[CTRL] church has paid out est. 1 billion, Iraq
-Caveat Lector- this may be heavy for survivors Roman Catholic Church Shifts Legal Strategy Aggressive Litigation Replaces Quiet Settlements By Michael Powell and Lois Romano - Washington Post Staff Writers - 5/13/02 "the diocese charged in a countersuit that it was she who was negligent for allowing her boys, then 7 and 10, to sleep over at the sacristan's apartmentThe 194 Catholic dioceses in the United States, Sweeney noted, do not possess limitless resources -- some estimates put their net worth at about $15 billion. The church and its insurers have already paid out an estimated $1 billion in settlements -- obtained from the sale of assets and from special church "abuse or molestation" liability insurance coverage. And officials expect insurance premiums and settlement costs to mushroom.It's the largest Christian denomination in the world, with 63 million members in the United States." http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8117-2002May12?language=printer http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/10/1021002391082.html The siege of Baghdad - May 11 2002 The US obsession with toppling Saddam Hussein is growing despite European doubts and shaky justification, writes Gay Alcorn. The last remaining suspicion that Saddam Hussein was involved in the death of 3000 Americans on September 11 seemed to be put to rest. ''US officials" scotched the ''Iraqi connection" in a series of leaks this week, saying they no longer believed the hijackers' ringleader, Mohammed Atta, held secret meetings with an Iraqi intelligence agent in the Czech capital of Prague in April last year. http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Native America Wisdom?
-Caveat Lector- iggy wrote: like organised religion isn't the biggest consperacy of them all? born agains scare me it's their way or the burning stake. Joshua Tinnin wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > - Original Message - > From: "Damon Amaeous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Much homage is paid to Native Americans and their wisdom. Is the wisdom > > deserving of such reverence? > > More than this post, which has nothing to do with conspiracy theory > whatsoever. > > Troll. > > - jt > > http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org > DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER > == > CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic > screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are > sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- > directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with > major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. > That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and > always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no > credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. > > Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. > > Archives Available at: > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl > > 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 http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Native America Wisdom?
-Caveat Lector- - Original Message - From: "Damon Amaeous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Much homage is paid to Native Americans and their wisdom. Is the wisdom > deserving of such reverence? More than this post, which has nothing to do with conspiracy theory whatsoever. Troll. - jt http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Packing.org Concealed Carry (CCW), Concealed Weapon Permit, Concealed Weapon Law : all united states
http://www.packing.org/state/index.jsp/all+united+states Title: Packing.org Concealed Carry (CCW), Concealed Weapon Permit, Concealed Weapon Law : all united states Concealed carry database, News tracking, Gun ranges, Events, etc. The American Self-Defense InstituteIf you have guns...For self-protection...For peace of mind Monday, May 13, 2002 STATE CCW INFORMATION | HEADLINES | AIRLINES | GUN RANGES | GUN EVENTS | GUN TALK | F.A.Q. REGISTER | LICENSE TOOL | GLOSSARY | LINKS | ADD AN ARTICLE | LOGIN State CCW Info: Select state Alabama Alaska All of Canada All United States Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York New York City North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Over 4,889 readers and contributors 1,545 offsite click-thoughs on May 12, 2002 Search stories: All United States: Laws and Summaries General Notes: Date updated: Thursday, April 4, 2002 The BATF has FAQ's pages for all Gun related issues. To find these pages go to BATF and put "FAQ" in the search box. This should bring up a list of issues the BATF addresses on their web site. You should be able to find all the answers to your questions there concerning Firearms and the BATF. How do I apply for a permit? N/A Documents required N/A Issuing authority N/A Permit term N/A Approximate cost N/A Places off-limits while carrying All federal property Federal parks Post offices etc. Car/Gun law summary Date updated: Wednesday, April 3, 2002 TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 44 > Sec. 926A. Sec. 926A. - Interstate transportation of firearms Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver's compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console Must volunteer carry status to Law Enforcement Unknown Carrying without a permit N/A Peaceable journey law summary: Unknown State/local preemption law: Unknown Offices relating to CCW licensing in All United States Issuance of permits: Resident permits:no Non-resident permits:no Shall-issue permits:N/A
[CTRL] Annual Report 2000 - Toronto Police Service
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/publications/annual/2000/11.html Title: Annual Report 2000 - Toronto Police Service 11 of 32 Outlaw Biker Gangs Historical Overview Outlaw biker gangs and their criminal activities have existed in our city for 40 years. The Toronto area gangs that have prospered in recent years are reflected in their accompanying patches. Membership in these gangs has fluctuated over the years but generally has remained in excess of three hundred bikers. Their criminal activity has historically centred on, but is not limited to, pursuits such as; the trafficking of controlled substances and firearms, as well as property crimes involving tractor trailer cargo theft and distribution. Bikers also control the strip club industry through intimidation and extortion. Although seemingly in direct competition for profits derived from these various criminal enterprises, the gangs have co-existed in relative harmony. Present Day Scenario The outlaw biker community in the Province of