all the initiative measures which are passed by the people.'' http://www.foxnews.com/js_index.sml?content=/news/national/0729/d_ap_0729_11 2.sml It's obvious to me that the State of California is now being governed by a socialist dictatorship of the proletariat. Folks, Is your State next?? VOTE2000 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
[CTRL] [Fwd: [smashthestate] Searchspy]
-Caveat Lector- "Matthew Gaylor (by way of [EMAIL PROTECTED])" wrote: From: Matthew Gaylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] (by way of [EMAIL PROTECTED]) ..Searchspy Find out how visitors are finding your site Searchspy [28], a Perl script written by Nelson Minar, analyzes web server logs to tell you what search terms people are using to find your Web pages. It works by looking at the referrer URL information and parsing out the query term from the search engine. Results look like this: /people/nelson/movies/ +"Zsa Zsa Gabor" +"virginity" /projects/hive/index.html Things that link mit media lab Of course some Web-log analysis tools attempt a similar job; but searchspy is quick and lightweight, yet it deciphers the spoor of (at last count) 35 search engines. Using searchspy is a bit like watching a search voyeur [29], but one that shows you queries for your own pages. Minar recently discovered that a commercial product with a similar purpose is open for busi- ness at searchspy.com; they acquired the domain name seven months after he first posted his script. [28] http://www.media.mit.edu/~nelson/software/searchspy/ [29] http://www.savvysearch.com/snoop/ ### ++ Excerpted via 1999-07-26 TBTF archived at http://tbtf.com/ . TBTF is Copy- right 1994-1999 by Keith Dawson, [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Commercial use prohibited. For non-commercial purposes please forward, post, and link as you see fit. ** Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per month) Matthew Gaylor,1933 E. Dublin-Granville Rd.,#176, Columbus, OH 43229 Archived at http://www.egroups.com/list/fa/ ** -- Everyone interested is welcome to join the SMASH THE STATE mailing list! Ideas, Musings, amd reports of growing abuses by Government and State authorities. Discussions of erosions of privacy and individualism in modern society. Brainstorming on how we might be able to fight/stop what is happening SMASH THE STATE MAILING LIST (send blank email to subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) NOTE: FLAMES AND PERSONAL ATTACKS WILL GET YOU REMOVED FROM THE LIST --- ONElist Sponsor ONElist: your connection to like-minds and kindred spirits. -- Smash The State WWW http://freakpower.homepage.com/smashthestate 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] IN DEFENSE OF SMOKERS - Chapter 6: The Propaganda Machine
-Caveat Lector- On 28 Jul 99, , Kris wrote: -Caveat Lector- from: http://www.lcolby.com/b-chap6.htm A HREF="http://www.lcolby.com/b-chap6.htm""In Defence of Smokers", by Lauren A. Colby / C /A - The whole book is online. Om K - IN DEFENSE OF SMOKERS © 1999, Lauren A. Colby. Version 2.3Chapter 6: The Propaganda Machine Chapter 6: The Propaganda Machine Beginning in the early 1950's, the American Cancer Society started to wage war against smoking. Later, the government took up the cudgel and, today, there is a government agency, the Office of Smoking and Health, dedicated to stamping out smoking. Unfortunately, the government propaganda is often predicated upon assertions which are simply untrue. In many instances, these are examples of the "LaLonde effect". The whole anti-smoking campaign has always seemed to me an enormous boondoggle. What with all the carcinogenic pesticides in our air and water and on our food, not to mention toxic emissions from all the vehicles that traverse the country and jam city streets, how the medical industry can tell which respiratory illnesses came from tobacco and which from all the other toxic pollutants in our environment has always been a mystery to me. The effect of the anti-smoking campaign has mostly been --all going to lawyers who are making a fortune from those who continue to smoke and now pay up to $3.50 a pack or $35 a carton for cigarettes, at least a third of this "taxes." In fact, it is an outrageous swindle. While I do not doubt that smoking causes some illnesses and some fatalities, the warnings on the packages have been loud and clear for years and years, putting the responsibility in smokers hands.. What I want to see now is "victims" suing the liquor industry when accidents are caused by drivers who have had a drink or two...or families are devastated by alcoholism. Not something I expect to see in my lifetime. Some years ago, the New York Times ran a short article naming at least six kinds of cancer that smoking helped prevent. Wish I still had that article. Also, it might be interesting to know what the particular gripe was against Phillip Morris, who seemed especially generous and active in supporting and promoting philantrhopic and cultural actiivities. It would also be interesting to see a truly responsible study of any decline in teenage smoking and its relation to other drug use. I would expect to see any decline in teen smoking accompanied by a rise in the use of other drugs including marijuana and hard drugs, since some part of smoking is connected to tension release. Curiously, I think nicotine is the only "drug" that generally increases alertness and does not impair motor function, while all the others seem to cause some degree of "impairment" and involve serious "anti-social" behavior to procure--behavior which can have extremely serious and more immediate consequences than death at 80 from respiratory illness. sno0wl 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] A message from the owners
-Caveat Lector- On 29 Jul 99, , Bill wrote: -Caveat Lector- Thanks to Mary Drake and Midori Kurai... Editorial 6/04/99 A Letter From The Keepers Dearest Citizens of the World, I believe the time has come to reveal to you some of the perplexities you have faced in recent decades. It is well for you to understand some of these things so that you might know how to behave in the New Order now taking shape in the earth. We want you to be able to become fully involved and integrated into our new society. After all, this is for your best interest if you will do this. --- I've been watching the PBS series on the Kennedys and seeing the events of the past decades so condensed, one can't help but see "the Keepers" hand behind events, making sure that no one--however bright, daring, energetic, intelligent, courageous, or appealing their effort-- interferes with the agenda. Last night's episode took us through Bobby's assassination and Teddy's troubles at Chappaquidick. Many notable figures have made an appearance on the stage. The one figure most notable by his absence is that of GWB. In spite of his "homespun" performance, I keep envisioning him as that dark, sininster, caped figure that dominated the ads for "Amadeus." It also strikes me that if the Kennedys themselves had any idea of an organized "force" working against them, they have never said a word or pointed a finger. Well, they were master "gameplayers" and perhaps they just knew that wasn't how the game was played. Not in the rules. And the game IS played by the rules. But if they-- with all the money and power and public support they have had at their disposal-- couldn't do it, what makes us think we can? sno0wl 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] Our Enslavement Will Be Complete upon passage of final gun bill![Marxism victorious]
-Caveat Lector- Original Draft of the U.S. Constitution WE the People of the States of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, do ordain, declare and establish the following Constitution for the Government of Ourselves and our Posterity. ARTICLE I. The stile of this Government shall be, "The United States of America." II. The Government shall consist of supreme legislative, executive and judicial powers. III. The legislative power shall be vested in a Congress, to consist of two separate and distinct bodies of men, a House of Representatives, and a Senate; each of which shall, in all cases, have a negative on the other. The Legislature shall meet on the first Monday in December in every year. IV. Sect. 1. The Members of the House of Representatives shall be chosen every second year, by the people of the several States comprehended within this Union. The qualifications of the electors shall be the same, from time to time, as those of the electors in the several States, of the most numerous branch of their own legislatures. Sect. 2. Every Member of the House of Representatives shall be of the age of twenty-five years at least; shall have been a citizen in the United States for at least three years before his election; and shall be, at the time of his election, a resident of the State in which he shall be chosen. Sec. 3. The House of Representatives shall, at its first formation, and until the number of citizens and inhabitants shall be taken in the manner herein after described, consist of sixty-five members, of whom three shall be chosen in New-Hampshire, eight in Massachusetts, one in Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, five in Connecticut, six in New-York, four in New-Jersey, eight in Pennsylvania, one in Delaware, six in Maryland, ten in Virginia, five in North-Carolina, five in South-Carolina, and three in Georgia. Sect. 4. As the proportions of numbers in the different States will alter from time to time; as some of the States may hereafter be divided; as others may be enlarged by addition of territory; as two or more States may be united; as new States will be erected within the limits of the United States, the Legislature shall, in each of these cases, regulate the number of representatives by the number of inhabitants, according to the provisions herein after made, at the rate of one for every forty thousand. Sect. 5. All bills for raising or appropriating money, and for fixing the salaries of the officers of government, shall originate in the House of Representatives, and shall not be altered or amended by the Senate. No money shall be drawn from the public Treasury, but in pursuance of appropriations that shall originate in the House of Representatives. Sect. 6. The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment. It shall choose its Speaker and other officers. Sect. 7. Vacancies in the House of Representatives shall be supplied by writs of election from the executive authority of the State, in the representation from which they shall happen. V. Sect. 1. The Senate of the United States shall be chosen by the Legislatures of the several States. Each Legislature shall chuse two members. Vacancies may be supplied by the Executive until the next meeting of the Legislature. Each member shall have one vote. Sect. 2. The Senators shall be chosen for six years; but immediately after the first election they shall be divided, by lot, into three classes, as nearly as may be, numbered one, two and three. The seats of the members of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class at the expiration of the fourth year, of the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that a third part of the members may be chosen every second year. Sect. 3. Every member of the Senate shall be of the age of thirty years at least; shall have been a citizen in the United States for at least four years before his election; and shall be, at the time of his election, a resident of the State for which he shall be chosen. Sect. 4. The Senate shall chuse its own President and other officers. VI. Sect. 1. The times and places and the manner of holding the elections of the members of each House shall be prescribed by the Legislature of each State; but their provisions concerning them may at any time be altered by the Legislature of the United States. Sect. 2. The Legislature of the United States shall have authority to established such uniform qualifications of the members of each house, with regard to property, as to the said Legislature shall seem expedient. Sect. 3. In each House a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day. Sect. 4. Each House shall be the judge of the elections returns and qualifications of
Re: [CTRL] I.M.F.approved a $4.5 billion (Russian Roulette)
-Caveat Lector- From: Carl Amedio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 12:39 AM Subject: International Monetary Fund approved a $4.5 billion -Caveat Lector- IMF-Russia, 2nd Ld, f0207,140 WASHINGTON (AP) - The International Monetary Fund approved a $4.5 billion financial package for Russia Wednesday aimed at helping to keep the country afloat through December parliamentary elections and presidential voting scheduled for June 2000. Ha Ha. The IMF "lends" the Russkies money so they can pay the IMF lenders the interest the Russians owe the IMF. Seems like Circular Monetary Policy, or Russian (Payback) Roulette. Wish VISA had the same policy. flw 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: Columbine-Stone still says Others involved!-Ballistics Report
7.29.99 Recipients: An AP news item dated July 29 noted the delivery of large amounts of data from ballistics tests in the Columbine massacre case to Jefferson County Sheriffs investigators by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Sheriff Steve Davis, who has consistently placed himself at odds with department chief John Stone about the likelihood of other perpetrators being involved in the horrendous slaughter and piles of evidence indicating such, was as usual the department spokesperson at a news conference announcing the receipt of ballistics data. Stone was, interestingly, out of town when the public announcement was made, in which Davis again sidestepped addressing huge amounts of firsthand testimony and material evidence which prove other assailants had to have participated in the shooting assault. Reached for comment, Stone used the opportunity to clearly reiterate his OPPOSITION to the official line of disinformation--that Harris and Klebold acted ALONE, which is now so firmly entrenched in the minds of media clones and thus in the minds of a good percentage of the public. Thanks for clarifying that, Mr. Stone. Now how about STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOU DAY YOU BELIEVE/KNOW TO BE TRUE!! John Quinn/NewsHawk Inc. Here's what Stome had to say, as quoted in the AP article. "...Sheriff John Stone, in Florida on Monday, reiterated his belief that the two teen-agers must have had help planting dozens of explosives around the school. "'I've never thought it was just two because of the amount of stuff that was brought in," Stone said. "But we don't have enough to charge anyone." (Not YET that is, Mr. Stone!)'" = AP News Service Preliminary ballistics report back in Columbine shootings DENVER (AP) _ Preliminary ballistics reports are complete in the Columbine school attack, though it could be weeks before investigators determine if a third gunman was involved, a sheriff's spokesman said. Colorado Bureau of Investigation agents delivered volumes of data to the Jefferson County sheriff's office this week, said spokesman Steve Davis. Fifteen investigators are reviewing the data, a process that could take several weeks, Davis said. The key question is whether Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, acted alone "From day one, the question has obviously been if there was a third gunman," Davis said. ``We know every weapon that was fired. If we find any bullet that doesn't match a weapon, we'll have to go back." ...Sheriff John Stone, in Florida on Monday, reiterated his belief that the two teen-agers must have had help planting dozens of explosives around the school. "I've never thought it was just two because of the amount of stuff that was brought in," Stone said. "But we don't have enough to charge anyone." 1999 AP (Not YET that is, Mr. Stone!)
