[CTRL] WP: Lawyer Says Condit Staff Misled Press
-Caveat Lector- Lawyer Says Condit Staff Misled Press By Allan Lengel and Petula Dvorak Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, August 27, 2001; Page B3 Rep. Gary A. Condit's staff repeatedly put out misleading statements about the congressman's relationship with Chandra Levy, but the California Democrat never authorized them to do so, Condit's attorney said yesterday. "Congressman Condit did not tell his staff to go out and lie," Condit's attorney, Abbe D. Lowell, said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "Congressman Condit did not authorize those statements to be made. Those staff people spoke about what they hoped was the truth and what they thought the truth was." Lowell's comments - three days after Condit's national television interview - appeared to be an attempt to put some distance between the congressman and his staff, and blame them for the misleading statements. Levy, 24, was reported missing in early May, and only in his third interview with police did Condit tell investigators that he had a romantic affair with her. When asked why the staff members' misstatements to the media were not corrected, Lowell said, "It was a mistake for the staff and the collective office of the congressman and the congressman and me not to correct that sooner and correct it better." Lowell declined to comment after the program. Lowell's remarks were a part of a round of talk show appearances that seemed designed to mitigate the fallout from Condit's appearance Thursday night on ABC's "PrimeTime Live" with Connie Chung. It was at least the second time Lowell made roundabout comments suggesting that Condit had a romantic affair with Levy without admitting that publicly; the first remarks were on ABC's "Nightline" on Thursday evening. Politicians, viewers and pundits overwhelmingly agreed that Condit, 53, appeared evasive and less than forthright during the Chung interview and did little to bolster his sagging political fortunes. Yesterday, Lowell said that Condit had no plans to resign and that he sees no need for Condit to relinquish his seat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, a move suggested by some colleagues. He said Condit's life is now an open book; therefore, "he's probably the person on the Intelligence Committee who can't be blackmailed anymore." Lowell appeared on television just before James Robinson, attorney for flight attendant Anne Marie Smith, was to board a plane from Seattle to Modesto, Calif., to take legal action that he said may "make Gary Condit want to resign." Robinson remained tight-lipped on the specifics in a telephone interview but indicated his displeasure with Condit's remarks to Chung, in which he denied having a relationship with Smith and suggested she came forward for financial gain. Robinson said he and his client have accepted no money for any of their interviews. In blaming Condit's staff for misleading the public, Lowell said the congressman's Modesto chief of staff, Mike Lynch, and others "acted very quickly, and they acted sort of in what they assumed was the issue. And when that happened the congressman yanked them out of the position of having to be involved in the press and found somebody to answer press questions." Lynch did not return several phone calls made to his home yesterday afternoon. Lowell also said the FBI gives credence to a privately administered polygraph test Lowell said Condit passed in July. "They know the congressman passed a valid test," he said of the exam administered by a former FBI agent. But D.C. Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey disputed that yesterday, saying: "We are unable to validate the results of the polygraph test. We had no input in the questions. The examiner could not have possibly known all the facts in the case. Therefore, the FBI had not officially sanctioned the test." Many yesterday were still trying to gauge the political fallout. In a telephone poll published in yesterday's Modesto Bee newspaper, about two-thirds of the 539 people interviewed said they approved of the job Condit is doing, but only 27 percent said they would vote for him again. Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends 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
[CTRL] NYP: CONDIT'S FAMILY CALLED SHOTS ON TV INTERVIEW
-Caveat Lector- NYPOST CONDIT'S FAMILY CALLED SHOTS ON TV INTERVIEW By STEVE DUNLEAVY August 27, 2001 -- TV STAR Connie Chung yesterday said Gary Condit's family - not any high-priced handler - clearly called the shots in the way the congressman committed political suicide on her show. "The family said what he could say. Despite how much I pushed, he could only say what the family agreed upon," Connie told me. "His wife, Caroline, and his daughter, Cadee, were very involved in the way he looked. I don't believe his handlers had much input. "Caroline was choosing the tie he was going to wear. Cadee kept on looking at the monitor [to see] how we were going to shoot the congressman on camera. "She [Cadee] even asked - and we went along with it - that some flowers be moved into the shot. "When I got to the hard question of his relationship with Chandra, no matter how hard I pressed, I realized he only uttered what he thought he could utter under guidelines from his family," Chung added. "It was consistent with his constituents' letter - and his family, not his handlers, would not let him go any further. "Frankly, I was incredulous. He didn't give all, which some observers perhaps believe has put him in a deeper hole than he once was." After the interview, on ABC's "PrimeTime Thursday," was over, Connie got another surprise. "He jumped out of his chair and went straight to lawyer, Abbe Lowell, but the mike was still attached to him," she said. "Afterward, he came back, shook my hand, and said, 'I'm not sure I should thank you.'" Abbe Lowell, Condit's $500-an-hour attorney, looked like a stunned mullet on NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday as he tried to explain away Condit's political Bay of Pigs. Marina Ein, Condit's hot-shot public-relations guru, was scarcer than hen's teeth. And there was a good reason. Lowell and Ein, both bright bulbs, had very little to do with Condit's suicidal script. David Gergen, the aviation fuel in President Ronald Reagan's rocket, said in flat street terms: "The interview with Connie Chung was very helpful here - to show the world he's a jerk." "You get the thought that he blames Connie Chung because he didn't get enough time to tell his story. He went along with the rules . . . He should salvage his honor by resigning now. "Why they [his handlers] put him on air is beyond belief, if that is what he was going to say." Condit is more and more looking like a bodyguard for Slobodan Milosevic, who more and more has just as much credibility. Lanny Davis, the man who tried to pick up the broken glass after Bill Clinton smashed the chandelier, said yesterday on CNN: "I cannot imagine, as a political adviser, being in the same room as Gary Condit. "That is, unless I was convinced he was going to tell everything. Otherwise, I would have told him you are going to get killed tonight [on television]." Connie's insight into Condit is valuable when it comes down to basic manhood . . . Don't let's start talking about sexual morality, for crying out loud. This rodent now wants to confab with his family. Chandra Levy is probably history, but now, Condit wants to do the family thing with his wife, son and daughter to scrub away his lies. Former Attorney General Richard Thornberg said yesterday that Condit's behavior had been an insult to the Levy family. Davis said that Condit "was reading from the '60 Minutes' script, when Clinton was interviewed." "The script wasn't applicable here." Damn right. Monica Lewinsky is alive and well. Chandra? God have mercy on her soul. Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends 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 emai
[CTRL] WP: FBI Errors In Lee Case Detailed Investigation, Supervision Faulted
-Caveat Lector- FBI Errors In Lee Case Detailed Investigation, Supervision Faulted By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 27, 2001; Page A01 The FBI's investigation of Wen Ho Lee was more seriously bungled than officials have previously disclosed, with inept agents making amateurish mistakes and ignoring orders to consider other suspects, according to an unreleased portion of a classified Justice Department report. The 166-page chapter, part of a larger report on the Lee probe, outlines a succession of blunders, misjudgments and faulty assumptions by the FBI that contributed to the government's shoddy investigation of the former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist. Lee was suspected of giving nuclear secrets to China. Inattentive FBI supervisors in Washington compounded the problem by failing to correct the mistakes or to keep the investigation on track. The chapter says FBI Director Louis J. Freeh was not kept informed of the case's shortcomings, including problems with the investigation in New Mexico and disagreement among government experts over the seriousness of the suspected security loss. "This investigation was a paradigm of how not to manage and work an important counterintelligence case," says the report, written by federal prosecutor Randy I. Bellows. If Lee was a spy, Bellows concludes, the FBI let him get away. If he was not, the bureau blew repeated opportunities to consider other options -- including the possibility that nuclear weapons secrets were not obtained by the Chinese in the first place. Originally charged with 59 felony counts, Lee pleaded guilty in September to one felony charge of mishandling classified information after the government's case against him fell apart. He was not charged with espionage and has repeatedly denied giving information to China. Two other chapters of the exhaustive Bellows inquiry were released by the government earlier this month. They faulted the FBI and the Energy Department for their "slapdash" investigation. But the latest chapter, obtained by The Washington Post with some sensitive information blacked out, underscores how investigators botched the case. Among its revelations: . Investigators in the FBI's Albuquerque office ignored an order from top FBI officials in December 1997 to open inquiries into suspects other than Lee and his wife, Sylvia. Those inquiries were not begun until 15 months later, after Lee had been fired. . The photocopying of the outside of Lee's mail, known as a "mail cover" operation, was allowed to lapse for three months in 1997 because investigators failed to file a routine renewal application. . Most of the supervisors and agents on the case didn't bother to read or question a flawed 1995 Energy Department report that Bellows called a "virtual indictment" of Lee. That report was the basis for opening a full FBI investigation. When the new head of Albuquerque's FBI office finally read the report in December 1998, he described it as a "piece of junk" that called into question the entire probe. . The agent in charge of the case for its first three years, from 1994 to 1997, did not see the document obtained by the CIA that detailed what the Chinese knew about the W-88 nuclear warhead, the weapon that Lee was suspected of compromising. . For years, the Lee probe was handled by solo agents who also investigated robberies and other duties, and it was frequently ranked as the lowest intelligence priority in the Albuquerque office. Top Washington officials also were unaware that when two rookie agents were sent to Albuquerque to bolster the Lee case in November 1996, they were assigned to other cases. Several agents assigned to the probe were unqualified for the task, Bellows found. One supervisor said that working with the first agent was "like pushing a cart with a dead donkey." Another supervisor called the second agent on the case a "reject." Taken together, FBI Assistant Director Neil Gallagher told the Bellows team, the first two agents to head the probe added up to "a third of an agent." The report by Bellows, an assistant U.S. attorney in Alexandria, is the government's official account of the botched probe that led to Lee's nine-month incarceration. The prosecution of the former Los Alamos scientist spawned congressional hearings, civil lawsuits and a strong rebuke from the judge in the case, who said the treatment of Lee "had embarrassed this entire nation." Bellows's assessment is another in an extraordinary string of embarrassments for the FBI this year, including the compromise of national security secrets by spy Robert P. Hanssen; the FBI's failure to turn over thousands of pages of documents to defense attorneys in the Oklahoma City bombing case; and the loss of weapons and laptops computers by FBI agents. At least six reviews of FBI conduct are underway. FBI officials said the Bellows report, which was delivered to former attorney general Janet Reno in May
Re: [CTRL] Man Gets Ten Years for Using Search Engine, Fax Machine
-Caveat Lector- The essay is not even thinly veiled. It suggests an Assassination & Reward system. Suggesting a gambling pool where people will put money on a public figure's head anonymously while someone collects a reward for correctly "predicting" the date of death? C'mon, in what world is THAT protected political speech? Read the essay for yourselves: http://jya.com/ap.htm Samantha In a message dated 8/26/01 10:01:35 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Source: http://www.sierratimes.com/archive/files/aug/26/arex082601.htm > > > Jim Bell Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison and Lifelong Poverty > SierraTimes Exclusive 08.26.01 > > - > --- > Hi. We're from the Government. > We're here to help. > > Photo from LewisNews.com > On Friday August 24 Jim Bell, author of Assassination Politics was > sentenced to 10 years in prison on one count of interstate stalking of a > federal agent and one count of "using facilities of interstate commerce > (i.e., a fax machine) for interstate stalking" by Federal Ninth District > Judge Jack E. Tanner. > 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] Emotions, DNA and Psychedelic Herbs
-Caveat Lector- A recent guest on Art Bell mentioned that ones emotions caused their DNA to change -- that the decisions a person makes in life and the resulting experiences actually affects how their DNA is going to develop. I believe this was the 8/24/2001 program with Gregg Braden and this topic was being discussed when Art was talking about modulated and unmodulated sound and gave us a dose of radio silence to exemplify this. Our choice and experiences influence which components of our DNA are goign to activate and which ones are going to remain "silent". It just hit me here as I hit a bowl of Salvia Divinorum. If experiences can cause your DNA to change, and since your mind perceives everything as real, (even if you decide that it's your imagination playing tricks on you, that experience of realization that it was a trick of the imagination is real) then these trippy experiences we have on psychedelic drugs would also affect our DNA, would it not? I tell you that many of the spiritual and eternal things I have "philosophized" about before I ever tried drugs I found to be true after the fact. Certainly one cannot see any outward evidence that my DNA has been changed, but who says that all DNA has to do with appearance or even health? If we are both body and soul or body and spirit, then naturally our DNA would be connected to the soul. The development of our DNA might actually affect what kind of relationship we will have with our connection to the universe -- our soul. A psychedelic experience, which to many is an exeperiencing of the solving of the mysteries of the universe, may actually change our DNA in such a way to make us more open to an experience of a future metamorphosis, ascension or a larger conduit to universal understanding or what have you. So what does this mean? It just throws another plus in my hat. If the government knows about the research Gregg Braden mentioned -- this proven research with experiments which have been repeated -- and who knows how long this research has been around -- then if the government has so far refused to seriously consider the existence of other races of beings in the universe, and since they seem to be ignoring these recent formations in England, and if they feel that drug use will affect our DNA in such a way as to make us more open to these energies that exist all around us, then apparently they do not want us to know or understand. If that is the case, then what is their plan? Why do they want to keep the masses ignorant when they themselves could benefit greatly from a more open relationship with the universe and its other inhabitants? Damaeus -- .. | AIM:Damaeus | Damaeus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>| | ICQ:18405845 | Loosen Up! | |---'. | | YahooMessenger: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
Re: [CTRL] You Have Made Me Your Human Bomb
-Caveat Lector- Yardbird wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > Assalamu'alaikum, > > You Have Made Me Your Human Bomb > > By: Edna Yaghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OK. Where do I sign up. J2 > > I am the product of your tyranny. You have dissected the leftovers of my > country into bits and pieces of shantytowns, ghettoes and concentrations > camps. You have cut off my water supply and left me thirsty while you the > Israelis bathe in cooled pools not far from where I live. You have > uprooted my trees and desecrated my fields making sure I have no way to > sustain myself or those who depend on me. You have cut off medical > supplies that treat the wounded and at your checkpoints, you detain and > humiliate Palestinians and prevent those who are in dire need of medical > assistance to pass through causing my people who are your victims to die > at your impromptu borders. > > You assassinate my freedom fighters while explaining to the world that you > are merely defending your own squatters. You shoot to kill little children > who in defiance and courage wield small stones in the name of liberty > against you the fiercely armed enemy. > > You torture the children and resistance fighters you incarcerate and try > to bribe or coerce my people into collaborating against one another. You > bulldoze homes and you prevent me from earning a living. You kill me by > remote control from your US made Apache helicopters and your settlers who > squat on what you have left me of my land throw firebombs into my > dwellings and on my passageways, attack my children and womenfolk with > guns and clubs and hate. > > You occupy my land and on my bloodstained hills station your tanks and > armored jeeps in order to shoot off one by one little children playing in > the streets. > > You take over the Orient House, my one symbol of freedom that was donated > by a man worth all Israelis, while at the same time you starve the orphans > just across the street. > > You shoot out my water tanks and you kill off Palestinian servicemen even > though at the time of your brutal massacres, these servicemen were > patrolling their land or simply eating their last supper. You cut off my > electricity so you can assassinate me more easily in the dank shadows of > your dark treachery. > > You are cowards and you are afraid of little Palestinian children with > stones. You never kill them single handedly. You roam in groups like packs > of wild dogs and you are just as vicious if not more so. > > You leave me and my people without hope and when you have driven me into a > corner and deprived me of all that is human, I react with anger and > bitterness. I strap explosives onto my body and search for a place to > detonate myself. Yes, I kill your civilians, but this is the price you > have to pay for taking away my inalienable rights, the rights that all men > are entitled to for your demoniacal oppression of my people. > > It is really very simple. God created all men equal and no man better than > any other. Yet, somehow you have made it your protocol that Jews are > better than all others and that you have the right to come to my land > committing rape and plunder yet expect me to thank you for doing so. > > Just the other day, a young boy was eating lunch. One of your settlers who > came from America threw a firebomb into this boys house. His two brothers > were killed immediately. But the one boy survived horribly disfigured. His > name is Amar Emeera. His scars have turned a once beautiful child into a > grotesque being that does not even look human. What did this child do to > go through life so horribly disfigured? > > You shoot babies point blank while swaddled in their parents arms in > Palestinian cars going to weddings. You slay Palestinian children going to > and from school and you slaughter Palestinian children when they fight > your armies with their bare hands. One such child, Mohammed Abu Arrar was > shot down and killed when he protested your occupation of his land. > Palestinian relatives of the boy kissed his body laid out in his coffin > before he was taken away to be buried in the Gaza Strip. > > You kill unarmed Palestinian fathers on their way to buy school supplies > and books for their children. You have even run out of excuses for the > atrocities you continue to perpetrate. You shell the homes of Palestinian > families, instantly killing the occupants and then claim that the action > was friendly fire from the Palestinians even though the homes were far > removed from the scene of the battle and even though remnants of your > American made shells are scattered about the demolished homes of the > innocent. > > You collectively punish 3 million Palestinians half of whom are children > who reside on what is left of their own land though you know full well > that their only desire is to free themselves from your barbaric cruelty. > > You tell the world that you want peace yet at every corner, at every > instance, you are as far f
Re: [CTRL] For the Record Pope Pius XII
-Caveat Lector- Amelia wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > I am fully aware that the revisionists have now decided that Pius > collaborated with the Nazis, etc. This is an article of what was > said at the time by those in a position to know that just came out > today. I personally think the new found guilt of the Vatican There's nothing new about it. The Vatican simply can't cover it up any longer because this is the information age, and non-Catholics don't care what the Vatican wants. > has > much to do with wanting even more reparations and the extortion of > huge sums of money. The Jews involved in this want their rightful property back which was stolen from them by the Nazis and hidden by their accomplices in the Vatican. Let's be clear about this. The Vatican is hiding the stolen property of the Nazi victims. Nice. > Maybe the Poles should do the same to the Jews > who collaborated with the Soviets resulting in even more deaths to > the Polish people. I know that you are desperate to keep your church in some kind of esteem, but you are going a little whacky here. The Jews did not control the Soviets. If the Poles didn't like Soviet control they should have had the balls to have a revolution. Like the colonists did with English domination. > I certainly hope they do so for 3 million > Polish Roman Catholics went to the death camps and this started > long before any Jews there met that same fate. Why didn't the > Jews save the Poles from both the Germans and the Soviets? The Jews were an opressed minority who had no arms, no military and no influece in politics. Besides that, the Poles were vicious murderous anti-semites who turned over tens of thousands of Jews gleefully to the Nazis, and then stole their property. You've got it ass backwards Amelia. You're getting silly now. > I do > not think it was possible for anyone to do that for if a Pope had > such power, JPII could stop the 40 million abortions. > ~Amelia~ Popes don't have any power any more. Except over gullible Catholics. No one else care what they do or don't do. But some people are determined to show what they DID do. > > For the Record > by Joseph Sobran > Nothing, it seems, can dispel the notion that Pope Pius XII > maintained a "shameful silence" about the persecution of Jews > during World War II. But Ralph McInerny, in his book The Defamation > of Pius XII, quotes what Jews, prominent and otherwise, were saying > at the time. > > "Only the Catholic Church protested against the Hitlerian onslaught > on liberty," said Albert Einstein in 1940. > > In 1942 London's Jewish Chronicle remarked: "A word of sincere and > earnest appreciation is due from Jews to the Vatican for its > intervention in Berlin and Vichy on behalf of their tortured > co-religionists in France It was a step urged, to their honor, > by a number of Catholics, but for which we may be sure the Holy > Father himself, with his intense humanity and his clear sighted > understanding of the true and deadly implications of the assaults > on the Jewish people, needed no prompting." > > Dr. Alexander Shafran, chief rabbi of Romania, wrote in 1944: "In > these hard times our thoughts turn more than ever with respectful > gratitude to the Sovereign Pontiff, who has done so much for Jews > in general In our worst hours of trial, the generous aid and > noble support of the Holy See ... has been decisive. It is not easy > to find the proper words to express the relief and solace which the > magnanimous gesture of the Supreme Pontiff has given us, in > offering a large subsidy in order to alleviate the sufferings of > the deported Jews. Roumanian Jewry will never forget these facts of > historical importance." > > After the Allies liberated Rome in 1944, a Jewish Brigade Group > said in its Bulletin: "To the everlasting glory of the people of > Rome and the Roman Catholic Church we can state that the fate of > the Jews was alleviated by their truly Christian offers of > assistance and shelter. Even now, many still remain in the > religious homes and houses which opened their doors to protect them > from deportation to certain death." > > One survivor, quoted in a Hebrew daily in Israel, said: "If we have > been rescued, if Jews are still alive in Rome, come with us and > thank the Pope in the Vatican." > > A committee of the American Jewish Welfare Board, wrote to Pius > himself: "We have received reports from our military chaplains in > Italy of the aid and protection to Italian Jews by the Vatican, > priests, and church institutions during the Nazi occupation of the > country. We are deeply moved by this extraordinary display of > Christian love - the more so as we know the risk incurred by those > who afforded shelter to Jews From the bottom of our hearts we > send you the assurances of undying gratitude." > > The elders of one liberated camp went to Rome and presented Pius > with a letter: "Now that the victorious Allied troops have broken > our chains and
[CTRL] How it's done: This is how you handle greedy corporations.