Ontario and specifically in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), has very recently undergone a dramatic re-organization, which will potentially have significant consequences for law enforcement and for the community at large. This re-organization occurred almost overnight. It was initiated by the Bandidos motorcycle gang who absorbed most of the Rock Machine organization, as well as individual members from the Outlaws and the Loners motorcycle gangs. The Quebec-based Hell's Angels motorcycle gang responded with a swift and unprecedented 'patch over' of the entire membership from the Satan's Choice, Para-Dice Riders and Last Chance motorcycle gangs, as well as individual members from the Loners, Rock Machine and the Outlaws motorcycle gangs. The outlaw biker community in the GTA is now effectively controlled by four outlaw motorcycle biker gangs, three of which have international status. They are the Hell's Angels, Outlaws, Bandidos, and the Vagabonds. Response by Law Enforcement The arrival into the Province of Ontario of the Hell's Angels outlaw motorcycle gang in particular, as well as the Bandidos motorcycle gang, has been predicted by knowledgeable biker investigators since the early 1980's. As a response in part to this threat, the Provincial Special Squad came into existence on June 1st, 1998. The squad is a Joint Forces Operation, which includes membership from eighteen police agencies within the Province and also includes the Criminal Intelligence Service of Ontario (CISO). The primary mandate of this squad is to more effectively utilize province-wide policing resources, by maximizing their collective law enforcement efforts against the criminal aspects of outlaw motorcycle gangs. The Toronto Police Service has been a dedicated partner within the Provincial Special Squad from the inception of the unit. The Challenge The recent shifting and strengthening of allegiances within the outlaw biker community has re-enforced the need for law enforcement to generate a strong and sustained centralized response to this flourishing organized crime problem. 11 of 32
[CTRL] Controlling the Human Spirit
-Caveat Lector- >From http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/ellerbe0.htm }}}>Begin Controlling the Human Spirit The Inquisition and Slavery 1250-1800 by Helen Ellerbe from The Dark Side of Christian History Index: Historical Writings (Various) Home to Positive Atheism See also: The Witch Hunts: The End of Magic and Miracles by Helen Ellerbe See also: History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe by W. E. H. Lecky There has been no more organized effort by a religion to control people and contain their spirituality than the Christian Inquisition. Developed within the Church's own legal framework, the Inquisition attempted to terrify people into obedience. As the Inquisitor Francesco Pena stated in 1578, "We must remember that the main purpose of the trial and execution is not to save the soul of the accused but to achieve the public good and put fear into others." The Inquisition took countless human lives in Europe and around the world as it followed in the wake of missionaries. And along with the tyranny of the Inquisition, churchmen also brought religious justification for the practice of slavery. The unsubmissive spirit of the Middle Ages only seemed to exacerbate the Church's demand for unquestioning obedience. The Church's understanding of God was to be the only understanding. There was to be no discussion or debate. As the Inquisitor Bernard Gui said, the layman must not argue with the unbeliever, but "thrust his sword into the man's belly as far as it will go." In a time of burgeoning ideas about spirituality, the Church insisted that it was the only avenue through which one was permitted to learn of God. Pope Innocent III declared "that anyone who attempted to construe a personal view of God which conflicted with Church dogma must be burned without pity." Before the inquisition was fully underway, the Church welcomed heretics back into its fold under terms it considered reasonable. The following is an example of such terms: On three Sundays the penitent is to be stripped to the waist and scourged by the priest from the entrance of town ... to the church door. He is to abstain forever from meat and eggs and cheese, except on Easter, Pentecost, and Christmas, when he is to eat them as a sign of his abnegation of his Manichaean errors. For twoscore days, twice a year, he is to forgo the use of fish, and for three days each week that of fish, wine and oil, fasting, if his health and labors will permit. He is to wear monastic vestments, with a small cross sewed on each breast. If possible, he is to hear mass daily and on feast- days to attend church at vespers. Seven times a day he is to recite the canonical hours, and, in addition the Paternoster ten times each day and twenty times each night. He is to observe the strictest chastity. Every month he is to show this paper to the priest, who is to watch its observance closely, and this mode of life is to be maintained until the legate shall see it fit to alter it, while for infraction of the penance he is to be held as a perjurer and a heretic, and to be segregated from the society of the faithful. Few heretics returned to the Church of their own accord. The Church turned to its own canon law to authenticate an agency which could enforce adherence to Church authority. In 1231 Pope Gregory IX established the Inquisition as a separate tribunal, independent of bishops and prelates. Its administrators, the inquisitors, were to be answerable only to the Pope. Its inquisitional law replaced the common law tradition of "innocent until proven guilty" with "guilty until proven innocent." Despite an ostensible trial, inquisitional procedure left no possibility for the suspected to prove his or her innocence; the process resulted in the condemnation of anyone even suspected of heresy. The accused was denied the right of counsel. No particulars were given as to the time or place of the suspected heresies, or to what kind of heresies were suspected. A suspected friendship with a convicted heretic was also a crime, yet no information was given as to which heretic the accused was to have "adored." The names of accusing witnesses were kept secret. One's only recourse was an appeal to the Pope in Rome, which was so futile as to be farcical. The friar Bernard Delicieux declared: ... that if St. Peter and St. Paul were accused of 'adoring' heretics and were prosecuted after the fashion of the Inquisition, there would be no defense open for them. The inquisitor presided over inquisitional procedure as both prosecutor and judge. While he was technically to arrive at his decision after consulting with an assembly of experts of his choosing, this check to his power was soon abandoned. An inquisitor was selected primarily on the basis of his zeal to prosecute heretics. He and his assistants, messengers, and spies were allowed to carry arms. And in 1245, the Pope granted him the right to absolve these assistants for any acts of violence. Th
