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-Caveat Lector- From: Xavier Poez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Conspiracy Theory Literature FAQ Posting-Frequency: 21 days Last-modified: Jul 4 1997 Version: 1.1 URL: http://www9.pair.com/xpoez/faq/ctl.html Maintainer: Xavier Poez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Copyright: public domain Archive-name: books/conspiracy-theory CONSPIRACY THEORY LITERATURE FAQ By Xavier Poez, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. HTML version of this file is available at http://www9.pair.com/xpoez/. * introduction * overviews * worldwide conspiracies + secret societies + WW I & II, Nazism, etc. + Cold War + United Nations, NWO + government revolutions + terrorism, sabotage + religion + media manipulation * money manipulation + world bankers + Federal Reserve bank, IRS + 1929 Great Depression * assassinations + death of Kennedy + death of Lincoln * US government + NSA + CIA + mind control: CIA's MKUltra + Mena drug trafficking + Vince Foster & Whitewater + NASA coverups + Oklahoma bombing, TWA800 + presidential directives * US military + Nazi relocation: project Paperclip + secret weaponry/HAARP + Montauk/Philadelphia experiment + FEMA, Mount Weather + Area 51/antigravity research * other + AIDS + cancer + free energy + aliens/UFOs * real/confirmed conspiracies + radiation poisoning by government in experiments + psychic research and remote viewing by CIA and Soviets + chemical poisoning of Gulf War veterans * how conspiracies work + pyramid structure + pawns & dupes + double agents + agent provocateurs + middlemen + elite * aspects of human nature that lead to conspiracies + conspirators: o ego o greed o fear o vice o megalomania + pawns/dupes: o naivete & gullibility o closemindedness o black & white thinking o cynicism, apathy o "moving target" mentality o inability to say no o herdlike mentality o short attention span, lack of curiosity & questioning o fear * key methods of advancing conspiracies + secrecy + greed, bribery + guilt, anxiety + victimhood + intimidation, terror, paranoia, blackmail + manipulation + infiltration + disinformation, lies, revisionism, coverup + assassinations + suppression/censorship + "trojan horse", "bait and switch", "shell game" + "frog boiling" + "pump and dump" + plots within plots + decoys, smokescreens + problem, reaction, solution (thesis, antithesis, synthesis) * resources + web sites + newsgroups + mailing lists + periodicals * bibliography _ Introduction This is FAQ that I am interested in further editing and improving. The topic of conspiracies has become more prevalent in the American psyche and I've not found a free compilation or overview of classic references. I don't consider myself an expert in this field, just a hardworking and curious layman, and I would appreciate any insight that others can offer. I know that a FAQ is a very iterative process in which early versions are only marginal and incomplete, whereas later versions can become extremely comprehensive with the help of reader input. With your help, I can really improve the quality of this document. I am committing to keeping it free for unlimited distribution at all times. If you know some good references for any of these sections, in the interest of educating humanity, please send them to me. Note: I am not going to try to collect every reference that exists. In particular I prefer to collect references to other authoritative collections that contain references themselves. I intend to keep a short list of web sites in this FAQ, which I don't intend to be exhaustive either, but which points to the premier sites. If you have one of the most comprehensive sites on the net, I would like to hear about your pointer, however, if you are working with subtopics, please submit your URL to the site maintainers of the more "master" sites. I will generally not attempt to resolve the truth or falsity of various issues, but simply remark on the contents of "conspiracy theory literature" or CTL and let t
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-Caveat Lector- Conspiracy Theory > > Here's a little part of US history which makes you sit up and go > h-m-m-m-m-m-m-m > > Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. > > John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. > > > Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. > > John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. > > > Both wives lost children while living in the White House. > > Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. > > Both Presidents were shot in the head. > > Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. > > Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln. > > Both were assassinated by Southerners. > > Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson. > > > Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. > > Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. > > > John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. > > Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939. > > > Both assassins were known by their three names. > > Both names are comprised of fifteen letters. > > > Lincoln was shot at the theater named "Kennedy". > > Kennedy was shot in a car called "Lincoln". > > > Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse. > > Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. > > > Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. > > > And here's the kicker > > A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland. > > A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe. ;o)~ DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fw: Conspiracy Theory Literature FAQ
Conspiracy Theory Literature FAQPosting-Frequency: 21 days Last-modified: Jul 4 1997 Version: 1.1 URL: http://www9.pair.com/xpoez/faq/ctl.html Maintainer: Xavier Poez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Copyright: public domain Archive-name: books/conspiracy-theory CONSPIRACY THEORY LITERATURE FAQ By Xavier Poez, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. HTML version of this file is available at http://www9.pair.com/xpoez/. * introduction * overviews * worldwide conspiracies + secret societies + WW I & II, Nazism, etc. + Cold War + United Nations, NWO + government revolutions + terrorism, sabotage + religion + media manipulation * money manipulation + world bankers + Federal Reserve bank, IRS + 1929 Great Depression * assassinations + death of Kennedy + death of Lincoln * US government + NSA + CIA + mind control: CIA's MKUltra + Mena drug trafficking + Vince Foster & Whitewater + NASA coverups + Oklahoma bombing, TWA800 + presidential directives * US military + Nazi relocation: project Paperclip + secret weaponry/HAARP + Montauk/Philadelphia experiment + FEMA, Mount Weather + Area 51/antigravity research * other + AIDS + cancer + free energy + aliens/UFOs * real/confirmed conspiracies + radiation poisoning by government in experiments + psychic research and remote viewing by CIA and Soviets + chemical poisoning of Gulf War veterans * how conspiracies work + pyramid structure + pawns & dupes + double agents + agent provocateurs + middlemen + elite * aspects of human nature that lead to conspiracies + conspirators: o ego o greed o fear o vice o megalomania + pawns/dupes: o naivete & gullibility o closemindedness o black & white thinking o cynicism, apathy o "moving target" mentality o inability to say no o herdlike mentality o short attention span, lack of curiosity & questioning o fear * key methods of advancing conspiracies + secrecy + greed, bribery + guilt, anxiety + victimhood + intimidation, terror, paranoia, blackmail + manipulation + infiltration + disinformation, lies, revisionism, coverup + assassinations + suppression/censorship + "trojan horse", "bait and switch", "shell game" + "frog boiling" + "pump and dump" + plots within plots + decoys, smokescreens + problem, reaction, solution (thesis, antithesis, synthesis) * resources + web sites + newsgroups + mailing lists + periodicals * bibliography _ Introduction This is FAQ that I am interested in further editing and improving. The topic of conspiracies has become more prevalent in the American psyche and I've not found a free compilation or overview of classic references. I don't consider myself an expert in this field, just a hardworking and curious layman, and I would appreciate any insight that others can offer. I know that a FAQ is a very iterative process in which early versions are only marginal and incomplete, whereas later versions can become extremely comprehensive with the help of reader input. With your help, I can really improve the quality of this document. I am committing to keeping it free for unlimited distribution at all times. If you know some good references for any of these sections, in the interest of educating humanity, please send them to me. Note: I am not going to try to collect every reference that exists. In particular I prefer to collect references to other authoritative collections that contain references themselves. I intend to keep a short list of web sites in this FAQ, which I don't intend to be exhaustive either, but which points to the premier sites. If you have one of the most comprehensive sites on the net, I would like to hear about your pointer, however, if you are working with subtopics, please submit your URL to the site maintainers of the more "master" sites. I will generally not attempt to resolve the truth or falsity of various issues, but simply remark on the contents of "conspiracy theory literature" or CTL a