-Caveat Lector- Subject: Patents: Brazil okays copies of Aids drug Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:55:18 -0500 (CDT) From: Sanjoy Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good news from Brazil, though it annoys me how the Guardian frames the issue: Should Brazil be allowed to `violate the patent'? So I sent them this letter: To the Editor: You claim that Brazil will be `the first country to violate the patent of an anti-Aids drug' ("Defiant Brazil gives go-ahead for copies of anti-Aids drug", 24 August). Whatever Roche might believe, patents are not an inalienable human right; they are valid only in particular circumstances. Just because Western governments rob their population to enrich drug companies, there is no reason that Brazil must follow suit. As your article says, the Brazilian constitution permits compulsory licensing. Roche may be unhappy, but their supposed rights are not being violated. Yours sincerely, etc. -Sanjoy http://www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4244786,00.html Defiant Brazil gives go-ahead for copies of anti-Aids drug Alex Bellos in Rio de Janeiro and James Meikle Friday August 24, 2001 The Guardian (London) Brazil has declared that it will allow generic copies of a brand-name anti-Aids drug to be made without the permission of the patent-holder - because the company, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, refused to cut its prices. Brazil's decision will make it the first country to violate the patent of an anti-Aids drug and represents an aggressive move in the developing world's battle for cheaper prices. Jose Serra, the health minister, said he had begun the process of issuing a licence to produce nelfinavir, which is sold by Roche under the name Viracept. Nelfinavir is one of the 12 drugs used in the anti-Aids cocktail that Brazil distributes free to almost 100,000 patients. Mr Serra said that the government bought 82m units of nelfinavir a year at a cost of $88m (#60m) - about 28% of the total anti-Aids budget. "It's ridiculous that one of the 12 drugs in the cocktail would account for more than 25% of the cost," Mr Serra said. "We spend more on that one drug than on all of the transplants performed in Brazil each year." He added that domestic production of the drug would save the government 40%, about $35m a year. Roche had offered this year to cut the price of nelfinavir by 13%, but Brazil rejected that as too low, and the two sides had been negotiating. Mr Serra said talks broke off about two weeks ago. He said the government invoked an article in the constitution that allowed for the breaking of a patent in cases of a national emergency or when companies employed abusive pricing policies. In June, the US dropped its attempt to have Brazil disciplined by the World Trade Organisation because of the patent law. Brazil has been one of the strongest voices in the developing world in the fight for cheaper prices and has threatened the pharmaceutical multinationals that it would break their patents. The pressure worked with Merck Sharp & Dohme, which agreed in March to reduce the price of efavirenz, another drug in the anti-Aids cocktail, by 64%. Mr Serra said: "We tried to get a price cut [for nelfinavir] but we didn't get what we thought was fair so we're going to grant a compulsory licence so that it can be produced more cheaply in Brazil." "Our idea is to have the medication available in February of 2002," he said. Although Brazil has a high Aids incidence in absolute numbers it has managed to keep infection to less than 1% of the 170m population with an aggressive prevention campaign. It has succeeded in cutting the Aids death rate by half in five years and reduced the number confined to hospital by 80%. Thanks largely to the drug handout, which costs the state about $15,000 per patient, since 1996 the mortality rate in Brazil from HIV/Aids has fallen by half and there has been an 80% fall in number of patients hospitalised, according to Oxfam. The programme has been hailed by doctors as a model for other developing countries, where few can afford expensive treatment. In Switzerland, Roche spokesman Daniel Piller said the company was surprised by the news and denied that negotiations had broken down. He said: "In our negotiations with the ministry of health we had already given them discounts very close to what they wanted." The company had also made some of the drug available free of charge. The South African government won a significant victory last April when it defeated multinational drugs manufacturers who were attempting to block the import of cheap drugs. But Pretoria intends not to use that to fight Aids, on the grounds that the costs are too high and the country lacks the infrastructure to distribute the drugs safely. http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are un
Re: [CTRL] HENRY KISSINGER WAS EXCOMMUNICAED AND HERE IS HIS NAZICONNECTION
-Caveat Lector- Aleisha Saba wrote: > > Now Kissinger was a KGB Agent, Code Name Bor - was alleged to be Counter > Intelligence in WWII - now see here, this man was excommunicated and now > I had never heard this story for it most certainly is nothing of which > to be proud. Might add this jewish Mafia Doctor involved in all the > murder in our area was kicked out of his synagogue and his little friend > used to tell me they were sending the Brown Shirts to get me and at the > time, I didn't even know who the hell they were. > > Henry Kissinger ah so - has Three Faces...KGB and what else - Mossad - > but I can see this - America wanted to get the missiles into the right > hands..von Braun took us to the moon, he could have gone to the KGB > Communists - he had once said he wanted to go to the moon more than win > the war, and he did make a choice. > > Henry Kissinger - and this was not his real > name - I forget what his real name was - Avraham ben something.. > > Masters of Deceit? Kissinger was a Nazi and a Communist - it is as > simple as that - he double Eagle? But this man, has three faces - will > the real Dr. Kissinger please stand up? > > Also Hugh Hefner is a Zionistbut then Larry Flynt was your typical > front man for Mafia - and born again Christian for that bunch of > thieves, like Jimmy Swaggart really believe they are Christians - and > do not forget Billy Graham once took $25,000 from Mickey Cohen, the > Jewish Mobster to save his soul - and got caught. When it comes to > drugs and pornography - well, one can draw own conclusions as to why our > children are being destroyed and exposed to filth and garbage and sodomy > committed by Clinton and Barney Frank is suddenly overlooked as > something "natural"? > > interesting item here - note, the Rockefeller family was not Jewish; and > Japeth, is mentioned a long forgotten biblical figure - my family tree > descends from this man Japeth, whoever he was - a son of Noah? Japeth was the pet monkey of Noah's sons. He was found swimming upside down in the flood waters. They saved him anyway. I can see that you are decended from his line. You must be so proud. > > Gues Gomer and Gog were his kin. And you,right? J2 > > This item I reproduce but for easier reading - well pull up under > subject matter. > > > > Subject: Jewish Hate and the Global Conspiracy > Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 01:10:28 -0400 (EDT) > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aleisha Saba) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.tetrahedron.org/news/jewish_hate.html 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] ESR: The death of the liberal propaganda machine
-Caveat Lector- = "I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." Groucho Marx, __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ 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] Why don't we try to collar all the war criminals? (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- Robert Fisk: Why don't we try to collar all the war criminals? [source: http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=90514] 'After my articles on Iraqi gassings, a Foreign Office man asked my editor: "Don't you think Bob's pushing it?" ' 25 August 2001 I have a thing about war crimes. Maybe it's because I've seen so many. Not just Sabra and Chatila, in Lebanon, where I had to climb over heaps of rotting corpses on my hands and knees while the murderers - Israel's local Phalangist militia - were finishing off the last of their victims. Seven months before the massacre, with which the name Ariel Sharon will forever be linked, I got into a place called Hama, a dusty old Syrian city whose Sunni Muslim inhabitants had staged an insurrection against the regime of President Hafez Assad. Assad's brother Rifaat was in charge of this particular slaughter, his Defence Brigades hunting down the "terrorists" of the Muslim Brotherhood in the medieval tunnels deep beneath the city. Perhaps 6,000 men and women and children were butchered there - three times the death toll of Sabra and Chatila (1982 being a vintage year for mass murder) - although other statistics about which I am doubtful put the fatalities as high as 20,000. The Syrians had warned journalists that they could not guarantee their safety if they tried to reach Hama, a warning one took very seriously, but I managed to travel to the far north of Syria, to the equally ancient city of Aleppo and then returned to Damascus down the international highway that passed through Hama. A pall of dun-coloured smoke hung over the city, and a policeman was about to direct my taxi on to a bypass road when two Syrian soldiers asked my driver to take them back to their unit inside Hama. I was only too pleased to give them a lift. And so through barricades and legions of tanks, past Rifaat's wounded soldiers - I remember how they sat on the side of their vehicles, bandages round their bloodied heads, heads in their hands - I ended up on the banks of the Orontes river, beside a T-72 tank that was firing straight into the roof of a burning mosque. For perhaps a quarter of an hour I watched the tank firing over open sites, directly into the city with its thousands of terrified citizens cowering in cellars or lying in the rubble of their homes. In less than a week, Rifaat's men had reduced most of the ancient city to ashes. No quarter was given. A girl fighter had thrown herself into the arms of Rifaat's soldiers, blowing them all up with a hand grenade clutched to her breast. When Rifaat's boys broke into a house they shot every soul they found. A woman in black with a boy on her arm staggered through the door of my taxi. She had been looking for relatives amid the stacks of dead heaped in a local graveyard. When I offered her son a bar of chocolate, she seized it herself and swallowed it whole. The stench was intolerable, a high reeking smell of shit and decomposition that lay through the streets of the city. Years later, I went back. Public gardens and a new hotel had been built on the killing fields, the bodies turned to dust under flowers and building sites. Just two ancient streets were left, along with the wooden waterwheels - the nourias of Hama - whining on their metal spindles, shrieking and crying as they carried their buckets of dark brown water to the sluices. What happened in Hama was a war crime every bit as terrible as Sabra and Chatila. Only two years earlier, Rifaat's men had been let loose on the prison population of Palmyra, murdering 500 men in their cells. The Belgians may issue a writ for Sharon's arrest - which is why the Prime Minister of Israel is keeping clear of Belgium. But Rifaat Assad, the disgraced brother of Hafez, lives in a massive villa in Spain, occasionally visiting Paris, protected by a squad of bodyguards. Yet oddly, we hear of no writs, no charges, no war-crime trials. Why not, I wonder? Then I remember another fearful experience, travelling on a long, ghostly train from the battlefields of Ahwaz, up through the mountains towards Tehran, a train packed with Iranian war wounded, almost all of them gassed by Saddam Hussein's army. It is 1983, a year after Hama and Sabra and Chatila, the third year of the Iran-Iraq war, the Somme-like conflict that cost perhaps a million and a half lives. As the train, pulled by a howling boy's-own-paper diesel, curled up into the desert plateau, the carriages began to stink of gas. The soldiers, hundreds of them, were sitting in their compartments, coughing blood and mucus into swabs and bandages. The gas was coming from their mouths, from what Wilfred Owen called the "froth-corrupted lungs". They were victims, all of them, of one of the greatest war crimes of the year, the wholesale gassing of thousands of young men, against every convention, against all rules of war. I went through the carriages, opening every window to rid this awful train of its stench. But at the time, Sadd
[CTRL] FW: Castaway
-Caveat Lector- AT:C:\My Documents\My Pictures\castaway.jpg,JPEG-image,0 TE: 1 FL:0 -- Best wishes Drug Warriors' Motto: Guilty Until Proven Dead 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] NM: Condit's Father: Gary Is No Bill Clinton
-Caveat Lector- On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Amelia wrote: >No, June, I am saying this sort of behavior transcends political >and religious affiliation and is more typical of the human >condition than a particular belief system. YOU are the one trying >to make it a conservative trait when we have just all witnessed a >liberal in the White House pull this routine repeatedly. It is >YOUR political agenda showing and no, it is not the facts. Once again you seem to have missed the point that I am referring to someone of my PERSONAL acquaintance...'political agenda' has nothing to do with it (and in fact I tend towards conservatism on most issues)... >My own life experience is that I have known more liberals who >behaved in this manner and claimed that they were entitled to do so >as it was between two consenting adults, and no one was hurt, etc. That is a far cry from behaving 'in this manner' but giving lipservice to it being wrong, putting on a veneer of conservatism, 'family values', and 'born again Christianity', but continually engaging in such behaviors because the person claims that their periodic acts of 'contrition' -- acts which only come about when they're found out -- in which they suddenly refind Jesus and ask forgiveness of Him -- wipes everything clean and magically sets everything right... That would be fine if the person was SINCERE in their contrition -- but they continually demonstrate their insincerity by continually repeating the offensive behavior...there is no REAL change of heart or attempt at redemption, only the claim that since they 'know' that Jesus has forgiven them, so should everyone else -- meaning no one should expect the offending person to have to actually pay any significant consequences for their offense That is very different than what you claim liberals do, dismiss such behavior as just being between consenting adults and that no one was hurtliberals don't put on the veneer of religiosity and 'family values' and claim that because they prayed to Jesus (prayers only brought about due to the offending person being found out and a demand made that they pay the consequences of such actions) that everything then should just be forgotten and no one should then expect the offending person to pay any consequences... As I said, I personally know someone who plays this game -- claims to be such a good Christian, a conservative who periodically runs for office on 'family values' -- yet he continually lies, cheats, and I wouldn't be surprised to find out he may steal, all because on the occasions the cat has gotten out of the bag he suddenly refinds Jesus, goes running to his church and gets down on his knees with his minister and they both pray to Jesus asking His forgiveness for this man I know...who then claims that because he prayed to Jesus and he 'knows' Jesus has forgiven him, then that means everyone else should, too -- meaning that no one should expect him to pay any consequences, to make any amends, for his previous behavior... And he then merrily goes on his way, and repeats the offensive behavior, never once getting down on his knees and praying to Jesus until the next time he is found out... And according to the article which started this all, that's exactly what Condit and his minister father have done...the elder Condit is claiming that since his son has now prayed to Jesus for forgiveness, that everyone else should just forget about what he has done -- especially his constituents, who the elder Condit seems to feel should automatically reelect his son because his son supposedly has 'repented'... Even if Gary Condit sincerely HAS repented -- a big 'if', which seems unlikely, given his continual wafflings and equivocating on the subject -- he ignores the fact that repenting in and of itself does not free one of having to pay the consequences... If it did, then every convicted murderer who claims to be sorry for what they did should be released from Death Row... June === Check out Alternative Kite Radio at http://www.altkiteradio.trancetechno.com Alternative Kite Radio (low-bandwidth) Alternative Kite Radio (high-bandwidth) Alternative Kite Summer Beachparty Radio (it's always summer somewhere) Alternative Kite Holiday Radio (everyday's a holiday) === 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 giv
Re: [CTRL] HENRY KISSINGER WAS EXCOMMUNICAED AND HERE IS HIS NAZICONNECTION
-Caveat Lector- >From what I was told Joshua2 - not much is known of Japeth and he did not hang from a tree because before Japeth, there was thee? How you doing asshole? My ancestor did not hang by tail like monkey - maybe yours, not mine. Besides Ephraim and Dan were Irish -asshole. And wait till Gog get done with you. O'Saba Descenden of a Princess who had ancestor who was one of three wisemen . 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] Corrected FW: Castaway
Dunno what happened to the photo. This one is well worth opening imho -- Best wishes Jesus rises from the grave [is making coffee & eggs]: "I wonder what time it is... I feel like I've been dead for 3 days." ~~ Gary Larson The following section of this message contains a file attachment prepared for transmission using the Internet MIME message format. If you are using Pegasus Mail, or any another MIME-compliant system, you should be able to save it or view it from within your mailer. If you cannot, please ask your system administrator for assistance. File information --- File: castaway.jpg Date: 27 Aug 2001, 8:25 Size: 27085 bytes. Type: JPEG-image <>
[CTRL] World stays silent
-Caveat Lector- http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=90783 The Independent World stays silent as Israel flattens Palestinian bases By Phil Reeves in Gaza 27 August 2001 More than 12 hours after Israeli jets roared in before dawn yesterday to flatten security headquarters in Gaza and the West Bank to avenge the Palestinians' first major guerrilla infiltration into an Israeli army base, not a whisper of complaint had emerged from the international community. Only three months of the Middle East's "summer of hate" have been needed for Israel's use of American-made F-16 and F-15 warplanes to bomb the Palestinians to be seen as a routine military tactic. When Ariel Sharon, Israel's Prime Minister, first used F-16s in May, killing a dozen Palestinians in the West Bank in answer to a suicide bombing, there was an outcry; it was the first attack by warplanes on the Palestinians of the occupied territories since the 1967 war. Israel's army held off from using them again for weeks afterwards. But yesterday the third such strike the world shrugged it off. By sunset, there had been no significant criticism, no protest that this was another example of excessive force. Israel was focused on the incidents that prompted the bombing raids an attack before dawn on Saturday by two Palestinian guerrillas from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, who managed to infiltrate a heavily fortified army base in a hillock in southern Gaza and killed three soldiers, including a major. Israel's army commanders have been highly embarrassed by the assault, which is the first of its kind during the 11-month intifada, and have launched an inquiry. Later on Saturday, two more Jewish settlers a married couple were killed in a West Bank ambush. The F-16's laser-guided missiles used in the strikes are designed to bring down buildings like playing cards. Most of the main headquarters of the Palestinian police in Gaza City, a large complex that once housed hundreds of men, was turned into a heap of dust and broken concrete. One half of the four-storey building came crashing down; a third of a nearby administrative building was similarly destroyed. The scene was the same 10 miles down the road, close to the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom. A base belonging to Palestinian military intelligence, but evacuated three months ago, lay in a pile, adorned only with a tattered Palestinian flag that continued to fly from a flagpole above a sign showing the unit's insignia. There is no comparison between these ruins and those buildings hit by missiles fired from helicopters, Israel's most frequent form of aerial attack in the occupied territories. The latter are usually intact, but punctured by a large hole. The former look as if they have been brought tumbling down by an enormous earthquake. And that is the crucial point. The F-16 strikes hit buildings belonging to Yasser Arafat's security apparatus, which the Israelis knew were likely to be empty. The weapons accurately found their targets. A handful of people were injured but no one was killed although a man died in Rafa, southern Gaza, in a separate Israeli demolition raid on the ground. The air raid was clinically executed, and almost ritualistic punishment, designed to intimidate the Palestinians by providing them with another example of Israel's massive military superiority. But this is an incredibly dangerous game. It is all too easy to imagine an F-16 hitting not a police station, but an apartment block crammed as they usually are in the grotesquely overcrowded Gaza with families. A massacre would ratchet up the conflict to a terrible new level. The United States has played an important role in creating the conditions in which it is now possible for Israel to deploy F-16s without incurring an international backlash. The message that has been emanating from George Bush, the US president, while on holiday is that he does not want to get involved in a conflict that can only lose him votes, and that he will not complain if Israel toughens its methods further. Gaza was not the only place in the cross-hairs of the F-16 bombers yesterday. The Israelis also flattened a police station in Salfit, a Palestinian town south of the Ariel corridor a finger of occupied land in the northern West Bank that has been steadily populated with settlers. Reports have long been amassing of Jewish settlers using violence to try to drive Arabs off the land, which is already under total Israeli military control, and which Israel wants to annex, should it ever get a peace deal. Yesterday, Israel peace activists were puzzling over why their air force had hit Salfit, where the military closure was tightened yesterday. Also yesterday Gaza was celebrating what was deemed to have been a successful attack by its fighters on a base belonging to the occupying Israelis. Posters of the two dead DFLP guerrillas posing with their weapons have already begun to