[CTRL] The Fair Trade Fraud
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.jamesbovard.com/ A HREF="http://www.jamesbovard.com/"James Bovard/A - The Fair Trade Fraud How Congress Pillages the Consumer and Decimates American Competitiveness by James Bovard St. Martin's Griffin September 1992 $15.95 U.S. ISBN: 0-312-08344-0 -- Table of Contents -- from The Fair Trade Fraud 1. Introduction 12. Tariffs and Other Border Land Mines 73. Protecting America from Foreign Bras 354. Pulling Numbers out of a Political Hat 65 5. A Bureaucratic War on Low Prices 1076. The Specter of Foreign Subsidies 1697. A Crap Shoot for Protection 1968. The Failure of Gunboat Economics 2279. Fair Trade on Capitol Hill 27210. The Morality of Fair Trade 306 Conclusion 321 Acknowledgements 325 Index 326 INTRODUCTION AMERICANS' freedom and prosperity are being sacrificed on an altar of fair trade. Protectionists have wrapped themselves in a cloak of fairness, and each year they discover new moral pretexts to further restrict how American citizens may spend their paychecks. Fair trade is a moral delusion that could be leading to an economic catastrophe. Congressmen are calling for an "economic war" with our trading partners. Starkly protectionist legislation has been passed in recent years by both the House and Senate, only to be stopped by presidential vetoes. American corporations are now running advertisements that seek to inflame hostility to foreign companies. "Fair trade" is widely perceived as a panacea for the U.S.'s international economic problems. But, "fair trade" is one of the great intellectual frauds of the twentieth century. The louder politicians have demanded fair trade, the more U.S. trade policies have become a travesty of fairness. The U.S. government has created a trade lynch law that can convict foreign companies almost regardless of how they operate. Between 1980 and 1989, the U.S. Commerce Department reached a "not guilty" verdict in only 5 percent of its investigations of foreign dumping. Over three thousand foreign companies have been penalized since 1980 for selling their products to Americans at prices lower than the U.S. government approved. When politicians call for "fair trade" with foreigners, they routinely use a concept of fairness that is diametrically opposed to the word's normal usage. In exchanges between individuals -- in contract law -- the test of fairness is the voluntary consent of each party to the bargain: "the free will which constitutes fair exchanges," as Sen. John Taylor wrote in 1822. When politicians speak of unfair trade, they do not mean that buyers and sellers did not voluntarily agree, but that U.S. government officials disapprove of the bargains American citizens chose to make. Fair trade, as the term is now used, usually means government intervention to direct, control, or restrict trade. Fair trade means government officials deciding what Americans should be allowed to buy, and what prices they should be forced to pay. Fair trade is paternalism applied to international commerce. Fair trade means subjugating the economic interests of private citizens to the moral and political values of government policymakers. Fair trade often consists of some politician or bureaucrat picking a number out of thin air and imposing it on foreign businesses and American consumers. Fair trade means that Jamaica is allowed to sell the U.S. only 970 gallons of ice cream a year, that Mexico is allowed to sell Americans only 35,292 bras a year, that Poland is allowed to ship us only 350 tons of alloy tool steel, that Haiti is allowed to sell the US only 8,030 tons of sugar. Fair trade means permitting each American citizen to consume the equivalent of only one teaspoon of foreign ice cream per year, two foreign peanuts per year, and one pound of imported cheese per year. Fair trade means the U.S. government imposing import quotas on tampons, typing ribbons, tents, twine, table linen, tap estries, and ties. Fair trade means that the U.S. Congress can dictate over 8,000 different taxes on imports, with tariffs as high as 458%. Fair trade is generating a new economic scholasticism. Thirteenth century theologians debated the doctrine of the "just price." Today, U.S. Commerce Department employees spend their lives ensnaring foreign companies in quibbles over what is a used forklift, how a company disposed of wilted flowers, and how to account for the costs of storing frozen raspberries. The Commerce Department recently penalized a Japanese company for selling typewriters in the U.S. for a fraction of a penny less than in Japan. A federal judge criticized American TV manufacturers for using American trade law to conduct an "economic war" against their Japanese competitors. American trade negotiators have exerted far more effort to close the U.S. market than to open foreign markets. Since 1980, the U.S. government has negotiated over 170 bilateral trade agreements to restrict exports to the United States. If a Third
[CTRL] Lost Rights
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.jamesbovard.com/ A HREF="http://www.jamesbovard.com/"James Bovard/A - Lost Rights The Destruction of American Liberty by James Bovard St. Martin's Griffin October 1995 $14.95 U.S. $21.75 CAN. ISBN: 0-312-12333-7 -- Table of Contents -- 1. The New Leviathan 12. Seizure Fever: The War on Propery Rights 93. The Proliferation of Petty Dictatorships 494. Politics vs. Contracts 85 5. Subsidies and Subjugation 1236. The Opportunity Police 1657. Guns, Drugs, Searches, and Snares 1998. Taxing and Tyrannizing 2599. Spiking Speech, Bankrupting Newspapers, and Jamming Broadcasts 29310. Conclusion 331 Acknowledgments 336 Notes 337 Index 393 THE NEW LEVIATHAN Government is not reason, it is not eloquence -- it is force. -- GEORGE WASHINGTON The Restraint of Government is the True Liberty and Freedom of the People. -- EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY COMMON AMERICAN SAYING AMERICANS' liberty is perishing beneath the constant growth of government power. Federal, state, and local governments are confiscating citizens' property, trampling their rights, and decimating their opportunities more than ever before. Americans today must obey thirty times as many laws as their great-grandfathers had to obey at the turn of the century. Federal agencies publish an average of over 200 pages of new rulings, regulations, and proposals in the Federal Register each business day. The growth of the federal statute book is one of the clearest measures of the increase of the government control of the citizenry. But the effort to improve society by the endless multiplication of penalties, prohibitions, and prison sentences is a dismal failure. The attack on individual rights has reached the point where a citizen has no right to use his own land if a government inspector discovers a wet area on it, no right to the money in his bank account if an IRS agent decides he might have dodged taxes, and no right to the cash in his wallet if a DEA dog sniffs at his pants. A man's home is his castle, except if a politician covets the land the house is built on, or if his house is more than fifty years old, or if he has too many relatives living with him, or if he has old cars parked in his driveway, or if he wants to add a porch or deck. Nowadays, a citizen's use of his own property is presumed illegal until approved by multiple zoning and planning commissions. Government redevelopment officials confiscate l arge chunks of cities, evicting owners from their homes and giving the land to other private citizens to allow them to reap a windfall profit. Since 1985, federal, state, and local governments have seized the property of over 200,000 Americans under asset forfeiture laws, often with no more evidence of wrongdoing than an unsubstantiated assertion made by an anonymous government informant. A. V. Dicey, the great English constitutional scholar, wrote in 1885, "Discretionary authority on the part of the government means insecurity for legal freedom on the part of subjects." Government officials now exert vast arbitrary power over citizens' daily lives, from Equal Employment Opportunity Commission bureaucrats that can levy a $145,000 fine on a Chicago small businessman because he did not have 8.45 blacks on his payroll to federal agricultural bureaucrats that can prohibit Arizona farmers from selling 58 percent of their fresh lemons to other Americans. Customs Service inspectors can wantonly chainsaw import shipments without compensating the owner, Labor Department officials can nullify millions of employment contracts with a creative new interpretation of an old law, and federal bank regulators are officially empowered to seize the assets of any citizen for allegedly violating written or unwritten banking regulations. Federal regulations dictate what price milk must sell for, what size California nectarines can be sold, what crops a person may grow on his own land, what apparel items a woman may sew in her own home, and how old a person must be to deliver Domino's pizzas. The Internal Revenue Service is carrying out a massive campaign against the self-employed that seeks to force over half of America's independent contractors to abandon their own businesses. From Drug Enforcement Administration agents seizing indoor gardening stores in order to prevent people from cultivating the wrong types of plants to Food and Drug Administration agents with automatic weapons raiding medical-supply companies, government agencies are more out of control than ever before. And the Supreme Court -- the supposed protector of the Bill of Rights -- has imposed scant curbs on the capricious power of federal employees. Privacy is vanishing beneath the rising floodtide of government power. Government officials have asserted a de facto right to search almost anybody, almost any time, on almost any pretext. The average American now has far less freedom from having government officials strip-search his children, rummage through his
[CTRL] FREEDOM IN CHAINS:
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.jamesbovard.com/ A HREF="http://www.jamesbovard.com/"James Bovard/A - Publication Date: February 24, 1999 FREEDOM IN CHAINS: The Rise of the State and The Demise of the Citizen By James Bovard James Bovard, journalist and critically acclaimed author of Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty, accurately points out that the greatest political debate at the close of the century is not liberalism versus conservatism, but rather, Statism. In Mr. Bovard's words, Statism is the belief that govemment is inherently superior to the citizenry, and that progress consists of extending the realm of compulsion, that vesting more arbitrary power in government officials will make the people happy -- eventually. With his breakout new work, FREEDOM IN CHAINS: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen, Mr. Bovard shows how the idealistic conception of the "State" also has meant a decline in liberty of the citizenry that the "State" serves. In FREEDOM IN CHAINS, Bovard examines the phenomenon of how the welfare state has crippled America; to today's elected officials, whose lust for power has brought about the highest level of distrust ever from America's citizens (just look at both sides of the Clinton impeachment process for justification of this point); to the growth of the Leviathan State, where the playing field is tilted against the average citizen's private behavior; to government's love of sovereign immunity and what the State is actually entitled to. The U.S. Bill of rights seems to be steadily disappearing as millions of Americans have their telephone calls tapped, are watched under electronic surveillance at work, and appear to be harassed by their own government and its activities to stifle independence and creative thought by its own citizenry. The notion of "political correctness" is such that each syllable a person utters today has to be so guarded that virtually every citizen is afraid to exercise their right of freedom of specch and freedom of expression. Bovard's FREEDOM IN CHAINS will inform, enlighten, and enrage every reader, but most importantly, completely exposes how we've become less free as people and more as wards of the State. James Bovard, author of Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty, and The Fair Trade Fraud, is a journalist who writes for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. He lives in Rockville, Maryland. Publication Date: February 24, 1999ISBN: 0-312-21441-3Price: $26.95 [336 pages -- cloth]Editor: Michael FlaminiContact: Meredith Howard (212) 982-3900 x267 Joe Rinaldi (212) 674-5151 x710 We would appreciate receiving two tear sheets of any reviews or mentions. = "The history of political thought is the history of the moral evaluation of political power." --Hans Morgenthau, 1945 Pervasive confusion over the nature of government and freedom has opened the gates to perhaps the greatest, most widespread increase in political power in history. If we are to regain and safeguard our liberty, we must re-examine the tenets of modern political thinking. We must reconsider the moral presumptions and prerogatives that have allowed some people to vastly expand their power over other people. The State has been by far the largest recipient of intellectual charity in the 20th century. The issue of government coercion has been taken off the radar screen of politically correct thought. The more government power has grown, the more unfashionable it becomes to discuss or recognize government abuses -- as if it were bad form to count the dead from government interventions. There seems to be a gentleman's agreement among some contemporary political philosophers to pretend that government is something more noble, more lofty than it actually is - to practice noblesse oblige and to wear white gloves when discussing the nature of the State. The great political issue of our times is not liberalism versus conservatism, or capitalism versus socialism, but Statism,-- the belief that government is inherently superior to the citizenry, that progress consists of extending the realm of compulsion, that vesting more arbitrary power in government officials will make the people happy - eventually. What type of entity is the State? Is it a highly-efficient, purring engine like a Hovercraft sailing deftly above the lives of ordinary citizens? Or is a lumbering giant grader that rips open the soil and ends up clear-cutting the lives of people it was created to help? The effort to craft a political mechanism to force government to serve the people is the modern equivalent of the search for the Holy Grail. Though no such mechanism has been found, government power has been relentlessly expanded anyhow. Yet, to base political philosophy on the assumption that government is inherently benevolent makes as much sense as basing geography on the assumption that the Earth is flat. Historian Henry Adams wrote
[CTRL] Fwd: One-Sided Class Warfare in the USA
An Outsiders' View of the One-Sided Class Warfare in the USA By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman "While in theory U.S. law provides for workers to have freedom of association, the right to join trade unions and participate in collective bargaining is in practice denied to large segments of the American workforce in both the public and the private sectors." That is the central conclusion of a new report issued by the Brussels-based International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) http://www.icftu.org/english/els/escl99wtousa.html. Sometimes it takes an outsider to put matters in perspective. Those living in a society may become dulled to its everyday injustices; or key elements of society may be hidden from the view of many; or people may come to view their culture as the natural state of things, rather than the particular result of a certain social arrangement. It was this outsider's point of view that enabled Alexis de Tocqueville to write one of the still-great political sociological critiques of the United States, Democracy in America. And this same perspective enables the ICFTU researchers to plainly, directly and concisely convey the widespread sabotage of worker rights in the United States. Here's what the report details with piercing clarity: * "Employers receive legal protection for extensive interference in the decision of workers as to whether or not they wish to have union representation. This includes active campaigning by employers among employees against union representation as well as participating in campaigns to eliminate union representation." * "Penalties for breaking the law are so limited and ineffective that there is a high level of corporate lawlessness with respect to labor law. At least one in 10 union supporters campaigning to form a union is illegally fired." * Employers engage in widespread harassment and intimidation against union supporters. Often the consultants, detectives and security firms used to intimidate workers engage in "surveillance of union activists in order to discredit them. In some cases, court, medical and credit records of union activists are obtained and the family lives of activists are studied for possible weaknesses." * Many government workers, the report notes, are denied the right to strike or bargain collectively over hours, wages and other critical issues. Nearly half of public workers suffer from full or partial denial of collective bargaining rights. Union supporters who suffer from illegal firings, harassment, surveillance or improper employer electioneering do not have adequate remedies at the National Labor Relations Board. NLRB procedures, ICFTU correctly states, "do not provide workers with effective redress in the face of abuses by employers." NLRB delays and inability to award damages more than job reinstatement and lost wages (minus earnings during the period between illegal dismissal and NLRB order) are so severe that many wronged union supporters simply do not bother filing a case with the NLRB. Employers also routinely eviscerate the rights of those workers who are unionized: * "The law gives employers the 'free play of economic forces.' If employers cannot get what they want through collective bargaining, they can unilaterally impose their terms, lock out their employees, and transfer work to another location, or even to another legal entity." The ICFTU reports refers to Crown Central Petroleum's lockout of 250 Texas workers as an example. * "An increasing number of employers have deliberately provoked strikes to get rid of trade unions. Unacceptable demands are made of workers and are often accompanied by arrangements for the recruiting and training of strike-breakers." * Strike-breakers are also used to prevent unions from ever reaching a first contract. * And, in one of the great travesties of the U.S. legal system, while the law does prohibit the firing of workers for exercising collective bargaining rights, at the same time it permits employers to lock out and "permanently replace" those workers. The ICFTU report also criticizes the United States for permitting widespread use of child labor, especially in the agricultural industry and among migrant workers; and, in a growing number of cases, permitting prisoners to be compelled to work for pay (for rates as low as 23 cents a day). "A series of far-reaching measures need to be taken in order to establish genuine respect for core labor standards within the United States, particularly with regard to trade union rights," the ICFTU report modestly concludes. Because the report was prepared as a submission to the World Trade Organization, it emphasizes the importance of the United States ratifying International Labor Organization conventions on core worker rights. But something much more fundamental is needed before the systematic assault on U.S. worker rights is ended. Comprehensive labor law reform is imperative; even more important is an upsurge in
[CTRL] Gunman goes on rampage in Atlanta office building
-Caveat Lector- Gunman goes on rampage in Atlanta office building Copyright © 1999 Nando Media Copyright © 1999 Associated Press By SHELLEY HILL ATLANTA (July 29, 1999 4:33 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - A gunman opened fire in an office building Thursday, critically wounding at least four people. Police hunted for the gunman and said he may have fled to the building across the street. Police spokesman John Quigley said there were "multiple" shooting victims, but he could not say how many. Grady Memorial Hospital said it was treating four victims in critical condition with gunshot wounds. The gunfire was reported about 3 p.m. in Two Security Center, which houses a travel agency, a brokerage and other offices. It is in Atlanta's wealthy Buckhead section. Scott Belazi, who works on the third floor of the building, said police told him a man walked into the building's leasing office on that floor and shot someone. "They got us out of there," he said. "We saw a bunch of blood in the leasing office." Dozens of police officers swarmed the building, apparently in an attempt to find the gunman. Quigley said the gunman may have fled to another office building. A woman interviewed by WSB radio said she saw at least seven stretchers come out. "There's only been one person that appeared to be seriously injured and they were doing CPR on them," said the witness, identified only as Beth. "There are now, that I can count, six ambulances in the area, right in that parking lot. SWAT team is still circling." Office workers were asked to stay inside Two Security Center, but some were later escorted outside in small groups. Lauren Coinard, who was locked inside her office with three other women, told WSB-TV that police called to tell them to keep their doors locked. "I'm just scared and would like to get out of here," she said. Steve Wingate California Director SKYWATCH INTERNATIONAL Anomalous Images and UFO Files http://www.anomalous-images.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] Radio station with longtime ties to radical politics to reopen