[CTRL] Mark Twain's Americanism
-Caveat Lector- >From http://www.positiveatheism.org/tochtwai.htm }}}>Begin Mark Twain's Americanism by H.L. Mancken The New York Evening Mail Index: Mark Twain Index: H.L. Mencken Index: Biographies Home to Positive Atheism November 1, 1917 When Mark Twain died, in 1910, one of the magnificos who paid public tribute to him was William H. Taft, then President of the United States. "Mark Twain," said Dr. Taft, "gave real intellectual enjoyment to millions, and his works will continue to give such pleasure to millions yet to come. He never wrote a line that a father could not read to a daughter." The usual polite flubdub and not to be exposed, perhaps, to critical analysis. But it was, in a sense, typical of the general view at that time, and so it deserves to be remembered for the fatuous inaccuracy of the judgment in it. For Mark Twain dead is beginning to show far different and more brilliant colors than those he seemed to wear during life, and the one thing no sane critic would say of him to-day is that he was the harmless fireside jester, the mellow chautauquan, the amiable old grandpa of letters that he was once so widely thought to be. The truth is that Mark was almost exactly the reverse. Instead of being a mere entertainer of the mob, he was in fact a literary artist of the very highest skill and sophistication, and, in all save his superficial aspect, quite unintelligible to Dr. Taft's millions. And instead of being a sort of Dr. Frank Crane in cap and bells, laboriously devoted to the obvious and the uplifting, he was a destructive satirist of the utmost pungency and relentlessness, and the most bitter critic of American platitude and delusion, whether social, political or religious, that ever lived. Bit by bit, as his posthumous books appear, the true man emerges, and it needs but half an eye to see how little he resembles the Mark of national legend. Those books were written carefully and deliberately; Mark wrote them at the height of his fame; he put into them, without concealment, the fundamental ideas of his personal philosophy -- the ideas which colored his whole view of the world. Then he laid the manuscripts away, safe in the knowledge that they would not see the light until he was under six feet of earth. We know, by his own confession, why he hesitated to print them while he lived; he knew that fame was sweet and he feared that they might blast it. But beneath that timorousness there was an intellectual honesty that forced him to set down the truth. It was really comfort he wanted, not fame. He hesitated, a lazy man, to disturb his remaining days with combat and acrimony. But in the long run he wanted to set himself straight. Two of these books, The Mysterious Stranger and What Is Man? are now published, and more may be expected to follow at intervals. The latter, in fact, was put into type during Mark's lifetime and privately printed in a very limited edition. But it was never given to the public, and copies of the limited edition bring $40 or $50 at book auctions to-day. Even a pirated English edition brings a high premium. Now, however, the book is issued publicly by the Harpers, though without the preface in which Mark explained his reasons for so long withholding it. The ideas in it are very simple, and reduced to elementals, two in number. The first is that man, save for a trace of volition that grows smaller and smaller the more it is analyzed, is a living machine -- that nine-tenths of his acts are purely reflex, and that moral responsibility, and with it religion, are thus mere delusions. The second is that the only genuine human motive, like the only genuine dog motive or fish motive or protoplasm motive is self interest -- that altruism, for all its seeming potency in human concerns, is no more than a specious appearance -- that the one unbroken effort of the organism is to promote its own comfort, welfare and survival. Starting from this double basis, Mark undertakes an elaborate and extraordinarily penetrating examination of all the fine ideals and virtues that man boasts of, and reduces them, one after the other, to untenability and absurdity. There is no mere smartness in the thing. It is done, to be sure, with a sly and disarming humor, but at bottom it is done quite seriously and with the highest sort of argumentative skill. The parlor entertainer of Dr. Taft's eulogy completely disappears; in his place there arises a satirist with something of Rabelais's vast resourcefulness and dexterity in him, and all of Dean Swift's devastating ferocity. It is not only the most honest book that Mark ever did; it is, in some respects, the most artful and persuasive as a work of art. No wonder the pious critic of The New York Times, horrified by its doctrine, was forced to take refuge behind the theory that Mark intended it as a joke. In The Mysterious Stranger there is a step further. What Is Man? analyzes the concept of man; The Mysterious Stranger boldly analyz
Re: [CTRL] Native America Wisdom?
Hello, I think a much more real sense of wisdom is the unflinching belief in a son of God that was executed and then resurrected days later only to become, well something, after that. Of course getting the sun to stand still and several foot thick walls to come tumbling down with the blowing of trumpets is certainly a much more civilized belief. Then again a good old Red Sea parting or the casual walk on water befits the cerebral capacities of a civilized culture and people much better than falling beavers from the sky for crying out loud. Did I mention a virgin giving birth? db In a message dated 5/13/02 1:17:54 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Much homage is paid to Native Americans and their wisdom. Is the wisdom deserving of such reverence? I give you this: In the beginning, the Cherokee believed that the earth was covered with water and that beavers came from the sky to drag the mud from the oceans bottom and bring it to the top. The beavers then attached it to the sky and created the land. The "great buzzard" now flew to the ground where he flapped his wings while the valleys and mountains were formed. It was on one of these flights that the "great buzzard" created the land on which the Cherokees lived. ???