[CTRL] American Politics Journal -- A Death in the Con
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.americanpolitics.com/20010808Klausutis.html Click Here: http://www.americanpolitics.com/20010808Klausutis.html";> American Politics Journal -- A Death in the Con - August 8, 2001 (APJP) Northwest Florida Daily News Links: 7/22/2001: Klausutis Death Not Suspicious 7/23/2001: Obituary for Lori Klausutis 7/27/2001: Aide's Cause of Death Still Not Released 8/23/2001: Northwest Florida Daily News calls for release of Klausutis records Other Links: Missouri v. Taylor -- complaint mentions Michael Berkland's "material false testimony" Once upon a time, the phrase "investigative reporter" actually meant something. It usually involved hard work, possibly even mentation. Now, it seems, they just make stuff up. Especially on the Fox News Channel, where an uninitiated viewer could easily think she/he had tuned in Comedy Central. It's "Chandra-Chandra-Chandra" with the occasional "Condit is just like Clinton" thrown in. Given our media's 24/7 obsession with the Gary Condit "scandal", you might assume that there is a real dearth of hard news to pursue. In reality, there is indeed a news story percolating out there. The story bears remarkable and ironic similarities to the Condit/Levy story. Both involve Congressmen, rumors of infidelity, and the fate of a younger female subordinate. The details are so similar as to remind one of two alternate universes. The difference between the two stories? First, in the Klausutis case as not in the Levy case, there is a real body, very dead. Second, the Klausutis case involves a Republican. The story had a brief flutter in the Northwest Florida press, which ran a few very short stories on Lori's death. With the exception of the Northwest Florida Daily News, they were of the "Aw-what-a-shame/ nothing-to-see-here-move-along-now-folks" variety. But nationally, this mysterious death earned a mere one paragraph mention in The Washington Post's NATION IN BRIEF column: "FORT WALTON BEACH, FL. - Lori Klausutis, a 28-year-old office worker for Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-Fl), was found dead in the congressman's district office. Police said preliminary findings from the medical examiner's office showed no foul play or any outward indication of suicide." Unbelievably, that was it. The story was simply dropped. A young female employee of one of Florida's Congressmen had died unexpectedly in the Congressman's office. There were no witnesses to her death and the cause of death was not apparent. Klausutis' boss, Joe Scarborough had recently resigned from Congress prematurely and unexpectedly, amid rumors about his marital fidelity and soon after a divorce. He had also abruptly resigned as publisher of the Independent Florida Sun, claiming that resigning from Congress and as publisher was necessary to spend more time with his sons. Such circumstances make one pause. Sick to death of the clear bias of the corporate owned media, and suspicious of the odd nature of this death, we began to dig for answers. The more information we discovered, the more unlikely, and the more newsworthy the story became. Here are the facts. Lori Klausutis had a seemingly happy life. A devoted husband who listed on his online homepage "being married to Lori" as one of the honors he enjoyed, a new home in Niceville and a Catholic congregation where she was a cantor and in whose choir she sang, were some of the elements of the Good Life she enjoyed. Her husband, Dr. Timothy Klausutis, did research and development for the munitions group at nearby Eglin Air Force Base, where he presumably made a good livelihood. Although Lori hailed from the Atlanta, Georgia area where she had attended school, there were numerous family members in the area. According to her obituary in the Fort Walton Daily News, Lori had served as President and, later, Treasurer, for the Emerald Coast Young Republicans and as a aide to Congressman Scarborough, she was active during the Florida recounts. A former neighbor, Barbara Cromer, said "Every morning, I would see her run while I walked. We'd wave to each other as we passed. I loved Lori so much. She was wonderful. She was a kind, generous person, so sweet. Then, on Friday, July 20th, the body of Lori Klausutis, 28, was found slumped next to a desk on the floor of Florida Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough's Fort Walton Beach office where Lori had served as a constituent services coordinator since May, 1999. Her body was found around 8:00 a.m. on Friday morning by a couple arriving for an appointment. She had been dead for some time. A second employee, who would have normally arrived for work at around the same time, was away on vacation. Police cordoned off the area for investigation, later announcing that there was no reason to suspect foul play, nor were there signs of suicide. Scarborough's office released a statement several hours after the discovery: "My staff and family are greatly saddened by the loss of Lori Klausutis. I know Lori will be missed by th
[CTRL] W Makes Fun of a Bald Guy
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.consortiumnews.com/2001/082701a.html Click Here: http://www.consortiumnews.com/2001/082701a.html";>The Consortium - W Makes Fun of a Bald Guy Robert Parry August 27, 2001 A presidential milestone passed almost unnoticed Friday. For the first time in the history of televised news conferences, a president of the United States made fun of a bald person. Click for Printable VersionThe moment arrived as the press conference in Crawford, Texas, was going poorly for George W. Bush. He had just struggled through an answer about why he had believed there were 60 stem-cell lines that could be used for finding cures to debilitating human ailments, from spinal-cord injuries to Alzheimers disease. Beyond the question of whether those 60 stem-cell lines actually exist for federally funded research, it now appears that most or all of those lines have been mixed with mouse cells and might be dangerous if used to develop cures for humans. The stem-cell lines were intended for only initial stages of research, though Bush's stem-cell decision of Aug. 9 now prevents untainted lines from being created for the advanced research. [Washington Post, Aug. 24, 2001] Bush, who had made his intensive personal research into the stem-cell issue a counterpoint to critics who consider him intellectually lazy, put the blame for this crucial oversight on scientists at the National Institute of Health. He said they came into the Oval Office and they looked me right in the eye and they said, We think there is ample stem cells lines to determine whether or not this embryonic stem-cell research will be will work or not. Seemingly flustered by this embarrassment to his widely lauded stem-cell decision, Bush turned to a familiar reporter who had covered him as Texas governor. In a boisterous bonhomie, Bush called the Texas reporter a fine lad, fine lad, drawing laughter from the national press corps. The Texas reporter began to ask his question, You talked about the need to maintain technological But Bush, acting like an excited party guest who couldnt keep a funny comment inside, interrupted the reporter to deliver the punch line. A little short on hair, but a fine lad. Yeah, Bush said, provoking a new round of laughter at the reporter's expense. The young reporter paused and acknowledged meekly, I am losing some hair. The reporter then soldiered on with a question about whether the administration would go forward with the V-22 warplane, a question of particular interest to the economy of Fort Worth, Texas. Bush, however, wasnt through having fun with the young reporter, who represents Fort Worth, Bush noted, prompting another round of knowing laughter from the national press corps. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who was with Bush, joined in on the joke. I never would have guessed, he cracked, eliciting more laughter. A Bush Pattern The event of a president mocking someone for an appearance in this case, thinning hair might have seemed odd if it had come from any other national leader. Even during stressful times, other presidents have avoided such cheap shots in their public comments, apparently understanding how hurtful a personal insult from a president can be and from a sense that such comments could diminish the office. Going bald is not a matter of choice. It is caused by family genetics or illness and is a sensitive point to millions of men and women who have lost their hair for no fault of their own. But Bush seemed oblivious to the possibility of hurt feelings, like some office jokester who pokes fun at co-workers when they return from vacation a little plumper than when they left. Indeed, over the past few years, Bush has found his loose tongue a political asset as many of his supporters view it as a sign that hes a straight-talking guy of the Rush Limbaugh mold. Ribbing the young Texas reporter for his thinning hair fits with a long pattern of Bush making others the butt of his jokes. Sometimes the comments seem playful, such as giving reporters slightly demeaning nicknames. Other times, they have a touch of malice. Early in Campaign 2000, Bush was traveling around with conservative writer Tucker Carlson, who was preparing a profile. Carlson later recounted Bushs ridicule of convicted murderer Karla Faye Tucker as she pleaded for her life. Asked about her clemency appeal, Bush mimicked what he claimed was the condemned womans message to him: With pursed lips in mock desperation, [Bush said,] Please dont kill me. Carlson wrote in Talk magazine. Other times, Bush makes jokes at the expense of his friends. Again early in the campaign, Bush lined up for a photo at an event in Texas and fingered the man next to him. Hes the ugly one! Bush joshed. Then, spotting a reporter, Bush offered the explanation that he was only kidding an old buddy. [NYT, Aug. 22, 1999] Harsh Words In earlier years, when he was drinking heavily, Bushs public behavior could turn d
[CTRL] In His Own Words - Ariel Sharon
http://www.alquds.org/palestine/history/index.html About The Soft And The Delicate By Amos Oz (interview with Ariel Sharon published in the Israeli daily Davar DEC 17, 1982) "You can call me anything you like. Call me a monster or a murderer. Just note that I don't hate Arabs. On the contrary. Personally, I am much more at east with them, and especially with the Bedouin, than with Jews. Those Arabs we haven't yet spoilt are proud people, they are irrational, cruel and generous. It's the Yids that are all twisted. In order to straighten them out you have to first bend them sharply the other way. That, in brief, is my whole ideology. "Call Israel by any name you like, call it a Judeo-Nazi state as does Leibowitz. Why not? Better a live Judeo-Nazi than a dead saint. I don't care whether I am like Ghadafi. I am not after the admiration of the gentiles. I don't need their love. I don't need to be loved by Jews like you either. I have to live, and I intend to ensure that my children will live as well. With or without the blessing of the Pope and the other religious leaders from the New York Times. I will destroy anyone who will raise a hand against my children, I will destroy him and his children, with or without our famous purity of arms. I don't care if he is Christian, Muslim, Jewish or pagan. History teaches us that he who won't kill will be killed by others. That is an iron law. "Even if you'll prove to me by mathematical means that the present war in Lebanon is a dirty immoral war, I don't care. Moreover, even if you will prove to me that we have not achieved and will not achieve any of our aims in Lebanon, that we will neither create a friendly regime in Lebanon nor destroy the Syrians or even the PLO, even then I don't care. It was still worth it. Even if Galilee is shelled again by Katyushas in a year's time, I don't really care. We shall start another war, kill and destroy more and more, until they will have had enough. And do you know why it is all worth it? Because it seems that this war has made us more unpopular among the so-called civilised world. "We'll hear no more of that nonsense about the unique Jewish morality, the moral lessons of the holocaust or about the Jews who were supposed to have emerged from the gas chambers pure and virtuous. No more of that. The destruction of Eyn Hilwe (and it's a pity we did not wipe out that hornet's nest completely!), the healthy bombardment of Beirut and that tiny massacre (can you call 500 Arabs a massacre?) in their camps which we should have committed with our own delicate hands rather than let the Phalangists do it, all these good deeds finally killed the bullshit talk about a unique people and of being a light upon the nations. No more uniqueness and no more sweetness and light. Good riddance." "I personally don't want to be any better than Khomeini or Brezhnev or Ghadafi or Assad or Mrs. Thatcher, or even Harry Truman who killed half a million Japanese with two fine bombs. I only want to be smarter than they are, quicker and more efficient, not better or more beautiful than they are. Tell me, do the baddies of this world have a bad time? If anyone tries to touch them, the evil men cut his hands and legs off. They hunt and catch whatever they feel like eating. They don't suffer from indigestion and are not punished by Heaven. I want Israel to join that club. Maybe the world will then at last begin to fear me instead of feeling sorry for me. Maybe they will start to tremble, to fear my madness instead of admiring my nobility. Thank god for that. Let them tremble, let them call us a mad state. Let them understand that we are a wild country, dangerous to our surroundings, not normal, that we might go crazy if one of our children is murdered - just one! That we might go wild and burn all the oil fields in the Middle East! If anything would happen to your child, god forbid, you would talk like I do. Let them be aware in Washington, Moscow, Damascus and China that if one of our ambassadors is shot, or even a consul or the most junior embassy official, we might start World War Three just like that !" ..We are talking while sitting on the balcony of the pretty country house belonging to C. which is situated in a prosperous Moshav. To the west we see a burning sunset and there is a scent of fruit trees in the air. We are being served iced coffee in tall glasses. C. is about fifty years old. He is a man well known for his (military) actions. He is a strong, heavy figure wearing shorts but no shirt. His body is tanned a metallic bronze shade, the colour of a blond man living in the sun. He puts his hairy legs on the table and his hands on the chair. There is a scar on his neck. His eyes wander over his plantations. He spells out his ideology in a voice made hoarse by too much smoking: "Let me tell me [sic] what is the most important thing, the sweetest fruit of the war in Lebanon: It is that now they don't just hate Israel. Thanks to us, they now als
[CTRL] Balkan Hospitality
-Caveat Lector- Go here for the rest of the story http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/news/s_irina07.html > People Tied to Explosives And Blown To Pieces > > By Irina > Gelevska, A1 TV > (Tetovo, August > 26) - Today at 6:15, Albanian terrorists killed two > security guards of a motel owned by Macedonians near Tetovo. This article has some neat images of what the "poor" Albanian "freedom fighters" will do whether or not they turn in their muskets. A<>E<>R 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] And then there were 3300
-Caveat Lector- From http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/238/nation/NATO_enters_a_well_armed_l andP.shtml }}>Begin THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING NATO enters a well-armed land Smuggling bolsters Macedonian rebels By Charles M. Sennott, Globe Staff, 8/26/2001 NEAR TETOVO, Macedonia - Meet Commander Leka, a battalion chief of the ethnic Albanian rebels who control this area. He wears a camouflage uniform with the signature red patch of the Albanian National Liberation Army. An AK-47 assault rifle is slung over his shoulder and his ammunition vest bulges with two full clips of bullets, two 9mm semiautomatic pistols, and a hand grenade. As NATO's latest mission in the Balkans begins tomorrow with a voluntary collection of rebel weapons - a move intended to stop a war here before it starts - Leka says with a smile that he and the roughly 2,000-member NLA will hand over their arsenal and ''comply 100 percent.'' Then Commander Leka, who goes only by his nom de guerre, reached for a hip holster and unsheathed an 18-inch knife with a bone handle which he describes as his favorite weapon, adding, ''But I don't ever give up my knife.'' The limited NATO mission with a self-imposed deadline of 30 days is, to its supporters, a noble effort to derail another runaway conflict in the Balkans. To its critics, this is a hopelessly naive endeavor destined to fail. Even the most senior planners of the operation acknowledge that NATO can never stop the easy flow of weapons to rebel forces along the mountainous borders of Kosovo and Albania. According to analysts and diplomats, the region is awash in weapons. A report released in April by the International Crisis Group, a policy organization that attempts to prevent conflict, cites weapons estimates for Macedonia, Albania, and Kosovo of 280,000 Kalashnikov rifles, 1 million antitank missiles, 3.1 million hand grenades, 1 billion rounds of ammunition, and 24 million machine guns. Jane's Defense Weekly confirmed in report Friday that ''the NLA has a very secure supply line to western Macedonia'' of weapons which include surface- to-air missiles, 120mm mortars, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and antitank rockets. The publication also estimates that the NLA has 3,000 fighters and perhaps an equal number of volunteers who are not in uniform but mostly have access to weapons. An array of defense specialists as well as NATO and Macedonian defense officials interviewed by the Globe last week confirm that even if NATO succeeds in collecting the rebels' weapons, the NLA could rearm in a matter of weeks or even days should it decide that the political process is not achieving its demands for constitutional changes that guarantee rights for ethnic Albanians. Commander Leka and others know there are a variety of sources and trade routes into Macedonia. The primary route is through Albania, where hundreds of thousands of weapons were looted from Albanian Army depots in 1997 and where criminal gangs conduct a flourishing market in the weapons trade. Weapons have also continued to flow over a criss-crossing mountain paths from Kosovo into Macedonia, especially through the areas of Radusa and Vesala, according to a high-ranking official in the Macedonian defense department. Macedonian officials claim that NATO's interdiction efforts - which were stepped up in June as part of a US-led mission known as ''Operation Eagle'' - along the Kosovo border have been largely unsuccessful in stemming the flow of weapons that fueled the fighting in Macedonia in July and early August. This is one of the reasons the Macedonian government has been skeptical of the NATO mission, and one of the reasons why the American forces have a low profile in ''Operation Essential Harvest.'' There are only about 300 American soldiers involved in this NATO operation, which is deploying more than 4,000 troops. British soldiers have taken the lead role. NATO officials argue that their interdiction efforts have been successful, and that increased patrols along the Kosovo border in recent months have brought in 2,000 weapons and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition as well as the arrest of several arms dealers. There have been reports in recent days of NLA weapons flowing in the other direction - out of Macedonia and into Kosovo. NATO has confirmed some of these reports, and specialists theorize that the moves are an attempt by the NLA to hide its best weapons before the NATO mission begins. Another trail of weapons to the Albanian rebels in Macedonia comes from truck convoys into the country from neighboring Bulgaria, according to Jane's Defense Weekly. Sometimes, the greed of arms dealers even rises above the seething ethnic hatreds in this region. Jane's also cites reports of weapons sales to Albanian rebels from Serbia. Corrupt officials in the Zastava arms factory in Serbia have made black market deals with rebels, says Jane's. Commander Leka agrees. And to prove it, he handed his assault rifle
[CTRL] "Thanks to Uncle Sam, Macedonians are no match for us!"