-Caveat Lector- Radio station with longtime ties to radical politics to reopen Copyright © 1999 Nando Media Copyright © 1999 Associated Press By MICHELLE LOCKE BERKELEY, Calif. (July 29, 1999 12:44 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - Public radio station KPFA, a longtime outlet for radical politics, will reopen Friday, more than two weeks after management closed it down amid passionate disagreements with the staff. The staffers claimed the station's parent company, the nonprofit Pacifica Foundation, wants to make KPFA more mainstream. Pacifica's board voted Wednesday to reopen the station as a "goodwill gesture" toward "resolving the conflict" said Mary Frances Berry, Pacifica's Chairwoman. Pacifica will remove itself from the management of the station for six months to one year while continuing to mediate some issues with the staff, the foundations said in a statement said. No details were available. KPFA has been in an uproar for weeks, with staffers claiming a move is afoot to take their quirky community station mainstream. Managers responded by putting all workers on paid leave and locking up the station. The ruckus has brought out scores of loyal listeners - including singer Joan Baez and author Alice Walker - who have demonstrated, marched and camped out on the street to show their support for staffers. Members of the Pacifica Foundation have repeatedly said they don't plan to sell KPFA, which has a 59,000-watt signal capable of reaching much of Northern California. But on Wednesday, a member of the Pacifica board of directors, Pete Bramson, said his colleagues are secretly discussing such a move. A spokesman for Pacifica did not immediately return a telephone call from The Associated Press. Pacifica also owns stations in New York, Houston, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Steve Wingate California Director SKYWATCH INTERNATIONAL Anomalous Images and UFO Files http://www.anomalous-images.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] Clinton Fined $90,000 For Contempt In Jones Case
-Caveat Lector- Thursday July 29 3:02 PM ET Clinton Fined $90,000 For Contempt In Jones Case By Steve Barnes LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - A federal judge Thursday ordered President Clinton to pay a $90,000 fine for contempt of court for denying having sex with Monica Lewinsky in his testimony in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright ordered Clinton to pay extra lawyers' fees caused by his ``false, misleading and evasive answers that were designed to obstruct the judicial process.'' However, Wright slashed the amount of the sanctions from around $500,000 sought by Jones's lawyers for extra costs they claimed due to Clinton's denial under oath that he had sex with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton's lawyer said the president had agreed to pay rather than appeal the order. ``We accept the judgement of the court and will comply with it,'' the president's private attorney, Robert Bennett, said in Washington. Wright ordered Clinton to make the payments within 60 days, with $80,000 going to the Dallas law firm of Rader, Campbell, Fisher and Pyke (RCFP). The other $10,000 will go to the Rutherford Institute, a conservative legal foundation that assisted the Dallas lawyers representing Jones. Wright used strong language in imposing the sanction, accusing the president of undermining the judicial system. ``The court takes no pleasure in imposing contempt sanctions against this nation's president and, no doubt like many others, grows weary of this matter,'' Wright wrote in her order. ``Nevertheless, the court has determined that the president deliberately violated this court's discovery orders, thereby undermining the integrity of the judicial system, and sanctions must be imposed to redress the president's misconduct and to deter others who might consider emulating the president's misconduct,'' she wrote. Jones accused Clinton of making an unwanted sexual advance in May 1991 while he was governor of Arkansas and she was a state employee. Wright eventually dismissed the case, and Clinton settled with Jones for $850,000. In April, the judge found Clinton in contempt of court for his January 1998 deposition on video tape for the Jones case. The president's denial under oath that he had sex with Lewinsky triggered a yearlong ordeal in which he was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives and finally acquitted by the Senate in February of perjury and obstruction of justice charges. Clinton has always insisted that his answers in the Jones deposition were ``legally accurate'' even though misleading. The Dallas layers had requested almost $440,000 and Rutherford had sought nearly $60,000, sums that Clinton's attorneys had protested as ``excessive and unreasonable.'' Wright said she reduced the award because some of the expenses claimed by the attorneys were unrelated to the Lewinsky testimony and other costs would have been incurred by Jones' attorneys regardless. Wright also denied a request from Jones' lawyers for additional hearings on how much the president paid for his legal bills, which they argued would support their claim for a higher award. ``The court has determined that resolving the issue of the president's contempt expeditiously and without hearings is in the public interest, and granting RCFP's motion for additional discovery would only delay its resolution,'' she wrote. Steve Wingate California Director SKYWATCH INTERNATIONAL Anomalous Images and UFO Files http://www.anomalous-images.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] Breaking News: Atlanta sniper attack
-Caveat Lector- At approximately 3:00 pm Eastern, a gunman opened fire in an Atlanta office park within the northern section of the city. At last report, seven persons are in critical condition with an additional eight wounded. No deaths have been confirmed. As of 5:00 pm, the gunman has not been located. Here we go again people. Edward (in Atlanta) + "From the rage of today's downtrodden comes the revenge of tomorrow's revolutionary force. " Edward Britton + http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5285/connector1.html Reality Pump: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Reality_Pump2 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] Fw: [adventuresunlimited] The Plot Sickens
-Caveat Lector- -Original Message- From: Earthman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: poleshift2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Poleshift [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, 30 July 1999 7:33 Subject: [adventuresunlimited] The Plot Sickens From: "Earthman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Team, New from Orbit http://members.aol.com/phikent/orbit/orbit.html Check out orbit anyway. A lot more info re Sun grazing comet Subj: text of fax to art bell Date: 7/27/99 2:53:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (emanon) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kent Steadman) Just in case any of you were wondering, yes, i sent the FAX that Hilly Rose read over the air about the White Mtn area residents being given evacuation notices. Here's the complete text. Mr. Rose, Good morning. Interesting program - but a bit too late. Latest word from White Mountain area in Arizona: 2 weeks ago approx 1500 residents rec'd mailing from the Dept of Interior / US Forest Service, US BLM (?), and US Postal Service giving NOTICE that they were subject to a possible future "20 minute notice of evacuation". Instructions were brief: they are to take only identifying documents (passports, licenses, birth records, etc.), any cash on hand, no mention of personal items or clothing. They are to proceed to a specific rendezvous point in their area, whereupon white vans would transport them to "holding areas" (and subsequently to temporary housing?). They are also to "mark" their house with a white flag or towel or sheet - hung somewhere near their front door to indicate they have been evacuated when troops move into the area. After many questions to their local law enforcement and other government officials, the feds apparently answered some of their questions. 1. The reason for them getting the notices is because of their proximity to an underground government facility. 2. The feds expect some kind of emergency situation in the near future. 3. Their houses will be needed to house a large number of "flatlanders" (the feds' term) from Phoenix. Approx. 100,000 people will be evacuated from Phoenix after which "the bridges will be blown" - apparently to prevent any further escape by residents of that city. This was related to me by someone known to Richard Hoagland (I was one of the Turret Peak correspondents last Dec) and I feel him to be a credible source. He came through yesterday on his way to a Northwestern community with the intent of surviving whatever is coming up there. [please refrain from reading the next statement over the air- use this for verification: His initials are (left blank for this email)] We are awaiting documentation from one of the residents/recipients of the noticefor further verification. Additionally: according to a message on the APFN, the 101st Airborne in (NC?) has been on alert status for a few weeks now - ostensibly with the purpose of support in operations against American Militia groups slated for August 4th. Other information on the same website ( http://www.insidetheweb.com/mbs.cgi/mb77532 ) indicates that Cheyenne Mtn is also at defcon 3 status and has been for some time. The weird side to this: White Mtn is ALSO reputed to be an underground ALIEN base (reptilian) acccording to many UFO fringe researchers. Also discussed in some of these circles is the oft-repeated idea that the reptilian compadres of the government will not be able to maintain their illusion of human form much longer and that THIS is what will possibly cause panic among the population (and the requisite institution of martial law). Al Bielek confirmed much in phone conv. this AM. Have fun! . . . . . . .Dirk van Dijk --- ONElist Sponsor The Literary Guild® offers you half off publishers' edition prices on the books you love to read. Get 5 books for only $2 + 1 free with membership. Go to http://www.onelist.com/ad/doubleday7 Please Come Visit Our Website Exotic Travel, Lost Cities, Atlantis, Anti-Gravity, Mind Control, Tesla Technology, Free Energy, Ancient Science, Conspiracy, Unexplained Phenomena, Alternative Health, UFO's, Extraterrestrials and much much more http://www.adventuresunlimited.co.nz 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.
[CTRL] (Fwd) Release: California bank spying
-Caveat Lector- --- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 01:45:17 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Release: California bank spying To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Libertarian Party announcements list) Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- === NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20037 World Wide Web: http://www.lp.org/ === For release: July 29, 1999 === For additional information: George Getz, Press Secretary Phone: (202) 333-0008 Ext. 222 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === Have YOUR bank records been turned over to the prying eyes of bureaucrats? WASHINGTON, DC -- Hundreds of banks around the USA have started turning their complete customer database -- including Social Security numbers and account balances -- over to government agencies to comply with federal child support laws, the Libertarian Party warned today. "Politicians are now using the Deadbeat Dads law to violate your financial privacy -- even if you've never had children," said Steve Dasbach, national director of the Libertarian Party. "And if that's not bad enough, the law also prohibits your bank from notifying you that your account information has been turned over to the prying eyes of bureaucrats." The Financial Institution Data Match program, an outgrowth of the 1996 Deadbeat Dads law, requires banks to search their databases every three months for matches against state-provided lists of parents who have fallen behind in child support payments. But banks without the resources to comply have been forced to turn their entire customer database over to state agencies -- and allow government bureaucrats to do the searches instead. The result, according to the Los Angeles Times, is that 197 banks, credit unions, and life insurance companies in California are turning over their entire customer database to the State Franchise Tax Board, which combs through every customer's account to determine who's in arrears on child support. Many other states have similar programs. "Without your knowledge or permission, government bureaucrats can get access to your most private financial information," said Dasbach. "In the name of catching a few guilty people, the privacy of millions of innocent people is violated." Perversely, those innocent people may have the most to fear when their state adopts the Financial Institution Data Match program, Dasbach warned. For example, California government officials have already: * Seized the bank accounts of innocent people. "An investigation last fall discovered the Los Angeles County district attorney's office had seized the bank accounts of dozens of men who were later determined not to be the fathers of the children in question," said Dasbach. "Incredibly, politicians who enacted the Financial Institution Data Match program made it almost impossible to protect yourself from false seizures, because it's illegal for your bank to tell you that it has forwarded your account information to the state. The only thing that's private is the government's power to snoop on you." * Tried to sell millions of individual bank account records to private companies. "In June, the California Employment Department was forced to back down after the public discovered its scheme to sell salary data on 14 million residents," noted Dasbach. "As long as politicians have access to this information, it's only a matter of time before their greed overcomes them, and they sell it to the highest bidder. And if your bank records are put up for sale, everyone from prospective employers to creditors to private individuals could learn every detail of your family's financial habits." * Jailed innocent people. "Last fall, an innocent California man was imprisoned for 26 hours before it was discovered that he had the same name as a man sought for back child support," said Dasbach. "Only the government would claim it is protecting children by destroying their parents' privacy, seizing their bank accounts, and hauling them off to jail. If politicians really care about protecting children, let them prove it by abolishing the Deadbeat Dads law -- and getting out of the bank spying business entirely." -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBN6AUYdCSe1KnQG7RAQF57AP/SwQQ8AJjxL2E3HKF5mdOWCD5LqOHjqxC qN8IqDfdsN2Acc8BbKUFtrhmY3zCUB8LbteAcdcFnyIpy4Bvot8TZ5dmq/X25HrV y90xhgZj5mFBGglG/x9A6ieNDrr7z7ihi7KAiuSrchjqMb/R70ttHSuEmqOSITj2 ZEnMGtU7zTc= =V4hq -END PGP SIGNATURE- The Libertarian Party http://www.lp.org/ 2600 Virginia Ave. NW, Suite 100 voice: 202-333-0008 Washington DC 20037 fax: 202-333-0072 For
[CTRL] Legal Shenanagins
-Caveat Lector- No. 1312July 22, 1999 TIME FOR CONGRESS TO HOLD THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION ACCOUNTABLE VIRGINIA THOMAS AND RYAN H. ROGERS Link to: | Full Text | PDF (746k) | Note: PDF version contains both the Executive Summary and the Full Text. - Produced by The Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies Published by The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Ave., N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002-4999 (202) 546-4400 http://www.heritage.org Picture: Heritage 25: Leadership for America - --- The Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a federally funded agency that provides free legal aid to the poor through 269 grantee offices around the country, is asking Congress for a $40 million increase in funding for fiscal year (FY) 2000. The request, which will be considered under the Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies appropriations bill, represents a 13 percent increase over FY 1999 funding--despite the fact that various government watchdogs and the media have reported serious problems with the LSC's case-reporting statistics and performance numbers. Information on the LSC's handling of cases is important because it is the only tangible information on the agency's overall performance currently available to Congress. Congress relies on the accuracy and integrity of reporting on performance measures to determine the amount of funding agencies should receive, and agencies use their performance numbers to justify their budget requests to congressional appropriators. Until this year, Congress has not seriously questioned the accuracy of the LSC's reported numbers. But preliminary audits conducted by the LSC's own inspector general (IG) in 1998 have caused Members of Congress and the media to question the accuracy of LSC's 1997 caseload data. Every program audited by the IG, and more recently by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), since the 1997 case statistics were released in the LSC's 1998 Factbook has demonstrated serious misreporting of the LSC caseload, and this has given rise to concerns about systemic performance deficiencies throughout the agency. In fact, the IG and GAO audits reveal that for 11 grantees that reported 370,000 cases, only 198,000 cases were deemed valid. For the most part, audited LSC grantee offices overstated the number of cases handled, either because the cases were ineligible to be counted in the first place or because a case was counted more than once. In other instances, the statistics were inflated because telephone contacts and nonexistent cases were included in the numbers. Investor's Business Daily even quoted a former LSC employee who said that telephone calls made to the LSC offices were counted as cases simply to "build up numbers to report to LSC and other funding sources." Despite the heightened scrutiny the agency received due to mounting evidence of misreporting, LSC officials still have not been forthcoming with accurate data for Congress. As early as July 1998, the agency's inspector general told LSC President John McKay that case statistics at several offices were seriously flawed. In October 1998, when it approved a $17 million increase in LSC funding--the first such increase in two years--Congress was still unaware of this information. In fact, the LSC's leadership did not report these performance problems to Congress for another five months, until March 1999. The agency should have viewed the IG's findings as serious enough to bring to the attention of Congress before this $17 million decision was made. As the evidence of management problems has emerged, many Members of Congress have become concerned that the LSC misled Congress intentionally. On May 3, 1999, five Members asked the GAO to audit additional LSC grantee offices to assess how widespread the reporting error problem is before Congress considers LSC funding for FY 2000. The GAO's recently released findings further discredit the LSC's 1997 case numbers and raise serious questions about all of the data supplied by this federal entity to Congress. No one would deny that the less privileged in society benefit significantly from free legal assistance. But it is entirely unacceptable for Congress or the states to continue to disburse taxpayer funds to LSC programs without considering credible and accurate information on how current money is being spent. Indeed, just as donors would alter their charitable contributions if they learned a charity had misrepresented its activities in its annual report, so too should Congress be vigilant with taxpayer dollars when LSC misrepresents the number of clients served. In 1993, Congress passed the Government Performance and Results Act with bipartisan support and the Administration's stamp of
Re: [CTRL] The Clintons' Gall --Investor's Business Daily (fwd)
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Horray for Bill and Hillary!!
Unfortunately, there ideas are not radical enough.
We need to take the profit motive out of medicine and give universal
coverage to every American. We could follow the example of Sweden, Norway
or Canada.
On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, MICHAEL SPITZER wrote:
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The Clintons' Gall
Date: 7/29/99
Is it just us? Doesn't anyone care that the president and first
lady think the American people are stupid? They must, given their
recent spate of public pronouncements.
Take President Clinton's plea Tuesday to save Medicare by asking
women to oppose the Republican tax cut.
''I ask you to help me send the word to the Congress that let's
do first things first. Let's fix Medicare. The women of America
especially need it,'' he said at the White House. His wife joined
him at the dog-and-pony show.
Here's their logic. Because women live longer, they use Medicare
more. Plus, women generally get more medical care than men.
Therefore, ''if this tax cut passes, there will be breathtaking
cuts in every area of our national life that you would believe
was important,'' said Clinton.
Clinton thinks the way to fix Medicare is to throw more money at
it. He doesn't want any real changes to the program because he
says it'll hurt women.
But what about the women today who can't find a doctor who takes
Medicare patients? And how about the women today who're kicked
out of hospitals because their Medicare funding ran out?
And the women who are denied treatment because Medicare won't pay
for it? What will making Medicare solvent for 10 more years do,
except delay the inevitable collapse?
What makes Clinton's deception all the more galling is that he's
making this pitch to women. In case anyone's forgotten, his
regard for women is what got him impeached. He's shown he cares
not one whit about women personally. They're just objects he can
use to gratify himself.
It must be OK because Hillary's at his side - always ready to
forgive him . . . because it'll advance her career.
And speaking of her career, why did the Clintons choose to
vacation in the Finger Lakes region of New York this year?
It surely must have nothing to do with her probable race for
Senate in New York. Oh no, couldn't be.
Just like her support for the New York Yankees, Hillary has
suddenly discovered all the wonderful things about New York. She
traveled there 11 times this year before she formally announced
an exploratory committee. That means American taxpayers were
picking up the tab.
Will her campaign committee pick up her half of the vacation tab?
Somehow we doubt it.
Whatever legacy Bill and Hillary are looking for, one thing they
both will be remembered for: unmitigated gall.