Re: [CTRL] Native America Wisdom?
-Caveat Lector- makes about as much sence as a burning bush and a virgin mother.. Damon Amaeous wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > Much homage is paid to Native Americans and their wisdom. Is the wisdom > deserving of such reverence? > > I give you this: > > In the beginning, the Cherokee believed that the earth was covered with water > and that beavers came from the sky to drag the mud from the oceans bottom and > bring it to the top. The beavers then attached it to the sky and created the > land. The "great buzzard" now flew to the ground where he flapped his wings > while the valleys and mountains were formed. It was on one of these flights > that the "great buzzard" created the land on which the Cherokees lived. > > ??? > > Damaeus > > http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org > DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER > == > CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic > screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are > sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- > directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with > major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. > That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and > always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no > credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. > > Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. > > Archives Available at: > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl > > 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 http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Uncivil Wars
-Caveat Lector- From http://www.arabia.com/afp/news/mideast/article/english/0,10846,200823,00.html }}}>Begin Likud party defies Sharon, says no to a future Palestinian state May 13, 2002, 04:30 AM TEL AVIV (AFP) - Israel's right-wing Likud party voted a resounding no to a Palestinian state in brazen defiance of their leader Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, already politically vulnerable after his army put on hold a threatened military strike on the Gaza Strip. The hardline stance by Likud's 2,600 person central committee late Sunday was sure to damage Sharon's ability to direct Israel's fragile national unity government, torn between right and left. Likud ministers are now bound to block any peace initiative that could lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Sharon warned the crushing vote would damage Israel's vital ties with its top ally the United States, which advocates the establishment of a Palestinian state and has exerted heavy pressure on Sharon to curb Israel's military forays in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. "I respect all democratic decisions of the central committee, but I will continue to lead the country according to the principles that I have always held: security for Israel and aspirations for peace," Sharon declared after his party's stunning snub of his leadership. Sharon was feeling the heat from former premier Benjamin Netanyahu, his rival for power, who engineered Sharon's humiliation by the Likud, just as the White House had started to demand Sharon move the peace process forward. Sharon, a hardline former general, first tried to head off Netanyahu's manoeuver with his own motion to stop the vote. But the party rejected his motion by 59 percent. In a sign of US influence, the army began Sunday standing down reservists called up for an operation against the largely Gaza-based Islamic group Hamas, which claimed Tuesday's deadly suicide bombing outside Tel Aviv, state radio said. The report was the latest indication the Jewish state had put on hold the threatened attack in retaliation for the pool hall blast that killed 16 Israelis and wounded another 55. Sharon, who was having talks in Washington with US President George W. Bush just as the explosion went off, cut short a US trip and flew home vowing to avenge the deaths. But the tough talk soon became muted. A Sharon spokesman denied the reports that Israel's decision had been made under heavy pressure from Washington, which wanted to keep chances for peace talks alive. But David Maguen, head of the Israeli parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee, told state radio the decision was "part of a political calculation." "Israel is reaping the results of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's recent visit to Washington and there were very positive developments, particularly at Sharm el- Sheikh." He was referring to Saturday's summit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz that ended with a new appeal for peace. The three key Arab leaders "restated the Arabs' sincere determination to achieve peace and their rejection of all forms of violence," according to a statement issued after the gathering. But Sunday's political bust up in Israel threatened to dash any fresh momentum for Middle East peace. Before the Likud vote, King Abdullah II of Jordan said: "It would be an extremely negative reaction, because what we're talking about is a crisis of violence that neither side can get themselves out of." Leading Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat slammed the right-wing Israeli Likud party's landslide rejection. "What we have seen tonight is a major and severe blow to all efforts being made to revive the peace process," Erakat told CNN. "I hope this vote will be an eye opener for President Bush who calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state," he said, adding it showed "what kind of people we are dealing with in the Likud party and the Israeli government." The revival of Israel's peace movement had also piled pressure on Sharon's brittle coalition government. More than 60,000 people demonstrated Saturday in Tel Aviv to demand an end to the occupation of Palestinian territories in Israel's largest peace rally since the latest conflict erupted 19 months ago. Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, meanwhile, told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that a proposed peace conference could be held in June, possibly in Italy or Turkey. In Bethlehem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch Irineos I celebrated the first mass to be held inside the sixth-century Nativity Church complex after Friday's end to the 39-day standoff between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen. But politics also weighed at the holy site as a senior clergyman celebrating a special mass at an adjoining church blasted Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory as "the root of evil" in the Middle East. "As long as the root of evil is there, the violence will
Re: [CTRL] HR 3598 was ... Wonder if they'll reinstate the draft...
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 5/13/02 1:50:42 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > As a mother of a 16 year old, I say no to all of it. > No son of mine will fight for the greed of the global > elite. If they care to send THEIR sons to fight, fine > by me. > > The military machine is nothing but the global greed > machine and I want no part of it. If that means I > can't drive me fricking car anymore, so be it! Yeah. My son could handle boot camp and he'd probably like weapons training, and if that's all it was, I could probably go along with it if he could. But fighting and killing for sick military/industrial monetary purposes - I cannot see that. Our sons in the US will face the choice between jail and the military if HR 3598 passes? The Canada option is closing. And without money to leave the country and go elsewhere, I don't know what can be done to protect these young men from either jail or the military. According to HR 3598 all young men who graduate before Jan 2003 will be exempt. We did the math and our son can't graduate in or before Jan 2003 even with summer school. Laura http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Native America Wisdom?