www.tenc.net[ ===Terrorist Thug Boasts "Thanks to Uncle Sam, Macedonians are no match for us!" Eyewitness report by Scott Taylor, retired Canadian military man, author of 'Inat' and 'Tested Mettle' and editor of Esprit de Corps MagazineThis report was made available by Ben Works at Sirius [21 August 2001]=== TETOVO, Macedonia - Last Monday, international envoys and government officials in Macedonia hammered out a last-minute peace accord. However, this 11th-hour attempt to avoid yet another Balkans civil war may yet prove to be a case of too little, too late, as the fighting here continues to escalate. Under the terms of the agreement, once a solid ceasefire can be established, a NATO force of some 3,000 peacekeepers, including a whopping three Canadian officers, will be deployed in Macedonia. The major task of these troops will be to disarm the ethnic Albanian guerrillas who have established control of nearly 30 per cent of Macedonia's territory. For the battered Macedonian security forces that have fought the guerrillas over the past six months, the arrival of the NATO force will be a bitter pill to swallow. "If NATO hadn't been arming and equipping the (guerrillas) in Kosovo there would be no need for them to disarm these guerrillas now in Macedonia," said Goran Stevanovic, a sergeant with the elite Macedonian police Wolves. At the diplomatic level, the provision of military aid to the guerrillas is vehemently denounced, but on the ground in Macedonia, there is no denying the massive amount of materiel and expertise supplied by NATO to the guerrillas. Their commanders welcomed me with a shout of "God bless America, and Canada, too, for all that they have provided to us!" In the well-built guerrilla bunkers overlooking the besieged city of Tetovo, there is ample evidence of U.S. military hardware. Everything from sidearms and sniper rifles to menacing-looking grenade launchers is emblazoned Made in the USA. An abundant stock of sophisticated night-vision goggles provide the guerrillas with a tremendous tactical advantage over the Macedonian security forces. By nightfall, the Macedonians are compelled to hole up in their bunkers while the guerrillas roam with impunity throughout the Tetovo streets. Snake Arifaj, a 22-year-old guerrilla platoon commander, proudly displayed his unit's impressive arsenal and said, "Thanks to Uncle Sam, the Macedonians are no match for us." Two weeks ago, there was a flurry of diplomatic protests filed by the Macedonian government when two U.S. helicopters were observed delivering supplies to an Albanian village in the mountains above Tetovo. Officially, the U.S. claimed their aircraft were only transporting humanitarian aid. However, the local guerrilla commander, Commander "Mouse," a 47-year-old UCK officer in the Tetovo sector contradicted this statement and confirmed that two US Chinook Heavy Transport Helicopters had in fact delivered "heavy mortars and ammunition" to the guerrillas. As proof of Mouse's claim, on Thursday the guerrillas began bombarding Tetovo with 120-mm and 82-mm mortars. Judging from the duration and intensity of the bombardment that I witnessed, ammunition supply is not a problem for the guerrillas. "We have all the equipment and men we need to capture Skopje in 24 hours," said Commander "Jimmy", a 22-year-old Albanian guerrilla who is already a veteran of Chechnya, Kosovo, and south Serbia. "Militarily, the Macedonians are no match for our soldiers." The U.S. also frequently used their tactical helicopters to gather intelligence inside Macedonia, without authorization from the Macedonian government. The sight of the U.S. choppers prompted the ethnic Albanian villagers to cheer wildly, waving their arms to encourage "their" air force. Further illustration of this Albanian sentiment toward U.S. aircraft can be found at the guerrilla brigade headquarters, just outside Tetovo. Here the security platoon wear T-shirts emblazoned with a Nike logo and the words: "NATO Air - Just Do It!" On the other side of this conflict, the woefully equipped Macedonian forces have been hard pressed to field a credible fighting force. In order to obtain a peaceful secession from Yugoslavia in 1992, the fledgling Republic of Macedonia agreed to turn over all the federal military assets to Serbia / Montenegro. As a result of their bankrupt treasury and slumping
[CTRL] Loaded Guns Can Be Good for Kids (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- [Note: Although dated, this is an excellent article. However, I take issue with one point, there are no totally safe neighborhoods, where you are safe to let down your guard, no one can guarantee when and where a criminal will strike. - Tony] Excerpt: "According to research by Harvard's Kip Viscusi, the federal mandate about safety caps on medicine bottles made people more careless about storing medicine out of the reach of children. No cap can be really "child proof" (any bottle can be broken with a hammer), but careless parents left medicine bottles where children could get them, children defeated the "child-proof" caps and poisoning deaths increased. Similarly, mandatory gun locks would encourage parents to stop being careful to keep loaded guns out of the reach of small children. " June 1, 1999 Loaded Guns Can Be Good for Kids by Dave Kopel and Eugene Volokh Dave Kopel teaches law at New York University Law School, and Eugene Volokh teaches at UCLA Law School. At the behest of President Clinton and gun control lobbyist Sarah Brady, the Senate recently voted to require that every firearm be sold with a lock. The next step is to require that all guns be locked up in the home -- as is currently required in Washington, D.C., and in Canada, whose gun laws President Clinton has fulsomely praised. This next step will likely be taken when there is another horrible gun crime that (like the Littleton massacre) couldn't possibly have been prevented by a trigger lock. That crime will give the Republican congressional leadership another opportunity to make concessions that will immediately prompt the Democrats to escalate their demands for further concessions. Are gun locks, as President Clinton says, a "no brainer"? Yes, indeed. The lock-up-the-guns proposal is great -- as long as one doesn't think about it carefully. Contrary to the impression created by sensationalist media, fatal firearms accidents involving children are far from common. In the United States, about half of all homes contain guns; the total gun supply is about 240 million, and there are tens of millions of children in the country. Yet according to the National Safety Council, in 1995 there were about 30 fatal gun deaths of kids aged 0 to 4 and fewer than 40 of kids aged 5 to 9. This shows that, even without legislation from Washington, the overwhelming majority of families with firearms already knows how to act responsibly. Any parent knows that a single child's death is unspeakably tragic. Yet the number of toddlers who die from gun accidents is smaller than the number who die from drowning in buckets. And it's much lower than the 500 who die in swimming pools. More generally, the total number of fatal accidents involving kids aged 0 to 14 in 1995 was 6,500, and fatal firearms accidents accounted for just 3 percent of the total. Yet the president is not scoring political points inveighing against bucket manufacturers, or demanding federal laws against unfenced pools on private property. Politics, not saving children's lives, is the foundation of the current anti-gun campaign. But doesn't it make sense to require parents to keep guns locked if it will save even one child's life? Unfortunately, the analysis can't be that simple, because such a restriction will not only save lives; it would also cost lives. President Clinton -- and Liddy Dole at a recent speech at Yale -- compare gun locks to "child-proof" safety caps on medicine bottles. It's a good comparison, because the safety caps increased accidental deaths, and gun locks would do the same. According to research by Harvard's Kip Viscusi, the federal mandate about safety caps on medicine bottles made people more careless about storing medicine out of the reach of children. No cap can be really "child proof" (any bottle can be broken with a hammer), but careless parents left medicine bottles where children could get them, children defeated the "child-proof" caps and poisoning deaths increased. Similarly, mandatory gun locks would encourage parents to stop being careful to keep loaded guns out of the reach of small children. Even worse, many kinds of gun locks (such as locks that fit on the trigger), could cause accidents for both children and adults. A modern firearm won't discharge if it is dropped accidentally; but if the firearm has a trigger lock on it, the firearm often does discharge. That's why lock manufacturers warn consumers never to use the lock on a loaded gun. Mandatory use of locks could thus undo 50 years of improvements in firearms design that have helped reduce gun accidents by more than 75 percent. In addition to increasing gun accidents, mandatory locks would likely increase deaths from crime. Guns are used quite commonly in self-defense; estimates of defensive gun uses per year range from 110,000 (National Crime Victimization Survey) to 1.5 million to 2.5 million or more (studies by criminologists Gary Kleck and Philip Cook). A very l
[CTRL] IMMIGRATION DEBATE 8/29/91 Denver
Rep. Tom Tancredo will debate Rep. Diana DeGette on immigration, 6PM Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at Luna's Mexican Restaurant, 3380 W. 38th Avenue, Denver. I plan on being there. Spread the word. (Map - Directions) http://www.americanpatrol.com/index.html MAP: http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap& addr=3380+W.+38th+Avenue&city=Denver&state=CO&slt=39.769300&sln=-105.030300& mlt=39.769300&mln=-105.006800&zip=80211-1910&country=us&mag=8&cs=9&BFClient=& BFKey=&poi=&poititle=&map.x=41&map.y=107
[CTRL] COYOTES PROFIT FROM AMNESTY TALK
Amnesty talk moving immigrants Smugglers busy as workers hope for a deal to be made 08/27/2001 By SONNY LOPEZ / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News CASAS GRANDES, Mexico – Frantically waving an empty can of Prestone with a $10 bill in his other hand, Edmundo appeared to be nothing more than a stranded motorist along a roadside seeking help. But the 32-year-old man, who would give only his first name, is a coyote, or human smuggler, on his way to pick up a group of immigrants when his panel van overheated along the two-lane highway linking Ciudad Juárez to Casas Grandes, about 140 miles to the southwest. Business, he said, has been good since Mexico's President Vicente Fox began urging President Bush and the U.S. Congress to approve an amnesty plan that would grant guest-worker status and eventually legal residency to an estimated 3 million Mexicans living in the United States. "Some of these people – most of them are poor peasants – think they can get a visa or some kind of status once they're on the other side," the coyote said during the 30-mile ride into town to fetch water for the van's ailing cooling system. "A lot of them are going to wait in Juárez or Palomas, and the others will cross somewhere in the desert and try their luck." From Juárez, it's a matter of crossing the heavily guarded Rio Grande into El Paso. Palomas, 80 miles west along the desert frontier, sits across from Columbus, N.M. The status of a proposed amnesty program remains under debate. The Bush administration has shied away from a policy that would include large numbers of Mexicans lacking proper documentation, but living in the United States. The administration has said it is open to discussing a program that would allow Mexicans to legally enter the country to work on temporary visas, and to offering similar permission to some Mexicans already working illegally in the United States. In late July, Mr. Fox said all Mexicans working in the United States should be given amnesty or legal status because of their contributions to the U.S. economy. As the discussion continues, at least 30 coyotes such as Edmundo have been arrested trying to lead small bands of immigrants along the open desert from Ciudad Juárez to Palomas, said Jaime Torres Valades, assistant deputy for immigration at Mexico's migration agency in Ciudad Juárez. Mr. Torres said the coyotes have abandoned well-known urban crossings in favor of dangerous open desert routes. He said that up to 30,000 immigrants are believed to have crossed the 80 miles of desert between El Paso and Columbus since the beginning of the year. "People try to cross every day, but it's unclear if it's because of the amnesty" discussion, said Mr. Torres, who believes many immigrants from Central and South America now use the Ciudad Juárez International Airport as a transfer point, then begin their overland trip north. "There is a sense that many of these immigrants are trying to take advantage of this [amnesty] program, but we'd have to interview each and every one of them to be certain," he said. "The truth is that the movement of people north into the United States is a constant, and it is going to continue as people seek a better life." Doug Mosier, U.S. Border Patrol spokesman in El Paso, said the number of immigrants trying to illegally enter the country is down 5 percent from last year. "At the beginning of the calendar year, there was a wait-and-see attitude regarding the amnesty program, but right now we're not hearing that," he said. The reasons why the immigrants come seemed not to matter to coyote Edmundo as he worried about the possibility of having to buy a new radiator. But he strongly agreed with Mr. Fox that Mexicans living and working illegally in the United States should not be considered second-class citizens. "I don't think these people should be mistreated, because they work and are not lazy freeloaders. They help keep two economies going," said the smuggler who charges immigrants $100 to $500 per trip. "I'm just a businessman. I'm not taking sides or care about the reasons, but I know that a hard-working man should never have to hide or be treated like a criminal." Mr. Fox is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., in early September and he has said he hopes to make progress on the amnesty issue while there. He faces stiff opposition from anti-immigrant groups and congressional conservatives who have opposed any program other than the temporary, guest worker visas. Sonny Lopez is an El Paso free-lance writer. http://www.dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/455092_crossers_27tex.html
[CTRL] Cheap Labor
-Caveat Lector- For an immigration time-out: http://www.projectusa.org/ Bush: Americans should respect illegal immigration Issue 91: August 24, 2001 +== TIME OUT PROJECT ==+ You have to give President Bush credit. He isn't even trying to hide the fact that White House immigration policy is all about importing cheap labor. In statements Friday in Crawford, Texas, Bush, visibly impatient with a reporter's question, continued to retreat from the word "amnesty," but said, "So long as there's somebody who wants to hire somebody and somebody willing to work, it seems like to me it's in our nation's interests to make sure the two go together." Bush might as well have said, "The cheap labor needs of my corporate friends come first, regardless of the impact on low-income Americans, the environment, our sense of community, our educational and health care systems, or future generations." Americans should ask themselves what the long term consequences of Bush's cheap labor policy would be, especially considering there are nearly five billion people in the world living in countries poorer than Mexico -- many of whom are probably "willing to work" in the United States. __ Words do matter and 'illegal' is one (Houston Chronicle) http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/editorial/1001522 Illegal Mexican immigrants get 'respect' from Bush (Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010825-53307418.htm Bush: No Amnesty for Immigrants (AP) http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=84789366 Average Mexican 25% richer than world wide average (CIA World Fact Book 2000) http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mx.html#Econ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xx.html#Econ 4,922,522,781 people in countries poorer than Mexico (CIA World Fact Book 2000) http://projectusa.org/Resources/world_standard_of_living_ranking.html.htm +== TAKE POSITIVE ACTION ==+ In Crawford, President Bush also urged Americans to "respect" the illegal immigration of Mexicans who "walk across miles of desert to do work that some Americans won't do." (Not the immigrants themselves, it is important to note, but the act of illegal immigration itself). It is bad enough that our government irresponsibly refuses to protect our borders and enforce our laws, but there is something almost unbelievably reckless about an American president urging Americans to "respect" (respect!) law-breaking -- particularly when it involves a huge, unregulated and irreversible influx of foreign nationals. Furthermore, the myth that there are "jobs Americans won't do" needs to be debunked once and for all. All the jobs now performed primarily by illegal immigrants have traditionally been done by Americans, but for a living wage. Between 1925 and 1965, the United States experienced virtually zero net immigration, and we still somehow managed to get our dishes washed, our lawns cut, and our children tended. Also, during that time, we invented computers, had a healthy labor movement, initiated a space program that put men on the moon, made great strides in civil rights and environmental legislation, built the largest economy the world has ever seen, and successfully prosecuted WWII against two great powers on two fronts simultaneously. The idea that somehow we suddenly can't run a country without an endless supply of foreigners is absurd. Call President Bush and tell him: I oppose your efforts to import cheap labor for your corporate friends. I think our country can, and should, do its own work. Phone the White House comment line during business hours at 202-456-1414 Or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +== QUOTE OF THE WEEK ==+ Blind faith in free trade is as much of a menace as protectionism. Molly Ivins Creators Syndicate Inc. August 17, 2001 +==EMAIL OF THE WEEK==+ I would like to say that I believe that each country must solve its own problems and control its population. Bringing 500,000 people from China into San Francisco, a city of approximately 900,000, is not going to solve China's population problems, but impacts San Francisco beyond what most people can understand. Joan Woodward San Francisco, California +==INFORMATION==+ Unsubscribe: hit reply, and type "remove" in the subject line Ezine staff: http://projectusa.org/Ezine_staff.html Tax-exempt gifts: http://projectusa.org/contribute.html Ezine archives: http://projectusa.org/Ezine/us_immigration_ezine.html 8q 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 reader
[CTRL] Zionism within: The Vatican, the UN, the NWO . . .
{{And then I have read many articles claiming that the Pope is Jewish and that they have all been Jewish for many, many years. Faith is a gift and either one has it or one does not. The RC Church does NOT have infallibility in matters of politics and does not claim to do so. It should not be a political organization.AKE}} Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 2:47 AM Zionism within: The Vatican, the UN, the NWO . . . Subject: Zionism within (evil masonic front) Roman Catholic ChurchThe Vatican and the United Nations. Sir,It is an incontrovertible fact that Zionism is now well entrenched within the establishments of the Catholic Church. The centuries old plot of the Illuminati designed to take control of the Church via a supposed ecumenical council (Vatican ll, 1962 - 65), and have Catholics 'march behind the banners of Masonry thinking they are marching behind the Keys of Peter' (Alta Vendita, 1846), has come to fruition.Vatican City has become a rubber-stamping department for the United Nations where every whim of the New World Order is held in high esteem. John Paul II meets on a regular basis for debriefing sessions with B'Nai B'rith. In April 1983 he publicly acknowledged his on-going relationship with the Trilateral Commission. In keeping with his predecessors, Paul VI and John XXIII, he has publicly hailed the United Nations as the world's last hope of concord and peace confirming Paul VI's assertion that it represents 'the obligatory path of modern civilisation and world peace.' No mention is made of the billions of dollars provided each year by this organisation to the third world, including India and China, for abortion and contraception. He joyously celebrated the 50th anniversary of the publication of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which champions the cause of sexual perversion.John Paul II's relationship with the UN is more than flirtatious. The Vatican is now woven into the fabric of an international clique whose ultimate objective is world domination by economic and political means. On September 22nd., 1999 Dr. Nafis Sadik, of the UN Population Fund, stated that the Vatican had withdrawn its opposition to the UN's programme of controlling world population growth by the use of artificial contraception. In 1993 Professor Robert Muller, Chancellor of the UN's University for Peace, in an address directed to John Paul II claimed that: 'Ecumenism is outmoded now. We must now move towards universal government, which will soon see the light of day, and under the impetus of John Paul II, who would be honoured if he gave the Church this programme.' In October 1999 the UN announced that it would host its first summit for world religious leaders, bringing together the likes of John Paul II, the Aga Khan, the Grand Mufti and leaders of the Jewish faith. The UN confirmed that the Dalai Lama would not be invited for fear of upsetting the Chinese leadership over the issue of Tibet.The UN's initiative was no more than a follow up to the John Paul II's world congress of religions convened at Assisi in October 1986. It was here that he publicly acknowledged the truth of paganism and encouraged the Buddhists to erect a statue of Buddha on top of the tabernacle on the cathedral's high altar. At the same time, not wishing to offend the sensibilities of the pagans, he forbade a procession in honour of the Mother of God from being held in the cathedral precincts. And to add emphasis to his belief that the Catholic Church is no more than just one among others he acclaimed, during a visit to Benin, Africa, in 1993, that: 'Voodooism contains the seeds of the Word'. (See Abbe Daniel Le Roix, Peter, Lovest Thou Me?)What a paradox that they who cling blindly to the church of Karol Wojtyla, and insist on the nomenclature of Catholic, refuse to acknowledge the time of their visitation. Even the warnings given out by the miraculous phenomena officially recognised by the Church, including the prophecy of the Blessed Virgin Mary given at La Salette in France during 1846 that: 'Rome will lose the Faith and become the seat of the anti Christ', are considered but empty rhetoric. On reflection we should not be surprised by such an attitude. Was it not Jesus Christ who said that even the elect would be deceived?Yours, T. J. Chapman Curator, Britons Catholic Library. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT
Re: [CTRL] For the Record Pope Pius XII
-Caveat Lector- Well, J2, I think you are the one with it ass-backwards. On the one hand you claim the Jews were this poor, oppressed minority with no military yet the Vatican with no military should have done what the armies of Europe could not do. I have conceded some collaboration but it is on the part of ALL parties and not peculiar to the Vatican. The Poles could not have fought off the Soviet army any more than the 'poor oppressed Jews' could have done so. You speak of the Poles lack of having the balls to fight back, but isn't that the real problem with the Jews? Why should the Poles have fought back but everyone else should have done that for the Jews? I think you are unrealistic in claiming that Jews were totally without blame in the collaboration game and that the Vatican could have prevented anything at all. I think the Vatican would have saved their own if they could have done so. Do you think the Pope should have immediately sided with the anti-Catholic British and Protestant Americans? Put him in a very bad position, I would say. The number of priest in Europe that went to the death camps is staggering. You only have concern for Jews and Jews only. You speak as though no other group's suffering counts. I find that very telling. And also that you think others lacking for not fighting back but they should have also fought back FOR the Jews who were selling them out to the Soviets? If we are going to take back property stolen in war, I want my great-grandparent's property burned and stolen by the U.S. govt returned. You are not their accomplice in keeping it from me, are you? So I guess I will just do as you do, ignore all facts and continue to hold my church in esteem (your phrase) for the good that it did do and does currently. It is easy to take things out of their historical context and make judgments. The Vatican could have destroyed any and all documentation that would cast them in a bad light. If they have not done so, I think that speaks well of those in charge. You are well aware of the insurance claims paid to on behalf of all the 'poor, oppressed Jews' in Europe and it is never enough for they continue to sue for even greater amounts. I think this is a money-grubbing scheme and Jews are salivating at the thought of getting their mitts on the Vatican, nothing more. And there is little you can say that will change my mind. ~Amelia~ - Original Message - From: "Nurev Ind." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 7:48 AM Subject: Re: [CTRL] For the Record Pope Pius XII -Caveat Lector- Amelia wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > I am fully aware that the revisionists have now decided that Pius > collaborated with the Nazis, etc. This is an article of what was > said at the time by those in a position to know that just came out > today. I personally think the new found guilt of the Vatican There's nothing new about it. The Vatican simply can't cover it up any longer because this is the information age, and non-Catholics don't care what the Vatican wants. > has > much to do with wanting even more reparations and the extortion of > huge sums of money. The Jews involved in this want their rightful property back which was stolen from them by the Nazis and hidden by their accomplices in the Vatican. Let's be clear about this. The Vatican is hiding the stolen property of the Nazi victims. Nice. > Maybe the Poles should do the same to the Jews > who collaborated with the Soviets resulting in even more deaths to > the Polish people. I know that you are desperate to keep your church in some kind of esteem, but you are going a little whacky here. The Jews did not control the Soviets. If the Poles didn't like Soviet control they should have had the balls to have a revolution. Like the colonists did with English domination. > I certainly hope they do so for 3 million > Polish Roman Catholics went to the death camps and this started > long before any Jews there met that same fate. Why didn't the > Jews save the Poles from both the Germans and the Soviets? The Jews were an opressed minority who had no arms, no military and no influece in politics. Besides that, the Poles were vicious murderous anti-semites who turned over tens of thousands of Jews gleefully to the Nazis, and then stole their property. You've got it ass backwards Amelia. You're getting silly now. > I do > not think it was possible for anyone to do that for if a Pope had > such power, JPII could stop the 40 million abortions. > ~Amelia~ Popes don't have any power any more. Except over gullible Catholics. No one else care what they do or don't do. But some people are determined to show what they DID do. > > For the Record > by Joseph Sobran > Nothing, it seems, can dispel the notion that Pope Pius XII > maintained a "shameful silence" about the persecution of Jews > during World War II. But Ralph McInerny, in his book The Defamation > of Pius XII, quotes what Jews, pro
Re: [CTRL] W Makes Fun of a Bald Guy
-Caveat Lector- Reminds me of the time Clinton was at the Lego Display and commented in the presence of Sec. of Labor Reich that one of the little Lego houses was just the right size for the Secretary. ~Amelia~ 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] Harass the Brass!