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[CTRL] Influence, Inc., or,
-Caveat Lector- the Virtual Smoke Filled Room Emerges I n f l u e n c e I n c. SUMMARY Nineteen ninety-eight was a tough year for Congress. With impeachment in the air and control of the House of Representatives at stake, Congress stalemated on most of the big policy issues it faced. Despite lofty goals and campaign promises, there were no breakthroughs on Social Security and Medicare reform, banking modernization, managed health care legislation, electricity deregulation, anti-smoking legislation, or campaign finance reform. The speaker of the House quit and his designated successor resigned before even taking office. The 105th Congress born with an activist agenda and promises of bipartisan cooperation ended with a bitterly divided House voting to impeach a shamed president. But not everybody on Capitol Hill had a bad year in 1998. Washington's lobbying industry thrived amid the partisanship and inaction. Expenditures on federal lobbying last year increased nearly 13 percent, to $1.42 billion from $1.26 billion in 1997. Congress' preoccupation with impeachment and reelection in the second half of 1998 did nothing to dampen lobbying spending, which actually was slightly higher ($713 million) in the second six months of 1998 than in the first half ($710 million). The number of lobbyist-client relationships (either an interest lobbying on its own behalf or paying an outside firm to lobby for it) increased 21 percent, to 15,705 in 1998 from 12,960 in 1997, according to the Senate Office of Public Records. More dramatically, the number of registered lobbyists swelled to 20,512 by June 15, 1999, a 37 percent increase from the 14,946 lobbyists registered on Sept. 30, 1997, and a 10 percent increase from the 18,590 lobbyists registered on Sept. 30, 1998, according to the Senate Office of Public Records. The number of organizations that reported spending more than $1 million during the year increased by 43 to 261 in 1998. Thirty-nine spent more than $5 million on lobbying, nine spent more than $10 million, and three spent more than $20 million. The number of lobbying firms that reported earning more than $1 million increased by 16 in 1998 to 117. In all there were more than 38 registered lobbyists and $2.7 million in lobbying expenditures for every member of Congress. This report marks the first time that year-to-year lobbying trends have been tracked on a comprehensive basis. The Center's inaugural report on 1997 lobbying provided the first-ever in-depth study of lobbying spending for an entire year, based on the new reporting requirements mandated by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. It also established a baseline for analyzing the patterns of lobbying spending from one year to the next. With a few notable exceptions, many of the big players identified in the 1997 lobbying report remained unchanged in 1998. The elite lobbying firms in 1997 remained among the top-grossing firms of 1998. Only one of the 20 top spending industries in 1997 dropped out of the list in 1998. Chemical related manufacturing dropped from 14th place to 22nd place, and hospitals/nursing homes moved from 22nd place to 20th. Likewise, most of the organizations that led the list of big spenders on lobbying in 1997 were near the top of the list in 1998 as well, although several swapped places in the rankings. Many of the leading firms on K Street the heart of Washington's lobbying industry prosper from year to year because they represent a broad range of clients with a wide variety of policy interests. Just as shrewd investors diversify their portfolios to ride out the fluctuations in the markets, lobbyists who represent many kinds of clients can avoid the boom-or-bust that can occur when Congress' priorities change. Likewise, organizations trying to influence Congress on a variety of issues, such as the Chamber of Commerce of the United States (fourth leading spender in both years studied), are likely to remain active from one year to the next. Sometimes the gridlock that afflicted Congress in 1998 can be profitable to Washington's lobbyists. Banking "modernization" legislation, which would essentially break down the legal firewalls that separate the banking, securities, and insurance industries, is a subject of perennial debate in Congress. It's no coincidence that the commercial banks, insurance, and securities and investment industries ranked among the top 20 in 1997 and 1998. Congress' failure to act guarantees that the issue will be back the next year with another big payday for the army of lobbyists working that high-stakes legislation for the competing interests. In other cases, however, the currency of an issue before Congress can dramatically affect the lobbying spending of relevant interest groups. During the first half of 1998, Congress picked up where it had
Re: [CTRL] Breaking News: Atlanta sniper attack
-Caveat Lector- How convenient for this to occur just when the District of Criminals is conferring the Juvenile Justice bill. This smells really bad!!! == "Populus Obsessus" Nation Under Siege "Vae Qui Condunt Leges Iniquas" Woe to They That Enact Unjust Laws "Decet Imperatorem Stantem Mori" It Is Fitting That the Standing Commander-in-Chief Be Dead == 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] Theodor: Breaking News: Atlanta sniper attack
-Caveat Lector- Theodor: How convenient for this to occur just when the District of Criminals is conferring the Juvenile Justice bill. This smells really bad!!! Don't it though :-/ I'm listening to the news now and nine persons have been confirmed dead as a direct result of this incident. There are another three dead who may be related, but they are not sure. The guy who did it has been identified as a former chemist turned stock trader. I wonder who he knows in government. He is still at large at this hour. Edward + == "Populus Obsessus" Nation Under Siege "Vae Qui Condunt Leges Iniquas" Woe to They That Enact Unjust Laws "Decet Imperatorem Stantem Mori" It Is Fitting That the Standing Commander-in-Chief Be Dead == 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 "From the rage of today's downtrodden comes the revenge of tomorrow's revolutionary force. " Edward Britton + http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5285/connector1.html Reality Pump: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Reality_Pump2 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: JFK Jr-Missing Weather Radar Data/Brookhaven Experiments
7.29.99 Recipients: It is a fact weather data files for a 2-hour period during which JFK Jr.'s plane reportedly met a catastrophic end are missing from all accessible databases and archives. Retrieved weather radar images from the period BEFORE that for which records are missing, show strange ring/ripple patterns over the Long Island/Martha's Vineyard area and over much of the northeast. Moreover, images from both before and after the time period in question indicate plainly that other than these bizarre rippling rings, "standard" atmospheric conditions in the Martha's Vineyard area were generally quite good, with VERY LITTLE atmospheric moisture and good visibility. In fact a radar image from about 3 AM Saturday morning July 17, about five hours after Kennedy's plane was destroyed, shows radar equipment's basic setting was for "CLEAR" weather--a setting which is in fact much more sensitive to moisture in the air than the "PRECIPITATION" setting. So sensitive in fact that it can even detect SMOKE, not to mention the speculative heavy haze fairytale-writers have concocted as a factor in Kennedy's speculative "pilot error" that speculatively caused his plane to...crash. Except that it DIDN'T crash, it exploded in mid-air. (Kennedy's radio contact with airport personnel at 9:39 all but invalidates such claims of pilot error as the cause of the disaster... and investigators have found mechanical malfunction almost certainly NOT responsible for the craft's destruction. Witnesses on the nearby beach to an airborne explosion at this same time complete the circle of proof that Kennedy's craft was destroyed in mid-air.) And by the way if some mechanical malfunction HAD been responsible for the aircraft's precipitous drop from the sky, can anyone imagine a BETTER place to be than at a fairly low altitude over calm water and fairly close to land? It seems very reasonable to assume that a pilot with a total of 17 years flying experience, as Kennedy's federal licensing instructor John McColgan of Vero Beach Florida has stated Kennedy had, would be able to make a soft landing on the surface of the water. Water, in fact, being the one thing the official line of speculation, disinformation and the like WILL NOT HOLD. To repeat, weather radar images for the time period JFK Jr.'s plane was destroyed are OBVIOUSLY MISSING from all databases that researchers have been able to access. Regarding the peculiar concentric rings showing up in the radar image from early Friday morning July 16, chances are high that this is related to a HIGHLY CLASSIFIED EXPERIMENTS now going on at Long Island's (infamous) Brookhaven National Labs, site of much Montauk Project-related experimentation and particle accelerator/beam monkeyshines in particular. Brookhaven Labs is the official "home" of the most advanced such particle accelerator apparatus on the earth (or at least we're being led to believe it is); a setup known as RHIC or the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. This unit is giving rational, well-employed physicists all over the world some very bad nightmares, and in fact a London Times article from July 18 cites a number of these scientists as literally beside themselves with apprehension over potentially inconceivably awesome consequences of this experimentation--which kicked off at Brookhaven Labs SOMETIME on Friday July 16. Brookhaven is now conducting RHIC experiments in which they are attempting to duplicate the conditions thought to present at the moment of the "Big Bang". As noted a great number of internationally recognized physicists have made public there total and vehement opposition to the extraordinarily risky experiments slated to take place at Brookhaven,... which in FACT commenced on the date Kennedy's plane met it's end. (The actual times of the experiments conducted that day were kept strictly secret.) Some investigators have pointed to the synchronicity of the experiments at Brookhaven and the destruction of Kennedy's plane as indicating a link; speculating that perhaps the RHIC collider was somehow utilized as a particle beam or particle beam laser weapon. Considering the extraordinary degree of speculation involved in the official tales of how JFK Jr., wife and sister-in-law met their end, such speculation about the RHIC seems at least reasonable to consider. Interestingly, reports have surfaced that Kennedy HAD in fact filed a flight plan for his ill-fated trip, which in fact would have taken him more or less right over Long Island, Brookhaven Labs and then Montauk. REMEMBER all the early news reports which described his route in that exact way? Remember the emergency beacon, later said to have been a "false alarm", which triggered a Coast Guard search for the missing plane some miles east of MONTAUK? The possibility exists that Kennedy deliberately altered his expected route due to some tipoff or to some other knowledge that such a route might be dangerous to his health (perhaps even related to
[CTRL] Capitalism on the Frontier
-Caveat Lector- from:Linda Minor; - from: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~shgape/reviews/br-vanwest.html A HREF="http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~shgape/reviews/br-vanwest.html"Capitalism on the Frontier/A - Van West, Carroll. _Capitalism on the Frontier: Billings and the Yellowstone Valley in the Nineteenth Century_. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1993. Illustrations, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index, xiii plus 281 pages. Reviewed by John Herron, University of New Mexico [EMAIL PROTECTED] For H-SHGAPE, May 1995 (Originally from H-RURAL) Long overshadowed in historical monographs by its more infamous western neighbor--Butte--Billings has failed to garner the attention it deserves as a center of northern frontier development. Carroll Van West tries to address this deficiency by tracing the efforts to turn a hot, tressless, alkali flat in eastern Montana into the "second Denver" of the West. CAPITALISM ON THE FRONTIER is an attempt to place the development of this region into a larger network of market relations and economic transformations that directly linked Montana's largest city to the greater society of the region. Beginning his study with an exploration of the patterns of exchange and barter economies that thrived in the 1870s and 1880s between Native Americans and the early Anglo settlers, West illuminates the successive economic orders that dominated and transformed the Yellowstone Valley. The arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1882 displaced this earlier face-to-face exchange system with a market-based economy that mirrored patterns established elsewhere in the westward migration of America's railroads. This incursion of early market capitalism marked the beginning of a significant displacement of native culture with the powerfully manipulative culture of nineteenth-century boosters. Well-known figures of eastern monied interests like James J. Hill, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Villard replaced this localized market system with the final stage in Montana's economic maturation, an impersonal corporate capitalist system that operated on a national and even international scale. The text is focused primarily on the crucial early years of Billings' development--1877 to 1907. Rather than analyze the political forces at work in the Yellowstone Valley in isolation, Van West does an excellent job of placing community dynamics, especially these critically important years of expansion, within the greater scope of western urbanization. Van West successfully illustrates how Billings first struggled with, then adjusted to, the assorted growing pains of economic growth and urban expansion in the rural West. For example, how to attract "proper" community institutions, find sufficient financial support, establish political autonomy, and ensure a profitable and loing-lasting local economy are all issues the early visionaries of Billings faced and each receives extensive attention in Van West's analysis. A certain strength of CAPITALISM ON THE FRONTIER is Van West's ability to show how forces far removed from the Yellowstone Valley affected the development of the Billings area. Local entrepreneurs are manipulated like puppets as decisions made in the banking boardrooms of Boston, New York, London, and Berlin controlled their fate and that of their fledgling city. To this end, Van West's look at the boom-and-bust cycle of Billings' close neighbor Coulson, past over by the railroad despite considerable booster efforts, is especially illuminating. While the author's narrative outlining the development of this region may not be new to those familiar with the history of western community building, the close examination of exactly HOW the process the works is a signi ficant contribution to the larger story of western growth. Van West adeptly illustrates how local Native American groups, speculators, capitalists, and other major players moved on and off stage as the region followed the leading edge of capitalism's progression across the northern plains. The emphasis on economic growth in the Yellowstone Valley is well done, but little is said of the cultural, social, and political institutions that must have accompanied the transformation from river-bottom to city. Adding reference to the social environment in which these changes were occurring would have added another layer of depth to this community and its members. This small criticism aside, Carroll Van West has created a well-written and highly readable text for anyone interested in the histories of urban growth, railroad development, the northern Rockies, and especially, Montana. Return to H-SHGAPE Home Page. Generously Supported by: Comments to Patrick D. Reagan Tennessee Technological University Copyright ©1999, H-Net, Humanities OnLine - 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
[CTRL] Fwd: Georgia sect alarms neighbors
from http://www.msn.com Georgia sect alarms neighbors Nuwaubians live on a 476-acre compound, with pyramids ASSOCIATED PRESS EATONTON, Ga., July 27 A sect founded by an ex-convict has built two 40-foot pyramids and a giant sphinx amid the pines and red clay of middle Georgia, alarming some with its armed guards and prophecies of deliverance by spaceships from another galaxy. A gold pyramid serves as a mini-mall, with a bookstore and clothing store. The sheriff and the sect had an armed confrontation in April when he tried to escort a building inspector onto the property, and tensions are running so high that mediators from the U.S. Justice Department were called in earlier this summer. The members call themselves the Yamassee Native American Nuwaubians and claim to have created a utopian society on their 476-acre compound of Egyptian-style architecture. Many people in and around Eatonton a rural community that was the birthplace of Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, and Joel Chandler Harris, creator of the Uncle Remus tales fear the Nuwaubians are similar to Heavens Gate, the cult whose 39 members committed mass suicide in 1997 in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and the Peoples Temple followers of Jim Jones. This group here has a combination of all those schools of thought, Sheriff Howard Sills said. About 100 Nuwaubians live in trailers on the compound. An additional 300 to 400 reside elsewhere in Putnam County. The Nuwaubians, most of whom are black, claim to be descended from the Egyptians and the Yamassees, a tribe of Indians indigenous to this part of Georgia. Past the armed guards at the compounds entryway, Nile River Road stretches between two rows of statues of Egyptian royalty. A gold pyramid serves as a mini-mall, with a bookstore and clothing store. A labyrinth leads to the black pyramid, which serves as a church. Inside, an Egyptian-like chant hums over speakers 24 hours a day. The groups lodge houses busts of King Tut and Queen Nefertiti and a glass tomb holding an alien-like creature with a huge head and bulging eyes. Members say they pay no dues and are free to come and go. And they insist that suicide is not in their plans. The groups founder, Dwight York, who calls himself Malachi Z. York, served time in New York in the 1960s for assault, resisting arrest and possession of a dangerous weapon. A GALAXY CALLED ILLYUWN York has claimed to be from a galaxy called Illyuwn and has said that in 2003 spaceships are going to descend from the sky and pick up a chosen 144,000 people for a rebirth. Most recently, York has referred to himself as Chief Black Eagle, a reincarnated leader of the Yamassee Indians. Its a constantly opportunistic evolving ideology, the sheriff said. Weve gone from an extraterrestrial to a Christian pastor to an Indian leader with willful and wanton resistance to legal authority time and time again. The groups spokeswoman, Renee McDade, and Marshall Chance, who is referred to as the Nuwaubians leader, distance themselves from the space prophecies of York, who lives on the compound and refuses to give interviews. Were all awaiting the coming of the real Messiah, Chance said. We are a biblical people. If its not in the Bible, then were not concerned about it. ZONING DISPUTE The group moved to Georgia in 1993 from New York, where it had operated under other names, including the Ansaru Allah Community. A 1993 FBI report linked that group to a myriad of crimes, including arson and extortion. Until recently, the Nuwaubians pretty much kept to themselves. Then last year, the county rejected a request to have the property rezoned from agricultural to commercial. Since then, the Nuwaubians have been at odds with county officials. Shortly after the building inspector was denied access, the sheriff and his deputies tried to enter. The armed guards literally stood in front of my car, Sills said. It was obvious to me that this was provocative and they wanted to provoke some sort of armed confrontation, so I decided to leave. When the sheriff returned two months later, we were served with this cockamamie lawsuit that said wed be fined $5 million if we went onto the property, Sills said. The Nuwaubians said they have met all the permit requirements. We feel theyre trying to impede us from our progress here. It feels like theyre trying to put us out of our land, Chance said. Mediators from the Justice Departments Community Dispute Resolution unit were asked to get involved after the Nuwaubians leveled charges of racism against officials in Putnam County, which has about 17,000 people, more than one-third of them black. The Nuwaubians felt they were being harassed, the county officials said they were being harassed, mediator Ernie Stallworth said. Everyone was pointing a finger