-Caveat Lector- > Much homage is paid to Native Americans and their wisdom. Is the wisdom > deserving of such reverence? > I give you this: > In the beginning, the Cherokee believed that the earth was covered with water > and that beavers came from the sky to drag the mud from the oceans bottom and > bring it to the top. The beavers then attached it to the sky and created the > land. The "great buzzard" now flew to the ground where he flapped his wings > while the valleys and mountains were formed. It was on one of these flights > that the "great buzzard" created the land on which the Cherokees lived. > Damaeus Hmm. Almost as ridiculous as the Old Testament / Torah. flw http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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: [CIA-DRUGS] Moonie Rag Denies 9-11 Inside Trading
--- Begin Message --- Spin from a spook-haunted journal owned by the Rev. Moon. Enough said? MacNamara http://www.insightmag.com/news/251677.html Not Much Stock in 'Put' Conspiracy Posted May 13, 2002 By Kelly Patricia O'Meara There has been a great deal of talk about alleged insider trading of airline stocks by associates of Osama bin Laden prior to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Government investigators remain tight-lipped about a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe of possible profiteering by terrorists with advance knowledge of the attacks despite data that show trading activity on at least two of the most obvious stocks don't support the premise. In fact, based on financial information almost immediately available to investigators, even the most febrile conspiracy theorists would have to agree that this dog don't hunt. For instance, much of the speculation involves "put" options ? a bet that a stock will go down ? on American and United airlines, the two carriers whose planes hijackers seized for the attacks. Yes, there was a spike in puts on those airlines just days before, but the data show such spikes weren't anomalous. On Sept. 6, 2001, the Thursday before the tragedy, 2,075 put options were made on United Airlines and on Sept. 10, the day before the attacks, 2,282 put options were recorded for American Airlines. Given the prices at the time, this would have yielded speculators between $2 million and $4 million in profit ? hardly what any analyst would call a killing in the options markets. Based on historical data for both airlines, the put options just prior to Sept. 11 neither were dramatic nor unprecedented. For example, there were repeated spikes in put options on American Airlines during the year before Sept. 11, including June 19 with 2,951 puts, June 15 at 1,144 puts, April 16 at 1,019 and Jan. 8 at 1,315 puts. United Airlines puts were a little more during the prior year, including Aug. 8 at 1,678 puts, July 20 with 2,995, April 6 at 8,212 and March 13 at 8,072. Since such relatively small spikes in options occur frequently and in a random pattern, why would respected financial analysts and government investigators cry foul? That is the mystery. Because the matter still is under investigation, none of the government investigating bodies ? including the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and DOJ ? are speaking to reporters about alleged insider trading. Even so, suspicion of insider trading to profit from the Sept. 11 attacks is not limited to U.S. regulators. Investigations were initiated in a number of places including Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Switzerland and Spain. As in the United States, all are treating these inquiries as if they were state secrets ? which, given the known financial information about trading in the equities of the two airlines used in the attacks, seems curious. Lynne Howard, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), tells Insight that information about who made the trades was available immediately. "We would have been aware of any unusual activity right away. It would have been triggered by any unusual volume. There is an automated system called 'blue sheeting,' or the CBOE Market Surveillance System, that everyone in the business knows about. It provides information on the trades ? the name and even the Social Security number on an account ? and these surveillance systems are set up specifically to look into insider trading. The system would look at the volume, and then a real person would take over and review it, going back in time and looking at other unusual activity." Howard continues, "The system is so smart that even if there is a news event that triggers a market event it can go back in time, and even the parameters can be changed depending on what is being looked at. It's a very clever system and it is instantaneous. Even with the system, though, we have very experienced and savvy staff in our market-regulations area who are always looking for things that might be unusual. They're trained to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Even if it's offshore, it might take a little longer, but all offshore accounts have to go through U.S. member firms ? members of the CBOE ? and it is easily and quickly identifiable who made the trades. The member firm who made the trades has to have identifiable information about the client under the 'Know Your Customer' regulations (see "Snoops and Spies," Feb. 22, 1999), and we share all information with the Securities and Exchange Commission." Given all of this, at a minimum the CBOE and government regulators who are conducting the secret investigations have known for some time who made the options puts on United and American airlines. The silence from the investigating camps could mean any of several things: Either terrorists are responsible for the puts on the airline stocks; others besides terrorists h