-Caveat Lector- http://www.altpr.org/apr15/keating.html Harass the Brass! Mutiny, Fragging and Desertions in the U.S. Military By Kevin Keating Is it "Fleet Week" in San Francisco again? Let's rename 'Fleet Week' Mutiny Week! Introduction: 'Fleet Week' is an annual event in San Francisco, held over a four or five day period every September. Ships of the US Navy sail into port, and a team of the Navy's 'Blue Angels' stunt fighter aircraft pretends to strafe the city. No wonder they call San Francisco 'Baghdad-by-the-Bay!' Thousands of young enlisted people from the visiting ships flood SF's tourist traps in North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf. What follows is the latest and longest version of a leaflet distributed to them on three or four occasions since 1985. A friend who was in the US military during the Persian Gulf War told me that when George Bush visited the troops in Saudi Arabia before the war, many enlisted men and women in Bush's immediate vicinity had their rifle and pistol ammunition taken away. The bolts were also removed from their rifles. If this was so, it makes it clear that Bush and his corporate handlers may have been afraid of the US enlisted people who Bush would soon be killing in his unsuccessful re-election campaign. The suppressed history of the Vietnam war shows that the Commander-in- Chief had good reason to fear and distrust the troops. Our rulers want us to forget what happened during the Vietnam war, and they want us to forget what defeated their war effort and the importance of the resistance to the war by enlisted men and women. Until 1968 the desertion rate for US troops in Vietnam was lower than in previous wars. But by 1969 the desertion rate had increased fourfold. This wasn't limited to Southeast Asia; desertion rates among GIs were on the increase world-wide. For soldiers in the combat zone, refusing to obey orders became an important part of avoiding horrible injury or death. As early as mid-1969, an entire company of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade sat down on the battlefield. Later that year, a rifle company from the famed 1st Air Cavalry Division flatly refused on CBS TV to advance down a dangerous trail. In the following 12 months the 1st Air Cav notched up 35 combat refusals. >From mild forms of political protest and disobedience of war orders, the resistance among the ground troops grew into a massive and widespread "quasi-mutiny" by 1970 and 1971. Soldiers went on "search and avoid" missions, intentionally skirting clashes with the Vietnamese and often holding three-day-long pot parties instead of fighting. By 1970, the Army had 65,643 deserters, roughly the equivalent of four infantry divisions. In an article published in the Armed Forces Journal (June 7, 1971), Marine Colonel Robert D. Heinl Jr., a veteran combat commander with over 27 years experience in the Marines and author of Soldiers Of The Sea, a definitive history of the Marine Corps, wrote: "Our army that now remains in Vietnam is in a state approaching collapse, with individual units avoiding or having refused combat, murdering their officers and noncommissioned officers..." Heinl cited a New York Times article which quoted an enlisted man saying, "The American garrisons on the larger bases are virtually disarmed. The lifers have taken our weapons away...there have also been quite a few frag incidents in the battalion." "Frag incidents" or "fragging" was soldier slang in Vietnam for the killing of strict, unpopular and aggressive officers and NCO's. The word apparently originated from enlisted men using fragmentation grenades to off commanders. Heinl wrote, "Bounties, raised by common subscription in amounts running anywhere from $50 to $1,000, have been widely reported put on the heads of leaders who the privates and SP4s want to rub out." Shortly after the costly assault on Hamburger Hill in mid-1969, the GI underground newspaper in Vietnam, GI Says, publicly offered a $10,000 bounty on Lieutenant Colonel Weldon Hunnicutt, the officer who ordered and led the attack. "The Pentagon has now disclosed that fraggings in 1970 (209 killings) have more than doubled those of the previous year (96 killings). Word of the deaths of officers will bring cheers at troop movies or in bivouacs of certain units." Congressional hearings on fraggings held in 1973 estimated that roughly 3% of officer and non-com deaths in Vietnam between 1961 and 1972 were a result of fraggings. But these figures were only for killings committed with grenades, and didn't include officer deaths from automatic weapons fire, handguns and knifings(!). The Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps estimated that only 10% of fragging attempts resulted in anyone going to trial. In the Americal Division, plagued by poor morale, fraggings during 1971 were estimated to be running around one a week. War equipment was sabotaged and destroyed. By 1972 roughly 300 anti-war and anti-military newspapers, with names like Harass
[CTRL] Don't Look Jewish
-Caveat Lector- http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2001/08/27/News/News.33458.html Monday August 27, 2001 MKs warned: To avoid terrorist attacks, don't look Jewish By Itim JERUSALEM (August 27) - Knesset members should avoid making their Jewishness or Israeliness stand out when abroad, draw the shades at home, and check their cars for bombs, according to warnings issued by the Knesset sergeant-at-arms. The sergeant-at-arms last week issued letters to all MKs urging several means of caution. Some of the recommendations: * at home, draw window shades to reduce the possibility of a shooting attack; * consult with the Knesset sapper on ways to check their private cars for bombs; * remove kippot when abroad and take other means of "hiding" Jewishness and/or "Israeliness." Knesset spokesman Giora Pordes played down the letter, saying it was meant to refresh MKs' awareness of general security instructions already in place. "There's nothing new in this," he said. In another letter, MKs were asked to consult the Knesset sergeant-at-arms before participating in the funerals of terrorism victims or visits to grieving families. 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] Deaf-Mute Hears 'Voice' -- And Kills Two!!
-Caveat Lector- He was deaf, but somehow he heard the 'voice' of God! How did this happen -- and WHY did he obey? It's amazing what can be done with *secret* technology! [Did he have any implants?]Something's happening in this country, and it's been happening for a LONG time -- [at least 20years].When will people wake up? === BORN-AGAIN SON KILLS GO-GO KIN; BLAMES SATAN Arizona Republic, WEDNESDAY April 23, 1986 Author: United Press International Page number B9 LINCOLN, Neb. - A deaf-mute on trial for the murder of his mother and his sister, both topless dancers, used sign language Tuesday to tell a jury that he had a long argument with someone claiming to be God before stabbing them to death. James D. Curtright, 21, who has pleaded innocent by reason of insanity, said his mind told him, "I'm God. Do you believe me? Kill the devil!' "My feelings said, 'No, don't kill. It's wrong to kill.' " He said he disapproved of the lifestyle of the two women and had just learned that his sister had an abortion when she was 17 after her mother forced her to have sex with a man in exchange for a microwave oven. Curtright, who can neither talk nor hear because of a genetic disorder, is charged in Lancaster County District Court with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of using a weapon to commit a felony in the deaths of Lucille Curtright, 48, and Pamela Curtright, 22, on April 23, 1985. In a note written before the stabbings, Curtright said God told him to kill the women. Testifying Tuesday, Curtright said he now believes it was Satan, claiming to be God, who told him to kill them. He said he is a born-again Christian and found Christ on May 12, 1985 -- Mother's Day. === MARtin F. ABErnathy [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --- 8/27/01 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. Forces in Argentina for Peacekeeping Exercise
-Caveat Lector- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 13:10:01 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: U.S. Forces in Argentina for Peacekeeping Exercise NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. 387-01 (703)695-0192(media) IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2001 (703)697-5737(public/industry) U. S. FORCES IN ARGENTINA FOR PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE The Department of Defense announced today that U.S. special operations forces assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, NC and Special Operations Command-South, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, will participate in "Cabanas 2001," a joint multinational peacekeeping exercise in Salta, Argentina, from Aug. 22 through Sept. 11, 2001. Cabanas 2001, sponsored by the headquarters, United States Southern Command, Miami, Fla., and hosted by Argentina will involve about 400 U.S. airmen, sailors and soldiers. More than 700 military personnel from the host nation, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay will participate, while Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela will send observers. This exercise is the largest joint and combined service exercise held in the region and it focuses on a variety of U.N. peacekeeping tasks including: tactical troop movements, food distribution, identification and marking of mines, civil-military, security and police operations. For more information on this exercise, contact George Grimes, U.S. Special Operations Command, Public Affairs Office, at (813) 828-4600 or Major Eduardo Villavicencio, U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs Office at (305) 437-1213. A Combined, Joint Information Bureau for this exercise is operational and can be reached at 011-54-387-421-8229. -END- -- News Releases: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/releases.html -- Defense News: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/defense.html -- Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.defenselink.mil/news/defense.html#e-mail -- Today in DoD: http://www.defenselink.mil/today 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: PHARISEE WATCH: Watching Farah
Did Joseph Farah Bend the Truth About Sudan By C. E. Carlson On August 7, 2001 Joseph Farah's highly successful World Net Daily (WND) published a front-page exposé aimed at the beleaguered Sudanese Government (GOS). It was entitled "Sudan: ministry 'should expect to be bombed'" and subtitled "Khartoum charges Peter Hammond as enemy of the state." By inference and reference the story supported the idea of a vicious and vindictive government conducting a slave trade and threatening Hammond, a missionary. However, on the very next day Lou Marano of United Press International published a contradictory article, "Civilization: Slave Buybacks in Sudan" which drew nearly opposite conclusions. Mr. Marano's article was supported by what appeared to be qualified and credible eyewitnesses who, it would seem, had nothing material to gain from the positions they took and might well have something to lose. The article strongly suggested that slavery in Sudan is, and always has been, a contrivance of certain religious sounding organizations, and is conducted primarily as a fundraiser for the SPLA insurgent army (www.sudan.net/news/posted/3195.html). The question we ask is, why did World Net Daily (WND) give the uncontroverted "facts" a one-sided whitewashing? If those who do not trust the mainline media cannot trust the new right's darling, WND, who can they trust? Joseph Farah risked a little of his reputation to slam the far-off government of impoverished Sudan. He employed what can only be described as feeble logic and questionable witnesses. Simply stated, the WND story does not pass muster as anything more than an unsupported propaganda hit piece, as we shall see. Could it be that Mr. Farah, having just visited with President G.W. Bush, was saying "thanks" by buttering up one of Bush's new agenda items--continued financing of Bill Clinton's hard-to-justify war against Sudan? Or is Mr. Farah continuing his love affair with the state of Israel by bashing one of its most coveted and hated enemies, or is he doing both at the same time? History tells us a Bush without a war is like a Clinton without a date. While the President has said little about Sudan, or anything else, Mr. Bush's administration has clearly telegraphed its support for an Iraq-style war by the American people against the people of Sudan. The proof of this is that he encouraged Congress to appropriate money for the SPLA insurgent army. The pretext for this non-war is to "fix" Sudan's government. Readers should remember the war on Iraq was engineered by Bush Sr. to "fix" Saddam Hussein and supposedly free the people from his "dictatorship." Instead, the Gulf War delivered the Iraqi people into unspeakable poverty. Sudan's fate will be worse, because it is poorer and more remote than Iraq was. Mr. Farah's account of his prestigious small-group visit with the President's staff on July 30, clearly reveals one thing and one thing only: Joseph Farah is for what Israel is for. He openly criticizes President Bush repeatedly in WND for not doing enough fast enough for Israel. For instance, he criticized the Bush administration's "failure to live up to the president's campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem." Israel is and always has been for the destruction of the Government of Sudan, though it is clever enough to keep it quiet and leave the dirty work to the USA. Bush inherited an ongoing agenda to destroy the people of Sudan from Bill Clinton. President Clinton started this campaign by sanctioning Sudan by Executive Order in December 1997. Clinton's economic war was escalated two years later with a midnight missile attack that completely destroyed what was then known to be the only pharmaceutical plant in the country. America first sanctioned Sudan and then brutally destroyed its only artificial immune system. But none of this dislodged the stubborn GOS, and now the task of destroying it has fallen into the hands of the son of the initiator of the Gulf War. It is no surprise to us that the Bush administration would follow Clinton's example, because both are substantially directed by the same Pharisaic group. For our view of Mr. Bush we urge you to read LESSER OF TWO EVILS (http://www.whtt.org/001218hu.htm). The Washington and Israeli juggernaut is headed for another terrible Iraq-style war against the Sudanese people, pushing ahead as if nothing has happened. For months the Bush administration and a cadre of "conservative," but Israel- sensitive, Republican Congressmen have been gearing up the national media propaganda mill to justify a war against one of the poorest nations on earth, beginning with an appropriation of $3 million for support for the SPLA by the US taxpayers. It takes a lot of propaganda to convince our people a war is needed against a country with a per capita income of $500.00 per year. Such an unthinkable bully engagement can only be j
[CTRL] Government may need to tap Social Security funds for other operations, analysts report
-Caveat Lector- Government may need to tap Social Security funds for other operations, analysts report By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (August 27, 2001 1:36 p.m. EDT) - President Bush's tax cut and the nation's economic downturn will force the government to take $9 billion out of Social Security this year to pay for other operations, breaking a bipartisan commitment in Congress, congressional analysts reported. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, offering a more pessimistic view of the government's finances than the Bush administration did last week, estimating the total budget surplus for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30 at $153 billion - down $122 billion from its May estimate. CBO says Social Security will be tapped for $9 billion in fiscal 2001. After a small non-Social Security surplus of $2 billion in fiscal 2002, CBO projects the government will use $18 billion out of the retirement program in 2003 and $3 billion in 2004. While the White House projected similar numbers, it forecast a non-Social Security surplus of $1 billion this year and next, just enough to permit Republicans and Democrats to say they've kept a promise not to use Social Security tax collections for other government programs. The CBO report, scheduled for official release Tuesday, was obtained from congressional sources Monday by The Associated Press. Diverting Social Security money has no practical impact on the program, although it prevents the government from paying down public debt as quickly as it otherwise would. But making the program exempt from such invasions has become a priority as both parties sought the mantle as its greatest protector. The first year of the 10-year, $1.35 trillion tax cut championed by Bush accounts for about two-thirds of the lowered fiscal 2001 surplus estimate, the CBO report says. A fourth of the reduction was attributed to the troubled economy, mainly in the form of lower tax revenues. The tax cut includes $40 billion in income tax refunds this year and deferring about $33 billion in business taxes into fiscal 2002. CBO analysts say the economy should "narrowly avoid recession and recover gradually next year," but the recovery is projected to be less robust than the 3.2 percent growth rate estimated by the White House Office of Management and Budget. CBO is forecasting 2.6 percent gross domestic product growth next year, slightly below private consensus estimates. Over the next 10 years, CBO is forecasting a $3.4 trillion surplus counting Social Security, down from $5.6 trillion in its May forecast. Bush's tax cut and the associated changes in interest costs account for more than $1.7 trillion of the surplus reduction. However, those numbers assume no additional spending by Congress, including items already promised by lawmakers, such as a Medicare prescription drug benefit, increases for defense and education and a new $74 billion farm bill. The Bush administration last week forecast a surplus of $158 billion this year, $173 billion next year and $3.1 trillion over the next 10 years. Over the decade, the White House figured defense spending at $198 billion above the numbers used by CBO and Medicare spending $37 billion higher. The White House used a Social Security accounting change and a few other assumptions to claim that Social Security would remain untouched this year; CBO did not use those same assumptions. The president last week said the Social Security fund should not be tapped unless the nation was at war or in a recession and has said that Congress can avoid dipping into it by controlling spending. Yet many of the spending proposals that could force use of the retirement trust fund were made by Bush, not congressional Democrats. Aside from the political fight, the main impact of the CBO forecast would be on repayment of public debt. CBO says its new estimate will delay maximum debt repayment by four years compared with its May forecast. Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com 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 PROTECTE
[CTRL] Feds Plead For Secrecy In Scarfo Trial
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46329,00.html Scarfo: Feds Plead for Secrecy By Declan McCullagh 6:33 a.m. Aug. 27, 2001 PDT Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drape a curtain of secrecy around a case involving electronic surveillance of an alleged mobster. Its classified eavesdropping technology is so sensitive, the U.S. government claims, that "national security" will be at risk if details are revealed to the public or defense attorneys for Nicodemo S. Scarfo, the alleged mastermind of a loan shark operation in New Jersey. Justice Department attorneys have gone so far as to invoke the 1980 Classified Information Procedures Act, a little-used federal law usually reserved for espionage cases, in a 13-page filing (PDF) last week with U.S. District Judge Nicholas Politan. When invoked, CIPA permits federal prosecutors to take extraordinary steps to protect classified information, including barring observers from the courtroom, withholding documents from the defense attorneys and moving the trial to "the facilities of another United States government agency" if the courthouse is not secure enough. Prosecutors said they wanted to file two reports: An unclassified summary of the "keystroke logger" the FBI used to eavesdrop on Scarfo and learn his pass phrase, and a classified document that only Politan would read that provides details. They said they also wanted Scarfo's defense counsel to be barred from releasing the summary to the public or press. Previously, in an Aug. 8 order (PDF), Politan had told the government to provide first a private report about how providing details about the keystroke logger could "jeopardize both ongoing and future criminal and national security operations." He also asked for a subsequent public report describing the technique. Scarfo allegedly used PGP to encode his confidential and incriminating business data. With a judge's approval, FBI agents repeatedly sneaked into Scarfo's business to plant a keystroke sniffer -- it could be either software or hardware -- and monitor its output. Using that method, the FBI was able to obtain Scarfo's PGP pass phrase and decrypt documents that the government says are incriminating. Dozens of keystroke logging devices exist in the marketplace, but the FBI says it developed this system internally. "CIPA was never intended for garden-variety criminal proceedings, but only those unusual national security cases, like espionage prosecutions, where classified information was likely to be relevant," says David Sobel, general counsel to the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington. "The government's position in this case seems to be that whenever encrypted data is encountered, the use of 'secret' investigative techniques will require the invocation of CIPA," Sobel says. "Given the growing use of encryption, that's potentially a very frightening development." Under Politan's gag order, neither prosecutors or defense attorneys are permitted to speak with reporters. During a hearing in Newark last month, Politan wondered aloud how the law should treat the keyboard tap. Was it akin, Politan wondered, to a telephone wiretap, regulated by the federal law known as Title III? Perhaps it was a general search of the sort loathed by the colonists at the time of the American Revolution and thereafter outlawed by the Fourth Amendment? Or was it, as the government argued, just like cops rummaging around someone's home or office done with a search warrant in hand? The difference is crucial: If Politan rules that the FBI's keystroke monitor is a wiretap, the evidence may have to be discarded and Scarfo would be more likely to walk free. That's because wiretaps must follow strict rules -- such as minimizing information that's recorded -- that the FBI's technique didn't. CIPA says that a federal judge may authorize prosecutors "to substitute a summary of the information for such classified documents" when national security is at risk.
Re: [CTRL] Deaf-Mute Hears 'Voice' -- And Kills Two!!