[CTRL] UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 1501 (Senate - July 22, 1999)
-Caveat Lector- UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 1501 (Senate - July 22, 1999) [Page: S9014] Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I have a unanimous consent request with regard to the appointment of conferees on the juvenile justice bill. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1501, the House juvenile justice bill, and all after the enacting clause be stricken, the text of S. 254, as passed by the Senate, except for the Feinstein amendment No. 343, as modified, be inserted in lieu thereof, the bill be advanced to third reading and passage occur, without any intervening action or debate. I further ask unanimous consent that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House, the conferees be instructed to include the above described amendment No. 343 in the conference report, and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I regret the objection. I understand, though, the Senator's feeling on this. As a result of the objection, I have no other alternative than to move to proceed to H.R. 1501 and file a cloture motion on that motion to proceed. Having said that, this will be the first of many steps necessary to send this important juvenile justice bill to conference. END http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?r106:./temp/~r106NKRjwZ 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] Bill Number: H.R. 1501 Senate: July 28, 1999, 77Y/22N/0/1
-Caveat Lector- http://www.senate.gov/legislative/vote1061/vote_00224.html U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 106th Congress - 1st Session (1999) as compiled through Senate LEGIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate Vote Number: 224 Bill Number: H.R. 1501 Vote Date: July 28, 1999, 09:46 AM Amendment Number: S.AMDT.NO. 1344 Title: Motion to Invoke cloture on Amendment No.1344 to H.R.1501 Req. for Majority: 3/5 Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to Available Reports Vote Summary Ordered by Senator Ordered by Vote Vote Summary Yea Nay Present No Vote 77 22 0 1 Alphabetical by Senator Abraham (MI)Yea Akaka (HI)Yea Allard (CO)Nay Ashcroft (MO)Yea Baucus (MT)Yea Bayh (IN)Yea Bennett (UT)Yea Biden (DE)Yea Bingaman (NM)Yea Bond (MO)Yea Boxer (CA)Yea Breaux (LA)Yea Brownback (KS)Nay Bryan (NV)Yea Bunning (KY)Nay Burns (MT)Nay Byrd (WV)Yea Campbell (CO)Nay Chafee (RI)Yea Cleland (GA)Yea Cochran (MS)Yea Collins (ME)Yea Conrad (ND)Yea Coverdell (GA)Nay Craig (ID)Nay Crapo (ID)Nay Daschle (SD)Yea DeWine (OH)Yea Dodd (CT)Yea Domenici (NM)Yea Dorgan (ND)Yea Durbin (IL)Yea Edwards (NC)Yea Enzi (WY)Nay Feingold (WI)Yea Feinstein (CA)Yea Fitzgerald (IL)Yea Frist (TN)Yea Gorton (WA)Yea Graham (FL)Yea Gramm (TX)Nay Grams (MN)Nay Grassley (IA)Nay Gregg (NH)Yea Hagel (NE)Yea Harkin (IA)Yea Hatch (UT)Yea Helms (NC)Nay Hollings (SC)Yea Hutchinson (AR)Nay Hutchison (TX)Nay Inhofe (OK)Nay Inouye (HI)Yea Jeffords (VT)Yea Johnson (SD)Yea Kennedy (MA)Yea Kerrey (NE)Yea Kerry (MA)Yea Kohl (WI)Yea Kyl (AZ)Nay Landrieu (LA)Yea Lautenberg (NJ)Yea Leahy (VT)Yea Levin (MI)Yea Lieberman (CT)Yea Lincoln (AR)Yea Lott (MS)Yea Lugar (IN)Yea Mack (FL)Yea McCain (AZ)Yea McConnell (KY)Yea Mikulski (MD)Yea Moynihan (NY)Yea Murkowski (AK)Yea Murray (WA)Yea Nickles (OK)Nay Reed (RI)Yea Reid (NV)Yea Robb (VA)Yea Roberts (KS)Yea Rockefeller (WV)Yea Roth (DE)Yea Santorum (PA)Nay Sarbanes (MD)Yea Schumer (NY)Yea Sessions (AL)Yea Shelby (AL)Nay Smith (NH)Nay Smith (OR)Yea Snowe (ME)Yea Specter (PA)Yea Stevens (AK)Yea Thomas (WY)Nay Thompson (TN)Yea Thurmond (SC)Yea Torricelli (NJ)Yea Voinovich (OH)NV Warner (VA)Yea Wellstone (MN)Yea Wyden (OR)Yea By Vote -Yeas-Nays-No Vote- --- YEAs 77--- Abraham (MI) Akaka (HI) Ashcroft (MO) Baucus (MT) Bayh (IN) Bennett (UT) Biden (DE) Bingaman (NM) Bond (MO) Boxer (CA) Breaux (LA) Bryan (NV) Byrd (WV) Chafee (RI) Cleland (GA) Cochran (MS) Collins (ME) Conrad (ND) Daschle (SD) DeWine (OH) Dodd (CT) Domenici (NM) Dorgan (ND) Durbin (IL) Edwards (NC) Feingold (WI) Feinstein (CA) Fitzgerald (IL) Frist (TN) Gorton (WA) Graham (FL) Gregg (NH) Hagel (NE) Harkin (IA) Hatch (UT) Hollings (SC) Inouye (HI) Jeffords (VT) Johnson (SD) Kennedy (MA) Kerrey (NE) Kerry (MA) Kohl (WI) Landrieu (LA) Lautenberg (NJ) Leahy (VT) Levin (MI) Lieberman (CT) Lincoln (AR) Lott (MS) Lugar (IN) Mack (FL) McCain (AZ) McConnell (KY) Mikulski (MD) Moynihan (NY) Murkowski (AK) Murray (WA) Reed (RI) Reid (NV) Robb (VA) Roberts (KS) Rockefeller (WV) Roth (DE) Sarbanes (MD) Schumer (NY) Sessions (AL) Smith (OR) Snowe (ME) Specter (PA) Stevens (AK) Thompson (TN) Thurmond (SC) Torricelli (NJ) Warner (VA) Wellstone (MN) Wyden (OR) --- NAYs 22--- Allard (CO) Brownback (KS) Bunning (KY) Burns (MT) Campbell (CO) Coverdell (GA) Craig (ID) Crapo (ID) Enzi (WY) Gramm (TX) Grams (MN) Grassley (IA) Helms (NC) Hutchinson (AR) Hutchison (TX) Inhofe (OK) Kyl (AZ) Nickles (OK) Santorum (PA) Shelby (AL) Smith (NH) Thomas (WY) --- Not Voting 1--- Voinovich (OH) 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
Re: [CTRL] Breaking News: Atlanta sniper attack
-Caveat Lector- On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Edward Britton wrote: At approximately 3:00 pm Eastern, a gunman opened fire in an Atlanta office park within the northern section of the city. At last report, seven persons are in critical condition with an additional eight wounded. No deaths have been confirmed. As of 5:00 pm, the gunman has not been located. He wasn't a sniper, he apparantly boldly walked into the office and opened fire... As of this time (20:05 EDT), they're reporting 12 confirmed deaths, including his wife and 2 kids, and 12 wounded, 5 critically. The latest juicy tidbit is that this guy was implicated in the death of his first wife and mother-in-law back in 1993, but was never charged... And within the last few minutes they've reported that apparantly this guy had access to a private airplane, so the hint is that he's no longer in the Atlanta area Strangely enough, CNN reported that one of the stations giving it a 'feed' from the office park location, WSB-TV, 'just happened' to be on location when the first police cars arrived', altho CNN didn't report WHY WSB-TV 'just happened' to be on hand at that location... June *---* revcoal AT connix DOT com *---* It is UNLAWFUL to send unsolicited commercial email to this email address per United States Code Title 47 Sec. 227. I assess a fee of $500.00 US currency for reading and deleting such unsolicited commercial email. Sending such email to this address denotes acceptance of these terms. My posting messages to Usenet neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. ** 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] Theodor: Breaking News: Atlanta sniper attack
-Caveat Lector- On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Edward Britton wrote: The guy who did it has been identified as a former chemist turned stock trader. I wonder who he knows in government. He is still at large at this hour. And may very well remain so, since the latest word is that he had access to a private airplane, so may have already blown the Atlanta area... This is the first I heard that he's a 'former chemist'...but my gut feeling when I first heard on the radio about the shootings at a brokerage firm was remembering the movie "3 Days of the Condor', and I wondered if perhaps the brokerage firm may have been a front for some spook organization... BREAKING NEWS: As I'm typing this (20:15 EDT), MSNBC is reporting that the car that's registered to Barton has been found at the intersection of I-75 and I believe they said Route 120), with the occupant inside dead... presumed to be Barton, presumed to have committed suicide... Seems like the intersection of 2 major highways a strange place to commit suicide and not be found for a couple of hours... Anyways, what I was about to type, before that bit broke... Back in 1993, so the current reports are saying, this guy bought some land at a campground in Alabama...for some reason his wife, kids, and mother-in-law went camping there, leaving Barton and his father-in-law at home...the wife and MIL were found murdered, savagely stabbed multiple times...their jewelry and handbags were missing, the MIL's handbag was later found dumped in a trashcanbut it's being reported that some of the cops investigating the murders felt the robberies were 'staged' to make it appear as if robbery was the motive... They haven't explained where the kids were during the murders...the kids were apparantly only 5 and 3 at the time... These are the 2 kids who are now dead... Barton apparantly refused to take a polygraph test in the 1993 murders, while his father-in-law did, and passed... BREAKING NEWS (20:25 EDT): Atlanta mayor is live on MSNBC, saying that cops had pulled Barton over, and that Barton then 'killed himself'... June *---* revcoal AT connix DOT com *---* It is UNLAWFUL to send unsolicited commercial email to this email address per United States Code Title 47 Sec. 227. I assess a fee of $500.00 US currency for reading and deleting such unsolicited commercial email. Sending such email to this address denotes acceptance of these terms. My posting messages to Usenet neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. ** 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] America: A Filthy Police State
-Caveat Lector- Yes, of course, the post was not literally true. However, it describes accurately how police actually operate to enforce America's tyrannical drug and gun laws. Police use any correlation that works to search without regard to the Constitution. There is the greatest truth in the smallest jest! -Original Message- From: Tinkham, George [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 1:13 PM Last night, I received a story (part of which is repeated below) stating that Illinois had passed HB 1921 into law. This House Bill supposedly authorized police to search vehicles simply because Led Zeppelin stickers were on those cars. Because it was sent to me as a true report and not as an obvious spoof or parody, I researched it for accuracy. Here is my findings and analysis: HB 1921 would have amended the Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act - if it ever got out of Rules Committee (where it is now), got passed, and was signed into law. Only two bills regarding vehicular searches were proposed in Illinois this past year. Both of them would have limited what police can now do and would not have taken away privacy of highway users. Neither of the bills passed. The section referenced in the Criminal Code does not exist. Also, I have no idea of what "ZOSO" means. I cannot imagine either Attorney General Jim Ryan or Governor George Ryan saying the things that were attributed to them. That is one of the things that tipped me off that this was probably a hoax. You should be aware that this is a hoax. I want to encourage you to notify everyone to whom you sent the original message that this story is a hoax and should not be taken seriously. Sincerely, George W. Tinkham Assistant Chief Counsel Illinois Department of Transportation (217) 785-4281 -- 1st paragraph of hoax story --- SPRINGFIELD, IL--With the state legislature's passage of a bill last week allowing police officers to cite Led Zeppelin bumper stickers as probable cause for a vehicular search, Illinois became the 13th state to recognize classic-rock-related automobile decorations as grounds for waiver of a warrant. *** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research (POB 20273, Ferndale, MI 48220), a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. Quarterly journal, book sales, rare/out-of-print searches, New Paradigms Discussion List, Weekly Up-date Lists E-text Archive of research, intelligence, catalogs, resources. To Discuss Ideas: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msen.com/~lloyd/ For Ordering Info Free Catalog: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://a-albionic.com/formaddress.html For Discussion List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] text in body: subscribe prj [EMAIL PROTECTED] **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Explore Our Archive: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html Every Diet Has Failed! What Can I do? Click Below to "Ask Dr. Kathleen"! http://www.radiantdiet.com/cgi-bin/slim/deliver.cgi?ask-1364 *** 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] Fw: FBI Report: JFK, Jr's aircraft PROVES Bomb exploded - Carolyn waspregnant
-Caveat Lector- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 3:04 AM Subject: FBI Report: JFK, Jr's aircraft PROVES Bomb exploded - Carolyn waspregnant (sent to USCMike1's 33,502+ readers - please repost to your own mailing lists too - Thanks) Dear Citizens, Patriots, Veterans, et al: Please read excerpts from the FBI report on the investigation of JFK, Jr's airplane crash and on the bodies. Thanks to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for forwarding this post to me for you all to read. And to Sherman Skolnick [EMAIL PROTECTED] for authoring the original post. USCMike1 Subj: [ThePentagonGuru] Skolnick: FBI Document: BOMB BLASTED JFKs PLANE Date: 7/25/99 11:32:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] /A To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] FBI Document: BOMB BLASTED JFKs PLANE http://www.sightings.com/politics4/blasted.htm WORLD EXCLUSIVE FBI Document: BOMB BLASTED JFKs PLANE By Sherman Skolnick [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7-25-99 NOTE - Sherman Skolnick will be Jeffs Guest at 8 pm Pacific tonight What Happened to Americas Golden Boy - Pt 4 By Sherman Skolnick [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7-25-99 Excerpts from FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE RECOVERY OF PIPER SARATOGA AIRCRAFT OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, Jr. 1. No declassification until 7/22/2029. 2. This is in deference to the wishes of a senior member of the Kennedy family. 3. Also in deference to the order of the national government and in respect to certain foreign intelligence agencies having reciprocal agreements with the U.S. 4. POTUS order and national security findings attached. 5. The recovered aircraft shows evidence of an explosive device having been glued or affixed within the tail luggage compartment. 6. Device was apparently actuated by a barometric trigger. Radio signals not ruled out. 7. Tail of aircraft was dismembered from the plane making it front heavy. 8. Study of radar shows the plane fell in excess of 6,000 feet per minute up to radar cutoff. 9. Satellite images supplied by the National Reconnaissance Office record an outbursting flash from the aircraft just prior to it going into perpendicular descent. 10. Tail structure was dismembered just prior to descent. 11. Recovery of a piece of luggage from beyond the flight path of the aircraft correlates with it being hurtled out of the tail luggage compartment at outburst. 12. Preliminary examination of the aircraft shows residue of an explosive device the Laboratory identifies as being the type used by certain foreign intelligence agencies. Refer to POTUS order and findings. 13. Study of Air Traffic Control and other radio signals shows no Mayday report from the aircraft, explained by rapidity of descent. 14. Investigation and examination has been strictly compartmentalized. 15. A short, perfunctory examination of the recovered bodies was completed. Examination revealed that Carolyn Bessette Kennedy was in third trimester pregnant, the fetus a boy. The four bodies were transferred to a senior member of the Kennedy family. The Bureau was not informed whether the bodies were actually cremated. Indirect advisories report that the bodies may have been shipped in untagged containers to foreign destinations. Reliable assets are to submit reports. For a heavy packet of printed stories send $5.00 [U.S. funds] plus a stamped, self-addressed BUSINESS sized envelope with three stamps on it, to Citizens Committee to Clean Up the Courts, Sherman H. Skolnick,Chairman, 9800 South Oglesby Avenue, Chicago IL 60617-4870. Office: 8 a.m. to midnight, 7 days, (773) 375-5741. Recorded phone message (773) 731-1100. E-mail: skolnick@ameritech. net website: skolnicksreport.com NOTE "s" after skolnick in website address. We hope in near future to have portions of our TV Show on video streaming on internet. Forwarded for info and discussion from the New Paradigms Discussion List, not necessarily endorsed by: *** Lloyd Miller, Research Director for A-albionic Research (POB 20273, Ferndale, MI 48220), a ruling class/conspiracy research resource for the entire political-ideological spectrum. Quarterly journal, book sales, rare/out-of-print searches, New Paradigms Discussion List, Weekly Up-date Lists E-text Archive of research, intelligence, catalogs, resources. To Discuss Ideas: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msen.com/~lloyd/ For Ordering Info Free Catalog: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://a-albionic.com/ For Discussion List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] text: subscribe prj [EMAIL PROTECTED] **FREE RARE BOOK SEARCH: mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Explore Our Archive: http://a-albionic.com/a-albionic.html *** DECLARATION DISCLAIMER
[CTRL] More Anthrax in Alberta
-Caveat Lector- http://www.nationalpost.com/news.asp?s2=nationals3=westtoeast More Anthrax in Alberta National Post RED DEER, Alta. - Anthrax has been found on a third cattle farm in central Alberta. Veterinarians confirmed this week a bull has died of anthrax near Caroline, Alta., 17 kilometres from where seven cattle and one horse died June 25. Another 13 cattle on a neighbouring farm died of the disease on July 8. Doug Scott, veterinary programs officer with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Calgary, said he doesn't know what day the Caroline animal died or how closely its home environment compared with the first two farms. -- --- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml --- 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: UNDERNEWS July 30
UNDERNEWS Sam Smith July 30, 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 -- THE COST OF LOBBYING 1998 congressional lobbying expenditures rose 13 percent to $1.42 billion reports the Center for Responsive Politics. For each member of Congress, there were more than 38 registered lobbyists and $2.7 million in lobbying expenditures during 1998. Other findings: -- The insurance industry ($77 million in lobbying spending) unseated pharmaceuticals ($74 million) to capture first place among lobbyists. -- The top overall spender on lobbying in 1998 was British American Tobacco, parent company of Brown Williamson tobacco Corp., which spent $25 million. That was a six-fold increase from 1997. -- Lobbying continues to offer career opportunities to retiring and defeated members of Congress. 138 former members of Congress were registered lobbyists in 1998. CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS http://www.opensecrets.org LAND OF THE FREE PEACEFIRE: A study by the Censorware Project has found that BESS, a program sold to public schools and libraries, not only failed to block a large number of X-rated sites, it also blocked a large number of innocuous sites that were obviously not reviewed by a human before being blocked. Among the sites blocked by BESS are a psychiatrist's association, Mother Jones magazine, a baseball newsletter, sections of Time Magazine and political groups such as Feminists Against Censorship. Since the list of sites blocked by BESS is not disclosed to their customers, no one knows exactly how many sites blocked by BESS are obviously in error -- but the samples contained in the report were gleaned from "links list" and "bookmark files" kept by Censorware Project members, representing only a tiny fraction of the Web. CENSORWARE PROJECT REPORT : http://censorware.org/reports/bess/ PEACEFIRE http://www.peacefire.org SOUTH CHINA POST: Barbra Streisand and X-Files creator Chris Carter live on a quiet Malibu cul-de-sac called Zumirez Drive, where they have a sweeping view of the Pacific. It's also popular with alleged criminals ... In the past nine years, officials have tried to seize four properties on the street, the Los Angeles Times reported Under forfeiture laws, federal prosecutors may seize property if there is evidence it is linked to a criminal enterprise. On Zumirez Drive, that has included people accused of narcotics trafficking, marijuana cultivation and credit card fraud. CLINTON SCANDALS CARL LIMBACHER, NEWSMAX: In an unusual move that puts the ugliest charge against President Clinton back on the front burner, Clinton's personal lawyer David Kendall has attacked Juanita Broaddrick's detailed charge that the President raped her as a "partisan rant." The White House attack on Broaddrick came in a legal brief filed in federal court on July 12 in response to a lawsuit brought against Clinton by the Washington based public interest law firm Judicial Watch. Kendall's decision to attack Broaddrick's charge as could signal new White House fears that other women with similar charges may be ready to go public. Ms. Browning's lawsuit, filed under the RICO statute, alleges that President Clinton and top White House damage controller Bruce Lindsey engaged in a pattern of threatening women to keep them from going public about their sexual encounters with Clinton. Judicial Watch is seeking the testimony of nine women linked to Clinton to bolster Browning's case. NEWSMAX http://newwsmax.com SNOW FALLOUT: The 2000 campaign had hardly begun before the Washington Post was asking George Bush Jr. about his past cocaine use. Which is fair enough except that the Post and other major media never let its readers in on Clinton's similar predilections. In the Arkansas of the 1980s, cocaine ran right up there with chickens and corruption as a major contribution to the state economy. And according to a number of witnesses Clinton was not only a user but close to major drug figures. Even Roger Clinton is on a police tape saying that he had to get some for his brother, who had "a nose like a vacuum