[CTRL] Fwd: [CIA-DRUGS] Bush Ranch Potemkin Village
--- Begin Message --- http://www.democrats.com/view.cfm?id=6687 PHONY TO THE CORE: The "Ole Family Ranch" in Crawford is a Set Completed the Same Day the Election was Stolen By Cheryl Seal Have you seen all those article and pictures of Bush "at home on the ranch" in Crawford - the ones that imply that he is "just an ole ranch hand" more comfortable on the family homestead than in the "Big City," be it Austin or D.C.? Well, if you bought this image, you've been royally snuckered. The Bush family homestead in Crawford is nothing more than an elaborate set. The house, built in 2000, was designed to be ready for Bush to step into - like a set awaiting an actor - during the 2000 presidential election. Not only was the "ranch" created in 2000 - so, essentially, was the "town" of Crawford! Before then only about 400 people lived in the area. The Crawford Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture were formed shortly after the ranch was finished. The 1,600 acres on which the "ranch" sits was purchased in 1999 for an undisclosed price, but it was a helluva lot less than the current real estate agents' appraisal of $1.2 million. Yep, worth $1.2 million, but G.W. has a sweet deal at the tax appraiser's office, where the property is valued at about $988,000. Oh, and that "homey ole ranch house?" It's actually a 10,000-square-foot single level mansion/compound that won't even be 2 years old until this November! The compound features a swimming pool for daughters Jenna and Barbara, who apparently loudly demanded it - the Bushes call it the girls' "Whining pool." Btw - we hear Bush got a sweet deal on the house construction, (the cost, of course remains undisclosed): the builders came from a religious community in El Mott, Texas. The original completion date of the house was November 7 - election day 2000. In other words, the curtain went up on the set on schedule for "show time." The very timing of this event indicates that Bush was absolutely confident that the election would be successfully engineered in his favor. The whole idea behind the ranch set, of course, was so that the public could be treated to footage of Bush seeking a quiet "retreat" at the family ranch. Americans would thus assume that the ranch was a rooted family homestead or compound like the one Kennedy's had in Martha's Vineyard or FDR had at Campobello. But when Bush retreated into his "homestead" in November, 2000, he was merely walking onto a prepared set upon which the paint had barely dried, let alone even the barest of roots put down! When we see photos of Bush bombing around the ranch in his leather jacket in his "ole pickup," supposedly knowing every tree and bush - it's all pure fantasy! If Bush knows every tree and bush after actually spending, all told, a total of about 2 months on the ranch (if you put the odd days end to end) since it was bought, then I''d like to know when he found time to hold all those endless Crawford press conferences! Seems to me he'd be way too busy introducing himself to trees and bushes. Until Bush and handlers decided that a rural ranch would be a slick bit of PR for the presidential campaign, Bush had no interest in a "home on the range." Instead, his preferred weekend retreat was to the Rainbo Club, an exclusive lakeside hunting club in Henderson County, about an hour south of Dallas, much closer to the comforts of Austin. When a Bush run for president began to look like a pretty good bet, the 1,600 acres were bought and the Bushes started making weekend trips to a 60-year-old ranch house that existed on the property - not of course, before refurbishing it! - so they could build the "lore" that would take in the American public, hook, line and sinker. In an interesting side note - while Bush is anti-conservation in his presidential policies to please his corporate pals, in his OWN home, he has installed several conservation/energy saving features, including solar panels for heating water, rainwater collection for landscape irrigation, an air conditioning system that uses groundwater and a gray water recycling system. The obvious impression here is that Bush, being all PR show and no substance or real convictions, wants to cover all the bases. Block conservation when it is expedient, but have some conservation "stuff" to show off when that is expedient. So, in short, we have a "president" who, ON THE SAME DAY - November 7, 2000 - stole an election and had the last nail driven into a phony ranch set. But with a completely snuckered press corps, we also have had a completely snuckered public. And a platoon of completely snuckered world leaders, chief among them Blair and Putin, who have been hosted at the "ole ranch" set and completely taken in. Alas, the Crawford ranch is a symbol of the utter corporate phoniness of this administration. The whole scenario reminds me of those type of sophisticated con artists (like the ones who recently convinced several investors they could turn sand into gold! ) who blo
[CTRL] Native America Wisdom?
-Caveat Lector- Much homage is paid to Native Americans and their wisdom. Is the wisdom deserving of such reverence? I give you this: In the beginning, the Cherokee believed that the earth was covered with water and that beavers came from the sky to drag the mud from the oceans bottom and bring it to the top. The beavers then attached it to the sky and created the land. The "great buzzard" now flew to the ground where he flapped his wings while the valleys and mountains were formed. It was on one of these flights that the "great buzzard" created the land on which the Cherokees lived. ??? Damaeus http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] U.S. WON'T "ABANDON" CENTRAL ASIA...WATCH OUT, CENTRAL ASIA!
