-Caveat Lector- >From "Conspiracies, Cover-ups and Crimes: Political Manipulation and Mind Control in America" by Jonathan Vankin (1991, Paragon House Pub., N.Y., pgs 56-57.) Author writing about William Bramley's theories, as expressed in, "The Gods of Eden." On the subject of the Black Death in the Middle Ages: begin quote The generally accepted explanation is that the plague was spread by rats in the unimaginably unhygienic conditions of the time. Bramley's research contradicts the "rodent theory." A "minority of cases seem to be related to the presence of vermin," he found. Far more common, his research revealed, were reports of odiferous "mists" preceding outbreaks of the disease. Also coinciding with certain outbreaks, Bramley discovered, were -- lo and behold -- reports of strange lights in the sky. The foreboding aerial anomalies were described in contemporary writings as "meteors" or "comets." Bramley points out that back then anything moving across the sky not identifiable as a bird or the sun was called a "comet." These "comets" left deadly trails that killed trees and vegetation as well as people. Bramley connects these accounts with Mesopotamian writings that mention flying "gods" who scorched the landscape, and quotes numerous historical passages describing "mists" and "fogs" that were blamed for outbreaks of disease going back to ancient Greece, where Hippocrates himself advocated communal bonfires as a method of clearing the air of noxious clouds...... <skip two paragraphs> From these accounts, Bramley surmised that the plague was the result of something other than poor medieval municipal sanitation services. It was a deliberate act of biological warfare perpetrated by the Custodians. The ranchers, for some reason known only to themselves, were reducing the herd. end quote Samm DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om