[CTRL] Woodstock'99 Message
-Caveat Lector- One of the most important things to happen at the now controversial Woodstock 30th Anniversary Concert, July 23-25, 1999, was the three minute appearance on stage, with Global Peace Walk initiator and Zen Buddhist Monk Rev. Yusen Yamato, in "Prime Time" Saturday evening, of the Mayor of the City of Rome, New York, Joseph A. Griffo, to read aloud and present The Message for this occasion, his (below) Mayoral Proclamation of Rome, NY, as a Global Peace Zone, in support of the prayer for "Global Peace Now!" as a universal human resolve and of Global Peace Walk 2000 being conducted to carry this prayer, and the message of the real Culture of Peace and Love embodying the true "Spirit of Woodstock", next year from San Francisco to Washington, DC, to New York City for the United Nations 55th anniversary, October 24, 2000. http://www.globalpeacenow.org Thanks to Woodstock organizer Michael Lang and his staff for helping to facilitate this historic offering by Mayor Griffo and for inviting Rev. Yamato's participation at Woodstock '99. It is unfortunate that the other organizers did not agree with Mr. Lang to accept Rev. Yamato's offer to conduct an opening and closing prayer ceremony for the event and to help instill the "Global Peace Now!" message in all who attended, but the mayor's proclamation clearly embodies the highest ideals of the Spirit of Woodstock, and the Global Peace Walk project begun with the walk from New York to San Francisco in 1995 for the United Nations 50th anniversary at which time the Secretary General issued his call for everyone around the globe to help develop a Culture of Peace. Responding to this call and to President Clinton's message on that occasion for all citizens to reaffirm the ideals of the original UN charter to eliminate the scourge of war from the future generations, Global Peace Wallk 2000 will be carrying its myriad letters and proclamations of support, along with all survival issue messages, to foster a genuine Culture of Peace through universal acceptance of the firm resolve for "Global Peace Now!". As stated in the 1995 letter of support from American Indian Movement spiritual leader and U.S. political prisoner, Leonard Peltier, "Global Peace Now is critical to the survival of the human race. Collectively, we have been apathetic to the state of our neighbors and the deteriorating condition of our Earth Mother for too long. Global Peace Now is not just an invitation, it is a great cry for us to open our eyes and ears, to use our heads and hands and create the kinds of change that will save the planet and all who live and breathe upon Her." The text of the Rome mayor's proclamation is as follows: [seal of the city of Rome, New York] The City of Rome, New York PROCLAMATION WHEREAS: The Global Peace Walk project was initiated in 1995, with its walk from New York City to San Francisco, to commemorate the United Nations 50th anniversary by offering the prayer for "Global Peace Now!" as a universal human resolve; and WHEREAS: The anniversary message by the United Nations Secretary General called for the "Development of a Culture of Peace" and 1995 began the United Nations International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples; and WHEREAS: The Woodstock Concert's 30th anniversary celebration will be taking place in Rome, New York, July 23-25, 1999, to foster the development of a Culture of Peace and Love through popular music. The initiator of the Global Peace Walk project will participate at the opening ceremony with local spiritual practitioners; and WHEREAS: The Global Peace Project has honored Rome by inviting this city to be New York's first GLOBAL PEACE ZONE. We hope to deliver a message of peace all over the world, by uniting people regardless of race, religions, ideologies, and countries. NOW THEREFORE; I, Joseph A. Griffo, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Rome, do hereby proclaim Rome, New York, as a: "GLOBAL PEACE ZONE" IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and cause the official seal of the City of Rome, to be affixed this day. [signature] Joseph A. Griffo Mayor, City of Rome [official city seal affixed] For more information on Global Peace Walk 2000 http://www.globalpeacenow.org David Crockett Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] GENERAL AGENCY SERVICES Phone 661-822-3309 Fax 561-658-2735 20411 Steeple Court, Tehachapi CA 93561 USA * Global Emergency Alert Response (G.E.A.R.) http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000 * CAPITAL HILLS RESEARCH CENTER * For the direct cause of true peace, harmony among all life and free natural abundance as paradise on Earth, respect True One Law. *
[CTRL] Fw: [prj] Fwd: Columbine Shootings. New point to ponder.
-Caveat Lector- -Original Message- From: Mark A. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, 30 July 1999 14:16 Subject: [prj] Fwd: Columbine Shootings. New point to ponder. Free Rare/Out-of-Print Book Searches - Ruling Class/Conspiracy Experts: E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** END Xx wrote: FYI - I just wanted to pass this on because of the current situation in Atlanta. Columbine stinks to high heaven but it just seems like these random shootings always pop up when the president needs one. It sure changes the flow of the news for the day. I think his contempt citation and fine will be small news if it is even covered at all tonight. It will probably force Congress to pass the current "juvenile crime bill" with it's draconian gun restrictions. http://www.columbine.home.dhs.org/ Source: columbine.home.dhs.org Published: July 22, 1999 Author: Columbine Research Task Force Posted on 07/29/1999 13:10:17 PDT by blackcat "Intelligence agent talks" For over a week the CRTF webmaster and Mr. John Quinn have been in contact with a man who claims to work for a notable government intelligence agency in Denver. This man visited Columbine High School the day after the shooting. He is a "Computer Scientist and Forensics Investigative Specialist". His past is laced with missions in Vietnam, duties with the CIA, Special Forces groups, and other government connections. For the past week we have made attempts to verify this man's identity. The CRTF webmaster has interviewed in-length three friends of this source who live in Denver. These people all concurred that the source works for the intelligence agency he claims, is truthful and honest, and was at Columbine High School a day after the shooting. We consider these three people to be credible and honest themselves. We also have in our possession the full name, phone number and mailing address of this source. We consider this source to be fully, 100% truthful. The source wishes to remain anonymous. We shall refer to this source henceforth as "Wilton" (not his real name). Wilton wishes to publicly expose the truth about the Columbine High School shooting, among other things. He says, "I've only had one goal for the past eleven years -- help as many people as possible by getting them information so as to prepare themselves for what is coming." Due to his background and specialties in the field of forensics, Wilton was called to Columbine a day after the shooting by two of his agency's field agents. There, Wilton relates to us a scene in which an "alphabet soup" of government agencies had converged. "My partner and I, and our field agents then toured the school, assessing the death and devastation, the backpacks, the incredible number of federal agents on the scene, and so forth..." "There was no third gunman, in the conventional sense." Instead, says Wilton, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents were seen prior, during, and after the shooting, specifically on the roof of the school and inside the school. "They were observed on the roof of the school shortly before 11:21 that morning, by 4 neighbors across the street from the school, and by at least 12 students, all of whom have given sworn statements to this fact. The ATF agents were seen dropping through the roof into the school at apparently the same time the shooting started. We spoke with two of the neighbors and six of the students who all confirmed this." What is more, Wilton says up to ten students all gave sworn testimony stating that they did not recognize specific non-masked shooters. "Shell casings have been found in areas where the two boys did not goShell casings were found on the roof of the school." "The boys did not start a fire, then go and kill themselves. In fact, when they got to the cafeteria, apparently, they turned down and to their left in an attempt to get out of the building! Seeing the law enforcement people, and the fire department personnel, they instead turned back into the cafeteria and disappeared. Apparently, fifteen minutes later they were dead. They did not kill themselves, however. We've seen the forensics, the bodies and the physical evidence. The powder burns on the skulls were not expressive enough to have been a suicide. In other words, they were not dark enough, black enough, intense enough. The wounds were created from a distance of apparently three feet." Wilton reviewed a copy of the school's surveillance tape (he noted the tape had not yet been "doctored" by the FBI). He reports as follows, "What we saw on the tape -- we had a copy, remember -- was the two boys rounding a corner, fully armed. What it also showed, however, was that several seconds later, possibly 30 [seconds], two other men rounded the corner after them, moving very quickly. They wore black
[CTRL] New IMF loan won't revive Russia's economy.
-Caveat Lector- By GREG MYRE MOSCOW (July 29, 1999 6:38 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - Awaiting the arrival of a loan from the International Monetary Fund, Russian officials on Thursday expressed hopes that more foreign debt assistance would follow soon and that the anemic economy would receive a boost. By itself, the new IMF loan won't revive Russia's economy, which has been in deep recession most of this decade and is continuing to shrink this year. The IMF's $4.5 billion financial package, with the first disbursement planned within days, is just enough to cover Russia's existing debts to the fund this year and next. The money will simply be shifted from one IMF account to another in Washington, and none of it will actually reach Russia. Still, the IMF's decision Wednesday to approve the loan was a rare piece of encouraging financial news for Russia. It's Russia's first large loan since the country's financial markets imploded last August, and other international lenders, including the World Bank and Japan, are expected to release funds now that the IMF has demonstrated its willingness to resume credits to Moscow. "This will give Russia a breather," said Alexander Livshits, Russia's envoy to the G-8, which includes the world's leading industrialized democracies and Russia. Russia has defaulted on a series of foreign debts in recent months, and says it simply can't afford the roughly $150 billion in foreign debt payments that fall due over the next several years. The IMF loan should lead foreign lenders to restructure Russia's debts, said Finance Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, who was to meet Thursday with members of the Paris Club of creditors, which holds about $40 billion of Russian debt dating to the Soviet era. "Now that a program is ready and backed by the IMF and World Bank, creditors have formal grounds to hold official talks with us on restructuring debts," Kasyanov told the ITAR-Tass news agency in the French capital. Russia grew hugely dependent on foreign loans as its economy withered this decade during the messy transition to a market economy. However, international lending ground to a halt after Russia defaulted on debts and devalued its currency last August. The country has repaid some debts and defended the currency by drawing from its Central Bank reserves, which have been steadily dwindling. Central Bank reserves fell from $11.5 billion to $11 billion during the week ending July 23, the bank announced Thursday. No reason was given for the decline, but foreign currency traders said the bank has been intervening regularly to prop up the Russian currency, which is holding steady at 24 to the U.S. dollar. The IMF's first loan installment to Russia will be for $640 million. The fund said it intends to closely monitor Russia's economy, and subsequent disbursements "will depend on completion of quarterly reviews." Russia owes $18 billion to the IMF, making it the fund's largest debtor. 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: Reno, Waco-As predicted, another round of lies
7.29.99 We noted this morning the publication of an independent report of the fire and destruction at the Branch Dravidian's Waco compound which said FBI were probably responsible for starting the conflagration which left scores dead and many wounded. James Francis, chairman of the Texas Public Safety Commission also made statements this week that the FBI may have fired incendiary devices into the compound on April 19, 1993 We noted as a possible factor in the murder of JFK Jr. the fact Kennedy was set to interview U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno; scheduled to take place soon after he met his end. Waco was one of the prime topics on Kennedy's list of questions for his George Magazine interview--a previously lightweight magazine which had increasing taken on some genuinely controversial topics of late. We noted Attorney General Reno may not have relished having to publicly lie again in response to such questions about the deliberate, intentional complicity of FBI and other federales in the death and destruction at Waco. Interesting how following the latest reports and statements coming out of Texas about Waco we now see Reno has found it necessary to again state (or is that lie) publicly that there is NO WAY FBI could have been in the least responsible for the deadly blaze(s), death and injury at Waco. © John Quinn/NewsHawk Inc. see: http://www.cnn.com/US/9907/29/reno.waco/index.html Reno rejects suggestions FBI was responsible for Waco fire Filmmaker says 'flash-bang' devices used WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Janet Reno on Thursday rejected the suggestion by a top Texas official that FBI agents may have ignited the Waco fire that killed 86 Branch Davidians in 1993. "I have found no basis for concluding that the FBI was in any way responsible," Reno told reporters. "We have reviewed it, and reviewed it," she said. Reno's response followed statements this week by James Francis, chairman of the Texas Public Safety Commission, that the FBI may have fired incendiary devices into the compound on April 19, 1993. Investigators concluded that sect members set the fatal fire, which swept through the compound. A Justice Department official, who asked not to be identified, said there was some evidence that so-called "flash-bang" devices were placed into the compound "during an earlier event" in the Waco standoff. The official, however, insisted that the Justice Department stands by the conclusion that the Branch Davidians set the deadly fires. A probe by the Texas Rangers became the backbone of a 1994 criminal trial in which eight Branch Davidians were convicted of charges ranging from manslaughter to weapons violations. More than 12 tons of evidence were gathered, and much of it is stored in Waco. The Texas Public Safety Commission oversees the Texas Rangers, which, at times, has had a tense relationship with the FBI. The Rangers and the Justice Department are currently squabbling in federal court over custody of the evidence used in the Waco investigation. The existence of evidence, which Francis called "at least questionable," was revealed in the Dallas Morning News Tuesday. Filmmaker says 'flash-bang' devices used The report said a documentary filmmaker was granted access to the material, which has not been made available to the public. A Justice Department official Thursday confirmed the filmmaker, Michael McNulty, had been given access to the evidence. McNulty, who is preparing a new documentary on the standoff, said he found that at least six items listed in Texas Ranger inventories as silencers or suppressers were actually "flash- bang" devices, commonly used by law enforcement to stun suspects. McNulty said the devices sometimes ignite fires in enclosed spaces because they emit a loud bang and flash driven by a small pyrotechnic charge. Texas Rangers' evidence logs indicate the devices were found in areas of the Davidian compound in which the fires broke out, McNulty said. "It's our belief that these pieces of ordnance could and probably did have an impact on the fire on April 19th," he told the Morning News. The Davidians and authorities became locked in a 51-day standoff after agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were fired upon when they tried to arrest the leader of the group, David Koresh, on February 28, 1993. The compound erupted in flames April 19 when federal agents punched through the walls and fired tear gas inside. Congressional hearings have pointed to mistakes by the law enforcement officers, but none has been charged with a crime. A lawsuit filed by surviving Davidians and the victims' relatives challenges the conclusion that the Davidians started the fire and also shot first during the raid. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
[CTRL] Fwd: JFK Jr-Weather Radar Data/Correction
7.29.99 The weather radar image noted in a previous update from NewsHawk today which is from the time after Kennedy's plane was destroyed is actually NOT from early Saturday morning of July 17 as erroneously reported. In fact it is from TEN FORTY PM the VERY SAME EVENING, July 16! This radar image shows weather conditions around the Martha's Vineyard area the evening of Friday July 16 to be CLOSE TO IDEAL. A message from a fellow researcher: "That radar scan is not from Saturday morning, it is actually from Friday night. All times are ZULU. 0340:12Z = 10:40:12 PM Friday night." SEE FOR YOURSELF! DON'T be bamboozled by big lie tactics and endless repetitions of "pilot error" due to "very thick haze". NOT TRUE! The images are reproduced at the following website. http://members.xoom.com/flashradar/JFK.htm For this particular image being referred to, scroll all the way down to the BOTTOM of the page, to the UPPER of the two color images at the bottom. The image has the caption -- "OKX-NEW_YORK_CITYNY LVL1-REF17-JUL-99 03:40:12. This radar image shows the equipment was set for "CLEAR"; which in fact is much more sensitive to moisture than the "PRECIPITATION" setting. Although it shows substantial haze in the NYC and central Long Island areas, the region around Martha's Vineyard shows little or no atmospheric moisture at all; a scant hour after Kennedy supposedly crashed his plane in haze so thick he couldn't even see the tremendous amount of light pollution emanating from Martha's Vineyard only a few miles away. YEAH, RIGHT! NewsHawk Inc.