-Caveat Lector- On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, M. F. Abernathy wrote: >He was deaf, but somehow he heard the 'voice' of God! How did this >happen -- and WHY did he obey? That's what I have wondered, too...why is it we don't hear about someone giving away $100 bills because God supposedly told them to? Why is it that God always seems to tell people to go out and kill other people? And as you asked, why do these people obey? I know if a voice popped into my head telling me to go out and pop people off, I'd tell it to go pop itself >It's amazing what can be done with >*secret* technology! [Did he have any implants?] Even if some of these incidents can be explained by implants, it still doesn't explain WHY these people go out and do what a disembodied voice tells them to do, instead of telling it to shut the eff up... >BORN-AGAIN SON KILLS GO-GO KIN; BLAMES SATAN Ah, this time it's ol' Splitfoot to blame and not Yahweh... >Curtright, who >can neither talk nor hear because of a genetic disorder, is charged in >Lancaster County District Court with two counts of first-degree murder >and two counts of using a weapon to commit a felony in the deaths of >Lucille Curtright, 48, and Pamela Curtright, 22, on April 23, 1985. > >In a note written before the stabbings, Curtright said God told him to >kill the women. Testifying Tuesday, Curtright said he now believes it >was Satan, claiming to be God, who told him to kill them. He said he is >a born-again Christian and found Christ on May 12, 1985 -- Mother's Day. Yep, once again they 'find Christ' AFTER the fact, when they're caught with their pants down and their hands in the cookie jar I'm sure he now feels that since he's 'found' Jesus and told Jesus he's sorry and Jesus has forgiven him, then anyone else who doesn't just pat him on the head and let him go, saying "Go in peace and sin no more' is not really 'on' Jesus' side What the hell, Jesus has forgiven him, so should the rest of his family and the authorities and everyone in his community, especially the neighbors he will live next to when he is let go because all he had to do is tell Jesus he was sorry... June === Check out Alternative Kite Radio at http://www.altkiteradio.trancetechno.com Alternative Kite Radio (low-bandwidth) Alternative Kite Radio (high-bandwidth) Alternative Kite Summer Beachparty Radio (it's always summer somewhere) Alternative Kite Holiday Radio (everyday's a holiday) === 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] He Refused To Spy For U.S.- Is The FBI Spying On Him?
http://www.westword.com/issues/2001-08-23/news.html Be Seeing You He refused to spy for Uncle Sam. Is the FBI spying on him? By Alan Prendergast Joseph Adams has flashbacks sometimes. In those moments, he practically relives the time he spent in a prison cell in Kuwait, the beatings and interrogations, the terrible feeling of not knowing when or if he would see his family again. But the bad memories are only part of it. They are kept vivid by what he has endured since he returned to Denver four years ago -- the anxiety, the fear, the creepy-crawly feeling of being watched. Every time he hears a clicking on the phone, receives a piece of already-opened mail, spots a distinctly out-of-place van parked in his cul-de-sac or returns from vacation to find his belongings slightly rearranged, he wonders: "Are they back? What do they want?" It's as if he's trapped in an episode of The Prisoner. In that classic 1960s spy series, reluctant secret agents are sent to a remote island where they are subject to round-the-clock surveillance, psychological warfare and endless treachery. (Think Survivor with better clothes.) Like Number Six, the protagonist of the television show, Adams has come to believe that his own government is behind his elaborate ordeal. He was imprisoned in Kuwait shortly after he refused to spy for the United States, he says, and federal agents have been spying on him sporadically ever since. Adams knows his story sounds crazy. But, he argues, you're not paranoid if they really are out to get you. And he has witnesses and documents that prove the FBI did have a keen interest in him in 1997 and may still be monitoring his movements. What he doesn't have is a reason why -- unless you happen to believe that the FBI, an agency under much criticism of late for its rogue behavior, has resorted to stalking citizens out of spite, just like a rejected suitor. "I don't know why they're doing this," Adams says. "I've become so cautious on the phone now that maybe they think I really am hiding something, just because I say so little." Born in Iraq, raised in Kuwait, Adams first came to the United States twenty years ago. He married a woman from Des Moines, became a citizen, changed his name (from Emad Hassan Ahmed) and settled into a life in Denver as a computer-science instructor. A devout Muslim, he says his only brush with any political activity resulted from his efforts to help establish a local mosque, which quickly became a hotbed of Islamic political debate. "I was involved in the mosque for religious reasons," he says. "When it became a political thing, I pulled out." Four years ago, Adams and his wife, Cindy, were preparing to move overseas. Adams still has relatives in Kuwait, and he'd been offered a computer job with a private company there. But shortly before his departure date, two men came to the door of his apartment with a message: His presence was requested at the FBI office in downtown Denver. The agents asked him to come alone. Adams thought it best to bring Cindy and his attorney, Ronald Aal. That didn't sit well with the agents, but after some hesitation, the group was introduced to a man named Bill Young. Both Aal and Adams say Young was identified as an assistant director of the FBI, a bigshot who'd flown in from Washington for the meeting. (According to an FBI spokeswoman, Young was actually a special agent out of the Denver office who has since retired.) Young said he wanted to talk to Adams, outside of the lawyer's presence, about working with the government, but he declined to be more specific. "They were very -- the only word I can use is mysterious," Aal recalls. "They kept using the words 'national security' and telling me I didn't have clearance. I have never had a case like this, before or since." When Aal refused to leave, Young revealed that the agency had an extensive file on Adams. He rattled off a series of allegations concerning Adams's "fondness" for Hezbollah literature; his supposedly "sham" first marriage, which ended in divorce before Adams obtained U.S. citizenship; his disagreements with the other mosque founders; even his "support of Bosnia." Adams denied any wrongdoing, and none of the information, even if true, struck Aal as evidence of criminal activity. But Young said that the FBI would be required to share these accusations with the government of Kuwait -- unless, of course, Adams was willing to cooperate with the bureau. To Cindy, it was clear that some of the information stemmed from old employment materials her husband kept in a locked briefcase. "They would throw out a bunch of facts, followed by a bunch of stuff that they thought might be facts," she says. "Then they offered us money for moving expenses. They definitely wanted him to work for them." Adams says he has no idea why the FBI wanted to recruit him, but he speculates that his command of three languages -- English, Arabic and Farsi -- and his light complexion, which could allow hi
[CTRL] Martin- US Sponsors Training Of Would Be Terrorists
http://www.almartinraw.com/column33.html US State Department Sponsors Training of Would-Be Terrorists by Al Martin Huntsville, Alabama - The US State Department sponsors the training of would-be terrorists at the Redstone Arsenal's Hazardous Devices School, which offers "explosive ordinance disposal training." This is the most exclusive explosives school in the United States. It's where firemen, policemen, and municipal bomb squads are trained. It also provides training for the US armed forces, FBI, CIA, as well as foreign army and intelligence personnel. This is the most elite of the munitions schools in the United States and it's part of the Redstone Arsenal complex. This facility is not run by the US Army or by the military. It is technically run by US State Department employee Ray Funderberg, who's been covertly in charge of it for about twenty years. An added note -- although Funderberg works for the State Department, he dresses in a US Army Colonel's uniform. Official records indicate that he supposedly works for the FBI. According to a reliable source, one of the Iranians involved in the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York, took training courses at the Redstone Arsenal's school of explosives. He enrolled in this course under the guise of a Pakistani military officer with Pakistani uniform and credentials. This is important to note because Al Martin Raw has previously reported that many hostile nations have a visible presence at the US Redstone Arsenal. Evidently "terrorists," as well as regular armed forces and intelligence officers, are also being "trained" at the Redstone Arsenal. In other news, five new shipments of "marshmallows" (anti-personnel land mines) have left the Redstone Arsenal. And this week the Friendly Colonel is once again doing business under the "Gulf Coast Trucking and Receiving" moniker. An inside source wants the Friendly Colonel to provide the State Department employment forms necessary to bring more people in. One of the arms merchants has a deal with the Russians to bring Palestinians into this explosives training program. For instance, Palestinians would be brought in -- technically as members of the Chinese (Taiwan) Army, even though they are Palestinians. They would hardly pass as "Chinese," but since nobody cares, it's a done deal. Al Martin Raw readers should understand that no one asks any questions about any thing at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. In fact, there are two Palestinians being trained there now in "explosives." As mentioned before, none of them are who they appear to be. It's all just convenience for paperwork. In case the Redstone Arsenal gets investigated, they will claim, "No, these people are legitimate; here's the paperwork." Suddenly an Afghani guy named Mohammed Habib winds up being a Colonel Sven Larssen in the Swedish Army. This is an actual case. And it shows just how ridiculous it is. This deception at the Hazardous Devices School is really another School of Americas story. The Friendly Colonel is being offered a $12,000 fee per person to fill out the appropriate State department documents to allow people into the United States on green cards for short stays - 30, 60, 90 day stays - and to enlist foreign nationals into this program. What they're doing is using this program as a cover to bring people in to be trained at the explosives school. The US State Department is actually conspiring with foreign arms merchants and the governments they represent to allow hostile foreign nationals to come to the United States using false documents to be trained at this facility. They're asking the Friendly Colonel if he would "hire" these people as "trucking agents." (See previous story, Marshmallow Business Is Booming). To make this offer even more appealing, the Colonel is guaranteed that "there will be no heat" - because the US State Department is complicit. This is a standing offer to him from the State Department - to provide false documents for these foreign nationals for $12,000 each. Aiding in this enormous illegal covert operation of the United States Government, the Colonel expects to make a million dollars by this time next year. It is our opinion that these illicit operations at the Redstone Arsenal and adjoining facilities - US Missile Command etc - now exceed the volumes of money and egregious conduct of Iran-Contra itself. Now there are thousands of people involved making millions of dollars. At lunch, the brigadier general and others involved were all licking their chops at the new F-22 Raptor program. They can't wait for that to get scaled up. There will be many Chinese arms merchants who will supply fraudulent spare parts that don't work as usual. They're looking at this program as "a fresh source to defraud more billions with the Department of Defense with the compl
[CTRL] Luray, Virginia & Condit/Levy
http://www.etherzone.com/fahe090301.shtml LURAY, VIRGINIA... KEY IN CONDIT/LEVY CASE By: Todd Brendan Fahey The "Luray, Virginia-connection" to the Condit/Levy case, as detailed by this writer at EtherZone.com, continues to be underreported in the Establishment media, but has begun to sprout legs. In a recent satirical article for National Review Online, Lucianne Goldberg, among a list of 10 questions Connie Chung will never ask Gary Condit, listed this, at number 6: "What is there to do in Luray, Virginia after sundown?" And, if nothing more than to rub the noses of D.C. police and FBI in their own pathetic investigation of Chandra Levy's disappearance and Gary Condit's role in it, I will continue to do the sleuth-work that others are being paid well to do, but--for reasons that most likely have to do with wholesale blackmail at the Congressional level (the rumored "sex parties") and Condit's position on three Intelligence committees and subcommittees (think: Robert Hanssen)--no one has gotten around to yet. In sum: On May 17, at or just after midnight (making it, then, technically the 18th), Gary Condit returned stewardess/mistress Anne Marie Smith's phone message to one of his "girlie lines"; Condit's response call to Ms. Smith--apparent on her cellular phone's caller ID, and as reported initially by Fox News' Rita Cosby, and which has been verified by FBI--came from a McDonald's pay phone, in Luray, Virginia, a town of 4,400, some 80 miles away from his D.C. office and Adams-Morgan area apartment, and very popular with bikers, some of them being of the 1%er variety. The independent coin operator who owns the pay phone at the Luray, VA, McDonald's is Central Telephone Co. of Virginia, a subsidiary of Central Telephone Company, then Centel Corporation, finally of Sprint. Central Telephone Co. of Virginia, ironically, is based in Chicago. Via responses to my EtherZone/Luray articles, and having undertaken to interview persons from Luray, Virginia and who frequent the Luray area on motorcycles, I have discovered the following: --May 17 in Luray, Virginia was a cold, foggy, drizzy, nasty day. There were several car accidents and at least one multi-vehicle pile-up on the roads in and surrounding Luray on that day. It was a day, said everyone I talked to of this regard, that a U.S. Congressman would not have been driving a motorcycle, especially at the midnight hour. From two sources, who have requested anonymity:-- "Stopped in the McD's for a cup of coffee. Talked to the manager on duty and he said they had had a couple of phone calls but, as far as he knew, no press or media folks had been by. He did show me a security camera that is in the ceiling of the store. He said the store owner had viewed all the tapes for the dates in question and they all came up negative. I looked at the monitor and it was hard for me to see how anyone could determine anything about someone using the pay phone outside the store." --"I just got back from a 3 week vacation in a cabin in Luray on the river. Right on Page Valley Road which is the main road to the river cabins. Page Valley comes off of 211. While there, about 3 weeks ago, i heard the news that there was suspicion that Levy's body was somewhere in the area. The next morning I left the cabin to do laundry and when i returned to the cabin, state police were stopping every car that turned onto Page Valley Road. They stopped me and the 3 cars that were in front of me. I wonder if that had something to do with the search??? BTW, my cell phone didn't work the entire time, neither did my husbands, although my friends did. So the fact that a pay phone was used is not all together out of the question or suspect." FBI special agent Bradley J. Garrett, who has taken over the Levy case--and who was also a lead investigator in the Vincent Foster "suicide" and another death involving a D.C. intern, the Georgetown-Starbucks triple homicide involving Mary Caitlin Mahoney--must ask of Condit and his longtime D.C. aide/driver Mark Dayton, as the Congressman is known rarely to drive a car, and with May 17/18 having been unsuitable days for motorcycle riding, the following questions: 1) (Of Mr. Dayton) Were you with Gary Condit at any time on May 17 or 18 in Luray, Virginia? 1b) (Of Mr. Condit) Were you with Michael Dayton at any time on May 17 or 18 in Luray, Virginia? 2) What was the purpose of your being there? 3) From the time that you left Washington D.C., to the time that you returned to D.C. on those dates, what did you do?; moment-by-moment, and be specific. 4) Did you encounter Chandra Levy's corpse during this visit? (Of Mr. Dayton) Did you assist Mr. Condit in any efforts to relocated her corpse, using a 3rd-party? 5) (Of Mr. Condit) When you said to Anne Marie Smith, during that phone call from Luray, that you "had some business to take care of," what was the exact nature of that "business." 6)
[CTRL] Eeech! ADL "Training" Cops In New Jersey
http://www.injersey.com/news/hnt/story/0,2109,435763,00.html Training will aid cops against hate crimes Published in the Home News Tribune 8/22/01 By CRISSA SHOEMAKER GANNETT NEW JERSEY SOMERVILLE -- The Somerset County Police Academy and the Anti-Defamation League have formed a partnership to provide training on extremist groups and bias crimes. The partnership -- which may be the first of its kind between the ADL and a police academy in the state -- was announced during an afternoon news conference yesterday at the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office in Somerville. Charles "Shai" Goldstein, regional director of the ADL, said education for law-enforcement officers has "become increasingly crucial because of the nature of bias crimes." While most people who commit hate crimes are not part of a group, Goldstein said, "the most heinous of the crimes" are usually committed by members of extremist hate groups, such as the National Alliance and the World Church of the Creator. Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest said the training will be offered to active law-enforcement officers throughout the state. The one-day programs will be added to the more than 100 in-service courses already offered through the academy. Goldstein said he hopes the program, which should start in the fall, will be so successful that it spreads to the other police academies in the state and all officers will have access. "This is not a one-shot deal," he said. "When we get involved with a law-enforcement agency, we consider it a lifetime relationship." The training will focus on the extremist groups, who they are and how they react to situations, Goldstein said. The courses will not be open to the public. As part of a national law-enforcement initiative, the ADL also has launched a Web site -- www.adl.org -- with information geared toward police officers dealing with hate crimes and extremism. "Being a law-enforcement officer is one of the most difficult jobs in the world, and it becomes increasingly difficult," Goldstein said. "Anything we can do to make a law-enforcement officer's job easier, we'll do it, in the world of bias crimes and extremist groups."
[CTRL] Queen Elizabeth Controls U.S. Social Security
THE UNITED STATES IS PART OF ENGLAND... OR WHY LIZZY IS ALSO QUEEN OF AMERICA Constitution Society, 7301 RR 620 N #155,276, Austin, TX 78726 512/531-0767 http://www.constitution.org/ Although we may disagree with a couple of conclusion in this article, the bulk of this article is quite factual and will be an eye opener for most who take the time to read it. For those of you who wish to dig into this a bit more, there is a great site on the Internet that has many old documents and treaties. The site is called the Avalon Project and the link is http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm This is a Yale Law School sponsored site. Read the Treaties and you will be surprised and wonder what kind of U.S. History you were taught in school. I guarantee that you were never taught the facts that are included in these treaties. Take the time to read them. You will be surprised that the United States of America was borrowing money from the King of France (England) less than 18 months after the revolutionary war which we "won". You will be surprised to see the number of loans that the United States secured from the King over the next few years. Later this week, we will have a book on-line that discusses the issue of the United States belonging to the British Crown today in much more detail. The arguments are compelling and based on facts and original documents not assumptions. Anyway, hope you enjoy this article and it gets you to start thinking and studying more about issues which relate directly to your freedom. FPC Management Queen Elizabeth controls and has amended U.S. Social Security THE ULTIMATE DELUSION From Noslavery@xxx To the people I found this paper while going through Stephen Ames' files. I am hoping that you will put it out on your E-mail and fax networks. This paper explains and documents very much. It is absolutely mind blowing! If you place this paper on your E-mail and fax networks I will be more than happy to respond to people's questions. I have all of the documents cited in this paper and they are available. This paper will shock even those who think that they know what has happened and what is now taking place. The deception is incredible. If the people do not respond to this information we can then truly say that it is over and that we will never be free. This paper is not opinion, but it is fact and is all documented. Now, what people have to realize is there are remedies for the problems that not just America faces, but the World. There are people all over the World that know what is going on and they are doing something about it. People all over America are emerging victorious over the images in their minds. Let us not forget the absolute astonishing amount of debt discharges that have taken place over the last few months. What is happening in America is unbelievable. People are coming out of the delusions, they have figured and realized that the United States is a fiction and that it only exists in our minds. Tens of thousands of people now know that the "United States" does not exist and that it never has. There is no such thing as the National debt or a loan from the bank. Has any one ever seen "current credit money?" The entire governmental system only exists in your mind. By Stephen Kimbol Queen Elizabeth controls and has amended U.S. Social Security, as follows S.I. 1997 NO.1778 The Social Security United States of America) Order 1997 Made 22nd of July 1997 coming into force 1st September 1997. At the Court at Buckingham Palace the 22nd day of July 1997. Now, therefore Her Majesty in pursuance of section 179 (a) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act of 1992 and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with advise of Her privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows "This Order may be cited as the Social Security (United States of America) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997." Does this give a new meaning to Federal Judge William Wayne Justice stating in court that he takes his orders from England? This order goes on to redefine words in the Social Security Act and makes some changes in United States Law. Remember, King George was the "Arch-Treasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire and of the United States of America." See Treaty of Peace (1738) 8 U.S. Statutes at Large. Great Britain which is the agent for the Pope, is in charge of the USA 'plantation.' What people do not know is that the so called Founding Fathers and King George were working hand-n-hand to bring the people of America to there knees, to install a Central Government over them and to bind them to a debt that could not be paid. First off you have to understand that the UNITED STATES is a corporation and that it existed before the Revolutionary war. See Respublica v. Sweers 1 Dallas 43. 28 U.S.C. 3002 (15). Now, you also have to realize that King George was not just the King of England, he was also the King of Fra
Re: [CTRL] [MC] Deaf-Mute Hears 'Voice' -- And Kills Two!!