-Caveat Lector- > This is being sent on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > as part of the mailing list that you joined. > List: emperorsclothes > URL: http://www.emperors-clothes.com > > > > URL for this article: http://emperors-clothes.com/news/bbc1219.htm > > If you get this message twice, please bear with us. We'll have a new > email list server within two weeks. > > Join our email list at http://emperors-clothes.com/f.htm > Receive articles posted on Emperor's Clothes. > > Please feel free to re-post our material, but please quote our words > rather than paraphrasing. Please credit the author(s) if you use our > work. And please give the article's Web address so people can check > the documentation. > > www.tenc.net * [Emperor's Clothes] > > === > U.S. WON'T "ABANDON" CENTRAL ASIA... > BBC Monitoring Central Asia Unit Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring > December 19, 2001, Wednesday LENGTH: 1420 words FROM: > Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency, Almaty, in Russian 19 Dec 01 [Posted > 26 January 2002] > Note: The following text contains no commentary from Emperor's > Clothes. For related reading, see end.- EC] > === > > ...WATCH OUT, CENTRAL ASIA! > by Jared Israel > > Below is a report on the testimony of Elizabeth Jones, US assistant > Secretary of State for Eurasian Affairs, before the US Senate last > December. It comes from Kazakhstan courtesy of BBC. I could find no > mention of Jones' Senate testimony in any US newspaper. Fortunately, > we have Kazakhstan which is only about 6547 miles away and so it is > possible for US citizens like me to find out what our leaders > (so-called) are doing. > > People in the US - and all over the world - were originally told it > was necessary to launch a military attack on Afghanistan to get rid > of the Taliban and to arrest Osama bin Laden. > > Remember him? > > But as far back as December, Undersecretary Jones said something > quite different in the media-free privacy of the U.S. Senate. > > She explained that no matter what happened in Afghanistan, the US and > its allies would stay and "assist" the Central Asian Republics. > However: > > "that assistance was conditional on economic and democratic reforms > and the observance of human rights. Jones outlined US priorities in > the region: combating terrorism; reform; the rule of law; Caspian Sea > energy resources." > > Many who oppose US policy will see the phrase "Caspian Sea energy > resources" and think, "Aha! It's oil! They're after oil." > > I don't think that's useful for understanding US policy. If the US > Establishment needed oil then, as Mr. Castro has argued, they could > buy it. Or they could buy the oil wells. Or the local oil companies. > There really is nobody interested in standing in the way of the US > having a reasonable supply of oil. > > Rather, the US establishment, and the Empire of which it is a leading > part - perhaps we should call it the New World Empire - is very much > interested in protecting its current hegemonic position in the world > from possible future challenges coming from Eurasia - namely, from > the still-nuclear-armed former Soviet Union. > > Hence the drive into Central Asia. > > In her Senate testimony, Undersecretary Jones made it clear she > wishes to transform the Central Asia Republics into US protectorates. > She didn't say it outright, of course, but she used easily > decipherable code: > > "The USA believes, Jones said, that "certain countries" in the region > should noticeably step up their economic reforms and democratic > processes, the observance of human rights and the formation of a > strong civil society." > > Ahh, "a strong civil society." This phrase has a definite meaning in > the New World Empire. "Civil society" is strengthened when USAID, the > National Endowment for Democracy and other government agencies in the > U.S., Norway, Holland and Germany, as well as seemingly private > groups, like the CIA-connected Open Society Foundation of George > Soros, move in. > > What do these agencies do? > > They fund people who work for the Empire in the guise of "democratic" > this and "human rights" that and "institutes for economic reform" and > "independent media." > > In the words of Allen Weinstein, the man who conceived the National > Endowment of Democracy: > > "'A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the > CIA,' agrees Weinstein." > -- Washington Post, September 22, 1991 > > To "strengthen civil society" these fake democracy-funding agencies > set up NGOs, newspapers and TV stations and political parties as a > Fifth Column to destabilize local societies along vulnerable lines of > conflict. Or they inflame regional conflicts in the guise of "peace" > and "mediation" groups. Ultimately these Fifth Column groups stage, > or attempt to stage coup d'états, always under the guise of > democratic reform, t
[CTRL] (Fwd) PHARISEE WATCH: Lobby for Taxpayers' Dollars
-Caveat Lector- --- Forwarded message follows --- AIPAC Meeting Features Senator Jon Kyl Who Pledges Support to Israel C. E. Carlson Up to 450 Israeli patriots, guests and picketers attended the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meeting at the Scottsdale Arizona Hilton Hotel on Sunday morning, May 5. AIPAC describes itself on its website as "America's Pro-Israel Lobby" and quotes the New York Times in what calls it "The most important organization affecting America's relationship with Israel." The meeting format was decidedly more Israeli than American. It began with the standing singing of the Israeli National Anthem. The American flag was present, but was not deployed in a superior position to the Star of David. The Star Spangled Banner was not offered, nor was there a pledge to The American flag. One verse of God Bless America was sung as a consolation offering. Keynote speakers included Israeli Patriot Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, Member of Congress Jane Harman, AIPAC Executive Director Howard Kohr and Israeli former bureaucrat and now Stanford Professor Ariel Levite. The reoccurring theme was that Yasser Arafat controlls "terrorism" and the Palestinian people, that he is guilty of acting in bad faith so the Palestinian people must be further punished. Thus, Arafat was pictured as sort of a backwards proxy for the people. He is guilty but they must suffer. AIPAC inconsistency indicates it has a love hate relationship with Mr. Arafat; they love to denounce him but they don't want him to go away. Dr. Ariel Levite, who has served in the Defense Ministry, provided his version of the history of the intifada where he repeatedly fixed the blame on Arafat. He stressed that the Israeli people want peace. The writer got the impression that Dr. Levitt considers Arafat far too useful to get rid of. Kyl and Harmon competed for which could do the most for Israel. Both in their strident anti-Palestinian views, made the paid AIPAC Director and the Israeli agent appear moderates by comparison. Kyl stopped just short of saying all Palestinians should be ejected, as his friend, retiring