Re: [CTRL] Southern Baptist Convention study of Freemasonry
-Caveat Lector- Hi ! Below please find an article on possible bias at the Southern Baptist Convention on a decision about the Masons. Sincerely, Neil Brick Please note: all accusations are alleged The following article is from the Chattanooga Free Press, 11/23/96, Page B2. The article titled "Investigator of Masonry Joins Ga. Masonic Lodge" was written by the Associated Baptist Press (Atlanta). "The author of a controversial Southern Baptist Convention study of Freemasonry has decided to become a Mason. Gary Leaser, whose 1993 study disappointed those Baptists seeking a condemnation of the Masonic Lodge and eventually led to his firing at the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board..." "In the October edition of "CIS Masonic report", a publication of Leazer's Center for Interfaith Studies... reported that he had petitioned for membership in Masonic Lodge No. 492 in Clarkston, GA...He received...the first of three degrees in basic Masonry - Sept. 17." Larry Holly, a Texas physician, criticized Leazer's study, alleging that Leazer "fraternized too closely with the lodge during his study, leading to bias in his report." "At the SBC annual meeting in 1993, messengers adopted a Home Mission Board report that drew on Leazer's study, but they found some conflict between Christianity and Freemasonry. The report however refused a blanket condemnation of Freemasonry..." Larry Holly alleges, "Gary Leazer has declared what has been true for a long time; he is now a public, out-of-the-closet Mason," Holly wrote in a posting dated Nov. 13. "Isn't it wonderful that the HMB now has an official statement on Freemasonry which was essentially written by a Freemason" Leazer defends the objectivity of his study, "I knew nothing about Freemasonry when I began the study, so I could hardly be called a closet Mason." The Home Mission refuses to revisit the study of Freemasonry, but the Interfaith Witness Department released a new pamphlet critical of Masonic teachings in "A Closer Look at "A Bridge to Light."" written by William Gordon. Additional information on the 1993 conference can be found in "The Dark Side of Freemasonry" edited by Ed Decker, Huntington House Publishers (1-800-749-4009), pages 217-223. The following information comes from this book. "A letter surfaced during the study, written by Leazer to one of the Masonic leaders, thanking him for all the help and making several depreciating remarks concerning those who were opposed to the lodge." (P. 217) Leazer was removed as head of the study, but he and the study continued on at HMB without correction. "The Leazer affair proved that without doubt that the Masons...were involved with the report" (P.219) 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] excerpts from CULT AND RITUAL ABUSE
-Caveat Lector-
Hi !
The following are excerpts from : CULT AND RITUAL ABUSE - Its History,
Anthropology, and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America by James R.
Noblitt and Pamela Sue Perskin. Greenwood Publishing Company ISBN
0-275-95281-9, August, 1995.
Sincerely, Neil Brick
From: http://members.aol.com/SMARTNEWS/Sample-Issue-9.htm
The following article discusses the book CULT AND RITUAL ABUSE - Its
History, Anthropology, and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America by James
R. Noblitt and Pamela Sue Perskin. Please use caution while reading this
article, it may be triggering. All accusations are alleged.
This book is an excellent source of information for those interested in
learning more about ritual abuse. It includes 5 pages (pgs. 100 - 104) on
the possible connections between the Masons and ritual abuse.
There are also excellent chapters on The Media, Multiple Personalities,
Investigating Western Occultism and Cult and Ritual Trauma Disorder. This
article will focus on the possible Masonic connection to ritual abuse.
In the chapter on Cult and Ritual Trauma Disorder, page 167, it says,
"Fraternal organizations which meet the criteria for destructive cults.
These groups are often secret and may espouse particular philosophic,
religious, or sociopolitical ideals (e.g., ...and various subgroups within
Masonry and other quasi-Masonic groups may meet this criteria)."
On Page 166, "The concept of mind control is an important feature of many
destructive cults. But where does one draw the line between abusive mind
control and normal persuasion? A distinction may be made where normal
persuasion is defined as the use of logic or reason in an atmosphere often
governed by compromise, negotiation, and mutual respect for the needs of the
various parties involved. Coercive persuasion may be construed as the use of
harm, threats of harm, or manipulation in order to motivate a person to do
the bidding of anotherGroups that use methods based on coercive
persuasion with dissociation or trauma-induced dissociation with programming
should always be classified as destructive cults in the sense that they are
using abusive mind control techniques."
In the chapter on Investigating Western Occultism, the authors discuss
the mystery cults and Gnoticism ("various sects...based on a dualistic
concept of good and evil as relatively independent forces in the material and
spiritual universe..." pg. 96) Some Gnostics were accused of "...ritual
cannibalism and communal sex acts. Some of these acts would clearly be
considered ritual abuse." (pg 97) The Gnostics also had a ritual handshake,
identical or very similar to a modern Masonic grip "which some modern
survivors of ritual abuse often respond to with an altered state of
consciousness frequently without awareness of why they are doing so." (pg 97)
The chapter also discusses that Alchemists may have known how to create
alter personalities. The illusion of immortality was created by "handing
down" alter personalities. Today, some ritual abuse survivors' cults and
families believe in this idea.
"The question of Masonic involvement in dark elements of occultism has
been a long standing controversy. Masons have argued they are unfairly
attacked...On the other hand, critics continue to accuse them of blatant acts
of impropriety and abuse." (pg 100) The concept of a god that is capable of
good and evil, like Lucifer is considered Gnostic thinking. "Satan is
sometimes considered a myth or metaphor, but one that must be "experienced"
through abusive rituals to create sufficient suffering to achieve
"enlightenment". (pg 101) Survivors are also encouraged to go to church to
develop a "light side" of their personalities.
"(Margaret) Smith and many survivors...have described elements of Gnostic
thinking in this kind of cult. Many patients...have explicitly reported abuse
where Masonic regalia, ceremonies, or members were present." (pg 101) The
authors do not want to single out Freemasonry as responsible for ritual acts
of violence, but believe it may be true. They also believe it may be possible
for cultists to operate in Freemasonry without the knowledge or consent of
many of its members. And some cultists may imitate Masonic rituals during
abusive ceremonies. The authors, however, are very perplexed by some things
in the organization. The inverted pentagram of the Eastern Star is an
example.
Masonry has clearly helped promote and preserve Gnostic thinking. It is
alleged that the Hell Fire Club and Illuminati were both founded by Masons.
The Hell Fire Club of St. Francis sometimes had orgies and Black Masses. The
Illuminati have been referred to by patients as destructive cultists. The KKK
can be traced to a group of Masons and had many Masonic style initiation
rites, symbols and handshakes. Survivors of ritual abuse allege traumatic
experiences connected to KKK activities and describe the KKK as a cult.
Aleister
[CTRL] (Fwd) Budget Priorities
-Caveat Lector- --- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 15:52:39 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Budget Priorities Institute for Public Accuracy 915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Thursday, July 29, 1999 BUDGET PRIORITIES LINDA GORDON, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.wisc.edu/history/gordon/about.html Professor of history at the University of Wisconsin/Madison, Gordon said: "The budget surplus provides Americans with an opportunity for a conversation about our priorities. Most Americans want better schools, better policing, cleaner air and water, an end to global warming, and above all, medical insurance for everyone. Taxes offer a fair and efficient way of providing these and many other services to the public. Buying these things privately is either impossible or more expensive for everyone. The proposed tax cuts, which benefit mainly those who live on investments and inflated CEO-type salaries, will further the deepening inequality which in turn further degrades everyone's standard of living." JANE MIDGLEY, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.wilpf.org Coordinator of the Women's Budget Project, Midgley said: "Any federal budget surplus should be invested in the social infrastructure of the country and not thrown into tax breaks for the rich. Over 50 percent of discretionary spending goes to the military while programs like housing, welfare, and community development are shrinking as a percentage of the budget. This has a large impact on the increasing numbers of women who are single heads of households and who rely on government assistance to provide a decent standard of living for their families." DERRICK LEON DAVIS, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ombwatch.org/ia/ Outreach director for the Prince George's County public schools Head Start program, Davis said: "If the proposed tax cuts are passed in Congress, approximately 290 of our children will lose their services in FY 2000... At this time of billion-dollar budget surpluses, we have a great opportunity to bring Head Start's Comprehensive Early Childhood and Family Development Services to more children and families, in Maryland and across the country." PATRICK LESTER, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.chn.org Senior program associate with the Coalition on Human Needs, Lester said: "The tax cuts assume continued budget surpluses which are themselves based on drastic cuts in domestic programs. For example: Veterans Administration medical care cuts would result in nearly one out of two veterans losing care; federal spending for education in discretionary programs would be cut almost $30 billion in real terms in the next 10 years... Average Americans want the government to invest intelligently to meet the needs of families, neighborhoods, the environment and communities rather than give the middle-class a tiny cut in taxes while handing over hundreds of billions of dollars to the wealthy." For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy: Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020; or David Zupan, (541) 484-9167 AER ~~~ The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your common sense." --Buddha + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished. -Johann Christoph Schiller, German Writer (1759-1805) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly. -Bertrand Russell + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Everyone has the right...to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." Universal Declaration of Human Rights + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." --- Ernest Hemingway + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; no endorsement to be presumed + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are
Re: [CTRL] (Fwd) Budget Priorities
-Caveat Lector- I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT MORE OR BETTER POLICING, AND GLOBAL WARMING IS A FARCE WHEN IONOSPHERIC STIMULATION IS FACTORED IN (HAARP). LIGHTNING IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY EFFECTS OF HAARP, THE PRODUCTION OF, AND LIGHTNING CREATES OZONE. GLOBAL WARMING IS A MAKE WORK PROFIT SCHEME, MUCH AKIN TO THE WAR ON DRUGS IN ITS USE OF FEAR TO SUBJECT THE PEOPLE, AND SQUANDER THE NATIONAL PRODUCT. Alamaine Ratliff wrote: -Caveat Lector- --- Forwarded Message Follows --- Date sent: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 15:52:39 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Budget Priorities Institute for Public Accuracy 915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Thursday, July 29, 1999 BUDGET PRIORITIES LINDA GORDON, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.wisc.edu/history/gordon/about.html Professor of history at the University of Wisconsin/Madison, Gordon said: "The budget surplus provides Americans with an opportunity for a conversation about our priorities. Most Americans want better schools, better policing, cleaner air and water, an end to global warming, and above all, medical insurance for everyone. Taxes offer a fair and efficient way of providing these and many other services to the public. Buying these things privately is either impossible or more expensive for everyone. The proposed tax cuts, which benefit mainly those who live on investments and inflated CEO-type salaries, will further the deepening inequality which in turn further degrades everyone's standard of living." JANE MIDGLEY, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.wilpf.org Coordinator of the Women's Budget Project, Midgley said: "Any federal budget surplus should be invested in the social infrastructure of the country and not thrown into tax breaks for the rich. Over 50 percent of discretionary spending goes to the military while programs like housing, welfare, and community development are shrinking as a percentage of the budget. This has a large impact on the increasing numbers of women who are single heads of households and who rely on government assistance to provide a decent standard of living for their families." DERRICK LEON DAVIS, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ombwatch.org/ia/ Outreach director for the Prince George's County public schools Head Start program, Davis said: "If the proposed tax cuts are passed in Congress, approximately 290 of our children will lose their services in FY 2000... At this time of billion-dollar budget surpluses, we have a great opportunity to bring Head Start's Comprehensive Early Childhood and Family Development Services to more children and families, in Maryland and across the country." PATRICK LESTER, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.chn.org Senior program associate with the Coalition on Human Needs, Lester said: "The tax cuts assume continued budget surpluses which are themselves based on drastic cuts in domestic programs. For example: Veterans Administration medical care cuts would result in nearly one out of two veterans losing care; federal spending for education in discretionary programs would be cut almost $30 billion in real terms in the next 10 years... Average Americans want the government to invest intelligently to meet the needs of families, neighborhoods, the environment and communities rather than give the middle-class a tiny cut in taxes while handing over hundreds of billions of dollars to the wealthy." For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy: Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020; or David Zupan, (541) 484-9167 AER ~~~ The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your common sense." --Buddha + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished. -Johann Christoph Schiller, German Writer (1759-1805) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly. -Bertrand Russell + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Everyone has the right...to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." Universal Declaration of Human Rights + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." --- Ernest Hemingway + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
[CTRL] Malachi Martin dies
-Caveat Lector- Catholic novelist Malachi Martin dies Complications from stroke, fall cited By Jon E. Dougherty © 1999 WorldNetDaily.com Former Jesuit priest, exorcist and best-selling author Malachi Martin, 78, has died in New York City from complications arising after a second stroke. Martin, who was best known for his often cryptic novels about conspiracies involving the Vatican, fell at his home Tuesday. The fall, according to spokesperson Kakia Livanos, probably caused extensive intracranial bleeding, which doctors could not correct with surgery Tuesday evening. He lapsed into a coma after surgery and died a short time later, Livanos said. Martin, a native of Kerry, Ireland, was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He held Ph.D.s in philosophy, theology, Semitic languages, archeology and Oriental history. He served in the Vatican of Pope John XXIII from 1958 to 1964 as a close aide of the Holy See. Early on he published works that included a two-volume study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and two dozen articles on Semitic paleography. He left the Vatican and the priesthood in 1964 after receiving a release from vows of poverty and obedience and moved to New York City. But he continued his apostolic service on behalf of the Catholic Church and retained a commitment to teaching traditional Catholic virtues throughout his life. One of his most notable works of fiction included his most recent book, "Windswept House," which was published by Doubleday in 1996. Livanos said he was currently working on his next novel but had not finished it. "He predicted it would be his most controversial and important book to date," she said in a telephone interview with WorldNetDaily. "It was a work about the exercise of papal power under the changing conditions of the new millennium." She didn't say whether the book would ever be published. Other works by Dr. Martin include "The Keys of this Blood" (1990, Simon and Schuster); "The Jesuits" (1987, Simon and Schuster), "Vatican" (1986, Harper and Row) and "Rich Church, Poor Church" (1984, Putnam). Livanos told WorldNetDaily that Martin had been taking a number of anti-coagulant medications after suffering a stroke in 1998. She said doctors believe that the medications might have caused increased bleeding in Martin's brain when he fell. Jon E. Dougherty is a senior writer and columnist for WorldNetDaily, as well as a morning co-host of Daybreak America. 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: Grand Cross Week
Subject: synopsis of Eclipse and Grand Cross Week
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:01:15 -0400
From: fred robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Here's something different , for those of you with an
astronomic or
astrologic or even Jungian interests
Fred {..}
From: "Earthman" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
Just passing this onNot a bad way to look at it
(intermission between a
movie)
What follows is a corrected synopsis of Eclipse and Grand
Cross Week.
The SUMMARY of the events and their importance is followed
by an
ASTROLOGY analysis. Skip this and go to MYTHIC RESONANCE if
you like.
SUMMARY
The alignments that are in effect for the entire week of
8/11 to 8/17
are called a Grand Cross because almost all the planets will
be in cross
patterns among the four "fixed" signs of the zodiac: Taurus,
the Bull;
Leo, the Lion; Scorpio, the Scorpion, also symbolized by the
Eagle; and
the Water Bearer, also the Water Angel.