In a message dated 8/27/01 4:30:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He was deaf, but somehow he heard the 'voice' of God! How did this happen -- and WHY did he obey? It's amazing what can be done with *secret* technology! [Did he have any implants?] IMHO NO. A) He was slightly off, as in psychotic B) If someone were playing games with him however unlikely though, a bone conduction hearing device would have been used. C) You make the call JZ
[CTRL] Advance Notice - America's Secret Establishment - New edition
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.ctrl.org/ASE/ Click Here: http://www.ctrl.org/ASE/";>America's Secret Establishment 2nd edition A new updated and expanded version of THE groundbreaking expose of The Order of Skull and Bones. America's Secret Establishment: An Introduction to the Order of Skull & Bones (Yale University Secret Society) by Antony C. Sutton There are two ways of looking at the world. You can take the morning paper at face value and believe the world oscillates between the dumb-show of "left-wing" and "right-wing". Or you can begin to question this national hypnosis. America's Secret Establishment After 16 books and 25 years in basic research I thought I'd heard it all ... the world was a confused mess, probably beyond understanding and certainly beyond salvation - and there was little I could do about it. Back in 1968 my Western Technology and Soviet Economic Development was published by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. In three substantial volumes I detailed how the West had built the Soviet Union. However, the work generated a seemingly insoluble puzzle - why have we done this? Why did we build the Soviet Union, while we also transferred technology to Hitler's Germany? Why does Washington want to conceal these facts? Why have we boosted Soviet military power? And simultaneously boosted our own? In subsequent books, the Wall Street series, I added more questions - but no answers. I had more or less arrived at the conclusion that there was no rational answer that could be proven. Then a year or so ago I received an eight-inch batch of documents nothing less than the membership lists of an American secret society. Glancing through the sheets it was more than obvious - this was no ordinary group. The names spelled Power, with a capital P. As I probed each individual a pattern emerged ... and a formerly fuzzy world became crystal clear. The book you will read here is a combined version of a series reporting on this research. Each volume builds on the previous volume in a logical step-by-step process. These volumes will explain why the West built the Soviets and Hitler; why we go to war, to lose; why Wall Street loves Marxists and Nazis; why the kids can't read; why the Churches have become propaganda founts; why historical facts are suppressed, why politicians lie and a hundred other whys. Pub Date March 19, 2002 Om K 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] Kuwait: Mixing Oil and Politics
-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Kuwait: Mixing Oil and Politics 27 August 2001 Summary The Kuwaiti government is preparing to pressure a reluctant parliament to approve foreign involvement in the country's oil sector. The government is motivated to reverse a 20-year Kuwaiti oil policy in response to the threat of lower oil prices and a resurgent Iraq. Analysis Kuwaiti Oil Minister Adel Khaled al-Subaih said on Aug. 15 he had "great hopes" that his country's parliament would approve a bill to allow international oil firms to operate in the country's upstream sector, Reuters reported. Al-Subaih has spent the past few months heavily promoting the ruling family's plan to involve foreign oil companies in boosting oil output. Besides financial gain, Kuwait's ruling family, which makes up most of the executive branch, is motivated by two factors: a possible decrease in oil prices and a resurgent Iraq. These threats will prompt the government to push the project through a recalcitrant parliament. Such a move would increase revenues for Kuwait and open a new avenue of investment for foreign companies. If parliament permits foreign companies to pump Kuwaiti oil, it would reverse more than two decades of policy. Western oil companies are extremely interested in entering the Kuwaiti market, given its low extraction costs and solid infrastructure. Foreign oil companies in the running include British Petroleum, Chevron, Conoco, ExxonMobil, Lasmo, Shell, Texaco and TotalFinaElf, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! 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] Prospects for Developing the Nile
-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Prospects for Developing the Nile 1920 GMT, 010803 Summary States in the Nile River basin are taking an unprecedented step toward cooperation and river development. The new International Consortium for Cooperation on the Nile, funded by the World Bank and other aid donors, will conduct a series of studies to determine the feasibility of developing the world's longest river. The first few projects will become the test case and set the tone for future efforts toward cooperation and river development. Analysis The new International Consortium for Cooperation on the Nile (ICCON) met for the first time June 26 through 28, gaining an initial $140 million in donor money. The consortium, comprising the 10 states along the Nile, is charged with designing a program for basin-wide development. The ICCON and its affiliated organization, the Nile Basin Initiative, signify an unprecedented step in regional cooperation: the first basin-wide approach toward Nile River development. In the past, Egypt has jealously guarded Nile waters, its most precious resource, against widespread diversion. Now, all 10 Nile riparian countries -- Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda -- are cooperating to advance river development. But cooperation may bog down quickly when water diversion actually begins. The first few projects to be implemented will become the test case for the future of both ICCON and for cooperation among Nile basin nations. The Nile is the longest river in the world, stretching 4,130 miles from its sources in Equatorial Africa and the Ethiopian mountains to the Mediterranean Sea. The headwaters spew from Lake Victoria in the Great Lakes region and from the Ethiopian highlands. The river has long been a source of conflict and discord. Although 10 African countries lie along the Nile basin, only two have a legal claim to use the river's water. A 1959 agreement gives Egypt the lion's share of the river's estimated annual flow of 84 billion cubic meters (bcm). Sudan receives only 18.5 bcm of the water for domestic use, and Egypt claims the right to approximately two-thirds, or 55.5 bcm of water per year. Until now, none of the other eight states have had the right to develop the river's resources. That could soon change. ICCON was formed to spearhead river development initiatives involving its sister organization, the Nile Basin Initiative, and international aid donors. ICCON is a consultative group cooperating with the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, the Canadian International Development Agency, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility and a coalition of interested non-governmental organizations. The Nile development program is still in its early phases. The pledged $140 million will be used to conduct a series of feasibility studies and develop a legal framework for sharing the river's water. Development projects will focus primarily on developing the Eastern and Equatorial Nile sub-basins as well as on some broader initiatives. Participating countries are attempting to lay a foundation for future river development. Although no projects have yet been agreed to, international donors have signaled willingness to provide $3 billion for the first phase of investment and development. Future projects will likely include the construction of new dams and irrigation systems. Herein lies the potential for conflict. The construction of dams and the diversion of water for additional irrigation systems will alter the distribution of Nile River waters. Clearly, increased use by one Nile basin country will decrease the water available to others. Egypt, the traditional ruler of the Nile, in the past threatened more than once that any development of the Nile by other riparian states would be seen in Cairo as a threat to national security and could possibly lead to war. Already, conflict has hampered economic development of the Nile by most riparian states. Currently, at least seven of the 10 are engaged in some form of conflict. Burundi and Sudan are both caught up in civil wars. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda, internal and regional strife has largely curtailed any plans these governments might have for expanding or developing Nile river projects. Each of the Nile River states has its own motives to cooperate on development. The recent funding from the World Bank is the first step toward making cooperation a reality and laying the groundwork for actual development. But it will be the first few projects - perhaps a new dam in Uganda or a new irrigation system in drought-stricken Ethiopia - that will serve as the real test of cooperation among the Nile basin states. The loss of significant water resources in a desert region plagued with drought has historically prompted conflict.
[CTRL] Energy Forecast: Bolivia
-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Energy Forecast: Bolivia 1930 GMT, 010803 Summary To stimulate Bolivia's moribund economy, incoming President Jorge Quiroga must find new ways to transport large reserves of natural gas to new markets. Building new pipelines would require billions of dollars in foreign investment - but as indigenous and farming groups turn up the heat on Quiroga, that investment will become increasingly difficult to secure. Analysis Bolivian President Hugo Banzer announced July 27 that he will resign in order to undergo treatment for liver and lung cancer in the United States. Banzer will cede his final year of power to his vice president, Jorge Quiroga, on Aug. 6. Quiroga needs to make fast, concrete progress on reinvigorating the Bolivian economy in order to mount a viable campaign for a full term in 2007. One of his few options is to further develop the landlocked country's large natural gas reserves for export. With Bolivia's main gas customer, Brazil, failing to meet demand expectations, Quiroga will promote a proposal to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Chile to the United States and other markets. But rising social instability during Quiroga's abbreviated term will emerge as a powerful disincentive to investment. Without further investments to extract and transport Bolivian natural gas, exploration and extraction activity could fall off dramatically. This would be bad news not only for Bolivia but the entire southern cone of South America, where countries such as Brazil and Argentina increasingly depend on natural gas to generate electricity. The United States also stands to benefit from increased gas exports; Bolivia would particularly like to sell gas to power-strapped California. Quiroga - a 41- year-old, Texas-educated technocrat and former IBM executive - now has a year to build a record from which to launch a presidential campaign in 2007, when he next is eligible to run for the position. His first priority will likely be to stimulate the economy. Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, and poverty worsened considerably under Banzer as austerity measures sapped economic growth. Annual GDP rose by 0.6 percent in 1999 and grew a tepid 1.5 percent in 2000, according to Agence France-Presse. The greatest economic hardship for most Bolivians has been the destruction of the coca economy. U.S.-backed eradication efforts undertaken by Banzer's government have destroyed almost 90 percent of the country's coca-producing capacity, translating to lost income estimated at $200 million to $300 million annually, AFP reported July 29. The austerity and eradication programs have fueled almost constant protests and three general strikes during the last year. The most recent protests blocked a major section of the Pan-American Highway between Bolivia and Peru for more than a month in June and July, eventually disrupting food supplies to major cities. Quiroga must find a way to stimulate the economy, but his options are few. He likely will turn to Bolivia's primary natural resource: its large natural gas reserves. Found reserves have grown 600 percent during the past three years due to aggressive exploration by companies like Total Fina Elf and Brazilian state company Petrobras, the Oil Daily reported May 16, citing a Wood Mackenzie report. The same report also notes, however, that Bolivia "has a serious stranded gas problem." Lack of infrastructure limits the markets to which Bolivia can sell natural gas. In a July 2001 report, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), an arm of the U.S Department of Energy, put Bolivia's proven natural gas reserves at 18.3 trillion cubic feet, with likely reserves as high as 70 trillion cubic feet The Wood Mackenzie report estimates that Brazil, Bolivia's primary export customer, will absorb only 7.7 trillion cubic feet during the next 20 years. The Brazilian market is proving even less reliable than hoped, however. Brazil has failed recently to complete several gas-powered electricity projects that Bolivian gas producers anticipated. The country also has expanded its own gas production. Meanwhile, the specter of a financial meltdown in Argentina - with subsequent damage to Brazil - could further depress demand for Bolivian gas. Quiroga will therefore push for new methods to get Bolivian gas to market. The most likely scenario is a plan to ship gas from the large Margarita field in southern Bolivia through a pipeline to a coastal port in Chile, where it would be liquefied. Much of the LNG would be shipped via Mexico to the United States. The EIA estimates that this project would cost $6 billion to $7 billion. The United States has a track record of investing in such projects. For instance, Bolivia and Brazil turned to Washington and Western corporations when building the 2,000-mile Bolivia-Brazil pipeline, which opened in 1999 at a cost of $2 billion. Pa
Re: [CTRL] For the Record Pope Pius XII
-Caveat Lector- Amelia wrote: > > -Caveat Lector- > > Well, J2, I think you are the one with it ass-backwards. On the > one hand you claim the Jews were this poor, oppressed minority with > no military yet the Vatican with no military should have done what > the armies of Europe could not do. I have conceded some > collaboration but it is on the part of ALL parties and not peculiar > to the Vatican. The Poles could not have fought off the Soviet > army any more than the 'poor oppressed Jews' could have done so. > You speak of the Poles lack of having the balls to fight back, but > isn't that the real problem with the Jews? Why should the Poles > have fought back but everyone else should have done that for the > Jews? I think you are unrealistic in claiming that Jews were > totally without blame in the collaboration game and that the > Vatican could have prevented anything at all. I think the Vatican > would have saved their own if they could have done so. Do you think > the Pope should have immediately sided with the anti-Catholic > British and Protestant Americans? Put him in a very bad position, > I would say. The number of priest in Europe that went to the death > camps is staggering. You only have concern for Jews and Jews only. > You speak as though no other group's suffering counts. I find that > very telling. And also that you think others lacking for not > fighting back but they should have also fought back FOR the Jews > who were selling them out to the Soviets? > > If we are going to take back property stolen in war, I want my > great-grandparent's property burned and stolen by the U.S. govt > returned. You are not their accomplice in keeping it from me, are > you? > > So I guess I will just do as you do, ignore all facts and continue > to hold my church in esteem (your phrase) for the good that it did > do and does currently. It is easy to take things out of their > historical context and make judgments. The Vatican could have > destroyed any and all documentation that would cast them in a bad > light. If they have not done so, I think that speaks well of those > in charge. You are well aware of the insurance claims paid to on > behalf of all the 'poor, oppressed Jews' in Europe and it is never > enough for they continue to sue for even greater amounts. I think > this is a money-grubbing scheme and Jews are salivating at the > thought of getting their mitts on the Vatican, nothing more. And > there is little you can say that will change my mind. > ~Amelia~ OK. J2 > > - Original Message - > From: "Nurev Ind." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 7:48 AM > Subject: Re: [CTRL] For the Record Pope Pius XII > > -Caveat Lector- > > Amelia wrote: > > > > -Caveat Lector- > > > > I am fully aware that the revisionists have now decided that Pius > > collaborated with the Nazis, etc. This is an article of what was > > said at the time by those in a position to know that just came > out > > today. I personally think the new found guilt of the Vatican > > There's nothing new about it. The Vatican simply can't cover it up > any longer because this is the information age, and non-Catholics > don't care what the Vatican wants. > > > has > > much to do with wanting even more reparations and the extortion > of > > huge sums of money. > > The Jews involved in this want their rightful property back which > was > stolen from them by the Nazis and hidden by their accomplices in > the > Vatican. Let's be clear about this. The Vatican is hiding the > stolen > property of the Nazi victims. Nice. > > > Maybe the Poles should do the same to the Jews > > who collaborated with the Soviets resulting in even more deaths > to > > the Polish people. > > I know that you are desperate to keep your church in some kind of > esteem, > but you are going a little whacky here. The Jews did not control > the Soviets. > If the Poles didn't like Soviet control they should have had the > balls to > have a revolution. Like the colonists did with English domination. > > > I certainly hope they do so for 3 million > > Polish Roman Catholics went to the death camps and this started > > long before any Jews there met that same fate. Why didn't the > > Jews save the Poles from both the Germans and the Soviets? > > The Jews were an opressed minority who had no arms, no military and > no influece in politics. Besides that, the Poles were vicious > murderous > anti-semites who turned over tens of thousands of Jews gleefully to > the Nazis, > and then stole their property. You've got it ass backwards Amelia. > > You're getting silly now. > > > I do > > not think it was possible for anyone to do that for if a Pope had > > such power, JPII could stop the 40 million abortions. > > ~Amelia~ > > Popes don't have any power any more. Except over gullible > Catholics. > No one else care what they do or don't do. But some people are > determined > to show what they DID do. > > > > > For
[CTRL] Books about Pan Am 103 and Lockerbie
-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5260/books.html Click Here: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5260/books.html";> The Pan Am 103 Library - Books about Pan Am 103 and Lockerbie Welcome to the Pan Am 103 crash library. This is a collection of books on the topic of the crash of Pan Am 103, the Lockerbie bombing trial, the victims and much more. Feel free to read the reviews or even contribute with your own review. All books can be ordered online through www.amazon.com (US) or through www.amazon.co.uk (UK) NB ! The autobiography of Lameen Fhima is coming soon details will follow. Lockerbie Trial by Nathan Coley August Media ISBN: 1902854128 Publishing date: June, 2001. The book features 128 pages of photographies from and about the Lockerbie bombing trial in Camp Zeist in the Netherlands, 2000-2001. The book is going to be published in the UK only, so far, but can be ordered through American book shops and sites soon. * Presentation at amazon.co.uk Cover-up of Convenience by Ian Ferguson and John Ashton Mainstream Publishing ISBN: 1840183896 Publishing date: March, 2001. Many observers of the Lockerbie trial and investigation - including legal and law enforcement officials close to the case - say the trial may not produce a satisfying answer to the question of who bombed Pan Am 103. This work answers the questions that the authorities wish to bury. It attempts to show that the bombing was anything but a straightforward act of terrorism perpetrated against civilized, Western nations by an evil dictator. The shocking truth, according to this book, is that the Western intelligence services were complicit in the murders. From the moment the plane went down, a supposedly impartial investigation was distorted in order to conceal this dark reality from the victims' relatives and the public. . * Presentation at amazon.com Pan Am 103 The Lockerbie Cover Up by dr. William Chasey Bridger House Publishers, Carson City, NV 89702 ISBN 0-9640104-1-0 Title may differ from older versions: Foreign Agent 4221: The Lockerbie Cover-Up The shocking story of how a devoted American republican uncovered the truth behind Pan Am 103. "I love my country, but I fear my government", said the author before he went to Libya to see Fhima and Megrahi. His life never became the same againdon't read this book alone at home! * Review of the book by John Tiffany * also available at Barnes and Noble Pan Am 103 The Bombing, The betrayals, And A Breaved Family´s Search for Justice by Daniel and Susan Cohen New American Library, 375 Hudson Street, NY 10014 ISBN 0-451-20165-5 Published June, 2000, this book tells the story of how the downing of Pan Am 103 has changed the lives of an American family forever. The book also reflects on the almost 12-year long battle for the truth of who killed their 20-year old daughter Theodora on Pan Am 103. Read how a Libyan jew tried to lobby the family into opposing UN sanctions and the story of the Cohens in numerous verbal fights with high ranking hypocrite US administration officials. NB ! Renewed paperback edition, featuring information and opinions about the verdict, ready April, 2001 ! * Presentation at amazon.com * Review on CNN.com June, 2000 * alternatative URL on above review * Review from Wag Magazine, July 2000 Lockerbie: Qabel il-Verdett - Lockerbie: Before the Verdict by Joe Mifsud available from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at the price of only $30 ! ISBN: 999332-612-0-3 A new book with facts and reports from the Lockerbie bombing trial. Maltese journalist and Pan Am 103-investigator Joe Mifsud has published all of his articles from the beginning of the trial up to the end of the prosecution case. Half of the book is in Maltese, articles published in the British press are in English. Among the documents in the book are copies of FBI-reports and original letters and documents from the technical and criminal investigation. The book also contains numerous photographies including exclusive ones of protagonists and all the places mentioned in the case with Maltese connection as well as interviews with Jim Swire and Prof. Robert Black. * Review by Aoude Media The Media and Disasters: Pan Am 103 by Joan Deppa, Maria Russell, Dona Hayes etc. New York University Press, Washington Square, NY 10003 ISBN 0-8147-1856-6 In engrossing detail this book chronicles the story of Pan Am 103 behind its headlines, illustrating how the media and the people it encountered affected the journalistic process.Many valuable media referen
[CTRL] Fwd: New Laissez Faire City Times Now Online V5.35 - 08/27/01
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[CTRL] SOVIET "WOODPECKER" SIGNALS
-Caveat Lector- The first half of this article by Col. T. E. Bearden is on the Neurophone and is necessary to understand the second portion which concerns the Soviet 'Woodpecker' which many believe has been in use for years. ~Amelia~ THE NEUROPHONE Another device that uses the new hyperspatial, virtual state, nested modulation technology (and has done so for seventeen or eighteen years) is Dr. Pat Flanagan's neurophone. With brilliant insight and intuition far beyond that of science at the time, Pat invented and patented the instrument by the time he was seventeen years old. The neurophone is a device that, contrary to all present theory and knowledge, will directly "pump the brain" and reproduce sound and information directly in the brain and mind system, without going through the auditory system at all. A simplified diagram of Pat's improved neurophone is shown in Figure 11. Figure 11. A simplified diagram of the improved Flanagan neurophone Briefly, the device takes a complex signal, such as the sound of an orchestra playing a musical interlude, and electrically processes it as shown in the figure. First the signal is passed into a section that clips everything into a series of square waves, remarkably analogous to the sort of clipped waves Lisitsyn confirms are the information carriers of the human brain. Next the square waves are differentiated, yielding a series of sharp spikes (note that these spikes retain the pulse-time content of the clipped signal). These spikes are again differentiated, and since these are finite spikes with real nonzero rise times and decay times rather than theoretical constructs, a series of noisy spikes results from the second differentiator section. From here, the noisy spikes are introduced to special contact electrodes, one of which is normally placed on the forehead, while the other may be placed almost anywhere, including on the foot. Nowhere are any sound waves introduced to the head. The square-wave clipper section reduces the complex signals, their overtones, and their complex modulations to square waves, retaining the temporal content of the wave mix but not the waves themselves. The first and second differentiators heighten or filter through the temporal content of the higher-order differentiations, that is, they serve as a band pass filter unit to accent the time keying of the neutrinic and mindfield portions or aspects of the signal. When these time spikes are then introduced across the body as pulsed voltages, they are modulated directly on the dendrite firings of the brain and nervous system, providing direct and pulsed modulation of the neutrinic and mindfield component channels of the mind-brain-consciousness-life loop itself. Thus the neurophone directly inputs information into the brain and nervous system, bypassing all the normal sensory systems that lie between the mind-brain loop and the outside environment. Indeed, a similar development has been reported by two University of Missouri researchers. Dr. Donald York, a neurophysiologist, and Dr. Thomas Jensen, a speech pathologist, have recently reported identifying and decoding twenty-seven words and syllables in specific brain wave patterns and correlating these electroencephalographic patterns with both the spoken word and the silently thought word in about forty subjects. At present, Dr. York and Dr. Jensen are programming a computer with a brain wave vocabulary, to monitor and read the EEG of a stroke victim's brain and help stroke victims who have lost their powers of speech to communicate. While all such developments can obviously be misused, their potential for assistance to mankind is enormous. Indeed, my own premise that brain linkage is possible and can be used to advance all mankind to the sixth stage of species evolution is slowly being proven. It is within our reach now to develop a multi-channel communications system that will directly link brains, minds, and consciousness into a single functional being; and I have already pointed out that the psychokinetic power of the emergent entity increases exponentially with the number of linked stages. The normal corpus callosum linkage of the two cerebral halves in each human head proves that brains, minds, and beings can be linked and integrated into one. The Excalibur Briefing details the basic concepts of the theory involved in hyperspace-virtual state engineering, and thus in the engineering of mind-life-consciousness links to multicellular organisms here on earth. Pat Flanagan's neurophone proves that complex information can be implanted directly in the brain and mind, bypassing the normal isolating barriers. Drs. York and Jensen have shown that the brain wave does indeed contain recognizable, decodable information analogues. Lisitsyn has already reported measuring the number of independent channels involved and has documented the importance of the clipped brain waves as opposed to the sine-wave con