Congressman Dick Armey recently publicly demanded. Kyl proudly stated he had had taken a military jeep tour around the West Bank, and said he agreed with Israel that it needed to appropriate a "buffer zone" between the west bank and Syria before a treaty is signed. He called for the cessation of funding to the PLO, which he said was upward to $170 million, and he indicated confidence congress would comply. Kyle's agenda mirrors the wish list of AIPAC Director Kohr, who also said he favored de-funding certain United Nation's investigative agency unfriendly to Israel. Representative Jane Harmon stated that she plans to co-sponsor a measure calling for adding Syria to the terrorist state list, and Kyl hastened to announce he would add his support. Several notes of concern played, and several admissions damaging leaked out of the meeting. Howard Kohr, stated that AIPAC is troubled by the widely held view since Day911 that the "hatred would not be there were it not for (US) unique relationship with Israel." Jane Harmon stated that the US should continue to support Israel "even if we have to go it alone" without any other country in the world with the US. She seems to understand this may be the case. Harmon also stated her support for Israeli action in the West Bank, but she cautioned that she did not want to see us "convert every five year old into a suicide bomber." Much of the meeting was consumed by a carefully monitored Israel friendly panel discussion with friendly written questions supposedly from the floor. However, several written questions from the floor about the use of US Foreign aid to end the live of Palestinian civilians were not read. AIPAC Director Kohr stated in his opening remarks, "only one country stands with Israel." This was a surprising admission. As the crowd broke for lunch, Kohr acknowledged the presence of the pro- Palestinian pickets in front of the building, of which he said constitutes a growing worldwide problem. Mr. Kohr's speech delivered at the previously held April 22 conference can be read on AIPAC's website (www.aipac.org/policy2002hak.html). A substantial picket of men, women and children organized by Friends of Palestine rotated on the line steadily from 9:00 AM to 12:30PM with signs critical of foreign aid, Israeli atrocities, and AIPAC's influence on Congress. Several signs were directed at Senator Kyle of Arizona. Some picketers carried red, white, black and green Palestinians flags on busy Scottsdale Road in front of the hotel. Several counter picketers stationed themselves across the street, waving Israeli flags. According to a study by the Washington Report for Middle East Affairs, Senator Jon Kyl has already been the recipient of $77,000.00 in dire
[CTRL] More Terror Groups for the "List"
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>From http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,714484,00.html
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Israel thwarts Jewish bomb attack on school
Suzanne Goldenberg in Jerusalem
Monday May 13, 2002
The Guardian
Israel has thwarted a Jewish extremist plot to blow up a Palestinian hospital and a
girls' school in Arab East Jerusalem, arresting the bombers as they attempted to
install their high-powered explosives.
The plot came to light two weeks ago when police in Jerusalem stumbled on two
men unloading their bomb on the pavement between a girls' high school and the
Mukassad hospital, the main health centre for the Palestinians of East Jerusalem. It
was due to explode when the 1,500 pupils arrived at school. Two other men were
arrested later.
News of the attempted bombing - which was withheld by a court order until the
weekend - was greeted with considerable horror in Israel, and the men were
condemned by both the left and the right.
"These fellows, if successful, could have created a major disaster, and with all due
respect to the Israeli agony about suicide bombings, this would have just contributed
another incredible atrocity that we don't want to see," said Ehud Sprinzak, dean of
the Lauder School of Government, and an expert on Jewish extremist groups.
However, several rabbis from small and hardline illegal Jewish settlements in the
West Bank criticised the arrests. Outside the Russian compound in Jerusalem,
where the men are being held, a small group has kept a vigil for the last few days,
and Kahane Chai, a Jewish extremist group outlawed in Israel and included on
America's list of international terrorist organisations, called for the release of the
men.
"I think the government should put bombs in hospitals but unfortunately the
government doesn't do it, so it is up to the people to do those things," Noam
Federman, a spokesman for Kahane Chai, said.
The hospital bombing plot is the latest sign of a resurgence among Jewish 13
extremists, who have constantly accused the prime minister, Ariel Sharon, of going
soft on the Palestinians.
In March, a bomb exploded at a Palestinian boys' school in another part of Arab East
Jerusalem, injuring seven children and a teacher. It was claimed by a group called
the Revenge of the Children.
A police spokesman yesterday said investigators were looking for links between that
attack and the attempt to bomb the hospital. They are also seeking connections
between the attacks and the killing of at least seven Palestinians who were shot
dead on West Bank roads by another shadowy extremist group.
There have been no prosecutions in connection with any of these incidents, but Mr
Sprinzak said he hoped the arrest of the four men would lead to a breakthrough. He
also predicted that the arrests would scare off other extremists who might be
contemplating similar action.
But there was little sign of that at the weekend in Bat Ayin, a small Jewish settlement
in the West Bank, and home of three of the detainees. According to the Israeli press
yesterday, the settlement is particularly insular - banning entry to Palestinians and
to
non-Jews. There are no televisions, and male residents are required to grow beards.
The discovery of the plot has fuelled speculation in Israel of the re-emergence of a
highly sophisticated network of Jewish extremists. During the 1980s, a group known
as the Jewish Underground planned attacks on the Al-Aqsa mosque, a Muslim holy
site in Jerusalem, and struck at Palestinian political figures.
However, Mr Sprinzak dismissed those fears. "That underground is long gone, and
those people have been freed. When people in Israel speak of an underground they
have in mind a sophisticated group, with very well trained operatives. This is nothing
like that."
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believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do
not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not
believe in anything merely on the authority of Teachers, elders or wise men.
Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it
agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all.
Then accept it and live up to it."
The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sutta
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