This alignment occurs twelve years to the day after the
Harmonic
Convergence of 1987, and 269 days (an exact human gestation
period)
before the Star of Jerusalem alignment of 5/5/2000.
But the Grand Gross of August, 1999 is a far more powerful
and
auspicious alignment than the one that occurred 12 years
ago. If you
like, you can skip the ASTROLOGY to MYTHIC RESONANCE at the
end.
ASTROLOGY
The particulars are easier to see in a picture, which we may
see in
several variations on various websites between now and
August:
Sun, Moon (8/11), Mercury,
Mercury, Venus (8/17)
Moon's North Node
LEO
*
*
*
SCORPIO* * * * * *TAURUS
*
Mars * Jupiter
and Saturn
Moon (8/17) *
AQUARIUS
Uranus and Neptune
Visualize the Sun conjunct the Moon at 18° Leo on 8/11, both
also in a
wide conjunction with the North Node (13°). Mercury has just
entered Leo
at 0°.
Across the wheel, Uranus at 15° Aquarius is opposite the Leo
conjunction, with Neptune at 3° Aquarius.
At the sides, Saturn at 17° Taurus is opposite Mars at 18°
Scorpio, so
that these planets square the Leo conjunction and Uranus in
Aquarius.
This Cross, in a very close orb of 15° to 18°, is the core
of the
pattern and will activate its enormous energy.
The Grand Cross shifts slightly from 8/11 to 8/17, and
becomes, most
amazingly of all, a SECOND Grand Cross. By 8/17 The Moon has
moved to
the next fixed sign of Scorpio, and transits over Mars a day
later.
The Sun, now at 24° Leo, no longer forms any aspects with
Mars, Uranus
and Saturn.
Instead, a Second Grand Cross forms on 8/17 when the Moon
reaches 3°
Scorpio, Mercury is at 5° Leo, Jupiter at 5° Taurus and
Neptune at 3°
Aquarius.
Another very dynamic feature of the 8/17 Cross is that it
engages all of
the planets. In the 8/11 Cross, Pluto at 7° Sagittarius
formed no major
aspect to any other planet, only a quintile (72° angle) to
Uranus in
Aquarius. Otherwise the energy of Pluto is disengaged from
that of the
other planets.
By 8/17, the Sun at 24° Leo has moved out of its Grand
Cross, and begins
a conjunction with Venus. Pluto, however, is now trine
(120°) to Mercury
in Leo and sextile (60°) to Neptune in Aquarius, so that the
energies of
Pluto are now fully and beneficently aligned with two other
planets, and
thus our entire solar system is now fully engaged in the
design of this
Second Grand Cross.
This transition, from Pluto as the "odd planet out" on 8/11
to the Sun
as the nearly disengaged planet on 8/17 suggests that the
pattern of the
week begins with a great flash of cohesive insight among
conscious
light workers, and ends with a major impact on the mass
consciousness of
the planet, as the Plutonian forces of collective social and
political
power, accessed and amplified by electronic communications,
are very
much in action by the end of the week.
MYTHIC RESONANCE
It is rare enough for one Grand Cross to form -- but for two
of almost
completely different planets to form within only six days,
and with all
but one of the other planets in the same signs as the Cross,
is
extremely unusual and portentous.
The importance of this week in August cannot be
overestimated. A number
of ceremonies and gatherings are being planned at various
places on the
planet, and will be increasingly highlighted on the world
web in the
next two months.
One way to imagine the Year to Come is that what is being
hailed and
feared as the Millennium, on Jan. 1, 2000, will be more like
an
intermission cartoon between the two main features, in
August '99 and
May 2000, that are the real movie, the show we're supposed
to see.
The attention of the world is being drawn in August to the
[CTRL] Fwd: Wireless Flash Update
Please send as far and wide as possible. Thanks, Robert Sterling Editor, The Konformist http://www.konformist.com If you are interested in a free subscription to The Konformist Newswire, please visit http://www.eGroups.com/list/konformist/ and sign up. Or, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject: "I NEED 2 KONFORM!!!" (Okay, you can use something else, but it's a kool catch phrase.) Visit the Klub Konformist at Yahoo!: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/klubkonformist Just a quick update on the Wireless Flash plug: my only minor problem with it was with what I found a derisive opening sentence. As it turns out, there is an interesting story behind this. Elaine Camuso, the reporter from Wireless Flash, sent me her original version of the news report. It was identical, except, surprisingly enough, the opening sentence. This is the original opening sentence, as written by her: Here's one for the "X-Files" -- a man in Los Angeles claims Woodstock '99 was actually a government mind control experiment. Here is the version sent by Wireless Flash: Here's one for the "I've Been Watching Too Many "X-Files" File:" a man in Los Angeles claims Woodstock '99 was actually a government mind control experiment. A tiny difference in words, but a great difference in meaning. Nothing new here: reporters and talk-show hosts regularly come to me with pre-conceived notions, and the vast majority leave stunned, as I hardly live up to any caricature of a "conspiracy theorist," whatever the hell that means. Needless to say, it appears Wireless Flash demanded to add a little mockery to the article. Well, at least they got The contact information and website name correct. In any case, thanks to Ms. Camuso again, who has been an absolute delight to speak to over the phone.
[CTRL] OEN 7/29/99
-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 The Books in My Life by Colin Wilson When Dr. Conan Doyle moved to Southsea, a suburb of Portsmouth, in July 1882, he was twenty-three years old and had no hard-and-fast plans for the future. He rented a house for 40 pounds a year, screwed his brass plate to the door, and sat back to wait for patients. For many weeks none appeared, so he whiled away the time writing stories. In fact, he had already had a few published--at about three guineas (then worth about fifteen dollars) each--and many more rejected. His penchant was for tales of bizarre adventures set in Africa or the Arctic (he had visited both places as a ship's doctor); the style was influenced by Bret Harte, and had a touch of facetiousness. And sometimes that autumn he began a story: "In the month of December 1873, the British ship Dei Gratia steered into Gibraltar, having in tow a derelict brigantine Marie Celeste, which had been picked up in latitude 38 degrees 15' W." For a short sentence, this contains a remarkable number of inaccuracies. The year was actually 1872, the Dei Gratia did not tow the Marie Celeste --the latter came in under its own sail, and arrived a day later than the Dei Gratia; the latitude and longitude were wrong; and the ship was called the plain English Mary, not Marie. Still, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" is, after all, intended to be fiction. This was not made clear to the readers of the Cornhill Magazine, when it appeared in January 1884, for the Cornhill had a policy of publishing stories anonymously. J. Habakuk Jephson's statement, to the effect that the Mary Celeste had been taken over by a kind of Black Power leader with a hatred of whites, was accepted as fact by most readers. And most notably, by Her Majesty's Advocate-General in Gibraltar, Mr. Solly Flood, who had been chief investigator in the Mary Celeste case: the indignant Mr. Flood launched a telegram to the Central News Agency denouncing J. Habakuk Jephson as a fraud and a liar. The statement was given wide publicity, and the incident set Doyle's feet on the road to fame; at least, the Cornhill was now willing to publish most of his stories at thirty guineas a time. = Hacking for Moses Israeli Internet Site Used to Attack US Translate please: "Hackers demonstrate a real vulnerability that can be exploited by someone with real hostile intent." by Bill Gertz International computer hackers are using an Internet site in Israel as a base for ongoing electronic attacks on U.S. government and military computer systems, Pentagon officials said yesterday. A Pentagon official with access to intelligence reports said the National Security Agency detected the hackers and warned computer security officials throughout the government last week about the electronic attempts to break in to computers. The NSA's new National Security Incident Response Center, an interagency group that tracks computer attacks, issued the warning. NSA technicians traced the origin of the attacks to an Internet protocol (IP) address in Israel, said officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. An IP address is a number that identifies a computer connected to the Internet. The agency said in an alert message that many probes of government and military computers were detected from the Israeli site. The NSA said the site is a popular "jump point" for hackers in Israeli and from other locations in the world. Hackers also use the site to store hacker-related materials. Computer hackers often store software and database information at remote locations. The software can include special password-breaking programs that are used to find entry points into Internet sites. "There are some intrusions going on as we speak," said Melissa Bohen, a spokeswoman for the Pentagon's Joint Task Force-Computer Network Defenses. The computer intrusions are being carried out against networks that carry unclassified information, she said of the 60 to 80 attempted computer break-ins that the Pentagon detects daily. Secret information is kept on separate networks that are more difficult to penetrate. The FBI is continuing to investigate the computer intrusions that were first detected earlier this year, she said, declining to elaborate. The real danger to U.S. national security is the threat posed by foreign intelligence services or governments that could exploit computer vulnerabilities for major electronic warfare against the United States. "Hackers demonstrate a real vulnerability that can be exploited by someone with real hostile intent," said Frank Cilluffo, a computer-security specialist with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "It's only a matter of time before that happens." Most hackers engage in "Internet graffiti" by entering government Internet sites and defacing them, Mr. Cilluffo said. Others have sought to
[CTRL] The Keepers of Heaven's Gate
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.earthpulse.com/products/heaven.html A HREF="http://www.earthpulse.com/products/heaven.html"The Keepers of Heaven's Gate/A - The Keepers of Heaven's Gate The Millennial Madness The Religion Behind the Rancho Santa Fe Suicides by William Henry The Keepers Of Heaven's Gate: The Millenial Madness The Religion Behind The Rancho Santa Fe Suicides is an attempt to elucidate the mystical and prophetic happenings which are fueling the furor of new millennial cultists. The end of the last millennium brought suicides and a rash of prophetic ideas surrounding "the end of the world." Today history is again repeating this pattern. Is this the "age of the end" as some are suggesting, or the beginning of a "new heaven and a new earth" as others believe? Only history will reveal the actuality of future events as yet unwritten. This book presents the time line of escalating events that led to the suicides in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The time line begins in November, 1996, with the first radio talk show and news reports about a space ship hiding behind the comet Hale-Bopp. The author presents the facts behind this new millennial "end of the world" thinking. Through painstaking research conducted throughout the 1990's, the author presents a thorough understanding of the belief structures of these new millennial groups. This book includes: The complete Hale-Bopp story. The core beliefs behind the root idea of ancient astronauts inhabiting a space ship trailing the comet Hale-Bopp. The ancient basis for the mystical teachings of the Heaven's Gate cult. This book brings to light the truth behind the religion which led to the Santa Fe suicides. Author's Note Readers may find parts of this book difficult to believe. This is, however, the true details of the religious beliefs of an extraordinary group of people. The 'illuminations' drawn from their beliefs have been selected from the statements, documents and interviews by cult members. Since the beginning of time, people have sought to answer the questions raised in this book. It is dedicated to all who have ever asked these questions, and written in hopes that all who pursue these questitons in the future will do so with the healthy understanding that perhaps we are not meant to answer all of life's questions. The key of life may be to enjoy it to its maximum while we are here. 160 Pages ISBN: 1-890693-00-6 $12.95 Order this item now This page maintained and copyright ©1996 - 1999 by the Earthpulse Press - 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 [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Bringing The War Home
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.earthpulse.com/ A HREF="http://www.earthpulse.com/"Earthpulse.com/A - Bringing The War Home by William Thomas Bringing the War Home is a war story unlike any you will ever read. Drawing on his experiences as a reporter and environmental emergency response worker in the war-torn Persian Gulf - as well as US congressional and military records never before assembled in a single volume - William Thomas takes readers from nighttime missile attacks on American forces and frantic cries of "gas, gas, gas!" to the dazed survivors of Baghdad bombing raids and the wreckage-clogged Highway to Hell. But this is only the beginning of a book that is really three volumes in one. In part two, this award winning journalist and former member of the US military lays bare a Pentagon cover-up intended to bury forever Washington's complicity in supplying the chemical and biological weaponry thrown into its soldiers faces. A succession of shocking disclosures leads us through a labyrinth of political expediency and military incompetence which saw American troops and support personnel inoculated with experimental vaccines - including a nerve agent pill that amplified the effects of the sarin nerve gas repeatedly detected in their positions. In a climactic courtroom-style drama, US Senator Donald Riegle confronts the head of the US Army's Chemical Warfare Department and demands the truth. Part three of this remarkable and timely book is a mini-medical thriller. Looking over the shoulders of medical investigators we peer into powerful microscopes as they search for a mysterious malady first identified as a syndrome, and later simply called Gulf War Illness. With official US combat-related casualties now exceeding 6,200 dead - and more than 100,000 returning American GI's stricken by a confusing spectrum of degenerative ailments that appear to be spreading to their spouses and children - researchers race the clock and their own superiors orders to desist to find the causes of a disease described as more baffling than AIDS. This book concludes with good news: Gulf War Illness can be treated. The chapter on successful treatments will bring new hope to those afflicted by this multi-faceted disease. = Bringing the War Home Chapter 2 - Face by William Thomas Reprinted from Bringing The War Home Order this item now It was around five on a Thursday morning, the second of August, 1990, when King Hussein was roused by an urgent call from King Fahd. The distraught "Protector of Mecca" announced that Kuwait's defenses had crumbled. Iraqi troops were racing toward Kuwait City. As his country burned, the emir who had earlier contained his political opponents by dissolving parliament was easing his shaken nerves in what People magazine called "an artificial oasis of green grass and pink gardenias in Taif, the posh resort town favored by Saudi royalty." In their haste to reach this Saudi sanctuary, Kuwait's royal rulers had left splendors behind. Among the discards, journalist Michael Emery later counted "an irreplaceable collection of ancient Islamic art, fleets of luxury automobiles, thousands of top-secret documents," and 26 of the emir's wives. Saudi Arabia's monarch was not worried about expendable females. "It's all the Kuwaiti's fault," the king blurted to Hussein. "Please tell Saddam to stop where he is." King Hussein immediately called Baghdad. It was around 10 in the morning before he heard Saddam Hussein's voice on the line "What did you do?" King Hussein asked. "Well, you heard," said Saddam. "Please, tell me, don't stay there!" "Well, I will withdraw. It is a matter of days, perhaps weeks," Saddam assured the head of Jordan. "No. Don't talk about weeks, only a matter of days," King Hussein implored. "Yes," Saddam answered, "but I have learned that the ministers are meeting in Cairo and they want to condemn us. If they do I am afraid that will not help." As mutual rivals for the mantle of Arab leadership bequeathed by Nasser, the presidents of Iraq and Egypt were not pals. "Let them look at it seriously," Saddam continued, "and not take it that way, because if they do, we will not take it lightly and they will not like our reaction." Realizing that all chances of striking a deal for an immediate pullout would evaporate if Egypt denounced Iraq, the king of Jordan mounted his royal jet and flew immediately to Alexandria. Around four that afternoon, he met with President Mubarak. Agreeing with the king's call for discretion, Egypt's president promised to restrain himself until King Hussein could see Saddam and try to talk him into withdrawing. Mubarak also offered to carry an invitation to the Iraqi president, asking him to attend a mini-summit to be hosted by the Saudis in Jeddah the following Sunday, just three days away. Hussein replied that he preferred flying first to Cairo to head off condemnation by the Arab League already meeting there. After offering the use of his
[CTRL] Fw: Re: [CTRL] Breaking News: Atlanta sniper attack
-Caveat Lector- Our media does such a poor job when presented with a "live" event! I have heard several times that the family members were beaten to death. Later, the police spokesman said the mother was still "under a bundle" (apparently clothing in a closet) and no one had yet visually examined her. Anyway, at least this shows some of these victims died by means other than guns. Amelia - Original Message - From: Theodor Parada, MD [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [CTRL] Breaking News: Atlanta sniper attack -Caveat Lector- How convenient for this to occur just when the District of Criminals is conferring the Juvenile Justice bill. This smells really bad!!! == "Populus Obsessus" Nation Under Siege "Vae Qui Condunt Leges Iniquas" Woe to They That Enact Unjust Laws "Decet Imperatorem Stantem Mori" It Is Fitting That the Standing Commander-in-Chief Be Dead == 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] Fw: Re: [CTRL] Georgia sect alarms neighbors
-Caveat Lector- Hilary, Actually, some folks like the kudzu. Chattanooga has (or used to have--not sure about now) an annual kudzu festival. Kudzu was credited with holding up the ancient Walnut Street Bridge for the last few years it was in use. Costumes adorned with the unruly vine are worn, etc. A nice little festival. Amelia - Original Message - From: Hilary A. Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [CTRL] Georgia sect alarms neighbors -Caveat Lector- Georgia sect alarms neighbors So does the kudzu. Hilary 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