[CTRL] Germany's RWE weighs $3.6 billion bid for American Water
-Caveat Lector- Report: Germany's RWE weighs $3.6 billion bid for American Water Utility eyes deals in U.S. and Europe, source says FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug. 27 - Germany's RWE AG is considering acquisitions in Europe and North America to expand its core businesses, an industry source said on Monday, amid increasing speculation it will acquire a U.S. water company. American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) price change $34.00 +1.26 "THE COMPANY is looking at various options all over Europe and the U.S.," an industry source told Reuters. The company, Germany's second-biggest utility by market capitalization after E.ON, has made clear it wants to expand in its four key business areas - electricity, water, gas and waste management services. RWE declined to comment on a report in the Financial Times on Monday that it was considering a $3.6 billion bid for American Water Works, the largest regulated water business in the U.S. "Our company policy is not to comment on market speculation and rumors," RWE press spokesman Bill McAndrews told Reuters. According to the report, senior management representatives traveled to American Water's office in New Jersey in the past two weeks to negotiate a deal. WATER SPECULATION HEATS UP On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Essen-based group was poised to buy water supplier Azurix, a unit of U.S. energy trader Enron. The company also declined to comment on that report. "The American Water buy would make complete strategic sense in terms of building onto Thames Water," said one Frankfurt-based analyst at an international investment bank. RWE acquired Thames Water last year as part of a drive to expand abroad to offset weakness in its electricity business in Germany following the liberalization of the power market and has indicated it wants to build up its operations in the sector. It is currently the world's third biggest water company behind French rivals Suez Lyonnaise and Vivendi. The analyst said American Water was more likely to be a target for RWE than Azurix, which has divested its U.S. water operations and now has water assets only in Latin America. "The market cap of American Water is around $3.2 billion, so the $3.6 billion price named (by the FT) seems reasonable," he added. © 2001 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. 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] Californians concerned over chemtrails
-Caveat Lector- Californians concerned over chemtrails Citizens, including veterans, speculate on strange sky formations --- - By Lance Lindsay © 2001 WorldNetDaily.com COARSEGOLD, Calif. -- Paula Glick, a resident of Coarsegold, Calif., the mother of seven children and two playful Dobermans, sits on her couch with dozens of photographs spread over her coffee table. "Let's say I'm your sister," Glick says. "I'm reporting to you that I think, possibly, the government has a covert operation on the American public and, possibly, beyond. This may be an international thing. This might be a NATO group effort. Australia and Canada have also complained." Tossing her long, brown hair over her shoulder, she picks some photographs from the coffee table and begins flipping through the stack. She always keeps her camera near, ready to snap another shot of the strange trails in the sky. She has been watching them for more than a year. David C. Oglesby, a Clovis World War II veteran, first witnessed the phenomenon two months ago. It was just after sundown and before dark when Oglesby looked at the sky over his home and discovered 11 white trails, dissipating slowly. Pictures of 'chemtrails' taken in July at Yosemite National Park. Photos by Jenny Galasso. "The trails formed a grid pattern," Oglesby says. "Some stretched from horizon to horizon; some began abruptly and others ended abruptly. They hung in the air for an extended period of time and gradually widened into wispy clouds, resembling spider webs. I counted at least 11 different trails." Valley residents from Clovis to Oakhurst have witnessed the trails -- but they are not alone. "There are 39 different states where they have been observed," Oglesby says. "Consulting the Internet, I find that similar occurrences are happening in other places with much the same patterns." Contrails, or white trails of condensed water vapor that sometimes form in the wake of an aircraft, are nothing new to Oglesby, who grew up across from Carsweld Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas. "The explanation that comes to mind is that these were vapor trails from high-flying aircraft, but anyone familiar with aircraft knows that not to be the case. The action observed was not how vapor trails act," Oglesby says. Contrails will dissipate quickly, disappearing entirely. But these trails, often called chemtrails, linger for hours, Oglesby and Glick concur. Coarsegold resident Gene Shimer, a retired sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, served four years as a radar technician during the Korean War. He does not believe the trails over his home are normal contrails. Pictures taken in April in Coarsegold, Calif. They show sheer wind factor affecting haze that is one to eight hours old. Photos by Paula Glick. "If they're dumping a water-based substance from that height," Shimer says, "it will freeze, and it would turn white, even if it had some dye coloring in it. As it drops down it is absorbed, so you would see, ultimately, nothing or a faint color of what it was to begin with. But this stuff stays there as a white material. The atmosphere does not absorb it. It does not break down. It spreads out and forms these clouds. If you wait long enough, it precipitates out so you don't see it anymore and it thins out as it comes closer to the ground." Glick heard about the trails three years ago from her father, Shimer. She was living in Ventura County at the time. "I was talking to my dad and he said, 'They're gridding us up here,'" Glick says. "I thought, 'Yeah, right dad. Sure they are.' I didn't believe him." Glick had never seen the phenomenon in Southern California. "I always looked up and I only saw what you would consider normal activity -- jet liners taking people, normal commercial flights." But after four months of living in Coarsegold, she no longer doubted her father, she said. "I had to watch them do it," Glick says. "And as I watched them everyday doing it, it became apparent that we were being sprayed. And so I had to believe. I saw what was normal and I saw what was abnormal." Pictures show old trails turning into white haze, while newer trails are still in grid formation. Bottom right shows jet laying new trail. Photos by Paula Glick. One morning, about two years ago, Shimer spotted a long, thin string resembling a spider web floating in the sky, he said. It was about 20 feet in length and could only be seen in the reflection of the sun. He looked up, saw trails, and then saw something that appeared to be a glob of foam falling from the sky. "It came floating down, free-floating," Shimer says. "I caught it with a spatula, scooped it off the ground, and I watched it as it shrank. It was about the size of my fist when it first started. It looked like a cross between soap bubbles and cotton candy." He placed the substance in a plastic bag and kept it. It is now about the size of his t
Re: [CTRL] Emotions, DNA and Psychedelic Herbs
-Caveat Lector- Damaeus, First, thank you for breathing, and for thinkling out loud on this forum. Secondly, the people you ask about do not want benefit. That would be healthy and they do not want a thing to do with emotional, spiritual or genetic health. Why? I'm not sure, except that healthiness has nothing in common with control, which they need. It all has to do with fear, and with them being either very young souls or very old (but sickly) souls. Samantha In a message dated 8/27/01 4:53:21 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > So what does this mean? It just throws another plus in my hat. If the > government knows about the research Gregg Braden mentioned -- this proven > research with experiments which have been repeated -- and who knows how long > this research has been around -- then if the government has so far refused to > seriously consider the existence of other races of beings in the universe, > and since they seem to be ignoring these recent formations in England, and if > they feel that drug use will affect our DNA in such a way as to make us more > open to these energies that exist all around us, then apparently they do not > want us to know or understand. If that is the case, then what is their plan? > Why do they want to keep the masses ignorant when they themselves could > benefit greatly from a more open relationship with the universe and its other > inhabitants? > > 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] Fw: World Affairs Brief August 27, 2001United American States
WORLD AFFAIRS BRIEF Aug. 23, 2001 Copyright Joel Skousen. Quotations permitted with attribution. Cite source as Joel Skousen's World Affairs Brief, Website: http://www.joelskousen.com MEXICO’S VICENTE FOX TO BE NEW POINT MAN FOR NAFTA EXPANSION For the first time in modern history, a Mexican president is being positioned to play a major role in the NWO plans to turn the NAFTA agreement into a European style regional government of the Americas. Fox has plans for more than just a Mexico-US-Canada free trade zone. He has taken a strong stance in multiple high profile interviews promoting his vision of a grand community of states under one regional government in North and South America. He knows that integrating all the nations of the Americas into a borderless, dollar-based regional government, will require leadership not only from the US, which is expected to provide the economic muscle to make it happen, but from someone within the Spanish culture, with globalist ties to the NWO leadership, who can overcome the resistance of Marxist leaders in Latin American universities and governments--where there still exists much suspicion and even hatred of US motives. Harvard trained Mexican President Vicente Fox is perfect for this role. He’s fluent in English and Spanish, a former head of the Mexican branch of a huge international corporation with insider links (Coca Cola), and is a "Third Way" socialist (like Tony Blair and Bill Clinton) who constantly talks about "free market" incentives but whose real interest lies in promoting the control agenda of his globalist partners. In a recent interview with the London’s Daily Telegraph, Mr. Fox laid out a vision of an American continent without borders that the Telegraph claimed, "has already caused shivers in Washington and cold sweats in Ottawa." Hogwash! This pretended resistance is merely a ruse by willing participants playing hard-to-get. The US and Canada are already holding private talks on eliminating border control stations between the two countries. If ever there was a restrictive border that could be viably eliminated, it would be the border between Canada and the US, which share a common language and heritage. Canada also has a welfare system with vastly higher benefits than the American system, so there exists no welfare magnetism inducing poor Canadians to immigrate to the states--at least to receive welfare. The real danger behind open borders with Canada concerns Canada’s fairly open immigration policy. Canada allows a wide variety of immigrants to enter that nation, many of whom do not qualify for entrance into the US. Open borders would serve as a massive back door of US immigration for unqualified persons. In contrast, open borders with Mexico would create both an open door to unqualified immigration from Mexico and elsewhere, and also a welfare system disaster for the US. Keep in mind that even though Mexico has always been a socialist country, it has such a large compesino class of peasants that it would be economic suicide to provide direct welfare payments to the poor. Instead, the government subsidizes the cost of subsistence foods (beans and rice) and housing as its preferred welfare system. Thus, the US, with its lure of direct welfare payments as well as the much coveted US citizenship to any foreign child born here, represents a strong magnet to poor Mexicans. Eliminating restrictions to Mexican immigration would result in a huge influx of poor welfare-class people seeking handouts courtesy of the American taxpayer, creating an unmanageable drain on the US economy. Elsewhere in the interview Fox stated his admiration of the European integration experience. "In trying to see where we should go with NAFTA, one experience which has been very successful would be the European experience." I disagree. So far only the expanded free trade portion of the European experience has been successful--and that success has been stifled by deeply entrenched labor laws and production subsidies. The control agenda underlying the EU mechanism has been largely unreported in Europe, though more and more horror stories of tyrannical edicts emanating from Brussels are beginning to leak out. Establishment media have colluded with European socialist leaders to issue a steady stream of propaganda encouraging European union, one fatal step at a time. The big issue now in the EU is the changeover to the single currency (the Euro). The EU globalists keep trying to sell people on the benefits of a single currency while carefully avoiding the control agenda hidden in the background--that each nation loses an essential part of its sovereignty: national control over the value of its money and the rate of inflation. But resistance to the Euro is high due to another important reason as well. The changeover is in essence a currency call-in which threatens to uncover the huge underground economy that has alwa
[CTRL] NIH names labs with stem cells
-Caveat Lector- Subject: NIH names labs with stem cells http://www.msnbc.com/news/620033.asp?0na=2245151-#BODY --- - --- - begin 666 NIH names labs with stem cells.url M6T1%1D%53%1=#0I"05-%55),/6AT=' Z+R]W=Whttp://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] OFF TOPIC=Female Bodybuilder Molested by Chiropractor in Scarecrow Costume
-Caveat Lector- {{And you thought your world was weird! AKE}} 'SCARECROW' PERV DOC MUST PAY By MARK STAMEY August 25, 2001 -- A female bodybuilder was awarded $1.75 million in a New Jersey court yesterday after being sexually assaulted by her chiropractor - who was in a "Wizard of Oz" scarecrow costume at the time. Karolyn Russo, 42, of Brick, won her case against the convicted medico in Ocean County Superior Court. "He was dressed like the character in 'The Wizard of Oz' movie," Russo said of the 1999 attack. "It was just before Halloween. His receptionist was dressed like Dorothy." Chiropractor Scott White of Brick admitted sexual assault and received three years of probation and a fine, according to lawyer Ron Sage. "He was in the process of treating me," Russo said. "He had been my doctor for over four years. "He closed the door and sexually assaulted me. It made me sick." Russo said that after the attack she confronted White, who threatened suicide. "He was scared," she said. Mark Stamey NYPOSTONLINE.COM, and NEWYORKPOST.COM are trademarks of NYP Holdings, Inc. Copyright 2001 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved. 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] Global GM market starts to wilt
-Caveat Lector- Global GM market starts to wilt Static profits, tighter laws and consumer health doubts slow growth of disputed technology - except in US Special report: GM food debate John Vidal Tuesday August 28, 2001 The Guardian The global GM food bubble may have burst after almost 10 years of exponential growth. Companies are investing less in research than five years ago, profits are static, countries are tightening up labeling and import laws, the promised new generation of crops which could bring health benefits is still years away, and no major new markets are expected to develop for some time. Paradoxically, Guardian research has also found that the acreage of GM crops is still growing in the US and, at more than 109m acres now across the world, is 25 times what it was five years ago. The industry, moreover, has now convinced almost all governments and world bodies to back the bitterly disputed technology. But Sergey Vasnetsov, Wall Street's leading chemical industry analyst with Lehman Brothers, says: "The outlook [for the GM food industry] is less certain than it was three years ago. The euphoria has gone. Growth has fallen significantly. The industry has overstated the rate of progress and underestimated the resistance of consumers. "Acceptability will only come with new products but that seems to be something the industry cannot achieve. The crops that will benefit people [as opposed to farmers] are still three or four years away. The market is not expanding and research budgets are down 5-7% on five years ago. Conceptually, the value [of GM foods] has come down," says Mr Vasnetsov. Benedict Haerlin, Greenpeace International's GM analyst, agrees: "The wonder times are over. The promises have not materialised. There are still only four major crops being grown. The world market is reducing in terms of delivery. Scathing But the GM food companies are confident they can overcome regulatory hurdles and global opinion. World leader Monsanto, whose seeds were planted on more than 80m acres last year - but which has had to slash costs, cut back on research and fire almost 700 people - is conducting field trials in many developing countries and reported an 11% increase on acreage. The global GM acreage is thought to be 17% higher than in 2000. Most of the new plantings, however, have been in north America. Mr Vasnetsov is scathing of the claims made by the UN, chemical companies and scientists that GM crops will alleviate hunger in developing countries. "Let's stop pretending we face food shortages. There is hunger, but not food shortages. GM food is for the rich world. The money from GM is in developed countries. The battle is in Europe," he says. Greenpeace's Benedict Haerlin agrees. "No GM company is going to produce varieties for poor countries unless it sees a market," he says. US analysts fear that GM crops, after 10 years of plantings, are still a north American phenomenon, with the rest of the world proving increasingly cautious. The US now has 80% of all plantings, followed by Canada, Argentina and China. Ten other countries grow small amounts. Overcoming Europe's five-year-old moratorium on new commercial plantings is crucial for the development of the crops. EU draft laws announced last month would allow imports with 1% contamination of conventional crops by GM organisms, but while allowing new GM crops to be grown, they could increase to up to three miles the buffer zone between them and conventional ones which could put most farmers off. The companies are expected to lobby to relax the limits. US growers and government fear that their £30bn food export industry is being undermined as countries try to substitute their exports for those of the US. Despite the objections of the US government and lobbyists, many countries are now trying to turn the screw on US agriculture by increasing regulatory pressure. Thailand, the world's largest rice exporter, is bringing in strict laws on labelling and traceability; Algeria, a large food importer, may ban completely their import, manufacture or sale; Japan, which takes 20% of all US food exports worth $11bn a year, has imposed tough labelling rules on 24 product categories and new Chinese laws may delay GM maize for several years. In Sri Lanka, the government has come under intense pressure from the World Trade Organisation and business not to reimpose a ban on imports and growing of the crops. Wariness The US government and farm organisations admit that GM has severely hit exports. Europe, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea have largely switched to buying non-GM maize and soya from Brazil and China rather than the US. The US department of agriculture recently lowered its maize export forecast by 50m bushels as a result of GM's unacceptability. Meanwhile, legal uncertainties surrounding the testing of GM crops are leading some European biotech and seed companies to shift their research to north America. "We won't be carrying out any
[CTRL] Leader's killing 'means open war'
-Caveat Lector- Leader's killing 'means open war' Israel steps up its assassination policy with a missile attack on the most senior Palestinian leader to die during the intifada Suzanne Goldenberg in Ramallah, and agencies Tuesday August 28, 2001 The Guardian Israel yesterday claimed the highest ranking victim of its assassination policy since the Palestinian uprising began, killing the leader of the Popular Front for the Libertion of Israel with two missiles sent through the window of his office in a Ramallah apartment block. Mustafa Zibri, universally known as Abu Ali Mustafa, died working alone at his desk. The office is on the first floor of a block of flats in a well-do-do residential area. Shortly after his death at 11.15am the PFLP's military wing said that as an "initial response" one of its groups had shot and wounded an Israeli settler near the settlement of Itamar. A settlers' spokesman said the motorist was critically wounded. To many Palestinians Mustafa had iconic status. The Marxist faction he led was once second only to Yasser Arafat's Fatah organisation. Thousands took to the streets in protest and there were calls for revenge from across the political spectrum. The explosions shattered windows and mirrors in adjoining rooms, but otherwise, apart from scorch marks above the north and east facing windows of his corner office, the building was eerily unscathed. Mustafa was by far the highest ranking of the 40 Palestinians assassinated by Israel since the intifada began. Arguably he was the most significant since 1988, when Israeli commandos killed Mr Arafat's lieutenant Abu Jihad in Tunis. His assassination was a departure from Israel's strategy, which has so far focused on eliminating activists of Mr Arafat's Fatah and the Islamist group Hamas rather than members of leftwing factions. His wake at a town hall a few blocks away reflected his senior status. Leaders of Palestinian groups from Hamas to the leftwing Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine paid their respects. "At first there was a sense of shock, but now there is a sense of vengeance," the DFLP leader, Qais Abu Laylah, said. "When people in the top Palestinian leadership are targeted by Israel I don't think there is any place or range for what you may call moderation. This is an open war." Palestinians regarded Mustafa as a strictly political figure. Born to a humble family near the West Bank town of Jenin, he was for years the right hand of the veteran leader George Habash. An opponent of the peace accords with Israel, he returned from exile, with Israel's permission, in 1999, and succeeded to the leadership of the PFLP 16 months ago. Once the second largest faction in the PLO, the PFLP has been on the sidelines in recent years as Hamas and other Islamist groups strengthen their hold. But it has been an emerging military force in the uprising, and carried out a string of car bombings in Israel. None caused Israeli fatalities. The Israeli army said Mustafa was directly responsible for the car bombings. Its statement said he "invested most of his energy in establishing covert underground military cells of the PFLP". But it offered no proof that he was dir- ectly involved. Mustafa was killed only hours after the prime minister, Ariel Sharon, convened his closest cabinet ministers, including the foreign minister, Shimon Peres, to order an increase in the assassination of Palestinian activists. A potential successor to the PFLP leadership, Abdul Rahim Maluah, said the strategy would backfire. "The Israelis have gone through all the red lines when they assassinate a person like Abu Ali Mustafa," he said. "This has reached the highest levels of the Palestinian leadership and they must know beyond a doubt that their decision will have consequences." In addition to the prominence of the target, yesterday's attack stood out for its sheer audacity. Three of the eight flats in the building attacked are occupied by Palestinian families holding US passports. "I was sitting at my desk drawing a rose, and then went out to get a banana from the kitchen for Haneen," said Leila Daas, 10. "We were just at the door when the blast happened, and then we all started running and screaming." Mustafa's neighbours said they had little to do with him, and had assumed his presence in the building did not compromise their safety because he was a political leader. But his bodyguard, Fadi Abu Salah, said he had been acting like a hunted man for months: staggering his arrival at the office and changing vehicles. "The Israelis possess high technology. They have satellites and their collaborators and spies. It is obvious that a well known leader will always be followed by Israel, and by collaborators," he said. Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2001 http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds